Alcibidas had long noticed the food on his table, broth, grilled fish, bread, small half-cans of wine...... The food was actually quite rich, but it was much less than the hospitality he had received here, and when he remembered that the great merchants in Lijim, including himself, held feasts from time to time even during the drought, the food was much more abundant than that, and he couldn't help but sigh: "It's already good!" I think you've been eating more than that! ”

"We are already eating much better than most of the population of Dionia! I know that many citizen families can only eat two meals a day, and the main food is wheat porridge......" Agnes said with a sigh, as the chief priest of the Temple of Hera, she learned a lot from the people who came to worship at the temple during this time.

Alcibidas was silent, in fact, he knew very well: with Davers's supremacy and strong net worth in Dionia, even in times of drought, he could completely allow the whole family to live a life of luxury, but his brother-in-law must have been as strict with his family as before, setting an example for the people of the Dionian Kingdom, and this habit and practice also deeply affected his family, maybe only a person like him can become a king!

Alcibidas pretended not to care and took a big sip of broth, and then praised: "It's better to be your cook!" Even if the food is small, the food is still so delicious! ”

"You must have been tired all the way from Lijim! Since it's delicious, eat more and replenish your strength. Christoya said with concern, and then sighed: "Thanks to Hades' protection, this terrible drought is finally over!" ”

She looked at Alcibidas and asked with concern, "I heard that the people of Lijim rioted because they could not afford to buy food, and injured many nobles and merchants, but your shop was not destroyed, right?" ”

"Thanks to Your Majesty's prestige, those angry populaces have completely bypassed my shops and workshops!" Alcibidas said gratefully. This is indeed true, the people of Lijim in the rebellion have prayed for the Kingdom of Dionia, and naturally will not attack Alcibidas, who is related to King Davers by marriage.

"Your Lijim Council has gone too far, completely ignoring the lives of the people, and you deserve to be attacked by the people!" Agnes said a little angrily, after all, it was her hometown, and how could she not be anxious when she heard that the people in her hometown were starving and suffering: "If you had let your sister's bank enter Lijim, then today the people there can borrow money from the bank to buy food!" ”

Agnes's words were obviously naïve, and the riots of Lijim were not a question of whether the people had money or not, but the madness of the entire merchant class to make a fortune was not contained. However, when Lijim became the free city of the Kingdom of Dionia, one of the conditions put forward by the Lijim people was that the Ligim Bank was not allowed to enter the Lijim, because Lijim had developed commerce and trade, and usury was an important means for the Lijim merchants to make a fortune.

Alcibidas wiped his face with his hand in embarrassment, and suddenly said: "Maybe it won't be long before Christoya Bank will be stationed in Lijim." ”

Christoya's apricot eyes widened slightly, her face was surprised, and she asked, "Why?" ”

Alcibidas knew that he was speechless, coughed dryly, and said slightly apologetically: "This matter will not be said until I see His Majesty Davers and get his confirmation." ”

Christoya took a sip of wine and was about to speak. Briantes, who was eating on the side, was already dissatisfied: "It's really boring for you adults to say something we don't understand! Uncle, you have been to Egypt before, have you ever seen a fish in the Nile, it can not only swim in the river, but also climb on land, and it is very fierce, not only can eat people, even lions can't beat it, is it true? ”

"Brother, you're talking about crocodiles." Apox corrected immediately.

Alcibidas laughed, "I don't know if the crocodile can defeat the lion. However, crocodiles do eat people, and according to Egyptian rumors, crocodiles have also eaten one of their great pharaohs. ”

Apox immediately said with interest: "Uncle, tell us this story." ”

At the urging of the children, Alcibidas also avoided Christoya's inquiry, so he did not refuse, he thought about it carefully, and said: "You should all know that the center of Egypt is in Memphis. ”

Several children nodded together. In school, the teachers have taught them the basics of this.

"Did you know that the pharaoh of Egypt was also revered as the king of Upper and Lower Egypt?"

Only Apox nodded, and the other children shook their heads.

Alcibidas patiently explained: "A long, long time ago, Egypt was not a unified country, it was divided into two countries, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Because Lower Egypt was located in the lower reaches of the Nile, it was less populated at that time because of floods, swamps, and wild beasts. Later, the kings of Upper Egypt waged war and eventually unified Egypt.

Over the years, the Egyptians gradually turned the vast swamps and wetlands of the lower Nile into fertile plains, and a pharaoh named Menes played a great role in establishing the city of Memphis and moving his royal capital to Memphis ......"

Except for Avia, the other three children were gradually attracted to Alcibidas's narration and listened attentively.

“…… Menes was a very accomplished pharaoh, and under his rule, the kingdom of Egypt grew stronger and more prosperous. One day, when it was very hot, he went hunting with his entourage, and it was not long before they felt thirsty, and the group came to the Nile. Pharaoh Menes asked his men to go down to fetch water, and he sat down by the river to rest, but there was a piece of what appeared to be a broken tree trunk floating in the river not far from him, but it was actually a crocodile disguise, and it suddenly pounced on Menes, who was not far from him, and bit him, and dragged him into the river before his followers could react......

The Egyptians organized a large army to search for him in the Nile, but in the end his body was not found. Not long after, an oracle came from the Temple of Amun, and King Menes was taken to the heavenly realm by the crocodile god for his great exploits......"

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In the evening, Davers, who returned to the mansion, met Alcibidas in his study.

"This time you came over and brought Christoya, Agnes, and the children with a lot of gifts, and they were all very happy, and the children even preferred to see you than my father!" Davers said jokingly.

"Your Majesty, I finally came once, and it is also a convenient thing to buy these gifts, it doesn't cost much, and I am very happy to make them happy." Alcibidas hurriedly said.

"You're a good uncle to the kids! To Christoya and Agnes, you are a good relative! For me......" Davers smiled slightly, "You did a great job!" Agnes told me that she wanted to go to Ligem to see your father, and I basically agreed, but not now. Now that the situation in Lijim is chaotic and not very safe, I wonder what measures your council is prepared to take to stabilize the whole situation? ”

It was only then that Davers got to the point.

Alcibidas was embarrassed and whispered in embarrassment: "The council has been arguing about whether to suppress the riot, and has not yet come up with a concrete plan to ......"

"Do you want to ask the Dionian Senate for us to send an army to suppress the people of Lijim?" The sneer on Daves' lips flickered. In fact, he was well aware of Lijim's situation, and even this time Lijim was able to riot because of his intelligence services.

According to the laws of Dionia: as a free city, Ligem could not have his own army (of course, at this time, as the main body of the city-state army - most of the ordinary citizens had already participated in the riot), and the kingdom could not interfere in the internal affairs of its city under normal circumstances, so Ligem could only apply to the Kingdom of Dioonia if he wanted to use the army to quickly quell the riot.

Alcibidas smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said, "It is a cruel thing to stab a sword and spear at one's own people. Not only me, but some sober people in Lijim City did not approve of such an approach. ”

"Oh?" Davers was a little surprised and asked, "So what are you going to do?" ”

"Your Majesty, I believe you have a very good understanding that in the past two years, the management of the city-state has been very chaotic, and many people do not want to manage the city-state well, but want to use power to satisfy their own selfish desires, so after they are elected through various fraudulent means, they often formulate some proposals that are beneficial to their interests and are not conducive to the development of the city-state...... Lijim seems to be prosperous, but in fact the people have been discontent with it for a long time, and this drought has only made the people explode their anger......"

Alcibidas said sadly, Davos listened calmly, of course he knew Lijim's situation very well, in fact, if it wasn't for Artili Cruise's illness, Lijim's political situation would be better, after all, he has the ability and prestige to control the council, and now none of the generals and councillors elected by Lijim can control the overall situation, resulting in riots for several days, and the council can't come up with a decent measure.