The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

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The yacht was discussing the war that broke out this morning. Iraq launched a blitzkrieg at 2 am local time in the Gulf region, which is probably entering the stage of street fighting.

When talking about war, except for Zach, a police-born bodyguard, all the other bodyguards are basically "experts."

However, this will determine the ultimate goal of Iraq. Everyone still has differences when chatting-is it a lesson to go, or to support the puppet government, or the most stupid annexation?

This is not the era half a century ago. The mainstream thinking in the world is against aggression and even more against the annexation of wars between countries. This has caused almost all eyes of the world to pay attention to the Persian Gulf, but few people really believe it, or Said to think that Saddam would swallow Kuwait.

Now Saddam’s self-confidence is overwhelming, and he would not expect that he will lose so miserably next year, and then he will boil frogs in warm water in 12 years, and finally he will be sent to the gallows!

Boarding the "Sunshine Star" yacht from Tanjong Pandan Pier, it will take a while to reach the salvage point. Zhang Nan did not go to his usual main suite, but chatted with the guys in the large restaurant on the main deck.

The thinking of this meeting has been placed on the effluent of the "Black Rock", but Zhang Nan couldn't help but insert a few words when he heard the discussion from the guys.

"The Arabs are not united to fight for life and death. Anyone from your country and my faction can step on two feet. A British guy with sores on his head and suppuration under his feet will never be in the Gulf. It may be stable.

If this Saddam was born a few hundred years earlier, it would be possible for the Gulf region to be prosperous, but unfortunately he was born a few centuries later, and it would be impossible. This trip would be a good experience for him. "

Hearing what the boss said to the British, the idle guys all laughed: image!

Sores on the top of the head and pus on the soles of the feet are like a British guy, so vivid!

The main reason for Iraq’s attack on Kuwait was for oil, but there were also various other issues like the border, such as historical reasons!

Hundreds of years ago, the vicinity of the Persian Gulf belonged to the Ottoman Empire. When the empire was strong, it could bully others. But in modern times, just like China's "I Qing", the Ottoman Empire became the sick man in Europe and Asia, and countries such as Britain and France began to bully him.

Later, a series of Arab uprisings was launched. The Arab tribes in the east circle rebelled collectively, and finally separated this large area from the hands of the Ottoman Empire.

After the separation, it was originally intended to establish a big Arab country, but there are too many big brothers in the lead-Britain, France, Russia...

All the powers have to share cakes to enjoy, divide the territory, you want to synthesize, who will it belong to?

Therefore, the Gulf region was finally divided into several large parts: Iraq and Kuwait originally belonged to the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was equivalent to a province, and Kuwait was equivalent to the following county, and they had a similar subordination relationship.

Later, these places were under British control. The "Sun Never Sets Empire" had rich experience in dealing with colonies. It was divided and managed according to tribes.

tribe…

hehe!

As long as people are selfish, the British rule there is easier.

Many countries in the Persian Gulf region, such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, have straight national boundaries, which are artificially drawn on the map instead of "geographical division."

When the anti-colonial movement rises, everyone is clamoring for independence. Britain's strength is no longer "the sun never sets". It can't be stopped at a glance... Well, you go alone!

But it is wrong to think that Britain is a kind person. John retreats or retreats, but draws random lines around the world. If this is the case, he will go to see Saudi Arabia, a geographically large country, but many small countries will be separated by the sea. This is destined Saudi Arabia can only be a rich country, not a powerful country!

So much trouble!

Looking at Iraq again, it is even more sad. A Kuwait is drawn in it: In this way, Iraq, the country that inherits the Mesopotamia of Guarón, has almost become a landlocked country, with only one river channel extending into the sea, most of which is Kuwait. Stopped.

To go to sea, either rely on Iran or Kuwait.

In this way, it is also destined that Iraq cannot become a real power.

It is now in the late 20th century. Without a strong navy, no matter how strong you are on land, you can only play horizontally within the region.

Short legs, nothing wrong!

Before the collapse of the "Empire of the Sun Never Set", the British people all over the world planned like this, with the aim of not allowing the earth to reappear and be able to cope with it.

For the United States, there is no way for the British John Bull, but if he has withdrawn from other colonies, he will never allow him to step on the John Bull's head!

Therefore, many of the messy things in the 20th century were actually landmines buried by the British, such as the problems between India and Pakistan, and the troubles in the Gulf region.

Saddam, the strongman's platform, Iraq immediately was not reconciled to its own destiny and went down according to the previous arrangements of the British, and must go to sea!

There are only two ways to go to sea: one is to fight with Iran. He did it this way for the first time. After all, the two are far away. Iran is still a Persian, not a group of people.

Thus, the Iran-Iraq war started...

After eight years of fighting, it was discovered that it was half a catty, and no one could eat anyone. Iraq knew that this road would not work.

what to do?

I had no choice but to kill familiarity. Iraq stared at its neighbors and Kuwait, which blocked them from watching the sea.

Speaking of it, the history of Iraq and Kuwait is more like a fraternal relationship. Although the contradiction is not small, it is logically not to the point of being served with a sharp knife.

Too familiar, you said that quarreling is normal, but it's actually a bit embarrassing to be ruthless.

But Kuwait is too tempting. First, it is a small country, easy to annex; second, it has oil and is super rich. Kuwait’s indigenous people now live in villas and drive luxury cars.

Fighting Kuwait just happened to make up for the money lost in the fight against Iran. It is estimated that there is still a profit.

As a result, Iraq really couldn't hold back it, and first said to Kuwait: If you want to increase the price of oil, we will sell it at a high price together.

Kuwait doesn't care at all: the price of oil is not something that our two families can raise, and there are a bunch of other Gulf brothers. Can those guys listen to you or me?

Iraq also said: How about you forgive me the debt? I borrowed the money by my own ability, so I shouldn't have to pay it back, right?

Kuwait flatly refused.

As a result, Iraq became a big fire. At 2 o'clock in the morning on August 2, 1990, a blitzkrieg was launched, and Kuwait was taken in 10 hours. Kuwait became its own province, and finally became the world's third military power.

Well, the battle should still be fighting, and Saddam hasn’t said that I’m going to swallow Kuwait now. If this is said, many people may still not believe it.

How bad are the British?

The arrangement made by the British can make you unstable for decades, even hundreds of years!

Bad!

Bad to the bone!

The gulf affairs were lost here, and Captain Richard Phillips walked into the restaurant with two cassettes in his hand.

In the past few months, the old captain became the logistics minister of the salvage team, and this ultra-luxury yacht has almost become a logistics support ship.

The boss does not use his own yacht for the time being, and Captain Philip also feels that he has had a much longer rest time in the past few years, and he still has a high salary to justify it. This trip is also happily doing logistical work.

A few months of tropical life has turned a handsome Mr. Captain into an Indian, but he still enjoys it.

Haidilao treasure, being a cruise ship captain is much more interesting, and Philip has become a loyal underwater treasure hunter.

Moreover, the "Big Shark" is berthed and salvaged at a fixed point, and there is no need for a yacht to be on the side like a nanny: the "Sunshine Star" equipped with an underwater camera and video device can also roam around in the nearby waters and send transportation boats with crews. Cameo on the treasure hunt.

The yacht originally had advanced submarine radar, so the "hard power" is sufficient.

The fuel consumption is trivial. After saying hello to the boss, Zhang Nan asked Mr. Captain as he pleased: There are a lot of shipwrecks in the nearby waters in this area, and there may be some new discoveries.

The videotapes are all images of the bottom of the sea. The first disc is an image related to the "Black Rock".

There are TVs and VCRs in the dining room. Philip plugged the videotape into the VCR, opened it, and said: "Boss, the valuable salvage was basically over the day before yesterday. Judging from the current products, the goods shipped by the Blackstone are basically from China. Mainly ceramics, the starting port is 100% Huaxia, it should be Yangcheng..."

The screen can see that the remaining shipwreck originally buried under the coral reef and clay is basically exposed, and the hull is basically intact: the bottom of the shipwreck has been cleaned out, there is a big hole there, this should be the part of the reef.

The seabed structure, except for a layer of coral that turned around, is the clay underneath. The original situation was probably that the seabed clay was stirred up when the fully loaded ship sank, and the ship was instead covered with a layer of seabed silt, which was the initial layer of protection. Layer, so "Black Stone" can still be preserved so well

"...I also went into the water a few times. This ship should be tied with rope stitching. From the structural point of view, it is a sloop stitched sailing ship made in India or Arabia.

This kind of hull structure is a typical Arabian ship. It does not use iron nails when making the hull and can sail long distances. It was a classic shipbuilding technology 12 centuries ago. "

Mr. Captain is very knowledgeable about the history of navigation. When Zhang Nan heard it, he was very impressed: he was already a 50-year-old man, diving for fifteen or six meters sounded like a play, and his body was first-rate.

The second videotape is the result of Captain Philip and his crew in the past few months: they found two more sunken ships.

They are not big, and the remaining length is within 20 meters. I don't know if there are valuable items in it.

"Good luck!"

After watching the second video, Zhang Nan praised Mr. Captain's luck.

Philip was already sitting on the sofa on the other side, pouring himself a glass of water, and said: "I am a layman. After understanding the environment of the sinking of the Blackstone, I think that the coral on the head is still dependent on the layer of the sunken ship. .

There are a lot of coral reefs nearby, and there are also a lot of clay seabed environments. We searched for areas on the clay seabed and looked for corals. We were stupid. We didn't think it was really rewarding. "

The shipwreck location is not far away. The two shipwrecks are within 15 nautical miles of the sinking point of the "Black Rock", and the water depth is within ten meters. This makes Zhang Nan want to get into the water personally.

Are Philip and the crew out of luck?

Count, but not!

Because the one who discovered the "Taixing" in Zhang Nan's life, he found seven sunken ships in the nearby waters, but because he finally left the waters near Indonesia by "runing", the guy had no chance to come back to salvage the other sunken ships.

But that one is also bad, he couldn't get it by himself. He was stabbed out after the news, and he didn't give a clear coordinate: if you can't get it by yourself, you, an Indonesian monkey, don't even think of getting it!

As for the Indonesian monkeys themselves, they have no ability or the technology to search for possible sunken ships, or they don’t have any thoughts to fix this.

If fishermen occasionally find out, the government won't bother to intervene, and they don't know what the monkey's brain circuit thinks.

This sea area has been a busy route area for more than a thousand years. God knows how many shipwrecks and wronged souls are underneath. Philip has sufficiently advanced equipment. With a little luck, he can use his "spare time" to find two in these months. This has also become quite normal.

...

After arriving at the "Big Shark", after the yachts moved side by side, Zhang Nan took the cargo ship again in a gondola.

The guys are getting darker, especially the guys from China, who seem to have become the Wa brothers: black, not ordinary black!

I encouraged everyone, no accident, in a few days, everyone can plan to go home~www.wuxiaspot.com~ There are no divers in the operation site, and the wreckage of the "Black Rock" will remain on the bottom of the sea in the future. Whoever wants to take it, Zhang Nan is not interested anyway.

If it's in its own turf, it might be possible to get it as a whole, but here... forget it, it's almost time to run away.

The cargo ship captain Jamie Bostwijk reported: "Black Stone" has everything to be picked up. The boss of this trip is here. Let Zhang Nan speak the last word.

"Well, guys, these two salvages are officially over.

But don’t be too happy. Our Captain Philip found two more sunken ships. After leaving the Indonesian monkey’s territorial waters today, they will be launched separately tomorrow to check the situation. However, unless there is a major discovery, the cargo ship will soon have to go to the Philippines, where there are still thousands of tons of non-ferrous metals to be shipped back to the United States.

Everyone's bonus and salary will not be less than a penny. After returning to the United States, we will have a vacation for at least two months. Both of our ships should be maintained and repaired.

Especially for my yacht, the toxic anti-rust paint on the bottom of the boat can't block the **** barnacle 100%, and it has to be docked for maintenance.

But if there is a big discovery of the other two small shipwrecks, the guys will have to wait a while. "

In the end, everyone said that it didn't matter: it was normal not to go home for most of the past half a year, and the income was not as much as here, and the living conditions were not as good as here. That would not be the case.

Not to mention the first two months, as long as you have been on the boat for ten days, you can take a yacht to Belitung Island to rest and relax for two or three days. It doesn’t matter if you live in this way for a few months, as long as you can go home before the new year. .

The longer you go to the ocean, the higher your income. Everyone originally came out to do this work for a higher salary. If you don't fight hard at this time, you don't have such a high subsidy when you return to the land.

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