The king on the Great Wall

The basic national policy of "preventing the Iron Bank from entering the Seven Kingdoms" was established as early as the Targaryen Dynasty. Although Baratheon overthrew the previous dynasty, he basically inherited the former policy: although borrowing money from the Iron Bank, But the Seven Kingdoms clearly rejected Braavos's political and financial infiltration.In short - even if Tyrion did not lend money, the Iron Bank would not be able to develop this market.

"While preventing the direct financial influence of foreign powers, it does not establish its own financial institutions in Westeros." This is the mistake of the ruler of the Iron Throne, but by accident, Iger left such a large blank market, waiting for it , as if he was just waiting for him, a time traveler, to come over and do things.

It's not too cool to engage in finance like playing a stand-alone game without any competitors!

As for the idea of ​​the iron bank... in business matters, it has never been a matter of life and death.Rather than strangling, the ruler of Braavos should support and secretly help himself. As long as he ensures that the core management is all his own people, even if he dies, the night watchman industry will not fall into the hands of others—no Give the opponent the opportunity to occupy the magpie's nest and steal the fruits of victory, and life will naturally not be threatened inexplicably.Iron Bank is very good, at least it seems to be very good in public opinion, but it is a commercial organization in essence. Since it is a businessman, it is impossible not to even talk about cooperation, and it will kill people when it comes up.

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After figuring this out, the night watchman suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. He took two women, one big and one small, and Casey who was waiting outside the door with a proud expression like I am an old employee. He led the horse on the road and started to go The Night Watchman Industrial Park outside King's Landing.

The weather is no longer as hot as it was a few months ago, which directly caused the stench in King's Landing City to fade a lot. This experience was even more obvious after riding out of the King's Gate. Facing the cool breeze constantly blowing outside the city, Several people chatted and hurried on their way.Arya chatted happily along the way, talking about how powerful "Akun" is; then telling Iger that she has made rapid progress in swordsmanship recently and asked to challenge the master; she even talked about the little yellow that she secretly hid. Ben was discovered by Sister Mordane, and then he was so tight-lipped that he was almost beaten and didn't tell about Tyrion's deeds. He looked like I was just begging for praise... All the way, the voice of this little she-wolf was twittering.

According to Arya's narration, Iger is at least a little happy: Jaqen may not be teaching her everything, but he is indeed teaching her the real skills.He really looked forward to whether Arya would become a powerful female swordsman in the end.

Of course, it's just an expectation. As a time traveler who is familiar with the plot and has rich knowledge, a big man, and the "master" and the "idol" of the girl, he should use his ability to protect the admiration around him and be loyal to himself, and he should also trust and be loyal to himself. Dear friends, apprentices, and subordinates are just right—wouldn’t it be extremely unambitious to expect Arya to go through hardships like in the original plot to become a powerful killer and then protect herself?

About half an hour later, Iger arrived at the Blackwater River in the southwest of King's Landing, where he had participated in the site selection. After hanging up for two months, he went online.

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Chapter 125

From a long distance, Iger saw his family business.

No way, the assembly line itself requires a certain space and distance span, and relying on the torrent of the Heishui River to provide hydraulic power limits the orientation and shape of the production line distribution, which in turn affects the location and appearance of the factory.The factory building is a cuboid with a length of 60-40 meters, a width of [-]-[-] meters, and a height of [-]-[-] meters. From a distance, it looks like a huge brick vertical waterway lying on the bank of the Heishui River.An area of ​​several thousand square meters may not be noticeable in an industrial area in modern society, but here—in a wilderness outside King’s Landing, it is eye-catching enough even in the eyes of Iger, who once guarded the Great Wall. and eye-catching, not to mention those natives of this world who haven't seen much of the world.

Nina told Iger that when the businessman who invested in the second factory saw this "magnificent sight" a few hundred meters away, he immediately announced that he would definitely join the game.Thinking about it now, this kind of decisiveness is not without reason—hearing is believing, seeing is believing, no matter how hyped the Night Watchman industry is by yourself and Tyrion, it is not as good as bringing someone over to see for yourself that it is astonishingly huge The factory buildings and industrial parks come convincingly.

Apart from a workshop that has been put into production and another one that is under construction, there are also many smaller elongated buildings around, which are roughly living areas... The specific structure cannot be seen clearly from this distance, so everyone had to move on.

As he approached, Iger made a new discovery. The entire Night Watchman Industrial Park has been surrounded by a wooden fence that is as tall as a person. The fence extends slightly curved to the end of the field of vision. God knows how much Tyrion circled. land.The gap is the entrance and exit, just like schools and companies in modern society, with doors, big signboards... and security rooms.The half-person-high "Night Watchman Industry" is a row of large characters, which can be seen from a long distance.

There was a row of people at the gate, about a dozen people, standing on the side of the road and looking towards the city of King's Landing. Although they couldn't see their faces clearly, the figure of a dwarf among them was quite eye-catching. It was most likely Tyrion. up.Jia Kun arrived about 10 minutes earlier than Iger, and I don't know how long this line of people has been waiting for?

This really flattered Iger, he and Tyrion are partners, he has aristocratic status, and his contribution to the night watchman industry is only higher than his own... But in public, he always gives himself enough face.There is this kind of god teammate who not only manipulates the tiger but also gives you headaches, takes you to pretend and takes you to fly, who knows the sour taste.

After kicking the horse a little, the four quickly approached the gate.

"Iger, it's been hard work with King Robert!"

"I didn't do the shit, I played for two months! I accidentally got a big credit in the end." Iger reciprocated, and Iger also said modestly: "It's Tyrion, you made this place so bad that I can't even recognize it! "

Iger dismounted and walked towards his god teammates. The height difference prevented them from embracing each other, so the two had no choice but to clap their hands vigorously and shook hands tightly.

"Attention, this is Igger West, the legend who has traveled the world, the chief logistics officer of the Night Watch Corps, the top manager of the Night Watch industry, the big boss and top leader of everyone present including me!" Tyrion turned and said loudly to the others who were also waiting at the gate, "Don't run into someone and not know them next time!"

"Welcome Lord Iger!" Due to the sudden incident, the first batch of managers of the Night Watchman industry welcomed Iger's arrival with a loud but uneven voice.

"Hi everyone." Iger smiled and waved his hands. He was immersed in the pleasure of being a leader when he inspected the paper workshop last time. This time, he has become a big leader: "For some reasons, I The founder, who was supposed to lead everyone to fight together, has not been heard from for two months in a row. Fortunately, Tyrion and other talented and wise people are sitting here... Of course, everyone's hard work and hard management are also indispensible. Please bear with me I say thank you!"

"Should be!"

"Master Iger is polite."

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"Okay, let's skip the meaningless link. We are still expanding, and we haven't reached the point where we can happily brag about each other's money." Tyrion interrupted the politeness of the crowd: "This is the number one The person in charge of the factory, Ledger."

It's the director of a workshop!Iger nodded to him, remembering his appearance.

"This is Enoch, the construction team boss who cooperates with the Night Watchman."

The general contractor of the engineering team?Iger also wrote down his appearance and name.

"This is the first time I have received this kind of big job, and I have been recruiting people, and it is still not enough." The general contractor pretended to complain, but his smile could not be concealed at all. In this era of extremely slow infrastructure replacement, construction-related People in the industry—masonry, carpenter, bricklayer, etc., spend most of the year at home waiting for work in a daze. Like today, the work is non-stop, counting money until the time is soft, but they don’t even listen to it. Pass.

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Tyrion continued to introduce Iger. After a while, these dozen people knew each other with Iger. It was a little difficult to remember all of them. Yes, it is also a small family that I have never heard of.

This is very good, it can effectively prevent the infiltration and influence of those big families on the night watchman industry, and ensure its pure commerciality.

After the introduction, Tyrion waved his hand: "Okay, let's go, show our big boss a tour of our industrial park!"

In the vast area surrounded by the fence, a large area of ​​undulating and overgrown land has been leveled, and the roads that have been put into use are paved with gravel to ensure their firmness.Walking along the gravel road, there is no mud on your feet at all... Iger can see the direction signs on the roadside and the drainage ditches dug on both sides. These ditches are connected to the Heishui River. Even if it rains heavily, the industrial park will not Become Zeguo.

In the huge No. [-] factory building, hundreds of workers are constantly busy, yelling, shouting and commanding voices can be heard endlessly. The raw materials are transported to the factory building by small carts, and enter the production line from the feeding port, and go through more than a dozen processes. At the end of the production line, the pulp is fished out and sent to another trolley to dry in the sun... Obviously there are not many machines, but these passionate workers feel "in full swing".

It actually takes a few days to turn plant tissue into paper, but relying on the advanced system of flowing water production, there are several huge pieces of raw paper that have not been dried and cut every minute at the end of each production line.

Resource controllers hire free laborers and carry out large-scale production for the needs of the market... At this level, it is really a bit like the beginning of capitalism.But Iger knows that this is only an illusion of prosperity confined to the small area of ​​the Night Watchman Industrial Park after all: in the paper mill, the management and planning levels have indeed reached the leading level in the world, but except for the feeding and crushing step, which borrowed hydraulic power , the rest of the steps still basically rely on people... and in the vast world beyond the wooden fence surrounding the industrial park, Westeros and even the entire world of ice and fire are still backward and ignorant.

In a world of erratic climates, a prolonged winter could easily freeze this prosperity in the bud: slow development—then devastation—living through the winter— — Once again ushered in a summer that can provide a slow recovery for the society, and I don’t know how long it will last... It is in this hopeless cycle that people in the world of ice and fire will muddle along, have low expectations for the future, and develop and construct society. The willingness is not strong, and it still looks backward after thousands of years.

(Only by allowing society to develop rapidly in a long summer, to the point where it can calmly deal with the severe winter and prevent the severe cold from destroying commercial and technological achievements, can we get rid of this damned "loop of backwardness".)

Of course, this is still an issue that only the highest ruling class needs to consider, and Iger has not yet touched that level.Winter has arrived, but there is still a short buffer period of a few years from the temperature drop, entering autumn to the official arrival of winter. What Iger needs to do now is to seize the present moment first to ensure that he can survive safely and decently.

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According to the rules, when leaders come to visit, they always have to say something, but capital is really the best way to attract talents. Under the planning and improvement of Tyrion gathering these smart people, the production mode of the paper mill has been at the forefront of the current era ... There is a specialization in the art industry. A navigator who has been thinking about how to attract business and how to control the direction of the big ship of the night watchman industry all day long is no longer able to provide detailed guidance.

That being the case, let's stop talking nonsense. No matter what era, laymen lead experts, and superiors follow their own ideas to direct blindly, it will cause waste of grassroots manpower and emotional dissatisfaction.

Iger spoke highly of the mental state of the workers and the smooth coordination and cooperation among them, and then signaled to go to the next place.It was still the same in the cutting and printing workshop, and the group left the workshop without stopping, and came to the scattered small building areas they had seen before.

He guessed right, these long buildings were the living quarters for the employees.The staff dormitories are straw mats in wooden houses, and the cafeteria is just a few cauldrons and countless simple seats... Although I know in my heart that the food and accommodation conditions are not worse than most ordinary farmers in the current world, Iger still can't help it I want to sigh: Even a guy like Tyrion who is a good guy no matter how he looks at it, once he becomes a capitalist, his exploitative nature is still fully exposed.

"The dormitory must not leak air or water. This is the bottom line. When the funds are sufficient, try to equip wooden beds. It doesn't need to be too good. At least ensure that it is off the ground, insect-proof and moisture-proof. When conditions permit, we will equip an infirmary." Aiger is in charge of logistics management. The man said, and then looked at the leader of the personnel department: "You can't have a big pot of rice among the employees. There must be a distinction between high and low wages. The ordinary and excellent workers are judged, and skilled workers are paid more. Talents with multiple skills must be retained. This is the most precious resource!"

"Hurry up and write it down!" Tyrion sang in harmony with it again.

"Okay, I've already seen most of the places, generally... no, just a good job, keep it up!" Iger encouraged everyone, "Next, take me to see the training and work of the security team .”

Outsiders only thought that they recruited so many people to defend the factory area, but only Iger himself and at most Tyrion knew clearly that what he wanted was a professional army.

Make money, whatever your subordinates do, earn standing, sitting, lying down, or even running... Just make sure you have enough money when you need it, Iger doesn't care how it came, but only the "Night Watchman Logistics and Security Department", he To see it take shape and grow for yourself, let it develop completely in your own way!

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Chapter 126 Taking History as a Mirror

The Knights Templar in the Middle Ages in Europe, engaged in banking and business to expand their assets, was incomparably rich, and was the biggest creditor of many kings and dukes and counts, but was eventually wiped out by the largest customer, the King of France, with a national arrest warrant, wanting to rely on The Holy See failed to make a comeback and became a victim of the struggle between religion and royal power.Once powerful, but was kicked off the stage of history in an instant after Black Friday, why?

Iger summed up the reasons for them:

[-]. There is no base of its own.

After the fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Knights Templar had actually become bereaved dogs, but they still held a huge amount of wealth despite being dependent on others, and made the mistake of being innocent and guilty.He even forgot his main responsibility: "to ensure the safety of the pilgrimage road", and put the cart before the horse and regarded playing with finance as the main activity.

He doesn't have his own territory, but he has more money than anyone else. When faced with a turnaround by his master, he has no strategic depth, so he has no chance of turning over.

Second, lending usury to people who are far stronger than themselves.

Needless to say on this point, lending money to an existence stronger than oneself is already risky, and the Knights Templar are actually lending money to the master who took them in, or usury... European countries are fighting, the Knights But sit back and reap the benefits, who can't be jealous and annoyed?

When the master couldn't pay back the money and coveted the wealth of the Knights, the result was already doomed.

Three, there is no strong enough independent armed force as a backing.

The Knights Templar was originally a military organization, but after being defeated and returned to Europe from Jerusalem, they relied on finance and business to establish a huge network of contacts and relationships, and they themselves were "covered" by the Holy See... So they thought they were safe and forgot Ben Xing relaxed his grip on the barrel of the gun.

Facts have finally proved that no matter how many people you know and how big your umbrella is, it is not as useful as your own strength.

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Taking history as a guide, Iger is determined to take the path of the Knights Templar relying on finance to make a fortune, but he does not want the Night Watchman industry to fall into the former's general demise, so some changes must be made while imitating.

The bases, the Great Wall of Immortality and the Granted Land are the natural and legal bases of the Night Watchman. As long as you are careful, you don't offend a mad dog like Cersei... As a serious Night Watchman who has sworn, Iger can mess up no matter how much he messes up. It was the fate of being forced to hide in Castle Black, and there was no danger of life.

But this is the site of the "Night Watch Corps", not the site of the "Night Watch Industry". The two bear the same prefix and seem to be one, but in fact they are completely independent of each other—except that the latter provides materials and manpower to the former. For the time being, they are two forces that are almost completely non-interfering with each other.

Iger hopes that this temporary will become permanent.

Humans push their boundaries... To put it nicely, they are self-motivated.At the beginning, I was just a little ranger who only wanted to leave the Great Wall, but now, with resources and connections in hand, my ambition has quietly begun to brew.

Iger did not forget that he was not really a loyal night watchman soldier while he was making a fake show. He wanted to get rid of his identity as a night watchman in the future. It will be decided at a later date.

He already had a plan for the random lending: As long as the night watchmen are not allowed to participate in the internal affairs of the Seven Kingdoms, he justly refused to lend money to the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms and the Iron Throne, and set a bottom line from the beginning, and simply treated them equally If you don't look down on this head, you won't easily offend people.

The first two points are just plans, but the last point is also the only thing that Iger can really touch and exert a direct influence at the moment——the armed force, that is, this private army with the name of "Night Watchman Logistics and Security Department" up.

Surrounded by a group of subordinates, Iger was led to the security department in the northwest corner of the industrial park, next to the fence.

In the open space in front of a row of buildings that are slightly different from the staff dormitories, dozens of young men in black vests are holding training swords, practicing in pairs.The three guards of the Stark family were watching from the sidelines, pointing out that this person's posture was wrong for a while, and stopping another person's dangerous action for a while, they seemed to work much harder than Sir Alliser, the coach of Castle Black.

Of course you have to work hard, they are not like Sir Alliser... no bonus for good teaching, no punishment for poor teaching.Wait, why three Stark guards?

Iger took a look and found that all three of them knew each other.

"Haihua, Oden, David!" Iger shouted loudly: "It's nothing, just to say hello, you go on, you've worked hard!"

In addition to Haihua, the other two swordsmanship instructors are exactly the helpers Iger needs when he first comes to King's Landing.I sent them to escort the first batch of supplies to the East China Sea, and they didn’t come back until the Valley Rebellion happened. Who would want to see you again under such circumstances?

Tyrion chuckled: "The two of them, after sending your things to Donghaiwatch, the captain refused to come back empty, so he made a half-circle along the coast of the northern border, and returned after receiving a delivery order to King's Landing." , When I went to the office to ask you to make a business and asked if there was any other place that needed help, I was dragged to work, and there was also a 'hard fee'."

"I see."

Iger was relieved that when these two men were assigned to him by the Prime Minister, Ed did not stipulate how much time to assist him - as long as he needed them, these two men could always be dispatched by him. Tyrion brought them here to train "night watchman recruits ", even if Ed knew, he wouldn't say anything.But then he had new doubts: the Lannister family had ten times as many soldiers in King's Landing as the Stark family. Tyrion wanted to find instructors for the Night Watchman's logistics department, instead of looking for his own family, why did he choose all from the enemy's family? ?The people from the northern border are indeed fierce in fighting, but I don't believe that even if you just pick two out of them, their swordsmanship is better than that of the other six countries.

Is it possible—except for Jack and Morris, who are called bodyguards who are actually nanny, the other Lannister forces in King’s Landing only obey the orders of their own queen lady and the king’s guard, and have no regard for their own family members? The dwarf son doesn't hang on at all?

Thinking back on the plot carefully, Iger found that it was really possible that Tywin did not hide his contempt and disdain for his disabled son... In this case, which retainer who served the Lannister family would dedicate his loyalty to a man who had no Become the dwarf that the owner wants?

Whether it is true or not is not important in itself, and it is more likely to expose Tyrion's scars if asked, so I don't think much about it.

Iger turned his head and asked Nina: "It doesn't look like there are many people, isn't it said that it is almost a hundred?"

The person in charge of the security department, a big man named Geros, took the initiative to answer: "Half of the factory is guarding the gate and patrolling, and the other half is training. The two shifts take turns, my lord."

"Well, is that so." Iger turned his head and looked at the person in charge of logistics: "The accommodation and meals of the security team are higher than that of ordinary employees, is it possible?"

"According to Ms. Nina's order, the residences are all made of beds and bedding. As for the food, make sure there is at least one meal of meat every day."

"Ah, very good."

To cultivate a normal and strong army, first of all, the salary should not be low. Ordinary people in this world do not have the high consciousness of a certain army that can win wars with millet and rifles. Unless you plan to train an Unsullied, otherwise, eat It's easy to dress warmly, and the salary is higher than ordinary people.They are not treated preferentially materially, so where is the sense of honor and motivation to work hard?

"Are there any other items in the training? Is there only three instructors to teach swordsmanship?"

"This...not for the time being." Geros replied honestly, "It's not waiting for the adults to arrange it."

"Very well, then I will arrange it, remember it well!"

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Chapter 127 New Army - Rumor Reappears

Grandpa Mao said: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." Iger took this very seriously. Although he had no idea about rebellion, revolution, etc. for the time being, he removed the word "political power" and changed it to "give out _____ out of the barrel of a gun. "Fill-in-the-blank questions, which can still fill in a lot of content. In this chaotic and backward world, the role of armed forces is immeasurable.Regarding the construction of his own army, Iger has always taken it to heart, has a draft, and has a well-thought-out plan, so he doesn't need to act on the spot.

The army is a combat group composed of soldiers. It is easy to calculate the strength of troops and command and mobilize them when they are organized into units.Iger first determined the organization of his security force: ten people make up a squad, three shifts make up a platoon, three platoons make up a company...and so on.

There is a huge difference between having and not compiling this thing, but it is hard to say whether it is good or bad.Before the army reaches a certain size, there is actually not much difference between whether a basic establishment has nine or ten people, and how many subordinate establishments a superior establishment contains. As long as there are fixed numbers and rules, there is no need to worry too much.

Training is the key.

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"Keep the swordsmanship class, and get some bows and crossbows. It's not enough to only use melee weapons." Iger opened up the chatterbox, and continued: "Plus physical training and the practice of formation... can only Hitting is not enough, discipline and obedience are also required!"

"Bows and crossbows...discipline and obedience?" Geros asked with some unease: "My lord, do you want to train an army?"

Iger stared at Geros for a few seconds, did not answer the question, but looked at Nina: "You guys from the logistics security department, what is the basic salary?"

"A silver deer every day, my lord."

Iger looked at Geros again: "How about this salary, is it enough to support the family?"

The Minister of Security didn't know what the leader wanted to say, so he had to answer honestly: "Enough, one month's salary is enough for an ordinary farmer to farm for half a year."

"Then I'm relieved." Iger is willing and must patiently explain and induce the high-level members of the Night Watch Corps and nobles who can become customers.But now he was facing his subordinates, and he wanted to rest his mind.The other party understands best, if they don’t understand, get out, and I don’t raise stupid people: “What makes you feel like this——I offer a soldier-level salary because I want to recruit a bunch of people who only work as factory guards?”

Geros heard the dissatisfaction and questioning from his boss, and gradually blushed like Nina who suddenly saw Iger: "Understood, my lord... I will follow the rules in the army."

"Just understand. Tyrion chose you. I believe you have some abilities. Don't let me down." The Night Watch is a military organization, and a military organization trains soldiers. Even if it gets out, what can others say?Iger didn't intend to hide it at all: "In addition to what you experienced in the military, I have to add some content."

Then, Iger moved over the set used by the modern army in memory: standing posture, queue, password, pace... and even internal affairs training.Whether it is static or moving, the team must be orderly; the action of executing orders must be fast and decisive, the work and rest time must be regular, the bed and all clothing and equipment in the room must be arranged uniformly and neatly;

Although it has been streamlined, Iger managed to stun the listeners after the passage was finished—it’s just a small army. It’s all about training. Why is it so complicated?

Geros didn't remember much at all, and immediately said, "My lord, I can understand the military drills, but... it takes up the time of exercising and practicing swordsmanship to practice queuing, walking, putting away daily necessities, and making quilts... What's the point of this?" What's the use?"