Later, the drink spread from Arabia to Egypt, and then to Syria, Iran, Turkey, and other places, centered on the holy land of Mecca.

By the 13th century, the Arabs had learned how to roast green coffee beans, mash them with a mortar pestle, and then boil them with water to obtain a purer coffee.

At present, the soup they drank was still the most primitive decoction, Li Zhi tasted it and found that the sweetness was extremely low, apparently Crimai had been explained to the kitchen in advance.

Li Zhiji liked the taste, but was soon attracted by the roasted whole lamb that turned in the direction of the table.

The fat lamb, stripped of its head and feet, hollowed out of its entrails, and stuffed with rice, raisins, almonds, olives, pine nuts, and other dried fruits and spices, could still be smelled by the fragrance when it was brought to the table.

Fu Chen's appetite was even more open, and as soon as Wafige gave way, he tore off a large piece with his hands, and the chirp in his mouth was a big fight.

In order to hide his embarrassment, Sun Simiao asked about Sanskrit to Vafige beside him.

Wafige Han spoke extremely fluently, and soon dipped coffee with Sun Simiao's hands, and kept gesturing on the table.

After a long time, Sun Simiao slapped his hand on the table, startling everyone.

Li Zhi had already heard that Vafig was somehow familiar with Aryan Sanskrit, and at a certain moment he was confused for a while, and he wondered if what Sun Simiao said before was that this kind of Sanskrit had really been lost for thousands of years.

Then Wafig's explanation made him suddenly realize.

It turned out that Vafige had been orphaned since he was a child and grew up in a prestigious holy mosque, also known as the Haram al-Haram.

In order to protect the Kaaba from outsiders, the surrounding area was designated as a forbidden place, and non-Muslims were not allowed to enter, and hunting, killing, fighting, and all evil and heretical acts were not allowed in the forbidden area, so the holy mosque was called the "Forbidden Mosque".

Only such holy mosques, which have existed for at least a thousand years, have some ancient heritage, and Aryan Sanskrit, which has become extinct in the world, is one of them.

Why are there Buddhist objects in mosques? That's because the local area is a very important caravan post on the trade route, and the main members of the caravan are Tianzhu people, and over time, that post station has been used as the second hometown of Tianzhu people who make a living abroad.

As the days went by, the population of Tianzhu there could reach half the sky, and the Buddhists also had a strong demand there, so a relatively simple Buddhist temple was built near the mosque.

There is a key knowledge point here, many people mistakenly think that Tianzhu, the birthplace of Buddhism, is also a big country of Buddhism, but in fact, Buddhism has long existed there in name only, and now Buddhists account for only one percent of Tianzhu's population.

However, in the Tang Dynasty, there were still many Buddhists, but they were being squeezed by the Neo-Brahmanism extremely rapidly.

The people of Tianzhu Buddhism who wander outside all the year round, those who have a heart, are afraid that the Buddhist heritage will be lost, so they take it with them to go out to do business, because they often stay in that temple, and they have a heart to avoid being lost on the road, and store the treasured things there.

But many years later, there was a major Islamic extermination of Buddhism, and the Turkic nobles spread Islam by means of military conquest.

They burned, looted, destroyed Buddhist monasteries and Tianzhu temples, and forced the infidels to accept the Prophet's religion.

Some Buddhists did not have time to escape, so they were accepted into the local mosque, which was one of the mosques of the time.

As a result, a small number of Buddhists quietly brought in their treasures, including those who knew Aryan Sanskrit.

When Vafig was a child, he was very familiar with the holy mosque, and some people gave him Aryan Sanskrit as a written inheritance.

In order to get a meal of food and clothing, he was conditionally forced to learn a lot of Aryan Sanskrit font, but he didn't expect that the things he lost when he became an adult were actually seen in the Eastern Tang Dynasty, which was tens of thousands of miles away.

Soon, Wafige helped Sun Simiao to mark the paraphrase on the parchment scroll, looking at the map that had been clearly marked, Li Zhi faintly felt that this would be another major opportunity.

Because the map is clearly annotated, it is a treasure hiding place of a famous European pirate thousands of years ago, and the iron chest of unknown material should have been found somewhere on that island.

Since the iron chest contained a copper kettle from the East, he thought that the pirate's real treasure should have more similar objects.

Sun Simiao's expression was excited, "This island is in the Bahamas Islands, which are 20,000 miles away from us, and it is located on the infinite ocean in the north, one of the more than 3,000 islands and reefs, called Terring Island. Yes, you heard it right, it's not the kind of island that can be inhabited, and it has a name in itself, not on any nautical charts, only this map records its existence. ”

Li Zhi naturally knows about them, but he can't say it, otherwise how can he explain it, the inconspicuous islands and reefs that are not marked on the map and navigation charts, how do you know?

It belongs to the North Atlantic Ocean, and like the Pacific Ocean, the largest ocean on Earth, it will not be until more than 600 years before it has an official name.

Jiyuan participated in surprise, "Good guy, more than 20,000 miles, it can't be a year to come and go?" ”

"Not in a year, as long as you don't get lost at sea and go straight to it, maybe half a year. It was a seafaring passage from the Caribbean Sea to Europe, a pirate-infested place, and the nearby islands were inhabited by black natives. ”

"Negroes? Like those black slaves on freighters from Europe? ”

"I guess so, maybe Rahman and they've been, right? By the way, Sasseur, you should be impressed, right? ”

Sasher was separated from Sun Simiao's seat, and when he heard this, he hurriedly walked up, and after listening to the explanation, he shook his head: "There is such an area, but it is similar to the black aboriginal settlement for thousands of miles, and only a very small part has a name, but there is no uninhabited island and reef of Terling Island. Sada, the leader of the Bari Gang at Wuhou Wharf, may know better, yes, it is the one with the same name as the Sada Gang and wearing an eye patch! ”

Li Zhi suddenly asked, "What about Green Island?" ”

He suddenly remembered the news he had gotten earlier, the Green Island, where the pirate organization Poseidon Gang was located.

Sasher also shook his head, but mentioned one point, "The area I am talking about is also a sea area where pirates from all countries gather, except for pirates from the Western Regions, pirates from the East, and pirates from Europe, the rest are black pirates!" ”

"Green? Tlin? The two names are very close, and there are some clues from the names alone. Text, find that sada tomorrow, the place name with the end of the forest word, should be the usual way to name a certain sea area! Sun Simiao's expression became more and more excited.

The more he listened, the more shocked he became, although he already knew some pirate vocabulary from the map, he could never imagine that these people brought by his son-in-law would dare to fight the Sea Overlord Pirates.

He heard that Li Zhi was a person with a very high status in the Tang Dynasty, how could such an aristocratic class have such crazy ideas?

Realizing the change in the expressions of the people around him, in order to prevent Wafeige from worrying about his daughter and son-in-law, Li Zhi explained with a smile: "A pirate ship was seized on the dock last night, and this map came from there, so we just inquired about where we came from, otherwise it would be difficult to explain to the imperial court." ”

Vafig is an ordinary person, there is no need for him to know too much, it will not do him any good.

Sasher explained to him in Arabic, and from the solemn expression on Wafig's face, it was clear that his son-in-law was reminding him of the importance of keeping secrets.

He should also know that the turmoil in Guangzhou City in the past two days was also caused by Li Zhi, because his eyes were frequently looking at him.

That's the end of the conversation, after all, this is a public place, the Aimar hasn't been caught yet, and I don't know how many people exist behind this person, so it's better to pay attention to some.

So he motioned for Sun Simiao to put away the map and explore the scene, and Li Zhi led the topic to Ibn again.

Vafig had obviously been informed by his daughter in advance, and said with a smile at this time: "Mr. Li, with our holy princess here, everything has become simpler!" Besides, on the land of the Great Tang, two customs and habits must be accommodated, such as us outsiders, we must not force the Han people to be the same as ourselves, and must believe in Allah. ”

"Even if the Tang people come to our country, they can't force it, my father said it, it's so unstandard!" At some point, Klimai came and reminded Wafig.

The youngest daughter in her arms, Ji Dani, stretched out her two little arms at Li Zhi at the same time.

Li Zhi happily took Gidani, giggling like a little girl, stretching out her little hand to pinch his nose.

Li Zhi said to Kremai, "Krimai, we will follow the ship to Fuzhou Port next, you take the child, and Sasher will rush to Chang'an City first, if you don't want to stay at home for a long time, go to Zhengqing Wenqitang to help, the child is brought by someone, and there are more than a dozen lowly girls in our family alone." ”

Krimai half-covered his mouth in surprise and said, "Zhengqing Wenqitang is Mr.'s?" O my Allah, Hayat bought a jeweled necklace there, and I heard that it cost thousands of taels of silver! ”

Sasher explained that Hayat was the daughter of the richest merchant in the Western Regions in Guangzhou City, and she traveled with Chang'an City all year round.

Li Zhi said with a smile: "You and Jidani will have it, the accessories of a few thousand taels of silver are just ordinary goods, especially our Jidani, but the best kind!" Gidani, isn't it? Isn't it? ”

He gently touched Jidani in his arms, causing the little girl to gurgle more than a while.

"Shall I go to Zhengqing Wenqitang? Outfitted with an exotic look? Despite the interrogative sentence, Krimai's eyes sparkled with yearning.

"Afifa is also often in the store, and there are several of her entourage, it has long been a scene of Zhengqing Wenqitang! Besides, the people of the Western Regions in Chang'an City are not less than those in Guangzhou, and even more! If Uncle Wafig wants to, move in with him! ”

Wafig shook his head with a smile, "I forget it, I've been here for decades, I'm used to it, and I've been to the north too, and I'm not used to the climate there." ”

In fact, Klimai has two older brothers, one of whom is a chef in the back kitchen, and both of them have already started a family here, and Vafig can't let them go.

"The Governor's Mansion of Lingnan Road and the Thorn History Mansion of Guangzhou City are closely related to me, I will call someone to come to get acquainted with you tomorrow, and if you have something to do in the future, you will go to them, if you want to make the business bigger, Zhengqing Wenqitang will also help you!"

Because of Sasher, there is also a future righteous son and apprentice Iben, so Li Zhi is also willing to help the Wafig family.

Wafeige's expression became cramped again, he knew what Li Zhi meant, with the support of the two most powerful local departments, he would almost be able to walk sideways in Guangzhou in the future.

However, the old man obviously didn't want to use it too much, if it was a local, it would be better to say that as a native of the Western Regions, he couldn't cause trouble to others.

Li Zhi understands this person's mentality, and doesn't explain much, everyone has their own way of life, he introduces people, and it's not good to interfere more in the rest.

Ibn realized that he was going to move away from here, and he had to leave his grandparents, and he was a child after all, and his eyes were a little red, but he was trying to endure it, and his expression looked like a little adult, and he knew how to be polite.

Li Zhi stretched out his hand to beckon Ibn and helped him wipe the grease stains from the corners of his mouth, "Is Ibn reluctant to let his grandparents go?" ”

Ibn's cheeks were bulging and stuffed with food, but his eyes were filled with tears.

Vafig sighed, and picked him up in distress, and his eyes were a little flushed.