Chapter 124: "The Hang-up" is online

"Ready, let's go to the factory. ”

Nina was stunned: "Go now?"

"Hmm. "Iger has done a lot of business in the coalition barracks, and Margaery, who promised to come to the office to visit and discuss cooperation and investment, and other nobles from the six countries may arrive at any time. If the customer asked to visit the industrial park at that time, and his boss took them to the site, he was even shocked by the booming factory, which was too embarrassing.

Instead of fighting unprepared battles, Iger likes the feeling of being under control.

"Understood...... Right away. Nina immediately stood up, walked to the door leading to the backyard of the office, and pushed it open, "Miss Arya, Lord Iger is back!"

What, Arya is in the backyard? No one knows she'll be back, could it be that this girl is still coming every day while she's gone?

As the same replaced door was pushed open, there was a crisp laugh and banging in the backyard, followed by a scream of excitement. The sound insulation effect of the thick door with a mezzanine is so good, and after talking to Nina for a long time, Iger didn't even notice that there was anyone in the backyard.

Why is Arya still practicing swords here?Oh, yes - Leon had said before he left King's Landing that he would take over the baton and continue to trap the Stark lady...... But who is she training with?

A bad premonition came to him, and Egg finally understood why he didn't know anyone when he walked through the door.

Before he could think about it, a petite and flexible figure jumped in from the back door: "Master Fu Fu!"

While shouting happily, Arya rushed over, not even throwing the training sword in her hand, Egger only had time to stand up, the girl rushed into his arms, hugged his waist, and rubbed him a few times with her little head: "You're finally back, no one tells stories, it's so boring to practice swords all day long." ”

"Isn't this all the story written in the book, read it for yourself? How can you still learn to be coquettish, girl, pay attention to your manners!" Egg rubbed Arya's hair helplessly, after two months of not seeing, the little girl seemed to have grown taller again. When the two separated, the man discovered something that made him stunned again: "Why did you wear lipstick too?"

"You're not saying girls have to be able to dress up. Arya stuck out her tongue and explained in a low voice, "Seeing that Sister Nina looks so good, I'm going to try it!"

That's right, and it's really good-looking when it's painted - lively and delicate, with red lips and white teeth, it turned out to be a tomboy and "Arya the trickster", and now she is the reincarnation of the beloved Lyanna. Egger put away the messy thoughts, and immediately remembered a question: Arya's "bodyguard" has always been to sit on the bench outside the door after sending her to the office, but he didn't see anyone when he entered the door just now, such a tender and delicious aristocratic little Lori went to school alone, what if she met a strange uncle when she walked on the street?

"Where's your guard?" Egger grimaced, it was understandable that a child was ignorant, but he was an adult after all, and he had to be responsible for the people around him.

"I'm going to teach you swordsmanship outside the city!"

"Every day, after Lord Haihua sends the young lady here, he will go to the people we recruited outside the city to teach swordsmanship. Nina interjected to explain that when there were other people in the room, she spoke much more fluently: "Come here before you get back in the evening, and take Miss Arya back to the Red Keep." ”

"Teaching swordsmanship, that's good, but after all, he's Duke Eddard's subordinate, so ...... so powerful."

Nina immediately relieved Egger's confusion: "Lord Tyrion paid him a salary...... No, it should be called hardship fee. ”

I see, the hard work of a Lannister must not be less. As a guard of the Stark family, he can earn extra money after work, presumably the guards of the Stark family are all envious of the "Haihua Lord" for doing this beautiful job. His own worries were superfluous from the beginning, with Tyrion's head, how could he let people work for him for nothing?

Eddard Stark, is in a position to treat his Night's Watch office as a free custodian? Fortunately, Arya has done a lot of work to the Night's Watch industry, and she has paid herself a hundred years of custodian fees in advance.

I wanted Arya not to use cosmetics as toys in the future, but then I thought about it: the Prime Minister's daughter uses the products of the Night Watch, and it really looks good after applying it, isn't it advertising lipstick?

"Go. Arya exclaimed happily, she was full of energy, but she was never afraid to run around, but she was afraid that no one would accompany her: "I want to ride a horse alone!"

......

In the backyard, Arya's private swordsmanship instructor also walked in through the door and greeted him, "Lord Egger." ”

"Hmm. Iger nodded in response, and after returning to the office, he had heard a lot of good news in a row, but only the presence of Jia Kun was not a surprise, but a fright.

As Braavos's top spy and assassin, if he had stayed in King's Landing to continue his mission of infiltrating the royal library to spy on information, three or four months have passed now, and he hasn't finished it?

Iger has reason to suspect that Jacques is here purely to monitor the development of the Night's Watch industry and to steal trade secrets. This guy, with the advantage of being one of the first employees of the office, inexplicably became the "veteran" of the night watch industry by virtue of his seniority, and became a nail in the iron vault in his business empire, then it would be troublesome.

Also, now that Tyrion is preparing to lend, is the Night's Watch industry in competition with the Iron Vault, and will he and Tyrion face the threat of the Faceless?

......

Nina didn't know what Egger was thinking, so she turned to the Faceless One and said, "Akun, you ride out of the city first, find Lord Tyrion, and inform the others that Lord Egg is coming to inspect it." ”

"Hmm. Jia Kun nodded, didn't say a word, and really pushed the door and walked out.

Hey, Nina, this girl, can actually command Jia Kun! Is it that she speaks very well, or is Jia Kun too dedicated and too involved in playing an office employee?

***

After thinking about it for a while, Iger gave up his worries about Jaqun's existence or his attitude towards the Iron Vault— He is the legal manager and supreme leader of the Night's Watch industry, the actual helmsman and navigator, since he knows the true identity of Jaqun, then he should be careful not to let him enter the core management; if the ruler of Braavos wants to obtain information about the Night's Watch industry, with his current power, driving out a Jaquin cannot stop the other party at all; as for competition, there is no such thing, because the Iron Vault cannot lend money in Westeros at all.

The basic policy of "preventing the Iron Vault from entering the Seven Kingdoms" had been established as early as the Targaryen Dynasty, and although Baratheon overthrew the previous dynasty, he basically inherited the policy of the former: although he borrowed money from the Iron Treasury, the Seven Kingdoms explicitly rejected Braavos's political and financial infiltration. In short—even if Tyrion didn't lend, Iron Vault wouldn't be able to tap into the market.

"Preventing direct financial influence from foreign powers, but not establishing Westeros' own financial institutions. "This is a mistake by the ruler of the Iron Throne, but by mistake he has left such a large blank market for Egg, waiting for a vacant position, as if he is just waiting for him, a traverser, to come and do something.

There are no competitors, and it is like playing stand-alone to engage in finance, which is not too cool!

As for the idea of the Iron Vault...... Business is never a matter of life and death. As long as he ensures that the core management is all his own people, even if he dies, the Night's Watch property will not fall into the hands of others - and if he does not give his opponent a chance to occupy the magpie's nest and steal the fruits of victory, his life will not be inexplicably threatened. The iron vault is very good, at least in terms of public opinion, but it is essentially a commercial organization, and since it is a businessman, it is impossible not to even talk about cooperation, and come up and put people to death.

***

After thinking about this, the night watchman suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, and took two women, one older and one young, as well as Casey, who was waiting outside the door with a proud expression of "I am a veteran employee", and led the way to the night watchman industrial park outside King's Landing.

The weather was no longer as hot as it had been a few months ago, which led to the stench of King's Landing being much lighter, and the experience was even more pronounced after riding out of the King's Gate, where the cool breeze was constantly blowing in the open outside of the city, and the people chatted and hurried on their way. Arya happily talked all the way, sometimes telling how good "Ah Kun" was, telling Egg that she had been making rapid progress in swordsmanship recently, asking to challenge her master, and even talking about the fact that the little yellow book she had stolen was discovered by Sister Modan, and then she was so tight-lipped that she was almost beaten and didn't confess to Tyrion, which looked like I was asking for praise in a righteous way...... All the way there was chattering, all the sounds of this little she-wolf.

According to Arya's account, Egger was at least pleasantly flattered: Jacquen may not have taught her everything, but he was teaching her the real thing. He really had some expectations about whether Arya would eventually become a powerful female swordsman.

Of course, it's just looking forward to it, as a time-traveler who is familiar with the plot and has rich knowledge, a big man, and an "idol" of "masters" and girls, he should rely on his ability to protect the friends, apprentices and subordinates around him who worship and are loyal to him, and who he also trusts and loves-Wouldn't it be extremely ambitious to expect Arya to become a powerful killer like in the original plot and then protect himself?

About half an hour later, Iger arrived on the banks of the Blackwater River, southwest of King's Landing, where he had been involved in the site selection, and two months after hanging up, he went online.

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[Pay off the debt in chronological order, add more for "The Iron Armor is Still in - Horn", and still owe 6 chapters]