Chapter 1005: Why do you say ‘again’?

Xiao Peng shook his head. He hadn't heard of this ship before---it wasn't the Huaxia ship if it was named.
Sun Lao explained: "It was a merchant ship in the original fleet of King Philip V of Spain. It was sunk by the British in the Caribbean in 1708. When it was sunk, the ship was full of loads from the Spanish empire. Gold and silver jewelry. You know, almost all of Latin America was their colony at that time. You can imagine how much wealth there is."
Xiao Peng frowned and said: "Old Sun, then I don't understand. Since this ship has so much wealth, it should have been eyed for a long time, right?"
Old Sun nodded: "In fact, as early as 1981, the Sea Search Fleet Company of the Stars and Stripes Nation found the sinking area of ​​the ship. However, for some reason, no one has recovered the ship so far."
Xiao Peng found a problem: "Wait, Grandpa Sun, you said this ship is in the Caribbean? Where is it in the Caribbean?"
Sun Lao replied: "In the waters north of the Cartagena port in Colombia."
Xiao Peng thought about it for a long time: "Grandpa Sun, the Caribbean Sea is a land-margin sea. The waters in northern Colombia are similar to ours here. They are all continental seas. The waters are not deep and it is not difficult to salvage. People have discovered it for about forty years, how come no one has caught it today?"
Sun Lao explained: "It is not a technical problem that the ship was not salvaged, but something else. As I said earlier, the first company that discovered the shipwreck was the Sea Search Fleet Company of the Star Stripe Nation. They found the sunken ship and wanted to salvage it, but Colombia did not agree with it because it was convenient. It was for the question of the ship’s ownership."
Xiao Peng wondered: "Is there any problem with the ownership of this sunken ship?"
In the past, UNESCO once led the establishment of a "underwater cultural heritage protection convention", saying that it was to figure out the ownership and management of countless submarine assets. As a result, only 20 countries signed this convention. --Almost all the landlocked countries without territorial waters signed the treaty, and no coastal country signed this treaty.
This is all staring at their wealth in the sea!
What about China's attitude? ‘We agree to and support the principles and provisions of the Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage, and are actively preparing to become a party to the Convention as soon as possible’. Then more than ten years passed without mentioning this matter...
Therefore, the ownership rights of the sunken ships in the world is called chaos.
From a legal point of view, a country has ‘complete sovereignty’ over everything in its own waters. However, the country of origin of the shipwreck can also declare a'sovereign immunity'. Both warships and non-commercial ships can rely on this clause to obtain control. If it is on the high seas, it depends on the nationality of the discoverer and the laws of the country where the discoverer belongs. , Anyway, it is always a reason to find yourself a piece of the pie.
Even if it was a shipwreck hundreds of years ago, the current government of the ‘original country’ would jump out and demand control. No country will easily give up the good things in its own waters. Every time a shipwreck is discovered, there is international friction, and no one is polite in front of wealth.
Just like the famous shipwreck salvage company Odyssey Ocean Exploration Company of the Star-Spangled Nation, it once unearthed a Spanish shipwreck off the coast of Gibraltar, and a total of 17 tons of gold and silver ancient coins were transported back to the Star-Spangled Nation. People also have a reason, this shipwreck was pulled out in the open sea by us, it must be ours!
But Spain jumped out, not to say that the ship was their national heritage, and took the Odyssey company to court; Chile also jumped out by the way, saying that these gold and silver were excavated in Chile and are part of their national culture. The part that cannot be shared is called a hype, the final purpose is two words: "divide the money"!
The final result is that half of these treasures have to be returned to the Spanish government, and the reason is the so-called ‘sovereign immunity’ regulations.
Sun Lao said: "This ship has not been salvaged. A large part of the reason is that it has been in lawsuits over the years. Colombia wants the wealth of this sunken ship. The Sea Search Fleet company told them that they don’t have half of them. Yes, after so many years of lawsuits, the ownership of this ship is now completely owned by Colombia."
Xiao Peng widened his eyes after hearing this: "How did they do it?"
Old Sun smiled and said,
Didn’t this Star-Tiao country withdraw from UNESCO? Back then, they took the lead in creating this Convention for the Protection of Underwater Culture, but they took the lead in creating this Convention but did not join in, for the purpose of these submarine heritage. Now they have all withdrawn from the group. Without backing support, how can they win this lawsuit?"
"What about Spain? Is this their ship? Why don't you get a share of the pie like the Odyssey Company?" Xiao Peng asked curiously.
Old Sun shrugged: "This time is different from the Odyssey company. Odyssey is a company, and Colombia is a country. They can't help but play tricks on Spain. Now Colombia is also afraid of people thinking about their sunken ship. Just send a warship to patrol once..."
Xiao Peng frowned upon hearing this: "Grandpa Sun, let me interrupt you. According to your statement, it seems that I am going to steal the sunken ship again this time? Huh? Why do I use'again'?"
Sun Lao has an old and cunning look: "I'll tell you. This time the'San Jose' is an out-and-out big fat sheep. According to reliable data, the amount of gold transported on it is more than forty. Tons, if these gold are produced, it will be more than two billion dollars, and there are huge amounts of silver, jewellery, etc., so you are not moved?"
Xiao Peng looked at Lao Sun with a speechless expression: "Grandpa Sun, tell me the truth, did you come from a lieutenant Jin? Or else? Why is it so natural to say this?"
Old Sun raised his hand and pretended to hit Xiao Peng: "What did you kid say? Isn't this to give you a chance to make a fortune?"
Xiao Peng looked embarrassed: "You also said, what is the warship over there, how could I get the ship out? What kind of gift are you giving me? Isn't this giving me a blank check? You can't do it, you can't do it." Xiao Peng shook his hand desperately at this point.
Sun Lao glanced at Yu Tianfang next to him, and said with a smile: "Xiao Peng, don't hide and tuck your kid. The last time the big'goldfish' could be fished silently. Come out, this ship’s salvage is much less difficult than the Goldfish. It’s just a simple task for you, right?"
Xiao Peng coughed dryly, "How simple it is! If according to your statement, the Colombian side must have taken various measures to prevent stealing. I want to fish out silently...too difficult. Besides, I'm going to other people's territorial waters. If Colombia finds that the shipwreck treasure is missing, then I must first suspect me as an outsider, right? You a Chinese fishing boat went fishing in Colombian waters? This is not where there is no silver. Three hundred taels?"
Old Sun smiled and said: "If you really want to go there, you must be famous! Is the relationship between China and Cuba good? You are going to Cuba on behalf of China to exchange fishery science and technology. In this way, your route will cross the Pacific Ocean and cross the Panama Canal. Passing by the coast of Colombia and arriving in Cuba. When you arrive in Cuba, someone will provide you with enough help to bring these treasures back."
Xiao Peng was completely dumbfounded: "Grandpa Sun, what are you doing? You want to help me bring the treasure back? Let's just open the skylight and speak up. What do you want to do again?"
Old Sun smiled and said, "Don't you know whether it is good or bad? You really salvaged the sunken ship. How do you sell the treasures on the sunken ship? Who will collect you the large amount of heavy metals such as gold and silver? If it goes to the market, your treasure The origin and how to salvage the sunken ship will cause controversy, and when the country of the sunken ship like Spain comes to you and asks for money, what do you do? At that time, you can only sleep with a lot of treasures? And now, you can get it up. If you sell heavy metals such as gold and silver to the country, you can still get money, and the country can get benefits."
"Benefits? With just dozens of tons of gold, the country won't look at it, right? I would rather ask for dozens of tons of US dollars, which is worth more than gold." Xiao Peng blinked. Now the country is so rich and powerful, dozens of tons of gold listen. It's a lot, but it's just over two cubic meters in size. The value of a ton of gold is about 47 million U.S. dollars, and a ton of hundred dollar bills is about 95 million U.S. dollars. The dollar bills must be more valuable.
Who knows that after listening to Xiao Peng's words, Old Sun's eyes widened: "Boy, you really don't have a backache while standing! Only dozens of tons of gold? Now China's entire country has just over 1,800 tons of gold reserves! China is the country with the largest gold production in the world, and it produces more than 400 tons of gold every year. Most of this gold is also used for jewelry processing, high-tech instruments, etc. Our country is so big and the economy is so good, the annual gold reserve is also An increase of forty tons! If gold is not so scarce, would it be called "precious metal"?"
"Uh, calm and calm, how could I know about such important national events as the people's livelihood and civil aircraft?" Xiao Peng said quickly.
"I don't care about the salvaged jewellery and antiques. I will ask you if the precious metal country buys it. Can you do this job?" Sun Lao glared.
"Yes, can't I try this matter? Let me just say, there is no pie in the sky. In the end, I still want to contribute to the country." Xiao Peng said with a shrug.
Sun Laobai glanced at Xiao Peng: "Is this called mutual benefit? You can still make money, and the country can increase gold reserves. This is a matter of killing two birds with one stone. Of course, the ugly thing is that this is top secret. I'm in this room. I don’t know what I said to go out."
Xiao Peng curled his lips: "Okay, I see, it's the same as last time, right?"
Sun Lao turned to Yu Tianfang, and Yu Tianfang pushed a wheelchair over: "Brother Xiao, please?"