Seeing the big ship of the Chinese people, Fang You seemed to think of something, 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, his heart suddenly surged with an indescribable excitement.

Taobao picks up leaks, that is, looking at something that others can't recognize, being recognized by yourself, that sense of accomplishment is incomparable.

In the Ming Dynasty, which was hundreds of years away, there were indeed Chinese people who came to Africa, which was a miracle in the history of world navigation, and Zheng He went to the West seven times.

In the third year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, in 1405 AD, Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, ordered the eunuch Zheng He to lead a huge fleet of more than 240 ships and 27,400 crew members to sail until the eighth year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty, 1433 AD, in the 28 years, a total of seven voyages, known as Zheng He's seven voyages to the Western Ocean.

Zheng He has visited more than 30 countries, including Java, Sumatra, Sulu, Pahang, Chenla, Guli, Siam, Punggara, Adan, Tianfang, Zofar, Kurumus, Mugudushu, as far as East Africa, the Red Sea, Mecca, and possibly Australia, the Americas, and New Zealand.

It can be said that Zheng He was the pioneer of the world's Age of Discovery, and Zheng He's voyage to the West was the pinnacle of contemporary navigation.

Before Tielijian, and Europe and other countries did not enter the industrial age, the Ming Dynasty inherited the developed shipbuilding technology from the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, and the four major inventions of the compass compass, as well as the development of artillery, provided a safety guarantee for large-scale ocean navigation.

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

Zheng He went to the West, the most important thing was to promote the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty, in addition, it was also to expand the tributary trade.

Every time he went to the West, Zheng He's fleet carried a large number of unique items in China, such as porcelain, silk and coins, as well as some books, and exchanged or bought some scarce items in China, such as ivory, precious stones, rare beasts, and so on.

Moreover, after Zheng He visited the kings of these countries and sent many items in China, some countries also sent envoys or the king himself to take Zheng He's ship and take tribute to China to pay tribute, and was paid tribute by the dynasties of many countries, so that Ming Chengzu Zhu Di enjoyed a sense of satisfaction as an emperor, which is also the reason why Ming Chengzu was so keen to let Zheng He go to the West several times.

After the tribute, the people of these countries were still sent back to their country by Zheng He, and when they were returned, they brought with them some items rewarded by Ming Chengzu, which were much more precious than those paid by these countries, so that some countries were willing to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for more benefits.

These items have items unique to China, and there are also some books, which can also explain why the statue of Guan Gong of the Ming Dynasty appeared in Africa itself, because of a few words from the middle-aged man, Fang You's previous question suddenly became clear, and suddenly he couldn't help but smile on his face.

"Sir, sir......" When Fang You was thinking about Zheng He's trip to the West, the middle-aged man saw that Fang You hadn't spoken for a long time, shouted without responding, and immediately shouted anxiously, and one hand was stretched out, ready to pat Fang You's shoulder.

Sensing the movement next to him, Fang You subconsciously stretched out his hand at a very fast speed, but after looking at the environment in front of him, he reacted instantly, took his hand back, 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 in a trance, boss, can you know which country that young man is from, and the font carved on this statue, do you know." ”

At the bottom of this Guan Gong statue, there are several strange fonts, Fang You knows the words of some countries, but Africa has a long primitive tribal society, and even sometimes the characters between each tribe are different, and some words have not been recorded in African history.

"Sir, after so long, I also forgot what country that young man is from, these fonts, I'm sorry, I don't know either, if you need to, you can go to Abuja and find scholars there, it may be rewarding." The middle-aged man shook his head and said apologetically.

Fang You smiled disapprerovingly, "It's nothing, boss, then this Guan Gong statue, do you still sell it." ”

"Sell, that young man will definitely not come back, this Guan Gong statue, when I received it, it was a hundred dollars, and it is still a hundred dollars to sell to you, and the other two statues, one is forty dollars, one is fifty dollars, a total of one hundred and ninety dollars." The boss nodded hurriedly and quickly calculated the offer money.

This Guan Gong statue has not been sold in his hands for half a year, and he thought it was lost, but 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 bargain, here in Africa, there are basically very few cheats like the domestic antique city, but what makes him sigh a little is that one hundred dollars, bought back a statue of Guan Gong carved by African natives, and its age has reached the Ming Dynasty, its value is already certain, but its historical significance is more precious than the value, if he expected it to be good, the font on the bottom should be the name of the carver himself.

Fang You touched his pocket, but he was a little embarrassed, these days, he is basically fighting, but he has no chance to bring money, he has a Swiss bank card on him, but this somewhat simple shop, no matter how it looks, it doesn't look like an international bank card, "Sir, what's the matter, this price is already very cheap." ”

"Ahem, boss, you wait a while, don't give these three things to others." Fang You touched his nose, and rushed out of the door with some pain, the most taboo thing about Taobao is that he didn't have enough money, but now it's good that he is not in the country, otherwise, someone will definitely find out the suspicion, and then compete with him.

Fang You originally wanted to use the antiques on his body as collateral, but when he came to Gazaka, just to rescue the master, the antiques he brought, except for the two dragon-shaped jade pendants, were the Great Qi Tongbao that he had been wearing on his body, these three things were extremely precious, Fang You really didn't want them to leave him for a moment, so he had to rush out of the door to find other ways.

Rushing out of the door, what made Fang You a little relieved was that beside him, he saw several mercenaries in dragon battle uniforms patrolling with guns, he rubbed his forehead a little depressedly, and then walked over to them.

"Ah, it's Mr. Li, Mr. Li is good." When these patrolling dragon war mercenaries saw the oncoming Fang You, they were suddenly a little surprised, and shouted excitedly, then came back to their senses, and quickly saluted Li Zheng and Fang You.

Fang You easily defeated and killed more than a dozen strong free mercenaries in front of the base gate, this matter has been spread in the mercenary circles of Gaza and even Nigeria, as members of the Dragon War Organization, they naturally know this matter in great detail, and they are extremely proud of being a member of the Dragon War Organization.

Some of the new members even asked Fang You about his physical characteristics at the first time to see if he could have a chance to meet this powerful god of war.

And these patrolling dragon war mercenaries are the first batch of members to join, they are not strangers to Fang You, they were a little contemptuous before, but now, they have become extremely respectful.

"Hello everyone, you have worked hard." Fang You returned the salute to them.

"Mr. Fang, do you need any help?" As mercenaries, they have been in Africa for a long time, so they can naturally see that Fang You came to them and definitely needed them to do something.

Fang You smiled dryly, what to say about a little headache, his flickering skills are very strong, and he can fool the enemy without changing his face, but this problem of his own lack of money, he can't continue to be cheeky, mother, he has a retreat technique, has a gray airflow, is strong in kung fu, rich and rivals the country, and is almost invincible in the world.

What are you doing fooling if you are afraid of death, isn't it just borrowing money, what's so difficult, Fang You gritted his teeth, his face returned to calm, and said with a smile: "Everyone, do you have any money with you, I have taken a fancy to a few local African 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, may I ask how much you need, I have a thousand dollars here." "Mr. Li, I also have a thousand dollars here, if it doesn't work, I'll go back and get it."

Being able to lend money to Mr. Li, the god of war of the Dragon War Organization, is simply an incomparably glorious thing, and maybe, as soon as Mr. Li is happy, he can casually instruct them in two moves, and it is estimated that they can improve their strength a little.

"That's enough, that's enough, it's just two hundred dollars, and I'll pay you back as soon as I get back." Fang You said with some embarrassment, before he finished speaking, these people sent the money over in a hurry, is this a powerful personality charm, the tiger's body was shocked, and as soon as the king's aura was dispersed, the little brother bowed his head and bowed.

Several mercenaries couldn't help but say, they stuffed all the money to Fang You, listening to Fang You's words, they shook their heads vigorously, "Mr. Li, this money doesn't have to be returned, if you can guide us a few tricks, we are grateful." Several mercenaries glanced at each other and plucked up the courage to take the initiative.

Fang You looked at them, thought for a moment, and then nodded slowly, "That's it, that's good, I'll go to the base tomorrow, you guys come to me there, besides, I only need two hundred dollars, you can take these back." As he spoke, Fang You took out two hundred dollars from them, and then asked them to take back the rest of the money.

"Mr. Li, thank you." Seeing that Fang You agreed, several mercenaries said to Fang You with great gratitude, looking at his appearance, they couldn't wait to kneel down directly to Fang You to express their gratitude.

(To be continued)