The Winter of Ice and Fire Is Coming

Ding!

A very clear voice.

This made Naho's eyes a bit unable to move his little finger Petil Belishi.

This is a scene that took place in the Great Wall, the shield room of the Black Castle.

When my little finger put his hand on the table, it made a metallic sound.

His hands were hidden in Mole's gloves.

"Master Petir, your hands are very special!" Najo said.

"Master Will ordered it to be cut off, right in the castle of Donghaiwang." Littlefinger smiled.

Naho looked at Will in surprise.

Will smiled and said: "Master Petil committed a crime, a capital crime, but his business ability is a talent. The Great Wall needs his talent, and this country also needs his ability. I just cut off one of his hands. It's already a huge advantage."

Naho was taken aback, and then smiled: "Master Will, are politicians able to say bad things are good."

"Tell the truth!" Will said, "Mr. Naho, Lord Pettier is the chief secretary of the Great Wall, and one of the most important ministers of the kingdom. He is the country's finance minister."

Naho stretched out his hand to his little finger: "Master Petir, long time no see."

"long time no see!"

"You two are old friends?" Will asked.

"Yes. King Robert approved me to borrow loan sharks from the Iron Vault."

"No, no, that's not a loan shark, it's just a reasonable income from the iron treasury."

"Have you received the money?" Will asked.

"No, the money that Master Petil came to borrow, even the original and profit, has not been returned to us." Naho laughed.

"This time you are going to transfer King Robert's debt to us?" Will said.

"Master Will, please ask Master Petil, the rules of the Iron Bank have always been this way. As long as you want our assistance, you have to bear the old debts."

"No!" Will categorically refused, "Mr. Najo, please go to King Robert for your old debt, it cannot be counted on our heads."

"Master Will..."

"This issue is never allowed to be discussed, Mr. Najo. Don’t apply the old rules to us. I used to be a night watchman ranger, not the prime minister of the kingdom. Look forward, Mr. Najo, not to Later. If you want the power to open banks across the continent, then you can pay Robert and the western parties' debts to Robert and the parties themselves."

Naho said: "Master Will, there has never been such a rule. If you insist on this, I will not be able to confess to the Council of Keymen of the Iron Vault. The Iron Vault will not allocate the money you want."

"Then don't pay it!" Will stood up and walked away.

Naho couldn't believe it. When Will's back disappeared in the Hall of Shields, he and his old friend Littlefinger Petyr Bailey looked at each other.

"Master Petir, you have to help me explain to Master Will. Our iron treasury has always been like this. If Master Will doesn't accept it, we will support new people."

Littlefinger laughed and said, "Mr. Najo, who are you going to support on Westeros? Support me, I am happy to reach a fixed date with you for the return of this debt."

Naho gaped.

Littlefinger poured red wine for Najo and smiled: "Mr. Najo, it’s not difficult for you to support people in the Seven Kingdoms who are willing to admit the debts owed by Robert I and Lannister of the West. It’s just that these people either It is Lord Will's subordinate, or Lord Will will be annihilated."

"No, it won't. The Dorn people have always maintained their strength." Naho has no confidence.

"You are right, because we are going to attack Dorne soon, hehe!" Littlefinger smiled. He raised his severed hand, knocked twice on the table, and made a ding-ding metal sound, as if he was saying: Attack Don!

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A few days later, Winterfell.

Will and his party came to Winterfell and met Her Majesty Shireen Baratheon.

The entourage included Littlefinger Petyr Belish, Arya Stark, God Arrow Angai, Two Captains of the Ash Guard and Ten Warriors, Rosso, who made great contributions to conquering the island of Skagos. Knight, Elder Shana of Skags Island, General Wooden Shield, Sword King Tyron Ashes, Savage King Mans Reid and Ding Dongshan.

In addition to the generals and knights, there are thirty night watchmen rangers accompanying.

In the sky, two griffins came first and fell on the stump of Winterfell City and screamed. The sound of the clank shocked the entire Winterfell City.

In Winterfell, the little Queen Shireen Baratheon was very happy to hear the cry of the griffon. She was about to run out to meet Lord Will, but was stopped by her courtiers.

It was Allister Floren, the Minister of Justice who stopped the Queen. Behind him was the young nobleman Bryce Cullen, the lord of Nightsong City, from the territory of Wind's Breath. He was selected as one of the rainbow guards by Renly Baratheon. Later, Renly was killed. He chose to surrender Stannis, was captured in the battle with the Golden Knights, and later released.

He and his half-brother Roland Storm came to Winterfell, sworn allegiance to Shireen Baratheon, and received the general treatment of royal courtiers, staying with the king to protect her.

After the Golden Knights released all the captives of the Stormlands, the Golden Knights left King's Landing. Many nobles from the Stormlands came to Winterfell to swear allegiance to the new Queen Shirin.

The Tyrell family of the River Bend also sent some nobles and generals to Winter City to swear allegiance to the queen and hope to get the status of royal courtiers.

Although the king was young, it was just when he needed people. With the help of some courtiers, she properly arranged the arrival of these people and satisfied the hopes of these hopeful people. After all, the kingdom needs generals, courtiers and other bureaucrats. .

The Minister of Justice Alister Floren is the uncle of Her Majesty Shireen’s mother and her grandfather. After he came to Winterfell, he quickly gained the trust of the little girl, and the power was in control, and soon A new party headed by the nobles of Stormlands was formed, and it controlled all the government affairs around the king. ——Although there is no actual government affairs.

Because former Prime Minister Will has been busy and failed to come to Winter City, Her Majesty Xilin has not approved the plan of the courtiers to return to King's City.

Her Majesty Xilin's plan to return to King's Landing needs to be informed to Lord Will. He is the Prime Minister of the Seven Kingdoms, the regent, and the guardian of the whole territory. You can't leave Winterfell and return to King's Landing without ignoring the prime minister who is traveling.

In Winterfell, Caitlin has no interest in political disputes. Her husband's death has already made her frustrated. She is all concerned about Sansa's marriage. After she hinted that the Stark family would find a new marriage for Sansa instead of Lord Will, Winterfell was in an endless stream of people who came to propose marriage. Except for Dorne, the great aristocrats all over the country had heirs. Climb the big tree of the Stark family.

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0882 Chapter Political Situation · Upstart vs. Old Minister

In the main fort of Winterfell, Lord Will saw the Minister of Justice Alister Floren standing next to His Majesty Shireen. This was the one who surrendered Kevon when Kevon took control of King's Landing.

Alister was originally a vassal of Tyrell in the Bend. He first followed Renly, then Stannis, and Kevon, and now he ran to Winterfell to follow Her Majesty Shireen. This person is the uncle of Her Majesty Shireen's mother. Apart from lack of backbone, he still has some other skills.

Except Alister is an old friend, many other courtiers Will are not familiar with. Most of them come from the old courtiers of the Baratheon family in Stormlands. Will saw the two sons of the Onion Knight in the crowd. The Onion Knight has several sons, and it is estimated that the other children have returned to the family territory Windfury Cape.

The old ministers of Stormlands beside the king are mostly young people. The old jazz have almost died in the battle with the Golden Knights, and the new generation of heirs or heirs in line begin to rise.

This group of people have a bad impression of Will, and Will can feel it.

The fearless Barristan Selmi sword in the white robe of the Royal Forest Guard Captain, with bright armor. Little Bran was prosperous and straight, and he was much taller. He is still the Imperial Forest Iron Guard, who is also the commander-in-chief of the Capital Garrison.

The virgin Brienne of Tas, her follower and suitor Haier Hunter were still with her, seeing both of them in white robes, it turned out that they had joined the Royal Forest Iron Guard. There are also two white robe boys, both young and heroic. One is the former Lanly’s orange rainbow guard Brett Cullen, and the other Will does not know him at all. Judging from his badge, this is already following Black Fire. When the insurgents fled to the Cole family on the other side of the narrow sea, they may have stayed when the Golden Knights returned to the other side of the narrow sea and refused to go to the other side to follow the Targaryen family to fight.

The Cole family was formerly a vassal of the Baratheon family. Later, in the division of the kingdom, they chose to stand on the side of the loser and had to exile the entire family to the other side of the narrow sea.

Because of the reconciliation between Daenerys and Will, many nobles who had fled have returned one after another, and those who would have been able to camp have come to Winterfell, standing behind the new Her Majesty.

I have to say that there is no outstanding political figure in the Stark family. From Ed Stark to Caitlin, their political talents are all pale.

When Robb Stark led the army northward, the oldest child in the family was Sansa. Sansa suffered from Will’s retiring and her sister’s ‘robbing’. She was strong on the surface, but was severely injured physically and mentally. Her experience and the lady education she received had nothing to do with the political talent needed in this environment.

Looking at Bran Stark’s figure and the heroic spirit on his face, he knew that he was only fascinated by martial arts. As for who came next to the king, who was able to get it with the help of Lord Alister Floren He must not care about any errands.

Will followed the etiquette to see Her Majesty the Queen, and introduced to Her Majesty the manager from the iron vault across the narrow sea: Mr. Najo Dimitis.

Will said: "Your Majesty, most of the King's Landing City is already in ruins, and a lot of money is needed for repairs. The royal court officials also need a lot of money to buy food, supplies, and settle the people when they return to King's Landing. The Iron Bank can provide this. Money does not require the Kingdom to pay interest, nor does it require the Kingdom to return the capital of the first sum of money."

"Then what are the conditions for Mr. Najo?" Allister asked, frowning. He absolutely doesn't believe that the iron treasury does not need to return the principal and interest. There is no such good thing in the world. He suspects that Lord Will and Tiejinku are in collusion.

Littlefinger Petil Berishi said: "We only need to agree to Tiejinku to open their bank branch in any city, including Junlin City, and encourage people to deposit excess money in banks to earn interest. For money, as long as there is a guarantor and collateral, you can go to the bank to borrow money."

"Put our money in their bank?" Alister thought he had heard it wrong. "When did the iron vault start asking others to lend them money? Isn't this a trap? We deposit the money in the iron vault, Then the people from the iron Vault disappeared the next day."

Alister's words made dozens of royal courtiers slightly restless.

"From ancient times to the present, there has been no reason to put money in other people's pockets," a nobleman agreed.

"Yes, no matter how many golden dragons we have, they must be placed in their own homes. How could they be placed in someone else's cashbox."

"Yes, this kind of bank, I have never heard of it."

People are talking about it, all from courtiers and bureaucrats from Stormlands and River Bend.

Speaking of bank lending and storage, Braavos has matured. In Westeros, there have never been only loan sharks and related borrowers. There has never been a rich person putting his money in the hands of others. Keep things. Not to mention that ordinary people put their spare money in the bank, which is too unsafe.

"Is Mr. Naho really the manager from Iron Vault?" Allister asked.

Naho shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the sign of the iron vault on his chest. He looked at Will, Allister doubted his identity, which was doubting Will's authority and character.

"Lending and storage are voluntary. Master Allister, everything is voluntary. Saving money is not an administrative order." Will was not angry and said with a smile, "Mr. Naho is also the manager of Iron Vault, and I and The Minister of Finance Petir has already discussed our cooperation methods and conditions with him, and we will discuss the details in detail after the imperial meeting."

"Master Will, the country's taxation and government affairs, let's discuss publicly here. We are all royal courtiers and officials." An aristocrat said.

"Who are you?" Will frowned.

"I am the new Maritime Minister Sebastian Aylor," the nobleman said, his tone arrogant.

The Ellor family, one of the main nobles in Stormlands, has always been a firm supporter of the Baratheon family.

"New appointment? Who appointed you?" Will said lightly.

"The king appointed, Lord Will!" Sebastian raised his voice.

"Any imperial minister’s appointment must be approved by three imperial ministers by a show of hands. The king has already appointed me as the hand of the king on the Wuzhi Peninsula, the regent, the guardian of the entire territory, and the seven kingdoms, all seven nations, have been passed by the raven. Knowing that I will take over military, politics, economics and diplomacy, and form the imperial council with full authority. Without my approval, any imperial minister is not officially appointed, and I don't know your existence." Will said lightly.