Most people would not say anything if they were weakened, let alone bureaucrats who represented the face of the entire European government.

Of course, he patted his chest and promised that this was just a trivial matter. Even if they were no longer in the Middle East, they were able to arrange this matter smoothly with their outstanding reputation left in the past.

This is lying with your eyes open, Nick Fury knows it well. If you want to talk about reputation, even though Europe is on the Middle East, it cannot even compare to the United States, which is far away from the ocean. Although the reputation of the United States is mostly negative, it is the kind of thing that makes people in the Middle East grit their teeth. But at least it is better than the unknown marginal figures.

Of course, Nick Fury would not say this explicitly. Since the officer has already patted his chest and promised it, he is naturally happy to see it.

It can be said that this official was capable, and he had to come up with a new way with the completely cut off channels. In less than a day, with the help of a group of shameful people, he delivered the request for the meeting to Alexander.

When Alexander received this invitation, he was in Lao Yu's mansion with him. As a famous precocious monarch in history, he maintained the keen learning ability he had when he was young and the broad mind he should have as a wise monarch.

Therefore, for hot pot, which he had never seen before, and for him, he was definitely considered a complicated method of using chopsticks, he was accepted and tolerant, and soon developed these two items for his hobbies.

This is natural. In fact, anyone who lived in ancient Greece returned to today and was exposed to the cooking art of the country of foodies, there is no reason to say anything about these things.

In ancient Greece more than two thousand years ago, there were only two ways of cooking, roasting and stewing, which was based on the premise that they first pointed out the technology of pottery making. In the context of the contemporary era, only ancient China and Egypt had the same technology. Under the premise of productivity and craft development at that time, everyone actually had the difference, and there was nothing to compare.

At most, it is a bit special in China. With the premise that everyone uses a knife and a spoon at the beginning, the usage of a pair of chopsticks is extended. However, there is no difference between the cooking method of the food itself.

This is a pity. Although Alexander fought from the West to the East and marched into India, he was only a mountain away from China, which was in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, he still could not have come into contact with any more special cooking methods at that time.

Grilled meat and stewed broth are probably all in his life. Vegetables can only be eaten raw, and fruits are the same. So even though he is a king, he would not have imagined how many changes a dish of food could produce.

Lao Yu opened his eyes. As a Chinese living in the Middle East and a person who is considered a gourmet in China, his research on eating is definitely something that ordinary people can't even catch up with. Even those who are born in power and have a wealthy family may not be able to compare with his tricks.

A copper pot was set up, with red charcoal fire underneath, and a clear soup that had been prepared on it.

Unlike the traditional Donglaishun method of shabu-shabu, Lao Yu's method is to use the fish bones of Nile perch, the thigh bones of the beef and the tilapia to boil them hard, and the bones and meat are stewed into a pot of milky white. Then, the scattered and scattered meat is repeatedly absorbed by repeatedly absorbing impurities.

While stewing the meat flavor, the soup became clear. Finally, add shallots, angelica, grass fruit, Gastrodia elata, wolfberry and ginger slices, and put them on the red charcoal and roll them. It was a fresh taste of bone marrow. In addition, the freshly cut lamb meat was rinsed on the soup and sent it into your mouth with some sauce with sesame and olive oil. The taste directly made Alexander, the king who was living the most delicious, couldn't help but sigh at Lao Yu.

"After eating so many modern delicacies, after all, it is the most amazing thing about your country. This intoxicating taste, even if it is used as a salute to God in my era, is more than enough. The golden country of the East is indeed full of magic."

It is no wonder that Alexander had such a feeling that his greatest ambition during his lifetime conquered the end of the world, which refers to the Eastern China, which had already become famous in Greece.

At that time, China, which was already in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, had already produced silk, and this fabric that was only produced in the East was spread to the West through a very small number of travelers before the Silk Road emerged. But even so, the West was still amazed at this extremely fine fabric.

The Old Testament in the fifth century BC called it the most beautiful fabric. The statue of Athena in the ancient Greek city of Athens was also covered with silk to represent the infinite respect of mortals.

Westerners may never have thought that there would be such exquisite things in the world, and in their beautiful reverie, the East has become a world of countless treasures and gold everywhere. Alexander also launched his own expedition to the East with such aspirations.

He had never truly set foot in the East he had dreamed of. This was probably the biggest regret in his life without regrets.

If someone else said this, Lao Yu would just listen to it. But Alexander was different. He had a true nature. So when he heard this, Lao Yu shook his face and started fighting.

"It's not as great as you thought. To put it bluntly, this is actually an inevitable need for the development of social productivity."

After putting down a plate of lamb and a plate of beef with marble patterns, Lao Yu rolled up a piece of cabbage and rinsed it into the soup pot, and then started talking.

"To put it bluntly, there are only a few ancient civilizations in your era. Egypt, Persia, Greek city-states, India and my hometown China. And the reason why these different civilized countries can rise from their own regions and become a temporary trend is that there are people and have enough production methods to ensure that these people survive."

"Farming is definitely the safest way of that era. At least looking back from the current perspective, there is no mature civilization that can develop itself without developing farming technology."

"It can be limited by the times and the development of farming technology. Even if it is a country like several ancient civilizations, which first adopted the farming development method, it is impossible to say that hard work alone can meet the food and clothing needs of everyone. Because farming is limited, barren land cannot even support people, and rich land is often fat in the eyes of many people. For this reason, wars will inevitably break out. This is also the most primitive slogan of war, and it is actually for survival."

"Water and soil?" Thinking about most of the wars I have seen in my life. Although most of them have reasons for one or another, in the end, the purpose is to occupy more fertile land and rivers.

Of course, there are other purposes. For example, killing the other person's man and stealing the other person's woman. After all, this is just a way to expand one's civilized population in disguise, but it is just a similar work in different ways.

Alexander agreed with Lao Yu's statements, but he did not understand what it had to do with the social productivity he mentioned. So in a spirit of not being ashamed to ask, he simply put down his chopsticks and spoke solemnly.

"I still don't quite understand. Is there any necessary connection between this and what you said?"

"How to say it?" Looking at Alexander's style, Lao Yu could only put down his chopsticks and started to get serious.

"Wars can lead to two situations. One is long-term opposition. On the premise that the opponent cannot be eliminated, several identical forces will form a relatively embarrassing situation. That is, because of their own needs and the hatred caused by long-term fighting, it is impossible to unilaterally stop the war. Even if there is no absolute conflict, there will be frequent small frictions. This will be a severe challenge for the country's production resources, that is, food. If you have received such a war, you should understand what a group of soldiers who do not produce and consume huge food will be for the country's economy."

Alexander nodded, of course he knew all the things here. In this regard, the Greek city-states are the most vivid examples.

Not to mention those weak city-states, just talking about Athens and Sparta, the enemy. They all suffered a lot in the long-term opposition.

Because of the war, Athens was increasingly inconsistent with the states that depended on it. Sparta laid the hidden dangers of the Black Rous uprising. It was not without reason that the two Greek regions were replaced by the rising Macedonia and Rome. Now, a large part of the reason is that this stalemate consumed each other's national strength and made the pattern of the Greek region increasingly complicated. In the end, they were unable to stop the rise of these rising stars.

This is how Alexander made his fortune. So he saw it more thoroughly than anyone else. And it is precisely because of this thoroughness that he is even more curious about another situation in Lao Yu's mouth.

"So, what's the other situation?"

"It is unity, my Majesty. Take my motherland as an example. In the era you are close to, the seven powerful nations were strong and each claimed to be the hero. They had both land conflicts and generational blood feuds. To some extent, it was possible to repeat the mistakes of Greece. But under the leadership of a king who was no less wise than you, all this was over."

"A kingdom has wiped out six other opponents in an invincible way, and has included all the land and people under its command. Just like what you did..."

"The vast land provides people with enough space for breeding and fertilization, and the lack of farming technology can be replaced by more land. As the times progress, the yield per mu of grain is also increasing, which in disguise meets more population needs. While stimulating population growth, it also allows more people to devote themselves to this production operation."

"The most important thing is that a stable regime and rule prevents the people from changing frequently between two identities, namely, warriors and peasants, nor do they need to fill their hard work in the war. This nearly bottomless beast with a huge appetite can develop for a long time and steadily, and this also makes the food in society begin to become extremely rich."

"When everyone's food and clothing are satisfied in this way, then naturally people will start to have other pursuits. Unlike now, rich entertainment will distribute too much energy to people. In that era, the best entertainment method will always be reflected in food, clothing, housing and transportation."

"When eating is not just about eating, but about studying it as a skill, a pleasant way to experience it. Then, naturally, this cooking technique that can satisfy the desires of human beings to the greatest extent will be born. So to put it bluntly, this is not because there is a magical place in the East. It is because we have the longest unification process in the world and the longest peaceful and happy years."

"The truth seems to be true, it's good."

Listening to Lao Yu's long speech, while Alexander listened to the insights carefully like a student, he couldn't help but sigh and expressed his own feelings.

"But I still feel the magic of that land. Don't be perfunctory to me, Lao Yu, don't forget that I am also a king. I know very well what it is like to conquer the king with his war, and it is even clearer that it is like to use his wrist to rule the territory under his command. It is not easy or even more difficult than the former. I want to let the vast majority of the people who occupy the empire enjoy happiness, get enough food to fill their stomachs, and wear warm clothes, which is not something that ordinary kings can do. Even myself may not have this confidence at that time..."

When he thought back at that time, he couldn't help but feel sad. The huge empire fell apart and collapsed after his death. If you say that he had no premonition before, it would be too underestimated by the wisdom of this king.

"I am good at war, and no one can deny this. But governance... I am afraid that the best scholars around me can't give me an ideal answer. No one in ancient Greece, Egypt, and even Persia had such a great cause. Under my command, the reason why the arrogant soldiers and generals were willing to follow me faithfully is that I can conquer everything in front of me with war, and the interests of war are enough to fill the greed in each of them. But, there is a question that when the war cannot continue and there is no land in this world that can be conquered, where should I go to satisfy their appetite and ambitions?"

"This was the most troubled question that bothered me at the time. I could not even be tempted by it. Fortunately, I didn't need to worry about this problem, because fate did not give me the opportunity to witness that day... Is this considered lucky? Lao Yu, or did I miss an opportunity to make myself greater?"

Lao Yu is not easy to answer this kind of question. After all, they cannot let time go back. But just imagine that a huge empire spanning Europe, Asia and Africa will be maintained for a long time. That may be a glow in human civilization.
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