During World War II, the University of Strasbourg moved to the south of France, and the Almanac of Economic and Social History, which Favre had created, was forced to cease publication, and it is said that he is actively seeking to republish it today.

Tall and personable, Fevre is not handsome, but he is imposing. Compared to him, Jean Nord is an old white face.

In a French restaurant near the college, Favre warmly received Zhou Nan and his party, and during the meal, he discussed many historical research issues with Zhou Nan.

As the name suggests, the yearbook school is a type similar to chronicles, relying on yearbooks to analyze history, and the basic proposition is to emphasize theory, interpretation, and synthesis.

Although this has the same thing as Zhou Nan's theory of "General History of the World", it is even more different.

The General History of the World of Southern Zhou examines the emergence and development of human civilization in various regions of the world from a global perspective, rather than from the perspective of a certain country or region, and focuses its research on human historical events and their interconnections and mutual influences, and strives to reflect the confrontation between the part and the whole and the interaction between them.

Theoretically, "General History of the World" is a little weaker, but this weakness is not because Zhou Nan's theory is not enough, but because Zhou Nan wants the book to be better looking and more interesting.

In terms of interpretation, Zhou Nan went more far-reaching, because he had explained historical events from all angles vividly and vividly by sorting out the theories of later generations.

As for synthesis, this is the biggest similarity between the two sides. Both sides believe that all historical events do not exist alone, and that there is a mutual causal relationship and mutual influence between various events.

It was also because of the similarity of doctrine between the two sides that when the Liberal Democratic Party contacted Favre and was willing to sponsor him to relaunch the journal, Fèvre agreed to help Zhou Nan's theoretical propaganda in France.

But there is a premise, that is, Zhou Nan must be able to enter his eyes.

For academic discussions, Zhou Nan is indeed not afraid of anyone. What's more, he also has a deep understanding of the Annals School, which has developed to the fourth generation in later generations, and Favre, as the founder, is still only the first generation.

In traditional historiography, the study of history is the kind of rhythm that is immutable. However, the Annals school attaches great importance to the three rhythms of geographical time, social time, and personal time, and among these three times, the importance of social time is particularly prominent.

"Comprehensive history" is also a kind of "overall history", which emphasizes that history is a whole that includes all fields of human activities, and is reflected in the structural and functional relationships formed by the interconnection and interaction between these fields.

In order to reflect the whole and its internal structural and functional relationships, the logic of causality alone is not sufficient, and it is necessary to draw on the methods of economics, sociology, and other social sciences to study the horizontal relationship.

This research method is synchronic, which is very different from the diachronic research method of traditional historiography. Therefore, it is very logical to abandon the concepts and methods of traditional historiography. However, the study of synchronicity requires a relatively static operating platform, and social time plays this role.

On the one hand, social time changes relatively quickly relative to geographical time, which allows it to reflect the rheological nature of history. On the other hand, social time changes more slowly than individual time, which in turn makes it suitable for the synchronic research orientation required by overall history.

These are the quintessential ideas of the Almanac School, so when Zhou Nan took out the main ideas of the next three generations of the Almanac School, he touched on Fèvre's G-spot.

From midnight during dinner, the assistant urged Favre to go home, but was asked by Fèvre to arrange another room, and he wanted to talk to Zhou Nan all night.

The two of them talked about the central idea of the Almanac School until dawn, and the old Favre finally couldn't stand it anymore and went back to his room to rest.

After a night of in-depth exchanges, Favre and Zhou Nan reached the point where they were like-minded and talked about everything. He expressed high praise for Zhou Nan, and always regretted that his old friend Bloch died too early, otherwise he would have felt no regrets in his life.

Using the mature ideas of their school to communicate with him, the founder, is naturally invincible. If it weren't for Zhou Nan's young age, he would have been eager to have a relationship with Zhou Nan.

He greatly praised Zhou Nan's general history of the world, and also discussed with Zhou Nan about the analytical methods used in Zhou Nan's general history of the world, and asked why Zhou Nan did not completely use the methods of the Annals school.

Zhou Nan also said without concealment: "That's because the display of more interactions and examples is more easy to understand, and it can allow an ordinary person to interpret history." If you analyze it like Mr. Toynbee, I'm afraid that most people don't know what they're talking about. ”

He laughed, apparently very happy that Zhou Nan was teasing Toynbee.

Before leaving, he also said excitedly: "I will speak for you in the French media, an excellent talent like you must not be smeared by the media without a bottom line." ”

In fact, the media in this era is still relatively conservative and professional, and compared with the media of later generations, the media now has a much lower line.

Although some French media are now criticizing Zhou Nan from various angles, they are still mainly focusing on the content of the book "General History of the World" and do not deal with Zhou Nan's ethnic and private social relations.

Of course, for his kindness, Zhou Nan will certainly not refuse, after all, his purpose is to make a name for himself.

Moreover, his "General History of the World" is also more rigorous and complete than the "General History of the World" and "General History of the World" published in later generations. Those books could be used as textbooks, let alone this one.

Even if some countries do not accept his theory, it is not because his theory is problematic, but because of the discrimination of his identity and background.

Moreover, Zhou Nan is not afraid that they will not accept their theories at all, because history has proven that there is only one way to study in the future. If they don't accept it, they will only take a detour, and in the end they will return to Zhou Nan's methods, because Zhou Nan has almost blocked all the roads ahead.

In terms of content, Zhou Nan has achieved the ultimate in rigor. Whether it is history, humanities, politics, philosophy, or economics, Zhou Nan has applied many mature theories of later generations.

Although he can't boast of being impeccable, Zhou Nan has already come up with a mature theory in terms of major sections and directions, which is like Zhou Nan has already occupied the patent right, and no one else can get around it, so they can only buy patents from him.

The success of "General History of the World" lies not only in the fact that it is a pioneering work of global history, but also because the book is full of a strong and profound sense of reality, which is what makes "General History of the World" extraordinary.

He believes that the society will eventually accept his book, but he hopes that the time will come sooner.

At noon the next day, after getting up, Fèvre was interviewed by the French reporter who entered the hotel, although Zhou Nan did not pay attention to the specific content of the interview, but also listened to the general content of Etinny.

In front of many French media and Swiss media, Fèvre praised Zhou Nan with the four words of incredible, and called Zhou Nan's historical interpretation method perfect.

Neither of these words is often used in academia, which shows Favre's appreciation for Zhou Nan. Of course, the main reason is that Zhou Nan helped him enrich the main idea of the yearbook school, which made him so excited.

Because he has already expressed his position like this, in the School of Political Science and Humanities, which is deeply influenced by him, Zhou Nan has not been subjected to any difficulties.

This time, Zhou Nan's speech was close to the hearts of Strasbourg students, and told the story of Strasbourg, a city that survived between Germany and France, with the historical relationship and social changes during World War II.

He did not take sides, but only analyzed from the neutral point of view of an outsider, and extended to the development of Franco-German relations after the end of the war.

Although the French students were not as enthusiastic as the students Zhou Nan faced in Switzerland, they also gave high praise to Zhou Nan's speech.

When they saw that the reporter sent by French television to shoot turned off the camera at Zhou Nan's request, their emotions were even higher.

Because they already know from the media that Zhou Nan retains his flute solo after every speech and Q&A session.

Because Zhou Nan didn't want his music to circulate anymore, and for himself to release an album in the future, his performances were generally not allowed to be filmed, but this also aroused the curiosity of European people even more.

Zhou Nan played the well-known "Scarborough Market", and the students in the audience became fanatical, and when Zhou Nan wanted to get off the stage, the students rushed to the stage to block him, and insisted that he play the tearful song "The Original Scenery of Hometown".

Since playing this piece at the University of Bern, which drew tears from Zhou Nan himself and some emotional female students, this piece has become a classic praised by the media.

Those reporters also over-analyzed the song, describing the vitality, beauty, loneliness, sadness, longing, and the kind of melancholy that silence is better than sound in large words.

Later, in Lausanne, Zurich, Geneva and Basel, all the students asked to listen to this piece. And after listening to it, they all praised this piece as the most classic music for missing their hometown.

And in the following speeches, it also attracted many heads of record companies. However, Zhou Nan's main focus is still on promoting his books and ideas, so he just asked Etinny to negotiate with them first to prepare for the release of records in the future.

At least not until Zhou Nan completed the second volume of his "General History of the World" in England, Zhou Nan will not consider releasing a record. After all, a musician is still a little inferior to a sociologist and thinker, and there is no distinction between priorities and urgency.

In the face of these students' requirements, Zhou Nan certainly met them. When the melodious tune sounded, the scene immediately fell silent, and everyone was immersed in the music.

When the end note disappeared, the scene immediately burst into warm applause. Even Favre said, "Jonas, you should go and put out a record, and I'll buy your record and listen to it at home." ”