"There should be metal objects under that seabed. I used a metal detector to detect it several times, and there were reactions. I suggest that we dredge it first, and then salvage the things below..."
Of course, Zhuang Rui knows best what's underneath, but now he can only speak based on the performance of the metal detector, and he can't even tell if the gold is two meters below.
"Okay, let's have a short meeting to see how to carry out the dredging work..."
On the first day of the salvage, the results were about to be seen. Director Wu was very enthusiastic at the moment, and he showed the government agency's tricks. No matter what happened, he would go to a meeting to discuss it.
However, Director Wu was obviously more eager to do the work. As he said, this meeting was a short meeting. It only took about half an hour to determine the dredging plan and start implementing it.
Seabed dredging is a major problem in current ocean governance. Since the rise and fall of tides will cause changes in silt, often within a few days of cleaning up, areas that have been treated will be covered in silt again.
Moreover, this silt is caused by volcanic ash and various marine corrosive substances. Some are soft and some are hard. It is also very troublesome to clean up. Sometimes it even requires blasting.
Of course, this plan is impossible, and blasting will inevitably lead to further damage to the wreckage. Fortunately, Zhuang Rui's "Xuan Rui" is equipped with a drilling platform and a floating cantilever that can extend up to 60 meters.
It is also a great tool for controlling seabed silt.
Finally, we decided to determine the specific seawater depth parameters first, then use a cantilever to go deep into the seabed, dig up a layer of silt on the surface, and then let divers go down to investigate. If it is determined to be the remains of a sunken ship, salvage will be carried out based on its size.
Zhuang Rui had no way to get involved in technical matters. Even Director Wu and Professor Meng were as if they were listening to the data from the technicians' mouths.
Fortunately, Director Wu was also an enlightened leader, and there was no such thing as a layman leading an expert. He walked aside to chat with Zhuang Rui and Professor Meng.
"Zhuang Rui, are you okay? I just heard that you came here, but I came to see you for a meeting..."
While Zhuang Rui was chatting with Director Wu and others, Qin Xuanbing walked in with a hint of worry on her face. After seeing Zhuang Rui, her expression relaxed.
"What can happen?"
Zhuang Rui smiled and hugged Qin Xuanbing's waist. Qin Xuanbing was a little uncomfortable in front of outsiders, but she had been worried about Zhuang Rui just now, so she didn't refuse his move.
Seeing other couples talking privately, Director Wu and Professor Meng withdrew from the small conference room, leaving the space to them.
"You are so embarrassed in front of outsiders..." After Director Wu and Professor Meng walked out, Qin Xuanbing pinched the soft flesh around Zhuang Rui's waist.
"We're an old married couple, what's there to be embarrassed about..."
Zhuang Rui smiled mischievously and hugged Qin Xuanbing, and when he was about to kiss her, he suddenly remembered something, raised his head and said loudly to a corner of the room: "Clyde, if you look again, I will turn around and pull out your beard."
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"Oh God, how did he know I was watching?"
Clyde, who was in the monitoring room on the fifth floor, was staring at the screen in stunned silence. After a few seconds, he felt that he should not challenge his boss's bottom line, so he obediently turned off the monitor in that room.
"Go out, the two of us are here, people outside don't know what to think..."
After all, Qin Xuanbing was a bit thin-skinned, so she broke away from Zhuang Rui's arms and opened the door. The slightly salty sea breeze blew into the room, which made people feel refreshed.
"By the way, wife, when we go back to clean up the seabed mud, can I give you two tons to take home? These are the most authentic seabed mud..."
As Zhuang Rui walked out, he joked with Qin Xuanbing. He couldn't figure out why this woman's cosmetics were so expensive. As far as he knew, the seabed mud mask used by Qin Xuanbing was not much cheaper than gold.
"What do you know? The seabed mud that is suitable for women's skin must be red mud, and it must contain a certain proportion of carbonate and iron oxide. Do you think it can be used on anything?"
Qin Xuanbing rolled her eyes at Zhuang Rui angrily. When it came to collecting antiques and jade, she didn't know as much as Zhuang Rui. But when it came to cosmetics, if Zhuang Rui started learning from now on, he might not be as knowledgeable as Qin Xuanbing at the age of sixty.
Being strong is a woman's nature.
"Ahem...Xuan Bing, what about that? I'll give you something special..."
Zhuang Rui coughed awkwardly, and suddenly remembered the big clam he brought to the sea. When he was pulling it from the sea to the speedboat, if Zhuang Rui hadn't taken action, the two people on the speedboat wouldn't have been able to catch it.
"what?"
Seeing that what Zhuang Rui said was true, Qin Xuanbing was also a little curious. She knew that her husband had many strange abilities.
"No, it's right in front, you'll see it soon..."
At this time, the two of them had already walked to the deck, and a circle of people had gathered more than ten meters in front of Zhuang Rui. Through the gap in the crowd, Zhuang Rui could see that it was the big clam that was surrounded.
"Hey, this is really a sea clam. Why is Mr. Zhuang touching this thing?"
"If you want to eat meat, let me tell you, the soup made from sea mussel meat is so delicious that you can swallow your tongue..."
"Such a big one, I'm afraid it weighs two to three hundred pounds? I can probably eat it at night..."
"Mr. Zhuang is here, please give way..."
When a group of people were talking about this sea clam the size of a millstone, Zhuang Rui separated from the crowd and walked in. Although Qin Xuanbing grew up in Hong Kong Island and was no stranger to the sea, such a big sea clam still made her a little bit confused.
be surprised.
Generally speaking, sea mussels are not very big. For example, sea mussels from coastal areas such as Fujian, Jiangsu, and other areas have shells that are usually only 7 to 9 centimeters long and are very delicious. Sea mussels as large as this are really rare.
"Husband, do you really want to eat the meat of this sea clam?"
Looking at the black clam, which was as dark as a millstone, Qin Xuanbing frowned, and then asked: "Is this what you said you gave me?"
"That's right, but it's not this sea clam, but what's inside..." Zhuang Rui laughed. The pearl inside was quite big. As a jewelry designer, Qin Xuanbing would definitely like it.
"You mean there are pearls in it? How did you know?"
Qin Xuanbing reacted quickly and immediately thought of pearls, but then she had doubts. Nowadays, it is difficult to find natural pearls except around some inaccessible desert islands. How can Zhuang Rui be sure that there are pearls in them?
"Ah...well, like this, when I first went down, the clam was open, and I looked at a spot with a faint light inside, which I guess is probably a pearl..."
Zhuang Rui didn't expect that he would get excited and leak the words, and quickly rambled on to find an excuse. Qin Xuanbing didn't know the habits of sea oysters, so she nodded and approved Zhuang Rui's explanation.
However, some of the old sailors around them curled their lips after hearing Zhuang Rui's words. Creatures such as sea clams are the most sensitive. If there is any sign of trouble, they will immediately close their shells. It is strange that they can see it.
An old man in his fifties, after Zhuang Rui said these words, squatted down and looked at the big sea clam carefully. After a few minutes, he stood up and said: "Don't talk about it yet, what's in this sea clam?"
There might really be pearls..."
Before the old man finished speaking, someone in the crowd started to ridicule: "Old Li Tou, just brag. This is not a breeding farm in the Inland Sea. How can there be so many natural pearls?"
Nowadays, almost all the pearls that can be seen on the market are artificially cultured, so the price is not very high. You can buy good pearl jewelry for a few hundred yuan.
However, in the top luxury consumer circles, all that is played with are natural pearls. If they are top-quality natural pearls, the price is not much cheaper than diamonds and jade.
However, after decades of salvage, natural pearls have become rare, so the onlookers were somewhat disapproving of Lao Li Tou's words.
Old Li Tou was ridiculed by everyone, and his face was a bit troubled. He said loudly: "I didn't say it must be there, but the shell pattern of this sea mussel looks like there are pearls. I, Old Li Tou, have done it before.
You can see a little bit of the breeding farm. This one doesn't look like the seashells from our country, but it looks a bit like the black butterfly oyster..."
Old Li Tou once ran a pearl farm for a while, but later the price of pearls dropped too much, so he closed it down and started fishing again. However, he still has some research on pearl oysters.
"Black butterfly shell? Is that a good thing?"
Zhuang Rui was stunned when he heard this. Pearls are also a kind of jewelry antiques. Zhuang Rui also did some research and knew that there are only two main natural origins of black butterfly oysters, both in the central and southern Pacific Ocean, but he didn't know why this one appeared in the inland sea of China.
In the sea area.
The specialty of black butterfly oysters is naturally black pearls, and the price of top-quality black pearls is even far higher than that of diamonds. For example, there are no ready-made black pearls with reference to market prices for fine-round black pearls above 15mm, which shows that they are expensive.
rare.
Basically, the natural black pearls produced every year are traded at auctions, and all that can be seen on the market are artificial imitations.
"This is what Mr. Zhuang fished out. Let Mr. Zhuang handle it..."
"Yes...yes, if there are pearls here, they belong to Mr. Zhuang..."
"Mr. Zhuang, break it open and take a look. If there are really pearls here, they must be quite big..."
After listening to what Old Li Tou said, everyone was a little unsure. It is normal for such a big sea clam to have pearls inside. It depends on Zhuang Rui's luck.
Cultural relics salvaged from Chinese waters do indeed belong to the state, but pearls are not cultural relics. If they are salvaged, they will of course belong to Zhuang Rui, otherwise Zhuang Rui would rather leave this big clam at the bottom of the sea.
