After completing her month-long journey, Sheila rushed home to Constantinople and changed into a purple robe before rushing out the door and jumping into the carriage. When she hurried into the Senate chamber, she saw that there were only a few empty seats left in the chamber. Sheila's heart finally fell back into her belly, as long as she wasn't the last.

Sheila, however, was the last, and as soon as she sat down, she heard the chairman say, "The other members of parliament have taken their leave, and now the council has begun to submit the agenda." ”

The elders of the farming group all looked at Sheila, who immediately pulled out a few papers from her backpack and showed them them. The patriarchs of the farming group hurried through the new plan while the other groups and individual patriarchs turned in, and the new plan was similar to the previous one, except that Sheila proposed to set up a special district in the east at once. The elders of the farming group had long since despaired of the current situation and agreed with Sheila's suggestion.

Sheila was a little surprised when the proposal from the agriculture group was handed in last, but the chair put it on the first topic of discussion. She glanced directly at the chairman before she came to the stage, but saw that the chairman looked at him with expectation, and then heard the chairman gently announce: "Patriarch Sheila, please tell me about her proposal." ”

At this point, Sheila could only insist, and she recounted the basis of her proposal, and after two months, the grain was ripe everywhere. At this point, there is no way to come up with a flawless plan. Since Sheila's choice was Ankara in the east, she went to Ankara some time ago to discuss with the local nobles. The local aristocracy was willing to try to accept food stamps locally.

The senators listened attentively, and when Sheila had finished speaking, the chairman asked, "Does anyone have any questions?" ”

Elder Luketius, who had been questioned last time, stood up, and the Chairman agreed to his questioning. Lukeius walked up to the table and asked, "Your Excellency Sheila, I wonder how many food stamps will be issued this time?" ”

"There's no way to know for sure now, and we need to make a decision after determining the grain production in the east. My opinion is that it is good to distribute the amount of grain that can be purchased in the eastern part of the country. ”

"According to Her Excellency Sheila's last statement, these food stamps can buy the goods that farmers need, what should the merchants who sell these goods do when they get the food stamps?"

"You can take the food stamps to the grain store run by the imperial court to buy grain. Your Excellency, food stamps are not commodities per se, but are the ones that drive the transaction to completion, just as the wind blows a windmill and the water pushes a waterwheel. Therefore, food stamps should become a snake-like closed loop, operating over and over again. If this circulation channel is not a closed loop of self-circulation, but an idea with an end, food stamps will definitely end up in the hands of some people, who will bear all this. The pattern of dead ends cannot last, and no matter how you do it, as long as there is an end, it will not last. ”

Elder Lukesius asked two more questions, both of which Sheila answered. When he finished the questioning, the few elders who originally wanted to come to the stage to ask hesitated and then gave up the questioning. Seeing that the process was over, the chairman said: "According to the agenda, we will start voting on the day of Congressman Sheila. ”

Sheila was nervous, this was her first proposal to make it to the voting stage, and she didn't know if it would pass. According to the design of His Excellency Tiberius, when the proposal was passed in the Senate, it was to be submitted to the House of the People for consideration. Once the people agreed, the Eastern Roman court had to reply to it first. The court agreed, and the proposal was to be implemented. If the court vetoed it, it was returned to the Senate for reconsideration. There have been proposals that have been voted on by the Senate, but without exception they have been rejected in the Lok Sabha. Sheila didn't dare to think that her proposal would pass now, she just wanted it to be approved by the elders first.

This time, instead of using the ring scales, two planks were erected. The wooden board is the finest paper imported from the Great Song Dynasty. The number of Sheila's proposal was already written on the paper, one piece of paper said yes, and the other said disagree. All the patriarchs had to do was go to the paper of agreement or disagreement, and stamp the paper with their own rings dipped in ink.

Sheila, as a senator, certainly has the right to vote, even if the proposal is her own. Pausing in front of the agreed paper, Sheila carefully read the number on it, and sure enough, it was her own proposal. The same goes for including the name of the proposal. Looking at the dense seals on it, there must be as many as seventy or eighty. Glancing at the negative paper, there were few stamps on it. Suppressing her excitement, Sheila pressed her seal it with her patriarchal ring.

The proposal was voted on by 115 senators, more than two-thirds of the senators, and was formally approved by the Senate. Among them, 96 senators agreed, 4 senators opposed, and 15 abstained. The proposal was adopted and copied to the Lok Sabha.

Two days later, Eastern Roman politics shook up. The first proposal was conceived by both the Senate and the Lok Sabha, and the sponsor was Her Excellency Sheila, a female senator who is now on the cusp. The Chancellor of the Exchequer heard the news and summoned Sheila to his office that night. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was not surprised to see Sheila still standing next to her father, Maximi. He stepped forward to shake Maximi's hand and said, "Good evening, Your Excellency Cleisius. ”

Maximi's face showed some excitement, and being called a first name or a surname had different meanings, the latter representing solemnity. For a poor scholar to be called so by the Chancellor of the Exchequer meant that his position was recognized, albeit by the ability of another Clysius.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer quickly let go of Maximi's palm and said to the other Cleisius, Sheila Andre Cleisius: "Your Excellency, the court basically agrees with your proposal. We have also been in contact with the provinces of Europa, and they have basically agreed to allow the Quartet to pay for the vouchers and exchange the food stamps within the quota they have determined. ”

Hearing the news, Sheila showed a surprised expression, and she hurriedly said, "Congratulations, Your Excellency, you have worked hard. ”

The Chancellor of the Exchequer was also relieved that the Europa provinces had been adamant during the negotiations and that they had to determine the number of food stamps to be issued. Director Xin, who was negotiating, said very clearly, "Your Excellency, if we cannot be sure how many food stamps have been issued, we can only reject the proposal of the Eastern Romans. We agreed that the redemption was made in good faith, so we cannot accept additional food stamps. ”

Such unkind remarks made the deputy Chancellor of the Exchequer who was negotiating with a look of unease when he returned, because the Chancellor of the Exchequer and his officials had already discussed a plethora of issues. With this paper ticket, you can exchange it for money and buy a variety of goods. It's a fool's egg if you don't want to overshoot. In the end, however, the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not have the courage to challenge Europa, a group of shrewd men who were willing to offer the service of printing food stamps, but with strict control over the amount of paper to be printed.

Involuntarily put his hand on the banknote paper sent by the province of Europa as a sample, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer felt a faint pain in his heart. Over the years, they have tried their best to imitate the Quartet to hand over the banknotes, and none of them have succeeded. Regardless of the delicate printing, the Eastern Romans could not even imitate the feel of printing paper. The Chancellor of the Exchequer really didn't know that the gap between paper and paper could reach such a point.

Holding back the pain in his heart, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said: "Your Excellency Sheila, it seems that the members of the Lok Sabha are keen to bring the price of food down to the price at the beginning of last year. ”

"As it should be." Sheila replied simply. She still didn't understand the Chancellor's thoughts, so she could only wait for the other party to confide in her.

"Does Sheila have an estimate?" The Chancellor of the Exchequer continued to ask.

Sheila thought for a long time before she came up with a number. When converted into catties, it is about 1 billion catties. The Chancellor's eyes widened, the population of Eastern Rome had not yet begun to be counted, and the total number of Roman legions and their families was about 2.5 million. If it is 1 billion catties of grain, everyone can get 400 catties. 400 catties of grain, starvation will not die! I'm really hungry!

"Your Excellency, most of this is pumpkins and potatoes. Wheat accounts for very little. Sheila quickly explained.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer trembled unconsciously, and he muttered: "1 billion catties!" 1 billion catties! 1 billion catties of grain! ”

Sheila's father was also shocked, staring at the side of his daughter's face for fear that she would get the numbers wrong. Could it be that 100 million catties was mistakenly said to be 1 billion catties? Sheila's father hurriedly played a round, "Is it 100 million catties, Sheila, you're sure you're not mistaken." ”

"This is just an estimate. The estimate is one billion catties. Sheila stuck to her previous claims. She is actually also very disturbed, because the Ankara region is very large, including the city of Ankara and the fertile river valley area near Ankara. The agricultural department of Europa Province has predicted a figure of one billion catties based on the type and growth of the crops planted. Sheila herself didn't believe it, but she had to name the number. If the estimate is low, the issuance of food stamps will inevitably be greatly affected......

"Good! Let's calculate it according to one billion catties. Your Excellency Sheila, will you be free to go to the office with my deputy tomorrow? I need you to convince Europa to believe this number. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." Sheila readily agreed, since it was an estimate by the agricultural technicians of Europa Province, she would not deny it if she wanted to come to Europa Province.

Leave from the Chancellor's side. Sheila sat in the carriage and didn't speak. His father didn't say a word, just looked a little worried. Back home, Sheila went straight to her bedroom. She pulled out a thick holster from the bottom of her bag and pulled out a stack of square bills. These are all large-denomination bills, and Sheila is no longer the comprador of the provincial office of Europa, and the province has given Sheila a commission of this sepiolite in proportion to its partners. The stack was worth no less than the gold coins given by Leo's family.

This is what the Europa provinces do, they believe in power and they keep their promises. If you want to get extra benefits from them, you'll have to find a way to get it. But after the agreement is completed, there is no need to worry about the Europa Province not keeping its promises. Sheila remembered that in "Travels to the East", it was told that before the Great Song Dynasty took full control of the sea routes, if the owner of a foreign ship unfortunately died in the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty would also seal the owner's ship and contact the owner's relatives to come and claim the inheritance. In terms of strict trustworthiness, Da Song has a jaw-dropping persistence. The country of the Great Song Dynasty is really amazing. It is this style of keeping her word and doing what she does that has always held her trust in Europa. This trust finally bore fruit.

Lying in bed and thinking about various properties for a long time, Sheila thought about the land near the Golden Horn in a daze before falling asleep.

After waking up, Sheila suddenly felt that she didn't know where she was, and everything in front of her was familiar and unfamiliar. This is certainly not the hotel where she lives in the east, here...... It's my own home! With her mind finally clear, Sheila is once again sure she's home. Every time I wake up these days, there will be such a process, and the home is really good compared to the living environment in the east. Yesterday's experience also came out clearly. Sheila remembered her thoughts before she fell asleep, to buy a property in the Golden Horn.

Thinking of this, Sheila remembered the rules of the Senate again. Every year, the patriarch's property must be reported, and once it is found that there is no source of income, he will be held accountable, and even the status of the patriarch will be stripped away. Sulla's family was famous during the Republican era, and his sixth ancestor served as consul twice. But the disgrace of this venerable consul was greater than his glory. He was expelled from the Senate for breaking the law by being found to be in possession of more than 10 ess of gold and silver cutlery. Since then, the family has disappeared.

His Excellency Tiberius, as a scholar, was well known for his historical attainments, so he developed a detailed system. There was very strict supervision of the financial revenues of the senators. Unless the money is not used at all, as long as it is used, something will happen. After thinking about it for a while, Sheila decided to cooperate with her sister-in-law's Leo family.

When I got up in the morning, I sent someone to contact Leo's house, and before noon, I sent someone to Leo's house. Sheila suggested that the Leo family buy land in the Golden Horn area, which was surrounded by a large number of merchants because of the Europa Provincial Office. Sheila thinks that if she buys land here to build a street, she will have a very bright future.

"Your Excellency, we don't have the money to buy land right now." The Leo family replied, looking at Sheila carefully.

"I don't know if the Leo family is willing to come forward to buy the land." Sheila asked.

Everyone is rich, and that sounds all the more clear.

"Can you trust us?" The Leo family asked.

"You can buy it in my sister-in-law's name first." Sheila came up with her solution.

"Can we borrow some money to buy together?" The Leo family expressed their opinion cheerfully.

"Absolutely." Sheila replied cheerfully. Da Song never cared about giving more pieces to collaborators, provided that the cooperation was loyal. If the loyalists are not reciprocated, then what is the point of loyalty?

The last time Leo's family sent gold coins, he naturally accepted Sheila's kindness. The two sides talked about which piece of land to sell. Sheila took out a map and pointed out a location to the messenger. It's a remote place, with two or three warehouses and a few houses. Sheila's finger landed further away in the warehouse, "This is it." ”

"Why not here." The Leo family was a little surprised. The area he was referring to was a burgeoning business district, and many people were optimistic about its development.

Sheila waved her hand, "Too many people think that the land has a future, and the price has been inflated. ”

"Then the warehouse is not bad."

Sheila shook her head, "This is a good place to be a warehouse." And there are so many commercial areas, and a large piece of land is also needed for warehouses. I don't want to fight with them. The place I'm looking at is not too far from the warehouse, across the warehouse from the area you mentioned. Symmetry, this is the most suitable layout. ”

Since it was Sheila who paid the money, the Leo family didn't want to insist. He and Sheila decided on it before taking their leave. Sheila sat alone on the couch and felt her heart beating fast. Part of it was the worry about the Senate's abilities, part of the concern about the loyalty of the Leo family, and more part of the worry about the unknown. Her family has never been rich, and she has only managed to get a house until now. But in the future Sheila will be rich, very rich. This wealth unsupsets Sheila, who has never been rich.

In the face of uneasiness, some people will be apprehensive, and some people will be excited. His Excellency Keiji Matsuoka only felt that fear and uneasiness made his blood boil, and the Ashikaga army on the opposite side sent their elite troops, and the Kamakura shogunate army on this side was only one-third of the number of the opponent. Last night Matsuoka ate half of a chicken called Hana, and this morning he ate the remaining half. The hot chicken is soft and smooth, with a strong aroma. The overnight chicken has a slightly strong taste, but the aroma is greatly restrained, becoming deep and rich. The semi-congealed gravy is particularly salty, and it is really salty and fragrant when you dip it in a steamed bun and stuff it into your mouth.

With such a delicious stomach, His Excellency Matsuoka felt the need to vent his physical strength and make his stomach feel hungry, real hunger. In that way, you can feel the deliciousness of meat more sensitively.

According to the aristocracy of the Japanese Kingdom, the war must be fought with a 'horse', and the generals of both sides must first cut each other. Walking forward with a tomahawk in hand, His Excellency Matsuoka shouted loudly: "The general on the other side, it's time to come out and die!" ”

This was almost the case before the 'One Rider', and a samurai in vermilion armor walked out on the opposite side, holding a katana, pointing at Matsuoka Keiji and shouting, "Whoever is coming, hug me and understand." I don't kill the nameless ghost under the sword! ”

"I'm Matsuoka, Kamakura. Come by common name! ”

"I am the Chinese treasure Chiba." This China does not refer to Huaxia, but to a region of the Wa Kingdom. The Wa Kingdom learned the term Kyushu from Huaxia, and named many place names in the Wa Kingdom according to the Huaxia name. For example, the four countries are called 'Yuzhou', and the contrast is Henan's 'Yu'. China here means 'country of the middle'.

"Okay, let's go to war." Matsuoka didn't want to remember the other person's name either, so he strode forward.

Treasure Chiba also stepped forward quickly, swinging his knife and slashing diagonally. Matsuoka didn't dodge or dodge, and swung his tomahawk at the head of Treasure Chiba. The treasure knife felt wrong when it swung halfway, and Matsuoka on the other side really didn't want to dodge, the axe was really cut over, and if it went on like this, it would be doomed together.

I didn't expect the other party to be so brave, and Bao Tiao could only use his waist force to change the angle between the two of them a little. With a thud, Treasure Bar's knife slashed into Matsuoka's armor, and after a fraction of a second, with a pop, the battle axe that slashed at Treasure Bar's head slashed deep into Treasure Bar's neck.

The sword did not break the armor, and Matsuoka raised his hand and pulled out the battle axe. Blood splattered out. Matsuoka went down with another tomahawk, and the head of the treasure was cut off. Matsuoka shouted, "Shame on the enemy! I'm going to take off her clothes! ”

The Kamakura army behind Matsuoka shouted in unison, 'Heheheha! Then he raised his weapon and slaughtered the Ashikaga army. The Ashikaga army attempted a feeble counterattack, but was scattered and fled by the Kamakura army, dressed in steel armor and armed with a tomahawk.

At about the same time, another Ashikaga army was also routed by the Kamakura army led by Hiroshi Asai. When the news reached the base camp of the Ashikaga family, the entire Ashikaga family felt fear. The situation that was once evenly matched changed at this time because the Kamakura army was equipped with steel armor and tomahawks, and the Ashikaga family underwent a disadvantageous change. In both battles, the Ashikaga clan sent elite samurai and elite soldiers, both of which were completely defeated by the small number of Kamakura shogunate forces. If this continued, the Kamakura shogunate would be able to use their army more effectively.

In the midst of such gloom, the advisor of the Ashikaga family saluted and said, "Your Excellency, Your Excellency Eiichiro is in Shikoku. His wife was a member of the Ashikaga family. ”

"The Shikoku Army has already cooperated with the Kamakura Shogunate!" Immediately there was opposition.

The advisor was not convinced by this reason, and he continued, "Even so, I don't believe that His Excellency Inoichiro will forget the hatred of the Adachi family. My lord, he helped us kill the general of the Kamakura shogunate. Now I try to ask His Excellency Nichiro for help, but at most His Excellency Nichiro will not agree. If he is willing to help, we can get out of this situation. ”

The Wa kingdom was not large, and the Ashikaga family also controlled the territory leading to the Seto Inland Sea, and the envoy easily got on the ship. Just when the messenger thought that he could easily reach Shikoku Island, a brig appeared in front of him, about seven or eight times larger than the messenger's dhow. The appearance of the ship flying the flag of the four countries was similar to that of the Song ship, the brig cleaved the waves and stopped in front of the boat, and there was a guy carrying a trumpet in the bow of the boat, shouting to the boat below: "The ship in front of it will stop immediately for inspection!" ”

The messenger ordered the boatmen to turn around and flee, but seeing that the speed of the big ship was much higher than that of his own small boat, the boatmen did not obey the order. Not long after, the big boat lowered the dinghy and approached. The envoy lamented in his heart, can it be good to fall into the hands of the Four Nations Army? They are the Iyo Naval Army, real pirates.

More than half an hour later, the patrol boat of the Shikoku Army withdrew its dinghy and headed for Shikoku Island, and the envoy sat in the cabin as if it were earth. He regretted very much that he was going to Shikoku to visit his relatives, and he hated the shipwrights for being so spineless. Immediately he confessed to the messenger. Not only that, but the shipwright also handed over the gifts carried by the envoys to the Shikoku Army. The Four Nations searched the ship again, and then left the boat with the messenger and the gifts.

When the sun set in the west, the ships arrived at the port of Matsuyama, and the envoys were escorted off the ship by the Shikoku army. When he got off the gangplank, the messenger was surprised that his feet were very stable. Thinking back on this journey, the boat swayed with the waves, almost making the messenger seasick. After getting on the big ship, the messenger was only worried, but he did not feel that the ship was moving fast and steadily. The retinue disembarked with the messenger, and the Four Nations Army gave them their gifts and let them carry them on their backs. Escort the group to continue walking towards the city.