After receiving Boyan's invitation, Xie Song came to drink tea very comfortably. Both of them knew that drinking tea was just a formality, so Boyan bluntly asked Xie Song what he thought of the slave dynasty. If someone else asked like this, Xie Song would probably be perfunctory. Regarding Boyan's question, Xie Song did not hide anything, and there might be a surprise if he was honest with such a smart opponent.

Sure enough, as Xie Song expected, Boyan listened to the hostile stance of the Great Song Dynasty towards the Tianzhu Dynasty, and he told him about Hao Kang's situation. There is even a story about the dangers that Mongolia may encounter. Xie Song listened carefully, and in his heart he also confirmed the information he had obtained. After Boyan finished talking about the situation, he then came to the conclusion, "I will support Hao Kang, and I hope that Director Xie can support Hao Kang as much as possible." ”

"How much do you know about Hao Kang?" Xie Song asked.

"It's not too bad. It's hard to get through without support. ”

Xie Song thought for a while, "If I support Hao Kang, not to mention that I will encounter a lot of accusations, I am afraid that it will also make Hao Kang even more sad." ”

Boyan took a sip of the teacup, and after putting down the teacup, he said, "The envoy of Yelu Jiedu is indeed a little anxious for quick success. ”

"Who isn't." Xie Song sighed.

"In that case, I don't know if Director Xie can help the Western Roman Empire apply for a loan, it doesn't need much, just enough to support Hao Kang."

Shezon replied: "Damascus was indeed rich in the past, but now it is not rich. There was not much production other than some livestock and blankets. The handicraft industry in Eastern Rome has already risen. ”

Boyan could only agree. After the Great Song Dynasty intervened in the Eastern Mediterranean region, it did conquer the city and conquer its own territory. But this does not mean that the Great Song Dynasty was a mere predator, and the losses caused by the war were really nothing compared to the Great Song Dynasty's help to the region. The most important of these was that the Great Song Dynasty completed the trade network between the Quadripartite Alliance with its overwhelming maritime superiority. The facilitating effect of this network is too profound to describe.

Everyone's feeling is that it is convenient, safe and cheap to go to sea to do business. The fleet of the province of Europa, in addition to suppressing all disturbances in the eastern Mediterranean, provided security services, more people began to do business, more goods circulated between ports, and the increase in the number of goods led to a continuous decline in commodity prices.

Blankets from Damascus used to be very expensive, but cheap weavings from Eastern Roman artisanal factories soon took over the market. Moreover, Damascus also encountered a very serious problem, the trade between the Quadripartite Alliance had four parties to pay money, and to trade in Damascus needed a currency recognized by the local government, and the exchange of money between the four parties was undoubtedly a thing that was not recognized in the local area. This also led to the preference of Western Roman merchants to do business with Eastern Rome and abandon the trade of Damascus.

But Boyan did not give up on Hao Kang because of this, he said: "As long as Director Xie is willing to help, I am willing to take this risk." ”

Xie Song thought for a while and said he was willing to give it a try. The Europa province had a view of Boyan there, so it was more strict about the loan to Western Rome, and Xie Song did not dare to guarantee that it would be done.

After saying this, Xie Song asked Boyan if he had any ideas about bulk commodities. Boyan replied: "If Damascus agrees to use the Quartet banknote, is it considered a commodity?" ”

Xie Song couldn't help laughing after hearing this, and then he drank the tea in front of him and left.

A few days later, the envoy of Western Rome, who had been detained by Hao Rui, returned to Western Rome. Boyan didn't embarrass him, but just let him go to Damascus as an envoy. Boyan told the messenger, "In addition to bringing my letter, you also personally told how you were forced to say a lot by Hao Rui. ”

As soon as the messenger heard this, he understood his responsibility and hurriedly agreed. Despite many torments, the messenger did not complain. If things are done like this, Boyan didn't kill him and didn't embarrass his family, so thank God. As for this hard work, it is nothing.

At this time, at a banquet of the nobles of the Ankara region, a nobleman asked the nobleman from Constantinople about the Mongol war with the slave dynasty. Sheila knew that this was the case, but she didn't see how much of an impact it had on the Eastern Roman Empire. The war was far away from Constantinople, and the one who participated in the war was a slave dynasty that the Eastern Roman Empire had never heard of.

Because of the office, Sheila knows a little bit about the slave dynasty, and she can also understand the uneasiness in the Ankara region. Compared to Constantinople on the west side of the Strait, Ankara is much closer to the war. Under the Quadripartite Treaty, the Europa Provincial Fleet was obliged to protect the Quad countries from invasion at sea. However, there is no requirement for the province of Europa to protect the land security. If the enemy kills from the east, Ankara will be attacked.

Sheila smiled, "Don't worry, the Slave Dynasty is not targeting Eastern Rome. ”

"Why?" The nobleman who asked the question asked in surprise. When the other nobles heard the interesting news, they also gathered around to listen to it.

Sheila told the history of the slave dynasty, although it was only the information collected by the office, but it was enough to make the nobles of the eastern region continue to hear it, it turned out that this strange name has such a history. When they understood that the slave dynasty believed in the True God Religion, their goal was to seize the Holy Land. The nobles understood what Sheila had said.

Before anyone could praise Sheila, she heard a somewhat neutral voice say, "You're just talking about yourself, but is there any evidence?" ”

Hearing such a statement, Sheila looked over. I saw a pale-faced man in his forties sitting by the fire. Seeing Sheila look over, the old man continued: "What evidence do you have for such hearsay? ”

The old man's words were so unfriendly that the other nobles all looked at the two people in the audience with a lively mood. Sheila was not angry, she looked carefully at the bloodless cheeks of the old hair, took two steps forward and asked, "Excuse me, Your Excellency, are you suffering from malaria?" ”

Hearing this, the old man was furious, and his face regained a little blood, and he shouted, "Are you laughing at me? You little nobleman from Constantinople dare to go wild in Ankara! You think that your brother is an officer in the legion, and your father is a member of the selection committee, and you can do whatever you want! ”

Sheila was sure from the old man's words that the local nobles in the Ankara region wanted to elect the patriarch were quite prepared, she was not angry, but continued: "Your Excellency, I know the doctors of Europa Province, they have a cure for malaria, and they can cure malaria within a month. ”

There was silence in the venue. Malaria has been specifically documented in the ancient Roman Republic, and there have been many studies on how malaria is pathological. However, more than a thousand years have passed, and various doctors boast that they can treat malaria, and there are many legends. But the aristocrats could afford to hire a doctor, and their personal experience made them understand that there was no chance of curing the disease in a month. Not to mention a month, even if a great nobleman exists, after getting malaria, his body will collapse at least and lose his life at worst.

The old nobleman never expected Sheila to say such a thing, he raised his eyebrows and wanted to get angry, but he couldn't say the words when they came to his mouth. I saw that the old man's expression was cloudy, and I could see that he was fighting fiercely in his heart. At this moment, a nobleman spoke, "Miss Sheila, do you really have a cure for malaria?" ”

"I didn't." Sheila replied with a smile, and before the nobleman's face showed disappointment, Sheila had already continued, "I know a doctor who can treat malaria. ”

"The doctor there?" The nobleman's voice was full of caution, and he could see that he should have encountered a deceitful fake immortal.

"It's the doctor of Europa." Sheila replied cheerfully. When it comes to the level of medical care in Europa, Sheila has boundless confidence. Of course, she knows that Europa Province is not a cure for all diseases, on the contrary, during the internal education of Europa Province, it is said that they do not have effective means for many diseases, and she requires employees to establish prevention and treatment rather than treatment, and at the same time do not shy away from medical treatment. Malaria is undoubtedly a disease that the Office has determined to be treatable. A few colleagues who had had malaria were well treated.

The nobleman's face first showed joy, but the joy gradually faded, and he asked hesitantly, "Province of Europa...... Will they heal us? ”

"I'll send them a telegram, I think it should be."

"Won't it be expensive?" The nobleman spoke from his heart. And when they heard these words in the ears of the other nobles, everyone also had empathetic expressions.

Seeing the skeptical expressions of the nobles, the old man in his forties shouted angrily: "Don't believe the nonsense of this girl! ”

Sheila smiled, and there was confidence in her smile. She said, "Well, guys. There must be a farmer you know who has malaria, and I will ask a doctor to come and treat him first. When the time comes, will it be useful, will it be cured? You can see it right away. What do you think? ”

"Good!" The nobleman, who saw that he was not sick, immediately replied, and could see that one of his relatives must have malaria.

Sheila smiled: "Then I'll send a telegram now, and I'll take my leave first." With that, Sheila left the land of right and wrong.

On the morning of the third day, the doctor arrived. The nobles who were talking to Sheila heard the news and immediately went to see a doctor. Yi Sifan walked out quickly in middle age, and saw only two people standing outside. Yi Sifan was middle-aged, and when he looked left and right, he didn't see the mighty team he imagined. A doctor who dares to say that he can treat malaria has to hug him back and forth when he travels.

Look at the two in front of you, one is an Eastern Roman, carrying a box, and the other should be a Song person, carrying the same box as the Eastern Roman. This Song man has a round baby face, and the Song people have smooth and bright skin, so they originally looked younger than the Eastern Romans. Yi Sifan is middle-aged, does he think this Song man is sixteen years old?

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