Danny looked at the old man with a long beard who was shorter than her in surprise. She did not expect him to have such a clear understanding of the situation in the Seven Kingdoms.
"You think highly of Tyrion, but it's a far cry from the real world."
"Sigh, if Tyrion was given the body and appearance of a kingslayer, he would be the most terrifying person in the Seven Kingdoms.
Cersei and Jaime inherited Duke Tywin's appearance, while Tyrion inherited Duke Tywin's soul and developed his wisdom.
Your Majesty, think about it. If he was useless, why would someone try to eliminate him? "
"Was Joffrey killed by Tyrion?"
"I don't know how much Highting was involved, but I swear to the Seven Gods that Tyrion is innocent."
Danny smiled faintly. "Anyone with a brain knows that the imp is not the murderer, but I want to know more about the mastermind behind the Purple Wedding."
"Well …" The old man stroked his long beard and said thoughtfully, "Lady Olena and Queen Margaery must be involved. The poison was put in the wedding wine cup that Margaery and Joffrey shared, but Joffrey was the one who died.
But Sansa Stark is also a suspect. Joffrey has a deep grudge against her, and she disappeared from King's Landing immediately. That's the key. Sansa is a delicate little girl. There's no way she could have escaped from the Red Keep alone. There's someone behind her, and that person is also the mastermind behind the Purple Wedding. "
Danny asked, "What do you think about the person behind Sansa?"
"I can't guess. I can only think of Varys, but the possibility is very small." The old man shook his head.
Little Finger was indeed the number one troublemaker and schemer in Game of Thrones. He had done so many bad things, but no one had ever suspected him.
Even the old man from Oldtown, who was watching the situation from afar, did not pay much attention to him.
"Earl Leighton, even if you sold Highting, you can't wash away your crime of murdering me," Danny said calmly.
"The Hytal family is willing to atone for our sins. My heir and I pledge our loyalty to you. When you decide to take back the Iron Throne, all the military and financial resources of the old town of Hyder will be at your service.
And my second son, Garth, he admires you very much. After knowing that the City of Knowledge was going to assassinate you, he was prepared to sneak out to inform you.
Garth was not married, nor was he married. He was locked up on the fourth floor of the Towering Tower by me.
If you are willing, I can send him to Slaver's Bay in the name of exile and become your most loyal Kingsguard, just like my uncle 'White Bull' Jelo Hyder. "
Damn, this old man knelt down so decisively. He even sold his son.
However, becoming a Kingsguard was a glorious future for the second son.
Danny frowned and began to think. According to her original plan, the City of Knowledge would be demolished and moved to the extreme north where the books would belong to the queen. The professors and scholars who had participated in her murder would wear black clothes and guard the Great Wall. Even if the Hytal family was not annihilated, they would have to kill the male descendants and strip them of their titles and lands.
But she did not expect the old man to be so smart. Not only was he able to contact her through the clues, he also sold his titles and in-laws without hesitation …
Danny naturally understood that if the situation was disadvantageous to her in the future, the old man would not mind selling her out again. But this was the nobility. This was the rule of the game of power!
It was because pure loyalty was hard to come by that it was especially precious.
She let out a long sigh and nodded. "I accept your loyalty."
When someone challenges you, you should resolutely respond with iron and blood. When they kneel and submit, you should personally help them up. Otherwise, no one will be willing to submit. This was what Duke Tywin had told Joffrey in Game of Thrones.
Dani remembered it clearly, so she couldn't learn from Emperor Joffrey, the 'Second Mad King'. Hyder will definitely go through water and tread on fire for you without hesitation! "said the old man with an excited expression.
"Let me ask you, how many gold royals can the Hytal family control? Tell me the truth. "
"Your Majesty needs money?" The old man hesitated.
"Loyalty" was easy, but gold was hard to come by!
"I need your loyalty," said Danny calmly.
The old man looked pained. He gritted his teeth and spat out a number. "Three million. The Hytal family can take out three million gold royals in cash."
"Three million gold royals is a little low …" Danny thought for a moment and shook her head. "Forget it, three million gold royals it is. I want you to immediately contact the merchants of the Free Cities and buy food from the other side of the narrow sea."
"Three million gold royals of food?" The old man's eyes widened in disbelief. "I'm afraid that's half of the Western Continent's food reserves. How many troops do you have? You need so much food. "
"No, before this winter is over, I will not start a war in the Westeros."
The old man suddenly had a flash of realization. "Your Majesty wants the Allied Army to run out of food?"
Then he shook his head and tried to dissuade her. "I'm afraid that's not going to happen. Not to mention that the Allied Army will not be so stupid as to sell their food. The climate of Ursos is warm, and the plains of the Loen River are vast and fertile. Even if the Westeros enter winter, they can still grow winter wheat."
"Do you know anything about the Other Ghosts beyond the Great Wall?" Danny asked.
The old man said casually, "I've heard of them, but the professors think that the Night Watchers are exaggerating in order to get help from the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms. It must be winter, and the barbarians will invade the North, just like they did thousands of years ago. "
"I'm at King's Landing now. I'll go back to the Great Wall to take a look. We'll know if there are any Other Ghosts soon."
"Ah, you're at King's Landing?" The old man was shocked. "Are you going to contact the old officials of King Eris? Your Majesty, I'm not trying to provoke you, but you must be careful. There are not many people in King's Landing who are trustworthy. "
He was really anxious. He was not worried that the Queen would be deceived.
Haithar had just secretly pledged his loyalty to the Dragon Queen. If she told the other nobles about the old town's allegiance in order to boost morale and win people over, would the Iron Throne and the High Court let the old town go when the news spread?
He didn't want the Hyder family to be destroyed before the Dragon Queen even attacked.
Danny frowned and said unhappily, "Old man, are you suffering from dementia? Didn't you hear the main point in my words?
The Other Ghosts!
I'm going beyond the Great Wall to find the Other Ghosts! "
"Hehe, Your Majesty, you won't be able to find them." The old man smiled carelessly. "Your Majesty, you can win over the nobles, but don't tell them about Haithar's loyalty to you. This old man still wants to stay useful and be at your beck and call in the future!"
Danny rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "The Alliance can't wait to call on the whole world to be my enemy. Isn't this a reflection of how strong I am? If I really want to fight for the Iron Throne, why would I need to come to the Westeros to find some rotten fish? "
The old man's face twisted. He wanted to shout, "I'm not a rotten fish!"
However, he was still relieved and even happy. It seemed that the Haithar family was the first nobles in the Westeros to pledge their loyalty to the Dragon Queen!
"Your Majesty, why are you going to the King's Landing?" he asked.
"To observe the situation at the King's Landing and meet the Big Sparrow."
"The Big Sparrow?" The old man was shocked. "That's a dangerous and lawless person."
"Hehe, I hit it off with him at first sight and had a good chat with him. He even accepted my suggestion and wantonly bought food from the other side of the narrow sea. "
Hit it off with him at first sight?
The old man's mouth twitched. He asked doubtfully, "What are you going to do?"
"Let me ask you, if the Other Ghosts are real, what does this mean?"
"Long Night?" The old man trembled as he said this word. Then, his eyes bulged as he looked at Danny in disbelief. "If the Long Night comes, there will be at least a generation of winter. If you buy all the food from the Free Cities, then the Alliance Army … "
So ruthless, so vicious!
The old man felt a chill run down his spine. He felt that this woman was even more terrifying than Tywin or even a devil.
Seeing his terrified expression, Danny immediately guessed what he was thinking. She laughed bitterly and shook her head. "You guessed wrong. I don't want the Free Cities to lack food.
On the contrary, I hope that by raising the price of food, the Free City-States will start planting food crops in the next year or two. If the Long Night comes, we can save a few more people. "
"This …" The old man was at a loss. "What do you mean? You'll give the food you bought to them? "
"Do you know about futures?"
The old man shook his head lightly.
Danny asked again, "Then do you know how much gold I have?"
"Uh …" The old man was stunned for a moment before he tried to say a number. "A hundred million gold radiance coins?"
"Hehe, even more. Just the gold and silver alone, I have a hundred and fifty million gold radiance coins, which is about fifty million gold royals."
"Seven Gods above!" The old man leaned on the table beside him and almost fainted.
"What do you want?" he asked blankly with trembling lips.
"You and the sparrow will buy food crazily, which will greatly increase the price of food. Five times, even ten times. Right now, another of my Iron Guards is on a ship to Braavos. He will look for the Iron Treasury.
First, take out all the gold and silver from Slave Bay and store it in the Iron Treasury. This way, the Iron Treasury can be used as a guarantor to buy food from the Free Cities.
During this time, I will take Dragonstone Island and announce to the world that after the Alliance Army is defeated, I will immediately lead three hundred thousand people across the Dothraki Sea, through the plains of the Loen River, and finally to Pentos.
From Pentos, I will take a ship across the narrow sea and use Dragonstone Island as a stronghold to conquer the Westeros and take back the Iron Throne that belongs to House Targaryen. No one will doubt it.
Naturally, no one will doubt my motives for buying food. Think about it, how much will the price of food rise at that time? "
The sparrow and Hyder scanned through the goods. If the Dragon Queen came to buy food without limit, then …
"It will probably be the most terrifying price in history. A hundred times, two hundred times. Because you are their enemy, the price will probably be even higher." The old man muttered.
"Yes!" Danny smiled and continued, "Because I abolished the slave trade in Slaver's Bay and because the Alliance Army is going to war, the trade between the East and the West is especially difficult.
Sea trade cannot continue, and with the price of food so high, farming is obviously a better way to make money.
My gold is stored in the Iron Treasury. With the Iron Treasury as a guarantor, the merchants are not afraid that I will go back on my word.
At that time, I will sign a contract with all the grain merchants. I will buy their food for the next three years according to the current price (the price after the sparrow and Hyder inflated it). I will take as much as they have. They do not have to give it to me immediately. They will store it in the granary first.
I will also swear that even if I defeat the Alliance Army, I will not go back on the contract and send troops to the granary to steal food.
With these guarantees, the manor owners and merchants will flatten the cash crops in the land and open up the wasteland on a large scale. All the farmers will be squeezed to the limit.
If the Other Ghosts are real, the Long Night will really come. Then three years later, it will be the Long Night. The food stored in the granary will be enough to save hundreds of thousands, even millions of people. "
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