"Nina!" Egger didn't hide his emotions at all, and walked briskly towards her with a heartfelt smile.

"Lord Egger. ”

Nina turned around, her face flashed with joy, and she was about to pretend to greet him like a normal subordinate, but she didn't think that the man didn't want to hide the relationship between them at all, but walked straight over, grabbed her in his arms with a bear hug, bowed his head and kissed her.

She was so frightened that she quickly tilted her head, so that Egg ended up kissing only her face.

"Don't do that...... So many people...... Look at it. ”

"What are you afraid of, who dares to talk nonsense!"

Iger smiled and looked around, and everyone hurriedly continued to work in oblivion.

In this world, if Tyrion Lannister can't move the first place in the world, the Stark family may be in second place—and then there is this clever girl who has been a little demon and has been quietly running the Night's Watch business since he left King's Landing, so that he will never have to worry about financial problems at the Wall.

The Night's Watch industry's long-standing and stable delivery of materials is easy to give people the illusion that this is "justified", but Iger will not forget: this is a silent effort behind the scenes.

For this great hero, his own virtuous helper, Egger must clearly and unambiguously express his importance and rarity, so that he will not take her loyalty and dedication for granted because the other party did not take the initiative to ask for anything.

Not to mention that this is Houguan Town, surrounded by his own people, even from the Shadow Tower of Castle Black or even the East Sea, he will most likely welcome Nina in other ways, who can help him? Use this as an excuse to rebel? Or give Robb Stark a small report that he raised a woman?

You see, at this moment of internal and external troubles, life and death, the guardian of the northern border doesn't care about this.

In this matter, Iger is going to be arrogant, he has this capital.

......

Nina's appearance as a strong woman disappeared a moment ago, her face was flushed and her body was weak, almost dissolved in the crook of the man's arm, and it took a lot of effort to break free from Egg's arms and stand firmly on the ground again.

Iger looked at Nina's flushed face, and didn't continue to force it, turned around and grabbed her and walked to the inner area of Houguan Town.

"Okay, it's been a hard trip. Let's go, let's talk as we go. ”

Leaving the gate under the gaze of everyone, the two walked side by side under the eaves of the large warehouses and dormitory buildings, quietly listening to each other's breathing, and several guards followed a few meters behind.

To this day, of course, Egger will no longer say "why are you here" such an unnutritious otaku awkward conversation, and if he doesn't think about what to say for the time being, he simply doesn't talk. He looked at the young girl beside him as he walked - the panic and shyness that had just been caught off guard by his sudden attack gradually faded, although the flush on his cheeks was still there, but the confidence and composure of the "steward" and "entrepreneur" that gradually and naturally revealed made her look more like a nobleman than many female nobles, and it was hard to imagine: this was actually a civilian girl without any status title.

Nina's temperament and charm that are rare to see in the era of male superiority and inferiority are enough to make any man feel a desire to conquer - and the most satisfying and fulfilling thing is that such a strange woman who looks like a little queen is completely her own person from the inside out.

Egger had to be glad he had a friend like Tyrion, and he not only found the pearl from the gravel, but polished it to shine and gave it to himself. I haven't seen it for a year, and it even looks more and more dazzling.

After all, he couldn't really keep talking, and he finally took the lead in speaking: "Is the work in King's Landing going well?"

"Thanks to you and King Stannis, it's going well. Nina replied in a relaxed tone, she was no longer the little girl who stammered in a panic and her mind was blank as soon as she got to Egger, although she couldn't hide the joy of reuniting with her lover in her eyes, she replied fluently: "The Iron Throne punished the princes who had not supported the rebel king Lan Li at the beginning, and the industry took this opportunity to take back almost all of its ownership, relying on sufficient funds and a good system, running well and developing vigorously. ”

"Speaking of which, I have to mention that the business strategy and operating model you developed with Master Tyrion back then was truly magical, and I hardly had to do anything, as long as I checked and supervised the gaps, the Night's Watch industry would operate on its own as if it were a living thing. In particular, the provision of 'venture capital in promising inventions' has become the only viable way forward for our further development in a limited market. In the past ten months, we have selected and invested in several projects, most of which can create benefits, even if we lose money, we can't hurt our vitality. ”

"Ha, you don't have to give me and Tyrion all the credit, no system is perfect, the industry can function normally, and you as a manager are absolutely indispensable. Egg smiled and shook his head, Nina said lightly, but the night watch industry itself is not unmanaged, and no one knows better than him the hardships and troubles of tossing and commanding such a large business entity. "You're not just here to report the good news, it's better to just say the content after 'but'. ”

......

After all, it was still Lord Egger, Nina's face was hot, and she suddenly felt "worthy of the man I adore and admire". Fortunately, his face was already red, but he didn't show embarrassment, paused, obediently sorted out his thoughts, and continued.

However, the old families of the royal lordship gradually recovered, and the Narrow Sea princes, who had established a new king, soon gained a foothold in King's Landing. These aristocrats soon began to covet the high profits of the Night's Watch industry again, trying to get a piece of the pie. With a fair and strict ruler like Stannis on top of it, the situation is not too bad, but the rebellion of Little Aegon has not yet been quelled, and the king cannot keep an eye on the Night's Watch property to protect us after all-those nobles dare not take it, but they are trying their best to take it, and in the process of investing in new projects several times, a large number of nobles have sent them to the door to join in. ”

"There has been a war in the South, and the market for the Night's Watch industry should not be able to expand, and it will not need much financing. Iger probably understood what was going on: "But there are still people who are trying to give you money and force you to admit that you are shareholders and partners, and to give them a share of their profits." ”

"That's right. The few new projects invested in are not profiteering, but all the nobles are running for the profit margins of paper books and obsidian, and they must not pay dividends less, otherwise we are greedy for money...... As a result of these factors, although the total profit of the Night's Watch industry is steadily increasing, the share of the 'Night's Watch Army' is shrinking, and the amount has even been declining. Nina pursed her lips, "The monthly profit of the Night's Watch industry is now close to three thousand gold dragons, but take out part of it for dividends, and keep a little more for liquidity and friends from all walks of life...... The rest that can be used by the legion is difficult to maintain even the number of thousand. ”

It turns out that before leaving King's Landing and returning to the Great Wall, Egger had already defeated the commander of the King's Landing garrison, who was not very popular, and turned his successor into a friend. He also subdued Aral Diem, and achieved a two-pronged approach in King's Landing, creating a good environment for the business to grow bigger and stronger - but this level of power is more than enough to deal with gangsters and hooligans, but it is still not on the table in the aristocratic game, and the bunch of famous people want to get a piece of the pie, but no one can stop it.

If you don't give them enough benefits, they'll go to be your competitor...... What do you want to talk to these vampires of the exploiting class, "We are going to use this money to fight strangers and do business, please don't think about it" or something. Having said that, Egger originally took the road of "everyone gets rich together", and now the predicament of the night watchman industry is just because he has experienced the wonderful taste of swallowing all the income without paying taxes by chance, and he is a little uncomfortable when he returns to normal.

As long as it is well controlled, and does not completely become a tool for others to make money, Egg does not plan to start a war on two fronts, and while preparing to defend against the strangers, he is also intriguing with a group of nobles in King's Landing.

Iger was about to open his mouth to comfort Nina, telling her that it was inevitable and not her fault. The girl lowered her head and bit her lower lip, and whispered with some hesitation: "This is not excessive, some nobles, especially someone from the Florentine family, have used my brains again...... I want to have both people and money. ”

Hell, is there a more difficult opponent in this world than the royal family? Even if the Queen's family didn't have a single soldier in King's Landing, it was by no means comparable to the dead Genos Slint...... Egg rubbed his temples with a headache, and while worrying about his money, he didn't forget to care about people first: "They didn't treat you well, did they?"

"Do they dare, what happened to your rival in love, the King's Landing people have not forgotten. Egger's invisible concern made Nina's heart fill with sweetness - it was nonsense to say that the queen's family was jealous of Egger, but with a rigid person like Stannis on the Iron Throne, no one really dared to do such a thing as robbing people's daughters. She joked amusefully: "It's just that people often come to harass me, and it's so annoying that I just throw the burden to the deputy and run to the Great Wall to find you to take refuge." ”

Deputy?

Egg muttered to himself, but didn't ask, just put his arm around Nina's shoulder. As he was thinking of a solution to the problem, a voice that made his scalp tingle rang out again.

"Master—"

Arya panted and caught up from behind, Egg hadn't seen her so flustered in a long time.

"What's wrong?"

"What's the matter!" cried the girl in annoyance, as if she had something to say. As a result, he turned his head to look at Nina, gave up again, and finally only stomped his foot angrily at her: "Why are you like this!

Just as both of them were inexplicable, Arya turned her head again...... She ran away as she had appeared, and looking at her back as if she was burning her ass, Egg almost thought that the stranger had attacked Houguan Town.

"What does she want to say, and what does she want to run?" Although this girl always does some inexplicable things, she still succeeded in confusing Egg this time, and he looked at Nina suspiciously: "Isn't the relationship between the two of you okay, what did you do to provoke her?"

"No, I haven't had time to meet Miss Stark yet. Nina looked innocent as well, but quickly remembered something: "Oh...... I haven't had time to tell you yet. I was going to take a boat to the East China Sea to look out, but when I arrived at White Harbor, I encountered a storm, so I got off the boat and walked here from the King's Road. While in Winterfell, the Stark maestro asked me to bring a female prisoner of the Greyjoy family to your prison, while Mrs. Stark sent two soldiers north with the team to get Arya home. ”

Egger had already known and prepared for Asha's affairs, but the latter made him overjoyed: "Great...... Wait, somebody, go and give the order to close all the doors of the inner fort of Houguan Town, and then call the idle people to help the Stark soldiers...... Take the second lady home! And don't say it's my order!"

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