"The Mongols are sailors, this will definitely not work."

"yes, that's luring the wolf into the house."

"I don't agree......, uh, I don't disagree."

The cadres in the provincial office of Europa discussed Hao Ren's suggestion, saying that it was a discussion, and everyone had the same opinion. Director Xie Song listened for a while, and also came out to speak, "I tell you that I don't agree. But I have a question, everyone doesn't seem to object to the Yuan State sailors. Why is that? ”

Someone immediately replied: "Yuan is Yuan, Mongolia is Mongolia, it's different." Even if Yuan Guo has no money, at least it is not poor. Two years ago, there were also Mongolian sailors in the Yuan Kingdom who robbed things, and the Yuan Kingdom caught those people and cut them down after a public trial in front of us and the Yuan sailors. It's not uncommon to see bastards everywhere. Can the Mongols be relied upon? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the other cadres immediately responded, "That's it!" "That's right."

Xie Song nodded, already determined how he would report the opinion of the office to the superiors. The cadres of the office were not vexatious, and everyone was indeed emotional, but what they said was not rash. In the final analysis, they do not believe in the Mongolian system, let alone the Mongolian traditions.

Both the Great Song Dynasty and Eastern Rome were civilized countries, and the Yuan State fully imitated the Great Song system. No tradition or system can guarantee that there are no bad people inside, tradition guides people to good, and the system ensures that bad people are punished, and this has a basis for cooperation. Suddenly add a group of Mongols who take pride in looting, so how can the good people deal with themselves? Xie Song even thought about the main points of the report, 'There are a thousand days to be a thief, where is there a thousand days to prevent thieves'! This sonorous and powerful words moved Xie Song himself enough. Moved by this, Xie Song announced loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, I will write a report to Athens with our opinions. The Mongols can't be trusted, let's not do it."

The crowd didn't want to cause trouble at all, and immediately applauded. After talking about this matter, everyone went back to work. When Xie Song learned that Sheila had come to ask for a meeting, he immediately invited this excellent comprador in. Sheila stood generously in front of Xie Song, "Director Xie, I want to invite you to my family's dance." ”

"Oh...... I can only go for a while. ”

"That's enough. Thank! Sheila immediately rejoiced.

Xie Song asked the time, and seeing that there was still half a month, he wrote it down on the desk calendar. Sheila told her mother the good news after work, but she said, "I could change the prom venue." ”

"Why?" Sheila felt uneasy in her heart, and it would take a lot of time to change the location of the dance party and notify the people who had already informed her.

With a reserved pride in her mother, she said, "Your father is talking to the Baron of Annai about the house, and the lord may want to sell his mansion in Constantinople. ”

"Can our family afford it?" Sheila was stunned. The house of Lord Annai is not too far from Sheila's house, the area is not small, and the house is very dilapidated. Even so, Sheila didn't think her family could afford it.

"I have contacted the buyer to sell our house. That's pretty much enough. ”

"Really?" Sheila was surprised.

"I have all the money you gave me, and Lord Annai is willing to accept the money from all sides. It's a bit of a bargain, and your father borrowed money from a few friends......"

As she spoke, she heard the sound of the stairs, and Sheila looked up to see her father coming down the stairs with the listless Annai and the Lord. The lord didn't greet the two women, didn't even look at them. Looking at the lord's lost back, Sheila only felt incredible. Sheila's wife was smiling.

The handover was finally completed before the ball, and Sheila hurried to inform Xie Song. Knowing that Xie Song was meeting the guests, Sheila waited outside. After waiting for a while, I saw Xie Song sending the guest out, and the guest was Sheila's acquaintance, Lord Annai. The lord's expression was much better than a few days ago, and he saw that he was very polite to Xie Song. When he went out, he held Xie Song's hand and muttered non-stop. Xie Song patiently listened to the lord's words, and comforted the lord from time to time to reassure him.

After Xie Song sent the lord away, Sheila hurriedly stepped forward to inform Xie Song that the location of the ball had changed. Xie Song smiled: "Okay, I'll try to get there." ”

When she returns to her new home after work, Sheila sees her brother on all fours, slumped in a chair in the empty living room like a dead dog. In the past few days, he has been pulling the rack car king to transport his family's goods here, and he is indeed tired. Sheila had rolled up her sleeves and cleaned up when she got home the other day, and that enthusiasm was now gone. The aristocratic house was large, with a yard in front and a garden in the back, and the building area was three times larger than Sheila's. The building is divided into two floors and also has an attic.

But Sheila was not happy, the dilapidated aristocratic home was far less glamorous than it looked from the outside. The remaining broken furniture inside the house was so rotten that it could only be used for chopping wood, the walls were peeling off, and several rooms that had not been used for a long time were covered with mold and emitted a disgusting smell. The wooden floor slabs are also in tatters, and walking on them is worrying. The only thing that was worth the house was the land and the stones used to build the walls. Lord Annai hadn't had a ball in years, and Sheila now fully understood the predicament he was facing.

The guests came on the morning of the ball, and everyone who came here asked to see the house. They soon saw the poor interior of the house, and many of them couldn't help but praise the house for being big enough, and some simply laughed gloatingly. Sheila was initially upset and gave these guys a roll of her eyes. But those guys are lively and don't care at all. Some of the ignorant people simply pretended to be surprised and asked Sheila, "Wouldn't it be a loss to buy a house like this?" ”

Hearing this, Sheila felt her stomach explode. Just as he was about to have a seizure, he saw Sheila's mother rush in and pull Sheila and said in surprise: "The lord of the Song Kingdom is here." Sheila, go out and greet you. ”

Hearing that the nobles of the Great Song Dynasty were coming, these nonsense guys swarmed out to watch the excitement. Sheila hated in her heart, looking at the backs of those people, she scolded in a low voice: "Ignorant guy! ”

The Great Song Dynasty was different from the countries of Europa, there was no aristocratic system, only a powerful system. During her time at the office, Sheila figured it out. After scolding, Sheila followed her mother and immediately went outside the door to greet her. Before he arrived at the door, he saw Xie Song, who stood out among the small aristocrats who were watching and eating melons.

"That's tall!" Sheila sighed as she heard her mother walk. Xie Song, who is more than 180 tall, is conspicuous enough just by standing in a crowd of more than 160. What's more, Xie Song hung his beard, and although his skin color was darker, it was smooth and firm. The furry-skinned locals of Europa can't be compared.

Stepping forward to greet the distinguished guests, Sheila felt that there was even a little pride in her mother's expression. There must be some big people in the aristocratic ball, and the small nobles make a living by serving the big people, where are they qualified to have a cooperative relationship with the big people. The real Song people in Europa were much richer than the Eastern Roman aristocracy, and they came from the mysterious and wealthy East, and inviting such people to the ball added a lot of dignity to the Sheila family.

Xie Song also visited Sheila's house, and Sheila's house was unable to repair it, so she could only do her best to clean up all the debris. The wide space allows all the deconstructed dilapidation to be unmistakable. I heard Xie Song smile and say, "Clean up the old house and welcome the new owner." It's tiring enough to clean such a big house. ”

Sheila couldn't help but smile wryly, which was not a compliment. However, if Xie Song said something wrong like those laymen, Sheila was afraid that she would feel even more embarrassed. Sheila's mother had probably never seen such a straightforward person, and she didn't know how to deal with such frank and considerate words.

"Sheila, do you want to take out a loan from the bank and renovate the house?" Xie Song asked.

Sheila shook her head, "No need to renovate. I want to tear it down and rebuild it. ”

"Yes. I think so. Xie Song appreciated this view. The other day he had received a gentleman from Annais, who had paid money in the hope of renting a trade route to Marseille, a French port city. Xie Song happily rejected this request, and then readily put forward a proposal for cooperation. With the reputation of the Great Song Dynasty in the European Brazilian region, it was difficult to open up a route alone. With the emergence of collaborators, Xie Song naturally hopes to make more effective use of this opportunity.

When Lord Anai heard that he was only responsible for liaison, and that he could get 5% of the net profit of the four-year route as a commission without paying, he immediately agreed. When Lord Annai left, Xie Song noticed that the use of the Sifang banknotes was wider than he had imagined. After investigation, Xie Song found that real estate transactions in Eastern Rome, which were out of the Great Song Dynasty trade system, could use the four parties to pay money as currency, and this result made him very happy.

The Qian Zhuang experts of the Great Song Dynasty who went to Europa Province in the previous period conducted a comprehensive training for the Song people in Europa Province, which strengthened their understanding of 'general equivalents'. The implementation of the fiat currency system is a capability that only civilized countries have, and if the fiat currency is a banknote, it is more demanding for a country.

Confirming that the Quartet had begun to become the currency of the Eastern Roman Empire, and not the area stipulated in the original Quadripartite Alliance agreement that 'the Quartet was used to pay for official transactions', Xie Song remembered the sonorous words of the experts of the Great Song Dynasty. "We don't care who is in charge of a civilized country, because it doesn't matter. As long as the country's currency issuance power is in our hands, we control everything in the country! ”

Now that he saw that Sheila might become a user and disseminator of the Quartet's banknotes, Xie Song couldn't help but push it.

"But I don't have enough years to work." Sheila remembered the rules.

"Don't worry about the age of time, you can use the house as a mortgage." Xie Song did not hesitate to give a solution. Whether it is metal money or paper money, the essence of money is always a general equivalent, and the same is true for the banknotes of the Great Song Dynasty. If the Great Song Dynasty banknotes can become the equivalent of overseas physical assets, it is equivalent to the increase in the wealth corresponding to the Great Song Dynasty banknotes themselves. It's a fortune that fell out of thin air.

Looking at Sheila, who bowed her head and was silent, Xie Song felt that it might be necessary to hold up this role model. Real estate transactions in Constantinople were settled by four parties, and the interest alone could create much wealth for the province of Europa in one year.

Sheila didn't know what her boss was having, and she suddenly felt a pang of chagrin in her heart. The money she saved herself was to buy herself a house, after all, the money paid by the Quartet was the money of the Great Song Europa, and it was very risky to save such a pile of paper tickets. It's more reliable to turn it into a real thing as soon as possible. If the money is spent on this house, Sheila feels very unwilling!

At that moment, Sheila's mother said, "Your Excellency, please go to the garden for tea." Hearing her mother's voice made Sheila even more unhappy.

Xie Song did not refuse, and went to the garden where the buffet table was placed. Soon, he was surrounded by a group of curious little nobles, and at last someone mustered up the courage to come forward to say hello, and then asked: "Your Excellency, I wonder what conditions are required to be a comprador in the office of the province of Europa?" ”

"Understands Greek and Latin, and can read and write documents in both languages. If you are willing to learn and endure hardships, we will give you the opportunity to come to us. Pass the three-month probationary period, and if you qualify, we will give you a regular job. Szeon replied in non-fluent Greek.

None of the minor nobles cared about Szeson's level of Greek, they were all attracted to this condition. Xie Song smiled secretly in his heart, try his best to come, if these guys can be as capable as Sheila, and can expand the use of the Quartet's banknotes, the more people, the better. At this stage, most of the comprador members of the province of Europa were the children of small aristocratic families, and there were also some second sons or concubines of middle nobles. Without exception, these people are well-educated and self-motivated. Above all, they all look forward to the opportunity to escape poverty. Europa is willing to give them the opportunity.

After chatting with these guys for a while, Xie Song took his leave. He had something to do before he came here, and he had to go back and fix it. Back at the office, the post station staff who had come to deliver the telegram were already waiting there. Xie Song hurriedly asked why he took the post station instead of the sea route this time. The post station staff excitedly told Shezon that the Eastern Roman legions were moving very smoothly in the Thrace region, and when the Eastern Roman legions began to move, the Athenian side also began to build a telegraph line with armed escorts, and in more than two months, the telegraph line was extended to a position less than 200 miles from Constantinople. According to the current progress of construction, the telegraph line between Athens and Constantinople could be completed within three months.

"Oh......" Xie Song knew Yang Congrong's ambition, but he didn't expect Yang Congrong to be so ambitious, striving to complete the telegraph network within his tenure. If Yang Congrong can really complete the telegram network, Xie Song believes that he will earn a lot of votes during his tenure. With a bulging wallet, he returned to Da Song to enjoy a happy life.

Early the next morning, five or six small nobles came to the office to apply for internships. Xie Song asked the person in charge of personnel to adjust a few questions. After the interview, the personnel cadre came to report: "Director Xie, those people really participated in the ball." ”

Xie Song couldn't help but smile. It seems that these guys are very envious of the changes in Sheila's house, which is good!