Zhuang Rui's actions made everyone present dumbfounded. Without Zhuang Rui's large-tonnage salvage ship, even if their meeting blossomed, it would be useless? We can't let these leaders wear diving suits. Take it, go to the sea and salvage it by yourself?
Moreover, Zhuang Rui's attitude was very resolute. He turned away and left after a disagreement. This made these leaders so embarrassed that they couldn't even find a way out.
"Xiao Zhuang, wait a moment..."
Just when Zhuang Rui opened the door of the conference room, Professor Meng couldn't sit still, stood up and called Zhuang Rui to stop.
Professor Meng is a pure scholar and does not want to get involved in intrigues, but he really wants the treasures in the "Awa Maru" to be revealed.
More importantly, Professor Meng wanted to determine whether there was a "Peking Man skull" fossil among the remains of the "Awa Maru". If so, he also wanted to use this to comfort the spirits of the predecessors in the scientific research community.
"Teacher, I really have an arrangement. I said it in the research institute that day. I can't rush it, right?"
Zhuang Rui stopped and looked at Professor Meng with a bitter smile. Regardless of whether there were skull fossils in the Awa Maru or not, Zhuang Rui didn't want to wade into the muddy waters this time.
This ocean is boundless. Over the past thousands of years, countless ships have sunk carrying the jewels of a wealthy country. The skull fossil of the Peking Man is indeed precious, but Zhuang Rui has no choice. The sea is waiting for him. There are so many treasures to be found.
How could Professor Meng not know what his disciple was thinking? He immediately said: "Xiaozhuang, this salvage... has an extremely important role in our country's scientific research culture and unraveling the historical truth of that year, and it is also useful to you. It’s good…”
"It's good for me?"
Zhuang Rui raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said: "Teacher, even if the wreckage of the Awa Maru is salvaged, this political achievement belongs to the leaders present, and the property naturally belongs to the country. What does it have to do with me?"
Zhuang Rui's words made the three deputy ministers, who had already cultivated their invulnerable faces, feel a slight fever on their faces. Since the previous discussion was about cooperation, there must be mutual benefit, and they cannot take advantage of themselves. Let others suffer in vain?
"Xiaozhuang, do you have any requests you can make? This meeting is to eliminate differences, win unity, and strive to salvage the wreckage of the sunken ship as soon as possible..."
The conversation between Professor Meng and Zhuang Rui gave Vice Minister Yu a step up. Of course, Vice Minister Yu walked down the steps and gave up some benefits. Anyway, there was no need to take out a dime from his pocket. Aren’t they all national?
"Yes, Xiaozhuang, come back and sit down. Don't rush for a while. Let's listen to the arrangements of the leaders..."
Professor Meng could see that Zhuang Rui really didn't want to get involved in this matter, so he got up and pulled Zhuang Rui back.
"Is this right? I heard that Xiaozhuang is still a permanent director of the Jade Association, so you are considered to be a member of the system..."
Vice Minister Yu's words made Zhuang Rui dumbfounded. It's true that the older a person gets, the thicker his skin becomes. Brother, the permanent director and you bureaucrats can't get along with each other, so why are they considered people in the system?
"Well, Xiaozhuang, tell me, tell me your opinions, if there are any problems, we can discuss them and solve them..."
When Vice Minister Yu saw that Zhuang Rui didn't look good, he quickly brought the topic to the salvage of the sunken ship. In fact, he was also very unhappy at the moment. Even if you have a strong background, those of you here are not fools. They can do whatever they want.
You can be called a high-ranking official of the Republic, right? You should give him some face.
However, some time ago, the Ministry has submitted the report on salvaging the wreckage of the Awa Maru to the State Council, and it has also been approved, so the salvage must be carried out, otherwise these three ministers would have gone away long ago.
Will you still be nagging Zhuang Rui?
"Well, I also want to support the country's salvage operation. It's just that the Pacific salvage project I have planned in the past few months has cost hundreds of millions of RMB. If it stops, the losses will be huge..."
Zhuang Rui has not been fooling around all these years. He never mentioned what conditions he had, but kept emphasizing the difficulties. Moreover, the hundreds of millions he just mentioned has now become hundreds of millions.
"Damn, is this kid here to rip you off?"
Zhuang Rui's words made the three deputy ministers look at each other in confusion. Listening to the meaning of Zhuang Rui's words, it would be fine to let him participate in the salvage, but the money he lost... the organization would have to give an explanation.
Moreover, several ministers really couldn’t figure it out. Why did Zhuang Rui spend hundreds of millions before salvage started? Even if the drilling platform and floating cantilever were included, it was not as exaggerated as Zhuang Rui said.
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Of course, with the status and dignity of several ministers, they would not argue with Zhuang Rui. This matter was simply an excuse made by Zhuang Rui. The reason was that he did not want to participate in the salvage operation of the "Awa Maru" organized by them.
"Yes, this salvage work is a very arduous and huge project, but I still hope that Xiaozhuang can put the country first and carry out the salvage operation of the Awa Maru first..."
Vice Minister Yu nodded repeatedly and echoed Zhuang Rui's words. This is also an unprecedented thing. A young boy can actually make a group of old men unable to get off the stage.
"this……"
Zhuang Rui frowned and stopped talking. He wanted the horse to run away... No problem, but you have to give the horse grass, right? It's true that I have money, but it didn't come from the strong wind. Why should I snatch it from you?
Does political achievement pave the way?
Even if Zhuang Rui agreed to participate in the salvage, his eyes were still fixed on the batch of "Peking Man skull fossils", but whether there is such an object in it is still a matter of debate. The possibility of doing it in vain is also very high, so Zhuang Rui is interested in this
This agreement is even more contemptuous.
There were so many people present, but Professor Meng was the only one who knew what Zhuang Rui was thinking. He immediately said: "Xiao Zhuang, don't you have a museum? Let's do this... I suggest that if relevant cultural relics are salvaged from the sunken ship, they should be handed over to Xiao Zhuang.
Zhuang’s museum will preserve it, what do you think?”
"Professor Meng, this museum in Xiaozhuang is private. If it were to become a national first-level protected cultural relic, wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate?"
A paleoanthropology expert present immediately expressed a different opinion. The "Awa Maru" is the last hope for the skull fossil of Peking Man. If it is really salvaged, it must not be privately owned.
"Yes, all items salvaged in China's internal waters belong to the state. This case is not easy to break..."
Vice Minister Yu also frowned when he heard this. Although he didn't like those antiques or anything like that, this was a matter of principle. If it were really left to Zhuang Rui to handle, it would be inevitable that no one would settle the score by gossiping.
By then, I'm afraid good things may turn into bad things.
"Well, leaders and experts, of course the objects in this sunken ship belong to the state. If I have time, I will definitely support this salvage activity for free, but... I am really too busy and can't spare the time.
ah……"
Zhuang Rui stood up and first affirmed what Vice Minister Yu said. Everyone in the room nodded, but the last two words made everyone almost curse.
After these righteous words, he still had no time to bite him. Isn't this clearly asking for benefits? However, Zhuang Rui's meaning was relatively obscure, but no one could refute it.
In fact, Zhuang Rui doesn't want money, nor is he the kind of person who only cares about money. More than a year ago, he asked Huangfu Yun to establish a charity foundation. Now it is managed by his college classmate Bi Yuntao. The foundation almost every year
They all donate tens of millions of RMB, which is Zhuang Rui's return to society.
But having money to donate and helping these bureaucrats gain political achievements for free are two different things. Zhuang Rui is confident that the value of the cultural relics in his own hands will definitely be greater than those placed in the deep palace compound or in the warehouse deep underground.
Much larger.
"Ahem, Xiaozhuang, of course the ownership of this thing belongs to the country, but if we can salvage any precious nationally protected cultural relics, will they eventually be displayed to the public? If it is not something that belongs to the country, it must not be
Placed in a private museum..."
Professor Meng's words caused a commotion at the scene. Some nodded in agreement, and some shook their heads in denial, but more people were carefully savoring and thinking about Professor Meng's words.
If you think about it carefully, what Professor Meng said is true. Things belong to the state, and after setting a certain number of years, handing them over to private exhibitions and safekeeping does not seem to be completely unacceptable.
In the past few years, some scholars have proposed such a proposal, which is to divert the tens of millions of precious cultural relics from the Forbidden City and hand them over to local and private museums for safekeeping and exhibition.
On the one hand, this can reduce the pressure on the preservation of cultural relics in the Palace Museum, and on the other hand, it can also allow the general public to see the rich variety of national treasure-level cultural relics and the splendid culture left by their ancestors.
Due to safety considerations, large-scale diversion of cultural relics is absolutely not feasible, and this proposal was rejected. However, this also broadened the thinking of the national cultural relics custody department.
Now it seems that as long as Zhuang Rui can promise to properly preserve the cultural relics from the water and return the cultural relics to the country within the specified period of time, this is not a solution.
After all, any cultural relic is older than a person. Even if it is loaned to Zhuang Rui for a hundred years, as long as it is properly preserved, the value of the cultural relic will not be lost.
Of course, all this is not something that the Ministry of Transport can make the decision on. It must be decided by relevant cultural departments. Especially cultural relics like the fossil skull of the Pekingese man. It even needs the nod of some core leaders before it can be placed in a private museum.
On display here.
After several ministers lowered their heads and whispered, Vice Minister Yu stood up and said: "We can't make the decision on this matter. We must negotiate with the relevant departments. In this way, let's meet again in three days..."
