In the middle of April, spring is in full swing in Europe, but it is still a little cold.

There is nothing particularly attractive about the journey on the Rhine, perhaps Cologne Cathedral is one and St. Paul's Church in Frankfurt is another.

Most of the other monuments and monuments along the route were destroyed by air raids in World War II, and the remnants still tell the story of the brutality of the war. De Lin Yilong, who is not interested in new buildings, does not care very much about these places. Of course, not all of them didn't suit his appetite: the most visited places during the trip were chocolates, sausages and other traditional folklore themed items such as wooden shoes and cooing clocks.

Germans are very fond of cooing clocks. According to a friend who has a good relationship with Lin Yilong, it would be a great blessing if he could receive a cooing bell at his wedding. Maybe it's because the Oriental people in the context are taboo to receive clocks and watches, but the Westerners don't care. Until the year before last, Lin Yilong, whose economic conditions had improved, ordered a moderately priced Thuringian cooing clock from the Internet and sent it to Göttingen in the name of a birthday gift.

Therefore, when Lin Yilong passed through Cologne, the famous city of North Rhine and West**, this German friend named Benjamin specially came to see Lin Yilong.

Benjamin and Lin were about the same age, and they got to know each other as exchange students in the same church discussion group in their final year of college. Benjamin was tall and slender, and Lin Yilong's most obvious features of this friend were the reddish-brown hair that ran from the top along the sides of the ears and through the cheeks to the base of the neck, a pair of blue-green eyes hidden under a slightly wide forehead, a high nose, and a slightly thin lips.

This face, after 9 years, has not changed much, at least Lin Yilong felt so after seeing him again.

"Ben, long time no see. Lin Yilong stepped forward and said, "I hope you didn't bring me curry sausage this time." ”

"As long as you don't bring me a shepherd's pie, everything is fine. Benjamin smiled.

Currywursurst, a snack that emerged in Germany after World War II, is similar to the grilled sausages on the streets of the Celestial Empire, except that they are replaced with mud and white sausages, and topped with tomato sauce. Lin Yilong was brought by Benjamin when he first tried this snack on the streets of Hannover, but Lin Yilong didn't like the German flavor with ketchup, but out of politeness, he still pretended to like it very much. After that, every time Lin Yilong went to Göttingen and Hanover, Benjamin would always use this to entertain him. Finally, one day, Lin Yilong felt that he couldn't stand the taste of currywurst and was open and honest with Benjamin.

From Benjamin's point of view, the British food that Lin Yilong hated curry sausage to the same extent but could not show his disgust was the "shepherd's pie" that Lin Yilong liked very much, and the two used these two foods as their signature foods, mocking each other.

At the end of the pleasantries, the two walked along the embankment of the Rhine, chatted amicably about their recent lives, and finally talked about carbon emissions.

As a political adviser, Benjamin certainly has a very clear view on this part.

"Do you think this carbon emission reduction policy will continue to increase subsidies?" Lin Yilong asked.

"This issue should be related to the states, at the federal level, it is not very relevant. Benjamin commented, "The federal authority gave this act to the states, among other things. ”

"How?"

"Because the carbon emission subsidy treatment you enjoy is generally carried out according to the comparison of 20 or 35 years, you are actually signing an administrative contract. If there's a problem with the currency during this period, then ......," Benjamin explained.

"So can we tie this to something else, like inflation or something. Lin Yilong weighed the pros and cons, "Or can we convince the Ministry of Environment to allow us to attach this clause?"

"This price, in general, is audited according to a certain number of years. Benjamin responded, "And, it's also subject to policy, you know if the Commonwealth Council or the Palace of Westminster passes a resolution...... This compensation stops when it is said to stop. ”

"So, with this similar feeling, I should vote for the Greens!" Lin joked, "maybe I will get more compensation, after all, there are so many taxes on heavily polluting companies." ”

"That's fine. Benjamin nodded, "But that's problematic, would you increase the amount of the subsidized unit in exchange for your forest farm as a wind farm?"

"Of course not!" Lin Yilong responded, "I do have this consideration: since in a sense, my home and my main business are on the same territory, no matter how it can be counted, it is a sacrifice for the secrecy of private life, so ......"

"That's because your tree farm is relatively much larger, so you're free to do these things in the woodland. Benjamin retorted, "This kind of wind farm, with some cables and electromagnetic pollution, and so on, since the Greens want to develop sustainable energy, there are always trade-offs." Your Breken Tree Farm is the size of a large stretch of canyon in the Bracken Mountains, and it's ideal for wind power. ”

Incidentally, Benjamin was a supporter of German conservatives from an early age, and even if some of his ideas were in line with those of the Greens, he was not a follow-up.

"That's exactly what I want to be able to stop. Lin Yilong looked at Benjamin from top to bottom with a strange look, "So, I hope to have some fixed contact information in Brussels or Strasbourg, some gossip and so on, so that I can prepare." ”

"So......." Benjamin noticed Lin Yilong's strange look at him, and tentatively probed uneasily, "The contacts I know don't have much contact with these two places. ”

"We know each other, we get along well, we can agree on a lot of things, that's enough. Lin Yilong tried to convince Benjamin, "Suppose... I'm just assuming... There is a good representation of the seat of Strasbourg in Lower Saxony...... Benjamin, how about your ability to take chances?"

"You should have placed every trust in me in this matter, after all, although I have not been able to practice in my professional field for a long time, I am not slow enough to let the opportunity slip away. "The voice is calm and gives confidence.

"That's good. ”