Egg returned to his room and sat quietly in the candlelight.

On the way back from Jon's two orders, he carefully enumerated and considered every available person around him, and realized that he really didn't have any good candidates to make the stage other than to go into battle himself.

It sounds cool to be the main messenger behind the scenes, the uncrowned king, but you also have to have this strength...... And now the fact is: even if he rolls up his sleeves and goes up in person, the odds of winning are quite slim.

There are many people who can win over: the comrades he met when he was a ranger, the poor oath-taking members of the logistics department now, the friends Jon made during his year at the Wall, the group of bodyguards that Jaime brought with him when he joined the Night's Watch, and a large group of royal nobles who were forced to wear black after being on the wrong side of the battle between the two deer......

It looks like a lot, but compared to the total number of nearly 1,000 night watchmen, I'm afraid it's hard to reach even one-third, let alone two-thirds of the winning line.

Is it too late to start buying people's hearts now?

......

He pulled out his ledger and did the math. The earnings report of the night watchman industry is gratifying, but once it is invested in the bottomless pit of land grants, it is a drop in the bucket. Spending money on votes is undoubtedly the most efficient option, but it is also the easiest to get caught...... There are no perfect laws and regulations in this world, but such a thing as "bribery" is unlikely to be openly accepted by the self-proclaimed Westeros, except for some strange city-states on the other side of the Narrow Sea...... Once exposed, the troubles are endless.

If the risk and benefit are not proportional, Iger does not do it...... But apart from paving the way with money, what advantage do you have to win the election quickly?

In distress, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in. ”

With a creak, the door was pushed open halfway, the cold wind poured into the room and the candlelight flickered, and a fat figure squeezed in, turned around and quickly closed the door.

"Lord Egger. ”

"Sam. The Chief Logistics Officer nodded at the comer, "Good evening, what's the matter?" ”

Samwell Tully, the son of Riverbend general Randolph Tully, was forced by his father to join the Night's Watch because he was too cowardly...... has a lot of scenes, and it is also an important role. It's a pity that Egger really doesn't think that this fat man can help him in the future-in terms of knowledge, he has received a full set of education in the modern world, he is far better than the other, in terms of brain, Sam is indeed smart, but it is really reluctant to say that he is more than himself, in terms of skill and courage...... Others Egger didn't dare to say it, how could he not be reduced to the level of competing with the guy in front of him.

For many reasons, Iger didn't bother to deal with this man when he returned to the Wall...... The reason can be summed up in one sentence: the time, effort and benefits that may be required are not "cost-effective".

As the head of the Night's Watch Industry and Logistics Department, he has so much business to do that he can't afford to waste his time on his personal preferences.

......

Sam looked nervous, and stood at the table for a moment without uttering a word. As a fairly famous nobleman, I'm afraid that he will be born like this......

At the critical moment, we have to pay attention to everyone, with this mentality, Egger suppressed his impatience and pointed to the chair: "Sit down...... You're a friend of Jon, and Jon is my friend...... So, we can count ourselves as our own people. If you have anything to say, you don't need to be restrained. ”

Sam took a deep breath, as if he had managed to organize the language: "My lord...... I heard Jon talk about the crisis the Night's Watch is facing...... No matter what others say, I think your land grant resettlement plan is good anyway, and I support you. ”

"Thank you. Iger smiled, resting his arms on the table, waiting for the other to answer.

"Still, Jon said he wanted to support you as Commander-in-Chief, and to be honest...... I don't think the odds are stacked. ”

Do you still need to remind you of this, Egg sighed: "It's really not big, do you have any good suggestions." ”

"Suggestion...... I can't talk about it, I can only say it's a reminder. My lord, how much do you know about the history of the Night's Watch and the rules of the election?"

"Surely there are not as many as you, I only know that only all brothers who have sworn are entitled to vote, and those who receive more than two-thirds of the votes are elected...... Speaking of which, I'm just looking for someone to find out, would you like to tell me about it? ”

"There's no need, my lord. Probably because of Egger's friendly attitude, Sam gradually plucked up his courage and spoke more smoothly: "I came to tell you a little bit about the rules of the night watch, which is that every brother in Castle Black can vote, and those who are not in Castle Black will vote for the commander of the fortress or a specific person to vote for him. One of the specific rules is important – as long as no one gets more than two-thirds of the vote, the election will continue the next day...... If no one wins, it's the third day...... And so on. At one point, this day-to-day cycle lasted more than 700 days, nearly two years. ”

"Oh?" Egger raised his eyebrows—he didn't really know the story, Sam must have made a point for mentioning it. After two years of voting, it means that the defenders of the Great Wall will not have a supreme leader for two years, which is undoubtedly an incredible thing for him, who is accustomed to "a country cannot be without a king for a day, and a family cannot be without an owner for a day": how did the Night's Watch Legion perform its duties in these two years?

As if reading Egger's question, Sam answered the question in the next second: "In the past two years, the Night's Watch has actually split into two parts, each operating as usual - repairing the Great Wall, patrolling the walls, and defending against the wildlings...... No matter what they did, at least they didn't let the wildlings and strangers climb over the wall. ”

In other words, before the election of a new commander, all the night watchmen will follow their preferences...... Obey the orders of the commander and still keep the entire legion running as usual?" Egger's heart moved, and he suddenly understood what Sam was trying to say.

"Yes, but it's something else. Sam seemed pleased that Iger quickly understood what he meant: "To overrule an order from the previous commander-in-chief, it must be done by the next full commander-in-chief...... We want the land-grant resettlement program to continue, not necessarily to win the election immediately, but to prevent the next Commander-in-Chief of the Legion from being born – that is, not to let anyone who runs for election get more than two-thirds of the votes!"

Sam found a blind spot, Iger was stunned for a moment, overjoyed, and grabbed Sam's shoulder: "You're such a genius!"

"Your Excellency has won the prize. Sam blushed: "It's actually very simple to prevent the birth of the next Legion Commander-in-Chief...... No one ever won the first round of voting, so we just had to wait for the first day of voting to end and then vote for second place to close the gap between the top two...... Let them all feel that they have a hope of getting on top...... Next, we can slowly find a way to break the game!"

......

Suddenly, the sky fell to get through the crisis, but it was not as simple as imagined. Taking advantage of a loophole in the rules to continue the land reclamation program while preventing the next commander-in-chief from being born meant that a large number of night watchmen could not command the ...... Although the most important thing to do now is people, people are different after all.

However, in any case, the general direction of action is ...... Next, it's all about people – it's all up to the people who implement the plan.

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