The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 131 Rose and Rectification

Andas, the place of origin of Andals, has undergone many changes in the past five years. It has emerged from the haze of war. There have been devout new immigrants on the ruins of the past. The construction of highways in various parts of Andas has also begun. The process continues, and circuit courts from Hugo City or Twin Star City can be seen from time to time on the avenue. Now, in order to reduce the burden on the lords, Commander Andas has stated that his court will directly be responsible for legal affairs and trials.

As the front line facing the Northern Confederacy, the Andas are naturally indispensable for wars. However, most of the battles are fought on the traditional defense line of the Andas. The reorganized Northern Confederate Army cannot break through this line of defense, so most of the time it is the Andas people. Blocking the enemy from the defense line and then forcing them to withdraw is actually a reenactment of the daily conflict between Pentos and Norvos.

Andas has achieved a unique achievement on the diplomatic front in recent years, that is, Andas's envoy broke through the blockade of the Northern Confederacy, went to Iban Island, met with the God-King of Iban, and met with this hairy man. of theocratic states established an alliance.

For a long time, on the north shore of Essos, Braavos and his friends have been in constant conflict with the God-King Iban. The enemy of the enemy is a friend, so Hugo spent a lot of resources to establish an alliance with the God-King Iban. Contacted.

And this alliance soon paid off. An Iban fleet came from afar and broke into the Bay of Lorath. Many knights of Andas also took the opportunity to attack and made a fuss in the coastal plain of Lorath. In the end, although in Bravo They were forced to retreat under the expulsion of the Si people, but they still brought back a large amount of booty.

Today, compared with five years ago, the city of Hugo has undergone many changes, but one thing has always remained unchanged, and that is the devout pilgrims throughout the city, as well as the ubiquitous smell of prayer and incense.

"Damn it, these idiots didn't participate in the expedition themselves, so they are just making noise here. They are against the East. I am against you, you big-headed devil. Go meet the stranger."

In the pure white palace under the seven towers named after the seven gods, the extremely rare Eastern Archbishop Lu Chen, who has always been gentle and full of etiquette, is yelling and cursing. His current behavior is enough to make those who have seen him preach insane. It is difficult to connect the now-cursing bishop with the serious preacher.

"Calm down, Lord Lu Chen. His Majesty Robert has not passed this so-called 'Anti-Eastern Decree' yet. Don't curse here. If someone hears it, it will not be good to convey it to the Iron Throne. The fat man in King's Landing has always been Looking for opportunities for you.”

A man from the Riverbend cultivated a top-quality red rose. This red rose was purchased by Mace Tyrell, Duke of the Riverbend, with a knight's fief. In the words of the Duke, this kind of rose is perfect for the Tyrell family. The coat of arms is worth paying for a knight's territory.

While Lu Chen was talking to Gleicher, Hugo had been reading the documents sent from the West. Hugo’s publishing houses in Westeros and Essos were also Andas’s spies, and they would regularly publish the collected documents. Of course, it is impossible for Hu Ge to read the original records. What he is holding now is what Minister Black Blade Canatir compiled and deposited.

More importantly, Westeros is now in a state of high prosperity. The rising new rich and wealthy need to use a luxury product to show their status, and everyone in society has extra spare money. There is also a need for consumption, and the rose market just meets everyone's needs.

The so-called rose craze is a craze for cultivating and buying roses that arose in 292 AD. The cause of the matter was that a Myr scholar who immigrated to King's Landing cultivated a winter rose that was better than the winter snow rose in Winterfell. The winter snow rose is in perfect condition, color and style.

Gleicher said on the side that the current former slave owner has completely separated from the image of the one who used to whip slaves with a long whip. If someone didn't know Gleicher's past, they would even think that he was a man of noble birth. Eastern Andal nobles.

Roses have also been given more and more meanings, such as love, friendship, and even nonsense that roses are good for the body. Anyway, they are developing in the direction of more and more nonsense. Even people who have never cared about what is happening in the city In the countryside, some wealthy villages have also begun to resell roses.

This directly ignited public opinion. If you cultivate a rose, you can become a knight and rise in class. This is really tempting to the people. Soon, rose breeders appeared in the cities of Westeros.

"If the fat man wants to come, then let him come. I'm not afraid of those fat-headed people." Lu Chen immediately pushed back, but did not continue to insult him.

"I have to admit that these people are very smart, and their entry point... is also very clever. It seems that the school city is still very powerful, and they discovered this node-the rose craze so quickly."

The scholar dedicated it to His Majesty King Robert. Robert was very satisfied with this winter snow rose. He spent a lot of gold dragons to buy this rose and paid more money to the people of Myr, asking them to cultivate more winter snow roses. Roses adorn the Red Fort.

If the law goes up and down, things that the supreme ruler likes will soon be sought after by the lower class. Soon, the sales of roses will become smoother and smoother, and the price will even increase and the supply will exceed the demand. When things developed to this point, it was at most an adjustment in the supply and demand relationship due to the preferences of the upper-level rulers. However, something happened that completely changed the overall situation.

Under the craze of rose trading, this flower quickly reached a value that was not its original value, and speculators soon appeared to resell roses to make profits. Under their activities, the price of roses became higher and higher. As a result, there are more and more people on both sides of the narrow sea who invest their wealth in rose cultivation, hoping to cultivate the best roses to make a fortune, and even to rise in class.

After Hugo learned about the crazy rise in rose prices, he immediately understood what was going on. Isn't this "Tulip Mania"? A certain commodity is given a value far beyond its actual value through constant reselling, thus forming a phenomenon. A lot of economic bubbles.

After realizing this, Hu Ge decided not to participate in it. This kind of economic bubble in the medieval era was very uncontrollable. Its essence was to spread flowers by beating drums. After one person takes over, the next person will take over, and God knows what in this takeover. In an era where time will stop, the ups and downs of bubbles are unpredictable and uncontrollable. Hugo does not want to participate in it. He also advises people around him not to participate in it. It is a pity that someone in his court has already begun to cultivate roses.

However, Hu Ge supported the cultivation of roses. Anyway, he was just making money from others, so it was best to make money by himself. Regarding this "rose craze", Hu Ge always has a good show mentality. He is looking forward to the day when the rose market explodes - it is a matter of time - then, he will be able to see things that remind him of Scenes from past lives.

The anti-Orientalists started with the overheated market around roses and criticized the current market prosperity and the rampant "Oriental customs". Then the anti-Oriental lords proposed the "Anti-Oriental Act" to the Iron Throne.

The main content of the Anti-Oriental Act is to require restrictions on everything related to the East. However, at this stage, the core has changed again, and the core has become to restrict Eastern interests.

Over the years, as a large amount of goods and food from the East have continued to enter Westeros, the interests of many lords and towns have been harmed. The price of food for lords has become lower and lower, and the goods of towns cannot compete with the East, which is better in all aspects. Westeros cannot compete with the products of friendly merchants and even brothels in the East - many wealthy people have gone to Lys specifically for prostitution.

This group did not get meat during the Eastern Expedition, and they also took a lot of things. The dissatisfaction is getting higher and higher day by day, and the number of this group can be said to be very large. As mentioned before, getting rich and improving After all, only a small number of people got up. Although most people got something in twos and threes, their hearts were always high and high.

Moreover, you must know that people are often most active not when they are under heavy oppression, but when they have just gained a small amount of liberation from the shackles, and when they experience prosperity and freedom, they will want to get more things.

They also made crazy accusations against the nobles who settled in the east, accusing them of being "contaminated with the bad habits of slave owners". In short, they relied on being separated by the Narrow Sea to make any outrageous decisions. Even the bureaucracy established by the Iron Throne in Myr was criticized. Corruption and chaos - that's true.

And these are the reasons why Bishop Lu Chen is so angry, because if this bill is passed by the Iron Throne, then the Frey family will suffer a lot of bleeding. Due to the exaggerated number of Frey's core tribe, let alone a Panto now. In Lys, Frey and the merchants and nobles who serve Frey can be seen throughout the East. For example, in Lys, the biggest pimp in the area is actually the son of an old Frey. If the bill is passed, the economy of the Frey family will be greatly affected. Income will be cut in half immediately.

Therefore, people represented by Frey also made counterattacks and confronted the opponents tit for tat. But the problem is that the momentum of this group of people is getting louder and louder, so much so that even the Iron Throne has to pay attention. As far as Hugo knows, , the imperial meeting was held for several rounds, but in the end the result was still not discussed.

After all, those who raised objections were the Iron Throne's base. The Iron Throne could ignore anyone's opinions and could not ignore theirs. There were even great nobles at the duke level joining in, such as Hoster Tully.

The reason for the Duke of the River's objection is very simple. Tully's actual fame in the Eastern War is not obvious, and it is Frey who leads the cause in the East of the River. He sees old Frey amassing a lot of money and showing off his Becoming the leader's son made Lao Yu feel as uncomfortable as being forced to swallow a fly, so he wanted to participate in the rebellion against the East in order to restrain Frey.

If Frey is not restricted now, the commander of Hejian will probably change someone unknowingly. After Frey gained a lot of wealth in the east, the funds used to win over the princes of Hejian are becoming more and more regretful. Old Yu now feels that , I am afraid that if a fight breaks out, more than half of the river princes will have to stand on the opposite side. If they are given more time, most of the river princes may be with Frey.

The Stark family has the same troubles as Tully. As the Dreadfort resumes trade with the East during the Red King's era, the Dreadfort's threat to Winterfell becomes greater day by day, but Duke Eddard does not As incompetent as the old fish is, the Mandalay family of White Harbor also gained huge benefits during the Eastern Expedition. With Mandalay's side support, although the Dreadfort continues to strengthen, it is still difficult to compete with Stark, at least A full-scale confrontation is impossible.

In short, the Iron Throne is now in a very troubled situation. No matter how this matter is handled, it will offend a lot of people. Therefore, the Iron Throne gave an order to Hugo, who has been in Andas for a long time. That's why he discussed the matter with his senior officials.

"Well, if possible, I really don't want to leave my comfort zone." Hugo couldn't help but said when he thought of Robert's order.

Robert's order is for him, the commander of Andas, to go to Myr with Aenys, the commander of Pentos, to cooperate with the Iron Throne envoy and the next governor to reorganize the local bureaucracy.

This is the measure taken by the Iron Throne in response to the wave of public opinion. Let’s start with the simplest one. Since you said that the Eastern bureaucracy is in chaos, then straighten it out. Once the point is reached, things should almost stop.

However, this person who is the special envoy and the next governor gives Hugo a very big headache. This person's name is Petyr Baelish, yes, he is our little finger.

Hu Ge was very impressed that Littlefinger could achieve such a high position, but he was not surprised. After all, his licking dog has always been a fan of old Aylin, and old Aylin is the direct master of various positions in the East and the West. However, more importantly, Littlefinger has outstanding abilities and is the bureaucratic talent that the Iron Throne urgently needs.

Hu Ge felt off-putting at the thought of cooperating with such a person. He didn't want to get along with such a conspirator. Although Littlefinger's calculations always rely on deliberate calculations and unintentional calculations, if you know his thoughts, you can't be fooled. He guided, but the fact that he was working with conspirators still gave Hugo a headache.

But despite his big head, Hugo still has some curiosity in his heart. He really wants to see Littlefinger when the Iron Throne is extremely stable, and see if he still has that kind of ambition - but, even if he is Yes, Hugo doesn’t intend to do anything to Littlefinger. The reason is very simple. He is also a person who wants to rise to power through the ladder of chaos. He will not be an obedient servant of the Baratheon dynasty forever. After Robert’s death, the West will definitely Chaos breaks out, and that's his chance.

(End of this chapter)