The watchtower wasn't very high, but fortunately the surrounding terrain was flat and there were no taller buildings, which left the two of them with little to no view. Even if you look at it from here, the end of the fence extending to the west is still vague, and only a faint line can be seen.

"How much land have you fenced?"

"The prime minister will circle as much as he has given you, until someone lives in a place - you can't put a house in it. Tyrion shrugged: "The size of the fence is about five or six Red Keeps, don't look at the size, if it goes well, I'm worried that it will still not be enough." ”

Iger looked around, and then at the first workshop that had already started—if there was no need for partitions between buildings, he felt that dozens of factories of that size could be cramped into the fence.

Tyrion continued, "The army of the six nations gathered at the bloody gate a while ago, and it was the best time for book sales, and the workers couldn't keep up with the increase in orders from dawn to dark. Now that the war is over, the growth rate of orders has begun to slow down, and the construction of the second plant will greatly reduce the pressure on the production of paper and book printing......"

"The nobles and soldiers who had taken part in the suppression of the rebellion in the valley had also seen the books we had printed, and when they brought back to their hometowns the cheap books they had bought in the barracks, they would soon have a clever merchant come to us and buy a large number of books to sell outside the royal domain. ”

"I've taken into account the problem you said, but long-distance shipping is too high to be a major sales channel. The dwarf was not tall enough, holding on to the railing as if lying on it, he stretched out his hand and pointed to a piece of land on the riverbank on the west side of the factory under construction: "That place, after the investment is in place, the last paper and printing plant will be built, and then the industry will end here." I did the math, even if you add some of the books you said were sold to other places, three factories would be enough to cope. If you want to expand again, you have to open up the markets of the remaining seven countries. ”

Indeed, the market is saturated, and in this era of backward productivity, the gap between rich and poor is not serious - except for the noble lords, everyone has no money, and even if the cost of paper lowers and the price of books falls, most people still can't afford to consume it. Literacy rates are even lower among the poor, and it is unlikely that the night watchman industry will voluntarily lower prices in order to win over this segment of customers who "look like a lot but most of them won't buy......

"To open up the market, you can only cooperate with the major dukes of the seven countries - we provide technology, people and start-up capital, and they provide convenience and access permission. Egger nodded, and said with some worry: "I'm just afraid that these big nobles will be jealous of profits, refuse to cooperate, and directly go to technology to do it alone." Aside from that, Miss Margaery of the Tyrells has already tried to get the word out of me about papermaking and printing. ”

"Yes, how do I remember that she was just a little girl about Nina's age, and she had such scheming? If that's the case, it can't be done, everyone is not stupid, papermaking and printing are not complicated things, you can't expect to eat by monopolizing this for the rest of your life. That's why I've set up start-up loans and finance new inventions......" Tyrion said, pointing in other directions: "Look, all the land has been leveled within the fence, and it's up to you and me to decide what to do with it." The empty space next to the river is reserved for projects that require hydraulic power, and the open space away from the river is up to you. There are still too few workers in the industrial park to attract businessmen and hawkers, and when there is another wave of development, some of the workers will be persuaded to move their homes and settle next to our fence...... The situation will soon change. ”

Egger was stunned by Tyrion's plan, "You want to make this a side town of King's Landing?"

"Why not, how many people live outside the walls of King's Landing? They are a cheap source of labor, and when they get a job and receive a salary, they will quickly become a new class far richer than ordinary peasants, why should they not pay these people's gold and silver deer?" Tyrion withdrew his hand: "Of course, these are just plans and ideals, in fact, they can't go so smoothly, and what exactly will develop when the time comes, it will have to change in due course." Now, what I'm going to talk to you about in detail is people. ”

Egg nodded, Tyrion just brought these people to see him, in modern society, they are just ordinary people, but in this worse world, being a grassroots leader is more than enough, as for going up, it is necessary to examine the ability and select as appropriate.

"The Geros we just scolded together, who used to be a golden-robed officer, quit because he was dissatisfied with the corruption within the garrison, and I was introduced to him, and I also talked a few words and learned a little about him. Your brain may not be as nimble as yours, but your skills are good, and it's more than enough to manage dozens of people......"

"You don't have to say nice things for him, I look like someone with such a small belly. ”

"Well, I'm just mentioning it, you just have a good idea. I recruit workers casually, and I can do the work anyway, but in the management, I would rather leave the position vacant than settle...... Anyone I introduce to you, you can use it with confidence. Tyrion leaned on the railing and looked over to the ground more than a hundred meters below the watchtower - after the dissolution was announced, more than a dozen of the small leaders of the Night's Watch industry had left one after another, leaving only Arya, Nina and Casey to stay where they were, waiting for the two big leaders to go back to meet after talking, the two girls, one big and one young, were gathering together and chattering about something, while Egg's little henchman Casey was standing a few meters away and waiting.

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"Egger, what do you think of this girl, Nina?"

I thought that Tyrion would continue to talk about other grassroots leaders, but why did she suddenly mention her: "I was also about to ask you, why did you get him to my office if she didn't let her tinker with crafts in the workshop?"

"When you just left, I went to sit in your position, and I felt that there was a lack of a hand, so I asked her to help for two days, and after getting along for a while, I found that she could learn everything as soon as she could, so I had the idea of cultivating it...... Improve the process, her brother with those workers is enough, I took her as an apprentice, in the office for a period of time, she performed better than I expected, as soon as the note incident came out, I was so frightened that I ran outside the city, she is now able to manage the office independently, you are still not satisfied?"

"You're going to take her as an apprentice?"

"Why, you're allowed to take in a female apprentice?" Tyrion was dissatisfied with Egger's questioning tone, and turned his head to wink at him, "It's no exaggeration to say that she's more than a woman, but she's more than a Night's Watchman...... Anyone but you and me is smart. To be able to come across and find this treasure in the gravel is shit luck. ”

Egger didn't see that Nina had this ability, but Tyrion was risking staying in King's Landing to contribute to the Night's Watch industry, and it was really hard to refute him directly: "The office wants management, it's not enough to be literate and brainy, but also to be able to receive people - she blushes and stutters even when she talks to me, what should I do when someone comes to the door?"

"Blushing and stammering?" the dwarf showed a surprised expression, "She and I have never been like this when we were together, a very cheerful and strong girl, meticulous in her work, she can't tolerate a little sand in her eyes, and even I dare to talk back when I'm in a hurry." You go and ask the new employees in the office, which one doesn't love and fear her?"

Tyrion often jokes with people, but never lies, and Egg touched his chin...... Could it be that she suddenly came back and scared her? But she didn't have any psychological quality, how could she get a high evaluation of Tyrion?

"Tsk, it seems that the reason is obvious, you are her nemesis, she will be stupid when she meets you, of course, it cannot be ruled out that she is deliberately pretending to be weak. Tyrion stared at Egg for a moment, "She likes you, I don't believe you can't see it, she asked me every day when you were in the valley when you were back, and when you were talking just now...... Didn't you pay attention to the way she looked at you quietly, it was called a star-filled eyes with tenderness...... What the hell are you going to do with her, to fish for someone's appetite, to teach? It's boring, okay, aren't you holding back?"

Sad, I just endured it with self-control, Egger shrugged: "I don't mean that, it's just that a subordinate is a subordinate, a woman is a woman, and the relationship is not good if it is messed up." ”

"Is this conflict, I may have a cultural generation gap with the Caina? Forget it...... But go to his culture, I'm just a rough person, a woman is so skilled that she is dead, and she can't help people get the strings. I don't have the heart to go around the bend with you - let's be straight with you, my apprentice likes you, and I, as a master, hope that you can respond a little, selfishness accounts for most of this, but there are indeed some serious reasons. ”

Tyrion spread his hands and said what he was doing, "In case I return to Castle Rock today, Nina is the only one who can partially replace me in the Night's Watch industry and share your worries." We are developing too fast, and there are some problems in the personnel structure, and middle and senior management is the weakest link. Men sometimes have loyalty to someone or a certain force because of their beliefs and oaths, but women are different, they give their affection in return for a fiery fee, she likes you, and you take great pains to do what you tell you, but this passion does not last indefinitely...... And one more thing you must not forget, I don't know what the rules of marriage are in your hometown, in Westeros, once a woman is married, she has to give priority to having and raising children and thinking about the interests of her husband and his family, you know?"

"I see, you just said that. Egger suddenly realized that what Tyrion meant was that if Nina didn't become completely his own, he couldn't use this kind of female "executive" too confidently, and she might be abducted at any time.

"I'm guessing you'd think you'd be a night watchman, but I must warn you that Nina likes you even though she knows you're a night watchman. Tyrion gave him a blank look: "A commoner girl like him has never had the opportunity to marry into a noble family in her life, and now she has participated in the birth process of the Night's Watch industry from scratch, both her vision and knowledge have been greatly improved, do you think she will still be willing to marry an ordinary person?"

Tyrion thought that he would be safe in a short time by identifying the rumor-mongers, but Iger knew that Eddard Stark might already be investigating the princes' origins...... The thought weighed on Egger like a boulder, and he was almost out of breath, how could he think about how to respond to a girl's affection now?

The little devil didn't see Egg's impatience, and was still chattering: "Either hurry up and find someone with enough ability to take my apprentice's place, or hurry up and turn her into your person, the longer it drags on, the worse it gets, Nina is so beautiful after dressing up, this is not entirely a good thing for her as a civilian girl, you have to watch her, King's Landing is not as peaceful as it seems." ”

Iger sighed: "Understood, I have my own measure on what to do, so you don't have to worry about it." ”

"Of course I believe you. Tyrion sighed helplessly, "Let's not talk about this, let's talk about your trip to the Vale, apart from Margaery Tyrell's business intelligence coming to you, is there anything worth mentioning?"

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