"Your Excellency, do you really think that the war will reach Anatolia?"

The band was indispensable at the reception of the nobles, and in the melodious music, the tense questions also seemed to be mild. Xie Song felt that this tone was really not the same as the donkey's lips, so he got up and closed the door of the small living room first. There was also music coming through the walls, but it was already as level as the chirping of mosquitoes.

"I just think it's possible in the future." Xie Song said as he sat back in his seat.

The Home Secretary and the Chancellor of the Exchequer sat across from Shezon, and they had no interest in the banquet. The more people who attended, they naturally knew how hypocritical the banquet itself was. The Chancellor of the Exchequer continued to ask, "I wonder if Your Excellency has considered the possibility that Yuan Guo will not export grain this year. ”

"You still have to rely on yourself for this kind of thing. Our Europa province imports grain cheaply, and we really don't have to import it, and we won't go hungry. Xie Song shook the wine glass in his hand and replied calmly. His expression was calm, but he was very unhappy in his heart. It is not surprising that Yuan Guo did not export grain this time, but they are actually not short of grain. According to the intelligence, these grains were only used by Hao Ren to supply the 160,000 banner army. Increasing the consumption of 160,000 people had no effect on the Yuan Kingdom. Of course, Hao Ren's doing this can be said to be a precaution, but Xie Song can't agree with such an approach. He looked forward to the opportunity to teach Hao Ren a good lesson in the future.

"yes, cheap." The Chancellor couldn't help but smile wryly. In front of Xie Song, he still had something he couldn't say, although it was cheap to import grain from the Yuan Kingdom, and more importantly, it was a commodity that the Eastern Roman Empire could purchase outside the territory with the money paid by the Quartet. The Eastern Roman Empire exported barrels of genuine wine and olive oil and crates of soap in exchange for stacks of Europa-printed paper. Even so, the provinces of Europa still feel inadequate, and they prefer to keep accounts. The stacks of banknotes became a string of numbers in the books of Europa's money-saving bank. Of course, the sooner you use something so unsafe, the better.

Now that the Yuan State does not export grain, the Eastern Roman Empire has to continue to export cherry shochu, olive oil, soap and other products. In exchange, the money is still handed over by the four parties, and the numbers in the account books are still increased. This uneasiness made the Chancellor of the Exchequer feel like drowning, and the Chancellor knew that he could not tell Xie Song about his uneasiness under any circumstances.

Xie Song didn't know what the Chancellor of the Exchequer was thinking, he was more concerned about letting Hao Kang go. Since Hao Ren is not authentic, don't blame the Europa Province for not cooperating. The Yuan State had the ability to make the province of Europa unhappy, but the province of Europa had already planned that in case of war, the province could cope with the war by using the locally recruited army to cooperate with the soldiers transported from Tianzhuyang. Even to deal with the attacks of the other three parties in the Quadripartite Alliance, plus the Mongol Empire.

Looking a little cold, the Home Secretary came out to play a round. "Your Excellency, if you want to convince Basellus, I am afraid that it will not be easy. I think it's better to tell Duke Hao Kang directly, he can go. I don't think anyone would have been able to think of Duke Hao Kang if no one had mentioned it. ”

"Haha" "Hehe" Xie Song and the Chancellor of the Exchequer both laughed dryly. He is worthy of being the Minister of the Interior, and he has a very in-depth understanding of the Eastern Roman Emperor. Big people, how can they really take small things to heart. But even the smallest things can become incomparably bigger in front of Barcelus.

Xie Song couldn't help but ask the Minister of the Interior, "Who will give the order?" ”

The Minister of the Interior smiled as a big man, and he simply replied, "Someone must give the order." ”

Such a simple and profound speech reminded Xie Song of the 'controversy of relevant departments' that was being tossed in the Great Song Dynasty, and even the Great Song Dynasty, a court with clear powers and responsibilities, could not avoid the existence of relevant departments. The fact that there is always such a target that officials will criticize is enough to justify the necessity of the relevant departments. It seems that not only the Great Song Dynasty, but also the thousand-year-old country of Rome also had a similar situation.

When the relevant departments are mentioned, there are two possibilities, the first is naturally that no one is in charge of this matter, and the second is that someone is in charge of this matter. Xie Song thought that what the Minister of the Interior said was naturally the second case, so he did not ask any more. If the Minister of the Interior dares to fool him, Xie Song will make a big note for this guy. Yes, the Home Secretary has a lot of business under the influence of the Office, and the Office will make the Home Secretary feel the cost of dishonesty through many 'relevant departments'.

If you want to decide something, the fewer people the better, and three people are already a lot. After doing what Xie Song wanted, he invited the two ministers to show their faces at the banquet. Out of the most basic courtesy, Xie Song, who held the banquet, had to dangle in front of everyone before speaking. The three went out separately, with the Home Secretary and the Chancellor of the Exchequer going out first. Xie Song sat in the room and thought for a while, Europa Province can not have today, not because of the unparalleled benevolence of the Zhao official family alone. It is said that more than 300,000 people were killed along the way in the Great Song Sea for more than ten years. Compared with the Northern Campaign, it was a completely warm spring breeze. There are millions of barbarians along the way who have been saved by the spring breeze. More than 600,000 locals in Europa alone have been liberated from hunger and poverty. Counting East and West Rome, more than 10 million people in the Eastern Mediterranean region have benefited from it.

Before the arrival of the Great Song Dynasty in the Eastern Mediterranean, the wars here for hundreds of years were cruel and bloody, and the overly moderate Great Song policy made too many people forget what the fundamental force that supported the Great Song Dynasty to sail on the sea, and if necessary, let them understand the true strength of the Great Song Dynasty.

The knock on the door interrupted Xie Song's thinking, and as soon as the door opened, he heard the secretary say, "Director Xie, it's time to go to the hall." ”

Not long after, Xie Song appeared at the entrance of the second floor of the banquet hall, and the people on the first floor raised their heads one after another. Xie Song looked at these people condescendingly, and naturally showed a polite smile. However, Xie Song's heart was not so peaceful, more than ten years ago, Xie Song responded to the call of the Zhao official family like everyone else, and came to this land thousands of miles away in order to get promoted faster and make money faster. In addition to the name of a thousand-year-old country, the Eastern Roman Empire was a completely unfamiliar existence to Xie Song. Now Xie Song was able to distinguish the names of these great nobles, and he could also remember their territories and the main means of making money. More importantly, Xie Song intuitively felt the changes in the world, and these people had fallen into the tide of the Great Song Dynasty.

Walking down the stairs, Xie Song shook hands with the top Eastern Roman nobles. More than ten years ago, it took more than ten years for Zhao Guan's family to get his subordinates used to the handshake ceremony. More than ten years later, the Great Song Dynasty made the Eastern Roman nobles accustomed to the handshake ceremony. Xie Song found that he had not noticed this before, and that the influence of the Great Song Dynasty on Eastern Rome was perhaps more profound than he thought.

Sheila picked up a glass of pomegranate soda and sipped it slowly, very curious about this very wonderful white piece of Da Song. When the pill is shaken in a chilled juice, many bubbles will be formed, and there is an indescribable refreshing sensation when you drink it. Fang Cai Sheila was pulled by many big nobles to chat, this time there was no greeting, these people asked key questions. Can we cooperate with Europa Province on 'cash crops'. Sheila didn't expect that she had just used the word at the last banquet, and that more nobles who hadn't attended the last meeting would start using the word. In addition to the excitement, Sheila found that her understanding of the great nobles was really shallow. In the past, Sheila really thought that the great nobles lived a leisurely life in their own manors or mansions, enjoying themselves every day. A word that accurately depicts the truth and truth spreads quickly, opening up a corner of the life of the great nobles to Sheila, giving her a glimpse of the men's movements. Even if she saw that, Sheila felt like she had to work harder.

Feeling the bubbles bursting, Sheila perked up. Seeing Xie Song chatting with the nobles, Sheila was about to find a chair to sit down and rest. As soon as she turned her head, she saw a nobleman walking towards her, and Sheila stopped. Sure enough, when she saw the nobleman stop in front of her, she said calmly: "Miss Sheila, are you from the east?" ”

Sheila was already able to face the inquiry relatively calmly, and replied as calmly as possible: "Why would Your Excellency ask that?" ”

"I listened to you talk about the east, and I feel like I've lived in the east for a long time."

Sheila didn't know how to answer, so she smiled first. When she first returned to Constantinople, Sheila remembered her experience near Ankara and felt nothing but pain. As the number of nobles she came into contact with, Sheila found that the toil and pain was the starting point for her to talk to the nobles. Whenever Sheila told her what she had seen and the information provided by the office about the east, the nobles listened attentively and asked their questions carefully.

The value of that kind of hard work was far beyond Sheila's realization, and if she hadn't made that trip, Sheila wondered if she would have been in the current situation if she was not valued by the aristocracy. But Sheila still didn't want to tell the truth, and after laughing, she replied, "I just traveled to the east." ”

"Oh?" The nobleman's expression was full of surprise, he didn't seem to feel the word travel at all, but frowned slightly and asked, "I think Miss Sheila knows a lot about farmland. ”

It's deep...... If you patrol the fields every day, or even participate in the work of plowing and loosening the soil for more than a month, can you do it if you are not familiar with it? Sheila felt very helpless, and when she didn't know how to respond, Sheila's heart moved, and she said with a little gamble: "That's not a trip, I've really been working in the farmland for a long time." ”

"It must have been hard." The aristocracy answered.

Sheila realized that she had made the right bet, and the nobleman had no feelings for Sheila working in the fields, but at least he was more interested in Sheila's 'trip to the east'. As her mind turned, Sheila figured out the truth. If you choose a collaborator, you have to find someone who knows how to do it. Since Sheila is a real little nobleman, the nobleman in front of her did not treat Sheila as a peasant from the beginning.

Thinking of this, Sheila only felt that her heart was beating faster. The heart is full of reproaches for their own stupid ideas. The nobleman did not care about this, and continued to inquire about the situation of the lands in the east. Sheila also tried her best to adjust her mood and try her best to answer based on her experience. As he spoke, he heard the sound of music. Sheila looked into the center of the ballroom and saw that the dancing had begun at some point.

"Let's go dancing together." The nobleman politely offered the invitation.

(Tianjin)