Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 257 Female Secretary

"I would like to hire you as my... um... secretary?"

The word "secretary" existed in this era, but it mainly referred to an official position in charge of books and classics, not a secretary in the modern sense.

The people who actually did secretarial work in this era were "Zhongshu Ling", "Zhongshu Sheren", "Ji Shi Shi", "Zhang Shu Shi", "Zhu Bu" and so on.

So Yang Yuan thought about it and used a more appropriate word.

However, this word was obviously not included in the Song Dynasty vocabulary that Emmanuelle Belle had learned. She looked at Yang Yuan with some confusion.

Yang Yuan didn't know how to explain it to her for a moment. After thinking for a while, he asked tentatively, "Secretarie?"

After being slapped in the face by the blonde girl, Yang Yuan felt embarrassed to show off his English and spoke very carefully.

Fortunately, this word is very similar to the Latin word secretarius. Emmanuelle thought about it for a moment and suddenly said, "You mean, you want me to be your private writer and assistant?"

In Latin, this word means confidant or confidant, and also means "someone who helps another person copy or arrange things."

This translation is quite appropriate. Yang Yuan nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I will serve you personally, and only me. You can call me secretary."

At this point, Emmanuelle finally understood what he meant, and why he chose her. He was attracted by her abilities. But...

Emmanuelle Belle said hesitantly: "I forget everything that happened before every day..."

Yang Yuan said: "It doesn't matter. This strange ability you possess should be very useful to me."

Emmanuelle thought seriously for a while and asked, "So, am I still a free man?"

Yang Yuan said, "Of course. However, given the special nature of my position, even if you leave, you cannot tell anyone about anything you did for me. Otherwise, I can hold you accountable or even hunt you down."

"I understand!"

Emmanuelle Belle stood up happily, straightened her body and said, "From now on, Emmanuelle Belle will be your personal secretary!"

"At the same time, you are welcome to invest and become my shareholder. I will definitely not let you down."

Emmanuelle Belle had a bright smile on her face, as dazzling as an angel.

……

Emmanuelle Belle gathered the Persian and Arab women and briefly explained to them the arrangements that would be made for them in the future.

Even though they were free people, these girls were still terrified as they were alone in a foreign country and couldn't speak the language.

Therefore, they had no objection to Yang Yuan's arrangement and were very happy. They finally felt at ease.

Yang Yuan asked them to continue staying in the "Lu's Inn" temporarily. Tomorrow, a Mrs. Li would come to see them and arrange everything for them thereafter.

After giving the instructions, Yang Yuan took the short and stout Xue Liang and the slim and long-legged golden-haired secretary Emmanuelle Belle to Qingshi Lane.

Fortunately, Yang Yuan had foresight and put a veil on Belle in advance, covering her face and facial features tightly, so she did not cause a commotion along the way and did not attract a group of onlookers who treated her like a monkey.

When they arrived at the "Song Family Flavor Restaurant", Yang Yuan first led the two into a private room and said to Xue Liang, "It's almost noon. You two can order some food and put it on my account."

Xue Liang smiled and agreed promptly.

Yang Yuan said to Emmanuelle Belle again: "We don't have quill pens here. I guess you are not used to using a brush..."

Emmanuelle Belle replied, "I can do it, Mr. Yang. My calligraphy should be pretty good."

Yang Yuan was stunned. This chief secretary was quite qualified.

Yang Yuan said, "Okay then. I'll have someone leave some writing material for you. You can write down in advance that your memory will be reset to zero every day when you wake up, and show it to yourself the next day."

Emmanuelle Belle suddenly realized that this was indeed a good idea.

It's better than her waking up every day and having to find someone to tell it to her.

Yang Yuan said: "You should decide for yourself how to phrase it. Anyway, it should be something that you can understand and accept quickly when you wake up."

Emmanuelle Belle smiled sweetly: "I understand, I know what to do, thank you Mr. Yang."

……

When Yang Yuan brought Emmanuelle Belle and Xue Liang into the private room, the waiter in the shop smartly ran to tell Lu Xi.

When Lu Xi heard that Yang Yuan had returned from the sea, he was overjoyed and immediately ran to see Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan didn't know that Lu Xi slept in Li Shishi's house last night. If he knew, what was exciting and stimulating for Miss Shishi would probably turn into a shock for Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan and Lu Xi had lunch together. They spent most of the hour together and agreed to come back to eat together in the evening. Then they went to find Emmanuelle Belle and Xue Liang.

As soon as Emmanuelle saw Yang Yuan, she said to him happily, "Master Yang, I have already written it. Every day when I wake up and see the explanation I wrote, I will understand my situation. Here, take a look!"

Emmanuelle Belle gestured to Yang Yuan, and Yang Yuan saw that there was a red thread around Emmanuelle Belle's neck.

At the end of the silk thread is an origami in the shape of an iris, and this iris blooms in the canyon slightly above the two perfect hemispheres.

She folded the written "Startup Instructions" into an iris and hung it around her neck.

Some things are not beautiful just because they are big. Although they will lose the sense of curve if they are too small, they will obviously look bloated and uncoordinated if they are too big, and they may even be worse if they are smaller.

Only the spherical shape that is in the most harmonious proportion with the body is the most beautiful, and Emmanuelle Belle has obviously achieved it.

Although it was a fleeting glimpse, Emmanuelle Belle still noticed where Yang Yuan's gaze fell.

She immediately realized that she had lost herself in joy and shyly covered her clothes.

Yang Yuan coughed lightly and said, “I will go somewhere first, and then take you to Madam Li. You can talk to her about your specific arrangements and ideas for your suffering sisters.

When I figure out how to arrange you, you can stay with me and be secretarial." "Okay!" Emmanuelle Belle replied, gently pulling her chest.

Yang Yuan handed her a few Jiaozi notes and said, "When you return to Houshi Street in the evening, go buy some things for yourself. You need to change into clothes from our Song State."

"Uh...ok."

Emmanuelle Belle wanted to refuse, but then she thought that this should be her salary, so she took it calmly.

Yang Yuan nodded, turned around and walked out, saying to Xue Liang: "Let's go to the Lin'an County Office first to see what he wants."

Emmanuelle Belle and Xue Liang quickly followed.

Emmanuelle Belle has a good impression of Yang Yuan, especially in this foreign country where she has no relatives. In her eyes, Yang Yuan is a powerful protector, so Belle's affection for him is particularly strong.

However, just now when she was having dinner, she heard Xue Liang say that this restaurant was opened by Mr. Yang's fiancée.

Emmanuelle Belle felt a little disappointed. When she learned that Mr. Yang already had a fiancée, she no longer had any illusions about Yang Yuan.

Polygamy was once popular in early Europe. It was not the Chinese system of monogamy with multiple concubines, but polygamy.

The system of concubines had also emerged, but polygamy was the mainstream there at that time.

Take the 24th year of Shaoxing as an example. At that time, Grand Prince Vladimir of Kievan Rus had many wives and concubines, and they all had official status.

However, it was during this period that the church's influence was becoming increasingly prominent, gradually extending to control over the marriage system of secular royal nobles.

Many "pious" princes and nobles have abandoned polygamy and begun to observe monogamy devoutly, but they all have a bunch of mistresses.

Emmanuelle Belle is a Knight of the Holy Rose and the most pious one. The education she received formed the idea that monogamy is the proper order of "creatures".

She didn't want to be someone's concubine, nor did she want to be a kept mistress.

From now on, she will be a qualified and dutiful female secretary and protect her piety.

……

Xue Liang promised County Magistrate Xu that he would find Yang Yuan today.

So County Magistrate Xu put aside all official and personal matters today and sat in the second hall, waiting for Xue Liang.

If Shangshu Cao really met with misfortune, his position would be unstable. If this matter is not resolved, how could he have the energy to handle official business?

It was almost afternoon again. County Magistrate Xu was getting anxious. He was just about to ask Gao Chu to look for Xue Liang again when a bailiff came in to report that Xue Liang had brought some people to meet the county magistrate.

County Magistrate Xu was overjoyed and immediately asked someone to invite the visitor in.

As soon as he saw Yang Yuan, Xu Haisheng was stunned. Yang Yuan was dressed like this...

Xu Haisheng was the magistrate of Jing County, but his official position was lower than Yang Yuan's.

During the Qin Dynasty, the county magistrate was still a fifth-rank official. In the early Song Dynasty, only the Chi County Magistrate was still a fifth-rank official.

Starting from the Yuanyou period, even the magistrate and county magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture became the seventh rank.

But now, all the upper, middle and lower county magistrates and county magistrates in various states have been changed to the ninth rank.

The nickname "Nine-Rank Sesame Official" started from this time.

Because as long as you are outside the county government, any official on the payroll may be of a higher rank than the county magistrate, although his power may not be as great as that of the county magistrate.

County Magistrate Xu said in surprise: "Mr. Yang...you...you are..."

Yang Yuan said indifferently: "Oh, my family felt that I was always hanging around outside without a proper job, which would be a problem in the long run, so they arranged for me to join the Privy Council and become an official."

County Magistrate Xu's face suddenly changed when he heard this. What exactly was the identity of this Yang Yuan? He just made light of the fact that he was just an official in the Privy Council.

Listen to what you say. Is this human language? I studied hard for ten years and worked hard...

For a moment, County Magistrate Xu was filled with grief and indignation, but he still had to force a smile and bowed to Yang Yuan: "I am Xu Haisheng, the County Magistrate of Lin'an, and I am honored to meet you, Emperor Yang."

Emmanuelle Belle, wearing a veil, stood aside. Seeing that County Magistrate Xu was very respectful to Yang Yuan, she could not help but feel secretly happy.

Mr. Yang was indeed a very powerful official. The magistrate of Lin'an County, who was in charge of such a prosperous and large city, actually had to call him "your subordinate".

Yang Yuan waved his hand and said, "No need to be so polite. I am here today so I won't talk about this identity. Do you understand?"

County Magistrate Xu understood what Yang Yuan meant. Seeing that Yang Yuan was pushed by his family to become an official against his will and was directly awarded a seventh-rank position, County Magistrate Xu became even more in awe of the "Youqiusi".

He glanced at the taller woman with a veil on her head and a graceful figure, then quickly looked away and said respectfully, "May I ask Yang..."

"gentlemen!"

"Yes, Mr. Yang, please come back and talk?"

The screen was a double-sided painting screen, with tables and chairs on the front and on the back.

However, there are two rows of guest chairs on the left and right in the front, but there are no guest chairs on the sides in the back. This is the place for discussing confidential matters in private.

Yang Yuan followed him to the back and sat down. Xu Haisheng asked someone to serve tea and said to Yang Yuan, "Please have some tea first, Mr. Yang. I will be right back."

After a while, Xu Haisheng did not come back, but Cao Yong, dressed as a Confucian scholar, walked in from the back door.

He had obviously heard Xu Haisheng introduce Yang Yuan's official career. When he saw Yang Yuan in official uniform, he did not show any surprise, but became more respectful towards Yang Yuan.

As soon as he saw Yang Yuan, Cao Yong cried out in grief: "Mr. Yang, save me!"

After saying this, the Minister of Revenue, a second-rank official in the imperial court, lifted up his robe and knelt down to Yang Yuan.

(End of this chapter)