The king on the Great Wall

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But here comes the question: what is he planning to persuade the queen to repay a sum of money that she never borrowed? !

"Inheriting this arrears is related to the national credit of the Kingdom of Westeros. If the queen is willing to express goodwill and sincerity, her new kingdom can be recognized and accepted by the Free Trade City-state as soon as it is established, and various trade transactions will immediately The recovery is even more prosperous than before." Taichu did not wait for Iger's statement, but continued to follow the temptation with a smile: "In addition, the Iron Bank will also contribute funds and efforts to provide support for Her Majesty's war to retake the Seven Kingdoms. Of course, considering the debt owed It is true that the loan was not applied for or obtained by her, and she was not directly responsible for the overdue breach of the contract. The bigwigs of the Iron Bank also kindly provided a grace: the interest on this loan will be wiped out and the interest will stop. When repaying her subsequent loans, she can just pay off the principal a little bit by the way—the amount of 200 million may seem huge, but it is covered by the taxes of the seven countries, and then spread over decades, it is not such a heavy financial burden burden."

As a professional negotiator, Techu Nestos spoke euphemistically enough, but Iger was also battle-tested, so he easily extracted a lot of subtext from it.

The first sentence "Inheriting this debt is related to the national credit of the Kingdom of Westeros" means: If the queen does not approve of this debt, then Braavos will judge that the credit of the new kingdom she built is poor, There is no way to borrow money; the second sentence is equivalent to saying: If the Queen refuses to accept the account, it will be difficult for her to be recognized by the Free Trade City-State after regaining power, and the trade between Westeros and Essos will also be difficult. will be affected or even cut off.

The first half of the second half of the sentence is a very cryptic hint: if the Queen disagrees, then the Iron Bank may continue to support her enemies... In the end, following the principle of businessmen and qi making money, the Iron Bank did not patronize At the end, he took a step back and said: If the queen is willing to pay back the money, she can give it a discount.

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No wonder this guy didn't dare to go directly to Daenerys. If the queen understood the call, if it was a bad one, he would be caught and fed to the dragon!

An unknown fire ignited in Iger's heart, but it was suppressed by reason before it reached its peak: Whether or not Robert Baratheon should inherit this bad debt seems to be just an economic dispute, but in fact it is It is a major event that is separated from the ordinary level and suspended at the height of the country-and when making political decisions at this level, it is taboo to substitute personal emotions, or use the words of ordinary people like "I didn't borrow this money, so I won't pay it back". Brain circuit to think.

The core of this matter is not "whether Daenerys should pay back the money Robert borrowed", but - "after the old regime is overthrown, should the new regime inherit the legacy debts of the old regime"!

Putting aside the interference of narrow emotions and simplifying the modeling of things, this issue suddenly becomes worth exploring.

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Iger does not have a deep understanding of the history of the world of ice and fire, so for the time being, he can only refer to the history of the world before traveling through the earth. , and indeed most of the new governments are doing just that.

So why are these new regimes willing to admit that they are not their own debts?

There are many reasons, mostly economic and political.

Economic aspects: Unlimited cash loans are different from bad debts such as "war reparations" and "unequal treaties". When Robert Baratheon began to borrow money from the Iron Bank, the Targaryen dynasty had been overthrown— — Except for the initial small part of the 200 million gold dragons that were used to quell the Baron rebellion, they were basically spent by the "looters" for peaceful purposes such as holding various grand events, rewarding meritorious nobles, maintaining the dignity of the royal family, and improving and increasing infrastructure up.Although millions of gold coins and silver coins have already been squandered, they have basically not flowed out of Westeros-and this also means that after Daenerys unifies the Seven Kingdoms in the future, although the treasury of King’s Landing may be empty, But money has already flowed into every pipeline and gear of the state machine through various means, lubricating its operation and prospering its development...

That is to say in a popular sense: wealth is in the folk.

As far as Iger knows, the loans issued by the Iron Bank are real gold and silver instead of banknotes, except that the interest rate is slightly higher (he does not know the exact figure, but it is obviously more than 5% per annum) In addition, there is no vain... The new regime does not seem to get a penny, but it should be noted that what it inherits is not the treasury, but the entire country, and the new king can actually enjoy this real money The benefits brought by the inflow of silver into the country.

This is also the main reason why the logic of "I didn't borrow the money so I don't pay it back" works at the individual level, but it is not widely recognized internationally at the national level.

In addition, the turbulent period of regime change is often also the period when the new ruler is most short of money. If at this time a big external benefactor says, "You admit the legacy debts, I will lend you some more money to tide over the difficulties." attractive conditions.

In terms of politics, the influencing factor is even greater: the first thing after the establishment of a new regime is to gain the recognition of the international community—whether it is verbal or factual, unless the country is so rogue that it does not need external recognition, or Strong enough not to be afraid of foreign interference... Otherwise, the best way to gain recognition is to protect the legal property and interests of other countries in this country, including inherited debts.

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After thinking about things for a while, Iger realized that his thinking was too complicated. Before the establishment of a real power "world government", sovereign countries were the top-level organizations. Apart from being afraid of other more powerful countries, in fact It will not be constrained or forced by a "superior unit" to inherit the legacy debt.

This debt, the queen will admit it if she wants to, and if she doesn't want to, no court staff will come to her for tea with a note.

Therefore, the real simplified result of this question is not "should inherit", but "whether to inherit".

After putting aside the narrow emotions, and further removing such things as morality, law, propriety, righteousness and shame, and taking interests as the only consideration like an emotional political machine, things finally became clear.

Those new regimes that are willing to inherit the debts of the old regime either have demands from creditors, or are afraid of armed intervention and sanctions from creditors.Under such circumstances, not to mention good debts such as cash loans, even if there are bad debts such as war reparations, you have to obediently admit it...

Thinking about it the other way around, what if the new regime neither seeks nor fears creditors?

Of course, you can refuse to accept the debt without hesitation, not to mention bad debts, even good debts that the world thinks should be repaid. Money never existed!

Whether the Queen will inherit the remaining debts of the Baratheon Dynasty after regaining the Iron Throne depends not on who borrowed the money or whether she is willing to pay it back, but on whether the new Targaryen Dynasty has what it wants , Are you afraid of the free trade castles across the narrow sea!

So, did you ask for it, and were you afraid?

Iger also hoped that the answer was no, but unfortunately, after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that things backfired.

Unlike the Celestial Dynasty, Westeros does not have a long history of great unification and an excellent national spirit of unity and tenacity. The Seven Kingdoms have just formally become a whole, and the "Great Kingdom Project" dedicated to Daenerys is another major event. The transformation of the reform... In the process of implementation, it is inevitable to encounter resistance and counterattacks from the old forces, and the domestic situation does not know how many years it will take to completely stabilize.In such a situation where the internal struggles are not small, instead of trying to win over external allies, instead of offending everywhere, it is really called internal and external troubles, and it is difficult to move forward.

"Commander-in-Chief." Looking at Iger's pensive expression, Taichu Nestors smiled briefly - he likes to deal with people who are not emotional, and can complete tasks in most cases, "presumably You already have a few points in your heart, but I came here this time just to say hello, not to demand that Your Excellency immediately go to the Queen to persuade her to admit her debts, so please be at ease, Your Excellency... Besides, the big shots above me are here Before leaving, I added one last thing, so that I can only tell you."

Seeing that Iger looked up at him with no intention of answering the question, the emissary smiled and dared not continue to tell the truth: "The superior instructed me to tell you that if the Queen finally agrees to inherit the debt owed by the Baratheon Dynasty, whether it is because of your According to the decision made by the opinion, the Iron Bank will waive the one hundred thousand gold dragon owed by the Night Watchman Corps."

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Ho, what do you mean, you want to bribe me?

A sneer floated on Iger's face: The people in the Iron Bank are really a bunch of small calculations. It sounds nice, "whether it is because of your opinion or not." But in fact, as the queen's comrade in mind, the strength of the If the strongest follower bites to death and opposes inheriting this debt, Daenerys will agree to take over this bad debt.

Iron Bank wanted to use the [-] gold dragons to buy itself to protect its interests, or at least not to raise any objections!

Thinking about it carefully, most of Taichu's companions will also put forward similar conditions when they go to see Petyr and Varys. Even if one person has a hundred thousand gold dragons, as long as Daenerys can be won in the end, 30 will be exchanged for 200 million + a long-term With clients and three hidden allies, Duodu is a business that does not lose money.

But the problem is that the [-] golden dragons were borrowed by the Night Watch to fight against the White Walkers. They belong to the official debt, and the repayment will be paid from the public account. In the future, there will probably be subsidies for national defense expenditures, not from their own personal It's out of pocket, so it's inevitable, and what does it have to do with him?

As if seeing through what the night watchman was thinking, Tai Chu immediately added: "Of course, if the Commander-in-Chief is not satisfied, there is actually another plan - we will not announce the decision to cancel the debt on the surface. Receive the money as usual, but don't transfer the money to the account of the Iron Bank...Where to send it or whose account it is credited to, it is up to you, Commander-in-Chief, what do you think?"

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Chapter 539 The Mysterious Visitor

Although the timing of the Iron Bank's visit was a bit unlucky, and although the two sides talked about some unpleasant things, even if they talked for a long time, they did not reach any agreement... But it depends on the good history of cooperation between the other party and the Night Watchman in the past and the kindness of helping hands For the sake of it, Iger has always maintained his self-restraint, and he didn't show much discomfort throughout the whole process.

But the messenger's last words blew up the powder keg.

The oppressive silence lasted for three or four seconds before he spoke again.

"Your Excellency Tai Chu, I can pretend that you didn't say what you said just now, but please remember and go back and tell the 'big shots' above: Although I am a warrior, my loyalty to the queen cannot be bought by a golden dragon! "Iger was really angry. Not only did his reason not suppress his emotions this time, he even fueled his anger: "Maybe I will persuade the queen to inherit the debt of the usurper, maybe not—but even if I finally persuade and succeed Persuading His Majesty to accept and repay this debt must be because after weighing the pros and cons, she judged that doing so would be the most beneficial to her rule, not because anyone promised me a lot of property!" He raised his face slightly, glared at each other and added: "I'm a reasonable person——If the Iron Bank is willing to cancel the debts of the Night Watch Corps, that is a noble dedication. I will applaud and pay respect. If not, it is also your duty to stick to your own rights. I will never Put an extra word and even hold grudges because of it. So, do you understand?!"

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Probably because the stove in the office was burning too hot, or maybe it was frightened by the sudden turn of events of the night watchman. A bead of sweat rolled down Taichu Nestos's forehead, and his face was no longer as calm as before: with Seeing Iger's gloomy face, he let out the declaration that even if he was angry, he was gentle and gentle, and he was not ruthless, but no one dared to ignore it. A terrifying coercion also emanated from him, overwhelming the sky and covering the sky. Almost got myself out of breath.

As the envoy of the Iron Bank, relying on the strong strength and great influence of the organization behind him, he has talked and laughed with countless princes and nobles and ministers of power from all over the world. Even the roar of King Robert never made him feel scared... But today, at the angry vigil In front of the commander-in-chief, Tai Chu experienced the feeling of being scared to pee again after many years.

Is this the unique aura of the Son of Prophecy who has a powerful army in his hands and comes out of the sea of ​​corpses and ghosts?

Frightened by the power of the real dragon at close range, Tai Chulian completely forgot the follow-up speech he had planned, and tried his best not to stutter: "I...understand!"

"That's good." Iger said with a calm face. Now that his face was lowered, he didn't even bother to deal with it now: "I still have something to do, please do it yourself, don't send it off!"

The terrifying coercion that could scare people out of a heart attack came and went quickly, and as Iger lowered his head and stopped looking at him, it dissipated completely in a blink of an eye.However, once momentum is overwhelmed for a moment, it is difficult to regain it on the spot.Therefore, Taichu Nestos, the dignified ambassador of the Iron Bank, who is always a guest and uncle everywhere, obediently agreed like a child scolded by a teacher, then stood up, and couldn't help but shake his seat after saying goodbye. The chair that passed by was placed in the correct position, and then he stepped back and left, and went out the door.

***

The reason why Iger got angry was not because Gao Fengliang regarded money as dung, so he "felt his personality was insulted" when he encountered bribes.It was because of the discovery that the other party actually dug a hole and wanted to jump into it.

Whether Daenerys inherits or not inherits the 200 million golden dragon debts left by Robert, there are advantages and disadvantages. There is a reason for which side to stand on, and there is no right or wrong in the final decision.But once the [-] golden dragon benefit fee is collected, then my life will be over—the moment when the first money from the night watchman's loan repayment went around and entered my pocket from the army's account , he will transform from an innocent warlord and power minister into a hidden stake buried by a comprador and iron treasury beside Daenerys, and he will have to consider the interests of his other master for the rest of his life.

Thanks to the blessing of traveling through the pre-information age, he has seen a lot of real people and real stories, and he has even guessed the follow-up routine of the Iron Bank: At first, they would only ask him to reveal some insignificant stories with the convenience of being in front of the imperial court news, to speak good words for the Iron Bank in the Queen's ears; but as the money from the Night Watch Corps to repay debts continued to flow into his pockets, and the "mutually beneficial" cooperation between the two parties continued to develop, the relationship became closer, and while he was getting deeper and deeper, The demands on the other side will also go further and further... One day, I will be reduced to the level of leaking military secrets, harming the Queen's interests in order to enrich other countries.

If that's all, then he's still just a "violent traitor" and a double-faced person, at best he's just a bad guy.But everyone will definitely have political enemies and enemies, if one day in the future this kind of black material is caught by the enemy and used to make a fuss, and he is beaten down because of his economic style and even loses his head... then it will be a laughing stock years.

Sufficient experience and experience made him understand: although power and money can be transformed into each other, he must also pay attention to the form and method.Right now, as long as I overcome obstacles and follow the plan step by step, in the future in the new Kingdom of Westeros, I will be among the top core real power factions... After the completion of the Great King's Land plan, as the top power of the empire, He can have thousands and thousands of ways to improve his life reasonably and legally without practicality.

On the contrary, it would be short-sighted and foolish to hand over the responsibility to others for the mere [-] Golden Dragons—not the kind that will be credited at one time—without accomplishing the plan.

Being treated like a fool is the behavior he hates the most, not one of them.

However, while resolutely rejecting the temptation of the [-] golden dragons, Iger didn't say anything to death.He can't sort out the pros and cons of such an important matter in a moment and make a decision, but in case in the future, after discussing with allies and staff, he feels that it is more cost-effective to inherit the debts of the previous dynasty, then the reward given by the Iron Bank is not worth it. White don't want.The last sentence he said to Taichu just now expressed the meaning very clearly: I definitely don’t want direct bribes, but... Although I haven’t made up my mind to help you now, if the Queen approves and inherits Robert in the future Don’t break your promise to the debt you promised to forgive.

One hundred thousand golden dragons is the official debt of the Night Watchman, and he does not need to pay it out of his own pocket, but as the actual controller and biggest beneficiary of the Legion Commander and the Night Watchman industry, he can definitely get a certain amount from this debt forgiveness. The level of oil and water - although there are definitely not as many as one hundred thousand golden dragons, even if it is only one tenth, it is quite an astonishing wealth.

The most important thing is that it is much safer to do accounts in your own company than to collect money directly from others!

***

After issuing an order to drive away the visitors, Iger tried to settle down and deal with other affairs, but soon discovered that there was not much he could do before the news came back from the many missions sent to subdue the nobles in the north.Since he couldn't calm down anyway, he simply pushed the letters and documents, put on his coat and went out, and led the guards to talk to his ally Littlefinger.

Coincidentally, Petyr was also on his way to find him, and the two met on the way.

"It seems that those bastards who lend money have also approached you?" The Queen's Hand took the first step to speak with a clear expression. Although it was a question, it was actually a completely definite statement.

"Well, you want me to persuade the queen to inherit the debt of the snatcher, and you want to buy me off." Iger didn't hide it—as an ally, proper intimacy and frankness are beneficial and harmless, "The price offered to me is secretly Forgive the debt of the Night Watchman Corps, and pay the repayment to my personal account, hmph... what about you? The dignified Queen's Hand, the Iron Bank must have offered a higher price."

"I can't measure how many gold dragons are worth, but it is really high enough to make my heart flutter." Petyr nodded with a smile, but did not say the specific conditions, "But I resisted the temptation - by firmly remembering two lessons: one [-]. Every coin that the Iron Bank takes out must be doubled; [-]. Apart from money, it is best not to owe them anything else."

Iger nodded approvingly, but a cloud of haze floated in his heart: Since you resisted the temptation, why didn't you want to talk about the details?If one's own frankness does not get an equal response from the other party, anyone will feel uncomfortable.

He concealed his displeasure: "So, you finally rejected their request?"

"That's not true. Such a major matter should not be decided in a hurry. My idea is: delay it first, and then make a decision based on the financial situation after taking King's Landing. If the funds are tight at that time, then admit the debt and borrow some to support it. If there is no shortage of money..." Littlefinger shrugged, "Let's not talk about this, what I want to talk about is the next two alternatives proposed by Iron Bank, have you noticed the hidden information?"

Iger was at a loss: "What alternative?"

"Did the person who came to see you not mention it? The Braavosi may offer us different conditions for wooing us, but it would be too strange if the requirements are different." Little Finger frowned, rather Some doubts: "It is the condition claimed by the comer - if any one of them is achieved, the Iron Treasury can cancel all the 200 million debts of the Iron Throne while still recognizing the queen's legal dominance over Westeros - are you sure you don't?" hear?"

Iger shook his head, but he hesitated in his heart: Could it be that his frenzied performance was too exaggerated and the chase was too fast and decisive, which caused Tai Chulian to finish what he originally wanted to say?

Littlefinger didn't think that Iger was pretending to be stupid, so he shrugged and said: "The alternative conditions are: the Queen marries Aegon Targaryen, or allows the Iron Bank to enter Westeros to open a branch. As long as these two If any one of them is fulfilled, not only will the 200 million debt be written off, but the benefits promised to me will also be paid. What did you think of?"

It turned out that this is the case. In this way, what the Iron Bank offered Daenerys was actually one of three options: either to pay back the money, or to marry and marry, or to open the financial market.

The last two seem not to be worth 200 million gold dragons, but in fact one is more deadly than the other: the marriage actually allows Aegon to grab the fruit of victory, and with his gender advantage, he will be the real king at that time—— said the little prince It may have agreed to the Iron Bank’s inheritance of debts or even other more excessive conditions; and the opening of the financial market—R’hllor above, with Westeros’ backward and immature system and financial structure, this move is tantamount to breaking the entire The kingdom's economic control has been handed over to others... These bastards who lend money have a good idea!

Littlefinger asked himself "what did he think of", and he thought of a lot, but what answer did he want?

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Chapter 540 The Difference Between Heaven and Earth

Iger was thinking about it, but Petyr didn't wait for him to think about it, and revealed the answer in his own words.

"What makes me suspicious is the 'marriage' - what is the relationship between the Braavosi and that little Aegon? Trying to facilitate this union?" Littlefinger's tone was as cold as the weather, "My first reaction at the time was: The Iron Bank must have negotiated terms with that little Aegon, terms that the queen would not agree to, that 'prince' 'It has already been fully recognized, and the only thing he owes is to be honored by the queen. He used overdraft and sold the national interests of Westeros in exchange for the support of the Free Trade City."

It's a very normal way of thinking, anyone with a little brain can think of it, Iger nodded and said nothing, waiting for the next word.

"If that's the only way, then it can only be considered that this gang of loan lenders is too treacherous, and there is no way to accuse the little prince of being shameless—after all, given his disadvantage, there is no way out if it is not for this method. But what followed Another thought of this made me shudder." He moved closer to Iger, and whispered in a heavy tone: "I looked back a little in my spare time, and suddenly thought - only a father would be willing to bleed so much for his son's marriage. Is there any Possibly... The Iron Bank is not 'just negotiated terms with little Aegon', but has been his 'father' from the very beginning? This 'prince' is just a certain Vale that Braavos randomly picked out as a puppet A boy with the characteristics of Leah’s bloodline, or even the biological child of a powerful person? Do Varys and his companions hidden in the shadows want to swallow the whole of Westeros in this way and make the Seven Kingdoms free? The backyard where the trading city-state harvests resources and squeezes out money? Could it be that this little Aegon has never had any sense of existence for more than ten years, but he can immediately make a difference as soon as he appears... With a lot of money The real reason why it is available, and with the help of a strong army like the Golden Group, and won the approval of the Free Trade Castle without any effort?"

"It seems to make sense..."

A lot of rhetorical questions came down, Iger's pupils opened slightly, and the hairs on his body stood up.It's not because of Petyr's whimsical but frightening guess—in fact, I have already had similar doubts, but because: the same idea, I rely on the amount of information from the traveler and the God of the readers of the original book Only the advantages of perspective can be summed up, but the little finger in front of him, as a native of the world in the game, relied on some subtle clues to deduce a lot!

What kind of intuition does this require?

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What Iger didn't know was that, in fact, even Petyr himself didn't quite believe this extreme inference. He came here to talk about it. Compared with reminders and warnings, it was more of an idea of ​​"exaggerating the horror of the enemy." to bring this 'Anti-Varys Alliance' closer".

But seeing Iger in a daze after speaking, Littlefinger also said that the commander-in-chief of the night watchman was frightened by his speculation, so he had to quickly add a few words of comfort: "Don't be too nervous, the above are just my most extreme conjectures, The actual situation is not necessarily so bad - and if it is, just remember this: there is no problem and enemy in the world that is inequitable between you and me."

Iger put away his surprise and nodded his approval, and was about to say something more, when a few angry men passed not far from the two of them and the guards, their cursing voices were so loud that they could be clearly heard several meters away.Wanting to keep it secret, the night watchman had to close his lips temporarily, but when the small group of people passed by, he suddenly realized two problems: [-]. He seemed to have heard some insulting words to Daenerys; Second, I did not recognize the identities of these people from the characteristics of their clothing.

"Who are those?"

He became vigilant: in Winterfell, either his Black Legion or the Unsullied of Queen Daenerys, he knows all the remaining members of the Stark family, and there should be no strangers—especially this kind Strange Stranger is right.

Littlefinger obviously also heard part of the content, and snorted coldly: "It's just a bunch of despicable pirates, so don't mention it."

It turned out to be the Ironborn, and now Iger remembered that two batches of uninvited visitors came to Winterfell in a row recently. One group came from the Braavos Iron Vault in the east, which he had already seen, and the other group came from the Iron Islands in the west. , came here under the banner of peace and claimed to negotiate—but the target was the queen herself instead of her royals, and I didn't know what the hell she was planning.

Ask any questions, the Queen's Hand is standing by your side.

"Why did they come to His Majesty, has the Prime Minister heard about it?"

"I'm planning to tell you if you don't ask." Littlefinger put away his nervous expression when discussing the Iron Bank and Varys, with obvious sarcasm and contempt on his face, "It's the envoy sent by Euron to the Queen I don’t know what gift was given, His Majesty thought they were here to pay their allegiance, and he was quite happy until they asked for it.”

"A request?" Iger became curious.

"They announced that as long as His Majesty is willing to marry the 'King of the Iron Islands' Euron Greyjoy, the islands will give up the legal status of Stannis, and instead take the strongest navy in Westeros to change flags and serve the The queen will fight." Littlefinger shrugged: "After His Majesty politely refused, the idiot who took the lead asked her to think carefully... There was something threatening between the lines. The queen was annoyed, so she ordered them to leave Winterfell today—" If you are still there tomorrow morning, you don’t have to go’, His Majesty’s original words.”

"Ah? No way, haha..." Although the laughter was not loud, Iger was really happy this time - no wonder those people were so dirty, they came all the way to send messages, and even the guest room was closed. No, it's already dark, to be ordered to leave immediately, and to have to spend the night in the ice and snow is really miserable enough.Unfortunately, this is their own fault.

Wouldn't it be great if every enemy was this stupid?

The same name with the word iron in it, the performance of the "Iron Islands" and "Iron Bank" is simply a world of difference.

Iron Bank's request is certainly annoying, but even a capable person like Petyr and a time traveler like Iger have to think carefully, why?People have this capital!The strength of Braavos itself should not be underestimated, and through diplomatic and economic means, it also has a decisive influence and control over most of the known world—it can be said that the entire external environment of Westeros.

But what of Euron the Crow's Eye?

The notoriety of a madman, and the strongest navy in Westeros?

It is true that the Iron Islands have the strongest water force in the Seven Kingdoms, but it is built by numbers and human lives, and has no gold content. The reason why they have won many battles and defeated the major forces is because the former are busy with the civil war on the mainland. He has no time to care.Not to mention Iger's cross-age artillery plan, just go to any place in the river bend, storm, or the western border or even the northern border. If you are willing to abandon other disputes and concentrate on developing the navy to fight against it, relying on the size advantage and only relying on the contemporaries All ships and weapons can fight back and forth with them...

It’s just such a small place where you don’t need anything. Instead of standing in line to swear allegiance to which side, you’re still a toad wanting to eat swan meat, trying to shake up the political situation in Westeros and swallow the Seven Kingdoms in one go... Dany Liz is not the Cersei who was trapped in King's Landing in the original plot. She holds a lot of good cards, and she has been brainwashed by herself and is ambitious to do something big. It's strange that she can give them a good face.

But having said that, no matter how unpopular the Iron Islands are, they are still a faction after all. Even if the "King of the Iron Islands" is a false king to anyone, he is still an island owner after all. Even if Daenerys looked down on Daenerys who came to show her kindness and admiration, she would never order to expel her directly as if she would overturn the table.But... Just now, I felt the quality of Euron's envoys from a distance, and Iger can imagine how these rough people provoked the Hairy Dragon Queen.

There is such a huge force behind the Iron Bank, and when it wants to intimidate and lure the queen, it knows how to send professionals to do it in a curved way through important ministers like myself and Petyr, and hide the threat in a bunch of subtext. This guy is good, he didn't even bring a bachelor, and went straight to the queen in a foolish way. To die like this, not to be tied up to bathe in the dragon's flames, Daenerys is a rare example of maintaining reason.

Le Guile, the short-lived relaxation, Iger still thought of another thing very quickly.

Since Euron could still send someone over to propose marriage, obviously he was not dead, so what happened to Asha who had brought two subordinates and brought a bunch of equipment and vowed to kill him?

Was it because of an accident on the way home, that he missed and was captured while carrying out the plan, or that he was halfway down the road and suddenly became discouraged and didn't want to be a kinslayer...

Littlefinger didn't know that his allies had secretly "sent" out assassins, and while Iger was thinking, he took out a piece of something next to him and interrupted the other's thoughts: "The Iron Bank Whether it’s good or not, the Iron Islands are all opponents that we need to worry about later, but right now there is a problem that is happening…and needs to be resolved urgently.” Petyr said while handing the things in his hands to Iger, “This matter is of a special nature. , I am not convenient to come forward, I am afraid I have to trouble the commander-in-chief."

Iger received it in his hand and found that it was a piece of wrinkled paper. When he opened it, it was filled with densely packed words. He hadn't started reading a single word yet, but an inexplicable sense of familiarity came over his face.