My Deep-sea Fishery

Xiang Yang was surprised to see that this Mongolian Yuan warship had alarmed so many people.

"Xiang Yang."

Chen Yu moved from the research boat to Xiang Yang's ocean-going fishing boat. He excitedly shook Xiang Yang's hand and said, "It's incredible that you have found such an important historical document."

Xiang Yang blushed and said: "Isn't it just a Tianyeyun sword, isn't it?"

"You don't understand." Professor Chen Yu shook his head and said, "It's great to have found the Tianye Yunjian, but the Caoshaving Sword is a foreign thing after all. What we really value is the sunken ship itself."

"Among the sunken ships found in the world so far, the earliest sunken ship in the Song Dynasty was eight hundred years ago, but that sunken ship was an ocean-going merchant ship. It cannot restore the course of the road to maritime hegemony, and cannot turn from land for human wars. The ocean provides physical data, and the shipwreck you found can perfectly make up for this, and even allow experts to obtain information that literature and land archaeology cannot provide. What's more, the Tianyeyun sword you found on the ship, It is definitely an epic cultural relic of great value."

The topic was too high-end, and Xiang Yang couldn't understand a single word, so he could only nod while listening to show that what the other party said was right.

Chen Yu was very pleased to see that Xiang Yang kept nodding his head. He concluded with a smile on his face: "In short, this Mongolian warship is very important for the study of ancient shipbuilding history, war history, shipping history, civilization history, etc. in our country and even in East Asia and Southeast Asia. is of great significance.”

Xiang Yang waited for two seconds and didn't see Chen Yu speaking, so he knew that Chen Yu had finished what he wanted to say, so he smiled and said, "Teacher, congratulations."

"It's civilization that should congratulate you, young man." An old man in long gray clothes came out from behind Chen Yu. The old man smiled and looked at Xiang Yang and said, "You found this sunken ship, and you also found Tianye." Yunjian did not hide it privately, what kind of reward do you want?"

Chen Yu quickly introduced: "Student Xiang Yang, this is Mr. Peng, yes."

The identity of the old man is frighteningly large.

Xiang Yang said politely after listening, "Old Peng."

Mr. Peng smiled and nodded, "Let's chat normally, don't be restrained."

Xiang Yang was a little sweaty and didn't know how to answer.

At this time, a team of divers swam up from the bottom of the sea, and they carried a jade box to the research ship. After a while, a middle-aged man arrived on Xiang Yang's ship on a yacht. He said, "Old Peng , Vice President Chen, the thing has been found."

Chen Yu's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Are you sure it's really Tianye Yunjian?"

"Preliminary confirmation has already been made. Experts speculate from the position of the bow that this ancient ship was indeed in the reign of Kublai Khan. According to the size of the ship, as well as Tian Yeyun and other spoils of war, this ship is likely to be Kublai Khan's. It was one of the handsome ships in one of the two expeditions against Dongpu by Khan."

"Can it be salvaged?" Peng Lao asked.

The man shook his head, "I'm afraid not. The expert's preliminary opinion is to conduct underwater archaeological investigations first to accurately locate the sunken ship, and then send people into the water to carry out fine excavation and salvage of the sunken ship on the bottom of the sea. The bows, arrows and ballistas were excavated on a small scale, and the overall salvage can only be carried out after this step is completed. Since many parts of the sunken ship are severely damaged and cannot withstand too much force, the workload of salvage is extraordinarily large. Preliminary It is estimated that the entire salvage time may take more than two years."

Xiang Yang was taken aback, "It will take so long?"

Old Peng smiled and said, "Salvage of a sunken ship, especially an ancient sunken ship, is not as easy as you think. Do you know Nanhai No. 1?"

Xiang Yang nodded, of course he has heard of the name Nanhai No.1.

Nanhai No. 1 is an ancient wooden shipwreck that crashed and sank while transporting porcelain out of the Maritime Silk Road in the early Southern Song Dynasty. , the best-preserved ocean-going trade merchant ship, it has been more than 800 years ago, and every cultural relic salvaged from it can only be described as priceless.

"Then do you know how long it took to salvage Nanhai No. 1?" Mr. Peng continued to ask.

Xiang Yang shook his head, Xiang Yang really didn't know about this, after all he didn't major in shipwrecking.

"Nanhai No. 1 was discovered in Yangjiang waters in 1987. The underwater archaeological investigation of "Nanhai No. 1" began in 1989. In 2002, fine excavation and fine salvage of the sunken ship began. The overall salvage plan was determined in 2007, and the ancient sunken ship was not hoisted until the end of 2007. At 10 am on December 22, the "Nanhai No. 1" launching ceremony was held on the spot. In 2008, the Crystal Palace, which displayed Nanhai No. 1, opened Welcome tourists from all over the world." Peng Lao said with a smile: "Do the math, how many years did it take?"

From 1987 to 2007, Xiang Yang gasped, "The whole process took twenty years!"

"That's not enough." Peng Lao said with a smile: "There is still a second trial excavation, the comprehensive excavation and the formal excavation stage. The entire excavation process will not be completed until 2019."

Xiang Yang blinked his eyes, it turns out that it is so difficult to find a sunken ship.

"Okay, we will leave the rest to us." Mr. Peng looked at Chen Yu, "Xiao Chen, you were the first to report this sunken ship, and you will lead the entire excavation work, no problem?"

Chen Yu's face brightened, but he still asked, "Old Peng, can I?"

"Why can't you?" Mr. Peng said with a smile, "You have been a professor of Ocean University for almost twenty years, and you have been the deputy dean of the second-level college of Ocean University for several years. In terms of qualifications, you are completely enough. It's time to be your own. "

"Yes, Mr. Peng, I promise to complete the task." Chen Yu immediately accepted the order.

Old Peng nodded with a smile, and then looked at Xiang Yang, "By the way, you haven't said what reward you want yet."

Xiang Yang raised his eyebrows, how can he offer a reward for such a thing? Isn't it the usual practice in the past?

Since Xiang Yang chose to report, he never thought about remuneration. Such important historical documents are very important to scientific research, and can even enhance the soft power of a country and nation. Never narrow-minded, national interests are above all else, it is not easy for the scientific community to discover such a sunken ship, if Xiang Yang hides it and does not report it, the next discovery may be tens or hundreds of years later, and the sunken ship cannot continue to sink on the bottom of the sea .

Xiang Yang said: "I'm just asking, no, it's not a request. It's not good to ask for such a big deal. I just have one hope. You must bring those precious historical documents and other things to the laboratory. But those less important things should be built in a local museum for display? If possible, I hope that museum can be built in Qinglong Bend.”