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

The bands were indispensable at the cocktail party of the great nobles. The melodious music sounded, and the problem of tension seemed gentle. Xie Song felt that the tone was really not right, so he got up and closed the door of the small living room first. The music passed through the wall, but it was as high as a mosquito singing.

"I just think there is such a possibility in the future." Xie Song said as he sat back in his seat.

The Minister of Internal Affairs and the Minister of Finance sat opposite Xie Song. They had no interest in the banquet. If they attended too many people, they naturally knew how hypocritical the banquet itself was. The Minister of Finance continued to ask: "I wonder if you have any consideration that the Yuan Dynasty will not export food this year."

"It depends on yourself for this kind of thing. Our Europa Province imports food for cheapness. If you really don't have to import it, you won't be hungry." Xie Song shook the wine glass in his hand and replied calmly. He was very unhappy. It was not surprising that the Yuan Dynasty did not export food this time, but they were actually not short of food. According to the information, this food was just used by Hao Ren to supply 160,000 flag troops. The increase in consumption of 160,000 people had no effect on the Yuan Dynasty. Of course, Hao Ren did this to prepare for the future, but Xie Song could not agree with this approach. He looked forward to the opportunity to teach Hao Ren a good lesson in the future.

"Yes, it's cheap." The Minister of Finance couldn't help but smile bitterly. In front of Xie Song, he still couldn't say anything. Importing food from the Yuan Dynasty was indeed cheap, but more importantly, it was the goods that the Eastern Roman Empire could use Sifang Jiduan to purchase from outside the territory. The Eastern Roman Empire exported a bucket of real wine and olive oil, and exported boxes of soap, but in exchange for stacks of paper printed by the Europa Province. Even so, the Europa Province still felt that it was insufficient, and they were more willing to keep accounts. The next stack of Sifang Jiduan became a string of numbers on the Europa Province's bank account. Of course, the sooner such an unsafe thing is, the better it is to use it out.

Now that the Yuan Dynasty does not export food, the Eastern Roman Empire has to continue to export cherry soju, olive oil, soap and other products. What is still exchanged for is the exchange of money from all directions, and the numbers in the account books are still added. This uneasiness makes the Minister of Finance feel like drowning, and the Minister knows that he cannot tell Xie Song anyway.

Xie Song didn't know what the Minister of Finance was thinking, and he was more concerned about letting Hao Kang go. Since Hao Ren was not authentic, don't blame the Europa Province for not cooperating. The Yuan Dynasty had the ability to make the Europa Province unhappy, but the Europa Province had long planned to start a war and use locally recruited troops to cooperate with the foreign soldiers transported from Tianzhu Ocean. The Europa Province could deal with the war and even deal with the attacks of the other three parties in the four-sided alliance plus the Mongol Empire.

Seeing that the situation was a bit cold, the Minister of the Interior came out to smooth things over. "Your Excellency, it's not easy to convince Basels. I think it's better to tell Duke Hao Kang directly that he can leave. I think if no one mentions it, Basel is afraid that he won't remember Duke Hao Kang."

"Hahahaha" Xie Song and the Minister of Finance both laughed dryly. He is worthy of being the Minister of Internal Affairs and has a very deep understanding of the Emperor of Eastern Rome. How could he really keep small things in mind? But even the small things will become extremely big when it comes to Baselès.

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

The Minister of Internal Affairs showed a big smile, and he just replied: "Someone must have ordered it."

Such a simple and profound speech reminded Xie Song of the "disputes of relevant departments" that were being tossed in the Song Dynasty court. Even the Song Dynasty court with clear power and responsibilities cannot avoid the existence of relevant departments. The objects that officials will criticize are always there, which is enough to prove the necessity of relevant departments. It seems that not only the Song Dynasty, but also the thousand-year-old Roman country, also existed in a similar situation.

When talking about the relevant departments, it means two possibilities. The first is naturally that no one cares about this matter, and the second is that someone has managed it. Xie Song believes that what the Minister of the Interior is naturally the second situation, so he will not ask more questions. If the Minister of the Interior dares to fool, Xie Song will record a note to this guy. Yes, under the influence of the Office, the Office will use many "relevant departments" to let the Minister of the Interior feel the price of the breach of trust.

If you want to decide one thing, the fewer the better. The three of you are already considered a lot. After getting what Xie Song wanted, he invited two ministers to show their faces at the banquet. Out of the minimum politeness, Xie Song, who held the banquet, had to sway in front of everyone before talking. The three went out separately, and the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Minister of Finance went out first. Xie Song sat in the house and thought for a while. The Europa Province could have today not relying on the unparalleled kindness of the Zhao official family. It is said that more than 300,000 people were killed in the sea for more than ten years. Compared with the battle in the north, it was completely warm spring breeze. There were more than millions of barbarians along the way saved by the spring breeze. More than 600,000 locals were liberated from hunger and poverty. Including East and West Rome, more than ten million people benefited from it in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

Before the Song Dynasty arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean, the war here for hundreds of years was cruel and bloody. The overly moderate Song Dynasty policy made too many people forget what the fundamental force was to support Song Dynasty's sailing sea. If necessary, they must understand the true strength of the Song Dynasty.

The knock on the door interrupted Xie Song's thoughts. As soon as the door opened, the secretary said, "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 looked up. Xie Song looked down at these people, and naturally showed a polite smile. However, Xie Song was not so peaceful in his heart. More than ten years ago, Xie Song responded to the call of the Zhao official family like others, and came to this land thousands of miles away for faster promotion and faster profit. In addition to the name of a thousand-year-old country, the Eastern Roman Empire was completely unfamiliar with Xie Song. Now Xie Song can distinguish the names of these great nobles, and can also remember their territory and their main means of making money. More importantly, Xie Song intuitively felt the changes in the world, and these people were trapped in the trend that the Song Dynasty had been rolled up.

Walking down the stairs, Xie Song shook hands with the top Eastern Roman nobles and greeted each other. More than ten years ago, the Zhao Guan family spent more than ten years making his subordinates accustomed to handshakes. More than ten years later, the Song Dynasty made the Eastern Roman nobles accustomed to handshakes. Xie Song found that he had not noticed this before, and the Song Dynasty's influence on Eastern Roman might be more profound than he thought.

Sheila picked up a glass of pomegranate soda and sipped slowly. She was very curious about the very wonderful white small pieces of Song Dynasty. When the pills were shaken in the iced juice, many bubbles would be produced, and there was an indescribable pleasure when drinking them. Sheila was dragged to chat by many great nobles just now, but there was no greeting this time. These people asked the key questions. Can they cooperate with the Europa Province on "cash crops". Sheila didn't expect that she just used this word at the last banquet, and more of them had not participated.

The great nobles at the meeting began to use this word. While excited, Sheila found that her understanding of the great nobles was really shallow. Sheila used to think that the great nobles were living a leisurely life in their own manor or mansion, enjoying themselves every day. A word that accurately depicts the facts and truth spread quickly, opening a corner of the life of the great nobles to Sheila, allowing her to glimpse the movements of those people. Even if she only saw this point, Sheila felt that she had to work harder.

Sheila felt the bubbles that had been drunk were shattering, and Sheila was excited. Sheila was chatting with the great nobles, and Sheila was about to find a chair to sit down and rest. As soon as she turned her head, she saw the nobles walking towards her. Sheila stopped. Sure enough, she saw the nobles stopping in front of her and said frankly: "Miss Sheila, are you from the eastern part?"

Sheila was able to face the inquiry calmly and answered as calmly as possible: "Why did you ask this?"

"I heard you talk about the east, and I feel like I have 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 only pain. As the number of nobles she contacted increased, Sheila found that the hard-working and painful experience was the entry point for her to talk to the great nobles. Whenever Sheila talked about what she saw and the eastern information provided by the office, the nobles would listen carefully and ask their questions seriously.

The value of such hard work is far beyond Sheila's perception. If she had not taken that trip, Sheila wondered whether she, who was not valued by the nobles, would have the current situation. But Sheila still didn't want to tell the truth. After laughing, she replied: "I just went to the east to travel."

"Oh?" The nobleman looked surprised. He didn't seem to feel the word "travel", but asked with a frown slightly, "I think Miss Sheila knows a lot about farmland."

It's very 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 feels helpless. When she didn't know how to respond, Sheila thought about it. Sheila said with some gamble, "That's not considered a trip. I've really worked in the farmland for a long time."

"That must be very hard," replied the noble.

Sheila realized that she had bet right, and the noble had no feelings for Sheila's labor in the farmland, but at least she was much more interested than Sheila's "traveling in the east". As her mind moved, Sheila figured out the truth. If she chose a partner, she had to find someone who knew it. Since Sheila was a real little noble, the nobleman in front of her never treated Sheila as a farmer from the beginning.

After thinking this, Sheila felt that her heart had been beating faster. She was full of blame for her stupid thoughts. The nobles did not care about this. He continued to ask about the situation of the eastern land. Sheila also adjusted her mood as much as possible and answered according to her own experience. As she spoke, she heard the sound of music. Sheila looked at the center of the banquet hall and saw that the dancing part had begun.
Chapter completed!