Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

Chapter 862 Supplies on the Sunken Ship

When Uncle Nie heard Chen Changan's question, he immediately laughed.

He knew that after he told this matter, Chen Changan would definitely be curious about what was on the list.

Even after I learned about this matter, I was curious about what would be loaded on this 10,000-ton cargo ship.

“This matter was originally intended to ask for your opinion, so of course I have to tell you the things on the list.

40 tons of gold, 12 tons of platinum, 15 carats of diamonds, 3000 tons of tin, 2000 tons of tungsten, 2000 tons of aluminum, 800 tons of titanium, and 2000 tons of rubber.

In addition, there are about 40 boxes of various precious cultural relics, including the Peking Man skull. "

Chen Changan took a breath of cold air.

You have to know that other materials, not to mention the 40 tons of gold, are worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

This was the 1970s, when 20 million yuan could buy a set of equipment for a fertilizer plant.

Just from gold alone, there is enough money to build dozens of fertilizer plants in the 43 Plan.

Not to mention that there are so many other materials, and many cultural relics cannot be measured by money.

Although many cultural relics have been soaked in water for decades, it is hard to say how many of the so-called forty boxes of cultural relics can be preserved.

However, Chen Changan believed that the cultural relics that were valued by Xiao Zhu at that time were most likely important cultural relics from other countries, or even national treasures.

It must be of great significance to these countries. If such cultural relics are auctioned, they can also be exchanged for a lot of money, even more than gold itself.

However, Chen Changan was not overwhelmed by these supplies and asked calmly.

"Is the shipwreck too far from the shore? What are the hydrological conditions nearby? If we want to salvage it, will there be any difficulties?"

Uncle Nie was very satisfied that Chen Changan did not give an answer immediately.

You know, as the list was released, I don’t know how many leaders’ first reaction was to salvage.

Chen Changan's first reaction was to ask about the hydrological conditions at the shipwreck site.

This shows that Chen Changan was not tempted by these treasures.

“As for the hydrological conditions, we have already roughly checked them out.

It is not far from the coastline and the location is also our indisputable territorial waters.

However, the local weather is complex and changeable, with strong winds and rough waves. The shallowest point is 45 meters and the deepest is 69 meters.

However, the maximum diving depth of our country's diving equipment is only 50 meters. And the weight is also very large, which greatly affects the divers' salvage.

There is no salvage ship, so the only way to salvage it is by divers crawling and groping underwater."

Chen Changan could imagine the difficulty of salvaging.

All diving equipment was out of order and there was no salvage ship, so divers had to risk their lives by going into the water again and again and groping their way around in order to salvage items from the sunken ship.

Chen Changan thought for a moment and said.

“I think this salvage work must be done.

First of all, there are shipwrecks not only in our country, but in many seas around the world.

There are many famous treasure ships in the world. Some of these ships sank near the coastline, and many of them sank on the high seas.

For example, the Lady Atoka, the Royal Merchant, and many other early shipwrecks in our country.

As the salvage begins, we can auction off some of the unused items.

The money earned is used to purchase salvage equipment, such as more advanced diving suits and salvage vessels.

It is conceivable that it will take several years at the earliest to salvage the equipment on the list by relying on hundreds of divers.

With more advanced equipment, we can speed up the salvage progress and also participate in the salvage of various famous treasure ships in the world.

In addition, there are also many rich natural resources on the seabed, such as natural gas and oil.

With these devices, it will also play a vital role in our national team's exploration of the seabed."

Uncle Nie nodded, agreeing with Chen Changan's statement.

In this way, the country basically does not need to make much investment, and can just send out ships with equipment and hundreds of divers.

After slowly salvaging some valuable items, they are put up for auction and the money earned is used to update equipment and purchase salvage ships.

With professional equipment, the progress can be accelerated, ultimately helping the country increase its foreign exchange reserves.

In addition, these equipment can not only participate in other salvage work, but also play a vital role in helping the country explore marine resources in the future.

Uncle Nie was very satisfied with Chen Changan's opinion. However, he was more interested in what Chen Changan said about salvaging sunken ships.

"Do you think there are still such shipwrecks in the waters around our country?"

Chen Changan said in a decisive tone.

"Of course there are, and there are a lot of them. It's just that due to the long time, it may be difficult to salvage them."

"Oh, tell me carefully."

"For thousands of years, our country has been a producer of porcelain, tea and silk, not just the Silk Road in the northwest.

There was also the Maritime Silk Road, and sea transportation was particularly developed during the Song Dynasty.

No one knows how many of these ships loaded with treasures sank in the sea.

Finding just one of these ships would be a big deal, so I think updating equipment is very useful, both for increasing salvage time and for future searches for sunken ships."

"It seems that you have some knowledge of salvaging sunken ships?"

“I’m just a little curious. After all, whether in our country or abroad, there are too many rumors about treasures.

People are always curious, so I learned more about this aspect. ”

"Do we have legends about treasures in our country? Tell me a few.

Thinking that he could earn hundreds of millions of dollars by salvaging the sunken ship.

We are short of foreign exchange right now. It’s hard to say whether we can get foreign currency, but it would be good if we can find some domestically.”

Chen Changan looked at Uncle Nie's enthusiastic expression and saw that he seemed to be really interested, so he spoke.

“Then I will just briefly mention a few.

For example, the story of Zhang Xianzhong sinking silver in Jiangkou. It is rumored that before his defeat, Zhang Xianzhong buried billions of gold and silver in the Minjiang River in a cellar.

In addition to Zhang Xianzhong, there are countless rumors about various treasures, including Li Zicheng, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and Black Water City. "

As Chen Changan continued to talk, Uncle Nie listened with great interest.

In his early years, he worked constantly for the country, and later he worked hard for various national undertakings.

In other words, in recent years, although Uncle Nie is busy, he doesn't need to work so hard.

If he had heard these rumors in the past, Uncle Nie would have simply sneered at them, but things are different now.

The wreck of daily life is there, and hundreds of millions of dollars are within easy reach.

Of course, Uncle Nie hopes that there are more such shipwrecks.

"Okay, it's getting late. I also need to go back and report my opinions on salvaging the sunken ship.

I believe that more shipwrecks will be discovered in our country in the future."