Chapter 97 Dragon-Shaped Dog-Head Gold [Five Updates]
Just like life!
There are always setbacks and obstacles!
If there are setbacks, overcome them; if there are obstacles, just step over them.
Applying to the repair of mining ships, if you encounter obstacles that are difficult to solve, just find a way to step over them, or force your way through them.
At present, it has not reached that point yet, and there may be a solution when it comes.
Why bother yourself now? Just deal with it when you encounter it.
"Okay, now let's happily get the 60 million taels of silver back first!"
Zhang Heng also tried to have fun in the midst of suffering. He put aside the headaches for the time being and did what he could do first. He also needed a lot of funds: "The repair work of the processing cabin should also be repaired as much as possible, which will be of great use."
"Some of it has been repaired and strengthened a lot!" Smart No. 1 was also very happy. It was a good thing that the captain was not too hit by the bad news.
"Yeah!"
Zhang Heng just responded and stopped talking.
During the communication with Smart No. 1, the mining ship has been sailing at the highest speed, heading towards the location of the 3,000-ton silver shipwreck.
Crossing the South China Sea, heading straight for the Pacific Ocean.
Entering the Luzon Sea!
Undoubtedly, in the era of large routes, Luzon is a very important strategic location. The various colonial countries have been fighting for Luzon, and they have fought hard, which shows how important it is.
It can be said that Luzon can be used for attack and defense, and it also plays an important role as a transit station. At the same time, it is also a bridgehead.
After colonization, a large amount of materials are transported in, and they also need to be transferred here and then transported back. The East India Company is naturally the same, and those countries that invaded the country in the past also need to use Luzon as a transit.
Then the Pacific Ocean outside the Luzon Sea is the inevitable route, and it will not be wrong to scan and detect along this route.
The mining ship also scans and detects according to his ideas.
The discovery of more than a dozen shipwrecks actually shows that his ideas are correct.
Zhang Heng even had reason to suspect that there were more shipwrecks in the sea area, but the scanning detection of the mining ship was not strong enough, so they were not discovered.
While thinking!
The mining ship has arrived at the location of the shipwreck.
"Captain, we have arrived at the location of the shipwreck. Shall we start mining?"
"Let's do it!"
Zhang Heng is not polite. He is eager to get 3,000 tons of silver. Although it is lying quietly in the deep sea, it has not been salvaged yet. It is either that it has not been discovered or that the technology is insufficient to salvage it. It is okay to be a second late, but the money must be put in the bag. If it is not put in the storage cabin, it does not belong to him.
"Swish!"
In just a moment, the silver scattered on the seabed was swept away, and only some wooden boxes with decay or fragments were left.
"Transfer to the processing cabin!"
Zhang Heng had a new idea since he learned that the storage cabin had been expanded to 3,600 tons. It is not easy to go out and lay down. How can he be willing to go back without a full load? His eyes were already on the virtual screen, studying the distribution points of the shipwreck on the sea chart: "Shipwreck Point No. 8, 18 tons of gold? Let's go to Shipwreck Point No. 8."
"Okay, the route is set successfully!"
"Good!"
Zhang Heng said only one word and continued to study the sea chart. He didn't come back to his senses for a long time. After a long while, he subconsciously asked: "How much of the 3,000 tons of silver is left after processing and refining?"
"The impurities should be around 5 to 8 tons. After all, it is silver from the Qing Dynasty and it is compensation. The purity is relatively high."
"Damn pigtail dynasty!"
Zhang Heng never denied that he was an angry young man, and he was also anxious and hateful. His lack of ambition led to a shameful history: "The country is in a mess, but the compensation is made of silver of very high purity. It's really..."
"Captain, when signing the compensation treaty, the invaders have requirements for the purity of silver."
"Oh...Okay!"
Zhang Heng really didn't expect this. He smiled brightly to hide his embarrassment: "Okay, the impurities are lower than expected, which is also good news. Then the storage space saved is about 608 tons. What about the 18 tons of gold?"
"I guess the captain will be disappointed, because the gold at the No. 8 shipwreck is of extremely low purity."
Intelligent No. 1 has already grasped the situation. He didn't ask before, nor did he take the initiative to talk about it. Now he asks, he has to tell the truth: "The total amount is 18 tons, but the dog-head gold is gold. It will be extremely expensive to process and refine it to 9999 gold."
"Is there a 50% discount?" Zhang Heng couldn't be unfamiliar with the dog-head gold.
"Half price is a bit exaggerated. It is estimated that after processing and refining, there will be about 10 tons left, not more than 11 tons.'
Intelligent No. 1 paused and added: "Captain, among the 18 tons of dog-head gold, there is a piece of it with great artistic value. Its shape is like a dragon, and it is the largest piece, with a length of 1.3 meters!"
"Oh... this is a good thing!"
Zhang Heng was stunned and showed an interested look: "When you get it up later, don't process and refine it, send it to me to see. If it really looks like a dragon, I will collect this dog-head gold."
The villa is now under construction and the foundation is almost ready. When the villa is completed and moved in, it is not a problem to be empty. There must be a few valuable and meaningful collections to put it, so that it will be more impressive." Zhang Heng has already arranged the dragon-shaped dog-head gold clearly.
"I promise I won't let you down!"
"Okay!"
Zhang Heng is even more looking forward to it.
The silver shipwreck site is not far from the No. 8 gold shipwreck site. We arrived there very quickly and completed the mining operation very quickly. Well, mining operation is the same as mining ship, but in his case, it is salvage.
"It really looks like a dragon!"
Zhang Heng looked at the large nugget gold floating in front of him, with drops of seawater falling down. It was just salvaged, and he did not reach out to touch it. It has been sunk to the bottom of the sea for so long, who knows if there are any deadly bacteria: "Send it back to the processing cabin to clean it up, and then put it in the storage space, store it independently, and don't let it be damaged."
"After we go back, find a carving master to carve it into a dragon, absolutely luxurious and magnificent." Zhang Heng is no different from ordinary people. He has a deep obsession with the totem of cultural heritage.
It looks like a dragon!
It's not what he wants. He wants to collect real dragons, not add a shape science at the end.
In fact, just because of its dragon-like shape, if it is auctioned in an auction house, with proper publicity and hype, it can be sold for several times or even dozens of times higher than its original value, and it may even exceed a hundred times.
But so what?
Currently, funds are somewhat tight, but such a rare good thing is naturally collected by myself. I don’t need this much money, not to mention that there is a large amount of silver and a lot of gold in the storage cabin.
"Next target...Shipwreck Point No. 13!"
Zhang Heng had studied the distribution points of shipwrecks on the sea chart a long time ago. After consideration, he finally chose this distribution point. It is not something of high value, but it is not low, and it has a deeper meaning.
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