There was a gasp, and even Tyrion looked at the speaker with a hellish look: Hey, although the reward was agreed earlier, how could such a major decision be discussed in advance?

Tyrion struggled to resist the urge to oppose in person, and did not question until after he went out: "Brother, that's a tenth! Although I have no objection to using some means to retain talents, have you ever thought about how much investment we will have to continue to add in if we want to make this factory bigger? Even if Nina is very cute, you don't have to do this, if you want a girl, I'll find you one at night, look at her adoring eyes, you have to be willing to put some effort into eating her in your mouth, why don't you say a tenth on impulse. ”

"Nina is going to become my teacher?" Arya only heard the second half of the sentence, completely unaware of why the topic had changed so quickly, and she looked confused: "Didn't the night watchman swear not to marry a wife." ”

"What's the mess?" Egger also broke free from the illusion of the leader's speech at this moment, only to realize that he might have been too excited to stop the car just now. But the words were spilled water, and there was no way to take it back, so he had to apologize to Tyrion again and again, and quickly explained: "Don't be nervous, anyway, I'm just saying, I didn't sign an agreement, and there is room to make up for it." In this way, when the time comes, change what I said to 'this' paper mill to one-tenth of the profit of the paper mill, which is the paper mill in the yard we just saw, and the expanded part is not counted, let alone the follow-up industrial chain. Taking a step back, the paper produced will not be sold for a certain period of time but only for our own printing plant, and the pricing and profit of the paper will not be up to us?"

"You're deliberately pricing too low, aren't people stupid and won't find another way out!" Tyrion thought for a moment and accepted the first option, "Okay...... If it's just a part of this workshop, then it's not too much to give them half, so it's decided. ”

"Hmm...... In fact, what about giving more, we are playing a game of money, and this game, at the worst, is to share benefits with the direct participants. When the paper mill grows bigger, we will issue bonds to distribute dividends to the brother and sister, so that they will get the benefits, but most of the money will still be in our capital chain, so wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

"But what if people take the bonds and exchange them for money directly?"

"Of course, it's refreshing to give money, the most important thing in playing finance is credit, don't think about who has taken the money or not, as long as the control ensures that the money in our hands is still sufficient, it's enough. When the credit is secure, the money taken will be saved. Iger said: "When the available paper is born, you can start preparing for the expansion, in the process, remember to find King's Landing and the rich and powerful big families and big businessmen in the royal territory, don't think about monopolizing the benefits, although the Lannister family is famous, but the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and the best way to prevent others from stealing business is to turn threatening people into partners." ”

"Forming a 'community of interests', isn't it the first time you've said it, do I look so stupid? Tyrion seemed to be in a good mood, "There are cooperative projects to 'borrow' and pull investment, but it is much more attractive than the night watchman bonds that have nothing, and I am now considering whether to open another investment debt project." ”

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For Tyrion, a core member of the Lannister family, this unformed "community of interests" is probably just the difference between earning more and making less, and for Egger, this will also be his gradual contact with the upper echelons of resources...... And squeeze into the fast way to occupy a place in it, fight for voice and influence.

With Arya and the Stark guard in charge of protecting her, the two of them are very conservative in their communication, and when it comes to core secrets, they consciously change the subject.

"The hut over there is the printing office I've prepared, can you take a look?"

"Okay, let's go. ”

So, the group visited Tyrion's "printing factory", because the problem of papermaking had not yet been solved, the so-called printing factory was only rented to the two engravers for the time being...... Here, Iger saw the already carved bond plates, as well as the engraving of the contents of the Seven Stars Bible in progress.

"Have you got in touch with the church?" asked Egger.

"Not yet, if the church doesn't want it, then I'll sell it myself, and I'm afraid that there will be no market for the cheap "Seven Star Bible"? ”

"That maybe, in case the church claims that the printed Seven Stars Bible is ungodly, blasphemous to God or something......"

"Phew. Tyrion spat on the ground: "I can go to his piety, I really can't, stuff the archbishop with a pure gold statue of the seven gods, and promise to let him go." If not, it will cut off my Tyrion Lannister's wealth, and I won't kill him!"

"Okay, okay!" Arya happily shouted in support, "Let's believe in the Old Gods together!"

"You're a good little slipper!"

"Don't take bad kids. Egg rolled his eyes at Tyrion, pretending to be fierce: "You just have to print, I'll fully support you anyway." ”

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Jokes aside, Igger's doubts are not unfounded, a large number of printed "Seven Star Bibles" into the people, in the short term will indeed enhance the influence of the church, but in the long run, it will have a negative impact on the church's ability to control the people, the reason is simple: the Seven Stars Bible can generally only be read by the middle and high clergy, and the low-level missionaries and ordinary believers can only fully listen to the priests' interpretations of the scriptures and doctrines. Once the printed version of the Seven Stars Bible spread, and literate people could read and understand its contents on their own, it would be difficult for the church and the clergy to maintain their own interests through lies and fallacies, and with the effect of other books on the popularization of knowledge, Westeros would soon usher in a great religious revolution.

But he didn't say these thoughts and speculations, he was able to think of them, not because he was smart but because he had history to learn from, and the people of the Church of the Seven Gods did not necessarily have this kind of god-level prediction ability and strategic vision. Besides, "The changes that may happen in the future really have little to do with you: let the religious situation in King's Landing and the Seven Kingdoms turn upside down, and what matters now is for the Night's Watch and for yourself to earn money." Let Tyrion do it, after the suppression of "Cruel Maegor", the power of the Church of the Seven in Westeros is not at all like that of Christianity in Europe, even if the church reacts and realizes the harm of printing to itself, will it dare to barbecue the Lannisters, and even fight against the big interest groups that may have become a climate by then?

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Unable to find another chance to earn adoring attention, Iger explained to Tyrion and the two craftsmen the principles of "movable type printing". After some discussion, this more advanced technique was eventually abandoned, and the reason for this is a bit more complicated: the letters were carved into small pieces, and then the effort was taken to assemble, plate, proofread and then print...... These steps, whether it is the selection of raw materials, the skills of the engraver or the skill proficiency and knowledge level of the printer, are quite high, not to mention the subsequent classification management......

In the case that the level of light and heavy industry is insufficient, the efficiency of hand-made movable type is low and it is easy to cause the uneven size of each letter, the thickness of the strokes is different, coupled with the possible irregular typesetting in the printing process, the letter is horizontally inverted, tossing to the end, it is likely to produce the result of "consuming a lot of cost, but the printing effect is not as beautiful and neat as the engraving", and - whether it is a calendar or the "Seven Stars Bible", there are a large number of illustrations and charts, which makes the movable type almost not show much advantage.

At this stage, my goal is to complete the original accumulation and dig out the first pot of gold as soon as possible by printing supplies in huge demand, and what is needed is "reliable" and "stable", rather than "advanced" unconsciously.

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Tyrion sighed frustrated by the concept of movable type printing and regretted that his business could not adopt the technology right away.

"Don't sigh, this technology will come in handy one day in the future. Egger comforted: "When the funds are sufficient, you will be able to print all kinds of technical and literary books of your dreams, and then movable type printing will be useful." ”

"Well, let's talk about it then, the most important thing now is to make money. ”

The two adults were busy all day with business, and Arya, a heartless girl, ran around and had a good time shopping, and by the way, it was an eye-opener, seeing that the sky was about to darken, under the urging of her own guards, the girl reluctantly said goodbye to the master and the little devil, and followed the bodyguards back to the Red Castle.

Egg and Tyrion then returned to the inn and dismounted to hand the reins to the inn's attendants, ready to end the day.

When I walked through the door, I was greeted by Jack, the squire who had closed the office and was waiting in the lobby of the hotel: "Egger, someone from the Red Keep has sent you a letter, it seems that it was from Castle Black." ”

Iger took the roll of parchment with black fire paint, frowned, and opened it, the agreed time to provide the second batch of supplies is still early, what good thing can be a letter at this time?

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