Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes

After Li Mo and the others had discussed the matter, they walked out of the cabin and onto the deck outside. Lu Guoqing and the others had already begun to put on their equipment and prepare to go to sea.

"Academician Li, the marine archeology experts are here to reconfirm the specific conditions of the sunken ship below. If there are no problems with the sunken ship, I will immediately return to Kyoto to submit documents. In addition, you will start salvage matters here. Any official support is needed. Just mention it.”

Bureau Wang came here this time to represent the official attitude. In the future, when the sunken treasure is successfully recovered, they will also get a lot of reputation benefits. In addition, they will have an interview with Li Mo to pilot the city selection issue to see his attitude. In case Li Mo Mo didn't think so, and many things really couldn't be carried out.

"With the help of Director Zhou and other experts, I can lie down directly."

Everyone laughed, and Director Zhou came over with a tablet and said: "If Academician Li can just lie down with peace of mind, then we old bones don't need to worry about any changes."

"Director Zhou is right. Academician Li is lying down, which means that everything is settled. Everyone can just do things step by step."

Several old experts also seized the opportunity and laughed with a bit of fun.

Lu Guoqing was still the leader of the team this time, but he brought ten more people with him. According to the requirements of marine archaeological experts, he had to perform tasks this time, such as measuring the shape of the sunken ship to the maximum extent, such as finding a way to enter Go inside the sunken ship and conduct a preliminary survey of the cargo inside. Only after collecting this data can we proceed to the next step.

"Academician Li, Director Zhou, when we arrive at the location of the sunken ship, if there are any new instructions, we will issue instructions through wireless communication, and we will act in accordance with the instructions."

"Mr. Lu, I still say the same thing. Everyone must be careful. No matter what the situation is, return immediately if something goes wrong. Life is more important than anything else. As long as we are all well, the sunken treasures will always be salvaged and made available. See the light of day again.”

Li Mo gently patted his shoulder and warned him again and again. Lu Guoqing didn't need to do it personally, but he was always the first to charge, so this friend Li Mo was recognized.

Everyone entered the ocean through the crane one after another, and with the help of the propeller, they easily dived towards the bottom of the sea.

Several experts and superiors gathered in front of a large display screen and watched the camera move. A series of bubbles appeared under the light, and groups of sea fish fled in all directions within the light range. The operator used a small tablet to switch the camera. , everything went well.

Finally coming to the sunken ship again, Lu Guoqing, under the guidance of Director Zhou, began to collect data on the sunken ship. This process was relatively slow. After all, it was not on land. The measurement could be completed quickly with a tape measure or an infrared measuring instrument. .

The people who dived divided the labor to assist and cooperated skillfully. As time passes, a stream of data appears on the computer screen.

"The total length of this sunken ship is about 42 meters, the width is 16 meters, and the height of the ship is about 8 meters, including the mast, it is more than 16 meters. Academician Li, this shipwreck from the Northern Song Dynasty is much larger than the sunken Nanhai No. 1 and No. 2 ships that have been salvaged. The sunken ship is much larger. If the cabin is really filled with cargo, the number is expected to exceed 100,000 pieces. But what kind of natural disaster caused such a large wooden merchant ship to capsize and sink to the bottom of the sea? "

"Maybe we can find some useful clues when the whole sunken ship is salvaged." Li Mo then walked aside and quickly brought over the wood split into two halves. "Director Zhou, experts, take a look at this wood."

Director Zhou took a section and looked at it carefully, showing surprise: "This is teak, is it from that sunken ship?"

"Well, this teak wood was dragged up by the deep-sea fishing net of an ocean-going fishing boat. They then threw it into the sea and I salvaged it. When I saw this wood, I guessed whether there was a sunken ship or something under the sea. .”

Director Zhou said slightly excitedly: "Academician Li, this is incredible. If the entire sunken ship is really made of teak, then after being salvaged and scientifically processed, this giant ancient ship alone will be worth a fortune." .”

"Yes, this teak boat is priceless."

Other experts were also excited, as if even if there was nothing in the sunken ship, the teak ship alone was worth the trip.

For this reason, Li Mo knew something about it. In the overseas trade of the Song Dynasty, ocean-going merchant ships were all wooden ships, and the wood was made of pine. The two sunken ships of the Song Dynasty that have been salvaged so far are both made of pine wood.

Teak is even more valuable than pine. At that time, it was only available in Southeast Asian countries and was known as the king of wood. It was especially considered a 'national treasure' in Myanmar and Indonesia. Such imported wood was used to build a giant teak ship with a national treasure level. Merchant ships, their value is outrageous. Of course, all this is based on the fact that the teak merchant ship can be scientifically restored, so that when it is placed in the museum hall, any visitor who enters the museum will be shocked.

Li Mo was a little annoyed. He didn't know which part of the sunken ship this piece of wood was split into. He took the half piece back from Director Zhou and handed it to the copper hammer next to him. He said, "Wrap it with a protective film quickly and label it." , but it will be reinstalled on the sunken ship in the future."

Bronze Hammer also thought of this, and quickly picked up the ruined wood and ran from the cabin.

The others just smiled and said nothing. The shipwreck of the Northern Song Dynasty actually capsized and sank. It must have suffered huge damage at that time, and it was not certain whether it could be repaired.

"Academician Li, the appearance and size data have been collected. Are you ready to enter the cabin now?"

Li Mo looked at the camera, then looked at the time and said: "Let everyone come up and rest first, and replace the remaining personnel, so that everyone can fully recover and reduce everyone's physical burden. We have a lot of time now, After the data collection is completed today, it will take about ten days to start the official salvage operation.”

"OK."

Li Mo immediately asked Lu Guoqing and others to return to rest.

"Wang Bureau, Director Zhou, I will treat everyone to a seafood dinner at noon today. If you are allergic to seafood, please inform us in advance."

"Eat less to replenish the shimmering elements, and it won't work after many times."

Li Mo waited until Lu Guoqing and the others returned safely before going to the cabin to rest with everyone. The sun outside for a long time was uncomfortable, not to mention the sea breeze. If you touch your face, it will become very rough in just two or three days. .

Once you've been floating at sea for a long time, even putting a thick layer of moisturizer on your face won't help.

After lunch, Lu Guoqing personally led the team down. This time, the main task was to find a way to enter the cabin. Because the hull was tilted and the hull was covered with thick mud, it would take a long time to find the entrance and enter. Fei Zhouzhang, the danger is naturally greater.

So every step that follows is cautious and extremely cautious.

"Mr. Lu, go in through the entrance you discovered yesterday and try to see if you can get in. If you're not big enough, try changing to a smaller one."

Lu Guoqing tried it, and it was indeed a bit big. He made a five sign to the camera. Li Mo understood what he meant and said to the wireless microphone: "Diver No. 5, give it a try."

Diver No. 5, who was smaller in stature, managed to enter the cabin successfully. Although the structure of the shipwrecks of the Northern Song Dynasty is not complicated, it is certainly very different from today's merchant ships. Fortunately, Director Zhou had studied this, and with his guidance, he moved forward carefully inside the cabin.

"Stop, Diver No. 5, look at that round thing on the right?"

Under the lens of Diver No. 5, there is something with a curvature standing on the right hand, with one end being round and the other end being elongated. The surface was covered with a layer of silt. The diver reached out and tried to grab it. His eyes immediately began to become turbid. It took a while before the water quality gradually became clear.

"Asian ivory?"

Li Mo and Director Zhou looked at each other. During the Song Dynasty, Asian ivory was usually transported from Southeast Asia to the Song Dynasty. If there were Asian ivory on this sunken ship, it was either returning to the Song Dynasty from overseas after completing the trade, or it was traveling to a country in Southeast Asia. The Song Dynasty conducted trade.

No matter what the situation is, it is very likely that there will not be a large amount of porcelain from the Song Dynasty in this sunken ship. This was the first thought of Director Zhou and several marine archaeological experts. But Li Mo was thinking, how could this Asian ivory appear on the trading ship of the Song Dynasty? Judging from the large amount of porcelain in the cabin, this merchant ship obviously went to sea to trade with overseas countries. Normally, there should not be Asian ivory. right.

Last time, I was fascinated by the vast amount of Song Ci in the cabin. I only saw about half of the entire sunken ship. I was careless and didn't read it all. He walked to the side of the ship and scanned it with his special eyes, and saw other salvagers gathered around the entrance to the cabin. Salvager No. 5 was swimming gently inside. He was holding an Asian ivory in his hand, and below him he saw more ivory, scattered in all directions, extending deeper into the cabin. There were many ivory well placed in wooden boxes. Initially, The estimated number exceeds a thousand.

In addition to an astonishing amount of ivory, Li Mo also discovered countless pearls, beeswax, and some precious jade. Then he also saw the skeletons of two giant animals in the cabin. Damn it, they were two Asian elephants, a male and a female.

These are the only ones that can be preserved to this day, and the rest have long since decayed and disappeared.

"Isn't it because a certain merchant ship was robbed?"

Li Mo murmured in his heart, walked back to Director Zhou and sat down, and then said: "No. 5, fish down below and see if you can find anything."

Salvager No. 5 immediately headed downstream, which was full of mud, but he still gently reached out his hands to touch the mud, and then took out two tusks from underneath.

"Either they are merchant ships returning from the Song Dynasty, or they are from a country in Southeast Asia that came to the Song Dynasty for trade. If it is the latter, the most left is ivory, pearls and the like, which are far from comparable to our Song porcelain."

Director Zhou and the others all expressed regret.

"Director Zhou, I don't think so."

"Academician Li, what do you have in mind?"

"Judging from the specifications of this merchant ship, it seems that small overseas countries do not have the strength to build it. Secondly, from the position of the entrance to the cabin, it is not the entrance to the cargo warehouse, but the living cabin. Think about it, under what circumstances can you even live? Are all the cabins used to store ivory, pearls and the like?”

Director Zhou suddenly slapped his thigh: "Yes, we were preconceived. The entrance just now was not the entrance to the warehouse at all. Academician Li, what do you have to say about this situation?"

"Academician Li, your mind works very fast. If you have any information, please share it with us."

Seeing that they were all anxious, Li Mo smiled and said: "Is there a possibility that when the Song Dynasty was going overseas for trade, he encountered a merchant ship going to the Song Dynasty for trade, and the other party's ship happened to be An accident occurred, so under rescue, we moved all the cargo from the other party's merchant ship to our own cabin."

"Then my ship sank due to overloading, and finally encountered strong winds and waves. So we found ivory in the living cabin. You see, the No. 5 salvager has salvaged more than a dozen tusks from under the mud. Maybe the number of Asian ivory inside is much higher. Much more than we imagined.”

"Hahaha, Academician Li, according to your guess, it is possible that the merchant ships of the Song Dynasty encountered the merchant ships of the other small country, and had evil intentions to kill people and steal goods."

Director Zhou laughed, and everyone else also smiled slightly. Only Li Mo nodded with recognition and said seriously: "Director Zhou, your guess is very likely. We will know what the situation is as we continue to detect. "

Li Mo asked the No. 5 salvage crew to swim forward for more than ten meters, and then said, "Stop and see what's under your left hand?"

Salvator No. 5 reached out and fished it out, and it turned out to be a handful of huge pearls.

"There are not only ivory but also such large pearls in the living cabin. It seems that the situation is really not what we first guessed."

Director Zhou saw this and turned to look at Li Mo: "Academician Li, let the No. 5 salvage crew look again. Can they find the entrance to the warehouse?"

Li Mo already knew the location of the warehouse, but it was difficult to find the entrance.

"No. 5, keep swimming forward until you can't swim anymore."

Unfortunately, the salvager only swam three or four meters before reaching the end. There was no blockage in front and on the left and right, and he could no longer move forward. At this point, he could only go back the way he came.

"Director Zhou, it seems that this is all we can do. If we want to know how many sunken treasures are in the sunken ship's cargo hold, we can only salvage them."

Director Zhou nodded. Fortunately, this was a teak shipwreck from the Northern Song Dynasty. The volume of the shipwreck alone broke the domestic marine archaeological record.

"Mr. Lu, everyone is ready to return."

Seeing everyone gathered together and returning, Li Mo felt relieved and looked at Director Wang and said: "This is the only space we can currently explore inside. Director Wang will report truthfully when he returns. As for the rest, we'll see." Which port city is willing to cooperate with me?"

"Okay, in that case, I'll go back first." Director Wang glanced at Director Zhou, "Director Zhou, what do you think about it?"

"If we are responsible for this archaeological work, we will definitely have to go through repeated inspections and verifications before we can determine whether to salvage it. I remember that it cost more than 200 million to salvage the sunken Nanhai No. 1 ship. Then At that time, more than two hundred million was quite valuable. But what Academician Li is most in need of is money, and we all follow Academician Li's arrangements."

Li Mo smiled softly and said calmly: "I am more confident than anyone else. This Northern Song Dynasty shipwreck will shock the whole world when it is salvaged."

Director Zhou looked at his expression and it was definitely not a casual comment.

"We listen to Academician Li."