Chapter 242 - Transaction (2)

The news that Princess Maria had seen Sheila spread in Constantinople, and many people didn't know what Sheila's name was, but now they do. Sheila Andre Cleitius. The nobles could tell from the name that the genealogy of the family was like that. More than history, the Eastern Roman Empire has too many nobles with a long history dating back to the time of the Roman Republic. However, the nobles did not dare to underestimate Sheila, and the people who could get Princess Maria to move to see her must not be underestimated, not to mention that there were many people who expressed their support for Sheila.

This news also reached Athens as important news, and Jeluhom, who saw this content, just turned over this article with a gloomy face. Of course, Yeluhon's heart was not so calm. Previously, news came from Constantinople that Sheila refused to cooperate, which made Yeluhon dissatisfied and a little mocking. Does this woman really not know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, and she thinks that she can turn the sky up without the support of the province of Europa? But at this time, Yeluhon felt that his previous judgment was too overbearing, and if anyone could turn the sky upside down in Constantinople, Princess Maria would undoubtedly be one of them.

Forcing himself to let go of this matter first, Yeluhon looked at the next article. Hao Kang, the great prince of the Yuan Kingdom, went to Constantinople again, and Constantinople temporarily retained Hao Kang as last time. Combined with more news, the Yuan Civil War was temporarily over, the army suffered heavy losses in the Civil War, and the European Crusaders took the opportunity to take Warsaw. These are just that, what surprised Yeluhong the most was that he didn't know who blew up the core equipment of the Yuan State Arsenal.

In order to promote the Quadripartite Alliance, Zhao Guanjia ordered to help Yuan Guo build an arsenal to produce muskets and artillery, and Yeluhong was responsible for leading the team to escort it. Looking back now, if it weren't for the strong support of the Zhao official family, with the panic and hostility towards the Great Song Dynasty within the Yuan State at that time, even Hao Ren, the lord of the Yuan State, would not have been able to suppress it comprehensively. Zhao Guanjia reached this cooperation in the Great Song Dynasty, and together with the cooperation in artificial insemination technology, the four-party alliance was finally completed instead of the three-party alliance.

Judging from the current situation, even if Yuan Guo does not withdraw from the Quadripartite Alliance, he will put forward a lot of new requirements, hoping that the explosion of the arsenal will let Yuan Guo know that it is powerful.

After reading all the reports, Yeluhon felt very tired in his heart. He initially had his own plan, first to complete the internal system construction, to make Europa's system completely consistent with the Great Song Dynasty, and then to strengthen the dominance of Europa Province in the Eastern Mediterranean. But the situation has exceeded Yeluhong's previous plan, and if the situation is to be brought back under control, the only way to determine the effectiveness now is probably to ask for domestic troops to solve the problem.

"Temperance envoy, faith." When the secretary had finished speaking, he placed the letter in front of Jeluhom.

Seeing that it was Yang Congrong, Yeluhong immediately opened the envelope, and after a while, Yang Congrong's familiar handwriting was displayed in front of Yeluhong's eyes. Reading and reading, Yeluhong's expression changed from joy to gloom. After reading it, Yeluhong put the letter on the table, only feeling angry and puzzled in his heart. Yang Congrong told Yeluhong in the letter that the reason why Yeluhong was elected at that time and did not choose Xie Song was because Yeluhong was a very good executor. Yang believes that the province of Europa is isolated overseas, and there are too many places that are easy to be questioned and misunderstood, so Yeluhon's execution should be able to complete the task while avoiding trouble. But the situation itself is already in turmoil, and he believes that Yeluhun's strong sense of order and impulse to control the situation cannot be effectively coped. However, Xie Song's personality of being willing to see changes and promoting the development of things is more suitable for the situation faced at this time.

Hearing that Yeluhon transferred Xie Song to the Western Roman Empire, Yang Congrong gave Yeluhong advice as Yeluhong's recommender, and there was no need to restore Xie Song's position in Constantinople, transfer Xie Song back to Athens, and listen to Xie Song's advice. In the end, Yang calmly told Yeluhong that the change could not be stopped. At that time, when the Great Song Dynasty intervened in the Eastern Mediterranean, it was smooth sailing, and it was the Great Song Dynasty that brought about changes that allowed the various forces in the Eastern Mediterranean to complete the work they could not do before. It is not so much that the Great Song Dynasty led these changes, but that these forces have long been desperate for changes, and the Great Song Dynasty is able to provide them with the help they need. That's why these countries will cooperate. This line of thinking is also applicable to the current situation, but Yeluhun himself may need to change. The province of Europa is not a festival of people, and if there is a merit, it will not be the sole possession of one person, and if there is a problem, it will not be a festival that makes one person bear. In that case, why do we have to think that 'all wishes come true' is Yeluhong's success and merit?

Yeluhong was naturally very dissatisfied with the content of such a letter, but he believed that Yang Congrong did not write this letter out of malice. Since Yang Congrong has good intentions, perhaps the advice in it should be listened to. It's just that Yang Congrong's analysis of Yeluhong's character is really difficult for Yeluhong to accept, he feels that the current situation is changing too quickly, as if there is an invisible hand maliciously groping, always making the whole situation suddenly unrecognizable when Yeluhong is about to grasp the point. If you can find this point, everything will become controllable. Just as Yang calmly described the past, the province of Europa is really going to be windy and rainy, and all the situation is not developing in a good way, but moving towards a better result.

After thinking about it for a while, Yeluhong felt that he also had to deal with Xie Song's affairs. He didn't like Xie Song in the first place, and he really didn't like Xie Song's personality. But Xie Song did catch an important handle, that little girl. Perhaps the director of the Trust Office in Constantinople misunderstood what Jeluhon meant, and that Jeluhon was not trying to push the little girl into a corner, but hoped that Sheila would cooperate with the province of Europa and implement policies that would be beneficial to the province of Europa. This approach doesn't have to be so fierce, it's more gentle, so that Sheila doesn't feel it. Thinking of this, Jeluhon ordered a telegram to be drafted and sent to the Constantinople office, asking them to restore relations with Sheila first.

After receiving the telegram, the new director of the office only felt that he wanted to curse in his heart, he just did what was required from above, why did he suddenly send such a telegram to mend the relationship. Sheila has already resigned, how can she repair the relationship. But the order from above could not be refused, and there was no way for the director to find the senior Li Tianzhi of the office. Li naturally read the telegram but didn't speak, which made the new Director Xin a little embarrassed. Director Xin is also a Yeluhong person, and when he took over the task, he felt that Xie Song's approach was wrong. So he didn't care about Li Nature's disagreement and carried out Yeluhong's meaning, but he didn't expect someone to bring what soldiers, this girl who looked not tall and weak said 'I resign' after hearing it, and left. Director Xin still thinks that you are a female doll, what are you pretending to be, and you think you are old when you leave the support of the office. But now he also understands that the office does not have the power to influence Princess Maria.

This princess had to marry the Khanate of the Ilkhanate for the revival of the Eastern Roman Empire, and since then the Eastern Roman Empire has been able to rely on the Ilkhanate's cavalry to help when it is threatened. The Ilkhanate Khan died, and Princess Maria's husband, Boyan, became a strong pillar of the Eastern Roman Empire. The route to attack the Eastern Roman Empire from Western European countries was completely blocked. Even if the current province of Europa openly opposes Sheila's candidacy, Princess Maria will be able to make that effort fail. How can the office control Sheila again?

But at this time, it was not a matter of taking care of face, Director Xin asked Li Tiantian with a smile: "Senior Li, don't you have any ideas?" ”

"Of course there is." Li replied naturally.

"What should I do?" Director Xin hurriedly asked.

"Wait." Li replied naturally.

Hearing such an idea, Director Xin was stunned. What kind of idea is this, and what are you waiting for? Wait for Sheila to come to the office door?

Sheila was sitting in front of Princess Maria, tasting pumpkin pie made by Sheila's mother and chatting about Sheila's experience in the office. Sheila knew that this was a hurdle she couldn't get around, so it was easy to talk about. When Princess Maria asks what the biggest difficulty she has encountered in the office, Sheila tells her story of going east to help grow peppers.

It tells the story of 'on the day of hoeing, and the sweat drops into the soil. Who knows that the Chinese food on the plate is hard work' for more than a month, Sheila said that kind of hardship frankly.

After listening to the story, Princess Maria said, "I envy you." ”

"Why?" Sheila was a little surprised.

Mary sighed, "You are like a bird trying to leave the nest, trying to fly on your own." It's enviable that there are so many people guarding you. ”

Sheila also knows what Princess Maria has been through, and as a woman, she already feels Princess Maria's regret for her unfree youth. Sheila now understands how precious that month-long experience is to her, and although it will not make Sheila a veteran farmer in a short period of time, Sheila's understanding of agriculture has greatly exceeded the understanding of agriculture by those great nobles. Therefore, when talking about agriculture in the face of the great nobles in the future, Sheila was always able to look at the problem from a higher perspective and explain the problem, so that the great nobles were willing to cooperate with Sheila.

Just when he didn't know what to say, he heard Princess Maria say, "Sheila, if you were chosen, how would you deal with the great nobles?" ”

"Your Majesty, I'm not prepared to deal with anyone. The enemies of Eastern Rome were not the great nobles, nor the peasants, nor the legions, but the enemies of Eastern Rome were hunger and poverty. ”

"Isn't it the great aristocracy that causes hunger and poverty?" Mary asked Sheila.

"If there is now a new agricultural technology that can greatly increase yields, whoever stands in the way of the spread of this technology is the enemy of the Eastern Romans. If there is a good way out of hunger and poverty, but there are people blocking the road and not letting them pass, those people are naturally enemies. But now that this road has not been completed, there is no reason to hasten to make others enemies or friends. If I am elected, the first thing I will do is to promote new production technologies, and I have collaborators in the east, and when they prove that these technologies are really feasible, then there will be further development. Now I'm not ready to deal with anyone. ”