Just when Guo Kang hesitated, Queen Elizabeth and Cao Xun and his wife seemed to have finished discussing. She smiled and nodded, looked at Guo Kang and Theodora again, and then stood up.

Then, she looked at Cao Jian again, as if she felt that she should also take care of the young man's efforts, and pulled the seat back a little.

"Thank you, General Cao and Lady Elena, for your hospitality. So let's get down to business. She didn't seem to be very good at making this kind of speech, so she simply politely said, and didn't even bother to make a background introduction, so she directly threw the topic to Guo Kang: "Konstantin, you can talk about it first." ”

Fortunately, everyone was used to her style, so everyone didn't say anything, just looked at Guo Kang naturally, ready to hear what he had to say.

Guo Kang himself was ready, but Theodora shook his head at him and motioned for him to wait.

Although he didn't know what she wanted to say, Guo Kang didn't care and nodded.

So Theodora stood up and began to speak as if he were a speech. She spoke for a moment about the historical importance of Egypt to Rome, how justified Roman rule there was, and how legitimately it was to regain lost territory. Later, he began to praise the Cao clan for their contribution to Rome, hoping that they would continue to play the role of pillars of the country in the future.

She seemed to have deliberately kept her speech very long, and she didn't stop until everyone was almost done eating.

Cao Zhonglin and Cao Jian's father and son's performance is quite normal, and it is estimated that they have long been used to this kind of thing. The three old men were a little uncomfortable. Queen Elizabeth took the lead and began to yawn, and looked at Guo Kang in confusion, as if she didn't quite understand why Theodora was asked to say this.

At this point, Theodora finished his tirade, greeted the crowd in turn, and sat down.

"Get straight to the point." She whispered to Guo Kang.

Guo Kang thought about it and probably understood what she meant.

He stood up, ready to speak, but Theodora nudged him and told him to go to the middle of the drawing-room. Guo Kang had no choice but to stand there and glance at everyone.

They perked up a little and looked at him with a little anticipation and curiosity.

"I sorted out the historical materials and found that the ancients had also tried a lot. So, I came up with three solutions to the Egyptian problem, one of which was the best to understand, one of which was the easiest, and the other that was the most troublesome and laborious. Which one would you like to hear first? He asked directly.

The Queen Mother looked at him with interest, and then at Cao Xun and his wife. Cao Xun looked at Lady Elena.

"Let's start with the simplest." Lady Elena said, "What's that?" ”

"Kill all the locals, and then move the population." Guo Kang spoke in a way that he was sure the Slavs could understand: "This method can work in some places, in a short time. ”

"Is this method reliable......" Queen Elizabeth was obviously not convinced.

"Are we ready to establish a long-term rule in the region?" Guo Kang asked rhetorically.

"If you go on an expedition, of course you should want to rule for a long time." Lady Elena also said.

"That's unreliable." Guo Kang shook his head: "The efficiency of this method is very low, and the premise of using it is that the local area is very backward, there is no effective resistance, and it lacks use value, and it will not feel distressed if it is destroyed." ”

"In addition, you have to be very backward. Because the forced migration of the population is costly, it is very damaging to manpower and production. Only when you are too backward, these manpower are not very valuable, and you don't care about losses, will you tend to this kind of complete replacement plan, otherwise it will be a loss-making transaction. ”

"On the Egyptian side, neither of the two conditions is right." Theodora agreed: "The technical level of the people is very high, and it has always been a place of wealth since ancient times. So the first point is not true. ”

"We ourselves are not far behind. And all this time, our population has been relatively inadequate. In Romania, there is still a lot of land that needs to be developed, and in this case, it is a big waste to move our people out. ”

"In other words, this is not suitable for wealthy places?" The Queen Mother concluded.

"yes, either change the way or get rid of these places quickly." Guo Kang nodded: "Because there is also a paradoxical problem: this kind of 'worthless' manpower must have very bad combat effectiveness, and it can only bully people in extremely barren and sparsely populated places, and it can't gain a foothold in slightly better places." ”

"If the ability is too bad, it will only be this scheme, and then you can only become the Caesar of the wilderness and swamp."

When they heard this, they did not express any objection. After all, as long as there is a choice, no one wants to be the king of the rotten land. Egypt is such a nice place, of course, not to be considered.

"And what about the second, easiest way?" The Queen Mother asked again.

Some Seris scholars believe that man's destiny is predestined and that his achievements are determined by nature. This concept is called 'luck'. Guo Kang introduced.

"They believe that the Father will favor certain people with extraordinary 'luck,' and that they are destined to be Malik and Sultan by birth, and that they can accomplish great things that cannot be stopped by the power of the world."

"Is there anything else you say?" At this time, Theodora felt strange.

"Absolutely." Guo Kang nodded: "Malik is called 'Wang' in Chinese, which is roughly the king of Europe. Sultan means 'power' and 'power to judge' in Arabic, and 'overlord' in Chinese. ”

"The Mamluk rulers of Egypt are used to being called sultans, but their official title is actually 'Malik'." He introduced.

"So, if a man is destined to rule Egypt, he has the 'luck' to become Malik and Sultan. In Chinese, it is called 'Wang Bazhiqi'. ”

"We pick a man with the air of a king, and throw him into Egypt. Then the Father will bless him and let the Mamluk emirs bow down and conquer Egypt once and for all. ”

"Isn't that funny?" Cao Xun looked at the Queen Mother a little helplessly and said with a wry smile.

"Do the Seris really believe this?" Lady Elena looked at Cao Xun in surprise, and then turned to Guo Kang: "This ...... What's the logic in it? How are they going to do it? ”

"I don't know." Guo Kang spread his hands: "How to do it...... Anyway, after the king's overlord qi is released, the Heavenly Father will be responsible for the specific steps, so we don't need to think about it. ”

“……”

"Don't look at me." Cao Xun, who had not spoken much, had to explain to his wife: "There is indeed such a saying in history, and all generations of imperial courts will also promote the Mandate of Heaven and the like. But this statement ...... He's just a saying......"

"Actually, the Seris do believe it." Guo Kang helped him add: "But there is a process problem here, that is, everyone basically claims to have believed it a long time ago after this person has really become Malik and the Sultan." So, I really don't know how the process is verified. ”

"Of course, it's not impossible." Looking at everyone, he himself laughed: "Although I can't find the Great Khan here, but Dehuan Taiji is still in Dadu." I'll find someone with a face and see if he can be the Malik of Egypt. ”

"You consider this a scheme?" Theodora couldn't help laughing: "This is too out of tune, this is a forced 'three strategies'." ”

"I'm just saying it's the easiest, and there's no guarantee that it's going to be in tune." Guo Kang slid his head and defended: "You just say that it is not simple to directly solve the problem with the 'king's tyrant'." ”

Theodora was speechless for a moment.

After thinking about it, the spirit of the king can indeed be sewn......

By the way, ask for a vote count. The impact of the ranking seems to be quite large

(End of chapter)