José is definitely a top diplomat. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In addition to his charisma (good looks, elegant conversation, proper manners and admirable personality), deep connections and excellent professional skills, he also has a keen sense of touch that far surpasses that of his peers, and he is always able to find valuable information from the smallest details, which allows him to bring some extra surprises in addition to the task of his job perfectly.

There have been many surprises like this in the past, and this time, the surprises are still there.

The surprise came from a field attack. On their way to Grans City (the capital of Grans, the capital of Kifordshire), José and his envoys were ambushed by a group of bandits who mistook them for ordinary caravanserais, thinking they had encountered a fat sheep......

Of course, this group of bandits, who have no strength and no eyes, can be easily taken care of, but their stupid behavior has piqued José's interest, and after some intimidation, he has all the details: it turns out that these bandits are nothing more than outcasts, from Plant, next door to Kifoortshire.

The causes of the displaced people are almost the same, except that they have to flee their homes and live in exile after suffering severe disasters that make their lives unsustainable. No lord had no place to take them in, so they had no place to go, no hope, and in the end, the grass became the most common choice. After that, however, they are likely to be encircled and suppressed by the regular army with the utmost righteousness.

How funny, how ironic.

This country obviously has an advanced social system that is supposed to be a high degree of happiness, but it is limited by backward productive forces and lacks social resources, and is unable to help the affected citizens, so it can only be dealt with like a backward feudal society, and if it does its best, it will be left to fend for itself, both strictly restrained (don't come to a place where the scourge is still intact!) and let its people go freely (love goes where to go!), allowing the people to escape into the wilderness, competing with people, beasts, monsters, heaven and earth for food, struggling, and only trying to survive.

The combination of such a social system and productive forces is really ...... Discord, contradiction, absurdity.

José does not care about the causes of the displaced people, nor does he care about the situation in the disaster area, let alone about the deep-seated problems of the times, society, system, and productive forces, he only cares about the whereabouts of the displaced people, their number, and whether he can collect them in large quantities. Because, in his eyes, the homeless people are all alive, can be carried, can be carried, plug and play, are also low-cost, easy to obtain, have additional political benefits, and happen to be the labor force that Crescent City is urgently needing!

If the displaced people can be transferred to Crescent City in batches, I am afraid that the huge labor gap caused by the expansion plan can fill most of it, right? At least this is much more powerful than the expedient measure of "labor for sugar"!

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that it was reliable, and the more I thought about it, the more feasible it became, and José, who had long been accustomed to acting cheaply (in fact, he deserved the power), decisively put this idea into practice.

He still rushed all the way to Grans City as originally planned, but while negotiating a sugar cane agreement with the Kitchenshire County Government, he secretly sent someone to contact Fermien, the county warden of Plant, and proposed to him a solution to the problem of the displaced people that seemed to be beneficial and harmless, and expressed his strong willingness to cooperate.

Traditionally, and logically, this cooperation is extremely difficult to achieve. Plant County is no more friendly than Kifordshire, and its relationship with Crescent City is not so friendly, and its county guard, "Steadfast" Fermien, as his name suggests, is an extremely firm and serious and even harsh believer in Eastism, the kind of democracy fighter who believes that the glory of democracy will eventually sway the world, and compared with Kalf, the governor of the Northlands, who is similar to his attributes, he is not so tolerant (although Calf's tolerance is also extremely limited) and flexible, so he does not know what pragmatism is, and only recognizes that he must abide by the norms and move forward. In other words, stubbornness and dogma. One can imagine the attitude of such a person towards the Dominion of Crescent City, an incomparably unsightly heretical place that suddenly exists in the country.

This is completely a class enemy! Fire and water are incompatible!

However, José did manage to get Femien, the famous "stalwart", so he must take off his hat to pay tribute to this brilliant diplomat. And after reading the draft agreement that he had first submitted, this respect may have risen to the level of worship.

"Hmm, we only need to be responsible for the shipping of the displaced people from Kifu County to Crescent City and its costs?" Looking at the "amazing" draft agreement in his hand, Rao has always been cold and indifferent, and he couldn't help but be stunned, to be honest, Ye Guyun really couldn't believe his eyes.

"Yes!" Roche's face was filled with joy, "we only need to be responsible for the shipping! The transportation from Kifu to Crescent! That's all! As for arranging the relocation of the displaced people from the disaster area of Plant County to the relay land of Kifu, all the organizational work and related costs will be borne by both governments! Moreover, it is especially important that we do not have to pay a high purchase fee for these displaced people like we buy slaves, because, hehe, this can only be a national migration, not a slave trade!"

Ye Guyun sighed: "Mr. Jose, the true god is also!"

"Haha! It's rare to see you in amazement! It makes me so happy! But I must say that Mr. José has no magical skills, he just uses small tricks that are clever enough and clever enough!" Roche laughed, "Since Femien is a staunch Easter, who claims that democracy, freedom, fairness, and equality put the interests of the people first, then he can force them to accept or even give in by applying these 'universal values' that he cannot break free from on the issue of the displaced people." As for what kind of small means are used in the process, hehe, that's wonderful!

Ye Guyun smiled and said nothing, could he not understand the tricks used by diplomats? Coming and going is nothing more than spreading rumors and creating public opinion, true and false, false and true, mixing up the public and hearing and bluffing, and using all means to create a suitable wind direction before committing swagger and deception, no matter how exquisite it is, everything will not deviate from its origins.

Well, in fact, Ye Guyun did want to know how Jose actually operated, although it didn't matter anymore.

At this moment, the Grand Duke waved his hand and said with a serious face: "However, even if this agreement is implemented and effective immediately, it does not mean that we have won a great victory!

Luo Qi tugged at the corners of his mouth, and then smiled bitterly: "Yes." ”

Ye Guyun, who had already read the report, instantly realized: "Because of the visiting group that Plant County also sent?"

Roche replied, "Well, that's it. Knowing that Kifu County was going to organize a visiting group, the Plant County side immediately followed suit, hum, in the name of supervising the settlement of the first batch of displaced people. ”

See now!

"Heh, I have to praise that Femien, it's really far-sighted! I really know how to act with a camera!" propping his chin, Ye Guyun sneered, "Of course, the visiting group can't make any big deals, but it's enough to create a disturbance, so that we can't fully digest this first batch of displaced people." Moreover, presumably, the displaced people they sent were not all real outcasts, but must have been mixed with many fanatics like Femien himself who were full of the glory of democracy--heh, these people could play a big role!" Ye Guyun couldn't help but slap his palm, "Start from the foundation, slowly corrode, gradually evolve, and finally overthrow the last place of tyranny left by the former empire, and purify the only remaining heretical land in the new republic! Ha, this is the real plan of the 'Determined One'!" ”

"Saphius, you've amazed me again. The Grand Duke shook his head and sighed.

"Yes, you are the real powerful person, in a short period of time, you have seen more thoroughly than me!" Luo Qi also sighed towards Ye Guyun, "I also thought of this after thinking about it repeatedly." Indeed, Femien was really far-sighted and really good at acting. Maybe he really only wanted to solve the problem of the displaced people in the territory that he had been helpless for, but after seeing the opportunity, he did not hesitate to lay out a lot of schemes...... Also, people like him will never ease their hostile stance towards us, and will always think about how to deal with us, even if we sincerely want to engage in friendly cooperation with him. ”

"Therefore, discussing how to deal with the upcoming homeless people and the Plant-County visiting group is the real theme of this meeting......" Ye Guyun pursed his lips, poured himself another glass of wine, and thought about it, whether he drank it or not, he decided to fill his stomach first, and he hadn't eaten lunch yet, "Then, let's discuss it." My opinion is as immovable as a mountain. Wanderers, how to deal with it, just draw up a charter and follow the steps, you experienced people will not be clueless. ”

"As for the visiting delegation and the possible conspiracy......," he shook his head, "the soldiers will come to block it, and the water will cover it, and that's it." As long as it is strong, no conspiracy will work. ”

It seems that what is said is all correct nonsense, it is too empty...... Immediately, a more specific and different kind of opinion was made.

"The problem is that the so-called 'charter' is not so easy to draw up," said Mr. Petrov, the financial adviser, whose strict and rigid face was full of solemnity, and judging by his expression, he probably had a bunch of things to say, but a thousand words were finally combined into one sentence, "It's the middle of winter now." ”

"Yes, it's the middle of winter, and it's not a season to settle displaced people. "And this not-so-wonderful timing is the only flaw in Mr. José's miracle of perfection! Of course it's not his problem, the timing is out of his control......

This eldest young master is still young, and he is still at an age when he is keen to pursue heroic deeds, no, he is still thinking about José's miracle......

Coughing lightly, Petrov quietly straightened the crooked building: "In fact, with Crescent City's current relatively generous finances, it shouldn't have been a problem to settle this first batch of more than 300 homeless people. We are more than capable of providing enough food, clothing, and even jobs – which can be a big problem elsewhere. But because of the middle of winter, we were unable to solve what should be the simplest and most basic thing: providing adequate shelter. He knocked on the table, "It's too crowded inside the city, and it's snowing outside the city." ”

"It's not that the city is so crowded that there is no room for more than three hundred people, but ......," Patrov said helplessly.

"But we must not treat the displaced people as we do with the slaves who have been trafficked," interjected the Grand Duke, "but it has been repeatedly stated in the agreement that this is a national migration, not a slave trade, and that it is citizens with full rights, not slaves like cattle and horses, and therefore we must treat those displaced people as normal citizens." The main task of the delegation was to supervise the effective implementation of this provision. ”

"The treatment of normal citizens...... Hmph! means that the homeless are not even allowed to live in slave camps temporarily, but must arrange a house for each family in the city......" Patrov shook his head, "it's almost impossible, there is no room for this in Crescent City. Of course, if it's not the middle of winter, there's no wind or snow outside the city......"

"And this is only the first batch!" added the Grand Duke, "perhaps this batch can barely be solved - it's a big deal that we spend enough money on a few hotels, but what about the second and third batches? What if there are not three hundred but six hundred and nine hundred? ”

Hearing this, Eddon, the head of the Knights, who had been listening and had not spoken, couldn't help but speak: "We want labor that can work, not homeless people who can cause trouble......!

There was silence.

Ye Guyun took a sip of wine, put down the glass, thought about it, raised his gaze, and swept towards everyone: "So, as long as there are enough houses, the problem will be solved?"

Roche immediately asked, "Do you have a way?"

Ye Guyun didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "Is there still any spare residential land in the city? ”

"Yes. At the end of the day, two or three old warehouses were demolished. Roch replied instantly, but then there was a question, "What? Do you want to build a multi-story house? It's too late! We don't have enough stonemasons, and we don't have enough stone." ”

Ye Guyun still didn't answer, but asked again: "So, is there still limestone in the city?"

"Yes. ”

"Clay?"

"It's not much, but if you really need it, you can buy it from nearby cities, and the sea route is always constant. ”

"Plaster?"

"That's not a problem either. ”

Ye Guyun smiled: "Very good, then the house is not a problem." ”

A group of people were confused.

Roche laughed and said, "Please! Don't sell it!"

"It's nothing," Ye Guyun waved his hand, "It's just that I'm going to open another golden finger for you." ”

"Sugar?" Roche asked thoughtlessly.

"White sugar!" Ye Guyun also replied thoughtlessly.

Everyone knew right away.

"Then, let's go and prepare the open space and materials!" the Grand Duke looked a little overjoyed at this time, and eagerly began to order the men to get to work—not to mention, a "white sugar" thing, which was definitely qualified to make the grand duke have a gaffe.

"Hey, don't worry!" Ye Guyun hurriedly stopped everyone, "You haven't told me yet, who is the person who came to me in the visiting group!"

Luo Qi suddenly laughed: "I thought you didn't care about this!"