Facing Xie Song, Sheila was very nervous. However, looking at the inadvertent taste of 'I'm busy, I have something to say quickly' in Xie Song's expression, Sheila could only muster up the courage and say, "Director Xie, I have to receive guests often during this time......

"Oh. You'll have to write an out-of-office application. ”

"I have to write down the target and progress of the outgoing application, and I can't be sure."

"Well...... there's another way you can switch to a commission-proportional working mode. That means you don't have a base salary. ”

Sheila was most afraid of this, and her heart immediately became nervous. Xie Song looked at Sheila's expression and said patiently: "Sheila, you are very self-motivated, and the office has been cultivating you. Now that it's the case, I know you want to work on your own. Of course I support you, but a lot of people are paid dead wages in the office, and I have to make people believe me. ”

Hearing this, Sheila's mood was even more complicated. During this time, she was jumping up and down outside and trying to expand her business, and many comprador colleagues who were unable to do this were very jealous. Xie Song's words were very clear, so Sheila only felt a little aggrieved.

"Think again. Let's start with that. After Xie Song finished speaking, he let Sheila leave. Soon, the Song cadres who were waiting outside the door entered the house, and when they looked at the closed door outside the door, Sheila could only turn her head and go back to write the application form for going out. The section chief didn't make things difficult for Sheila, who left the office and returned home in the eyes of everyone.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw several nobles waiting at her house. When Yi Sifan saw Sheila coming back, he immediately stood up and introduced the others to Sheila, "They are all nobles near me, and they are all relatives. ”

Sheila didn't react in particular to this, and the so-called relatives had to look at the generations. In terms of seven or eight generations and beyond, the Sheila family and now Baseleus are also relatives. After meeting each other, everyone sat down, and without waiting for Yi Sifan to speak, a thirty-year-old middle-aged man next to him said excitedly: "Miss Sheila, your chili pepper is amazing, planting it around other grains can reduce the damage of birds and beasts to the field." ”

"Oh." Sheila responded, and then remembered that when the Great Song technicians planted peppers, they were not planted in patches, but around patches of farmland. I didn't expect such a miracle effect. But if you think about it, you can understand where the birds and beasts that spoil the food can stand the smell of chili peppers. Many people can't stand the slightest spicy taste in the dish, not to mention eating chili peppers.

The new aristocrats didn't know what Sheila was thinking, and although natural disasters were extremely painful for these people who made a living from farming, there was no one to fight for. That's what God decides. But it was painful to see ripe crops being spoiled by birds and wild beasts. The larger the land, the more losses suffer. The person who had just spoken, babbling and saying that the excitement and joy of seeing that the grain of the land of Yi Sifan's noble family surrounded by chili pepper fields was actually protected by chili peppers, could not be contained.

Even the aristocrat Yi Sifan was full of smiles, he himself didn't expect that even if he hadn't really made any money from growing chili peppers, he had already helped him obtain practical benefits from other channels. His impulse at that time seemed to be undoubtedly a flash of inspiration at this time, and he instinctively felt where the interests were. The pride could not be contained, and it was completely visible on his face.

After the gang finished speaking, Sheila asked calmly, "Do you want to grow peppers?" ”

"Yes. Yes, Miss Sheila. We also want to grow peppers. ”

"After signing the agreement with us, we will send technicians to help them grow peppers. However, the purchase price of chili peppers is set by us, and I want to say first that there is a lower limit on the number of chili acres you can collect, and the purchase price will decrease every year. I don't know if His Excellency Yi Sifan has said this. ”

These aristocrats who farmed the land showed some embarrassed expressions, and they all looked at Yi Sifan. It can be seen that these guys didn't seem to believe the same thing that Yi Sifan said before. After this embarrassment, a relatively young nobleman asked, "Miss Sheila, I want to ask something, do you have any rules on our acreage?" You just said that you buy according to the number of acres planted, not according to the number of acres we plant. ”

The nobles' eyes were immediately filled with anger and reproach, and Sheila knew what these people thought, and she was amused, "Everyone, I am also in business, and I know everyone's thoughts." This little brother is very honest, he probably didn't expect to mix a variety of chili peppers from the land into the purchased chili peppers, and bribe the purchasing personnel, you can make a lot more money. Trust me, I understand. ”

Hearing Sheila, a teenage girl, say the words of a shopping mall veteran, the faces of the nobles became solemn. On the contrary, the guy was surprised at first, and then suddenly brightened. Sheila continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, the reason why we have stipulated that we harvest according to the number of acres instead of the number of acres is not that we have not taken this situation into account, but that it is to encourage you to plant well and make more money by increasing the yield per acre. We hope that the people we work with can become experts in farming, so that we have a broader space for cooperation. Everyone knows that I am a comprador on the side of the Great Song Dynasty, do you know how much wheat can be produced on the same land in the Great Song Dynasty and the eastern region? ”

No one answered, although these nobles knew that Sheila was the comprador of the Great Song Dynasty, and they also knew that the Great Song Dynasty was very powerful, they did not know the Great Song Dynasty so clearly. And these people were exposed by Sheila to the trick they wanted to play, and they didn't know what to say at this time, and they didn't even know what to think. In the silence, the little brother asked, "Miss Sheila, how much wheat can you beat?" ”

"The land of the Great Song One Yugram yields about 50 atabi wheat."

Sheila's words fell, and a negative voice immediately sounded in the living room, "This can't be. "I don't believe it!" "No kidding!" The reaction of these people was expected by Sheila, the yield of wheat per mu in the Great Song Dynasty was generally about 250 catties, and the wheat yield in the Eastern Roman Empire was only about 150 catties. The local nobles of the Eastern Roman Empire had never been to the Great Song Dynasty, and of course they did not believe that there could be such a production. Yi Sifan himself has 1,000 eugram land, which is converted into the area of the Great Song Dynasty, which is about 12,000 mu. It's pretty much the same when you think about it. If they can really reach the output of the Great Song Dynasty, these people will be able to produce an additional 1.2 million catties of wheat every year. Not to mention the ordinary aristocracy, 1.2 million catties of wheat has exceeded the annual wealth of most of the great nobles of Eastern Rome.

After the gang finished venting their shock, Sheila imitated Xie Song's usual negotiation style and continued: "It's inevitable that you don't believe me, because any trust comes from cooperation. You are here today not because of me, but because you have seen my cooperation with His Excellency Yi Sifan. Since everyone's trust is based on this, let's just talk about cooperation on chili. Let me tell you more about the details of the cooperation. ”

Two hours later, the nobles went to another room for an internal discussion. Sheila was sitting on the couch drinking herbal tea from the cold room of the cellar when the aristocratic little brother appeared. He sat down across from Sheila and asked a little eagerly and embarrassedly, "Miss Sheila, is what you said about the wheat 50 atabi true?" ”

"If you don't believe it, forget it." Sheila was too lazy to explain.

Unexpectedly, the little brother hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm not doubting." I really want to ask...... Can...... Can I let my family grow that kind of wheat as well? ”

"Oh? Do you want to plant? Sheila was a little puzzled, this little brother's trust in Sheila was a bit inexplicable. After being a comprador for so long, Sheila has not lost her trust in humanity, but she understands that trust must be reasonable. She asked, "Why would you believe me?" ”

"Because I've seen Miss Sheila working in a pepper field." There was not only enthusiasm in the little brother's voice, but this enthusiasm seemed a little excessive, "I saw Miss Sheila working on the land from afar, and I thought that Miss Sheila would soon be unable to do it, but I didn't expect Miss Sheila to be able to do it anymore, and she persisted for a long time. I knew how hard it was, and I knew I couldn't do it myself. So I believe Miss Sheila. If that's not true, you won't be in the eastern countryside for that long. ”

Sheila was speechless, even though she knew that she had learned a lot from that business trip, but that experience was still one of the most physically painful experiences in Sheila's life. I didn't expect my pain to be like this in the eyes of others, and Sheila didn't know what to say.

After a moment of silence, Sheila broke free from the painful memories and sighed, "It will take years, even decades." ”

I thought that the little brother would retreat in the face of difficulties, but I didn't expect the little brother to be full of joy, "Miss Sheila, isn't that the yield per mu that can only be achieved by relying on magic seeds?" ”

Sheila shook her head, "Of course seeds are important, but breeding, fertilizers, irrigation, and pesticides are all equally important. ”

The little brother was even more happy, "I thought it was a yield that could only be achieved by miraculous seeds, but Miss Sheila said this, I really believe that this can be cooperated." Miss Sheila, I want to cooperate, what to do. ”

Sheila was completely shocked. Little brother, how much he likes farming to say such things! He...... He's not going to be a liar, is he? Vigilant in her heart, Sheila said a few perfunctory words. Just as the nobles also finished discussing, they returned to the living room with uneasy and expectant faces, and Sheila just got rid of the little brother and talked to everyone about the next cooperation.

The nobles first decided on the issue of reducing the purchase price, and Sheila told the nobles that if they wanted to increase the sales of chili peppers, they would have to reduce the price. With so much money in the pockets of city dwellers, it is impossible to sell the same crop without limit. These eastern aristocrats didn't seem to understand Sheila's words, but they understood that the price reduction would not be compromised by Sheila. The aristocrats then ask if they can sell their own varieties of chili peppers, and Sheila makes it clear that the office will not interfere with the sales of many chili peppers. But Sheila made it clear that the office wants everyone to agree on the price and that there will be no malicious price reductions.

Although they were not sure what kind of forceful measures the Great Song Office represented by Sheila would have, the nobles at least felt that this request was acceptable. The next step is the planting time, and we are talking about planting from the beginning of next year. If conditions permit, consider planting two crops.

Roughly determined, Sheila invited the nobles to come to the office tomorrow to sign the agreement. When the nobles heard that they were going to the 'palace' of the Great Song Dynasty to sign a contract, they were a little afraid. But they agreed.

The next morning, Sheila took the nobles to the office of Europa in two rented carriages. Just by seeing the main entrance and the huge marble pool and the fountain in the grand aristocratic style, the eastern nobles were immediately in awe. This size can only be so large in the east, that is, in front of the temple in Ankara, and there are no such beautiful sculptures in the pool in Ankara.

It is said that according to the order of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, the office invited the most famous sculptors of Eastern Rome to carve a series of statues next to the originally simple pool, the carving tells the story of the god of the sea, the fountain building is completely symmetrical, the background building is a palace of the god of the sea, and in the center there is a statue of the god of the sea galloped by two horses. On the left and right sides of the sea god, there are two water gods, and on the right side of the water god, there is a relief sculpture of "a girl indicating the water source", and there are four ladies representing the four seasons on the relief.

Since it was an order from the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, the office was of course willing to spend money. The masters were paid handsomely, and they secretly competed with each other. It is also a fine sculpture in the Eastern Roman world, where there are many artists, and even the small details such as the huge seashells pulled by seahorses are also quite exquisitely handled.

One of the nobles of the east looked at it for a long time, took out a small coin from his pocket, and threw it into the pool, and then recited the words. Other aristocrats imitated it, and it was apparent that they thought that the beautiful fountain pool might have some kind of miracle. Sheila pretended not to see it, she really didn't want to be stupid with these people. If I do this, God knows what the people in the office will think.

Winding around the fountain into the office, the wide, hard road is lined with beautiful street trees, which at first glance looks like the main road of the large estate. On both sides, there are small buildings and warehouses. The group of eastern nobles who watched it were in awe. When they saw Xie Song, their attitude was very humble. Xie Song is no different from usual, starting from interests, simple and clear. What the office is responsible for and what problems it faces. What are these nobles responsible for, and what problems will they encounter. It's all very clear. Some of the nobles who listened were afraid.

Xie Song said with a smile: "If I don't force you, you will definitely encounter problems and difficulties." If you are afraid then, it will be too late. ”

After speaking, I heard Yi Sifan say in a deep voice: "Thank you for reminding me, I have been worried about it in the past few months, seeing that the harvest is certain, I will definitely continue to cooperate next year." ”

Although the other nobles were also quite uneasy, they knew that what Xie Song said was in layman's terms. They also expressed their desire to join. After the contract is signed, everyone goes to dinner. The aristocratic brother grabbed Sheila and said, "Miss Sheila, can I talk to Your Excellency Xie about wheat." ”

Sheila just wanted to get out of this trouble, so she took the time to tell Xie Song about it, and pushed this trouble to Xie Song by the way. Xie Song didn't care, he talked with this little brother for a while, and then called Sheila, "Sheila, you are responsible for this person." ”

"Director, can you believe this person?"

"Just try it."

"What if he's a liar? And I heard the lecture that this good seed has to be cultivated locally. Sheila made excuses, but the training was real. It is not that the Great Song Dynasty did not take local seeds to plant overseas, and found that the adaptability of the seeds of the Great Song Dynasty in the Mediterranean region is very average. On the contrary, it is better to use the breeding technology of the Great Song Dynasty to improve the native seeds in the Mediterranean region. Although the improvement has been carried out for several years, it has not yet reached the breakthrough of the Great Song Dynasty. The local wheat production in Greece has just exceeded 220 catties. There is a distance from more than 250 pounds.

"Are you worried about not getting paid?" Sheason asked Sheila.

Sheila lowered her head, which was indeed what she was most worried about. Her eyes suddenly turned red and she choked up a little. "Director Xie, I'...... My family got up by relying on the office. But my family originally had a thin background, and buying a house so suddenly looked decent, but in fact it was empty, and as long as there was a little wind and grass, it might not be sustainable. I'm really scared ......."

Such a pitiful statement is half sincere and half feminine talent, and Sheila said that she also felt aggrieved and scared. Then I heard Xie Song sigh, "Alas...... You don't have to worry, although the pepper harvest is not much, but your efforts are watching. Don't cry, I'm going to give you something to do, even if it's a test of your upgrade. ”

Hearing the upgrade, Xi ** couldn't cry when he cried, and the whole person was stunned. The office is strict about hierarchies, and there are naturally many advantages to being able to mix in such a hierarchy. Sheila had previously been promoted to an external cadre. Da Song is very clear about the distinction between external cadres. Promotion means that Sheila will become a cadre of the office, and the cadre of the office will mean that she will become a cadre of the province of Europa. If you are not a Song person, you can't become a cadre of the Great Song Dynasty, but becoming a cadre in Europa Province means that Sheila is completely different from an ordinary comprador. The cadres of the Europa Province are meant to be protected by the Europa Province, and that is not simply verbal protection.

Sheila asked weakly, "What's the matter?" "It is not a small matter to be able to pass this test.

"You know very well that it will not be long before Eastern Rome faces a food problem. The province of Europa is also prepared, but the population of the Eastern Roman Empire is so large, it is impossible for us to replace the Yuan country. I want you to ask the big noble halls what price they will ask if they sell grain. I'm curious to see how far they can go for this country. ”

After hearing this question, Sheila only felt that her scalp was numb, and after the previous rush to buy, Sheila no longer worried about the food supply. It's like a wolf coming, you don't believe it after hearing too much, but it's not based on any definite reason. But when Xie Song said this, Sheila didn't dare to have the slightest suspicion at all.

Just as he was about to ask again, he heard a quick knock on the door outside, and then the door was pushed open, and the chief of the telegraph section rushed in. I wanted to say something, but when I saw Sheila in the house, I immediately shut my mouth. Xie Song said to Sheila: "You just do it." ”

Sheila hurriedly walked out of the office, feeling very strange. It was the first time she had seen the head of the telegraph section so anxious, and something must have happened. Just as Sheila expected, after she went out, the telegraph department pointed to the secret room, and walked into the room with Xie Song, where the sound would not be heard.

"A telegram came from Athens that Hao Gui, the second prince of the Yuan Kingdom, was killed, and it is said that Hao Kang killed Hao Gui."

After hearing what the telegraph section chief said, Xie Song was also shocked. He hurriedly said: "Telegraph to me!" ”

Take it and take a look, in addition to this content above, there are two sentences below. Hao Kang, Wei Jingwang and a small number of civil servants fled to Odessa, thinking that it would not be long before there would be new news. Xie Song asked eagerly, "Is this news true?" ”

Seeing that the telegraph section chief shook his head, Xie Song also remembered that the telegraph section chief himself would not make up such a telegram, so he must not know whether it was true or false. It would not be long before new news would reach Constantinople from Athens. I don't know why, Xie Song only felt that his legs were weak and sat on the chair. Other Yuan news before was circling in his mind, after Hao Ren's assassination, Wei Jingwang supported Hao Kang, and Jiang Guangtou supported Hao Gui. Both the Wenchen and military generals wanted to elect the prince they supported to inherit the status of the Yuan Kingdom.

Athens even heard that there was a proposal in the Yuan court that whoever could avenge Hao Ren would assume the position of the lord of the Yuan Kingdom. Hearing this, Xie Song judged that the internal forces of the Yuan Kingdom seemed to be quite balanced, and the military generals of the Wenchen had their own strength, otherwise the two sides would have decided the victory and defeat long ago. However, this situation is not unexpected, Hao Ren is also a monarch immediately, and he has been in the Mongolian court for a long time, of course, he does not want a certain faction to dominate the Yuan court. The two factions that were holding each other back suddenly lost their masters, and of course each had their own ideas. It's not easy to win.

Originally, it was thought that the Yuan Kingdom would fall into a state of competition for a long time, and it was Hao Ren's princess Bao Xiweak who maintained this balance. Everyone even felt that Bao Xiweak might become the female head of the country and temporarily stabilize the situation in the Yuan Kingdom. But I didn't expect the internal dispute of the Yuan Kingdom to break so suddenly......

Xie Song suddenly said: "Send a telegram to Athens that the telegram has been received. I would like to ask in whose name Yuan Guo issued this notice. ”

The head of the telegraph section was stunned, he couldn't understand what this question meant, but he didn't object, and asked Xie Song to fill out a telegram and go out. The telegram arrived in Athens on the same day, and after reading the news, Yeluhon couldn't help but praise: "Xie Song understands very well. ”

The high-level officials of Europa Province nodded slightly, Xie Song was of the same rank as them, and they were all core officials of Europa Province. Naturally, the gap between everyone's knowledge will not be so big that they can't understand each other's thoughts. No matter how the situation changes in the future, whoever sends the news now is probably the biggest beneficiary in fact, Xie Song accurately saw the main point.

After the change of Xuanwumen in the Tang Dynasty, it was Li Shimin who held the power to release news to the outside world. Of course, Li Shimin wanted to pretend that he didn't do it, and try his best to avoid others saying that he killed his brother and usurped the throne. But power is like this, people are swords, I am fish and meat. If you can't control the situation, you can't talk about anything. Any loss of power in the second moment can lead to death. Therefore, the biggest beneficiary cannot hide behind the scenes, and must stand up.

Just as the core officials were calculating their advantages over Xie Song and the others, the personnel of the intelligence department hurriedly ran over, "Jie Du envoy, it is the third prince Hao Rui who is temporarily giving orders in Kiev now. ”

Hearing this name, some information flashed in the minds of officials. Hao Rui is only about nineteen years old this year......