From the Island Owner to the King

Chen Rui intends to sell the wreck in a whole auction.

The participants of the auction are museums, institutions and individuals interested in purchasing the wreck of the Lucky Star in its entirety.

Chen Rui entrusted relevant companies with the arrangement of the auction site, security, and reception of guests.

In addition, top auctioneers are hired at high prices, as well as legal experts who deal with legal, tax and other related matters.

On April 2, the weather was fine, the grass was growing and the warblers were flying, which was a good time for outings.

Hilton Hotel, luxury conference room.

It is arranged as an auction site.

"Hello, Mr. Reno, very welcome." As the organizer of the auction site, Chen Rui greeted the guests with a smile.

Francisco Reno is a famous Spanish artist, painter, and director of the National Museum of Prado, Spain.

"Hello, Mr. Chen, I have to say, I am very envious of your good luck." Francisco Reno shook hands with Chen Rui and said.

Francisco Reno looked at the young man in front of him. He was very sunny and friendly. His smile made people feel comfortable, and he couldn't help but have a good impression of him.

Before coming, Francisco Reno conducted some investigations on Chen Rui through government and government intelligence agencies. He graduated from Central South University, one of the best universities in China, and is proficient in English and Japanese. Highly skilled, his main job is to write programs for IT companies and write articles for computer professional newspapers and magazines.

Such a very excellent and energetic young man, whoever sees him will have a good impression, not to mention this young man's wealth will soon exceed 200 million US dollars. This kind of worth is enough to squeeze into the world's top rich, the elite level of society.

"Hello, Earl Hill." Chen Rui said to an old man with a smile on his face.

The old man was very gentlemanly, leaning on a civilized staff.

There are many ancient families in the UK with a long heritage and a distinguished history.

One such family is the Hill family, which dates back to the early 16th century.

In the early 16th century, the Hill family, as a large-scale shepherd family, first came to Northamptonshire in central England to establish Hill Manor. Since then, members of the Hill family have been politicians, courtiers, seamen, ambassadors, Missionaries, this is a family with a long tradition and a very prominent family.

"Hello, Mr. Chen, you are so young, you look very energetic, and you are very lucky. If you are free, I welcome you to visit Hill Manor." Earl Hill smiled and said to Chen Rui. said.

"thanks!"

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"Hello, Mr. Hughes."

Mark Hughes, an American tech tycoon worth billions of dollars, owns a private island in the Caribbean Sea.

"Hello, I have a reception next month, and I invite you to my reception."

"Thank you, I'll be there on time."

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Half an hour later, all the guests arrived, and the door of the conference room was closed.

On the auction stage, a middle-aged man in a suit walked up.

Rose Witton, a famous auctioneer in the United States, has good professional qualities. After optimizing the combination of the items to be auctioned, he can determine the best quotation route, and is good at affecting the atmosphere of the scene.

An active atmosphere and arousing the enthusiasm of the buyers will often make the auction achieve unexpected results.

He has been awarded the 'white glove'.

You must know that the "white glove" is the highest honor of an auctioneer. It marks a 100% transaction rate for a special auction, and it represents everyone's high recognition of you.

Getting 'white glove' status is like being an 'Oscar winner' in the auction industry.

Ross Witton said, "Welcome all the guests, I am entrusted by my client, Mr. Chen Rui, to preside over this auction.

The items to be auctioned are a sunken ship and the gold and silver coins, precious stones, gold art, silver tableware and other items on the sunken ship.

Now, let me introduce this wreck.

This is a Spanish galleon with a tonnage of 500 tons, built in Bilbao, northern Spain, the hull is built with high-quality oak produced in the Bilbao area, ..., built around the 17th century Half Leaf,  …

During colonial times, it remained a common size until the end of the age of galleons in the mid-17th century.

The main features of this kind of boat are high chord, low front deck, flat stern, . . . The ratio of length to width is 4:1.

This hull layout structure has many advantages, such as a high bow and stern deck, ..., when two ships are stuck in a war, the advantage is that it can easily board the enemy ship.

The 4:1 ratio of length and width makes the Spanish galleon more dominant in speed than other contemporary sailing ships.

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In addition, such ships have large hulls and payloads, and are generally equipped with heavy weapons.

The famous Spanish treasure fleet is composed of such ships.

Speaking of which, Rose Weedon paused, then continued, "This kind of ship is one of the most legendary sailing ships in history.

We all know that the enormous wealth of gold and silver from Peru and Mexico, as well as emeralds and pearls from South America, was the key to Spain's maintaining its hegemony. And it was these galleons that ensured that such wealth could be safely transported back to Spain, . . .

For more than a century, Spanish galleons firmly controlled the seas of Europe and the United States. This is their legend. "

Ross Witten briefly introduced the Spanish galleon to the guests.

Everyone in the audience applauded.

The Spanish galleon is indeed one of the most legendary sailing ships in history.

The Spanish Armada, the Treasure Ship, the Golden Fleet, formed by Spanish galleons, are legends at sea.

Rose Witton continued, "The 'Lucky Star' was buried in the seabed silt due to factors such as currents and changes in the marine environment, and was isolated from the air and seawater for a long time to soak and corrode. So it is very well preserved, such as the hull. , artillery, weapons, interior decorations, cutlery. And some mundane little things of everyday life in colonial times, such as parrot feathers found on boats, which illustrate the value of talking, multicolored parrots .

There are also ceramic jars with olives and other foods in them.

This ship has very important archaeological research value as well as artistic value.