"Name."

"Cicelius"

"Where's the man?"

"Constantinople."

"Do you know how to read?"

"Literacy."

"Greek or Latin?"

"Both."

……

After the enlistment inquiry, Cicelius walked out of the interview room at the church, and found his sister Sheila sitting on a bench outside with several other women who were apparently family members. Seeing Cicelius, Sheila got up and said goodbye to several family members, walked quickly in front of Cicelius and smiled: "How is it?" ”

"I don't know." Cicelius was a little weak-hearted. As soon as the panic buying of the past few days subsided, Cicelius was a little scared in retrospect. It was only a few days from rushing to buy vegetables to claiming that the Roman legions would wipe out the rebellious nobles in the city, and the parents who had nothing to do with the big nobles looked nervous, and rumors circulated in the small aristocratic class that the emperor wanted to slaughter the nobles to prevent future troubles. When the Roman legions took to the streets to implement city-wide control, only the younger sister Sheila and the younger brother who had no age left to eat were indifferent. Parents and Cicelius were worried about each day. Even now, when the wind and waves are calm, Cicelius is a little scared when he thinks about it.

Thinking that her eldest brother's uneasy expression was due to the fear that she would not pass the interview, Sheila encouraged, "Brother, you will pass." ”

"Why?" Cicelius asked casually.

"Because the emperor also needs capable elites." Sheila said confidently. The requirements of the Europa provinces for compradors were 'competence', and Sheila believed that the Eastern Roman emperors would not be much different. What's the use of raising a bunch of waste, it's too much money? If she were to dominate the Eastern Roman Empire, only capable people would be chosen. Her eldest brother is not a waste at least.

Seeing that the eldest brother was still a little worried, Sheila grabbed her brother and wanted him to be happy, "Let's go, I'll invite you to dinner." ”

The news of the conscription of six new legions by the Eastern Roman court had spread throughout Eastern Rome, and the province of Europa had received the news earlier. Yang calmly first scolded the representative of the Constantinople office who was called back to Athens, and then asked about the new legion. The representative knew that he couldn't hide what he had done, and seeing that Yang Congrong didn't hold on to this matter, he went straight to the topic, "Jiedu envoy, the six new legions are 30,000 people. We have not yet received any news of a loan from the Eastern Roman court. ”

Also present at the meeting was Wang Qincha, who, according to the plan, was supposed to leave for China. It was only when he heard that the representative in Constantinople had thrown Constantinople into chaos by letting the wind go, and he wanted to meet this 'talent' anyway. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes and heard the representative come up and talk about the money first, I feel a little appreciative in my heart.

Yang Congrong was also curious about this matter, Athens had not received the news of the Eastern Roman Empire's loan. A small release made Constantinople have to restore order through total control, and with this kind of imperial finances, do they want the new legions to fight with sticks?

Wang Qincha did not participate in the discussion, and the personnel of Europa Province who attended the meeting could not guess the thoughts of the Eastern Roman Empire, so he took advantage of the recess to call Yang Congrong out, "I am ready to go back to the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"Oh." Yang calmly responded, but didn't know what to say next. It was the first time he had faced the chincha, and what happened in the middle was completely different from what he had imagined. The Chin Cha did not hold chicken feathers as arrows as in the legend, nor did he follow the rules, but only wanted to ask for money.

"So you want to urge me to go?" Qin Cha laughed.

Yang calmly shook his head, thought about the words for a while, and then said, "Thank you." ”

"What do old classmates say about this?" Wang Qincha sighed.

"I will never forget this friendship until I die." Yang said solemnly. He found that apart from this promise, he actually couldn't give Wang Qincha any guarantee.

The news that the Chin mission was going to return to the Great Song Dynasty soon spread throughout the province of Europa, and the provincial officials were looking forward to the day as soon as possible. All kinds of things are thrown first, and the affairs of the Quadripartite Alliance can also be delayed later, and everyone hurries to prepare for the send-off. Yang calmly invited his old classmates to his residence, and when there was no one around, he pushed a thick envelope in front of Qincha.

Qin Cha didn't open it, and asked directly, "Are you trying to harm me?" ”

"It's a charter. Whoever comes to Europa with a license to buy goods is the best treatment. ”

After listening to Yang Congrong's explanation, Qin Cha also hesitated. If this stack is a handover, it takes a lot of willpower to refuse. The acceptance of bribes by the officials will be finished soon, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and Wang Qincha does not dare to gamble on his official position. However, the concession is a completely different channel, and now the profits of maritime trade have become more and more clear, and the stage of making money has passed. Shipping risks are beyond human control, and there have been reports of sinking of ships every year for decades. If you get this license, you will have a greater profit margin than other channels. mixed with the current position, Wang Qincha can find many cooperation channels just by thinking about it.

Even so, Wang Qincha is still hesitant, there will always be unpredictable risks in this. Yang calmly said again: "I can send someone to Da Song, you can tell you a place." ”

Wang Qincha couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, this method was more dangerous than taking it away now. He picked up the envelope and opened it, and it was indeed not a bill or a bill, only a charter. Yang calmly continued to explain, "This one doesn't recognize people, only certizes." ”

As long as you have a concession certificate, you can purchase goods from Europa Province at a very cheap price. Many people are now trying to obtain such a charter from the Ministry of Justice. Yang calmly did not lack money, and thought for a long time before coming up with this gift. He said: "It's just my heart, our friendship is not comparable to this heart at all." ”

Wang Qincha had actually made up his mind, and when he heard this, he looked at the validity date of the concession again, which ended in five years. Nodding, Wang Qincha put the envelope away.

On the day of Chincha's departure, officials from all over Europa went to the docks to see him off. The Qianzhuang experts who came with the Qin Cha stayed in Europa Province and returned to the Great Song Dynasty together in addition to the officials whose terms of office had expired, as well as the criminals who had been found out. The two groups looked completely different.

Seeing off Qin Cha, Yang calmly breathed a long sigh of relief. His term of office was less than two years, and he would be able to return to the court with a large amount of money. If the old classmates told him right, maybe Yang Congrong would have a chance to continue to rise.

As soon as I returned to the office, news came that the Eastern Roman Empire had officially made a loan to the province of Europa for the purchase of weapons and equipment. Yang calmly said to the person in charge: "Ask when the Eastern Roman Empire is going to solve the Thracian region." ”

The representative in Constantinople was clever and created a big mess. There is a problem with the means, there is no problem with the goal. The province of Europa had been looking forward to the construction of a telegraph trunk connecting Athens, Rome, Constantinople and Kiev. If the project is completed during Yang's tenure, he will completely change the situation from the Black Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean. Athens was located right in the center of this telegraph network, and it was the Thracian nobility that blocked the telegraph network, and it was the Serbian barbarians who threatened the telegraph network.

A few days after the request was made, the Eastern Roman Empire waited for the representative of the province of Europa, and the representative directly asked the Eastern Roman Empire to sweep away the nobles of Thrace and establish an official government there. Now one of the two rebellious nobles, the Marquis of Sylkia, was in the Thracian region, and the Eastern Roman Empire immediately agreed to it. Even if Europa doesn't ask for it, they will do it.

With a common goal, the two sides deliberated on the details for four days before submitting the report to the Eastern Roman Emperor. When the Chancellor of the Exchequer saw that the Emperor had carefully read the list of contents of the report, he closed it and said, "You go down first, and I will read it carefully." ”

The minister stepped back, looking forward to it. Contrary to what the minister thought, the emperor did not continue to look, but went to the prayer room. Kneeling on the cushion, the emperor tried his best to empty his mind, trying to feel the gods from above. He has relied on this ritual for inspiration all these years. Inspiration is never easy to come by, and sometimes it takes a long time to feel that kind of whim. The legs on the cushion were painful at first, then numb a little, and finally I couldn't feel the presence of my legs.

Suddenly, he felt something indescribable seem to descend upon him. It feels elusive, if there is nothing. Every time I want to capture it clearly, it will be in vain. After trying it many times, the Eastern Roman Emperor felt that today probably would not work. Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart that dispelled all the uneasiness. The physical discomfort remained, but it could not cause him unpleasantness.

"Thank you! Thank you, my Lord. The Emperor rejoiced in his heart. When the feeling was gone, the Emperor called in and lifted him up from the cushion, and he pointed to the report next to him and said to his attendants: "Bring this to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and tell him that I agree with the plan." ”

Many people in the Eastern Roman court had been waiting for this news for a long time, and they received the news that night. Some were even called from their beds to learn of Baseleus's decree from messengers sent by their allies. Some cheered excitedly, others sighed. None of this affected the plan, and no one in the current Eastern Roman court dared to oppose Barcellus's decree.

Six new Roman legions began to assemble in Constantinople, where they were to be trained for three months. Locals or not, they had to move to the barracks. Sheila's mother held her son's hand, her eyes filled with tears. Sheila silently helped her brother pack his clothes and pack them away. She was very reluctant in her heart, and she felt that there was a thought lingering in a corner of her heart.

From the moment the Eastern Roman court rebuilt the legions, it was burdened with the fate of life and death with the Eastern Roman nobles. If the elder brother can make a difference in the army, he will inevitably conquer those nobles with the Roman legions. Can the elder brother step on the bones of those people and become a member of the powerful. Sheila is looking forward to a future like this.