There was so much gold and silver on this ship, which was completely beyond Han Peacock's expectation. From now on, it can be imagined that this waterway is really a golden route.
How powerful the Spaniards were back then can be seen from the cargo on such a merchant ship.
It was just an armed merchant ship carrying so many gold coins, let alone a treasure ship specially used to transport treasure.
Just from looking at such a simple armed merchant ship, we can also see how the Western colonial countries developed. It makes perfect sense for them to become so powerful in modern times.
However, the powerful Spanish fleet hundreds of years ago has not been maintained until now. It can only be said that the Spanish nobles have fallen.
Moreover, Han Peacock knew that the Spaniards were very creative, so in the end they were replaced by the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and even Portugal.
Legend has it that in the seventeenth century, the Spaniards even made a plan to invade the Ming Dynasty. Of course, this kind of thing is unlikely to happen, but we can still imagine the prosperity of the Spaniards at that time.
Of course, it can also be said that the Spaniards were a little too imaginative. With just a few people, they actually planned to occupy the Ming Dynasty, which had a population of 100 million.
Of course, it must be because of their own strength that they have such crazy ideas, but there must also be arrogance and madness in them.
In 1580, Spain planned to use 20,000 troops to conquer the entire China, and thought it would be easy, but the plan was later shelved.
Of course, modern people believe that it is impossible for Spain to conquer the entire China. The 20,000 Spanish troops would definitely not be able to defeat the 200,000 Ming Dynasty troops.
In 1580, the gap in firearms technology between China and the West was far smaller than in 1840, but Britain dispatched 20,000 British troops and did not dare to dream of occupying China, let alone Spain.
They probably regard China as an empire like the Incas or Aztecs. These Indian empires are basically isolated from the outside world and have poor resistance to foreign invasion.
The Indians had never seen iron weapons, muskets or even horses. Although China has always been closed to the outside world, it still has some understanding of foreign civilizations, whether actively or passively. It is not as helpless as the Indians.
As for whether the 20,000 Spanish army can defeat the 200,000 Ming Dynasty army, it mainly depends on the level of the commanders and troops of both sides.
You must know that the Spanish army in 1580 was mainly equipped with cold weapons and not many muskets. With the musket technology at that time, if all muskets were equipped, the musketeers would basically lose their combat effectiveness after firing a single salvo.
In fact, until the Napoleonic era, cuirassiers, who mainly used sabers and spears, were still galloping on the battlefield, and the Red Army cavalry was still equipped with spears during the Soviet Civil War.
It can also be seen from here that Spain was really rich at that time, so they had the idea of occupying the world, but in the end they had not lost their minds, so it was just a plan. It was not implemented in the end.
Obviously, the merchant ship that Han Peacock discovered now is also a Spanish treasure ship, and such a treasure ship has been silent for some time in the ocean.
There are already many companies that have salvaged water, such as Odyssey Company, which has salvaged an extremely large number of Spanish gold coins.
However, it seems that the Spanish gold coins salvaged from the water were eventually awarded to the Spanish government.
Therefore, Han Peacock would naturally not take out so many Spanish gold coins at once. It would save people's attention, but since these Spanish gold coins were discovered, they would naturally be salvaged.
Han Peacock had been in this sea area for several days and could easily be discovered. If he left and someone else came over and discovered the sunken ship, then Han Peacock would be too miserable.
"Now that the gold coins have been salvaged, let's also salvage the ivory. The gold coins can be said to be Spanish, but can the ivory be proven to be Spanish?" Han Peacock laughed twice and went into the water again.
After hundreds of huge ivory tusks were fished out of the water, Han Peacock lay down on the deck of the fishing boat and stopped moving.
"It seems that we still have to look for some ships, preferably small shipwrecks of local indigenous people, or shipwrecks that cannot be recognized as international in ancient times. In this way, if these Spanish gold coins are placed on them, the Spaniards will have no reason to say that they belong to their country."
Han Peacock was thinking about what to do with those gold coins.
If a Spanish armed merchant ship is directly salvaged and brought out of the water, the Spanish government will definitely have more ownership rights than South Korea.
If we get a merchant ship that cannot distinguish between countries, or simply a pirate ship, then the Spanish government will not be able to snatch these gold coins from Han Peacock.
After hiding all the gold coins in the bilge to pressurize the warehouse, Han Kongque returned to the cab. He had no interest in drifting on the sea anymore. Now he just wanted to return to the port and have a good rest.
When he goes to sea again, he won't need to work so hard to continue fishing. Treasure hunting is more suitable for him.
In this way, he does not need to continue to hire people, because it is best to hunt for treasure by himself.
One day later, Han Peacock returned to the small port of Hela. As soon as he arrived at the port, a group of people gathered around him.
"There are only large yellow croakers and hairtails. The quality is good. If the prices are high, we will send people to move them directly." Han Peacock didn't have the patience to fight with these fishmongers, so he directly decided on a way to sell them.
"One hundred dollars for large yellow croaker and ten dollars for hairtail." Koizumi Koji was the first to bid.
At this time, a white man said: "We need to take a look at the goods first. The large yellow croaker is too small and not worth the price."
"Then just sell it to Mr. Koizumi." Han Peacock smiled and rejected the white man.
Koizumi Koji happily pushed away the crowd in front of him and stepped onto Han Peacock's trawler.
At this time, Lao Wu and Lao Wang got the news and came to the boat.
After all, Lao Wang has lived here for a long time and knows how to do a little bit of everything, so he helps Han Peacock handle the catches in the cold storage.
Baskets and boxes of large yellow croaker and hairtail were brought up, and Koizumi Koji was delighted when he saw them.
"It's really good." Koizumi Koji showed a big smile to Han Peacock. His guess was indeed correct. Han Peacock's harvest was all top quality.
Han Peacock smiled and said, "You deserve this."
"The large yellow croaker costs one hundred dollars per kilogram. I took advantage." Koizumi Koji bowed to Han Peacock to thank him.
Han Peacock laughed and said: "The hairtail is ten dollars per kilogram, so I'm taking advantage."
"This is called a win-win situation." Old Wu said jokingly.
Turning his back on Koizumi Koji, Lao Wu whispered: "Little Japan knows how to do business. As long as it can make money, it dares to say anything good. It's hypocritical."
Han Peacock laughed and said nothing more.
After the cold storage was emptied and weighed, it was similar to Han Peacock's calculation. The large yellow croaker was sold for more than two million US dollars. With so many hairtails, the total was only 2.5 million. Compared with the harvest of the large yellow croaker,
It’s really not profitable to fish hairtail.
However, to be able to sell hairtail fish for more than 300,000 US dollars, Korean Peacock is considered very powerful.
Han Kongque's entry into Hong Kong this time caused a sensation again. Not many people knew that he made more than five million US dollars last time. Those were all legends, but this time it was different.
There are so many large yellow croakers and hairtail fish that everyone is watching. Even if they don’t know the specific number, there are so many veteran fishermen who can make a rough estimate.
A harvest of millions of dollars, this is such an enviable harvest.
Especially for local fishermen, this temptation is extremely fatal. Their monthly income is only a few hundred dollars, but Han Peacock's one trip to sea is a huge harvest that he will never get in his life.
"Uncle Wu, how many trawlers have you bought for me?" Now Han Peacock doesn't want fishing boats anymore. He is used to using trawlers. Han Peacock finds that no matter what kind of fish he catches, the harvest is greater with trawlers.
"I've collected the quantity you need. I didn't expect that buying a second-hand fishing boat is much easier than I thought." Old Wu said with a smile.
Han Kongque knew immediately after thinking about it that catkins might be helping, so he didn't take it seriously.
"I have collected four trawlers, and I will gain even more on my next trip to the port." Han Kongque said with a smile.
"Doesn't that mean it will cost more than ten million US dollars?" Lao Wu said in amazement.
"How is that possible? Do you think the large yellow croaker is raised by your family? It's not that easy to find large yellow croakers, so don't be too ambitious." Lao Wang came over with the check.
Han Kongque did not accept the check handed over by Lao Wang. He said directly: "Uncle Wang, take this money. I think the action here is so big that you must go to Dili, so you can open an account in Dili."
, save this money and use it to build ports and docks!”
"Okay, I think you are just a money printing machine now, and this amount of money is already considered small money." Old Wu laughed and carefully collected the check.
"Lao Wang, what did you say just now? Xiao Han has four trawlers, why can't he earn tens of millions of dollars at a time." Lao Wu continued to ask.
This time Han Peacock rushed to answer: "I can indeed track the large yellow croaker, but if fishing is unrestricted, the fish will be completely wiped out by me. Do you still want to catch large yellow croaker in the future? What if?
If you really do that, wouldn’t it be almost the same as the Zhoushan Islands in China?”
"Aren't there other precious fish species?" Old Wu said unconvinced.
"That's the bluefin tuna. It's not easy to track. Is Xiao Han confident that he can track the bluefin tuna school?" Lao Wang asked.
Han Kongque said: "This depends on the equipment on the boat. As long as the fish detector is good enough, it should be able to track it."
"I'll just say it! I believe Xiao Han can do it." Lao Wu said with a smile.
"If Han Sang can catch bluefin tuna, our company can offer the highest price to buy it." At this time, Koizumi Koji came over.
Old Wu glanced sideways at Koizumi Koji and said: "Can you provide Japan's market price for purchase?" (~^~)