golden escape

Fang You seemed to have thought of something after seeing the big boat of the Chinese people. Suddenly, he looked at the wood carving in his hand. The age of this wood carving reached the Ming Dynasty. Then, it should be like this. Suddenly, an unspeakable feeling emerged in his heart. excitement.

Taobao picks up the leak, is to look at something that others can't recognize, and be recognized by yourself. The sense of accomplishment is unparalleled.

In the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of years away, Chinese people did come to Africa. It was a miracle in the history of world navigation. Zheng He made seven voyages to the West.

In the third year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty, 240 A.D., Zhu Di ordered eunuch Zheng He to lead a large fleet of more than 28 sea-going ships and [-] crew members on a long voyage until the eighth year of Xuande in Ming Dynasty, [-] A.D. In [-], during these [-] years, a total of seven voyages were made, which are known in history as Zheng He's seven voyages to the West.

Zheng He had been to more than 30 countries including Java, Sumatra, Sulu, Pahang, Chenla, Guri, Siam, Bangkala, Adan, Tianfang, Zuofar, Khorumos, Mugudusu, etc. As far as east Africa, the Red Sea, Mecca, and possibly Australia, America and New Zealand.

It can be said that Zheng He was the pioneer of the world's great navigation era, and Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas are the pinnacle of contemporary navigation.

Before Tielijian and European countries entered the industrial age, the Ming Dynasty inherited the developed shipbuilding technology from the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, and the development of the four major inventions, the compass, the compass, and the artillery, was even more important for large-scale distant seas. Sailing provides security.

Most Western scholars believe that the huge fleet led by Zheng He at that time was incomparable to all countries in the world in terms of scale and strength.

The most important thing about Zheng He's voyages was to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, it was also to expand the tribute trade.

Every time Zheng He sailed to the West, Zheng He’s fleet carried a large number of Chinese-specific items, such as porcelain, silk, coins, and some books, in exchange for or to buy some rare items in China, such as ivory, Gems, exotic animals and more.

Moreover, after Zheng He visited the kings of these countries and sent many items from China, some countries also sent special envoys or the king himself to take Zheng He's ship and bring tributes to China to pay tribute, and they were paid tribute by many countries. Ming Chengzu Zhu Di enjoyed a sense of satisfaction as an emperor, which is why Ming Chengzu was so keen on sending Zheng He to the West several times.

After paying tribute, the people of these countries were still sent back to the country where they were located by Zheng He. When they were sent back, they also brought some items rewarded by Ming Chengzu. The Ming Dynasty is much more precious, which makes some countries willing to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for more benefits.

These items are unique to China, and there are also some books, which can also explain why there is a statue of Guan Gong in the Ming Dynasty in Africa. Because of a few words from the middle-aged man, Fang You's previous doubts suddenly became clear. There was a smile on his face.

"Sir, sir..." While Fang You was thinking about Zheng He's voyage to the West, the middle-aged man saw that Fang You hadn't spoken for a long time, so he shouted and there was no response. He immediately shouted anxiously, and with one hand He even stretched out, ready to pat Fang You on the shoulder.

Sensing the movement next to him, Fang You stretched out his hand subconsciously at an extremely fast speed, but when he looked at the environment in front of him, he reacted instantly, retracted his hand, and looked at the inexplicable expression of the middle-aged man in front of him. , He smiled, "Boss, I'm sorry, I was thinking about something just now, so I was fascinated. Boss, can you know which country that young man is from, and do you know the font carved on this statue?"

On the bottom of the statue of Guan Gong, there are some weird characters. Fang You knows the characters of some countries, but Africa has a long-standing primitive tribal society, and sometimes the characters of each tribe are different, and some characters are even more unique. It has never been recorded in African history. He has done little research on African characters, so naturally he cannot recognize these weird fonts.

"Sir, after so long, I also forgot what country that young man came from. I'm sorry, I don't know these fonts. If necessary, you can go to Abuja and look for scholars there, and you may gain something. "The middle-aged man shook his head and said apologetically.

Fang You smiled nonchalantly, "It's nothing, Boss, are you still selling this statue of Guan Gong?"

"Sell, that young man will definitely not come back. I received this statue of Guan Gong for one hundred dollars, and I sold it to you for one hundred dollars. The other two statues, one for forty dollars and the other for fifty dollars, total $190." The boss nodded hurriedly, and quickly calculated the quotation.

This Guan Gong statue has not been sold in his hands for half a year, and he thought it was lost. Now that someone wants it, he is naturally very happy.

Fang You nodded. This price can be said to be very low. He did not counter-offer. Here in Africa, there are basically swindles and abductions like those in domestic antique shops. What made him sigh was that a hundred dollars , I bought back a statue of Guan Gong carved by a native African, and its age has reached the Ming Dynasty. It is certainly worth a lot, but its historical significance is more precious than its value. The font on the bottom should be the name of the sculptor himself.

Fang You touched his pocket, but he was a little embarrassed. These days, he was basically in battle, but he had no chance to bring any money. He did have a Swiss bank card with him, but this is a shabby little shop, no matter how you look at it. It doesn't look like you can swipe an international bank card, "Sir, what's the matter, this price is already very cheap."

"Cough, boss, please wait for a while. Don't give these three things to others." Fang You rubbed his nose and rushed out of the door with some pain. The most taboo thing about Taobao is that you don't have enough money Ah, it's a good thing he's not in the country now, otherwise, someone will definitely find out that he is suspicious, and then fight with him.

Fang You originally wanted to use the antiques on his body as collateral, but when he came to Gashaka, he only wanted to rescue his master. The antiques he brought, except for the two dragon-shaped jade pendants, were the Daqi Tongbao that he always wore on his body. The three items are extremely precious, Fang You really didn't want to let them leave him for a while, so he had to rush out the door to find other ways.

Rushing out the door, Fang You was a little relieved that beside him, he saw a few mercenaries in Dragon War uniforms patrolling with guns. He rubbed his forehead in depression, and then walked towards them .

"Ah, it's Mr. Li. Hello, Mr. Li." When the patrolling Long Zhan mercenaries saw Fang You approaching, they were surprised and shouted excitedly. Then they recovered and quickly stood at attention. , saluted Fang You.

Fang You easily defeated and killed more than a dozen strong freelance mercenaries in front of the base gate. This incident has been spread in Gashaka and even Nigerian mercenary circles. As members of the Dragon War Organization, they naturally I know this matter in great detail, and I am extremely proud of myself as a member of the Dragon War Organization.

Some of the new members asked Fang You about his physical characteristics immediately, to see if there was a chance to meet this powerful God of War.

And these patrolling Long Zhan mercenaries are the first batch of members to join. They are no strangers to the other party. They looked down upon him before, but now they have become incomparably respected.

"Hello everyone, you have worked hard." Fang You saluted them back.

"Mr. Fang, do you need any help?" As mercenaries, they had been in Africa for a long time, so they could naturally see that Fang You came to them because they must do something.

Fang You smiled dryly, he had a headache, what should I say, he is very good at fooling, he can fool the enemy without changing his face, but he can't continue to be thick-skinned when he has no money, mother, have Escape technique, with gray air currents, high kung fu, incomparable wealth, almost invincible in the world, I even asked someone to borrow money. When it got out, those friends of mine probably laughed their ass off. Sad Taobao experience ah.

Why are you fooling around if you are afraid of death? Isn’t it just borrowing money? What’s the problem? Handicrafts, but there is no bank card reader here, so..."

Before Fang You finished speaking, several mercenaries took out a handful of dollars from their pockets, "Mr. Li, how much do you need? I have a thousand dollars here." "Mr. Li, I also have a thousand dollars here." USD, if not, I’ll go back and get it.”

It is an extremely honorable thing to be able to lend money to Mr. Li, the war god of the Dragon War Organization. Maybe, when Mr. Li is happy, he can give them two simple tricks, which may improve their strength.

"Enough, enough, as long as two hundred dollars is enough, I will return it to you as soon as I get back." Fang You said with a little shame, before he finished his words, these people started throwing away the money Sent it over, is this the powerful charisma of personality? When the tiger's body shakes, the arrogance of domineering dissipates, and the little brother just bows his head and bows.

Several mercenaries couldn't help but stuff all the money into Fang You. After hearing Fang You's words, they kept shaking their heads, "Mr. Li, there is no need to pay back this money. If you can teach us a few tricks, we will I am very grateful." Several mercenaries glanced at each other, summoned up their courage and said proactively.

Fang You looked at them, thought for a while, and then nodded slowly, "Well, that's good, I will go to the base tomorrow, you can come and find me there, besides, I only need two hundred dollars, you take it back Go." As he spoke, Fang You took two hundred dollars out of their hands, and asked them to take back the remaining money.

"Mr. Li, thank you very much." Seeing that Fang You agreed, several mercenaries said to Fang You very gratefully. Looking at his appearance, they wished to kneel down to Fang You to express their gratitude.

(To be continued)