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Chapter 802 The shipwreck of the ‘ss. Republic’
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In addition to gold coins, the most remaining items are silver coins. The number is almost double that of gold coins, close to 60,000 yuan! However, compared with the value of gold coins, silver coins are much inferior.
Whether as precious metals or in terms of cultural relic value, the total value of these silver coins does not exceed US$50 million!
In addition to gold and silver coins, there are 9 57mm old-style 19th century rack-mounted howitzers on the bottom floor, as well as 18 37mm howitzers. Of course, they are all dismantled into parts. In addition to artillery, there is also a batch of about 2,000 rifles.
Judging from the style of the rifle, it should be a product of the 1850s!
Judging from the remaining cargo, if nothing else goes wrong, this ship should be a ship that transported war supplies from New York in the north to the south during the American Civil War.
After Liu Dong looked at the second cabin, he sighed with some dissatisfaction.
Because the second floor of the cabin contains mostly wine, grain, cigarettes, medicine and other military supplies. In addition to the wine bottles of different styles that have some collection value and can be sold for money, the others have long since rotted into ashes under the immersion of sea water.
Got it!
However, there are many good things in the living cabin on the first floor. Although there are not a few top-notch works of art worth tens of millions of dollars, things like tin tableware, candlesticks, wine bottles, compasses, etc. are all good art.
Although each piece only costs a thousand pieces, and the better ones cost tens of thousands, it is still a good harvest!
In addition to nearly 90,000 gold and silver coins, the entire ship contains about 14,000 valuable cultural relics! The entire ship should be worth about 300 million US dollars.
Liu Dong estimated the approximate value of this harvest. Liu Dong walked to the broken mast and near the steam engine chimney. Here, two oak logs supported a laptop-sized navigation clock, with the name of the ship engraved on it.
'ss.Republic'!
"I didn't expect that the famous treasure ship 'Republic' would actually sink here!" Liu Dong shook his head and sighed.
A few days ago, I thought of making money and expanding my career. The first thing Liu Dong thought of was the sunken ships in the sea. More than 3 million sunken ships are his inexhaustible treasure!
So during these few days in New York, he searched for records of almost all treasures in the world, whether they were legends or real ones. Liu Dong recorded their approximate locations and detailed information in his mind.
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And ‘ss. Republic’ is one of them!
The 'ss. Republic' was a paddle steamer during the American Civil War. She encountered a strong hurricane during a voyage from New York to New Orleans on October 25, 1860, and was lost and sank. The passengers and crew all escaped successfully.
However, the large amount of property carried in the cabin, including many kinds of daily necessities for Americans in the mid-19th century, as well as large amounts of arms and military expenditures, sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
In the meantime, the Americans never gave up searching for and salvaging the Republic. Unfortunately, more than a hundred years later, there was no news of it. But they didn’t expect that it would be found by Liu Dong outside New York Harbor!
However, after learning that this was the Republic, Liu Dong's original plan to take the entire ship into the Mustard Seed Space was forced to give up, because he did not want to be troubled by the Americans again when the ship was on display.
After all, compared to his industry in the United States, the value of this ship is nothing!
After spending more than ten minutes to collect all the valuable things in the cabin, Liu Dong took one last look at the modern sunken ship leaning on the seabed, and with a wave of his hand, he dumped out all the sand in the mustard space, and soon he
The entire ship was buried again.
Liu Dong also quickly left the turbid sea area and swam vigorously towards the sea.
Because Liu Dong's diving time was too long this time, the staff on the yacht became anxious. Before Liu Dong came back, they were even discussing whether they should call the police.
Of course, the police report was not successful in the end.
Faced with everyone's questioning looks, Liu Dong didn't say much. After eating the lunch on the sea, Liu Dong asked them to sail back to the port, and then picked up Wang Hua and his wife, as well as Brother, who had come by appointment in the afternoon.
After the members of the martial arts club had fun on the sea, Liu Dong returned home.
Of course, it is no longer that cramped small suite, but a super luxurious four-story villa located in the upper floors of Manhattan.
But after he came back and changed his clothes, Liu Dong left quickly before 8pm!
When he came to a Starbucks coffee shop not far from where he lived, he actually didn't want to drink coffee, but this time he had to take care of the customers' emotions. After all, he was looking for talents for himself this time!
I found a relatively quiet location, and after waiting for about ten minutes, a white man in a suit and leather shoes, about forty years old, walked in. After looking around, he walked up to Liu Dong.
"Mr. Liu?"
"I am, are you Mr. David Coleman?"
Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him who looked ordinary and not very tall, but who exuded the grace of a superior, Liu Dong smiled and stretched out his right hand.
This is the top business talent he asked Sally Krawcheck to find, David Coleman, global vice president of Morgan Stanley, one of the world's largest financial companies, and president of the private wealth management department in the 1980s.
Top business elites who came out of Harvard Business School!
Even the current Liu Dong would feel nervous when facing such a person. After all, the assets managed by the other person in 'Da Mo' are much more than the money he has in his hands!
The middle-aged man smiled and took Liu Dong's extended hand, and said with a smile: "You are younger than Sally described!"
"Thank you, please take a seat! ...Want something to drink?"
“Just a cup of Blue Mountain coffee!”
"Waiter, a cup of juice and a cup of Blue Mountain coffee!" Liu Dong waved.
"Okay, sir, do you want anything else?"
"No!"
"Please wait a moment, both of you!"
After the waiter turned around and left, Liu Dong didn't hesitate and said directly: "Mr. Coleman, Sally must have told you about my purpose of coming, right?"
After hearing this, David Coleman smiled and asked an unexpected question: "Mr. Liu is a little different from the Chinese businessmen I know!"
"Different? What's the difference?" Liu Dong said in surprise.
"Of course! Many Chinese people I know will say a lot of polite words before talking to anyone, or find various reasons to get closer to each other, but I have not seen this in Mr. Liu.
Does this surprise me?"
Looking at David Coleman's curious eyes, Liu Dong smiled and said: "Of course I can be polite and friendly, but I know that these are of no use in the United States. Frankness and unfairness will make it easier for us to trust each other!
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"It seems that Mr. Liu really understands American society and culture!"
"Of course! China has a military book from 2500 BC...!"
"I know that China's "The Art of War" is a great work that has influenced the whole world!" David Coleman said immediately.
After nodding, Liu Dong continued: "There is a famous saying above that has influenced almost all Chinese people for more than 2,000 years. It is called 'Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles'. It means that if you can thoroughly understand the situation of both the enemy and ourselves, you will be able to fight."
There is no danger in fighting a hundred wars. The same applies here. If I want to expand my business empire to the United States, or even the whole world, then I must control the politics, economy, and even military affairs of the United States and the world.
We have a deep understanding of folk customs!”
"Business empire?" David Coleman asked with a smile!
Liu Dong heard obvious contempt from his tone, but Liu Dong didn't take it to heart. This kind of thing is too normal in the United States!
"That's right!" Liu Dong nodded affirmatively.
"This is the first time I heard these four words from someone as young as Mr. Liu!" David Coleman laughed.
"'If you have a dream, you can conquer the world.' I think as a French person, you should understand the meaning of this sentence better than me!" Liu Dong said bluntly.
"His Majesty Napoleon's great saying!" David Coleman said seriously.
"Yes! I often use this sentence to encourage myself, so I seized the opportunity more than a year ago and achieved success! And I am sitting in front of you today!" Liu Dong said.
David Coleman nodded, he also knew some information about Liu Dong.
"You are indeed very successful. Very few people can make their wealth reach 3 billion US dollars in less than two years! There is no doubt that you have enviable business talents, and this is why I am here today.
reasons, but these alone are not enough to convince me!" David Coleman shook his head.
Liu Dong certainly knows how difficult it is to convince a top business talent who has almost reached the peak of business management! But no matter how difficult it is, he is not willing to give up, because now he has become more and more aware of talents, especially
It is the importance of top business talents to one's career.
"Mr. David Coleman, can I trust you?" Liu Dong's face suddenly became serious.
"Of course, keeping secrets for wealth investors is the most basic and important professional ethics for any financial industry practitioner!" David Coleman also said seriously.
Looking at the other party's sincere and affirmative eyes, Liu Dong nodded.
He knew that the other party was not lying!
Therefore, Liu Dong used the briefcase he carried as a cover, took out two documents from the mustard space and placed them in front of David Coleman!
"This is a certificate of cash assets of US$6 billion issued by me through Chase Manhattan Bank. The other certificate is a US$5 billion interest-free loan and a US$3.5 billion low-interest loan. A total of US$8.5 billion can be repaid in 10 years!"
As for the authenticity of these two things, I think Mr. Coleman should be able to tell the difference?"
Seeing the extremely shocked look on David Coleman's face, Liu Dong smiled confidently. (To be continued.)