Chapter 37: Full-time Night's Watchman
Egger raised an eyebrow, "Can't be happy? I can't think of any bad news I'm hearing right now." β
"Not bad news, isn't it? The gnome grinned and said, "I did convince the higher-ups of the Night's Watch to send you back to King's Landing with me as a 'Collector', but in the processβI blew some cowhide for you, and Maester Aemon decided to give you a chance to show off what you can do...... So, in addition to that, you have a few other tasks. β
No matter how many tasks are better than patrolling the walls - especially to find strange ghosts, Egger has no waves in his heart, and is a little more curious: "For example?"
"Yolun will also go south in a few days, and will be responsible for going to King's Landing to recruit some more people to come and see the Wall, and I have decided to go with him. Tyrion quickened his pace, it was so cold that he froze to death when he stopped: "Commander Mormont means that the first recruits were brought back to the Wall by Yolun, and he will return to you as soon as he arrives at the Wall, and bring back another group of recruits...... And so on, which means that in between the backs and forths, you also have to recruit new recruits for the legion. β
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The Ravens were nominally recruiters of the Night's Watch Legion, but rough men like Yoren ...... In fact, their work is basically to go to various places, find the lords, and ask them to allow themselves to go into the prison cells to pick people, and some who are a little more diligent are at most to go around the slums to see if there are any people who are willing to go to the Great Wall to beg for a living.
Before Egger crossed over, he was only an engineer, he ate with his ability and qualifications, he didn't take red envelopes and didn't need to please others, he rarely organized activities or drank with customers and owners, how could he be good at conscription?
Conscription is conscription, even if you don't do it well, can you still be worse than Yuren and them? Egg sighed: "Is there anything else?" β
"Yes, Dragonstone has replied and agreed that the Night's Watch will carry out obsidian mining on their island, but they can only provide convenience, manpower and facilities, and other specific work, and the Night's Watch will be responsible for it. The gnome continued: "Now, Mormont means, to put you in charge. β
"King's Landing is separated from Dragonstone by only one Blackwater Bay. Egg took a breath, no wonder, "So, I still have to be in charge of obsidian mining? while collecting food and materials for the Night's Watch in King's Landing and gathering men, I also have to be responsible for mining for them, do I have three heads and six arms, and how many men and funds does he give me?"
"I'm sorry, the Night's Watch Legion is also in difficulty right now, so the funds don't exist, as for the manpower ......" The gnome showed a gloating expression: "Commander Mormont said that the workers will ask for support from the families in the north, but you will arrange the start of the mining work, and the expenses of the tools and items will be paid by you first, and the Legion will try to reimburse it later, well-the Night's Watch fleet is also available for you to deploy." β
The Night's Watch's fleet?Iger didn't know what to do, there was a fleet in the East China Sea, but it was only slightly larger than the legendary Mongol navy: two slender rowing ships, the Raven and the Talon, to clear Seal Bay of smugglers selling weapons to the wildlings, and a slightly larger transport ship, the Blackbird, which could cross the Narrow Sea, to trade with the free trade city-states to the south or across the Narrow Sea, and the crew and harbor defenders combined were less than two hundred...... The so-called dispatch for oneself is actually to let oneself load the dug obsidian back to the Great Wall.
If the mining work is well arranged, it is a big deal to find a coal mine or gold mine owner to ask for advice, but if he advances the advance funds -- if he is a real "proletarian", where will the funds come from? If he has to wait for the north to bring him up mining workers, he might as well go down the mine himself, and if he does not want to dig the "coal" himself, then he can only recruit ...... All in all, it's clear that Tyrion wants more blood.
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Egger was a little moved by the willingness of the Legion higher-ups to let him go, and at this moment he was smashed by the pile of things thrown over...... The price of freedom is really not low.
"I'm also responsible for this, so I'll help you figure it out. β
"Tyrion......" Egger said, a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry to cost you another buck." β
"What do you think I'm going to pay you that money in advance? With the rogue temper of your bosses, if I dare to pay in advance, they will dare not pay it back. I'm a Lannister, can I still hold this 'little money' accountable?" Tyri raised his eyebrows, "I'll give you access to a few blacksmith shops, rich people who have made a fortune in the mining industry, etc., and provide you with tools, supplies, and trade guidance for your 'coal digging' project on credit, and then let them go to Mormont for debts, and see if your commander dares to ruin the reputation of the Night's Watch for this money." β
"Yes. Iger suddenly realized, isn't this the trick of risk transfer, in terms of money, Tyrion still has some brains: "Then you have to worry about it." β
"Don't be in a hurry to rejoice, there is one last task - to improve the image of the night watchman in the eyes of the nobles and people of Westeros south of the neck. Tyrion said with a cruel expression in the widening eyes of the traverser, "Now, you are a busy man who has many responsibilities, such as the Collector of Materials, the recruiter of King's Landing and the King's Territory, the head of the Dragon Crystal Mine, and the ambassador of the Night's Watch, so instead of saying thank you to me, you might as well hurry back and think about how to do this task well." β
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Egger raised his hand to pinch himself in the face of Tyrion's curious gaze to prevent himself from fainting from suffocation, and took a few deep breaths of cold air before suppressing the urge to stay in Castle Black and continue as a Ranger.
It was clear that the night watchman higher-ups didn't intend to let themselves go comfortably, he was still thinking too simply. If you could leave the Great Wall by paying a ransom to a rich man, and leave a night watchman to live a normal life, the world would have been in chaos a long time ago.
And these tasks, these naked and undisguised difficulties, are the ultimate means of the higher-ups of the Night's Watch. As long as one of them is not done beautifully, it will provide a handle for the prefect who remains at the Wall, and when the time comes, whether to recall or put himself on Tyrion's face is just a matter of words.
A year ago, I tried my best to attract the attention of the above group of high-level executives, but I finally attracted attention, and because of this, I got the opportunity to leave by chance, but I ran into trouble because of the rise in "value...... It's ironic.
Is it possible to complete this bunch of tasks on your own?
Impossible, this is far beyond the ability of an individual, knowing the plot and understanding the character of the character is indeed a huge advantage, but it is far from outrageous to the extent of becoming a superpower, without the help of external forces, it is difficult to move an inch at all...... And now, the only external force he can rely on is Tyrion, and only such a character with a distinct personality can let himself be almost able to use a little trick, but such a kind and enthusiastic dwarf, he is embarrassed to let him bleed all the time to maintain his so-called "freedom" because he is willing to help?
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