"Mr. Caesar, you are also a famous family in the Roman Empire, and you actually came to us to do business?" Jingwen asked in surprise.

Jingwen asked Cheng Lin to introduce the foreign merchant who came to deliver the Western book, but he didn't expect that this foreign merchant was actually called Caesar. Later, Jingwen remembered that Caesar was a surname, that is, the family surname of Julius Caesar. However, Jingwen knew that Julius Caesar was actually "cut off from his grandchildren", so the people who have the surname Caesar now are actually not Caesar the Great. However, Jingwen certainly knew the status of the surname Caesar in the Roman Empire.

"You know our Roman Empire? Do you still know the surname Caesar? Caesar said.

Jingwen said with certainty: "Of course, I know Caesar, the Julius Caesar of the ancient Roman Empire, and his adopted son Octavian defeated Antony and founded the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire then split into Eastern Rome and Western Rome, but Western Rome must have fallen by now, right? Eastern Rome is now also called the Byzantine Empire, and the emperors of the Roman Empire are generally called Caesar. I also know that you in Rome should have a famous saying, 'Render to God and Caesar to Caesar.'" 'I'm not wrong, am I?' ”

That Caesar was shocked, obviously he didn't expect Jingwen to know so much about the Western Roman Empire, it was simply incredible. In the current era, although there are more exchanges between the East and the West, it is the West that takes the initiative to come to the East, and the Chinese side is actually not too keen on going abroad. In other words, China is generally on the passive receiving side, while the West can take the initiative to learn and spread its own culture. Therefore, the West's understanding of China is far greater than China's understanding of the West at the same time. So it's not strange for Westerners to know about Chinese history, but it's strange for China to know Westerners.

"Sir, you are so good at knowing us so well. But even though my surname is Caesar, our Caesar family is no longer the monarch of the Roman Empire. Our Roman Empire started out as a senate, but later it became an imperial system. And now it is still called the Roman Empire. But in fact, the rulers have changed many families, many individuals, and if you use your Chinese words, in fact, we have already gone through many dynasties. As for us Westerners, we don't care what you are, we just think that all of you are this country. It's as if you don't care what dynasty the Roman Empire is, you just know that we are the Roman Empire. ”

Of course, Jingwen knew that in this era, the West rarely compared China to what the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dynasties were, as long as they knew that this was China. And for the Chinese, how is it not for them, who accounts for which family they rule the country. Because these have nothing to do with themselves. After all, there is no relationship, and there is no direct interest exchange, so they don't care about the change of dynasty with each other.

"Mr. Caesar, the book you gave to my publisher is the book of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, if I think it is good, right?" Jingwen asked.

"Oh? You are so learned, sir, that even Aristotle knew it. We are actually Hellenistic in Rome now, even though we have conquered Greece. But the Greeks have used their civilization to conquer us, which is embarrassing! Caesar shook his head and said.

Now Rome has actually become Hellenistic, and this may be the power of civilization. Backward civilizations may be able to conquer advanced civilizations for a while, but they will eventually be assimilated by advanced civilizations. This can be proven by history. The fact that Rome was Hellenistic is a testament to the fact that Greek civilization was higher than that of Rome. Although the Mongols and Manchus conquered China, they were gradually sinicized as a whole, and countless nomads invaded the Central Plains throughout history. Although it was able to win on the battlefield for a while,But the final result is to be completely sinicized.。 So these are enough to show that the power of civilization is actually more powerful than swords and guns, and China is one of the four ancient civilizations. Civilization is completely more powerful than other civilizations.

"Hehe, Aristotle, if I'm right, I think it's Alexander the Great's teacher, right? When Alexander the Great went on his crusade to the east, there seems to be a legend, that is, Aristotle gave Alexander a map, saying that China is a golden country and a paradise. Therefore, Alexander also wanted the prosperity of China, so he came to China on an expedition. However, in the end, it was found that there was a problem with the map, and it did not hit China, but only India. Jingwen said.

And Caesar blushed a little, of course he knew the legend. Of course, where this legend came from, there is no way to know. But Caesar came to China and naturally knew China's strength. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the scale of China's army was hundreds of thousands, and at that time, Alexander would definitely suffer a big loss if he really came to fight China. Although the specific combat effectiveness cannot be analyzed, China is ahead in terms of numbers, and China is waiting for work, and Alexander is already at the end of the crossbow. On the other hand, China's armed forces are basically of the same language and species, and they can work together in the face of foreign enemies of different civilizations. And Alexander's army has a lot of "imperial army" like the existence of zài, they may not be able to have one mind. So if Alexander hits China, it will definitely be a humiliation.

"Sir, let's not talk about that! Let's talk about our books, about how we should publish our books in Rome. Even I hope to be able to get all our books here, so that the Chinese can see my Western civilization. Caesar said.

"Don't worry, I have an idea now, do you want to see our current emperor of China?" Jingwen asked.

"See your Emperor? This ......" Caesar was a little surprised.

Caesar, of course, knew how difficult it was for a foreign merchant to meet the emperor. And now that Jingwen can arrange for him to see the emperor, what should he say when the time comes? But being able to meet the emperor of China is not necessarily a bad thing, and if there is any benefit to be gained, it may not be possible. After all, the emperors of all dynasties have been quite generous to foreigners, and they have always known it to foreigners. (To be continued......)