In this era when blue and white dragon pattern jars were fired, people all over the world are crazy about blue and white porcelain, not only because of its practical value, but also because of the unique aesthetics of blue and white porcelain.

However, porcelain is fragile and not suitable for use on a bumpy ship, so in order to be able to use this luxury on the ship, the craftsman who didn't know where actually added a "vest" to this blue and white jar, which is really awkward.

"When you are on the boat, just hang this jar, even if it encounters wind and waves, the jar will shake with it, it will not fall, and the contents inside will not be easy to spill.

It works well, but it's a little extreme, or it's not too troublesome. I thought my relatives and museum curators had told me that the original Chinese sailors generally used a simple mesh bag to solve this problem, and they used this technique."

Zhang Nan thought for a while, "Nine times out of ten they are Europeans, and the riveting technology of this copper hoop is a bit like that of the west, but I can't be completely sure."

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, after the Portuguese invaded the Strait of Malacca, Chinese porcelain, as an important trade goods, began to be exported directly and in large quantities to India and Europe.

Perhaps it was the craftsmanship of the Portuguese or Dutch, who liked to add metal decoration to the outside of porcelain, which was very different in aesthetics. ”

Old Varmar also felt justified in Zhang Nan's judgment, because he thought that even if the South Indian shipowners would personally board the ship and sail away, they would not come up with such an alternative luxury, only the Portuguese fools would do this!

Of course, this is just a guess by the two, as for which country coppersmith added this copper hoop vest, maybe only God knows, and there will never be a conclusion.

The blue and white porcelain jar was also found on the outer side of the treasure basement, which originally contained more than a dozen kilograms of gold coins issued by the East India Company before the mid-19th century, so it is speculated that this blue and white porcelain jar should have been placed in the basement for nearly 150 years.

Zhang Nan didn't have much idea about the East India Company's gold coins, but he had already found some in the treasures of the Philippines, which were probably brought by trade between British colonists and Southeast Asian colonies in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The gold coins will not be broken, and they were plundered by the little devils during the Pacific War, and finally became Zhang Nan's collection.

This is the end of tonight's banquet, but before leaving the banquet hall, Zhang Nan said to Old Valma: "Thank you and the temple priests for your gifts, and I will give the same weight of gold back to the Padmanaba Swami Temple as a thank you." ”

There are back and forth, and there is no question of who loses and who makes money in this matter, it is a courtesy exchange.

Besides, several gifts add up to a few kilograms, and Zhang Nan doesn't care at all about giving the same weight of gold out of politeness.

Don't take the things of the gods in vain, no matter what the god is, you can not believe in others, but you must maintain a basic respect, which is a habit that Zhang Nan has always maintained in his two lives.

When I was a child, my grandmother told me that the children in the village urinated on the ruins of the statue smashed by the "Broken-Four Olds", and as a result, the lower half of his body was rotten and died.

I also remember the person who stole the head of the idol of the destroyed idol home in the middle of the night and hid it, and the temple was rebuilt more than 20 years later, and the family dedicated the head of the idol, and the descendants of the family are said to be doing well.

I don't have that much reverence for the foreign god Zhang Nan, but on the territory of the family gods, the Indian gods in the temple have no contradiction with themselves, and it is better to maintain the necessary politeness.

Of course, there is a place in the world where the gods will not let Zhang Nan have any trace of awe, as far as the little devil is concerned, it would be good if he didn't burn Aunt Amaterasu's house!

On behalf of the priests of the temple, the old Valma thanked Zhang Nan for his friendship, and he knew that this Mr. Allen did not believe in the temple god Shiva at all, but only out of politeness.

Early the next morning, several one-kilogram pieces of modern American standard gold bars appeared in front of the owner's house, which made everyone in the Varmar family feel a little strange - when was the gold bar delivered?

Old Varma didn't show any special surprise on his face, and Davenlar Varma, as Zhang Nan's friend, didn't need to be reserved, and directly asked the question in his heart.

Even if you send someone to buy it, it won't be so fast, even if there are imported American gold bars in the gold shop, but this will just open the door!

Zhang Nan did not keep his friend's questions secret, and said with a smile: "My friend, for so many years, I have always believed that paper money is not omnipotent, including the US dollar.

So all these years, when I go far away, especially when I go abroad, I always bring some gold. Only gold is money at all times. ”

When old Varma heard this, he shook his head and laughed: "Haha! Mr. Allen is right, gold is always money!"

Our ancestors had the same view, except that they liked to make gold into gold chains for preservation, and we found thousands of 2.5 kilograms of gold chains in the temple basement this time, and we were all the same kind of people in this respect.

Davin, when you go abroad in the future, I see that you and your brothers will also bring a few gold chains for emergencies, just like Mr. Allen said, even the dollar is not omnipotent, only gold is money everywhere!"

It's the same kind of people, they are all rich people, otherwise what kind of gold to play.

Today's original arrangement was to go to Thiruvananthapuram to play, Xiang Weirong and Guan Xingquan have not been to see the temple over there, nor have they enjoyed the scenery here.

Unlike North India, Kerala is hardly dirty and has a very good natural landscape.

The main territory of the Varmar family is in the plains, gentle hills and mountains, and the coastline is only a short section, and if you want to see the beautiful tropical seascape and the blue Indian Ocean, you have to go dozens of kilometers to the west.

The gold given to the temple is all there, and it happens to be given to the temple together.

This is a mighty departure, visit the temple in the morning, suddenly appear a few tons, dozens of tons of gold is a burden to the temple, a few kilograms is not, India's tyrants send gold and temples is a common thing, a few kilograms at a time is not a particularly exaggerated handwriting.

Zhang Nan prepared some snacks for Yasuko Zeguchi in the car, the beauty was puzzled, Zhang Nan told her: "Chinese food will be until two o'clock in the afternoon, if you don't prepare it, and you can't get used to eating the refreshments that are evacuated, beware of you flying up with hunger!"

Yasuko Sawaguchi remembered that Martha had said that Indians were used to pushing back their schedules by two or three hours, and then thought of something.

"Alan, didn't you say that today's lunch is still in charge of the Varmar family's chef, and we have to rush back at noon?"

Zhang Nan smiled, "You don't know these Indian tycoons too well, if necessary, they can take a moving palace with them when they go out."

But this time there is no need, this is the sphere of influence of the Varmar family, their property and land are far more than one, and the chef who cooked for us will probably go to the lunch place to prepare it a long time ago. ”

At noon, the anxious Manu Jain arrived in Trivandhapuram ahead of schedule and brought his eldest daughter and son-in-law with him.