Chapter 539
2021-01-06
Chapter 539 Mysterious Visitors (Part 2)Although the timing of the visit from the Iron Vault was a bit unfortunate , although the two sides talked about some unpleasant content, even if they chatted for a long time without reaching any agreement... But judging from the good past history of cooperation between the other party and Night's Watch and the kindness of helping hands, Igor has always maintained self-restraint, the whole process. Didn't show much discomfort.
But the messenger's last words blew the powder keg.
The repressed silence lasted three or four seconds before he spoke again.
"Lord Tycho, I can pretend that you didn't say what you just said, but please remember and go back and tell the 'great characters' above: Although I am a martial artist, I am loyal to Queen. It's not something Golden Dragon can buy!" Igor was really angry, this time his reason not only did not suppress his emotions, but instead cheered up his anger: "I may persuade the Queen to inherit the debt of the thief, maybe not— —but even if I finally speak up and successfully convince Your Majesty to accept and repay this debt, it must be because after weighing the pros and cons, it is in the best interest of her rule, not how much money anyone has promised me!" He slightly He raised his face, glared at him and added: "I am a reasonable person - if the Iron Vault is willing to forgive the debt of the Night's Watch Legion, it is a noble dedication, I will applaud and welcome and pay respect, if not forgive, it is also you It is my duty to uphold my own rights and interests, and I will never say more or even hold grudges for it. So, can you understand it?!"
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Probably in the office The stove was burning too vigorously, and it might have been frightened by the sudden turn of Night's Watch's face. A drop of sweat rolled down on Tycho Nestoris' forehead, and his face was no longer as calm and content as before: accompanied by Igor's gloomy expression, he released the words one by one. Through the declaration that even if he is mad, he is gentle and elegant, and he is not ruthless, but he is afraid to ignore the declaration. A terrifying coercion also radiates from him, hiding the sky and covering the earth, almost making oneself. Can't breathe.
As the messenger of the Iron Vault, relying on the powerful strength and huge influence of the organization behind him, he does not know how many aristocrats and nobles and the powerful ministers of various countries have been chatting and laughing, even the roar of King Robert has never made him tremble... ...but today, in front of the angry Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, Tycho experienced the feeling of being scared to pee again after many years.
Is this the unique aura of the Child of Prophecy, who has the power in the palm of his hand and is killed from the sea of corpses and ghosts?
Frightened at close range by the power of True Dragon, Tycho even forgot his planned follow-up speech, and tried his best to not stutter: "I...get it!"
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"That's good." Igor said with a calm face. Now that his face was lowered, he was too lazy to deal with it: "I still have something to do, please do it yourself, don't send it!"
The terrifying pressure that terrified anyone with a heart attack came and went quickly, and with Igor looking down at him, it dissipated in a blink of an eye. However, the imposing manner, once overwhelmed for a moment, is difficult to pull back on the spot. So, the dignified Iron Vault ambassador, Tycho Nestoris, who is always a guest and an uncle wherever he goes, like a child who was reprimanded by the teacher, he agreed obediently, then stood up, and after saying goodbye, he couldn't help but straighten the chair he sat on. After taking a position, he stepped back and left, and went out the door.
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Igor's anger is not because Gao Fengliang sees money as dung, so he "felt his personality was insulted" when he was bribed. But because of the discovery: the other party actually dug a hole and wanted oneself to jump into it.
The two million Golden Dragon debt left by Robert, whether Daenerys inherits or not inherits it, has advantages and disadvantages. It makes sense to stand on either side, and there is no right or wrong decision in the end. But once the 100,000 Golden Dragon benefit fee is collected, the oneself's life will be over - the oneself who eats other people's mouths and takes other people's hands short, and the first money to repay the loan at Night's Watch goes around from Legion's account into oneself's pocket. In an instant, he will turn from a "clean and clean" warlord and powerful minister into a comprador, an agent of the iron treasury's interests in Westeros and a hidden stake buried beside Daenerys, and he will have to consider the interests of another master of oneself for the rest of his life.
Thanks to the blessing of traveling through the pre-information age, he has seen a lot of true people, and even the follow-up routine of the Iron Vault has been guessed through: at first, they will only ask oneself to be in front of the royal family. The convenience of revealing some irrelevant gossip, and saying good things to the iron vault in Queen's ear; but as Night's Watch Legion's debt repayment funds continue to flow into oneself's pocket, the "mutually beneficial" cooperation between the two parties continues to develop. The relationship is getting closer and closer. As oneself sinks deeper and deeper, the requirements of the other side will become more and more unsatisfied... One day, oneself will be reduced to the level of leaking military secrets, harming the interests of the Queen and enriching other countries.
If that's the case, then oneself is just a "villain" and a two-faced person, at best a bad person. But everyone will have political enemies and opponents. If one day in the future this kind of black material is caught by the enemy and used to make a fuss, oneself will be defeated and even lost his head because of the economic style... years.
Enough experience and experience made him understand that although power and money can be transformed into each other, they must also pay attention to the form and method. As long as oneself overcomes all obstacles and walks step by step according to the plan, in the future, he will be the top core real power faction in the new Westeros kingdom... After the completion of the Great Crownlands plan, as the top power man in the empire, he can have There are thousands of absolutely ways to improve oneself's life reasonably and legally without being implemented.
On the contrary, it would be short-sighted and stupid to hand over the handle to someone else for the trifling of 100,000 Golden Dragon - not a one-time payment - if the big plan fails to succeed. .
Being treated like a fool was one of the things he hated the most, bar none.
However, while resolutely rejecting the temptation of 100,000 Golden Dragons, Igor didn't say anything. He couldn't sort out all the pros and cons of such an important matter and make a decision in a moment, but if in the future, after discussing with his allies and aides, he thinks that it is more cost-effective to inherit the debts from the previous dynasty, the repayment from the iron treasury, don't White do not. The last sentence he just said to Tycho made the meaning very clear: I definitely don't want direct bribes, but... Although I haven't made up my mind to help you now, if Queen recognizes and inherits Robert's debt in the future , then you promise to forgive the debt, don't break your promise.
The 100,000 Golden Dragon is the official debt of Night's Watch, and it is not false that he does not need to pay for it personally, but oneself, as the actual controller and biggest beneficiary of the Legion Lord Commander and Night's Watch industry, is definitely capable. To get a certain degree of oil and water from this debt forgiveness - although it is certainly not as much as one hundred thousand Golden Dragon, even only one tenth is a rather amazing wealth.
The most important thing is that doing accounts in oneself's company is much safer than collecting money directly from others!
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After placing the Expulsion Order to drive the visitor away, Igor tried to settle down and deal with other affairs, but soon found out that after sending out many envoys from the nobles of North Before the group returned the news, there was really not much he could do. Since he couldn't calm down, he simply pushed the letters and documents, put on his coat and walked out the door, taking the guards to talk to his ally Littlefinger.
Coincidentally, Petyr was on his way to find him, and the two met halfway through.
"It looks like those bastards who lend money have also approached you?" Hand of the Queen approached with a clear expression. Although it was a question, it was actually a completely certain statement. .
"Well, I want me to persuade the Queen to inherit the debt of the snatchers, and also put up favors to buy me." Igor didn't hide it - as an ally, proper intimacy and candor are helpful and harmless," The price offered to me was to covertly cancel the debt of the Night's Watch Legion, and the repayment went around and went into my personal account, hum... Where is yours? Dignified Hand of the Queen, presumably the Iron Vault offered a higher price. ."
"I can't measure how much Golden Dragon is worth, but it's really high enough to make my heart move." Petyr nodded with a smile, but did not say the specific conditions, "But I resisted the temptation - relying on Keep two lessons in mind: 1. Every piece of money taken out of the iron vault must be doubled back; 2. It’s best not to owe them anything other than money.”
Igor Nodded with deep conviction, but a haze floated in my heart: since you resisted the temptation, why didn't you tell the details? If one's own candor cannot be answered equally by the other party, anyone will feel unhappy.
He concealed his displeasure: "So, you rejected their request in the end?"
"That's not the case, such a major event should not be rushed, my thoughts Yes: hold off first, wait until King's Landing is won, and then make a decision based on the financial situation. If the time comes when money is tight, then accept the account and borrow some to support it, if it's not bad..." Littlefinger shrugged, "Don't say Now, I want to talk about the next two alternatives proposed by Tiejinku, can you notice the implied message?"
Igor was confused: "What alternative?"
"Did you not mention the one who came to you? The Braavos people may offer us different terms of solicitation, but it would be too strange if the requirements were different." Littlefinger frowned, quite Some doubts: "It's what the comer claimed - reaching any one of them, the Iron Vault can forgive Iron Throne's entire two million debts, while still recognizing the Queen's legal dominance over Westeros - conditions, you are sure you didn't hear it. ?"
Igor shook his head, but he was a little hesitant in his heart: Could it be that the performance of oneself was too exaggerated and too quick and decisive, causing Tycho to not even finish what he wanted to say?
Littlefinger didn't think Igor was acting stupid, and shrugged and said, "The alternative conditions are: Queen and Aegon Targaryen marry, or allow Iron Vault to enter Westeros to open a branch. As long as these two things are fulfilled Any one, not only will the two million debts be written off, but the benefits promised to me will be paid. What do you think?"
It turned out to be so, so that the iron vault provided Daenerys with the actual Above is one of three choices: either repay the money, marry and marry, or open up the financial market.
The latter two seem not worth two million Golden Dragons, but in fact one is more deadly than the other: the marriage is actually for Aegon to grab the fruit of victory, with the advantage of gender, when the time comes he is the The real king - this little Prince may have promised the iron vault to inherit the debt or even other more excessive conditions; while the open financial market - R'hllor is above, with Westeros' backward and immature system and financial structure, This move is tantamount to handing over the economic control of the entire kingdom... These bastards who lend money are so beautiful!
Littlefinger asks oneself "what did he think of", oneself thinks a lot, but what answer does he want?
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(end of this chapter)