Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 125 Come to an end
"I've decided to call you Lucky Boy in the future." After hearing Liang En tell the ownership of this land, Dr. Caldwell was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile.

"Otherwise, there is really no way to explain how you obtained such a precious relic in such a short period of time after obtaining those golden collars."

After learning that this ruin is now Liang En's private property, Dr. Caldwell immediately discussed with him about the ownership of the Sun Cave.

The reason for this is that compared to movable treasures, although such immovable relics are completely private, the private owner does not have the full right to dispose of such relics.

In other words, the owner of the relic not only needs to spend a lot of time, money, and energy to maintain the relic by the method stipulated by the state, but also has very few means to benefit from the relic.

For example, this is the case with many ancient castles, so that the owners of those castles have to spend a lot of wealth to maintain them.

That's why it is often seen in the news that ancient castles are being sold very cheaply, and why Dr. Caldwell will discuss with Liang En about acquiring this relic on behalf of the country.

Because for the vast majority of people in this world, they simply cannot afford this kind of relic.

Of course, Liang En declined the doctor's acquisition request.Because he thinks this place is different from those castles or some ruins, and it also has enough investment value.

After all, this is a relic that is very close to the Antonine Great Wall. At the same time, because of the ancient Roman town, there is a simple road built directly to the place not far from the Sun Cave, and the traffic is convenient.

In addition, all movable cultural relics found in this ruin, such as gold leaf and statues, which can move themselves, will also be regarded as part of this ruin at this time, and will not be separated from the ruin itself.

More importantly, compared with those castles with huge spaces and complex interiors, these sun holes are not only small in size, but also have relatively simple structures inside, so even the most expensive maintenance costs will not be too high.

On the other hand, most of this type of relics have extremely high maintenance costs and extremely low yields.Therefore, the national purchase price must be severely suppressed.

To give the simplest example, a statue similar to the top 170 cultural relics of the British Empire Museum can be called a national treasure, but Dr. Caldwell is only willing to pay [-] million pounds for the entire site including the statue. purchase price.

To be honest, no matter where the £170 million is placed, it cannot be said to be a small amount of money, but compared to the value of this relic, at least a zero must be added after the number.

It's a pity that compared with movable cultural relics, such immovable cultural relics are often purchased at a very low price. Even the current £170 million is due to Liang En's small reputation in archaeology. Outsiders may only have 150 million.

"To be honest, I also think it's more appropriate for you to keep this ruin." After completing the negotiations on behalf of the Scottish local government, Dr. Caldwell said to Liang En in his private capacity.

"After all, the content and location of your relic are more suitable for future development, and the maintenance cost is not high. Keeping it in your hand can obviously create greater value."

Of course, Dr. Caldwell's current job made him not very suitable to say such things. He just reminded his acquaintance because of the friendship with Liang En.

Naturally, Liang En appreciated Dr. Caldwell's reminder, so he also showed a friendly attitude in the subsequent archaeological work on this sun cave.

For example, it is different from many private landowners who charge a high price to those who conduct archaeological excavations and research on their own land, otherwise the research is prohibited.

Liang En said that as long as they were willing to pay a series of taxes and fees on this land, he could hand over the ruins to those professionals from Scotland for free for research.

Because of Liang En's concession, everyone quickly reached a final agreement on the research work on the ruins: the museum announced that it would complete the research within one year and pay the entire property tax on Liang En's behalf.

In addition, the museum also promises to complete the maintenance and maintenance of all cultural relics in the two sun caves at cost price, and hand them over to Liang En after the research is completed.

"So we should be very busy in the next year." On the way back to London after signing the agreement, Fan Meng drove the car and said to Liang En, "Because we have to prepare for the commercial investment after the development of this ruins." money."

"You're right. Luckily, Earl Bossett's commission to find Vinland was before us. Judging from the previous cooperation, if we can complete the commission, the other party's reward will definitely not be small."

"Yeah, the earl is indeed generous enough to give money, but the prerequisite is to find the Viking American colony that only exists in lost legends."

Fan Meng shook his head.He is not very optimistic about this matter, after all, this thing is just a legend.The only point of recognition was because Liang En took over the task.

At least during this period of contact, he realized that Liang En possessed unprecedented abilities that no one else had when searching for various lost relics or treasures, and he might be able to make the impossible possible.

"By the way, can you swim?" Speaking of the next task, Fan Meng suddenly asked something. "After all, the steward once said that he would prepare a ship for us, which means we may need a sea voyage."

"I can swim, but my level is mediocre. So I really need to strengthen my sea adventure." When Fan Meng mentioned this, Liang En shrugged and said. "I remember you should be good at this."

"I learned this when I was in the service, but to be honest, for a modern sailor, you just need to learn to jump off the ship's side with a life jacket on, and you don't necessarily have to learn to swim."

The reason why the military wants to practice swimming is because for military operations, some actions such as landing battles require soldiers to master this skill.

But for the sailors of modern sea ships, swimming skills are not so important for surviving in the vast sea. The real core is the rescue of others.After all, swimming in the open sea cannot reach the shore.

"This is very interesting, because I remember that sailors in the Middle Ages not only couldn't swim, but even avoided learning this skill." Liang En said with a smile.

"Why?" Fan Meng's curiosity was aroused. "It's understandable if they don't know how to swim. After all, not everyone can learn this skill. But why do they take the initiative to avoid learning this skill?"

"Because of the superstition and legend in the past, once a person learns to swim, the sea will be thirsty for him after tasting his taste, and it is easy to encounter shipwreck when he goes out to sea."

"A completely unscientific superstition." Fan Meng scoffed at this statement. "It's as unreasonable as banning women from boarding ships in those days."

"You're right, but it's a pity that people were still in the age of ignorance. They didn't have science to explain everything they encountered." Liang En shook his head with a smile. "So they can only fill that space with superstitions."

(End of this chapter)