Mo Qiong looked at the overjoyed Zhang He and smiled in agreement.
This guy was really chuunibyou. After finding the treasure, he did not care about its value. Instead, he cared more about fame.
But it was good. Mo Qiong did not care about fame. He was even willing to give the discovery rights to Zhang He alone.
When he heard the last sentence, Mo Qiong was stunned.
How many days did he go out to sea every time? Good lord, was he tired of living?
This time, with Mo Qiong around, there were so many surprises in the so-called fate.
However, if one really thought that there would be a surprise every time and that one would be able to find treasures just by randomly floating on the sea and digging down, wouldn't that be like waiting for rabbits to appear?
The sea was very dangerous. If he kept floating like this, something would happen sooner or later.
But now, Zhang He did not listen to advice. He excitedly pulled Mo Qiong back to the yacht.
The yacht was not far away. The others were already tired and were waiting for them there.
Seeing them return, Lil Kun said, "Why did you go so far? Quick! We were waiting for you to grill a piece of fish. "
Zhang He laughed and said, "Grill what fish? Come down and dig for the treasure! "
Everyone was stunned. Lil Kun said in surprise, "You found pearls again?"
"There are pearls, but they were placed in a box." Zhang He smiled.
"In a box?" Everyone did not understand.
Zhang He shouted, "Treasure! Idiots, come and dig!"
Everyone was shocked and finally reacted. They all jumped into the water to take a look.
But Mo Qiong said, "Well, it's too heavy. Let's just drive the boat over."
Zhang He nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes."
When they anchored the boat above the treasure and dived down to take a look, everyone was stunned.
The boxes that Zhang He and Mo Qiong dug out were all locked. They could not see what was inside.
But the first box was broken. When they reached in, they found a bunch of jewelry.
Lil Kun could tell at a glance that these were all simple jewelry. They must be ancient items. The workmanship was very different from modern ones.
What made him even crazier was that there was a crown in the broken box!
"F * ck!" Lil Kun took out the crown in a frenzy and floated to the surface.
Everyone followed behind him and heard him roaring.
"Quick! Quick! I'll save this first. You guys carry the broken box onto the boat! "
He took the crown and climbed onto the boat, looking for a hairdryer.
When everyone saw him drying the crown with unusual care, they also realized that it was a cultural relic. The box was broken and soaked in seawater, so it definitely wouldn't work.
The boxes were heavy, but with several people working together, it was easy. The men carried the boxes one by one onto the boat, while the women continued to clear the mud underwater.
After that, the man went to help. After a while, they found more and more boxes.
In the end, after more than two hours, they were finally certain that there were no more boxes.
Counting carefully, they had brought up a total of twenty-one boxes.
"I'm so tired …"
Everyone climbed onto the boat to rest. Seeing that Xiao Kun was still nursing the crown, they couldn't help but say angrily, "Why are you only caring about this and not helping?"
Xiao Kun did not even raise his head as he said, "Even if those jewels are antiques, they are not as important as this one. Do you know how valuable this ancient crown is?"
A woman said, "One hundred million? Or two hundred million? "
"You know nothing! Priceless! The crown is priceless! "Xiao Kun said excitedly," Have you heard of a crown being auctioned for a sky-high price? "
The woman thought for a moment and said, "Wasn't Princess Diana's crown auctioned? I remember that it was only a few million. "
"That's not a real crown. It's just a modern art that looks like a crown. It has no political significance to the country, nor does it symbolize any power. If it wasn't owned by Princess Diana, I can even make a hundred of it for you! "Xiao Kun said.
When Zhang He heard that, he said, "Then how do you know that it has political significance? Do you know which king's crown it is? "
Xiao Kun shook his head and said, "How would I know which king's crown it is? There are many small countries in Southeast Asia."
"But this is at least a few hundred years old, and it's a classic Chinese art style. Do you think that a few hundred years ago, you can just casually make a crown like now? This crown must have been worn by some king. It's a real crown. "
"A real crown has never been auctioned before. Ancient crowns must be part of the country's collection. Even if a country was destroyed, it would be part of the conqueror's collection or bought by other countries. It would never be auctioned. A few hundred years ago, the French royal family wanted to buy the Byzantine crown, but they couldn't afford it. In the end, they spent a hundred thousand gold coins to buy a scepter. "
"Until now, things like crowns are either in museums or in the hands of the royal families of various countries. Even if there are ancient crowns unearthed from private land, the relevant countries will definitely find and buy them. It's impossible to sell it for a sky-high price."
"This thing is a priceless treasure."
When Mo Qiong heard that, he secretly praised Xiao Kun.
Xiao Kun didn't know that it was the Ryukyu crown, but he knew that it was priceless.
The priceless here meant that it would definitely not be allowed to be sold in public. Unless it was a crown from an unknown country, it would only be sold privately.
Therefore, it was impossible to sell this thing at a high price.
Zhang He asked, "Then what do we do with this?"
Xiao Kun thought for a moment and asked, "Where is this? Is it the international waters? "
Zhang He hurriedly turned on the GPS and checked for a long time before shaking his head. "No, it's in the exclusive economic zone of New Guinea … Sigh, there's a small island nearby. Without that island, this would be the international waters."
"It doesn't matter. Isn't it up to us to decide where it came from?" Xiao Kun said confidently.
Everyone looked calm. They didn't care whether they were in the international waters or not.
When Mo Qiong saw this, he couldn't help but think to himself, "What a gangster. But I like it."
Next, everyone counted their loot.
There were a total of twenty-one chests, and in the chest of jewelry that was broken open.
In the broken box, there were twelve pearls of different sizes, more than two hundred pearls. There were thirty jade bracelets, pendants, and more than forty rings of various types. There were also white jade paperweights, jade Buddha statues, jade fish, and various other works of art.
Some of them even had the word "Lord" written in Chinese characters.
Xiao Kun asked curiously, "Which royal family would use Chinese characters? And called it Lord? North Korea? That's not right. The North Korean crown doesn't have this style, and it's not as luxurious. "
Zhang He said, "Stop shaking your half-empty bottle. Go back and get someone to appraise it."
When everyone realized that the other boxes were sealed, they immediately opened them.
In the end, there was only one box of jewelry. Of the remaining twenty, one was gold, eighteen were silver, and one only had a wooden carving.
"There's no ceremonial ware …" Xiao Kun was a little disappointed. There wasn't even a piece of porcelain.
Mo Qiong said, "Are gold and silver not considered cultural relics?"
Xiao Kun said, "Yes, but these gold and silver have been recast into gold bricks. There's almost no additional value. Basically, it's just based on the current value of gold and silver."
"Yes, this box of jewelry, if sold separately, excluding the crown, can be worth about two hundred million."
"As for the remaining gold and silver, after weighing them, it's only worth twenty million."
The boxes were very small. A box of gold was less than fifty kilograms, and the silver was even lighter.
The value of nineteen boxes combined was not even one-tenth of the value of this box of jewelry.
However, this was already a lot. Xiao Kun was only slightly disappointed, but he immediately became excited.
With two hundred million worth of items in front of them, even if they didn't lack money, they couldn't underestimate this wealth.
"Two hundred million, how do we split it?" Someone asked.
At the mention of splitting the money, everyone became excited.
These were all fished up from the sea together. As for whether or not this was international waters, they didn't care. After all, they had ways to make these things international waters.
Only the crown was more troublesome. Unless this thing was hidden, it had to have a clear origin.
Because for the origin of the crown, there would definitely be an archeological team that would want to verify it. If it was international waters, then where was international waters?
Regarding this, Xiao Kun had already thought it through.
"Zhang He, I don't care how you split it. I want this crown. But remember, the crown has nothing to do with this batch of jewelry. The crown was dug up by a farmer in New Guinea. Later, someone from my auction house found out and bought it back. Do you understand?" Xiao Kun said.
In New Guinea, land was privately owned. Whoever owned the land, all the benefits related to it belonged to that person. Even the country had no right to touch it.
Therefore, according to Xiao Kun, this crown had become something from someone's private land and was sold to their auction house.
As for who dug it up, when it was dug up, and whether there was anything else in the family's land, his family naturally had a team to arrange it.
Zhang He smiled and said, "Alright, alright, no one will snatch it from you. But this thing can't be sold publicly. Are you secretly handing it over to the country?"
Xiao Kun glared and said, "Why would I secretly hand it over to the country? Just appraise it publicly, publicize it, and organize a big auction. When the time comes, no matter which country comes to claim it, they'll have to talk to us. If it's from our country, it'll be even better. When the time comes, my family can just buy it internally and sell it at an unprecedented price before handing it over to the country. "
The item belonged to their auction house. No matter how rich others were, once they decided to buy it internally, no amount of money would be able to take it away. Instead, the price would be raised even higher.
If the price was too high, the taxes would be a little scary. However, the country would definitely subsidize it. In addition to the fame and fortune from this operation, Xiao Kun's family would still benefit greatly.
Zhang He clicked his tongue, then looked at everyone and asked, "Does anyone want this?"
Everyone smiled and shook their heads. "No, no."
Zhang He nodded and said, "Then let's do it this way. We'll just divide the gold and silver equally. As for the jewelry, before it's appraised, everyone can choose as you see fit. But when the time comes, whoever has the most valuable item after it's appraised, that's also fate.
"It's fate that the nine of us got these things. If we choose well this time, we won't be able to talk about who earns more and who earns less."
Everyone laughed and said, "Wow, this is exciting. I'll have to choose properly."
Mo Qiong did not say anything. But when he heard Zhang He say "the nine of us," he knew it was a done deal.
He had already integrated into this group.
Seeing this, Zhang He said, "You choose too."
"This hasn't been counted yet." Mo Qiong pointed at the wooden sculpture and said.
"It's the same. Whoever wants it can take it," Zhang He said.
Mo Qiong immediately took the wooden sculpture in his hand.
However, Xiao Kun watched from the side and said with a smile, "You really know how to pick. You picked the cheapest one."
Mo Qiong said, "It's a cultural relic after all. It's also a work of art. Something from a few hundred years ago can't be that cheap, right?"
"No, no, no. This thing is at most ten thousand yuan. It can't even be auctioned at a medium scale or above," Xiao Kun said.
Mo Qiong said in surprise, "Ten thousand yuan? That cheap? How can something from a few hundred years ago be so cheap? "
"It's not that the older it is, the more expensive it is. An antique also depends on its original value. The craftsmanship of this wooden sculpture is too poor. It's just a small folk item. It's a bit like a pirate's amulet. I reckon that this royal family was robbed by pirates when they fled. When the pirates buried the treasures, they buried their amulets as well, "Xiao Kun said.
Mo Qiong grinned. He did not expect to pick the most worthless item.
He originally thought that this item was definitely a valuable antique since it was placed in a separate box. After all, pirates did not even respect crowns and directly stuffed it with a pile of treasures.
However, with Xiao Kun's explanation, Mo Qiong realized that even if this item was precious to the person who buried it, it did not mean that it was still precious after a few hundred years.
"This item is probably something that the Pirate King himself thinks is important."
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