"You barbarian! What do you know? Get lost!" Seeing Anthony walk over, as a proud person of the Tang Dynasty, he didn't think Anthony could come up with any good suggestions.
However, Xiao Wen didn't think so.
After all, the Eastern Empire's military prowess was not considered strong in history, so much so that many people later referred to it as the defeated empires.
But this country is very civilized.
The Renaissance in European history had actually originated in the fall of Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Imperial scholars had drifted to the West and brought their theories to the West.
Thus, although Anthony was not a man born of Chinese culture, his knowledge was not shallow.
Looking at Anthony, Xiao Wen asked, "Anthony, do you have any good suggestions?"
Anthony tapped his left breast with his right hand, and when the Greek character in the novel spoke in Chinese, he always spoke with a faint accent of translation. "Of course, sir, I would like to recommend a Venetian friend of mine," he said to Xiao Wen. He is now with the Mongols. But I believe that if I write to him and tell him that there is an opportunity for him to serve a great noble like you, he will be happy to come. "
"Venetian?" Hearing this, Xiao Wen's eyes lit up.
He said: "In the Southern Tang where I used to live, there was a group of European businessmen. They are very good at doing business, and their hometown seems to have people named Venice and Genoa, and of course, some say they came from Jerusalem. "
Of course it's bullshit. But in fact, in Xiao Wen's mind, the Venetians, the Genoese, and the Jews were all the best businessmen in the West.
Not to mention the Jews, who had been banned from farming and handicrafts during the Roman Empire because of the uprisings in Jerusalem.
Coupled with Europe's ancient tradition of demolitions, it makes it hard for them to stay in politics.
So while Jews were not so good at business and learning in the beginning, after hundreds of years of elimination, the Jewish bloodlines that did not do business and study were all dead.
And because of that, these guys became one of Europe's most business-savvy peoples.
But the people of Venice and Genoa did not suffer as the Jews did.
In fact, even the Crusaders didn't care about these guys who had once lived in the core territory of the Roman Empire.
They even dared to withstand the pressure from the Holy See next door, happily doing business with the Arabs.
And they had a saying, "First I am a Venetian merchant, and then I am a Christian."
It could be said that if this group of people were sent to China, they would be able to fly over the same place as the sparrows.
Hearing Xiao Wen act as if he's never been to any country in the West, Anthony was also stunned.
Obviously, when Xiao Wen's words entered Anthony's ears, he felt that this new boss of his had instantly become more domineering.
A mysterious veil fell on Xiao Wen's body.
"God, what does this Chinese aristocrat not know? It seems that I have followed one of their great scholars. " Anthony thought.
Seeing the change in Anthony's expression, how could Xiao Wen not know what this guy was thinking?
In reality, the reason he said this was to show off and let his newly recruited subordinate know that he was a powerful person.
In order to force himself to improve further, he said to Anthony, "Since that's the case, then tell me, what is the name of this friend of yours? In addition, I know a lot about the Western armors as well. It can't be the Medici Family! "
The Medici, a well-known family in Florence, Italy, were founded in 1434 and disintegrated in 1737 as a result of the death of their children.
This family played a crucial role in the Italian Renaissance.
Mazacho, Donatello, Botticelli, da Vinci, Rafael, Della Ria, Michelangelo, Titian, Mantania, etc.
They were not members of the Medici family, but they were artists financed by the Medici family.
Moreover, there were many merchants and two popes in the family.
It could be said that although the family's political influence was not as great as that of Habsburg, the Medici were actually the Habsburg family of European culture.
Listening to Xiao Wen talk about the affairs of Europe, even revealing that he understood the subject of emblems and seals, Anthony did not dare to overestimate himself.
He said respectfully, "This friend of mine is not a great man of the Medici family. His name was Marco. His full name was Marco. "Polo."
"Pfft!" Upon hearing these words, Xiao Wen, who originally wanted to take a sip or two of tea to moisten his throat, instantly spat the tea on the ground.
He realized that he had lost his composure and quickly scolded, "How dare you take out such inferior tea leaves? This is even worse than selling tea leaves to fool foreigners in Europe! "
After cursing a few times, Xiao Wen suppressed his shock.
Marco Polo was born into a merchant family in Venice in 1254.
His father Nicolo and his uncle Mateo were Venetian merchants.
At the age of 17, Marco Polo, who had travelled with his father and uncle to China for about four years, arrived at the capital of the Yuan Dynasty in 1275 and established a friendship with the Yuan dynasty's patriarch, Kublai Lie.
He had travelled for 17 years in China, visiting many of its ancient cities, as well as the southwestern regions of Yunnan and south-east.
Back in Venice, Marco Polo was captured in a naval battle between Venice and Genoa, dictated his travels in prison, and wrote the Il Miriam by RustichelodaPisa.
This guy was one of the great merchants of the Renaissance in the next round of 6, which Xiao Wen had once played. "Marco." Travels of Polo even sparked a wave of foreigners going to China in search of gold.
This was the first time Xiao Wen had met such a great character in the "Next Round of Six". Although he hadn't personally seen it, how could he not be shocked that such an important character had actually interacted with him?
However, at this moment, the image of "An Actor's Self-cultivation" from the super library appeared in his mind. He pretended that nothing had happened and asked, "Who were you talking about?"
"Marco. "Polo …" Anthony repeated helplessly. In his eyes, Xiao Wen didn't seem to care about this name.
However, what Xiao Wen said next caused Anthony to be greatly shocked.
Xiao Wen said, "Polo Family? I have also heard of it. This was the family name of a merchant who had stayed in the Southern Tang Dynasty for a long time. Niccolo. Polo and Mateo. Polo is this Marco. "Who's from Polo?"
WTF?
"God, I didn't expect you to know about the Polo family! This was too unbelievable. In my eyes, you are as omniscient as the Great Patriarch. " Anthony shouted in surprise.