To the surprise of Danny and everyone else, Randolph took off his helmet in front of the Big Sparrow and knelt on one knee. He devoutly held up the Big Sparrow's skinny, calloused right hand and kissed the back of it.
The archbishop did not avoid it and firmly accepted the Count's greeting.
Danny, who was standing in the crowd of Children of War, also saw Sam's father for the first time. He was a 1.9m tall, strong man with a square face, a big bald head, and a short, hard gray beard.
At first glance, Danny knew that he was a soldier with an iron will. At the same time, his eyes were sharp and deep, indicating that he might be rigid, but he did not lack wisdom.
After the greeting, Randolph stood up and put on his helmet again. He directly stated his purpose. "Your Excellency, I'm here for Queen Margaret. Tyrell is the lord of the Tully family, and I'm also a subject of the Iron Throne. There are some things that I have to do."
"I understand." The Big Sparrow nodded and asked with a flat expression, "But Her Majesty is facing several charges. I can't stop her trial."
"Queen Margaret will not escape the trial, but during the trial, she can't continue to be detained in the Holy Church. I can swear to be her guarantor. Under my supervision, she will definitely participate in the final church trial. "
Count Tali spoke forcefully and softly of a compromise.
His statement was equivalent to admitting that the church had the right to judge the queen, and he did not erase Little Rose's identity as a defendant. Now, he was only using Count Tali's reputation and military power as a guarantee to let Little Rose obtain the right to be released on bail pending trial.
There was no doubt that the Big Sparrow knew when to stop.
"Yes, Count Tali can take Queen Margaret away."
Randolph nodded and waved his hand behind him. The cavalry began to shout loudly to command the spear and shield soldiers to line up and leave.
About fifteen minutes later, Count Tahli's army had already disarmed themselves from their threatening stance, neatly lining up in ten columns. At this moment, eight broad-shouldered, thick-waisted nuns with cold expressions walked over with three startled young girls.
Little Rose, the Virgin Queen, and her two cousins were unkempt. Dressed in coarse linen clothes, they looked like female college students who had been kidnapped by human traffickers to the mountains for half a year. They did not look like the Rose of High Court at all.
"Your Majesty," Randolph Tarley hurriedly took off the thick blue wool cloak from his shoulders and walked a few steps to the calmest of the three women, the brown-haired girl, and covered her with the large cloak. "Your Majesty, it's all over now. I'll take you home now."
"Wuwuwu …" Finally, the pale-faced girl cried in Tully's arms. The other two girls also hugged each other and burst into tears.
When Tully helped the queen get on the horse, more than a thousand soldiers left to protect her. Only then did the big sparrow sigh and wave his hand to dismiss the children of war.
"Keisha, you're right. Things are different now. The armed forces of the church are no match for any of the great nobles," the big sparrow sighed helplessly when they returned to the Sanctuary Hall.
"Archbishop, you don't have to worry too much. You have a high prestige in the hearts of the people of King's Landing. No nobles would dare to risk universal condemnation and stain the Sanctuary with blood," Danny comforted him.
"Hold on, big sparrow!
You can't back down. Forget about Margaery, at least you can't back down when it comes to Cersei. You have to teach her a lesson. "
Thinking of this, Danny could not help but suggest, "Your Excellency, the biggest problem in King's Landing now is food. Whoever has food and can fill the stomachs of the common people will have the right to speak.
Your most important problem now is to quickly find the people of Braavos for a loan and plunder every grain in the Free City. "
"What can I use as collateral?" The big sparrow frowned.
"The church's bank! The church's bank in the old town can be used as collateral for at least three to four million gold royals. "
The church's bank loaned a million gold royals to the Iron Throne alone. Even after the Grand Sparrow of King's Landing waived off the debt, the bank in the old town did not show any signs of bankruptcy. From this, one could see how wealthy the monks who claimed to 'serve the Seven Gods wholeheartedly' were.
"My order can't be conveyed to the old town," the big sparrow said awkwardly.
Waiving the debt of the Iron Throne was just a matter of words. No matter how reluctant the church's bank was, it could not force the king to repay the loan that "no longer existed".
However, it was another matter to ask the church's bank to take the initiative to help the refugees in King's Landing. Unless one day, the big sparrow led a group of small sparrows to the Sanctuary of Stars.
"Cheap!" Danny's eyes flashed and she sneered, "Of course, the Iron Treasury knows that you can't control the church's bank. Otherwise, you wouldn't need to borrow from them.
However, since the founding of Braavos, no one has ever owed the Iron Treasury a single copper coin. Therefore, they have never lacked the confidence to collect the debt. The key is whether the business is worth their effort.
If the total value of the church's bank is five million gold royals, you can mortgage it to the Braavosians at a 50% discount. They will definitely give you two and a half million gold royals. "
"No, I can't do that," the big sparrow shook her head and refused, "I can't sell the church's property at a cheap price. The Seven Gods can't forgive such a sinful act."
"Hey, Your Excellency, you're too honest!" Danny sighed and shook her head as she came up with a bad idea, "I tell you, the church won't lose a penny.
When you get the money, immediately tell the bankers in the old town about the mortgage.
They know the power of the Iron Treasury. For their own interests, they will definitely transfer the assets of the church's bank in advance. They will either leave a house full of bad debts or simply declare the bank bankrupt.
Of course, the Braavosians are not stupid. The contract they signed with you must indicate the 'church's bank'.
Even if the church's bank in the old town goes bankrupt, in the future, when the new church's bank is rebuilt, you still have to pay them back. "
"Yes, as long as the Church of the Seven Gods is there, we can't avoid it." The big sparrow nodded.
"Hehe, then declare the church's bank bankrupt forever. From now on, there will be no more banks!"
"Well, the church's economy is mainly maintained by loans and donations from the nobles. The donation income is very unstable. Without the bank, the church's income will be reduced by eighty percent."
Damn, eighty percent of the income from loans? Just how black-hearted are you cultivators?!
Dani complained in her heart, but she smiled and said, "Let's change into another armor!"
"Identity?" The big sparrow was confused.
"Let the Iron Throne and the Hyder family come forward and establish a 'Central Bank of the Westeros'. The shares are all controlled by the church. The seven countries, the Iron Throne, and the Hyder family are the guarantors. The credibility is definitely not worse than the church's bank."
"Uh …" The big sparrow understood. Although it was a little shameless, it was very feasible.
He looked at Danny in surprise and sighed in his heart. Not only did she make the Iron Treasury bleed, but she also took care of the disobedient archbishops in the old town. This Archbishop Keisha is really cunning.
Then he thought, That's right, if someone can establish the Church of the Seven Gods in the land of tigers and wolves like Ursos, the church will not be able to survive if she is not cunning!
"Let me think about it. The church can still survive for a while."
"There's no time to think about it. I'll be honest with you. In a few months, the price of food will skyrocket. The same amount of gold can only buy one-tenth, or even one-hundredth of the food now." Danny shook her head and sighed.
"Why? Even if winter comes, the price won't rise that much, right? "The big sparrow was puzzled.
"Have you heard of the Mother Of Dragons?"
"Danny Liz Targaryen?" The old man's face scrunched up and he smiled bitterly. "The free cities have formed an alliance. How can I not know? It's because I know how scary she and her dragons are that I'm anxious to expand the church's armed forces. "
I knew you were a big troublemaker!
Danny glanced at him and asked, "If she really comes back, what will the church do?"
"It depends on her faith. To the church, Lannister, Bella, Theon, Targaryen are all the same … Oh, no, I will never allow that traitor Stannis to sit on the Iron Throne."
Fortunately, with the City of Knowledge as a comparison, this troublemaker can still be saved.
Well, the City of Knowledge wanted to create a pure material world without magic and gods, but the Seven Gods … At least a devout believer like the big sparrow would not think that the Seven Gods were just seven wooden blocks.
The church and the City of Knowledge had different ideals, they could not piss into the same pot.
"Soon, the Mother Of Dragons will buy food from the Rohn Plains and the Land of Strife. That's right, she will probably fight for the Iron Throne. "
"I see …" The old man sighed and nodded. "I'll contact the people of Braavos tomorrow!"
After that, the two of them talked for more than two hours, mostly about their understanding of the teachings of the Seven Stars Bible.
Although the big sparrow was not satisfied with "Bishop Keisha's" tampering with some of the scriptures, he had to admit that her "changing the customs and improving the core competitiveness of the Seven Gods' teachings" was very reasonable.
The Red God Church was so scary! The whole world was almost dyed red, and a king of the Westeros was even tempted to burn the statues of the Seven Gods — it was too shocking!
When Danny left, the big sparrow was even reluctant to see her go.
Looking at the Seven Kingdoms, only "Bishop Keisha" could truly understand him, and she even came up with the more advanced "Puritan Theory." Also, her determination and courage to fight back against the Red Gods was too rare.
Two saints, only me and her!
The big sparrow personally sent her to the door and gave her two handwritten letters of the Seven Gods' teachings, one from Saint Bailey and the other from the big sparrow himself.
"Alas, we are also in a difficult situation here, otherwise I would have sent hundreds of Sword Saints (Sons of War) to follow you to fight against the pagans."
The old man looked sincere, and what he said was also true. Danny repeatedly expressed her gratitude. When the two of them were "reluctant to part," a conversation came from the stone steps below.
"Hey, you are a knight who believes in the Seven Gods, why don't you join us? You also saw how arrogant Rando Tarly was. "
A Son of War wearing a colorful cape was persuading Barristan to join them.
"But I have a master to serve." The white knight refused.
Another church knight held up his sword and said enthusiastically, "In this special time, all the knights who are anointed with holy oil should abandon their earthly masters and unite around the holy church. Fight with us, old knight, if you still love the Seven Gods. "
Seeing this, the big sparrow hurried forward to dissuade him. "Dustin, Knight Astan has his mission, he can't stay here."
I can't wait to give you all to "Bishop Keisha"! They are just a small church with dozens of knights, but they have to face thousands of Sacred Fire Hands (armed forces of the Red God Church). It is too difficult!
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