Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 245 The True Friend of the Gisians

"Is there any problem with the fourth article?" Ian asked after reading it.

"A 3000% armor rate is too exaggerated," Mazdahan, the envoy of Meereen, objected on the spot, "The current slave army in Meereen is only [-], and most of our troops need to come from mercenaries. Make up, I have never heard of an employer providing armor to mercenaries."

"If you want to defeat the Dothraki, I'm afraid you have to set this precedent."

Hearing this, Mazdahan couldn't help looking at Grazdan of Yunkai. Although he looked down on this inferior nobleman, he could only hope that the other party would find a reason to refute Ian's point of view.

But Grazdan didn't speak, he acquiesced to Dorian's fourth condition.

Seeing this, Mazdahan did not open his mouth to refute.

"Then, the part that you cannot accept among the conditions of the three important ministers is the request for 40 Hui coins for military expenses proposed by the Minister of Finance Celia and the request for [-] war horses and [-] marching horses proposed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army Dorian. And ten thousand pack horses?" Ian asked.

"Compared to the 40 Hui coins, we think the trade proposal proposed by Sir Celia is even more unacceptable." Mazdahan had to speak again. If Celia's trade requirements are met, Meereen will suffer the most , he could not remain silent.

"Leave me alone, friend, I can't refute Celia's two proposals at the same time, it will make her think that I am looking for trouble for her, so you can only choose one between the trade plan and the military expenditure, I I can only help you to negotiate one condition." Ian said helplessly.

Mazda had a rare discussion with Grazdan in a low voice.

"Help us talk about the terms of trade. Lord Celia's price is too low, and her attempt to interfere with Meereen's tax rate will be regarded as a humiliation by the Great Lords."

"What about military expenses?"

"We will get it together as soon as possible." Mazdahan said through gritted teeth.

"That's okay"

"And the command of the Allied Forces belongs to you." Seeing that Ian was about to end the conversation, Reg quickly raised this point again, "We don't deny your ability, but anyway, you are still too young.New Ghis, Meereen, and Yunkai all have many veterans, and it is impossible to submit them to a young man who is not yet twenty years old. "

"Then, have these veterans had any impressive records? To be precise, have they ever fought?" Ian asked back.

"There hasn't been a war in Slaver's Bay for many years." Reg choked, "But I think you probably haven't fought a war either? Given your age"

"Indeed." Ian inexplicably regrets making himself so young. If he is 35 or even 40 years old now, he can choose some famous battles from Chinese and foreign history as blueprints, and make up an amazing story of himself. Dongfang Yidi's experience of leading troops in battle.

Similarly, if I was really that old, I would not have been able to gain the appreciation and trust of Illyrio before, and there is a high probability that I would not be able to make Daenerys fall in love with me. Gains and losses are relative.

"However, the instructors of the Unsullied who know war the best among the Gith people are now serving me," Ian chose to use what the envoys could understand as a bargaining chip, "I initiated this alliance first, and I also provided More than half of the Allied forces and the most elite troops.

So, since I have never fought with your veterans, do I still have to obey their orders? "

"Perhaps, we can establish an equal command team. If there is any problem, you can discuss it and make a decision?" Reg thought for a while and said.

You'd better go back and be your treasurer, Ian complained.

"That's a good idea," Yunkai's Grazdan immediately agreed. "The command group can adopt a voting mechanism. When there is disagreement, we will vote to make decisions."

Do you think you can't die fast enough to play this game in the army?Ian tried not to laugh.

"Meereen, Yunkai, New Ghis and Westeros" Mazdahan also joined the discussion, "a total of four votes, so it will be easy to have a two-to-two situation."

"Otherwise, let's add a position to Astapor." Reg spoke again, and he looked at Ian as he spoke, because in his opinion, this was a compromise for Ian.

The ruler of Astapor is now serving Ian, and giving Astapor a place is equivalent to giving Ian two votes in the command regiment.

"This proposal is feasible," Grazdan of Yunkai understood Reg's thoughts, and immediately agreed, "What do you think, Lord Darry?"

"Can this proposal be accepted by your senior management?"

"I can assure you." Reg nodded first.

"Yes." Grazdan was overjoyed when he saw that Ian was about to agree.

"If there is no better option, this will be an acceptable plan." Mazdahan said after thinking about it.

"Then let's do this." Ian nodded and agreed after pretending to hesitate for a long time, "The alliance will be commanded by a command group composed of representatives from the four cities of Guise and me."

From the very beginning, Ian never had the extravagant hope of letting these conceited Guise nobles completely hand over the command to him.But in the same way, Ian never had the idea of ​​bringing such a discordant army to fight against the Dothrakis.
"In this case, then I will talk to Celia and Dorian about trade and horse issues, and I will try my best to help you lower the conditions." Ian continued.

"Thank you, Earl Darry, you are a true friend." The messengers thanked quickly.

"I'm helping you and I'm helping myself. I urgently need a big victory to prove myself," Ian waved his hand, "to prove my ability to the queen, and to prove to my colleagues in the imperial council that I have the qualifications to rule them. Prove to the nobles of Westeros that the Targaryen army is invincible."

The three messengers thanked again, then got up and bid farewell to Ian.

Celia didn't come out from behind the curtain until they left.

"Thank you, Earl Darry, you are a true friend." She walked behind Ian, helped him hold his shoulders, and said imitating Reg's tone.

"How do you think the terms of the trade should be modified?" Ian ignored Celia's ambiguity.

"If you want to express your sincerity, of course it is how happy the envoys are. Anyway, your goal is only the military expenditure, isn't it? The two-year trade agreement is just to convince the slave owners of Yunkai and Meereen that you will not attack It's just their cover."

"Forget it, you can decide the specific terms."

(End of this chapter)