No one came forward, and no one raised any objections. Everyone looked at each other, and everyone tended to be silent, so, after a while, everyone was really silent.

Silence is also an attitude, an attitude of wait-and-see or resistance.

None of the nobles in King's Landing in the Red Keep would be happy that Will had canceled the nobles' existence. But Will did not say that they would be revoked from their nobility, he only said not to disobey the royal power.

Naturally, no one wants to disobey the king, unless you want to rebel or commit treason.

In fact, in the civil war, whether it was troops, iron weapons, food, or money, everyone was severely consumed. No one will still want to fight treason, and the common people are eager to settle down.

Will glanced at the audience and said, "Since everyone has no objections, it means that they all agree with my statement and approach." Let me confirm again, does anyone have any objections?"

"Lord Will, what if the Tyrells don't give them food?" asked a nobleman.

"Then we'll go and get it. ”

"But our troops, food, weapons, and logistics are very ......"

"I have troops. Will interrupted the nobleman. This guy's words are unaccomplished, pure nonsense.

"Lord Will, if something happens to Lord Mace, I believe that the Seven Kingdoms will suffer another great chaos, and we can't afford it. Many parts of King's Landing don't even have the money to restore them. ”

"Why don't you borrow money from the bank?" said Will, in a strange tone, "the bank is in King's Landing, and if you want to borrow money, you can borrow money from the bank, and if you borrow money, you can buy bricks and hire workers, and the manager of the bank is by the side of our Chancellor of the Exchequer, Petyr. Oh, the first one who dares to borrow money, I personally vouch for him, and if he doesn't pay it back, I'll pay it back for him. Do you have any questions, Mr. Manager?"

"No problem. The manager, who is both an official of the government's finance department and a banker, immediately took a stand.

"That's it, the first ten people went to borrow money, I vouch. The first ten people who put their money in the bank also vouched for it. If the money deposited in the bank cannot be withdrawn, come and ask me for money, I will not pay the full amount, I will lose double, that is, you have deposited a gold dragon, if the bank does not give or any other reason can not be cashed out, I will pay you two gold dragons. ”

"Prime Minister, I can deposit my money in the bank today, can I withdraw my pocket money at any time?"

"Free access, as much as you want. Will said.

His gaze was on Little Finger. Littlefinger said: "I will keep the money from my brothel in the bank every day, don't look at the people in King's Landing can not afford to eat, but the number of people who go to the brothel has not decreased much, first, the mercenaries like to spend money on women, second, the port trade has begun to resume, and the sailors like to go to the brothel except for food; third, my prices have always been fair." ”

"My money is also deposited in the bank, although I don't have a little money, but I support this project, if you don't have money, I suggest you find a bank to borrow, buy weapons if you should buy weapons, build your own house to build a house, buy food if you should buy food, so that everything in King's Landing will work, otherwise it will be a stagnant water. Davis Seaworth, Earl of Onion, said, "My sons are poor, and I will tell them to go to the bank and borrow money today." ”

"I've been a Kingsguard for decades, and I don't usually go to brothels, I don't gamble, I just drink a little wine, and I have some savings, so I put them in the bank. The Kingsguard was moved by Davis's words and said.

He heard from Davis's words that if the bank's loan could bring King's Landing back to life, he had to do his part to support it.

Bran Stark also said that he would deposit five gold dragons into the bank today. He also didn't understand the role of the bank, and when he heard Count Onion, Bran Stark immediately supported it.

Littlefinger has not yet promoted the bank among the aristocracy, and his current propaganda is aimed at the common people. In Will's opinion, Littlefinger's steps were a little smaller.

Next, some of the nobles who were close to Will and wanted to take refuge in Will's power system, and who did agree with Will, said that they would deposit or borrow money from the bank today.

This is a good start that Will would like to see.

A city that is almost in ruins, it takes money to rebuild, and the royal family also needs money, so the iron vault opened the bank to King's Landing, so borrow it.

Will said: "On behalf of the royal family, I will borrow 100,000 gold dragons from the bank today to pay the military salaries of the King's Landing garrison, buy them armor and weapons, recruit new soldiers, and train them. Lord Petyr, there are 100,000 gold dragons in the treasury, and you can buy food from the city of Pantos on the other side of the Narrow Sea, so that the common people can have a bite to eat first. ”

"Yes, Prime Minister. ”

Will made a good start, giving the bank a fresh start, and at the same time giving another hope to the nobles who were preoccupied with Mistress Mace's case.

*

The High Court to the south sits on a hill overlooking the River Mandeb below. The Corniche and the Rose Avenue converge here.

The Esplanade leads to the capital city of Castle Rock in the west, while the Rose Avenue is an avenue in the Riverbend that leads to the Bitter Bridge, connects to King's Road in the Stormlands, and finally to King's Landing in the north and Storm's End in the east.

Built of white marble, the High Court Castle is considered by many to be the most beautiful castle in all of Westeros. The Gardener and the Tyrells share a love of art, music, and culture, and of the Seven Kingdoms, only the High Court has been praised by countless singers.

Under the balcony of the High Court Castle, a slightly old, silver-haired, small old woman overlooking the castle is named Olenna Redwin, known as the Queen of Thorns, the mother of Duke Mace Tyrell and the widow of the late Duke of High Court Rose Tyrell.

The white castle is protected by three ring-shaped walls made of same white stone. The bottom wall encloses the foot of the hill, and between it and the second wall is an elaborate labyrinth of plants for entertaining guests and having fun. In addition to that, it has defensive uses. Intruders who are unfamiliar with this labyrinth can easily get lost, end up at a dead end, or be hurt by the traps inside. Each wall is taller and thicker than the one in front of it, and is guarded by slender and elegant round towers.

The Queen of Thorns did not smile at the beauty of the city walls, although the high court was like a green paradise, with flowers blooming everywhere, and gardens, pools, and man-made waterfalls dotted the entire castle. The castle is full of stone carvings, fountains and marble columns, with grapes and roses adorning the walls and sculptures, and ancient buildings covered in vines.

As far as the eye could see, the Queen of Thorns saw all the manors and fields within a radius of a few miles, and the fields were overgrown with flowers and golden roses.

In the High Court, the old and new gods were revered.

The windows of the High Court Chapel are as beautiful as the fire-torn Baelor of King's Landing and the Starry Chapel of Old Town, depicting the seven gods in the sky. The lush Sacred Tree Forest is also famous, with three heart trees in the forest, collectively known as the "Three Chanters". The three heart trees surround a pool of water, with intertwined branches, and after growing for countless centuries, they now look like a giant heart tree with three trunks.

The Tyrells are large and wealthy, second only to the Lannisters in terms of wealth, but are able to mobilize a stronger military.

Next to the Queen of Thorns stood Margaery Tyrrell. She was the daughter of Mace Tyrellle, the wife of Ranley Baratheon, and the widow of a virgin who had not been queen for a few days.

Although she and Lan Li have a wedding, Lan Li is in love with her deceased brother Loras Tyrell, the Knight of the Hundred Flowers. The wedding night was an embarrassing night for both parties, and as a result, Margaery Tyrell was still a virgin and single.

"Grandma, I think we should order the conscription of the fleets of our vassals Redwin and the Shield Islands, plus the navies of the other allegiance families on the coast, then our military power at sea far exceeds that of the royal fleet. ”

"Will has 50,000 troops attacking Dorne, and has just left Dorne by boat. The Queen of Thorns reminded Margaery.

"Of the 50,000 soldiers, 40,000 of them are not navy. We will fight them at sea, and we will win. “

"Don't forget the two hundred unicorns of Skagus, magical beasts that can come and go freely in the sea, and pierce our ships like papier-mâché boats. ”

"Then we have to give away 2,000 carts of grain? His father was also detained, and the Tyrells were disgraced. ”

"No, child, Will wants food, in the name of kingship, then we will give him food. The Queen of Thorns said.

"Give him food for his father's safe return?" said Margaery.

"Give him food, of course, in exchange for his father's safe return, but we will also have our own conditions. The Queen of Thorns looked sharply at her granddaughter.

"On what terms?"

"You marry Will, that's the first condition. The Tyrells can't marry the royal family, and that's fine, just like when I was fourteen, I was promised to marry the prince of House Targaryen, but then the royal crocodile repented. Margaery, your fate seems to be similar to mine, but with our status, we cannot marry the royal family, at least a duke, or the prime minister. ”

"Grandma, I've heard that Lord Will and Arya Stark have been privately married for life. Margaery Tyrell said.

In that case, we would have put forward the second condition. The Queen of Thorns said slowly.

"Grandma, what's the condition?"

"We only recognize the kingship of Shireen Baratheon, not Lord Will's prime ministership. The common people and nobles of King's Landing can ask for food, and we will give it, but Her Majesty Shireen must remove Will from the prime ministership. The royal power has been seized by Will, and we call on the nobles to rise up and remove Will. ”

"Her Majesty did not dare to remove Will. ”

"If she can't do it, we won't give us food. We honor kingship, but we don't need to honor Will, because Will is not kingship. He is the one who has usurped the king's power, and he must be eliminated. We will support Her Majesty with our food, our wealth, our weapons and our armor, and we can support Her Majesty in anything, but we need to remove Will from his position first. ”

"Will will definitely lead his troops to attack the Riverlands. "We need to figure out what to do with his two griffins." ”

"Bows and arrows, bows and arrows that can shoot spears. The Masters of the Old Town School have devised large crossbow arrows that can be fired with human power. ”

Oldtown Schooltown, on the territory of the Tyrells. The bachelors of the whole continent are all from the old town school, and all the scientific knowledge of the mainland, such as science and technology, breeding, medicine, architecture, equipment, agriculture, animal husbandry, etc., all come from the old town school.

Among the Seven Kingdoms, the Tyrells are a chivalrous family with a long history, often calling themselves 'Guardians of the Frontier' and 'Supreme Ruler of the Riverlands'. Usually they also hold the title of Guardian of the South. The family crest is a golden rose that blooms above the verdant greenery, and the motto is: Never end.

The Tyrells are backed by the Old Town School, and the power of the School City cannot be ignored. Any aristocratic bachelor comes from the school city.

The school city is nominally neutral, like the night watchmen of the desperate Great Wall, and does not participate in politics and infighting, but this is not the case, as if the current night watchmen were involved in the Seven Civil Wars.

"Choose one of the two for the royal courtiers, food, wealth and armor, or Will as prime minister?" Margaery asked Queen of Thorns.

"Exactly!" said the Queen of Thorns. She beckoned Garth Tyrell, the steward, Lomis, the Bachelor, Sir Aegon Levi, the captain of the guard, Sir Vortimo Crien, and Rigoletto Buttercakes, who were waiting outside the glass door of the balcony, to enter the balcony.

So the steward, the master, the captain, the head of the school, and the rigoletto came in on the flower-filled balcony.

"Lord Garth, give the order to go down and tell Garland Tyrell to lead an army to guard the Bitter Bridge. ”

"Yes, ma'am. ”

Garland Tyrell is Margaret Tyrell's older brother and is second in the film.

"Ser Aegon Lyvere, give me orders that Velas Tyrell immediately gather his vassals and guard the High Court. “

Vilas Tyrell, Margaery's eldest brother, is a cripple.

"Yes, ma'am. The captain quickly left.

"Sect Leader Fotimo Klen, you are responsible for summoning the naval forces along the coast such as Qingting Island and the Shield Islands, forming a fleet and standing by at any time. ”

"Yes, ma'am. ”

The head of the sect, Sir Fertimor Crien, turned back and left.

"Master Lomis, please release the ravens to the Starry Sanctuary in Old Town immediately, we need their help, please make us thirty large crossbow arrows first. ”

"Yes, ma'am, I'll do it at once!"

The Bachelor turned and walked away.

The Queen of Thorns looked at Margaery: "Margaery, you are responsible for requisitioning two thousand carts of grain and five hundred carts of weapons and armor from the whole territory, and then asking the treasurer to prepare one hundred thousand golden dragons." We will send all of these things to King's Landing, and as soon as Her Majesty Shireen relieves Will of the Prime Ministership, these things will be escorted to King's Landing immediately. ”

"Yes, Grandma. So, do you have to write to Her Majesty Shireen first? ”

"I will write directly to Her Majesty Shireen, Will, Captain Barristan of the Kingsguard, Allister, Minister of Law, Petyr Berish, Chancellor of the Exchequer, all the courtiers and nobles of King's Landing, and the Stark family in the far north. The Tyrells, loyal to the crown, do not recognize the prime minister. ”