Chapter 155 Big Pot Rice (5)
"The Mongols are sailors, which is definitely not possible."
"Yes, this is to lead the wolf into the house."
"I don't agree..., uh, I don't agree."
The cadres in the Europa Provincial Office discussed Hao Ren's suggestion, saying it was a discussion, and everyone had the same views. Director Xie Song listened for a while and also came out to speak, "I tell everyone that I don't agree. But I have a question, everyone seems to not oppose the Yuan sailors. Why is this?"
Someone immediately replied: "The Yuan Dynasty is the Yuan Dynasty, and Mongolia is Mongolia, which is different. Even if the Yuan Dynasty has no money, it will be at least not poor. Two years ago, there were also Mongolian sailors who came from the Yuan Dynasty snatched things. The Yuan Dynasty caught those people and the Yuan Dynasty sailors and chopped them up after public trial in front of us and the Yuan Dynasty sailors. There are bastards everywhere, which is not uncommon. Can the Mongolians rely on them?"
As soon as the other cadres finished speaking, they immediately responded, "That's it!" "That's right."
Xie Song nodded, and had already determined how he would report back to the office's views. The cadres in the office were not unreasonable. Everyone was really emotional, but they were not talking about impulsive words. In the final analysis, they did not believe in Mongolia's system, nor did they believe in Mongolia's traditions.
The Song Dynasty and Eastern Rome are both civilized countries, and the Yuan Dynasty fully imitated the Song Dynasty system. No tradition or system can guarantee that there are no bad people within it. The tradition guides people to be good, and the system ensures that the bad people are punished, which has a foundation for cooperation. Suddenly, a group of Mongolians who are proud of looting will be added, so how can the good people deal with themselves? Xie Song even thought about the key points of the report, 'If you have a thousand days to be a thief, where can you guard against thieves for thousands of days?'! This powerful and powerful words touched Xie Song himself. With emotion, Xie Song announced loudly, "Everyone, I will write a report on our opinions to Athens. The Mongolians are not trustworthy, so we don't want it."
Everyone didn't want to cause trouble at all, so they applauded immediately. After the talks were made, everyone went back to work. Xie Song learned that Sheila came to ask for a meeting and immediately invited the excellent comprador to come in. Sheila stood in front of Xie Song openly, "Director Xie, I want to invite you to my dance party."
"Oh...I can only go for a while."
"That's enough. Thank you!" Sheila immediately agreed happily.
Xie Song asked about the time, and when he saw that there was still half a month, he wrote it down on the desk calendar. After get off work, Xila told her mother the good news, but she didn't expect that her mother said, "I may change the dance venue."
"Why?" Sheila felt uneasy. She had to notify the person who had already told her if she changed the venue of the dance. It would take a lot of time.
The mother said with reserved pride: "Your father is talking to Baron Anai and Baron, who may be selling his mansion in Constantinople."
"Can our family afford it?" Sheila was stunned. The house of Anaer's house is not too far from Sheila's house, the area is not small, and the house is very dilapidated. Even so, Sheila didn't think her family could afford it.
"I've contacted the buyer and sold our house. It's almost enough."
"Really?" Sheila was surprised.
"I have deposited all the money you gave me. Anayor is willing to accept money from all sides. The price is still a little short. Your father borrowed money from a few friends..."
As he was talking, he heard the stairs ringing. Sheila looked up and saw his father accompanying the listless Annay from the upper floor. The Lord did not say hello to the two women, nor even looked at them. Looking at the Lord's lost back, Sheila felt incredible. Sheila's mother smiled.
The handover procedure was finally completed before the dance. Sheila quickly went to inform Xie Song. When she learned that Xie Song was meeting the guests, Sheila was waiting outside. After waiting for a while, she saw Xie Song sending the guests out. The guest was Sheila's acquaintance, Sir Annae. Sir. Sir was much better than the previous few days, and he saw that he was very polite to Xie Song. When he went out, he held Xie Song's hand and muttered. Xie Song patiently listened to Sir, comforting Sir from time to time, so that he could rest assured.
After Xie Song saw the Lord away, Sheila hurriedly stepped forward to tell Xie Song that the venue of the dance had changed. Xie Song smiled and said, "Okay, I will try my best to arrive."
After get off work, when Sheila returned to her new home, she saw her younger brother stretching his limbs and slumping on the chair in the empty living room like a dead dog. In the past few days, he pulled the cart king to transport the house here, and he was indeed exhausted. Sheila rolled up her sleeves to clean it a few days ago, and the enthusiasm disappeared now. The noble house was big, with a yard in front and a garden in the back. The building covers three times the area of the building than the Sheila family. The building was divided into two floors and also had an attic.
But Sheila was not happy. The home of the dilapidated nobleman was far less glamorous than outside. The remaining broken furniture inside the house was so decayed that it could only be used as firewood, the walls were peeling off, and several rooms that had been useless for a long time were moldy, emitting a disgusting smell. The wooden floor was also ragged, and walking on it was worrying. The whole house was worth only by the land and the stones used to build the walls. Anayedo had not held a dance party for many years, and Sheila now fully understood the dilemma facing the Lord.
What should be come, and guests came on the morning of the dance, and everyone who arrived here asked to visit the house. They quickly saw the bad internal situation of the house. Many people insincerely praised the house for being big enough, and some laughed gloatingly. Sheila was very upset at first and rolled her eyes on these guys without mercy. But those guys were busy watching it and didn't care at all. Some of them were ignorant and simply pretended to be surprised and asked Sheila, "Wouldn't it be a loss for buying such a house?"
Hearing this, Sheila felt her stomach furious. Just as she was about to have an attack, she saw Sheila's mother rushing in and pulling Sheila in surprise and said: "The Lord of Song is here. Sheila, go out to greet her quickly."
When she heard the nobles of the Song Dynasty coming, these nonsense guys rushed out to watch the fun. Sheila felt hatred in her heart. Looking at the backs of those people, she whispered: "The unsense guy!"
The Song Dynasty was different from the European countries. There was no aristocratic system, only a powerful system. During this time in the office, Sheila understood this point. After scolding, Sheila followed her mother to greet her immediately. Before she could reach the door, she saw Xie Song, who stood out among the little nobles watching melon-eating.
"It's so tall!" Sheila sighed when she heard her mother walking. Xie Song, who was over 180, was just standing in the crowd of more than 160, which was conspicuous enough. What's more, Xie Song had a beard, and although her skin was darker, it was smooth and tight. The furry Europa locals could not compare with it.
When she stepped forward to welcome the distinguished guests, Sheila felt that her mother's expression was even a little proud. In the aristocratic dance, she must invite some big people. The little nobles rely on serving the big people to make a living, so how can they be qualified to have a cooperative relationship with the big people? The real Song people in the Europa Province are much richer than those of the Eastern Roman nobles, and they come from the mysterious and prosperous East. Inviting such people to attend the dance adds a lot of decency to the Sheila family.
Xie Song also visited Xila's house. Xila's house was not able to repair it, so he could only do his best to clean up the rags. The spacious space undoubtedly showed all the deconstructed dilapidation. Xie Song smiled and said, "Cleaning the old house and welcoming the new owner. It's tiring to clean such a big house."
Sheila couldn't help but smile bitterly. This was not a praising statement. However, if Xie Song said something wrong with those ordinary people, Sheila would probably feel even more embarrassed. Sheila's mother probably had never seen such a straightforward person and didn't know how to deal with such frank and considerate words.
"Xila, do you want to borrow money from the bank and renovate the house?" Xie Song asked.
Sheila shook her head, "No need to renovate it. I want to demolish and rebuild it."
"Yes. I think it's OK." Xie Song admired this view very much. He received a lord Annare a few days ago. The lord actually paid the money and hoped to rent a trade line to the French port city of Marseille. Xie Song happily rejected this request and then offered a suggestion of cooperation. With the reputation of the Song Dynasty in western Europe and Brazil, it was difficult to open a separate route. Collaborators appeared, and Xie Song naturally hoped to make more effective use of this opportunity.
When Mr. Annare-July heard that he only had to be responsible for contact and could get 5% of the net profit of the four-year route without paying money as commission, he immediately agreed. When Mr. Annare-Ji left, Xie Song noticed that the scope of use of Sifang Jiaobao was wider than he thought. After investigation, Xie Song found that transactions such as East Rome real estate transactions that were separated from the Song Dynasty trading system could use Sifang Jiaobao as currency, which made him very happy.
The money shop experts from Dasong who visited the Europa Province conducted a comprehensive training for the Song people in the Europa Province, which strengthened their understanding of the "general equivalent". Implementing the legal currency system is a capability that only civilized countries have. If the legal currency is a banknote, it has higher requirements for a country.
To confirm that the Sifang Jiaobao has begun to become the currency of the Eastern Roman Empire, rather than the area stipulated in the initial Quadrilateral Alliance Agreement, which was stipulated in the "Square-party Jiaobao used to pay for official transactions", Xie Song remembered a powerful statement from the experts of the Dasong Money Bank. "We don't care who the ruler of a civilized country is, because it doesn't matter at all. As long as the currency issuance rights of this country are in our hands, we will control everything in this country!"
Now seeing that Sheila may become a user and disseminator of Sifang Money, Xie Song couldn't help but push it.
"But my term of employment is not enough." Sheila remembered the regulations.
"Don't worry about the age issue, you can use a house to mortgage loans." Xie Song gave a solution without hesitation. Whether it is metal currency or paper currency, the essence of currency is always a general equivalent, and the same is true for the Song Dynasty Jiaochao. If the Song Dynasty Jiaochao can become the equivalent of overseas physical assets, it is equivalent to the increase in the corresponding wealth of the Song Dynasty Jiaochao itself. It is simply a wealth that fell out of thin air.
Looking at Sheila who bowed his head and said nothing, Xie Song felt that it might be necessary to help this model. Real estate transactions in Constantinople are settled by depositing money in four parties, and interest alone can create much wealth for the Europa Province in one year.
Sheila didn't know what her boss was thinking, and she suddenly felt a sense of anger. The money she saved herself was to buy a house for herself. After all, the money paid in Sifang was saved by Europa in the Song Dynasty. It was very risky to save such a pile of paper tickets. It would be more reliable to quickly turn it into a physical item. If she spent the money on this house, Sheila felt very unwilling to accept it!
At this moment, Sheila's mother said, "Your Excellency, please go to the garden for tea." Sheila felt even more unhappy when she heard her mother's voice.
Xie Song didn't refuse and went to the garden where the buffet table was placed. Soon, he was surrounded by a group of curious little nobles. Finally, someone mustered up the courage to come forward and greet him, and then asked: "Your Excellency, I wonder what conditions are required to be a comprador in the office of the Europa Province?"
"Understanding Greek and Latin, able to read and write documents in both languages. If you are willing to study and endure hardship, we will give you the opportunity to come to us. Pass the three-month probation test, if you pass, we will give you a formal job." Xie Song replied in unfluential Greek.
No one of the little nobles cared about Xie Song's Greek proficiency, they were all attracted by this condition. Xie Song laughed in his heart and tried to come as much as possible. If these guys were as willing and capable as Shira, they could expand the scope of money exchange in all directions, the more people, the better. At this stage, most of the comprador members of the Europa Province are children of small noble families, and some of the second sons or concubines of middle nobles. These people have received a good education and are ambitious enough. The most important thing is that they all look forward to getting rid of poverty. The Europa Province is willing to provide them with opportunities.
After chatting with these guys for a while, Xie Song said goodbye. Before he came here, he had to go back and solve it. When he returned to the office, the post station staff who came to send the telegraph were already waiting there. Xie Song hurriedly asked why he was walking on the post station instead of the sea route. The post station staff excitedly told Xie Song that the Eastern Roman Legion was very smooth in the Thrace area. When the Eastern Roman Legion began to operate, Athens also began to armed guards to build telegraph lines. After more than two months, the telegraph lines extended to less than 200 miles from Constantinople. According to the current progress of the project, the telegraph lines between Athens and Constantinople may be completed within three months.
"Oh..." Xie Song knew Yang Congrong's ambition, but he didn't expect that Yang Congrong was so ambitious and strived to complete the Telegram Network within his term of office. If Yang Congrong could really complete the Telegram Network, Xie Song believed that he made a lot of money during his term of office. He returned to the Song Dynasty with his slack wallet and enjoyed a happy life.
The next morning, five or six young nobles came to the office to apply for internship opportunities. Xie Song asked the people in charge of personnel to adjust several questions. After the interview, the personnel cadres came to report: "Director Xie, those people did attend the dance."
Chapter completed!