At an altitude of 32 knots, the "Nightingale" cut through the waves in the South China Sea, traveling thousands of miles with each passing day, without showing any mercy for the losses caused by the full engine operation, and headed straight for the Lanfang Islands.
Gu Kun was eager to return home, and he had been suffering from insomnia these past few days.
For a while, for a moment, he did consider letting the "Nightingale" dock at a port in Guangdong or Shanzhou, and he would go ashore first and take a plane back to Hujiang to report in.
As for the boat, Gao Jianxiong and Long Wu can supervise each other to sail back to Lanfang and store their things first.
But that pedantic idea only existed in his brain for a few seconds before he abandoned it.
He had an unexpected fortune worth tens of millions of dollars, so how could he use such a sum of money to test human nature?
As for college? Haha, that is for him to go to college, not for him to go to college. He is there to apply what he has learned, not to hang out in campus life to show off or get a diploma. Even if he doesn't go to school for a year, what can the school do?
Extending your vacation via satellite phone is already a great deal.
"The day we found the sunken ship and started work on it was the ninth day of the lunar month. We then brought the boxes up one by one. It was already the Lantern Festival when we were done. It took several more days to salvage the whole ship... Today is the twentieth day of the first lunar month, and we just passed the Philippine Strait.
The direct flight from here to Lanfang is 1200 nautical miles. If I drive about 30 knots, I can get there in 40 hours... Well, it’s not far behind these few hours, just 4 hours. Drive a little slower so as not to burn out the turbine blades.
Already."
After safely passing through Philippine territorial waters, Gu Kun worked on the charts again, confirmed the latest situation, and fine-tuned the navigation plan.
The ship's engine cannot maintain the highest speed for a long time. If it is fully loaded for several days, it will easily cause the engine life to be shortened. Therefore, those warships will continue to operate at the highest speed at the critical moment of carrying out combat missions.
The reason why the "Nightingale" drove faster before was because Gu Kun did not want to have long nights and sleepless nights when passing through the territorial waters of the Philippines. Although his ship was caught on the high seas, he did not report it to the relevant international organizations, nor did he report it to the relevant international organizations in advance.
The international community announces the coordinates of the sunken ship.
If you were inspected when passing through the territorial waters of the Philippines and it was found that the things on the ship belonged to an ancient ship sailing to the Philippines, then it would be unclear.
On February 22, the "Nightingale" successfully arrived at Lanfang Port.
Gu Kun first brought the entire hull of the "Suarez" ashore using the ship's lifting equipment, and transported it back to the dock warehouse in sections on heavy-duty truck trailers.
Then they unloaded worthless cargo boxes weighing one to two hundred tons - those boxes were originally filled with American groceries such as corn and potatoes, as well as decayed alpaca fabrics, such as the avayu cloth woven by the ancient Incas.
No one will steal these things, including the hull, and they will only be sent to museums in the future.
After the bulk burden was removed, only forty tons of valuable goods remained that required strict security.
27 tons of it were silver, and together with the box containing the silver, it weighed about 30 tons. Gu Kun used a container and locked it all up.
The last remaining 10 tons are ancient American handicrafts, mainly "Inca Rose" and "Tombaga" made by the ancient Incas, as well as some Mayan gold vessels.
"Inca Rose" is a pink transparent gemstone. Its composition is actually just rhodochrosite crystals. Its appearance is similar to modern car beads, and it is not very valuable. But if it can be proven that it was hand-polished by the ancient Incas, the attached
The significance of cultural relics can double their value.
"Tombaga" is an ancient Inca gold mask, but it is not pure gold, but an alloy of gold, copper, and tin. The gold is only inlaid with a layer on the outside of the mask, and the inner base is mainly bronze.
It will turn green when rusted.
This thing has appeared in the background many times in the computer games "Zuma" and "Temple Run", and viewers who have played it should be familiar with it. (In fact, "Inca Rose" is also very similar to the toad spitting out in "Zuma"
ball, but it must be a pink ball.)
As for the gold vessels of the Mayans, there is not much to say. There are all kinds of them. Anyway, they were stolen by the Spanish colonists when they massacred the natives. The most famous one is the Mayan golden sun disk, which was featured in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
It appeared in the movie, and Gu Kun has gotten several of them now.
The total weight of all Mayan gold vessels is more than 300 kilograms. Calculated based on today's international gold price, the value is close to 4,000,000 yuan.
"Twenty-seven tons of silver is worth more than 9,000 yuan, and more than 300 kilograms of gold is worth 4,000 yuan. Not counting the value of cultural relics, if all the goods are sold this time, the most conservative estimate is that it will be worth 200 million yuan, which is more than the previous three items.
The total value of the ships would more than double.
However, if so many goods are piled up at once, I am afraid that the market will be severely impacted and saturated, and related prices will also fall... and it is too eye-catching."
After Gu Kun finally calculated the accounts, he decided to try something cunning.
He planned to take out about 20 tons of silver coins, half of the Mayan gold vessels and Tumbaga and Inca roses for shipment.
In this way, a 25-ton standard container can be packed in, and a transport aircraft large enough can be found to transport it at once.
The advantage of leaving some behind is that he can keep the parts that are in the best condition and have the greatest value as cultural relics, and not sell them for the time being.
Anyway, he doesn't need too much cash to expand his business at the moment, and many cultural relics with high value have a lot of room for appreciation in the long run, so why worry about it.
The reason for giving priority to goods with poorer workmanship is because the value of cultural relics attached to goods with poor quality is not high. Even if a large number of goods appear on the market in a short period of time, the impact on their selling prices will be minimal - because no matter how the impact is
, the price of gold and silver itself is a bottom line for measurement.
After thinking about it, he made an international long-distance call to Van Bilson in Jakarta at his dock warehouse.
Gu Kun arrived at the port late at night, and it was already early in the morning when all the goods were unloaded and sealed.
The timing of the phone call was not very good. Van Bilson climbed up on the woman's belly and answered the phone in a very angry voice.
But who makes Gu Kun afraid of long nights and dreams? He has no time to care about Van Bilson's feelings.
"I have a big business. Please find a way for me to get a large transport plane to Kuching Airport early tomorrow morning. It must be able to transport at least a standard container of 20 to 30 tons."
Gu Kun only used two sentences to quickly cheer up Van Bilson.
The other party shivered and asked reflexively: "Big business? What kind of goods is this time? How much is it estimated to be worth?"
Gu Kun: "They are all precious metal cultural relics. The materials alone are worth 20 million US dollars! If you still want to take my business, just be quick."
"I want 20 million US dollars? Gu, are you the one favored by God? No problem, I will arrange it for you right away." You can hear Van Bilson's voice jumping up from the bed through the phone.
However, Gu Kun thought about it for a while and added a little more request: "Wait a minute, if you can find a way to get a military transport aircraft, the kind that can take off and land on hard dirt roads, that would be even better - I will do it at dawn today
After that, you can ask the relevant departments to seal a road in Lanfang, a suburban one with no street trees on both sides, an absolutely wide cement road. I will then provide navigation information and landing guidance light signals. That can save the time.
It’s troublesome for me to transfer the goods to Malaysia.”
"You mean a military transport aircraft that can take off and land on a field runway?" Van Bilson reacted quickly. He thought about whether he could do it, and then agreed, "Okay, your damn Lan Fang, even if
If there are no civil aviation routes, we should at least build a military airport for the royal family! In such an unexpected situation, we have to take off and land by road."
It is impossible for civilian aircraft to take off and land on roads, but military transport aircraft are relatively sturdy and durable.
Whether it's Oceania's Galaxy Overlord, or C-17, C-13o, or Lucia's Ann/El series, there are many models that can land on field runways.
Therefore, countries without airports can also use military transport aircraft.
After complaining, Van Bilson added in a professional manner: "Are you going to fly directly to Amsterdam this time?"
Gu Kun: "No, you apply for a route for me and prepare to fly to Switzerland. While waiting for the auction, I hope to deposit this cargo into a Swiss bank vault."
This is also Gu Kun's best choice at present. It is really difficult to guarantee absolute safety in other places.
"It's a good idea. If it were my thing, I would do the same." Van Bilson agreed with his approach.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Kun felt deeply that it was almost time for him to consider opening a security company.
Otherwise, in Lan Fang, which has almost no national defense, his current power is gradually insufficient to protect his property.
An hour later, Van Bilson called him back and said that he could help him get the Il-bsp in Jakarta; The advantage of the C-13o is that it is safer, and if the aircraft is smaller, the requirements for the field runway for takeoff and landing are lower. The disadvantages
The theoretical maximum load capacity is only 35 tons, and a full load takes up a lot of fuel weight, so the endurance is very poor. If you choose this, Gu Kun would be better off transporting a few fewer tons.
The IL-76 is much larger and can easily transport 50 tons. It will definitely be no problem to transport all its cargo. The disadvantage is that it has never been particular about cargo, and the IL-76 has the highest air crash rate among all large transport aircraft.
"Then it should still be C-13o. I will be escorted randomly. There should be a parachute on the plane, right?"
After finalizing the decision, Gu Kun inquired in detail about the required field runway parameters, and then called Sa Wuyang and asked him to help coordinate.
Gu Kun spoke very straight to the point: "Uncle Sa, I hope that a road can be sealed in Lanfang today. I have a field transport plane that is going to land in Lanfang."
"What does it have to be transported by air in Lanfang? Can't you come to Kuching?" Savuyang didn't understand.
"I'm afraid of the Malays' precious metal entry and exit controls, so it's better to avoid getting into trouble. I dug up a Spanish silver ship."
The shipment of so many gold and silver coins had to be recorded at the auction house, so Gu Kun was not afraid to tell his allies a few days in advance, and it seemed that he was sincere.
Although the boat fishing has been going smoothly this time, Gu Kun actually knew very well that this was the last time he would enjoy the smooth dividends brought by being low-key.
After the goods are sold, he will become the envy of everyone in the shipwreck salvage industry, and he will no longer be able to tolerate it.
If he wants to eat this bowl of rice in the future, his every move will be watched by his colleagues. Maybe it will make people nervous as soon as the "Nightingale" leaves the port.
"I'll help you make arrangements right away. You kid, you just don't want to make people worry. I originally planned to let you meet the Grand Duke during the Chinese New Year and get to know more of our top dignitaries in Lanfang. It would be better for you not to go back to China during the Chinese New Year.
, just tinker with these things." Sa Wuyang also knew the importance and promised to help arrange it, and also complained about Gu Kun.