While the negotiations with Western Europe were still going on, no one thought that the treasures would be buried on a ship full of corn. When the machines were dug out from the pile of corn, the customs staff were surprised, to say the least. They immediately reported this news to the superiors.
Because this was an important matter, the news was reported all the way to the State Administration for National Defense.
Because the defense agency had to contact two engineers from Shenyang Machine Tool to inspect the machines, the rumors began to spread to the public.
There were several major machine tool manufacturers in China, mainly Shenyang Machine Tool, Qiqihar Heavy CNC Equipment Corporation, and BYJC Machine Tools. They occupied a significant amount of China's machine tool market, and everyone was aiming to manufacture high-end machine tools.
