King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 130 Planning and Matchmaking

The watchtower is not high, but fortunately the surrounding terrain is flat and nothing is higher Architecture, which makes the vision of the two people almost unaffected. Even here, the end of the fence extending westward is still blurred, and only a faint line can be seen.

“How big a piece of land did you encircle?”

“As much as the Prime Minister has approved for you, you can encircle as much as you want, and you will circle as far as the place where people live—you can’t put it all together. Let's enclose the house." Tyrion shrugged: "The size of the fence has been surrounded, there are about five or six Red Keeps, don't think about it, if it goes well, I'm still worried that it will not be enough."

Igor looked around, and then looked at the first factory that had already started - if there was no need for separation between buildings, he felt that dozens of factories could be squeezed into the area enclosed by the fence. .

Tyrion continued: "Before the Six Nations army gathered at Bloody Gate, book sales were at their best, and the workers couldn't keep up with the increase in orders from dawn to dusk. With the end of the war, the growth rate of orders has begun to slow down, and after the completion of the second factory, the production pressure of paper and printing will be greatly reduced..."

"The nobles who participated in the Vale counter-insurgency And the soldiers also saw the books we printed, and when they brought the cheap books they bought in the barracks back to their hometowns, smart merchants would soon come to us and buy a lot of books to sell outside the Crownlands ."

"I have considered the problem you mentioned, but long-distance shipping is too high to become the main sales channel." Dwarf is not tall enough, leaning on the railing as if lying on it, he stretched He pointed out a piece of land on the river bank to the west of the factory under construction: "In that place, after the investment is in place, the last papermaking and printing factory will be built, and then this industry will end here. I figure it out, even if you add you For some of the books that are sold to other places, three factories are enough. If you want to expand further, you have to open up the market for the rest of the Seven Kingdoms.”

It is true that the market is saturated, in this era of backward productivity , the gap between the rich and the poor is not serious - except for the noble lords, everyone has no money, even if the cost of paper reduces the price of books, most people still can't afford it. The literacy rate among the poor is lower, and the Night's Watch industry is impossible to cut prices in order to win over customers who "seem a lot, but most of them won't buy it"...

"To open up the market, you can only compete with The major Dukes of Seven Kingdoms cooperate - we provide technology, people and start-up funds, they provide convenience and access permission." Igor nodded, and said with some worry: "I'm just afraid that these nobles will be jealous of profits, refuse to cooperate, ideas Just get the technology and go it alone. Not to mention, that Miss Margaery from the Tyrells has tried to get the news of papermaking and printing out of my set."

"Yeah, how do I remember that She's just a little girl about the same age as Nina, so she has such a scheming? If it's true, it's impossible, everyone is not a fool, papermaking and printing are not complicated things, you can't expect to rely on monopoly on this food. For a lifetime. That's why I set up business loans and fund new inventions..." Tyrion said, pointing in another direction: "Look, within the fenced area, the land is all leveled, how to use it is up to you Let me have the final say. The empty space by the river is reserved for projects that need water power, and you can arrange for those far away from the river. There are still too few workers in the industrial park for the time being, and it is not enough to attract businessmen and hawkers to come here. Develop a wave and convince some workers to move in and settle next to our fences...the situation will change soon."

Igor's eyes were straightened by Tyrion's plan: "You Do you want to make this a subsidiary town of King's Landing?"

"Why not, how many people live outside the city wall of King's Landing? They are a cheap source of labor, and when they get a job and get paid, It will quickly become an emerging class that is far richer than ordinary farmers, why don't you use the Golden Dragon Silver Stag of this group of people as money?" Tyrion took back his hand: "Of course, these are just plans and ideals. What will happen when the time comes will change at the right time. Now, the person I want to talk to you about in detail is the person.”

Igor nods, and Tyrion just brought these things to see oneself. People, in modern society, are only at the level of ordinary person, but in this poor world, it is more than enough to be a grassroots leader. As for the higher level, it is necessary to examine the ability and select as appropriate.

"The Gerolds we just ran into together, used to be a golden robe officer who quit because he was dissatisfied with the internal corruption of the garrison. I know a little bit about him. My brain may not be as smart as yours, but my skills are good enough to manage dozens of people..."

"Don't have a good word for him, I look like such a small belly. Is it?"

"Well, I'm just mentioning it, it's good for you to know what you have in mind. I recruit workers at will, as long as I can work anyway, but for the management, I would rather leave the position vacant. You can rest assured to use anyone I introduce to you." Tyrion leaned on the railing and looked at the ground more than a hundred meters below the watchtower - after the disbandment was announced, more than a dozen young people from the Night's Watch industry The leaders have left one after another, leaving only Arya, Nina and Casey to stay in place, waiting for the two leaders to finish talking and go back to reunite, one big and one small two girls are gathering together chirp chirp twitter twitter Saying something, while Igor's little valet, Casey, stood a few meters away and waited.

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"Igor, what do you think of this girl Nina?"

Originally thought Tyrion would continue to talk about other grassroots leaders, why did she suddenly mention her? Came here: "I was just about to ask you, how did she get him to my office if she was not allowed to tinker with the crafts in the workshop?"

"When you just left, I went to Sitting in your position, I felt that there was a lack of help, so I asked her to help for two days. After getting along with her, I found that she could learn everything immediately, so I had the idea of cultivating it...Improve the craft, her brother It was enough to bring those workers, I took her as a recipe, and took her in the office for a while, and she performed better than I expected. As soon as the note incident came out, I was so frightened that I ran out of the city, and she Now that you can manage the office independently, you are still not satisfied?"

"You? Accept her as a discipline?"

"Why, are you allowed to accept a female discipline?" Dissatisfied with Igor's questioning tone, Tyrion turned his head and rolled his eyes at him: "It's no exaggeration to say that she's smarter than anyone else in the Night's Watch industry except you and me, except for being a woman. It's dumb luck to find this treasure in the gravel."

Igor didn't see Nina's ability, but Tyrion took the risk and stayed in King's Landing to contribute to the Night's Watch industry. It's really hard to refute him directly: "What the office wants is management, just being literate and able to settle accounts and brains is not enough, you have to be able to receive people - she blushed and stuttered even when she talked to me, what should I do when someone comes to the door? "

"Blushing and stammering?" Dwarf showed a surprised expression, "She and I have never been together like this, a very cheerful and strong girl, she is meticulous in her actions, and there is no room for sand in her eyes." , even I dared to talk back when I was in a hurry. Go and ask the new employees in the office, who is not in love with her and afraid of her?"

Tyrion often jokes with people, but never tells lies , Igor touched his chin... Could it be that oneself came back suddenly and scared her? But without this psychological quality, how could it be possible to get a high evaluation from Tyrion?
"Tsk, it seems that the reason is obvious. You are her nemesis. She will become stupid when she meets you. Of course, it is not ruled out that she is deliberately pretending to be weak." Tyrion stared at Igor again. Will: "She likes you, I don't believe you can't see it, when you were in Vale before, she asked me every day when you would come back, and when you were lecturing just now... You didn't pay attention to the way she looked at you quietly , that's a person with eyes full of stars and tenderness like water... What are you going to do with her, to catch people's appetite, to tune-in? It's boring, okay, don't you feel sad?"

Sad , I just resisted it with self-control, Igor shrugged: "It doesn't mean that, it's just that subordinates are subordinates, women are women, and the relationship is not good."

"Is this conflict, I may There is a cultural generation gap with Chinese people? Forget it... Can I go to his culture? I am a rough person. I am very skilled at women, and it is too lame to help people. Let’s be honest, I like you as a master, and I, the master, hope you can respond a little bit, selfishness accounts for most of it, but there are indeed some serious reasons.”

Tyrion spread his hands and said His managerial reason: "In case I go back to Casterly Rock today, Nina is the only person who can partially replace my role in the Night's Watch industry and share your worries. We are developing too fast, and there are some problems in the personnel structure. The problem is that middle and senior management is the weakest link. Men sometimes are loyal to someone or a certain force because of their beliefs and oaths, but women are different. They give their feelings in return for fiery returns. She likes you, and everything you tell them to do. It takes a lot of effort to do it, but this kind of enthusiasm will not be maintained indefinitely... There is one more thing you can't forget, I don't know what the rules of marriage in your hometown are. In Westeros, once a woman gets married, she must give priority to giving birth and raising children. And for the interests of her husband and his family, you understand?"

"Understood, you should have said so earlier." Igor suddenly realized that Tyrion meant not to make Nina complete. Oneself person, can't be too confident to use this kind of female "executive", she may be abducted at any time.

"I guess you're thinking oneself is a Night's Watch, but I have to remind you that Nina likes you even though she knows you're a Night's Watch." Tyrion rolled his eyes at him: "Like A commoner girl like him has never had the chance to marry a noble family in her life, and now she has participated in the birth process of the Night's Watch industry from scratch. Both her vision and knowledge have greatly improved. Do you think she will still be willing to Marrying an ordinary person?"

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Tyrion thought he'd be safe in a short time if the rumor spreader was identified, but Igor knew that Eddard Stark might have been there. Investigating the Prince's background... The idea weighed on Igor's heart like a boulder, making him almost breathless, how could he now think about how to respond to a girl's love?
Imp didn't see Igor Impatient, still chattering: "Either hurry up to find someone who is capable enough to take the place of my discipline, or hurry up and make her your person, the longer it takes, the worse it will be, Nina is so pretty after dressing up. Well, it's not exactly a good thing for her, a commoner girl, you have to watch her, King's Landing is not as peaceful as it looks."

Igor sighed: "Got it , I have my own discretion on how to do it, so don't worry about it."

"Of course I believe you." Tyrion sighed helplessly: "Stop talking about this, talk about it. Your Vale journey, apart from Margaery Tyrell coming to you for business intelligence, is there anything worth mentioning?"

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(end of this chapter)