Yang Sixian took up his new role. The head of the provincial school, the provincial envoy, the governor of the province, the commander of the provincial military district, and the chief auditor of the province, these officials are the director of the Constantinople office of the province of the Great Song Europa. Yang Sixian is very satisfied with the position.

The reason why the position is high is because of the weight. Xu Qianqian, the senior of the office who succeeded Li Tiantian, told a group of new officials about the current scale of the office, and after the efforts of Xie Song and Director Xin, the number of assets directly managed by the Constantinople office reached 100 million yuan. With the Eastern Roman Empire as its core, the economy covered the eastern part of the Eastern Mediterranean, and trade with Ethiopia was also established.

After introducing the situation, Xu Qianqian took out a stack of papers from the drawer, and the officials took out stationery boxes. The rules of the Great Song Dynasty are exams, exams, and various exams. 'Knowing the law and breaking the law' in the Great Song Dynasty will be sentenced according to the top level of the crime. Officials who fail to pass the examination will not be able to take up their posts, and after passing the examination and obtaining the qualification for the post, they will be automatically sentenced to the maximum sentence and punishment according to the maximum sentence and punishment. Therefore, the exam is sometimes laughed at, dug a hole for yourself, and buried yourself.

Breaking the law is a matter of the future, and every official is answering the questions carefully and doing his best to get high scores. If you can't pass the exam, you won't even have the qualifications to know the law and break the law.

One of the questions is the answer to the question of 'direct management', and Yang Sixian's pen is like the wind, and the distinction between 'management' and 'ownership' is clearly written. The office of Constantinople controlled the operations of the Constantinople bank, and as transactions in the Eastern Roman Empire became more and more monetized, the size of its currency ballooned. To whom these currencies are lent belong to the 'management', and the office controls 'more than half of the shares of the Constantinople bank. What was paid to obtain these shares had already been fully recovered through operations, and now the office is constantly expanding the capital of Da Song through the operation of the bank.

After the exam time, everyone chatted after handing in the papers. The status of the province is very special, no one is ready to work in the province until retirement, and no one can work in the province until retirement. In this case, except for the top few people, the relationship between the others is relatively harmonious.

"Director Yang, I heard that the province wants to expand the capital of Qianzhuang twice as much as it is now in the past few years?" A deputy section chief of the Inspectorate who came here for a trainee asked.

"Yes, the economy of Eastern Rome was much larger than the size of the currency. Even if the size of the currency reaches 500 million banknotes, it is not a problem. Yang Sixian replied. That's a lot for an individual, but it's not something that no one has ever reached. Zhao Guan's family once turned the family property into domestic production, and the scale far exceeded 500 million yuan. The current currency issuance of the Great Song Dynasty has exceeded 20 billion guan, and 500 million guans is like that from the perspective of the Great Song Dynasty. What's more, the current currency issuance of the Eastern Rome is far less than 500 million.

Everyone chatted for a while, and Yang Sixian saw that the time was about the same, so he went to the Golden Horn Hotel. By the time he arrived, so had Maximi. The two sat down in a quiet room specially prepared for distinguished guests, and Maximi thanked Yang Sixian for coming, and then asked, "Do you know that Barcelus has ordered the beginning of constitutional government?" ”

Yang Sixian said he knew. The decisiveness of the Eastern Roman Emperor surprised the main officials of the province, hesitation will be defeat, recklessness will be in vain, even if there is a legend that the means of making decisions of this Barcellus are not advanced from the perspective of the Great Song Dynasty, but if a person knows when to make a decision, this in itself is an ability that cannot be underestimated. So Yang Sixian asked, "Which version of constitutionalism did His Excellency Tiberius decide to implement?" ”

"I'll talk about it later, I want to ask Your Excellency, which aspects do you think is the most appropriate place to start?"

"From what aspects?" Yang Sixian couldn't answer for a while. This kind of thing depends on the specific situation, and where you can point to the country. After thinking about it, Yang Sixian asked Maximi, "Do you need our help?" ”

Maximi didn't answer right away, he really needed help, but he didn't know if he could trust the office. It was not Maximi's wish to leave the future fate of the Eastern Roman Empire in the hands of another country, but his daughter Sheila suggested that Maximi might as well listen to the advice of the office. After thinking for a while, Maximi said: "I don't know which of the two things that should be given priority in the implementation of citizenship as soon as possible and the completion of land surveying as soon as possible. ”

"I don't think it's a priority. Your Excellency may wish to complete the construction of the ministry as soon as possible and step up the establishment of the Ministry of Agriculture. The Eastern Roman court has its current situation, relying on the reconstruction of the real court in the past ten years. The stronger the imperial court, the easier it is to push policies. Are the two problems you just mentioned in the vicinity of Constantinople, where the imperial court was powerful? After saying this, Yang Sixian found that even he agreed with his statement, because this is the truth and the key point.

"This ...... It doesn't seem easy. Maximi hesitated. Although he was the chairman of the Constitutional Commission, he was entrusted by Baseles to implement the constitutional arrangements. The ministers in the court are still not something that Maximi can overpower, so move them first now, and what to do if they are resisted.

Yang Sixian could understand Maximi's concerns, so he said: "Your Excellency, how do you know that the ministers in the imperial court will oppose the establishment of a ministry, maybe they are well aware of the righteousness and have been waiting for the establishment of a ministry as soon as possible to help the constitution be completed as soon as possible." ”

"Huh." Maximi was amused by this, he was not a three-year-old child, how could he believe that the ministers really wanted to let others gossip.

"Try it, if you don't move forward, stay where you are forever." Yang Sixian gave advice.

After the two broke up, Yang Sixian ran directly to see his senior Xu Qianqian, Xu Qianqian was revising the paper overnight, and when he saw Yang Sixian running without suspicion, he looked a little unhappy. After listening to Yang Sixian's speech for less than three minutes, the unhappiness was immediately left behind. Among the more important tasks of the provincial office was to promote the establishment of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Finance in Eastern Rome, which were related to the expansion of the economic frontier of the Great Song Dynasty, and the largest customers served by the Constantinople Money House were basically the agricultural department and the state-run handicraft factory, which required two specialized ministries. The establishment of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry means that they can apply to the Ministry of Finance for additional currency issuance through these two ministries. The additional currency was naturally managed by the Constantinople bank, that is, by the provinces. With the status quo of high-ranking officials who are good at dancing and making a lot of money, every high-ranking official will not feel that he has too much money and burns his hands. Xu Qianqian said, "Please come to Sheila." ”

The next day, Sheila and Yang Sixian met on the land that Sheila had purchased in the Golden Horn, where construction had already begun and was full of busy workers. On the coast where the two are located, there are many people who are using the latest technology of the Great Song Dynasty to build a construction site, in order to build a bridge designed by the Great Song National Design Institute on the Golden Horn, the bridge building unit can be described as elite.

The Bosphorus Strait east of Constantinople shows a north-south trend, this north-south waterway suddenly protrudes eastward in the north of Constantinople a 'deep ditch' seven or eight kilometers long, this 'deep ditch' is surrounded by land on three sides, and only the eastern position less than a kilometer wide communicates with the Bosphorus Strait, no matter how rapids roll in the Bosphorus, the Golden Horn in the east of Constantinople is always calm.

Constantinople is bounded to the north by the Golden Horn, to the east by the Bosphorus, and to the south by the Sea of Marmara, which connects to the Eastern Mediterranean. Constantinople built a massive wall in the west to protect Constantinople. The construction of a bridge at the east entrance of the Golden Horn is to create a big hole in this impregnable city.

Recalling her efforts, Sheila was a little embarrassed, so that she didn't even dare to sigh is the attitude of the nobles and the upper echelons towards interests. Sheila said to Yang Sixian: "Your Excellency, I believe that the Great Song Dynasty will not attack Constantinople from here. ”

Yang Sixian was stunned for a moment, almost unable to judge what Sheila meant. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that Sheila had no intention of treason, which is why the province decided to support Sheila. A patriot will not betray the country for personal gain, they will do their best to promote the progress of the country. After more than 20 years of rule by the Zhao family, the Great Song Dynasty has fully enjoyed the benefits of progress. The Great Song court had no intention of invading Eastern Rome from the beginning, and the upper echelons of the province had no intention of being unfavorable to Constantinople since the establishment of the Constantinople Money House. The benefits earned from a progressive Eastern Rome were too great, and careerists enjoyed exclusive interests, while a responsible court would look at the problem from a long-term and broad perspective, and the invasion of Eastern Rome would have only a negative effect on the Great Song Dynasty. So Yang Sixian said sincerely: "Please rest assured, my Great Song will always be a lawbreaker of the treaty." ”

Sheila knew that the treaty was a reference to the previous Quadripartite Alliance Treaty and the recently signed Treaty of Security and Cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean. In the Eastern Mediterranean Security and Cooperation Treaty, the five States parties stated that the five countries and territories would not be at war with each other and would not invade each other. As long as the provinces complied with the treaty, it was impossible to strike a military blow against the Eastern Rome. And Sheila also knew that if the province really attacked the Eastern Romans, she would not go to great lengths to run to the northern shore of the Golden Horn. The powerful fleet of the Great Song was to launch an attack on Constantinople directly from the sea.

After understanding Yang Sixian's attitude towards Eastern Rome first, Sheila asked Director Yang, who had met twice, "May I ask Director Yang why he asked me to come out." ”

"I would like to ask the ministers of the Eastern Roman court what they think about changing the system."

"They want their own people to become officials in the enlarged ministries." Sheila replied decisively, she had already tested it.

Yang Sixian replied decisively: "That's not good, we have to arrange our people." After saying that, Yang Sixian felt that what he said was inappropriate, and from a selfish point of view, Yang Sixian certainly hoped to be able to control the ministries related to the economy. But the proportion of these selfishness is really not large, Yang Sixian hurriedly corrected: "I have to let those people in Constantinople be officials." ”

Sheila smiled, but not malice or mockery. From Sheila's point of view, what Yang Sixian said was completely public. Not to mention that compared with the province of Europa in the Great Song Dynasty, the various finance-related departments of Eastern Rome were not worthy of carrying shoes to the provincial offices. This is not to say that there is a big difference in intelligence between the two, but that the views of the two sides on the problem are not at the same level at all. Now the people who can be used in the whole of Eastern Rome are probably in the Constantinople bank. So Sheila asked, "Director Yang, do you want the staff of the Constantinople money bank to go to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture?" ”

"Do you think there's a problem?" Yang Sixian asked.

Sheila shook her head, "If Director Yang is really willing to push with all his might, of course I want to cooperate." ”

Yang Sixian had already thought of a lot of rhetoric before meeting Sheila, but she didn't expect Sheila to be so decisive in expressing support, and Yang Sixian was overjoyed. After a moment of joy, Yang Sixian asked, "I don't know if Your Excellency Sheila has any concerns recently?" ”

"I need money, a lot of money. If possible, I would like to take out a loan from the province. ”

"How much do you need?"

"I want to expand the scope of cooperative farms in both the east and west, and although there are many new locals, there is very little collateral, and they are not willing to use the land as collateral. I can only take this risk. Can you lend me 10 million dollars? ”

"I'll go back and ask." Yang Sixian replied.

"I hope that the province will be able to open hospitals and medical schools in Constantinople and Ankara. This is something that the province has to help with. ”

"Is the money included in the aforementioned loans?"

Sheila shook her head, "No, I'll try to raise the money, but I can't raise teachers. ”

"Got it."

After the two separated, Yang Sixian returned to the office and immediately gathered people to announce the exam results first.

"All of them passed the last exam!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, even if they knew that they were fine, these guys who had been through many exams knew that God knows which time they would fail the exam. Yang Sixian then assigned the work, and some of the people were very familiar with Sheila, and they had just heard that there was such a female elder.

"Director, why should we listen to Sheila, the teacher of medical school." One of those who wasn't familiar with Sheila asked.

"Because training doctors is good for everyone, so we want to help." Yang Sixian replied decisively.

"Why? This is to teach the Eastern Romans all the most advanced techniques. ”

"If you are sick, do you care that it is the Eastern Romans who treat you?"

"Director, why should we listen to Sheila, the teacher of medical school." One of those who wasn't familiar with Sheila asked.

"Because training doctors is good for everyone, so we want to help." Yang Sixian replied decisively.

"Why? This is to teach the Eastern Romans all the most advanced techniques. ”

"If you are sick, do you care that it is the Eastern Romans who treat you?"

"Why? This is to teach the Eastern Romans all the most advanced techniques. ”

"If you are sick, do you care that it is the Eastern Romans who treat you?"