Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 322 Desperate

"Wait, wait!" Xaro Xhoan Daxos stopped Hominas, "I can understand that ceramics, metallurgy and forging are related to R'hllor, but what does textile have to do with Vulcan?"

"What is the main textile material in Slaver's Bay?" Hominas asked rhetorically.

"Wool?" Xaro blurted out, and then realized, "So, Ian Darry will take advantage of the trend to conquer the Raza area after defeating the horse king, and then obtain a huge wool producing area, so his Minister of Finance will deploy the textile industry in advance .Eh, wait, but that still doesn't explain what the textile industry has to do with fire?"

"Where does the wool come from?" Hominas continued.

"On the sheep."

"What do the Lazarines use to shepherd their sheep?"

"dog?"

"What did man first use to subdue dogs, and other animals?"

"what?"

"It's fire. Human beings have mastered the power of fire to become the masters of other animals. So the essence of the supreme shepherd that the Lazarin people believe in is just an incarnation of R'hllor." Hominas spread his hands, "Lahlor, the most traditional textile industry of the Lazarin, of course also has advanced technology."

Xaro:? ? ?
After being stunned for a full three seconds, Xaro said awkwardly, "You should be something like that." He thought for a long time, and finally spoke the word in Valyrian that didn't exist in Quarth, "Are you sophistry?"

"Whether it's a sophistry or not, as long as the Lazarin people believe it, it's fine. In short, Celia described a very objective prospect to me. With the testimony of the previous porcelain, I believed her words and offered her a sum of up to A loan of 10 Jinhui coins.

Here is a surefire deal, you know what I mean, with these technologies, even if they lose the war against the Horse King, they just need to take the artisans with their fleet, and Braavos will accept them , let them go to Braavos to set up factories. "

"From your expression, your next word is probably 'but'?"

"However," Hominas really said, "I soon discovered that Celia invested all the money borrowed from me in metallurgical blast furnaces and equipment forging workshops, and even took part of the money to use on military expenses."

"Hahaha." Xaro couldn't help laughing.

"I was very angry at the time, so I took the initiative to find her and questioned her behavior. However, she told me that she just used the money in the most important place. If they lose the war, I will not only earn a penny of interest If not, don’t even think about getting back the principal.”

"A naked threat, even if you lose an order of 10 Jinhui coins, you will be held accountable by the Iron Bank."

"Yeah, at that moment, I suddenly realized that I seemed to be tied to the boat by them."

"Then you shouldn't continue to invest more money! Losing 10 Jinhui coins may cause you to lose your job, but a loss of 50 Jinhui coins will make the keykeepers of the Iron Bank want your life."

"No, the second time I offered her a loan was not because of threats, but because she offered me a plan that would allow me to keep my capital and even make a lot of money. She mortgaged the cooperation and blueprints of various processes in Astapor to me , and asked me to lend her another 10 Jinhui coins. The condition is that if they win the war against the horse king, I will return these craft materials. Cross."

"So, now you have it." Xaro's eyes suddenly became hot.

"Don't think about those things, since she dares to give them to me in advance, she is not afraid that I will steal them," Hominas waved his hand, "If they lose the war, these things should belong to me as a matter of course. But if they win the war, I will But if I stole these things ahead of time, I am afraid that no matter how far I escape to the ends of the earth, I will not be able to escape that lord's pursuit, right?"

"This..." Xaro instantly remembered the rumors about Earl Darry in Meereen. Yes, but Ian's 'God's Vision' is really famous.

It is said that every animal you see may be Ian's eyes, even in places where no animals exist, he can still see you in the flames.As long as he wants to find someone, no matter where you are in the world, he can find you immediately, and then send his professional killer team.

Although this sounds too much like a rumor, since everyone is saying so, it certainly won't be a castle in the sky.

"So, keeping the agreement is good for everyone." Hominas continued.

"But, it's only 20 yuan, right? I remember you just said that you lent the money of the Iron Bank and all the chambers of commerce operating near Slaver's Bay invested by the Iron Bank, together with their ships, to Earl Darry. What happened again?"

"Do you know Eres zo Emud?" Hominas didn't answer, but just asked.This was the way he spoke after being influenced by Celia. As for who influenced Celia, he didn't know.

"A new Ghis general," Xaro nodded. He had an impression of this person. "Four years ago, a battle broke out between us Qarth and the New Ghis outside the port of Yeos. The 4 people in the army faced the 1000 Iron Legion infantry and [-] mercenary cavalry led by Eres.

The battle on land ended in our disastrous defeat, and Prince Hameye, the 'Star of Qarth', died on the spot. That kid was hailed as the most promising person in the 300 years of Qarth to restore the authority of the royal family. It was a big challenge and to be honest I'm glad Erez killed him.

However, in the sea off the port of Yeos, Qarth's navy won a complete victory. Although the New Ghis captured the port of Yeos, we had already burned the supplies in the port before retreating.Erez lost his supply line and knew that his supply line could not be restored in a short time, so in the end he chose to make peace with Qarth, we provided ships to send them back to New Ghis, and they released all captured in previous battles captured Qarth, and promised never to invade Yeosport and the lands further east. "

"From a military point of view, how do you evaluate this man?" Hominas continued to ask.

"How do I know what bullshit military is? It's an activity for inferior people," Xaro paused for a moment, then said reluctantly, "But I know what the royal family thinks of Eres, they say that Eres' ability More than any Qarth general."

"Before Lord Darry's army set off, I visited General Eres. He is the commander of the New Ghis Expeditionary Force. Because the Emder family he belongs to has a deep trade relationship with our Iron Bank. , so our personal relationship has always been good. At that time I found him and asked him if he had confidence in this war, and asked him to tell me the truth." The special envoy of the Iron Bank gently played with the porcelain cup in his hand.

"What did he say?" Xaro asked hastily.

"Don't hesitate, lend all your money to Lord Darry, and you will be richer than the Iron Bank in the future." Hominas spoke the exact words of Eres.

"And then you did that?" Xaro couldn't believe it, his biggest competitor in the entire Slaver's Bay, the most shrewd businessman in the world, would put all his eggs in one basket just because he believed someone's words.

　Now that Volantis is going well, put Qarth and Braavos on the agenda

　　
　
(End of this chapter)