Chapter 1515: Chapter 1515: Nanhai No. 1
In the boundless blue sea, a huge luxury cruise ship is heading in one direction.
This luxury cruise ship is famous in Xiangjiang, and it is the world's largest luxury cruise ship, the Serenity.
On the huge deck, Xia Yu is wearing beach shorts and sunbathing on a beach chair by the beach.
On the golden beach, a group of stunningly beautiful women are playing with each other, while a group of servants are carrying a baby in each arm. They are Xia Yu's children.
Today, apart from going out to sea for a relaxing time, the family's main purpose is to go and see the deep-sea salvage site for themselves.
Some time ago.
Wheelock Salvage Company, which has been established for a few years, finally made a historic discovery.
An ancient wooden shipwreck was found in the Chuandao waters, and a little porcelain from the shipwreck was salvaged, along with some of the ship's wood.
After precise dating and analysis, it was judged that this was a shipwreck that was over 800 years old, and sank during the Southern Song Dynasty.
The salvage team also reported that there was a huge quantity of porcelain on the wreck, which was of great salvage value.
After this discovery was reported to Xia Yu, he combined it with his past life memories and suspected that this was the extremely famous 'Nanhai No. 1' shipwreck from his past life.
After receiving the report,
Xia Yu pondered for a long time and then informed the mainland of the news.
After all, salvaging a shipwreck is a huge project, and preserving the salvaged cultural relics is also a problem.
Although Xia Yu likes to collect antique cultural relics and knows that they are of great value,
But his wealth was already inexhaustible, he had moved away from lowbrow interests, and he was determined to carry forward Chinese culture.
So the purpose of salvaging this ancient shipwreck, which was clearly laden with porcelain from the Maritime Silk Road, was to protect and study it.
This required the help of the state!
When they received Xia Yu's message, the mainland attached great importance to it, and scholars in related fields were even more excited, and they all requested to join the salvage team.
These matters were carried out under the requirement of confidentiality.
To prevent fishermen from entering by mistake, the authorities issued an announcement saying that many mines left behind after the war had been found in the area, so the area would be closed off for a long time and would not be opened until all the mines had been cleared.
Today is a very important juncture, so at the invitation of Hua Shengshi, Xia Yu made a special trip to come here and take a break.
The luxury cruise ship sailed for a while longer, and from a distance, he could already see that there were several large ships anchored together in an area of the sea, surrounded by many smaller boats.
Xia Yu even saw several people on the deck of a large ship in the distance waving at him.
The middle one seemed to be Hua Shengshi.
Xia Yu couldn't help but smile and wave back.
After he got dressed, the cruise ship finally pulled up close and parked, and then after the sailors set up a walkable bridge between the two ships, he went to the opposite bridge.
'Old Hua, you've been exposed to the wind and sun for a while, thank you for your hard work!'
'Haha, it's not hard work. If I could keep discovering sunken ships, I'd rather be in the sea every day.'
Hua Shengshi, with silver hair and a rosy complexion, could be heard laughing, which showed that he had a strong constitution and was in good health.
Indeed, he spent his time hanging out with Li Chunqiu, and with Xia Yu's master looking after him and helping him recuperate, how could his health be bad?
"Mr Xia, we haven't seen each other for many years, and I have to say, your discovery is truly amazing!'
Another elderly man, looking a little worse for wear, spoke up in admiration.
It was Wang Shaoquan, the director of the Palace Museum, the same person who had begged his superiors for 2 million Hong Kong dollars to buy back the Yongle Encyclopedia.
This time, after learning of the wreck, Wang Shaoquan had run around, finally getting the job of head of the mainland team salvaging the wreck. He had done his best, often travelling between the capital and Guangdong Province.
'Director Wang, thanks to your technical guidance, you are the experts when it comes to heritage conservation!'
'Thank you for your hard work!'
Xia Yu smiled and shook his hand.
'It's no hard work to contribute to Chinese culture!' Wang Shaoquan laughed heartily.
'Mr Xia, would you like to come and see the results of the salvage operation?'
'That's one of the reasons I'm here.'
After a brief chat, the group first went to the deep-sea salvage operation team.
The deep-sea salvage equipment in the salvage operation team is the most advanced in the world, but it still needs to be operated manually.
After watching for a few minutes, Xia Yu realised that his wives were bored, so he went to the cabin where the salvaged cultural relics were stored.
It was like watching a fisherman fish – it was only interesting when he caught something.
At this time, the cabin was densely packed with wooden boxes, many of which had already been sealed, making it impossible to see what was inside.
However, some of the boxes were still open, and some staff members were working with gloves on.
It's just that their method of work is a bit strange.
For example, the boxes are like nesting dolls. The innermost wooden box has a layer of sponge on the bottom and walls. Then a staff member holds a glass box and puts it in, and finally puts a layer of sponge on top and seals it with a template.
'So the glass box contains the salvaged cultural relics? Why are they packed like this?'
Elena, who was accompanying Xia Yu, was a bit curious and couldn't help but ask.
'Xiao Ye, open a few glass boxes,' Hua Shengshi said, and without waiting for Xia Yu's command, immediately instructed a member of staff.
'Yes, curator.'
The young man named Xiao Ye was seen holding a sharp drill and prying at a seam specially left on a glass box, before gently opening the glass on top.
What came into view was a box full of water, in which a delicate ceramic vase was soaking, and the body of the vase was surrounded and packed with yellow sponge, which served to protect and fix it in place.
Successively opening several glass boxes, they were all filled with similar decorations, the difference being that the ceramics inside the boxes were different.
'The water in here is seawater, and the glass boxes are all specially made, using waterproof glue to adhere them. When the porcelain is salvaged close to the surface, it will be placed in a glass box on a platform one metre underwater.'
'Each piece of porcelain has a separate box. The entire salvage and handling process ensures that the porcelain does not come into contact with seawater or air, avoiding oxidation of the coloured glaze and even the possibility of the porcelain breaking, to protect it as much as possible.'
'It will only be removed after it is transported back. It is not convenient to bring the equipment and facilities on board, so the later work of cultural relics protection will be carried out in a safe area designated by the museum.'
After listening to Hua Shengshi's introduction, Elena looked confused and couldn't help but exclaim, 'So there's so much knowledge in this.'
'How many cultural relics have been salvaged so far?' Xia Yu asked in due course.
'There are already 328 pieces, and the priority has been on porcelain. However, it has been observed that there is more than just porcelain on the shipwreck, and it is estimated that there are 3,000 to 4,000 pieces of cultural relics of all kinds,' Hua Shengshi replied, an uncontrollable smile on his face.
Every time he thinks about the fact that there are so many cultural relics on the shipwreck, he almost laughs in his sleep.
'So much has already been salvaged, the results are very fruitful!'
'Mr Hua, everyone still has a lot of hard work ahead of them. If you have any difficulties, please let me know in time, or you can of course talk directly to the mainland side. Our goals are the same.'
After giving his instructions, Xia Yu continued to observe for a while before setting off back out.
He had just returned to his luxury cruise ship.
His phone suddenly rang.
The caller was George Berkeley, no doubt calling to report the good news.
'Chairman, the Schroeder family has successfully incorporated...' On the other end of the line, his voice was slightly agitated with joy.
'...George, you have done a wonderful job!'
After hearing George Berkeley's report, Xia Yu did not hold back with his praise, praising him into the phone.
After praising him, Xia Yu immediately solemnly reminded him, 'George, I have received information indicating that the Rothschilds, the Agnelli family, and other families have already made significant efforts to get the European Community and governments to crack down on foreign capital as soon as possible and restore order to the capital markets. They have made great progress, and we really don't have much time left.'
'The pressure from the Banco de Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria needs to be controlled to a certain extent. We can do without this bank, but we can't let it go bankrupt.'
'Only by hanging on the brink of bankruptcy will the Francisco family continue to cut losses. Once it really goes bankrupt and goes through the bankruptcy process, the Francisco family will lose control and dominance over most of the family assets, and then our plan will be impossible to implement...'
'In three days at most, we must definitely achieve the set goal!'
'After that, we will deal with Sweden with all our strength!'
'Understood!' As Xia Yu finished speaking, a sonorous and forceful reply came from George Berkeley over the receiver.
After hanging up the phone, Xia Yu couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.
Feeling the moist sea breeze on his face and looking at the joyful scenes of his wife and children all around him, he couldn't help but whisper, "What a great day..."
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