As time went by, Chen Wenzhe analyzed a large amount of shipwreck information he obtained.
At this time, he actually discovered another sunken ship through a badly damaged deck fragment.
However, this sunken ship does not seem to be from the Ming Dynasty, but an even older shipwreck.
Now that we have discovered it, we naturally cannot leave.
They just salvaged a sunken ship. Logically speaking, they must go ashore for repairs.
Besides, the newly salvaged porcelain also needs maintenance.
However, looking at the various fishing boats that come and go around from time to time, Chen Wenzhe and the others cannot leave. He is stuck in this sea area.
It's a pity that if he doesn't leave, neither will anyone else.
After spending so many days here, Chen Wenzhe also discovered that they were not the only ones who knew about this shipwreck cemetery.
Yes, this shipwreck cemetery has existed for hundreds of years. It must be a local fishing boat, so I know the situation better.
Therefore, in addition to that sunken ship, there must be some sunken ships in the nearby waters.
On this day, Chen Wenzhe and the others patrolled the surrounding area several times and found a lot.
Within one kilometer of their circle around the desolate island, there were quite a few fishing boats operating around it.
Looking at their posture, Chen Wenzhe could tell at a glance that these people were thieves.
There should be many people here collecting porcelain cultural relics from the Song and Yuan to Ming and Qing dynasties.
Although the sea area here cannot be said to have many people coming and going, there are still a lot of them.
The most important fishermen at sea are all very powerful.
Even a small number of thieves will be equipped with weapons.
Just these days, masked men have appeared at fishing scenes.
There are also law enforcement vessels from some surrounding countries, such as coast guard and border guards, showing off their power at sea from time to time.
Of course, the fishing boats from some countries around here are not good at it either.
Chen Wenzhe once saw that when law enforcement officers dispersed surrounding fishing boats, some people on some fishing boats fought back with bricks.
Just a few days ago, he saw three fishing boats diving or stealing fish in another place. One of the rubber speedboats was speeding around a fishery administration ship to demonstrate.
Of course, Chen Wenzhe is not afraid, because he knows very well that the thieves themselves are just thieves, not born villains.
If they were tightened, they would all be good people.
Just like now, they all have their own designated spheres of influence.
As long as they don't invade their side, there won't be much conflict between the large and small fishing boats here.
It seems that every fishing boat that can stay here has discovered something.
However, not everyone among the fishermen involved in raising funds and stealing fish near this small island can make a fortune.
If a sunken ship is discovered and it proves to be of salvage value, then their salvage costs will also be very high.
For example, the price of hiring a diver will definitely be irrationally high.
Because everyone knows that there are treasures under the water, what would the divers think?
The money you want to pay is small, I will definitely go to the water to salvage myself, why should I work for you?
Therefore, the extremely high salvage costs caused many people to lose their capital.
Chen Wenzhe doesn't know about other places, he is very aware of the domestic situation.
For example, in Nan'ao, everyone knows where Wanjiao No. 1 sank.
At the craziest time at that time, countless fishing boats were stealing fish there.
But, have all those people made money?
Among other things, Chen Wenzhe had read news reports that after the salvage was completed, there were people who had taken poison.
He came to a dead end because he participated in fund-raising and stole money and lost money.
Elsewhere, though, on some coasts around the world, blindness and impulsiveness continue.
Especially in this sea area, there are many surrounding islands and it is still on the important channel entering the Strait of Malacca.
This route had developed maritime transportation during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. It can be said that the maritime routes extend in all directions.
Ancient merchant ships departed from coastal areas such as Hu Jian and passed through the South China Sea, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, and Africa.
Eventually silk, tea, porcelain, etc. were shipped to Europe.
These ships transporting porcelain crashed due to various reasons.
Parts of it sank to the bottom of the sea, leaving many unsolved mysteries for future generations.
In the southern part of the South China Sea, hundreds of ancient porcelain kiln ruins have been discovered.
It dates back to the Southern Dynasty and went through the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
It reflects the continuous development of ceramic production in Hujian area and its long-lasting prosperity. A large number of products are also exported overseas.
The sunken ship in the South China Sea has been reserved by the country, and Chen Wenzhe must not go there to steal it.
That's why he values the ancient waterways in Southeast Asia.
Due to various reasons, some of the ships that exported large quantities of ceramics failed to arrive at the scheduled ports and locations. Instead, they sank to the bottom of the sea along with the wrecked ships.
Therefore, in this sea area with countless reefs, ships transporting ceramics have crashed and died here in various periods.
This also allowed Chen Wenzhe to gain a lot, and there were many fine porcelains among them.
Just like the Qing Kangxi blue and white eight-color treasure flower pattern plate, the Qing Kangxi blue and white bowl with the picture of "snipe and clam competing for the fisherman's profit", the Qing Kangxi blue and white ice plum pattern straight belly lid jar...
Among more than a thousand pieces of Kangxi porcelain from the Qing Dynasty, Chen Wenzhe selected 103 pieces of rare and exquisite porcelain.
Most of these porcelains came from the Jingzhen folk kiln during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Most of them are blue and white porcelain, and a small number are blue and white underglaze red ware, single-color glaze ware, etc.
The 103 pieces of porcelain he selected are representative works selected from the porcelain unearthed from sunken ships.
These blue and white porcelains are bright in color and rich in layers.
Through these porcelains, we can get a glimpse of the highest porcelain making technology of Jingzhen kilns in the late Ming Dynasty and the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty from their shapes, patterns and glazes.
These art treasures have been lying quietly in the vast and cold sea for more than 300 years.
And through their efforts, this batch of porcelain finally had the opportunity to return to his hometown. Chen Wenzhe was still full of achievements.
Although Chen Wenzhe also has selfish motives, he is really different from ordinary thieves.
He will not sell these porcelains for money.
It’s not like you can’t maintain all the porcelain because you don’t have money.
He would even spend a lot of money to repair some damaged porcelain, which would eventually be displayed in a museum.
All of this is beyond the reach of salvagers.
Therefore, even if a more valuable sunken ship was discovered, he would not hesitate at all, because he had the capital to save the treasures on the sunken ship.
The shipwreck they found this time was not far from the island.
To be precise, it is about 1,000 meters northeast of the island.
The shipwreck so close to the island was really beyond the expectations of Chen Wenzhe and others.
Because this ship, as long as it continues to move forward for a few minutes, it should dock at the island.
But just such a small distance makes this ship hate the sea.