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Chapter 263 Tianyuan Salvage Team

Wu Tianyuan smiled and said: "Your income is [-]%, mainly to use experience to steer the helm, but I must handle the national treasures and cultural relics!"

"I have to think about it!"

Wu Tianyuan nodded, this is not urgent, although he has contributed a lot of money, but he still has to put his whole family's belongings on him, so think carefully.The reason why he chose Lao Qiao to cooperate was that he had a good reputation and rich experience; second, there were very few Chinese in this industry, so it was better to find someone on his own to rest assured.Of course, if it doesn't work, we can find foreigners to cooperate, their technology may be better.

"Done!"

Wu Tianyuan didn't expect Old Qiao to make a decision so soon. Curious about the reason, Old Qiao explained: "I'm old, and even if I retire now, I can live the rest of my life comfortably. However, there are dozens of people under my command. , all rely on the sea for food. My two daughters are married, and no one will inherit the business. It is better to set up a company than the tree falls and the monkeys disperse!"

"You have a good reputation. Not only are you a top-notch treasure hunter, but you are also the pride of us Chinese! Not to mention anything else, I am the first to admire the national treasure you can get back from the Eight-Power Allied Forces! I am willing to follow you and rest assured."

"Okay, old man, let's see people's hearts for a long time, and we have a happy cooperation!"

The two formally signed a cooperation agreement, and immediately established Tianyuan Salvage Company, with Wu Tianyuan injecting [-] million U.S. dollars, and Lao Qiao as the general manager, responsible for management and technology.The next step is to re-purchase the salvage ship and recruit professionals, and go to the sea to hunt for treasure in the future!
On May 5, the world's salvage giant, the American Odyssey Marine Exploration Company announced that the company recovered 18 tons of colonial gold and silver treasures from an ancient shipwreck on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, with a total value of at least 17 million US dollars.According to the company, this is the largest underwater shipwreck treasure that has been "out of water" in human history, and this salvage has caused a sensation in the world.

There are countless such examples. Back then, Spain plundered the colonial wealth of South America in the most barbaric way, and ship after ship of gold and silver treasures became evidence of colonial plunder. In August 1622, the fleet of Madame Atoka returned to Spain from South America full of treasures.When the fleet sailed to the waters of Havana, a hurricane swept the fleet, and the Lady Atoka quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.

The whole family of treasure hunter Mel Fisher started the water search together. They were meticulous and used metal detectors to detect anything that was not a stone. On July 1985, 7, Fisher and his family finally found the Lady Atoka.There are 20 tons of treasure on this sunken ship, which is known as the largest treasure on the seabed, including nearly 40 tons of gold and 8 kilograms of gems. The value of all the treasures is about 500 million US dollars, and Fisher has become a rich man.The search for the Lady Atoka has also become a story of "an iron pestle ground into a needle" in the United States.

In February 1694, the British sent a naval fleet, with HMS Royal Sussex as the flagship, to the Mediterranean to reinforce the British forces fighting the French there.According to documents, the Sussex also had a secret mission. It carried a large amount of gold and silver treasures, intending to use these treasures to win the Italian Duke of Savoy into an alliance against France.However, the fleet encountered a sea storm just after sailing to the Strait of Gibraltar, and the Sussex unfortunately sank to the bottom of the sea.

Odyssey began searching for the Sussex in 1998 and announced four years later that it had found the wreck underwater.Odyssey immediately signed a contract with the British company to salvage the sunken ship.Spain, however, soon demanded a share, too.

The Odyssey Company, which was full of joy in salvage operations, was thwarted by Spanish warships.Odyssey said that at the time, the two sides were tense, and the Spanish warship was within walking distance of its main salvage ship.In response to Spain's difficulties and obstacles, the spokesperson of the British Ministry of Defense reiterated the British position of owning the Sussex and the treasures on board. It can be seen that both countries are jealous of this wealth!

A noisy factory in Germany pouring concrete columns for construction companies ends up being the end of cities around the world bidding for the world's largest collection of ninth-century Chinese treasures.The owner of this journey is the 9-year-old German Tillmann, who became super rich in an instant after salvaging a batch of priceless Chinese treasures from the seas of Southeast Asia.

Back then, Tillman heard an Indonesian employee tell the story of the sinking, saying that there might be treasure in the ship.He does not mean that.After he learned the news, he became very interested in the sunken ship.He salvaged a total of 6 items from the bottom of the sea, including ceramic jugs, tea bowls, and gold and silver tableware with reliefs.

Research suggests the ship may have sunk after hitting an underwater reef after a storm hit the waters off Southeast Asia.Archaeologists say that China began to develop maritime trade 1200 years ago.

But it was the Awamaru that made Wu Tianyuan decide to hunt for treasure at sea!Awa Maru, a shipwreck that haunts all salvagers all over the world, is said to be a 40-ton gold mountain.

On March 1945, 3, Awa Maru loaded a large number of Japanese retreating from Southeast Asia in Singapore and sailed to Japan. At midnight on April 28, it sailed to the waters east of Niushan Island, Fujian Province, my country. It was discovered by the US submarine Queen Fish, which was cruising in the waters, and was sunk by several torpedoes.

According to the November 1976 special issue of the US "Republican Newspaper", Awa Maru was loaded with 11 tons of gold, 40 tons of platinum, large bundles of banknotes, 12 boxes of handicrafts and precious stones.It is estimated that the minimum salvageable cargo value is 40 million U.S. dollars, and the value of all wealth is as high as 2.49 billion U.S. dollars, which is equivalent to 50 billion U.S. dollars today!

In addition to these gold and silver treasures, there is likely to be a priceless treasure on the Awa Maru shipwreck, and the BJ human skull fossil may be on it.The Chinese side salvaged the Awa Maru shipwreck in 1977, but the rumored 40 tons of gold and BJ human skull were not found.However, some scholars believe that because of the incomplete salvage, the priceless treasure may still lie quietly on the bottom of the sea.

Wu Tianyuan knew that not only the BJ human skull, but also the last August Cup of the Twelve Flower God Cups, and Jianyao's only orphan Dragon Ball Tianmu Yaobian were all on Awa Maru, which was why he wanted to cooperate with Lao Qiao.

Niu Feng can coordinate with him, and he will contribute his own money and efforts to salvage Awa Wan. If he really wants to find BJ's skull, it doesn't matter if he donates it to the country.But the August Cup and the Dragon Ball Tianmu will be kept in the museum. There are eleven of the Twelve Flower God Cups and two Jianyao Cups. If he doesn't collect them all, he will definitely not be able to sleep!
There are no clues yet. He has already contacted the National Archives through Niu Feng. There are many archives found in that year, so there should be many clues.When the Tianyuan salvage team is officially established, the first stop is Awa Maru!

(End of this chapter)