King of The Wall

2021-01-25

Chapter 628 State Apparatus (Part 1)

To deal with ruthless characters, you have to be more ruthless than him.

If Tywin holds the gold of House Lannister and sticks to the natural boulder of Casterly Rock, the dragon flame will not melt the stone, and the large artillery has not yet come out. . Unfortunately, after making a wrong judgment on the situation, the old lion traveled far and wide to send oneself to the safe plain in front of Igor, and gave up the last body protection of "spatial distance" symbol.

He takes family honor above all else, it's true.

But above honor, there is a transcendent and more important matter of "continuation" after all.

Others killer and the little Queen he supports have just killed two kings freshly, and it is the moment when they are red-eyed, and they have almost a Duke's blood on their hands. In stark contrast to the murderous-looking of the former: Tywin's eldest son is in the Wall, and the youngest son is also on his elbows, so he has little confidence and chips.

It's terrifying to follow Stannis's way of fighting to the death, but he made a choice when he knew that Baratheon was hopeless. House Lannister still has a way to go. If he takes the wrong half step, he will give away 20,000 elite soldiers...

...not to mention standing at the top of the Seven Kingdoms, the stability of domination within the Westerlands alone is threatened.

Tywin Lannister, the proud lord who has held his head high for nearly 70 years, in the urging sound of the dragon hovering above his head and the thunderous single sound of cannons, he finally chose Junjie who is aware of the current affairs. , lowered his noble head.

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20,000 elite escorts, Lord Commander personally picking up people, sworn in public to become a Wall Guard member... Since the establishment of Night's Watch Legion, it has been on the "Joining" list On the list, Tywin Lannister claims to be second, and no one dares to claim first.

This breaking news outside King's Landing, like the two battles on the shores of Blackwater Rush and in the bay, and the fall of King's Landing, spread quickly to the Seven Kingdoms by witnesses and witnesses Come on. When the ordinary person only used this as a chat after dinner, the sensitive princes had already realized the political signal that the Queen camp wanted to convey.

Dragon Queen, neutrality is not accepted!
Vale, Reach, Storm Lord... Countless nobles who have already been enemies or have not yet stood in line, prepare for the battle with all their strength if they don't believe in evil, send peace talks if they see the situation clearly, and those who don't have a camp start looking for a way out. Just when everyone held their breaths and waited for the Queen's next move, the latter did not immediately launch a pursuit and conquest of Reach, but stopped at King's Landing.

Igor persuaded Daenerys to hold his breath.

In the case of occupying King's Landing to gain legitimacy, it is the enemy who should be anxious. The wolves before the tigers and the targets of public criticism have become the focus of the entire known world at this moment. What we have to do at this time is to stabilize our position, digest the victories that have been achieved, and turn them into strength!
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In addition to appointing Igor as the Hand of the Queen, Daenerys also carried out a series of other rewards and punishments.

It goes without saying that the rewards to the Unsullied and Meereen freemen Legion, as the direct subordinates of the Queen, they are the most loyal direct line of Dany. "Grey Worm" was appointed as the supreme commander of the Targaryen Dynasty army and the Lord Commander of the King's Landing garrison, and in addition to promotion and salary increases, the soldiers and officers were also widely given the large fertile land around King's Landing... In the future, they will choose The part that settles in Westeros will use these lands to support the elderly while guarding the capital of the Seven Kingdoms in a manner similar to "fu soldiers", replacing the golden robes packed with people from various Crownlands families.

In three major battles in a row around King's Landing, Igor was second only to a lesser-known character: Victarion Greyjoy's erstwhile lieutenant, Ironmen Warrior -- Newt "The Barber". This man succeeded the commander who went to Meereen to rescue the pocket Iron Fleet after Captain Iron was buried in dragon flames. In the Blackwater Bay naval battle a few days ago, it was he who led the vanguard of the Queen's fleet to entangle Stannis' Royal Fleet to the death. By not retreating, the Meereen fleet in the rear was given time to act as planned, allowing them to successfully use artillery to force Euron into the battle, and finally used the traps on the invincible Ironborn to kill the arrogant Euron Crow's Eye.

Daenerys graciously named him "Guardian of the Iron Islands" to show his favor, but since the Iron Islands has not yet surrendered, this honor is only an empty title for the time being, and the territory and city will have to be fought in the future. come out.

Asha killed the pro-Uncle righteously, was pardoned by the Queen and was exempted from the Night's Watch status, and was officially recognized as "Dame Greyjoy", the patriarch of the Kraken family. After all, it took only a week for her to put on black clothed and then take it off. The oath to join Night's Watch suddenly seemed like a superfluous farce, but it was not: before she put on black clothed, her identity was still the same. It is a prisoner who was defeated and captured in the attack on North, but it is only managed by Night's Watch. Neither Igor nor Queen is qualified to "forgive her for North". Only by putting on black clothed and making a clean break from past crimes, and then as a Night's Watch loyal to the Queen, can you justifiably offer advice to Daenerys and ask to fight, and rely on the great deeds you have made to wash the whites and go ashore...

As soon as the program went away, House Stark's mouth was successfully blocked, so that the North people had no reason to take the opportunity to attack.

Speaking of which, Asha and Newt's credit is really hard to judge, but the former is "Igor's person", the latter is "Queen's person", anyone of course All have to take care of the direct line first, which is the first time that the ruling family of the Iron Islands has been transferred outward from House Greyjoy. As for how Igor rewarded Kraken's daughter for offering Dragonsteel armor, that's a matter within his land-grant faction.

The Queen then gave Tully and Martell the honorary titles of "Guardian of the Riverlands" and "Guardian of the South", and reaffirmed the status of Stark and House Lannister "Guardian of the North" and "Guardian of the Westerlands" ; Pardon the Crownlands nobles who once served the Baratheon Dynasty, and keep their titles and territories roughly unchanged; on this basis, the two territories of Dreadfort and River Ferry will be cut off from North and Riverlands, making them directly governed by the Royal Family, Incarnated as the actual enclave of the Crownlands; finally, the Dornish Marches area was pre-divided in advance for the latter part of the land that Reach and Dorne had always disputed, so that the Martell family also had a fertile grain production area.

These are the pre-war conditions that were promised before the war. Naturally, there is no going back, but where there are people, there will be conflicts of interest. Although the Dorne people are satisfied, Frey and Bolton are basically at ease, but North and Riverlands will naturally protest the Queen's snatch of their subjects, not to mention that the nobles of Westerlands and Crownlands will also be punished for not receiving any actual punishment. Anxiously.

In order to balance this "injustice" state, Queen has launched a new product: "Targaryen National Bond".

The Westerlands, who had previously been a wall-riding faction, and the Crownlands nobles who had served the snatchers, had to buy "national debt" with their family property to atone for their sins in the form of supporting the subsequent conquest of the Targaryen Dynasty; while North and Riverlands, those nobles who have sent troops to support the Queen but have no real benefits, will receive a lot of national bonds as a reward. To put it simply - Daenerys gave financial compensation to the nobles who supported them in the form of "white strips" to appease the unbalanced psychology that they worked hard but did not get any benefits.

The financial situation of the new dynasty can be seen at a glance, so naturally... the nobles who paid for the national debt must be redeemed after three years, while the North, Riverlands, etc. The nobles must also exchange the coupons for cash after three years.

A discerning person can see at a glance: This is clearly a copy of the "Night's Watch bond" without changing the medicine. I want to use the former's good past credit to support Targaryen Dynasty pay a small price for big rewards In return's wishful thinking, but the difference between the two is that the "Targaryen national debt" is in the order of hundreds of thousands, but without the support of the real industry, it is completely selling the regime's credit and future. This so-called "national bond" will be a piece of waste paper for a long time!
In order to avoid all kinds of rumors from damaging the Queen's prestige and honor, and to prevent the heroes who got the "white strips" from being dissatisfied and their loyalty shaken, the country's credit collapsed before it was established. Igor also announced a big news on the same day: the Night's Watch Arsenal, which is being built day and night in the industrial park, will sell artillery, explosives, and supporting personnel training and follow-up maintenance services in the future. Do not accept real gold, white silver, only accept "point coupons" - that is, the purchase of Targaryen bonds!
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Of course, he didn't make up his mind and decided to give up the crushing advantage of exclusive ownership of hot weapons. The key is: the final interpretation right of the transaction belongs to us.

Night's Watch Arsenal is the one who has the final say, and in this "dictation", there is too much room for manipulation.

The first is delivery.

As Arsenal is still under construction, the new products after completion will also be given priority to Queen's war of conquest, so it is natural - you can place an order, and when it arrives depends on my mood. There seems to be little comparability between "get cash in three years" and "buy a great killing tool now", but customers who are excited to buy artillery with national bonds will be disappointed but helplessly find out: they hit Queen's The strategy of delaying the army - even if the order is placed immediately, it will take two or three years to get the goods, which is almost the same as the payment time of the first batch of Targaryen government bonds!

Then there's the price.

Because there is no semicolon in this one, the result of monopoly is naturally: complete pricing power. The cost of bombs is in Silver Stag, but I listed the price in Golden Dragon; the cost of an iron gun can reach double digits, and I have to sell the price of Valyrian Steel Sword; plus gunpowder, artillery training courses, follow-up maintenance ...what, too expensive? Then your Excellency will continue to fight with swords, and hope that your enemy is also a poor ghost!
Last is the product.

Igor Of course it is impossible to sell the latest product to potential competitors, not even the next product. Passing through the first two teachers called "Old Big Brother" and "Pretty Country" taught him a Yin Sector strategy - leading across generations. Igor is currently using the first generation of artillery, and the second generation has been transformed into a mature blueprint in the land grant test. It will be put into mass production in the industrial park, and will soon be used to deal with the reorganized Reach land... until the third The second generation can also be produced, and the fourth generation has also entered the actual measurement stage, so he will calmly start to sell the first generation.

The disgusting thing is that even the old first generation can still have room to be castrated into a "monkey version" - if he wants to!
In this way, no matter what way the arms eventually flow to whose hands, he will have all-round generation difference suppression. And the knowledge in his mind that has been ahead of nearly a thousand years is enough to make this suppression continue until the end of his life, and it can't be used up!
Endorsed by the platform of his legendary hero and the terrifying power of the hot weapon, the immature and fragile financial state of the nascent Targaryen Second Dynasty will be stabilized in an instant, and further...

On Publicly, based on the "Targaryen National Debt", Igor's long-term plan to "promote hegemony to the known world" has quietly begun;

For private purposes, Night's Watch industry and Legion have been operating for many years. He has cultivated a large number of talents in various industries: the patent for thermal weapons belongs to him, the boss of Arsenal is him, and even the team responsible for running the "national debt" is almost the same person who engaged in the "Night's Watch bond" back then... Through this kind of In this way, he will be able to hold unparalleled weight and voice in the future Westeros.

Most of the seats in the front are still empty, and the newly appointed "Master of Coin" is still on his way from the Westerlands to King's Landing to take up his post.

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(end of this chapter)