Chapter 93: Don't talk nonsense, it's up to you

Completely unaware that she had inadvertently become the biggest contributor to the Night's Watch industry, Arya was able to survive the biggest financial crisis since crossing into the world of fire and ice.

This wave of operations is all about luck, and it's not a shame to honestly admit it, but as the old saying goes, this is also part of the strength? With the dual effect of luck and operation, the night watch industry not only survived the crisis in one fell swoop, but even completed a leap in the amount of money. Now, theoretically, the funds owned by the Night's Watch Legion, but in fact managed by Tyrion, have exceeded the liabilities in an instant, and the chain of funds can now withstand 100% withdrawal and redemption!

On the day the order was completed, more than half of the deposit was magically doubled back to the Night's Watch office, and the rest was reluctantly handed over to Iger after he came to his door with his men and the agreement to urge delivery - it is worth mentioning that Tyrion advised Iger to remember the order in which these cargo owners paid liquidated damages: the first to learn the inside information means that the bigger the backstage, making a list will most likely come in handy in the formation of future interest groups.

Valuable advice, Iger gladly accepted.

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Then there is the successive redemption of bonds.

King Robert, Westeros' most powerful irascible brother, had not engaged in several rounds of negotiations with the "League of the Righteous" - he issued an ultimatum and a mobilization order a few days after the ultimatum was not answered, formally summoning the princes and all the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms to gather the entire army of Westeros to quell the rebellion.

In this case, it is completely reasonable for the owners of the bonds to take back the golden dragon to buy food and grass equipment for themselves and their knights and attendants. This was not a malicious redemption, so Iger and Tyrion also took the initiative to cancel the penalty for early redemption of bonds: every bond buyer, as long as they came to the office with the bond, could take away the principal plus at least one month's interest, and the first batch of buyers who held the bond for more than a month even got two months of return.

A decision would mean an additional expenditure of a few dozen gold dragons, but this was not a quick spite of the money, but the hope that through the "good gathering and dispersion" of borrowing and repaying, and borrowing again, the holders of these wealth could still remember to put the money into the capital chain of the Night's Watch industry after the war was over and returned to the king's landing.

The remaining net worth, which belongs entirely to the Night's Watch industry, is not a small amount, but as the project expands and develops, no one will be surprised by the amount of money in their hands.

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Under the bright summer sun, the king's army began to assemble more than ten miles north of King's Landing, and similar scenes were taking place in the west, the riverlands, the Stormlord and the north, and even Dorne at the southern tip of the continent. That's right, the person who sits on the Iron Throne only has the title of king, and is actually at the same level as the other seven families in terms of identity and strength, and the control of the seven kingdoms is completely determined by the strength and means.

But fortunately, Robert's own force and winning record are extremely deterrent, and under Jon Arryn's management for more than ten years, the alliance between the original families has not yet broken down, and Littlefinger, who originally intended to stir up conflicts between Stark and Lannister, has also been overthrown, and in this peaceful atmosphere, the "Alliance of the Righteous Ones" that suddenly jumped out of the Vale has become the target of public criticism. The four families of lions, wolves, deer, and fish naturally want to rescue the Eagle's Nest with all their might, and even the remaining two Tyrells and Dornemartell families, who once sided with the Targaryens in the war of the Raiders and became Robert's enemies, so after the establishment of the new dynasty, have always been outside the core of power, and in the face of the king's mobilization call, they do not dare to openly disobey the world's condemnation.

Tyrion directly asserted: more or less, Tyrell and Martell's family will also send some weighty people, bringing no more and no less, just enough troops to help Robert have nothing to say.

Westeros suddenly appeared to be united in its armament, and the last time this happened was during the rebellion of the Greyjoy family in the Iron Islands. And this time, even the rebel professional ironmen responded to the call and sent a fleet to come - although the ships were basically useless during the attack on the Arryn Valley, but the attitude had to be in place.

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None of this had much to do with Egger, at least he thought so. What he wants to do now is to quickly set up the first factory, quickly digest the orders from the church and other sporadic small customers, receive the final payment to inject fresh water into the capital chain, and continue to expand after stabilizing the position.

There is a good thing in the backward era, that is, what is not complicated, two weeks after the thrilling first financial test, the first production line has been started in the plant that has not been completely completed, hundreds of thousands of pounds of papermaking raw materials began to be put into the large stone mortar, and the wooden pestle thicker than a person began to be driven by the waterwheel to crush the raw materials one by one. The trick to ensure a steady stream of products is that as long as the initial feeding continues, no matter how many days the intermediate process takes, the production can be continuous.

The engravings of the Seven Stars Bible and calendars have already been prepared, just waiting for large quantities of paper to come off the production line. Hired minstrels, minstrels, and authors began to move stories from word of mouth to words and physicality, and the writers worked hard as Iger had promised them the right to authorship their work. Among these stories, Iger is most concerned about a novel based on his "own" story, called The Fantastic Adventures of the Night's Watch, which begins with the protagonist's first trip as an adult, and tells the story of his travels, travels, and adventures...... After countless adventures and grinding, the protagonist begins to become curious about the shape of the world.

By the beginning of the final volume, the adventurer had already traveled across the continent and embarked on a ship for his first attempt to circumnavigate the globe...... Eventually, he was shipwrecked in Westeros, forced to join the Night's Watch, and by chance became an officer of the Blackshirts, arriving in King's Landing to collect supplies and manpower for the defenders of the Great Wall.

There are no full-time storytellers in this world, and what bards write is a little rough and fragmented, but the story itself is novel and interesting enough, and that is enough. The name Egger West doesn't appear throughout the story, but anyone with a little better knowledge will know that it's the "Chief Logistics Officer" in King's Landing Night's Watch Office.

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This is a bold PR attempt, and the more the novel sells, the more people will know about their "experience", and the less negative and opposition it will cause when they do break away from the Night's Watch one day...... Iger looked at the drafts of several other novels, and compared to the one he had outlined and instructed to write, the knightly tales passed down by the bards were so old-fashioned that he had a hunch that his own story was the most profitable, even if it was only for financial gain.

In addition to this, the content of what Tyrion said "couldn't be put on the table" had already begun to be prepared, and since he couldn't find an expert in the field, Tyrion simply hired the painter and bard to move into his favorite brothel, and work together in the place where the atmosphere was suitable.

The dwarf showed the draft of Xiao Huangben to Egger, to be honest, compared with "XX Son", "Gang of X", "XX Health", which are Egger's famous cyan publications from the world, this thing in his hand is simply rubbish, and Iger said that he didn't even have a stone after reading it...... Of course, as a new thing, it remains to be seen how this thing will perform when it enters the market.

Since he had already promised his little apprentice, Egger handed the booklet to Arya on the side. I thought that the girl would soon throw it back with a red face, but who would have thought that she would scold "Master, you are so bad" while eating and laughing and watching with relish-Tyrion almost failed to get the lone draft back from her.

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Everything is going well, and the paper produced in the pilot workshop is only for the printing of the Seven Stars Bible and the calendar for the time being, and all the preparations will come in handy when the production line in the factory outside the city is up and running.

Egger was looking forward to this day, but first waited for other uninvited guests. A servant of the Red Keep suddenly arrives at the office, claiming that King Robert needs a "true night watchman" who has sworn to accompany his army.

Unfortunately, Egg was the only one who met the conditions in King's Landing.

"Why, do you want the Night's Watch to go with the army?" Egger asked, wide-eyed, and immediately took out the most reliable and useful shield, "The Night's Watch swears not to participate in the internal struggle of the Seven Kingdoms. ”

"His Majesty said that when the Blood Gate was breached, he would clothe the nobles who had allowed the rebellion to be clothed in black. The servant said haughtily with his nostrils to the sky, "This requires a real night watchman to receive and escort him to the Wall." ”

"But this is the business of the 'Raven', and the department is under the control of the Chief Affairs Officer of the Night's Watch, and I am the Chief Logistics Officer!"

The servant frowned, "Either you come with me and explain to His Majesty, or I go back and tell Your Majesty that you rejected his request, so I don't care so much." Don't talk nonsense, it's you!"

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