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Meng Zitao asked: "Captain Zhang, do you mean that that island is also made of magnetic ore like Death Island, and there is quicksand around it?"
Zhang Shouping said: "Not only that, the island is also surrounded by reefs. It is impossible for large ships to sail into the island. We can only send small boats to enter."
Lu Wenle raised his own question: "I think there are some problems. There are no animals and plants there, and the island is not large. Why was the treasure hidden on this small island in the first place?"
Meng Zitao also had the same question: "Could it be this small island?"
Captain Xi Xiaoying said: "We have carefully checked the existing clues and data. Unless there are errors, there will definitely be no mistakes."
Meng Zitao still believed Xi Xiaoying¡¯s words, and he also felt that he would not make such a mistake, but the key question was, would the treasure be hidden on such an uninhabited island that could not survive at all?
Lu Wenle thought for a moment and then said, "I have an idea. I wonder if you have heard of Chen Zuyi."
Chen Zuyi was a pirate leader in the Ming Dynasty. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, his family went to Nanyang. Chen Zuyi has been a pirate in Malacca for more than 10 years. At its peak, the group had more than 10,000 members. Hundreds of warships.
During its heyday, Chen Zuyi dominated the waters of Japan, Baodao, South China Sea, and the Indian Ocean. They plundered tens of thousands of passing ships and attacked more than 50 coastal towns. Ming Chengzu offered 500,000 taels of silver in red to capture Chen Zuyi. In the end, he was captured by Zheng He and taken back to the country, where he beheaded Chen Zuyi in public.
Except for Zhang Shouping, everyone at the scene had heard of Chen Zuyi. Meng Zitao immediately understood what Lu Wenle meant and said, "You mean that pirates regard this island as a place to bury gold and silver jewelry. After that, For some unknown reason, Zhu Cixi discovered it, so he hid the treasure in this place?"
Zhang Shouping took over and said: "Teacher Meng, I think you have a misunderstanding on this matter. Why do you think it was Zhu Cixiang who hid the Zhu family's wealth on that island? Is it possible that, in fact, the Zhu family's royal family has Have you been running this island with a sense of worry, hoping to revive it in times of crisis?¡±
"This is unlikely."
Lu Wenle explained: "If this were the case, the internal funds of Chongzhen at that time would not have been stretched. What we are looking for now are mainly cultural materials that may have been handed down from the Ming Dynasty. As for gold and silver treasures, we should not hold on to them. This hope.¡±
Zhang Shouping said: "It's hard to say, what if Chongzhen is also a person who likes to make money?"
Lu Wenle smiled and said: "The Chongzhen period was not as easy on financial pressure as the Wanli period. The only opportunity for Emperor Chongzhen to get rich was to confiscate Wei Zhongxian's property. This property has not been announced, and there is no historical record. There are only some conjectures."
"However, even if Chongzhen enriched his small treasury as a result, compared with the situation in the late Ming Dynasty, this small amount of money would be just a drop in the bucket. As for other channels of making money, I believe that in the face of the huge financial pressure of being unable to make ends meet in the late Ming Dynasty, even the emperor , it is not easy to collect private money. So, if Chongzhen knew that there was such a large amount of wealth, how could he not collect it? "
"Therefore, I am more willing to believe that that small island is a place where a certain pirate group wants to bury money and treasures. In other words, there is the possibility of knowing it from Chen Zuyi. After all, after catching Chen Zuyi, he left behind There is no record in the documents about the treasures that were dropped. Perhaps this was done intentionally by the Ming court. Of course, we can only find out what happened after going to investigate. "
Xi Xiaoying said: "Yes, no matter how much we say here, it is just speculation. When we get there, it will be clear whether there is a treasure and what kind of treasure it is."
??Everyone laughed and then discussed what to do after arriving at the island.
After lunch, the research ship left the port and headed for its destination. However, the weather was not good. As soon as the ship entered the deep sea area, light rain began to fall, and then it turned into moderate rain, with winds blowing at level 5 or 6. The wind is strong, and it's winter now, so it's strange to feel comfortable.
Fortunately, the ship's sailing time didn't take long, just more than twenty hours. However, in order to deceive others, some changes were made to the ship's route, making it a little longer.
The next night, the research ship arrived at the waters near the island. However, it was not the time to go to the island at this time, so everyone could rest peacefully.
The next morning, the rain finally stopped, but the wind was still blowing. Meng Zitao felt a little cold standing on the bow of the boat.
With Meng Zitao¡¯s eyesight, he could easily see the situation on the small island. Of course,??To observe more carefully, a telescope is still indispensable.
This small island is indeed not big in comparison, only less than one square kilometer at best. Its shape is very similar to the island shown on the treasure map. It is like a pyramid standing in the sea, surrounded by sea breeze and constant waves. Small. In addition, the island's coastline is not suitable for ships to dock, and there are no bays for ships to take shelter from the wind. The steep cliffs on the island also make it difficult to build a shelter.
Fortunately, the rocks here are not smooth, and there are several raised places where boats can tie ropes, of course small boats.
Meng Zitao could not imagine how people at that time could get to the island in such a harsh environment, not to mention that the island was a huge magnet that would affect the equipment on the ship.
"Captain Xi, don't there usually be ships passing by here?"
"This small island is far away from all sea routes. Unless there is a ship specifically targeting the island, there are almost no ships here. Even if it sails to the range of this small island unintentionally, because the equipment is affected, It will also change its route and just pass by the island."
Meng Zitao observed the island for a while and asked, "When will we go to the island?"
Zhang Shouping said: "We'll get ready to go to the island right away, but you guys need to take a rest first while my team members explore the way first."
Meng Zitao really wanted to say that he would go with him, because he had water beads, so it would not matter if he fell into the sea, and his life would not be in danger.
However, looking at the posture of Zhang Shouping and others, it is definitely impossible for him to be among the first batch to go to the island. Moreover, Zhang Shouping sent out experienced team members, so he did not need to show off.
While waiting, the team members sent by Zhang Shouping finally landed on the island and set up simple focus points. Next, some people began to patrol the island.
To be honest, before Meng Zitao saw this island, he had high expectations for what he would gain from this trip, but after he saw this island, most of that expectation disappeared. In the case of a small island, unless the ancients were able to dig a bunker deep into the hinterland, how much could be hidden there?
When it was getting late, the pioneers made a discovery. They said they found a thick stone slab on the island. There was a cave under the stone slab. Looking down from the entrance of the cave, it was not only deep but also had corners. It might be a cave. underground palace.
This discovery made everyone excited and surprised at the same time. Could it be that someone really dug an underground palace on this island? This is incredible. Is it true that as previously guessed, this was an underground palace discovered and operated by the Ming royal family early in the morning? Island?
Because it was getting late, everyone could only hold on to the idea of ????finding out and rested on the boat for a night. Early the next morning, at dawn, everyone got on the boat and set off to the island.
With the help of the safety device, everyone climbed up the island with difficulty, and then followed the team members to the place they discovered yesterday. They turned over the stone slab, and sure enough, a dark cave entrance appeared in front of everyone.
Although Meng Zitao was excited, he felt something was not right in his heart, so he stood at the entrance of the cave and started thinking.
"Zitao, what are you thinking about?" Lu Wenle patted Meng Zitao on the shoulder.
Meng Zitao came back to his senses, smiled slightly and said: "It's nothing, let's go down and take a look first before talking."
Lu Wenle said: "This cave entrance is not big. It can only accommodate one person at a time. Who will go in first?"
Meng Zitao said with a smile: "I'd better go in first. As for my skills, I believe you know it. It's better not to compete with me."
"This" Zhang Shouping hesitated. After all, no one has ever gone down there. After Meng Zitao goes down, if an accident happens, he won't be able to finish his meal and walk away.
Meng Zitao smiled and said, "You really don't have to worry about me, everything will be fine."
While speaking, he also briefly demonstrated his strength. The stone slab weighing tens of kilograms was like a toy in his hand, and everyone else was dumbfounded.
"Okay, it's settled, put on safety equipment for me."
Meng Zitao overcame everyone's objections and asked everyone to put on the equipment for him, and then slowly entered the cave.
The space inside the cave is not large, giving Meng Zitao a feeling of crowding, but judging from the marks on the wall, this is definitely not natural. He admired the person who dug it very much, but was it really possible for the treasure to be placed here?
There were questions in Meng Zitao's head, but he put them aside in advance. He carefully followed the wall to the bottom, and saw that it was a stone room with an area of ??about ten square meters. There were several boxes in the stone room. Apart from that, there is nothing else.
"Is that all these things?" Meng Zitao was even more confused.
At this moment, Lu Wenle¡¯s voice came from the wired communicator: ¡°Zitao, what¡¯s your situation now?¡±
"I've reached the bottom and now I see five boxes."
"Five boxes, how big are they?"
"It's not big, it's less than one meter wide."
"It's only this big? Isn't that impossible?" Lu Wenle was also surprised by this. Fortunately, he worked hard to get here, but there were only five boxes. This was too depressing.
Meng Zitao said: "I feel the same way. Now I'll open the box first and see what's inside."
"Okay, you must pay attention to safety" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)bsp; At this moment, Lu Wenle¡¯s voice came from the wired communicator: ¡°Zitao, what¡¯s your situation now?¡±
"I've reached the bottom and now I see five boxes."
"Five boxes, how big are they?"
"It's not big, it's less than one meter wide."
"It's only this big? Isn't that impossible?" Lu Wenle was also surprised by this. Fortunately, he worked hard to get here, but there were only five boxes. This was too depressing.
Meng Zitao said: "I feel the same way. Now I'll open the box first and see what's inside."
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