Such a huge fortune was too important for China, which was extremely poor at the time. From 1977 to 1980, China sent the largest salvage team in history, with more than 600 divers working in the water, and even the navy came to help. Unfortunately, perhaps due to technical reasons, only 5,418 tons of tin ingots, rubber, mercury, niobium tantalum, mica, photochemical glass and other materials were salvaged, with a total value of only more than 50 million yuan in national currency. In addition, 368 Japanese corpses were salvaged and returned to the Japanese Red Cross by the Shanghai Red Cross. Not to mention the Peking Man skull, not even one tael of gold and silver was found.
Several years after the first salvage operation, China and the United States once again began salvage operations in nearby waters, but still no gold was found.
The two unsuccessful salvage attempts have actually shown that the Awa Maru was a huge scam.
Of course, perhaps the Awa Maru did pull a lot of precious cultural relics looted from China to Hong Kong Island at that time, even including the four skull fossils, but these treasures, including the gold, platinum and gems that were supposed to be transported to Japan, were not loaded on the ship in San Fernando, because all these things were intercepted by Inoue Shun!
From Yang Jing's perspective, it was a very correct decision for the intuitive Inoue Shun not to load these priceless treasures onto the ship! Otherwise, these treasures would have sunk to the bottom of the sea forever with the Awa Maru, and he would not have recovered so many treasures here!
No matter how the Awa Maru scam was formed, these treasures will eventually fall into the hands of China, and this is what is most important!
This sixth large iron box is probably the most important one among the seven iron boxes. Not only is the treasure inside it the most precious, but also because this box contains information recording the origins of these treasures.
Especially the notebook left by Inoue Shun, which most intuitively explains how these treasures were buried here.
As for the seventh large iron box, it was indeed filled with porcelain, but most of these porcelains were top-quality porcelains from the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties of the Qing Dynasty.
The finest porcelains from the official kilns of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties of the Qing Dynasty are actually extremely valuable. Among the top ten highest-priced modern Chinese porcelains at auction, four are fine porcelains from the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties. This is enough to prove the high value of porcelains from the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties.
The last iron box contained a total of sixteen pieces of fine porcelain from the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties, and these porcelains could be matched with the information.
Although these porcelains cannot be compared with the treasures in the sixth iron box, they are definitely national treasures.
These porcelains were all looted from Southeast Asia, and they were also the porcelains that were awarded by the three emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty to the vassal states in Southeast Asia.
The Southeast Asian countries treated these gifts as heirlooms, but they were taken away by the looting Japanese. Inoue Shun selected the best and divided them up and hid them here.
Obviously, this Inoue Shun is definitely a master who has a very deep understanding of Chinese culture. Yes, although this guy serves the Japanese emperor, it must be admitted that in the field of archaeology and treasure appraisal, this guy can definitely be called a master.
The Japanese invaders looted countless porcelains in Southeast Asia, but this guy was able to select the best among the numerous looted porcelains, which was enough to prove his profound skills in porcelain. Yang Jing even thought that if this guy was still alive, even Fourth Master Cai Yi would have to admit defeat when he saw him.
Thinking of this, Yang Jing thought of his fourth master Cai Yi again.
If the Fourth Master saw these precious porcelains, he would probably be so happy that he couldn't sleep for three days and three nights...
As his consciousness withdrew from the storage space, Yang Jing felt refreshed.
When it comes to treasure hunting, the most important thing is not the process, but the final moment of "inspection"!
Although the process of treasure hunting is also very interesting, how can it be as exciting as testing the final harvest? Just like this trip to the Philippines, I traveled to eight locations for more than 20 days, and I also encountered earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and super typhoons. If it weren’t for my good luck, I might not be able to return home from this treasure hunting trip.
This process was definitely full of hardships, but compared with the gains this time, Yang Jing would rather go through such a difficult process again than give up these treasures.
In fact, the two tons of gold and the two boxes of gems found earlier were enough to justify the price paid for this treasure hunt. But apparently God was very kind to me, and I actually found such a batch of treasures in Laoag!
This batch of treasures alone is enough to be called a "huge harvest"!
Not to mention, there is a batch of treasures hidden under the Catholic church in San Fernando. And from what Inoue Shun wrote, the treasures in San Fernando were also hidden by this guy. If we look at the treasures of this treasure, the treasure buried under the Catholic church is probably not much less valuable than this batch of treasures.
Thinking about the treasures he had just obtained, Yang Jing's heart became even more excited. He wished it would be dawn now so that he could rush to San Fernando and dig out all the treasures from under the Catholic church.
Yang Jing was lost in thoughts for most of the night, and didn't fall asleep until after two in the morning.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, the group went to the helicopter pad on the roof of the hotel and took a helicopter directly to San Fernando in the south.
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