"My lord, the accounts are clear. Green was hoarse, but enough for anyone to hear him. His pronunciation is not mixed, and the stab on his vocal cords is just right.

Petyr nodded: "Okay, you all go out first, and Green and I will be alone for a while." ”

"Yes, sir. ”

Rose reluctantly stood up, and Amanda, Amy, and Aprile left, looking at Kid Green intentionally or unintentionally, with more disdain than respect in their eyes.

The boy, who was not good-looking, had never heard of it before, came out of nowhere, took the place of the boss, and Rose, Amanda, Amy, and Aprilel read the same hatred, and without a declaration, they decided to unite and finally drive out Kid Green.

"Rose, close the door. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

The four women walked out of the boss's room, Rose reached out to the door, and the four women stood and didn't speak, but their eyes said everything.

In the room, Green walked lightly to the door, gently inserted the latch, and locked it. Then he came back, pushed open the financial table, lifted the carpet, and underneath it was an iron plate with a circular pull ring on it, Green squatted down, put his hand into the pull ring, and the iron plate was lifted, revealing a staircase facing west.

"This is the vault below, Lord Petyr. ”

"You go ahead. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

The Green Cat went down with a candle in his hand, and as soon as he entered, he lit the torches on both sides of the passage: "My lord, you can come down." ”

When Petyr went down, there was a rather wide passage in front of him, and the height was enough, and not far ahead, there was a room full of iron chests, and there were dozens of iron chests by sight.

Without waiting for the boss's instructions, Green opened a box, and then opened another box, and then opened another box, which was full of gold coins, and stirred it with his hands, and it was the most beautiful music in the world.

Under the light of the torch, the refraction of the gold coin reflects the brilliance of the torch, which is beautiful.

"How many gold coins are there?" asked Petyr.

Green was slightly disappointed, he didn't see Petyr's excitement, nor did he hear the excitement in his tone. He originally had a plan, people died for money, birds died for food, and he wanted to drive a wedge between Lord Petyr and Lord Will, but now he had to cancel it. If Lord Petyr had seen so many gold coins in his eyes glow green, it would have been all right, but alas......

"More than three million gold coins, my lord, enough for us to buy a few warships, plus 10,000 mercenary legions, and we can also ask the most powerful killers to take out our enemies. ”

"I didn't expect me to make so much money in just three years as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Petyr said,

"My lord, the income of the brothel is limited, and the expenses are very large, but the state treasury is not a small amount, and a little leakage is enough for a poor boy like Green to eat for a lifetime. ”

"Oh, that's a way to make money. ”

"Your Excellency, Green knows, customs, taxation, ports and terminals, local tax officials, trade ministers, silk officials, wine sellers, are all cronies appointed by the adults, and the financial officers personally promoted by the adults are all commoners and small lords and knights, there is no heir to a powerful person, these people have no hope of promotion, their status is low, they are favored by adults, and they are loyal to adults, if there is a mistake of adults, the country's finances will fall into chaos......"

"Haha, Green, you're thinking too much. ”

"My lord, the entire empire, who can put two gold coins together and grind them together to give birth to a third gold coin, this person is you, my lord. This is also the consensus of the important ministers of the court, the king, the prime minister, and the officials of the court in the throne hall. This is also the fundamental reason why Prime Minister Jon Arryn promoted an adult to be the Chancellor of the Exchequer. ”

"Your Excellency, the former Minister of Finance, only do one thing: collect taxes! Your Excellency, you do two things: 1. collect taxes, 2. Use the money collected from taxes to make usurious loans, monopolize the silk business on the other side of the Narrow Sea, and sell silk to the Seven Kingdoms, and then monopolize the wine on Qingting Island and sell it to the free trade city-states on the other side of the Narrow Sea. - That's where the saying comes from the idea that a third gold coin was born, my lord. ”

"Despite this, the state is still heavily indebted. Petyr sighed.

"My lord, the king spends money if he wants, who dares to say half a word? If there are other chancellors of the exchequer......

Petyr waved his hand: "Green!"

"Yes, sir. Green hurriedly bowed his head in obedience.

"Bring a box of gold coins out there, I'll use it tomorrow. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

"Find a reliable ship, preferably a merchant ship on the other side of the Narrow Sea, big enough to withstand storms, with a good captain and good skill to anchor the ship in the harbor. You have to make sure that customs, taxes, and patrol warships will not come on board to inspect them, who to contact and how much it will cost, I don't need to tell you this. ”

"Yes, sir, I know. Customs and taxation are all your cronies. As for patrol warships, rest assured, I know the threshold very well. It's just a trivial matter, and it's easy to catch. ”

"You remember the secret passage out of the basement. ”

Green chuckled inwardly, "Yes, sir." ”

"A secret passage leading out of the city?"

Green was even more surprised, and had to say, "Yes, my lord." ”

Petyr said: "There is no secret passage in the basement, and if something happens, the gold coins will not be taken out of the ground." Green, do you remember if there were one or two secret passages?"

"Two secret passages, my lord. "Green is telling the truth. To tell the truth, there is no need to lie to make rounds. Now you have to gain the trust of the boss of Petyr.

Petyr nodded: "Green, your loyalty will be rewarded, and your business talent and scheming will also have a place and space to display it." If you can remain loyal, I will soon be able to make you a knight, and then recommend you to the Prime Minister to become a courtier, and step by step, it is also possible to become a royal minister. ”

"Thank you for your kindness! Your Excellency has great ambitions, and Green will do his best to help your Excellency become famous. It's just that Prime Minister Ed is not an easy accommodating person. ”

"He's going to change. Petyr said lightly.

Grimm was shocked and incredulous, and hurriedly bowed his head, deferential, to hide his gaffe. Will's gang is going to do something to Eddard Stark too, it's crazy. This man in black, who wants to stir up the storm in King's Landing, has no foundation, but does what no one dares to do, and is so bold that no one can imagine or believe it.

"Now take me to the two secret passages. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

High-end brothels have underground secret passages. Some magnates, courtiers, lords, knights, and wealthy merchants did not want to be seen in and out of the brothel, and came and went through secret passages. The most upscale of the sharaya brothels, with a secret passage leading to the first-floor bedroom of a former prime minister's villa in the Old Town.

As for the Red Castle, the center of power in King's Landing, the underground secret passage is as dense as a spider's web.