Chapter 102: Tyrion, a business wizard
"The book we printed?" Egg's eyelids jumped, and he immediately thought of something—what could be so popular with soldiers could only be something that couldn't be put on the table and was full of pictures and texts. He walked over to the tent and, as he got closer, quickly picked up the conversation between the stall owner and the soldiers.
"Are you robbing money? You want ten silver deer for such a thing?"
"What is this, keep your eyes open and see, this is a book!" the stall owner did not frighten the soldier in front of him, flipped through the book in his hand, and shouted back as he displayed its contents. If you can get the news that you are here - there are few ordinary people who have nothing to do business on the side of the barracks, not to mention the nobles and kings of the six countries gathered here, and these little soldiers dare not make a mistake: "How many pieces of paper are there here, and how much ink is used for so many paintings...... Can you tell me? A few months ago, you couldn't afford to buy such a thick book for a whole year's military salary, and you don't understand? I will cost five silver deer for this book at the purchase price alone, and then how much will it cost to transport it from King's Landing to this place?
"Take it, don't let me see you again!"
"It's good to be like this early, how much saliva will it cost me!"
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Many soldiers paid for their belongings, and walked back to their barracks and tents with their brothers, and when there were finally fewer people huddled together, Iger walked to the stall and looked casually.
Magical, it's something new in Westeros that has never been seen before: the booksstand. There are five or six kinds of books with different thicknesses and covers, such as "The Tale of a Noble Lady" and "The Romance of Young Aegon", which can be guessed by looking at the titles...... Among them is the "Fantastic Adventures of the Night Watch" written by Egger. The feeling that people are not in King's Landing, but the industries and businesses under their own names are in full swing, and the goods are chasing them to the battlefield, this feeling is really quite weird.
Iger counted the time, and soon realized that something was wrong: according to the output capacity of the paper mill and printing plant, the order for the Seven Stars Bible placed by the church should not have been completed, how could these books appear on the market so quickly? Or Tyrion had built several more production lines and started production in an instant...... Either that guy saw a business opportunity, decisively postponed the production of existing orders, and printed these easy-to-sell books first, to relieve the boredom of the idle valley counterinsurgency army, and make money from these soldiers!
Tyrion, what a genius! I didn't even see this opportunity!
What makes him a little unsure of what to do is that in these books, he is the most self-satisfied...... The book "Adventure Journey" that tells "his own story" sold the worst, and there were still a thick stack of more than a dozen copies; Among them, the most expensive, but the best-selling, is a book called "King's Landing Baiyan Tu", open it, and the content of it almost makes Egg's eyes fall out.
It is not uncommon that every piece of paper in this book is a portrait of a woman scratching her head, and what is amazing is that on the back of the picture, there is information about the woman's name, age, origin, and where to find her, and so on, a thick book, on which the address of almost every brothel in King's Landing and the information of one or more of the signature ladies are entered...... It's better to call it "King's Landing Driving Guide" than "Baiyan Tu", and who knows where Tyrion got this inspiration!
Such a thick book is almost full of pictures, no wonder there are so many soldiers buying it at a price of ten silver deer - there is little text, it is not difficult to read, and the information inside is also super practical, with this thing, everyone can pretend to be an old driver, this is the perfect commodity, and it is impossible to compete with it for the book "Adventure Journey" that I am optimistic about!
Wait, isn't such a "Yellow Pages of Cyan Trading Places" an advertisement for these places, if it were you, you would definitely ask the bosses of these business places for advertising fees!
Think again—if he could even think of a way to get money, how could Tyrion miss it? God knows how much the Night's Watch industry has expanded and how much money it has made in the month he's gone!
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"Don't buy it, don't look at it!" The stall owner impatiently snatched the driving guide from Egger's hand, raised his eyes and saw that he was dressed in black, and suddenly remembered something, and his expression hesitated: "Uh...... Is Your Excellency the Chief Logistics Officer, Lord Egger?"
Iger was about to answer, but a familiar male voice called his name not far away, and when he looked back, it was the Earl of Pickwell, whom he had become quite acquainted with these days.
Although he had never shown contempt or pride, he was an earl after all, and according to the laws of Westeros, his status was unknown to that of his own night watchman. Being a man, you can't take politeness as a blessing, Iger didn't dare to slack off, and left the stall and walked a few steps to meet him: "Good morning, my lord, does the king still have a plan to continue attacking the Blood Gate today?"
The old man in front of him was qualified to attend the Robert battle meeting, so Iger asked.
"It is estimated that there is no more, and Your Majesty also found that the blood gate is not easy to gnaw, so he decided to focus on the rebellion of a few castles located outside the Arryn Valley first, and tomorrow, half of the army here will be divided to gnaw those bones that are slightly easier to gnaw. The old earl gave a brief introduction, then tilted his body and introduced a distinguished guest behind him to the chief logistics officer of the Night's Watch: "This is Miss Margaery Tyrell, who has read your story and is eager to get to know you, but she went to your tent and found it...... Luckily, your clothes are still visible. ”
Iger was taken aback, and then noticed that there was another girl behind the old earl.
"Miss Margaery, you are more beautiful than the legend suggests! ”
"You're so gracious, it's been a long-time dream of mine to meet an adventurer like you, Lord Egger West. The girl replied gently and politely: "If you are not busy, can you tell me your story, after all, it is different from reading it in a book and listening to it told by a real person." ”
(She read the book "Adventure Tour.") Iger immediately understood what was going on: "It's an honor. ”
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has met an opponent, when it comes to meeting people and talking about people, who can fight the daughter of Mace Tyrellle, the sister of the "Knight of the Hundred Flowers", and the first scheming girl in Westeros known as the "Rose of the High Court"?
The beautiful girl in front of him with soft brown curls and bright eyes like a hind was about the same age as Nina, and her eyes flashed with the same adoration and admiration as Arya or Nina, but Iger knew that this "little rose", who had been taught by Lady Olenna Redwin, the Queen of Thorns, and was bent on relying on her marriage to pull her family back into the center of power, could not be anyone's fan sister, let alone a night watchman with a special identity who could not join the aristocratic game at all.
In the dark belly and scheming city mansion, if you say that you are a halfway monk, then the girl in front of you who looks "innocent" is a lewd baptism since she was a child, and she was born in a professional class...... The strength of the two sides is not on the same line at all, and her only advantage is that she knows her better than she imagined.
How could such a noble girl come to the battlefield? Egger was a little puzzled, but was quickly relieved - since he could see that this counterinsurgency war where the six countries gathered was a good opportunity to establish contacts, how could those politicians with a keen sense of smell not smell it? The little rose in front of him must have come for a specific purpose, and as for why he came to find himself, it depended on the next careful response and the analysis of the information in the other party's words.
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