Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 570 Copper Cannon
"No, after all, this thing has been soaking in the bottom of the sea for too long, even if there is an inscription, it should have disappeared." When Liang En asked about the source of the cannon, Mr. Carter shook his head with regret.

"It's really a pity, otherwise, as long as you can figure out the ship that this artillery is serving on, the price will increase by about 20%. If it comes from a well-known ship, the price may increase several times."

"You're right." Liang En said with a sigh. Unlike antique dealers, he paid more attention to the information carried by these things, and the fact that there were no records immediately made the value of this cannon drop a lot in his eyes.

As the southern part of the United States, it is also the largest peninsula in the United States. The Florida area has been a busy traffic line since the Europeans discovered America. Naturally, there are many shipwrecks, so it is impossible to tell which ship it is on just by a cannon. of.

Theoretically speaking, such an exquisite cannon would basically be engraved with the name of the ship it belongs to, but the place where the name was engraved on this cannon has disappeared due to long-term friction with the seabed, making it unrecognizable at all.

"Didn't you say you wanted to give me something as a thank you gift? Then I want this cannon." After looking around the situation, Liang En pointed to the cannon. "Of course, if it's difficult for you, forget it."

"No, of course it's not difficult, at least this artillery is not of great value to me." Mr. Carter shook his head, "It's just that I think the favor you did to me last time was too great. A cannon can't express my heart."

"It doesn't matter, since you are in this business, you know that although some things are not of high value, they are invaluable in the eyes of those you like." Liang En said with a smile, "And this cannon is what I think is valuable."

"Well, if you like this thing, I'll give it to you." After listening to Liang En's serious words, Mr. Carter nodded. "I will help you go through the formalities for this artillery to go abroad."

Due to the procedures, Liang En and the others planned to stay in Philadelphia for one day and wait until the next day to return home with the completed documents and the cannon. On the way, Joan asked Liang En why he used this cannon. Favor for such a cannon.

"I've already said the reason, that is, this cannon is too exquisite." Liang En explained to Jeanne seriously, "Under normal circumstances, this kind of exquisite cannon often represents a top-notch piece of that era. vessel."

Considering that the Florida area is close to the famous shipping line in the age of great exploration, this cannon is very likely to be a relic from an important shipwreck, so Liang En naturally seems very concerned.

His cards can trace something to something else, so it's possible to find some sunken ships with treasure through this cannon.

After all, the ships that can afford this kind of artillery are definitely the top ships, so no matter from which point of view, as long as you can find one, you will definitely be able to gain both fame and fortune.

As we all know, marine archaeology is a very expensive archaeological project, at least Liang En's wealth in the past could never support that kind of ocean salvage.

Of course, this time Liang En planned to salvage the ocean, apart from having money on hand, the most important thing was that the cannon was fished out in the offshore, that is to say, the sunken ship should be in the shallow sea near the ocean.

Compared with ocean deep sea salvage, offshore salvage is obviously much simpler, and at the same time, the cost is much lower. Traditionally, a search plus salvage can be done for one or two million US dollars.

One or two million US dollars is naturally not a small number, at least for most people, but it is indeed a small number if it is used for an ocean salvage.

What's more, while an undersea treasure hunt may seem like a no-brainer, actually performing a treasure hunt can cost millions of dollars.

In 2014, Bloomberg named ocean treasure hunting the "worst investment in the world."Because for those who invest in deep sea treasure, although treasure hunting may mean getting rich overnight, it may also become bankrupt and heavily in debt.

To give the simplest example, a person spends 300 million US dollars to find and salvage a sunken ship. Maybe the items he gets can only be sold for 30 US dollars. Of course, hundreds of millions of dollars of treasures may also be found.

In short, this is a matter of great uncertainty. According to those people in the ocean treasure hunting industry, if your investment advisor advises you to invest in treasure hunting projects, you should fire him immediately.

To be honest, Liang En would not have carried out this kind of ocean salvage if it wasn't for his card support, because for most salvagers, it is not uncommon for most salvagers to spend a lot of time and money and end up empty-handed.

So after seeing the cannon the next day, Liang En immediately used the [Appraisal (N)] card to identify the small rotating cannon, and found that the cannon came from the Spanish ship Santa Margaret Tower No.

"This ship should most likely be a Spanish ship." Looking at the identified content, Liang En said to Joan of Arc.

"Because the Spaniards like to use the names of ancient Christian saints, especially those related to their own country, as their ship names, it is easy to judge the situation in this regard."

"Apart from this, what else can you see?" Joan asked curiously. She really wanted to learn some knowledge in this area. After all, Liang En is now engaged in this area of ​​work, so she thinks that she should also master this area of ​​knowledge. .

"It can be seen a lot. For example, from the biological traces on it, we can judge what kind of environment this artillery was in when it was buried on the bottom of the sea."

Because one of the cards he obtained before brought him a lot of ocean knowledge, Liang En was able to obtain a lot of information that might be overlooked by ordinary people through these sea creatures.

"For example, look at this." Liang En pointed to a small mark left by some kind of marine life on the cannon. "This is a trace of coral that is common in subtropical seas, that is to say, this gun has been located on the bottom of the subtropical area for a long time."

"Even because the water depth of this kind of coral will not exceed 30m, I can basically confirm that if there is a sunken ship, it will be buried relatively shallow on the seabed, and it will be more convenient to dig."

"That makes sense." Joan nodded and said after hearing what Liang En had said. "But have you checked the specific condition of this ship?"

"I haven't had time to check it yet. Didn't I just pull you down to look after seeing the artillery arrive? I haven't had time to check the information on it." Being reminded by Joan of Arc, Liang En patted his forehead lightly and smiled. said.

"But it's much better now than in the past. At least with mobile phones and the Internet, it's not so difficult to find these things."

After speaking, Liang En took out his mobile phone, and searched with the Santa Margarita number as a keyword. As a result, after he entered the word and clicked the confirmation button, he was surprised to see hundreds of entries popped up in one breath.

"It seems that this is really a famous ship." Liang En turned to Joan of Arc with a smile and said, then looked at the screen and pointed to the number one item with his finger. "Let me see—what!?"

(End of this chapter)