Lu Zheng's curiosity was aroused, and he insisted on pestering Jiang Shiyue to find out.

Chen Shanhe couldn't bear it any longer and advised Jiang Shiyue: "You'd better tell him! Otherwise he will suffocate to death. The point is that he can't sleep and will come to harm others."

"Okay! I'll give you a favor." Jiang Shiyue changed into a comfortable position and nestled into the chair. "Tell everyone a story!"

"Once upon a time, there was a country. To become an official, one had to take an exam, which consisted of a written test and an interview. The written test was fine; it was just a score comparison, and with a strict invigilation system, cheating was unlikely. But the interview was different. The examiner's subjective opinion was crucial. If he said you were qualified, you were qualified; if he said you weren't, even a perfect score on the written test wouldn't work.

There was a young man who passed the written test and smoothly entered the interview stage. The position only needed one person, but he was second in the list, and there was another person who had a higher score on the written test. He felt that he had no chance of getting in.

If you were this young man, what would you do? "

Chen Shanhe: "Do your best and leave the rest to fate."

Jiang Shiyue's mouth twitched, "So you are suitable for being a soldier but not an officer."

Judging from their expressions, Li Yuzheng and his comrades had similar opinions.

Lu Zheng raised his hand. "Can I bribe you? If I can, I'll try to smooth things over in advance and get the examiner to choose me."

Jiang Shiyue nodded. "This was indeed the most common behavior pattern among candidates who wanted to become officials at the time. But what if these two people were both relatives?"

"This..." Lu Zheng was also puzzled, but also more curious, "Did he become an official? How did he do it?"

"Well, he became an official as he wished. Because he went to negotiate with another competitor. He gave the competitor 100,000 yuan to let him take the postgraduate entrance examination, and he became the only competitor." Jiang Shiyue replied.

Every era has its own rules. Before complete rules are formed, there will inevitably be gray or hollow areas.

At some point in my previous life, this was the situation I faced when taking the civil service exam.

A senior Jiang Shiyue knew was admitted to the civil service exam in this way.

Of course, as the rules were improved later, there was no such bug that could be exploited.

Those with connections who are forced into a corner even set up random posts and tailor-made positions for the specific needs of the employees.

Unfortunately, the carrot was not as good as it could be, and many candidates took advantage of the "pit" to get ashore.

Everyone: “…”

Only a man in his forties seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Jiang Shiyue didn't know this person, and Chen Shanhe said that this person was not from the military.

He is not from the military, but he can appear in the team, and Lao Zheng repeatedly told us to find this "Secretary Li" first if we have any problems.

So Secretary Li is from the political side?!

Chen Shanhe reacted quickly, "You mean, we should bribe the other bidders?"

Lu Zheng shook his head. "Who knows how many bidders there are? We can't bribe them all, right?"

Li Yuzheng continued, "This ship is only a semi-finished product. Many countries are interested in it, but there aren't many countries that would spend 20 million to buy a ship and then spend another 200 million to build it."

Chen Shanhe quickly gave the names of several countries.

Lu Zheng agreed, "I think it's these countries, too. However, we don't have that much money. Besides, we're just ordinary businessmen this time, and the source of our money is traceable. How can we bribe a few countries?"

Even if all the property of his family and Jiang Shiyue was taken out, it would not be enough.

Jiang Shiyue's eyes fell on Secretary Li, "So I hope Secretary Li can contact the country and provide us with support when necessary."

Secretary Li was stunned for a moment and looked at Jiang Shiyue in surprise.

He never revealed his identity, and when he joined the team, he only said he was a secretary.

There are so many secretaries that they are barely noticeable.

He never said much on the way, just followed quietly.

Jiang Shiyue nodded politely at him.

Secretary Li reacted, but he didn't deny or nod. He just asked Jiang Shiyue, "What kind of support do you want?"

"If there's any unfairness in the bidding process, I hope the country can step in and communicate with the other party. Whether it's providing technical support to buy government bonds or something else, as long as diplomatic means are used to prevent the other country from interfering in the transaction, that's fine."

As a common citizen, it is not her turn to comment on such a national-level transaction. She can only express her own thoughts and suggestions.

Secretary Li hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said, "I'll make a phone call."

After Secretary Li left, Lu Zheng exclaimed, "What the hell?" and jumped up. "Who is he? What does he do? Why is he in our team?"

Jiang Shiyue was annoyed by his noise and pretended to pick her ears. "He already agreed to it, what do you think he does? In ancient times, he would be an imperial envoy, holding the imperial sword."

It can be of great help at critical moments.

Of course, if these people have rebellious intentions, the imperial sword can also kill people.

Lu Zheng: “…”

After a while, there was another sound of grass.

Chen Shanhe and the others didn't care. Their jobs meant they didn't have enough freedom. Normally they were not even allowed to go out through the door, so it was not surprising that they were being monitored when they went out to do business this time.

I just didn't expect Secretary Li to be so important.

He asked Jiang Shiyue: "How did you know?"

"I guessed it." Jiang Shiyue looked innocent.

But everyone present was fooled by her and felt that Jiang Shiyue was unfathomable and not just a guess.

Even Chen Shanhe took advantage of Jiang Shiyue's distracted mood at night and asked her: "How did you know that Secretary Li was the Imperial Envoy?"

Jiang Shiyue was feeling so uncomfortable that she almost wanted to bite Chen Shanhe. She said in a delicate voice, "You guys are just guessing. You guys represent the military, and I represent the businessmen. But buying a ship is a matter of national concern. How could the country not intervene?"

Of course, it is also to help them at critical moments, like now.

Chen Shanhe finally satisfied her, "Let's have another daughter? She'd be smart like you."

Jiang Shiyue: “…”

It has been three years since they graduated from college, and they have never used any contraception, but Jiang Shiyue still hasn't gotten pregnant.

She went to see the doctor, and the doctor said there was nothing wrong with her.

Chen Shanhe also checked it and found no problem either.

The doctor meant that Jiang Shiyue had been running around for years and his body had not gotten any rest.

"Okay. After I buy the boat, I will take care of my body and we will have a daughter." Jiang Shiyue promised.

***

Jiang Shiyue and his group stayed in Mo for two months.

Chen Shanhe and the others were all extremely anxious.

Only Jiang Shiyue was neither hurried nor slow.

She can still do business in Mexico and is ready to earn back the money she spent in Mexico.

This frightened Mexico so much that it stepped up the bidding process.

After all the operations, Jiang Shiyue finally paid 20 million dollars to buy the boat.

It was not until the contract was signed and they arrived at the port to take over the empty frame that Jiang Shiyue and his team breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Shiyue didn't ask Secretary Li how his superiors handled the matter.

Maybe she would see diplomatic news in the newspaper in a few days, or maybe there would never be any movement.