King of The Wall

2021-12-04

Chapter 697 Sky-high asking price
Sky-high asking price?

Igor does, too, and he's more aggressive.

"Unconditionally open the door and wait for disposal" is naturally a nonsense. There is no such surrender. Even the so-called "unconditional surrender" of the modern Earth world is not really unconditional, but just "No surrender is allowed to raise conditions." "That's all - if nothing else, at least decency and human rights on the surface are always guaranteed. If you are a good dog after surrendering, maybe you can continue to drink soup and eat meat.

Igor's original plan was quite satisfactory: take a rest overnight, and let the artillery shoot the last barrel of gunpowder in a large interval and single-shot form tomorrow, and while fighting, mixed with an ultimatum to persuade him to surrender, ordering the defenders to send representatives out of the city Peace talks... If you can't scare them away, then the day after tomorrow, you will be brave oneself to attack.

Obviously, if Highgarden sent a negotiator at his request after his ultimatum, Igor would not be too outrageous, even if he was arrogant.

After all, that's what he wanted and asked for.

But now, before he even started to frighten, the "queen" on the opposite side took the initiative to come out of the nest and deliver it to the door.

turn up without being invited , which revealed his own weakness and weakness - Igor was worried that the siege would be difficult to fight after the gunpowder was used up, but the Tyrells were even more afraid that he would be thunderous, even chicken and dog doesn't remain!
No matter how calm and calm, neither humble nor arrogant, Ren Margaery, no matter how eloquent, eloquent or eloquent in the negotiation, can not hide the fact that they have been scared.

If you don't kill at this time, when will you wait?
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Trembling all over, cold hands and feet, and a puddle in the brain. Margaery has always been good at negotiating and buying people's hearts, but she has never learned how to deal with mental disorder when she doesn't play cards according to the rules. She considers herself not a villain, and has never been hostile to the Night's Watch in front of her. However, for some reason, this bastard has hatred with her just like she had in her previous life-from the first time she didn't know each other, every time she let him She had nowhere to use her abilities, and was restrained as if she had encountered a natural enemy.

The last time she felt teased at the Night's Watch Industrial Park, she was able to turn her head away confidently, without talking. But now, all the residents in the castle, plus all the lives of her father and brothers who are out of the city to fight and who may be alive at the moment, are all tied up in this negotiation tonight, how dare she, and how can she walk away and leave It's over?
"Lord Commander!" The flame of the oil lamp danced in Margaery's brown eyes as she looked directly at Igor, as if about to burst into anger, she resisted the urge to slap the table and stand up, squeezing her teeth out One sentence, even using the wrong title in anger, "I hope... you can... come up with some more feasible and sincere suggestions, so that this negotiation can go on!"

Although she was furious, she couldn't say anything cruel such as what could be killed but not insulted.

First, she's not a scholar, and secondly...she's terrifying dead.

Life is so beautiful and the world is so colorful.

"Smooth down, Ms. Margaery, I have no intention of humiliating you." There are not many chances for a Highgarden flower with long sleeves to help one dance beautifully to lose self-control for a short time, but in the end, Igor also wanted to To reach an agreement to end the war. After pausing for a few seconds at a moderate pace, he staggered out of the steps: "But, at this moment, both Highgarden and Reach are already in the Queen's pocket, and I want to accept your surrender... not You want me to be sincere, so you have to give me a reason.”

An old-fashioned but efficient means of pressure, which translates to “If you want my sincerity, what about yours? ". Margaery understood in an instant, and her heart suddenly fell: This is to quickly show her chips and benefits. As long as the price is right, peace is not impossible.

She was defeated in the first round of psychological confrontation, and it was a crushing defeat. It feels strange, but who keeps their men from winning on the battlefield? As long as the other party has the confidence to turn the table and the oneself does not, the performance at the negotiating table is meaningless.

The ability to think quickly returned, Margaery packed up his anger and narrowed his eyes, quickly retrieved the speech that he had already thought up, and decided to regain his strength and face the next second contest.

"Queen Your Majesty won the war, and Reach is convinced. But you still occupy less than one third of Reach's territory, and the remaining half, no matter how the Prime Minister divides his troops, and how the lords look down on the wind. , and it will take at least another month to get it all in. However, the spring planting has been seriously delayed, and now it is approaching the final opportunity, and if it is delayed, the first round of harvest will be greatly affected..."

Yes Fact, but cliché, not too threatening, Igor shrugged slightly, indifferent expression.

"Furthermore." Margaery raised his chin slightly, "As far as I know, the slave-master alliance across the Narrow Sea has also reorganized and started to force, and the Eastern Sea shores of Westeros are under unprecedented harassment. Threat."

Speaking of which, there was a voice within the Reach Army, asking the Tyrell family to throw Highgarden as a bait to continue the scorched earth retreat, and wait until the Queen's east and west lines were caught in the quagmire of war at the same time before launching a counterattack ...but this suggestion was dismissed as nonsense by most nobles, and now it seems that this stupid idea is...

"It is conceivable that the Queen must want to end the Reach war as soon as possible, and Your victorious general was transferred back to King's Landing or Storm's End to take charge of the narrow sea defense, am I right?" She stopped her pointless complaints and concluded, "Only the entire Reach under the leadership of the Tyrells has Only by surrendering in order and changing the flag and changing the flag, it is possible to shorten the ending time of the war to the shortest time, which not only avoids the occurrence of large-scale famine when the green and yellow are not connected, but also saves time for adults to clean up the group of slave-masters across the narrow sea!"

This idea is quite clear.

If you don't have much bargaining chips, start from the opponent's difficulties. Margaery not only revealed the challenges the Queen's government was facing, but also showed off her soft power: You see, even if the frontal battlefield is constantly fighting, my Tyrell's intelligence network is still operating as usual, well-informed, and far away. Variables can also be grasped quickly.

But she clearly exaggerated the threat that a loose coalition of slave-masters could pose to a burgeoning authoritarian dynasty emerging from a sea of corpses.

Igor made no secret of his contempt and asked indifferently: "What else?"

What tone!
Margaery gritted his silver teeth and continued to lay out his chips: "The Tyrell family has been rooted in Reach for a long time and has been in business for many years. They are very clear about the local forces' military strength, family culture, lord temper, and even the type and distribution of the amount of assets. We know Which one still has the strength to resist, and which one can accept the conditions of surrender without being ruthless and desperate - as long as Your Majesty guarantees the title status of the Tyrell family, we are willing to provide this information to help the Queen achieve the best interests smoothly and smoothly. !"

Hey.

This is going to sell teammates as votes? Or do you plan to use the Hand of the Queen party to root out the disobedient thorns?
Nice condition, but probably a trap, so be careful.

Igor looks intrigued—the Tyrells' shameless dynamism is a perfect match for their 'everything' slogan—everything is allowed in order to survive.

He nodded slightly, signaling Margaery to continue.

"While the Prime Minister led the land-grant military and civilians in the fierce battle against Others and the dead, Reach, thousands of miles to the south, was regretfully unable to contribute. To express my apologies and to show my respect for the Night's Watch Legion , we voluntarily assume all the external debt of Night's Watch, and on this basis, donate an additional 100,000 Golden Dragon to help Zengdi rebuild after the war!"

Repaying the debt for Zengdi is to help Igor support him power, and donating 100,000 Golden Dragons is almost an elegant way of saying bribes.

These two things are real benefits, and Margaery has wisely chosen a way that will never disgust Igor...

Honestly, he's been very helpful.

Igor's face improved without being stingy, but he still said nothing, stared at Margaery's face, and told her with his eyes: OK, but not enough.

The two looked at each other, and remained in a stalemate for several seconds before Margaery spoke again under the pressure of silence, and Brace oneself continued.

"I can see that the Prime Minister's plans are not trivial, and he wants to assist the Queen to strengthen the royal power and do a major event." And Reach happened to be the target of the operation, and Margaery did not take this bitterness. The next sentence said, "But as far as I know, the adults have never visited and learned about Reach before this Western Expedition. Information such as population, output, and ownership can still be obtained through public channels, but more information apart from this can be obtained. How many details? Do you know how many village farms there are in the whole of Reach? How many dialects do they speak? Which of the Seven do they admire the most?"

"I guess the Prime Minister can't tell. , but it's not anyone's fault. I want to remind you: what the Reach people need is the same language, the same language, the ability to understand their complaints in dialect, the ability to give orders in a way that they understand and accept, the willingness to be close and caring Their real local ruler, not a Dragon Queen who rides far away. No matter who sits on the throne and wants to quickly control Reach and bring it into rule, the best way is to let Reach people govern Reach , instead of mass killings, exiles, and blood exchanges!"

After speaking, as if to prevent Igor from continuing to pressurize with silence, she took a deep breath after a pause and added the closing remarks heavily. .

"The Tyrells have given you all the sincerity, Prime Minister. Now, it's your turn."

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(end of this chapter)