Because of Zhang Nan's reminder, the Tuwang Walma family has been paying attention to the movements of New Delhi in recent years, and this time it is still a very clever set of measures to take proactive preventive measures.

According to his description, in addition to the fact that the Brahmins were naturally able to obtain money from the temple that their families worshipped, the Varma family would not covet a single gold coin of the temple's treasure this time, and it would also eliminate the possible threat of the Delhi federal government to the temple's treasure.

The more gold, the better, and the gems will be sold, but the quantity of gems and jewels is large, and if they are sold publicly, the information must not be kept secret.

Fortunately, the Valma family has two good friends, Zhang Nan and Jia Yin's family, and no matter how many jewels there are, they can be easily sold.

In this matter, the temple will benefit, the Brahmins will benefit, the Varma family will win a huge reputation in their own sphere of influence, and even the nearby residents of other castes and faiths will benefit from some of the investment in public welfare infrastructure, which is really happy for everyone, except for the federal government of India.

As long as the matter is done, New Delhi will have nothing to do with the Varma family, and the Indian states have great power, not to mention Kerala, which has never been of the same mind as New Delhi.

The contradiction between the north and the south, the South Indians have not been ruled by the North Indian regime for thousands of years!

It's a good plan, and it seems to be well executed so far.

It has been half a year since the treasures were shipped out of the underground treasure house, and there is still no news from the outside world, and it is obvious that the Varma family and the temple itself have achieved absolute secrecy.

As soon as Manu Jia Yin arrives and participates in a few more days of tiger hunting, he will be able to sell the jewels that need to be sold.

Here Zhang Nan called Tom who was standing not far behind him, his housekeeper had not planned to eat together before, he was still wearing a tuxedo, always waiting for the employer's orders, and stood as straight as the family housekeeper behind Old Varma.

"Sir. ”

Tom bent over.

"Tell the jewelry company to send two jewelry appraisers here within five days, and they must be reliable and tight-mouthed. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

Tom straightened up, stepped back and stood straight again.

Zhang Nan didn't ask Lao Valma how much jewelry and gems he was going to sell this time, and he would naturally know when the time came, anyway, as long as the price was right, he and the Jia Yin family could eat no matter how much.

As for the total treasure, it will not be asked, it is the least politeness.

It is estimated that there will be at least more than 20 billion US dollars, most of which should be gold, and for a long period of more than five centuries, the accumulation of a rich princely kingdom is absolutely amazing!

When that temple is expanded, the whole world, not to mention all of India, will be shocked!

Originally, I thought that after the meal, today's activity will come to an end and continue tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, old Varma gestured to the chief butler behind him, who raised his hand to the waiter standing at one of the entrances, and soon several waiters walked in with a few trays.

"Mr. Allen, in the basement of the temple, we have found several interesting things.

The priests believed that they were items from ancient China, and our High Priest knew that the precautions were taken as a reminder from you, and after consultation, it was decided to give these items as a thank you gift to His Royal Highness Allen, for which the High Priest thought that Lord Shiva would also be happy. ”

Shiva was unhappy Zhang Nan didn't know and didn't care, but after seeing clearly what the thing was brought over, he was still a little interested.

Several servants placed the tray on the cleaned table in front of Zhang Nan, and at the head was a bronze Buddha statue.

Now is not the era of Master Xuanzang smuggling into Tianzhu, the market for Buddhism in India is not large, but this statue of the Buddha with a height of about 15 cm, a quiet expression, and a smooth robe is completely a Han Buddhist statue.

Get started, look at the base, there are three words "big Buddha incense" on it.

Zhang Nan carefully distinguished, and Xiang Weirong on one side asked in English, "Huaxia's?"

It's not a big deal, but everyone can understand English.

"Well, it should be the style of the early Ming Dynasty. The rust is not heavy, the copper color is yellow and bright, and the raw copper should be refined several times, and it is likely to be an official Buddha statue. ”

Placing the statue of the Buddha back on the tray, which seemed unlikely to appear in the basement of a Hindu temple in Kerala, Zhang Nan picked up the second bronze object he had been sent: a small, elegantly shaped incense burner.

Small copper incense burner, as long as it is a Chinese person who plays antiques, the first thing is to look at the bottom.

As expected, the six characters of "Xuande Year System of the Ming Dynasty" are impressive, and the bottom paragraph is surrounded by two dragons.

Regardless of whether it is the Ming or Qing Dynasty, it is a Republic of China, and the makers like to mark the "Ming Xuande Year System", which is characteristic of China.

The incense burner is very heavy, and it has an obvious pressing feeling in the hand, and the surface feel is extremely delicate, and the luster is different from that of ordinary brass.

Zhang Nan handed it to his brother-in-law, Xiang Weirong got started, and then looked at the volume and thickness of the incense burner and said, "Maybe gold has been added." ”

"It should be.

If it is a real Xuande furnace, the refined copper that has been refined eight times is added to three percent gold, and the color that comes out is probably like this.

By the way, the gold and bronze Buddhas we found in the Philippines are three to seven percent gold, and the quality of copper is not as good as this, but the color is quite similar. ”

The first half is still in English, and the second half is directly replaced with dialects.

Xiang Weirong handed the incense burner back to Zhang Nan and said, "Copper and gold, the craftsmanship is so superb, this may be the real Xuande furnace?"

"It is very likely that these things may have been gifts brought by Zheng He's fleet to the local king.

Ancient India can only be said to be the region of ancient India, with many countries and many kings.

According to historical records, Zheng He's fleet docked at the ports of at least six of these countries, including Little Gülen, Kezhi, Guli, and Gambari, which is now Cape Comorolin.

There should also be Alleppey, which is now the unit of Apbadan, and the last port is Kajil, what is it called now...

That's right, Tuticorin.

South India loves fried rice, and this iron pot was brought by Zheng He's crew members.

These items were most likely gifts from Zheng He's fleet, and these small states were all in the vicinity, and the kingdom of Kezhi was not far north in Cochin, and according to records, the Song, Liang, Sui, and Tang all went to the Chinese tribute.

Little Gülen is northwest of Kochi, Cape Komorim is on the rocky promontory of Tamil Nadu not far southeast, and the others are simply in Kerala. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the incense burner, "The last time Zheng He went to the West was in the eighth year of Xuande, and the Xuande furnace should be cast in three and four years, and it is said that there are about 3,000 in total."

The shape is different, the material is not the same, most of them are in the palace, but there are also many given to ministers and some envoys of Fanbang, or simply become a gift to the king of Fanbang, this time is also right.

Besides, when Zheng He's fleet went to the west coast of India, Buddhism had no market in India for more than 200 years, and in India, where there were no Buddhists, there was no private market for Buddha statues, incense burners, and Buddhist utensils.

These two things could not have been trafficked from China to India, and at that time Hinduism and **** religion were prevalent in South India.

Hindus worship the god with flowers, water and milk, and they are unlikely to use this type of incense burner when burning incense at home.

Zheng He was very respectful of Buddhism, and according to records, a large part of the incense he gave to Buddhist temples in Buddhist countries was incense burners.

For example, when Zheng He gave alms to Mount Ceylon in the seventh year of Yongle, which is the Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka today, there were 'five bronze incense burners and five gold and red incense burners'.

It's not strange that this Xuande furnace appeared here, it's strange that it is close to the basement of the temple with the Buddha statue..."

Zhang Nan knew that museums in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad all had a large collection of Chinese cultural relics, while some museums in South India simply opened up exhibition halls of Chinese cultural relics, and some of these Ming Dynasty cultural relics were very likely to be gifts brought by Zheng He when he went to the West.

The Varma family sent a few of them, whether they were brought by Zheng He's fleet or not, they were all very happy.

.。 Writing Chinese Network M.