Chapter 151: The Mud Gate is guarded
Iger knew that Tyrion was right, and that he might be lacking a bit of murder right now—after leaving the Wall, his role began to shift from a Night's Watch Ranger to a black-clad merchant. The counterinsurgency in the valley consumed too much of his time, the long-term vision, decisiveness and ferocity of the capitalists had not yet had time to be cultivated, and the soldier's spirit was gradually exhausted in the day-to-day business and fooling, perhaps, it was time to hand over these tedious and repetitive tasks to the people below, and to do something big.
This time, Tyrion's plan had to be brought forward by the "two giants" in person, relying on the combination of money and power to defeat the opponent without shedding a drop of blood.
In three days, the commander of the garrison of the capital of the Seven Nations was ousted by the capital power of the Night's Watch industry...... If it weren't for the fact that the person who boasted about Haikou was Tyrion Lannister, Iger was a little suspicious: a business organization "old" less than a year old could already have such influence?
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After lunch, Iger spent a short time writing a real-name report letter - this letter was just the prelude to this blitzkrieg without gunpowder, it was the first shot, it didn't need to be ruthless and accurate, just fired. Therefore, the above content is also very simple: as Egger West, the chief logistics officer of the Night's Watch, he accused Genos Slynt of molesting the female employees of the Night's Watch office, interfering with the normal operation of the Night's Watch logistics department, and was suspected of abusing his power and soliciting bribes.
Coupled with the story told by Arya, this should be enough to give Ed a general impression of Slint and pave the way for everything that follows.
In the afternoon, while waiting for Tyrion to send the list, Egg received another letter from the Wall from the Red Keep.
Iger guessed that it was a list of supplies needed for the next month, and after opening and reading it, there was a thrill: the first news was that the vanguard of the savage army had approached the Great Wall, and the defenders of the Great Wall now needed a lot of manpower and material support, and the second news was super exciting - the rangers went deep into the Ghost Forest after dozens of days of hard work, and finally caught a ghoul after paying double digits in casualties, and the ghoul was loaded with the "Raven" in the East China Sea The battleship has already sailed on the road to King's Landing, and because of the ocean current and the north wind, the ship is luxuriously equipped with a dozen oarsmen, and the speed will be extremely fast, and it is expected to arrive in ten days!
It takes time for the bird to fly, and this letter was written a few days ago, and it is unknown how long it took for the scholar to reach him after King's Landing...... It says ten days, but in reality there may be only a few days left, which means that the ship transporting the ghouls will arrive in King's Landing soon!
There are enough things here, and there is another one, which is really a thing that prefers to hit each other...... Egger's mouth was a little dry, but he knew in his heart that it was not these things that "bumped into each other", but the wheels of history rolling forward, and these things should have happened at the same time, but it was only his special status as a night watchman in King's Landing, who happened to be at the intersection of the Great Wall and King's Landing, that made things seem so coincidental.
With rumors about Cersei and Jaime spreading, and the Wildlings and Strangers north of the Wall of Desperation, it is a luxury for the Night's Watch industry to develop in peace. Fortunately, in any case, catching the ghoul is not bad news for himself as a night watchman, and now, he only needs to think about how to control the shock shock that the ghoul will have on King's Landing and the inhabitants of the Seven Kingdoms, and try to use its benefits without affecting the operation of the night watchman's industry, which is what he, as the chief logistics officer, needs to consider.
No, the most important thing is always the moment, the ghoul thing, let's wait for it to be safely transported to King's Landing and go ashore - what I need to think about today is still how to quickly remove Slint from power, so that Tyrion can safely hide from Castle Rock to avoid the limelight!
"My lord, what is written in the letter?" Nina saw the change in Egger's face and asked, "Is it that the supplies needed on the side of the Great Wall are beyond our ability?"
"How could it be. Iger smiled, carefully tore Mormont's letter in half, handed Nina the one with the list of supplies needed, and put the other half in a drawer, "Report the contents to the warehouse and purchasing department, and send them to the Great Wall as soon as possible." ”
Nina took the list and glanced at it, a little surprised: "My lord...... This amount is more than half of last month, and if we don't discount it, we won't be able to make much money after giving dividends to investors, and then paying salaries and removing all kinds of expenses. ”
"You have forgotten the 4,000 gold dragons I sold for papermaking and printing, and besides, when did I say that my purpose was to make money? As long as the capital chain is stable, the materials provided to the Great Wall will never be discounted, and tell the people in the relevant departments: Not a single grain of wheat is missing. "If a wild man or a stranger breaks through the Wall, then the game will be a mess, this is the bottom line, no matter how busy you are, you must keep it:" Arrange this as soon as possible, and besides, today I will go back early, finish dinner, and visit the people on the list given by Tyrion. ”
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The list sent by Tyrion had a list of names, but the one he recommended for Egg to visit first was Ser Jeslyn Baiwatt, the captain of the garrison at Rivergate, commonly known as Mud Gate.
The garrison officer was once friends with Geros, the current captain of the Night's Watch Logistics Guard, and was also at odds with Slint, but luckier than his friend was that he was born next to the royal Baivat family - although the family did not even have a fief, he was a nobleman after all, and belonged to the king's theoretical vassals in the rules of the game in Westeros, and was knighted for his exploits when Robert put down Greyjoy's rebellion...... Although Slint hated him, he didn't dare to blatantly punish him after all, which made him work in the position of the captain of the Linhe Gate garrison until now.
"This is a brave man who values honor," Tyrion said on the list, and asked Egg to go to him first.
After dinner, Iger took Jaqun from the mansion to the Rivergate in the south of King's Landing. Casey, the original squire, was working as an inspector in the security camp outside the city, and the Faceless Faceless who lurked in the Night's Watch property did little work except to teach Arya swordsmanship and guard the office, but he was still paid, and it was time to put him to use.
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The seasons in Westeros are irregular, but only in the long run, and in the short term, the climate changes slowly and mildly. In the past six months, the temperature has been getting colder and colder, and subjectively, the season of King's Landing seems to be slowly changing from midsummer to early autumn: it is still very hot at noon, but it has begun to cool down in the morning and evening.
By this moment, the sun had sunk behind the walls of King's Landing, and the afterglow had cast a crown of glittering gold on the slightly taller buildings within the walls, and the sky was a clear deep blue, and the birds swept overhead, and the chimneys of the inhabitants began to smoke lightly, and the city's notorious smell seemed to be greatly diminished as autumn approached...... To use a literary phrase to describe the weather of King's Landing at this moment: "The day has exhausted its heat."
If it weren't for the hideous blood-colored comet hanging in the eastern sky, it would have been a peaceful and peaceful evening.
Iger arrived at the Mud Gate before the sun had completely sunk below the horizon, and after some negotiation with the soldiers, he entered the gate tower and met the target of the expedition in the personal chamber of the detachment leader.
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The captain of the mud gate guard was a middle-aged man who had experienced the vicissitudes of life, his brown hair was slightly gray, his eye sockets were deep and his eyebrow bones were high, and his jaw was frighteningly broad. Of course, the main feature is that his right hand has been cut off at the wrist and a prosthetic hand made of iron.
Egger had eaten earlier than usual today, which made it seem like he had come at an inopportune time, as his master was eating.
"Chief Logistics Officer, please be seated. Bywatt stared at the visitor with a strange expression, holding a fork in his left hand, and put the last slice of bacon in his plate and put it in his mouth: "What's the matter with you?"
Iger didn't answer, but commanded behind his back, "Ah Kun, you go and wait outside." ”
Jia Kun nodded expressionlessly and withdrew.
Baivat chewed on his food, frowned suspiciously, nodded to his attendant beside him, and told him to step back as well.
Egger West...... I've heard of your name, but I'm sorry to tell you that I don't have the money to invest in your Night's Watch property. The captain of the mud gate guard put down his fork, pushed the plate to the side with his left hand, and wiped his mouth with a napkin: "If you are here for this matter, then you can please come back, if it is something else, please stop talking nonsense." ”
Straight, although he didn't speak very politely, but with Tyrion's evaluation on the note, Egger had a good impression of the man in front of him under his preconceived idea: "Sir Baiwatt, it was your friend Geros who asked me to come to you, I heard that you and the commander of the garrison, Genos Slint, don't have a good relationship?"
"Geros, that guy heard that you're working under your command now, and you're doing well?" With a mutual friend, Baivat's tone softened slightly: "Yes, there are no outsiders here, and I won't hide it." Commander Slint and I don't have a good relationship. To be precise, he doesn't have a good relationship with a large part of the soldiers and officers of the garrison, but now that he is the commander-in-chief appointed by King Robert himself, what can we do but be men with our tails between our legs?"
"Now, there's a chance to bring him down in front of you, I wonder if Lord Baivat is interested?" The best way to talk to the rectum is to be equally straightforward, with no effort on everyone: "Slint has encroached on the interests of the Night's Watch, me, and Tyrion Lannister, and we are now going to remove him from power." A number of charges have been made against him, but in the end human and physical evidence is needed to convict him, so your friend, my lord, recommended you to me. ”
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