The second negotiation took place in front of the gate of the Black and White House.
Little White put Geralt Dane on the island, and Danny did not show up.
Then, Blackie informed Besaro and the kind man of the new negotiation location. They were a little shocked, they did not expect the Dragon Queen to go to the Black and White House. The three quickly reached four agreements.
The first two were very fair.
The gold royals from Slave Bay would be deposited into the Iron Treasury, and the handling fee would be reduced from 13.5% to 13%. The Iron Treasury would act as a middleman for the grain, and the price of grain would rise by 30% above the highest price, which was the Iron Treasury's commission.
Of course, they could earn more or less, it all depended on the Iron Treasury's methods.
They only needed to give enough grain to the Dragon Queen five years later.
Danny did not expect to receive any grain. The Long Night was coming, who would sell the life-saving grain?
The Iron Treasury would encourage the people of the Western Continent to grow grain in the next five years. Just like Guan Zhong buying deer to defeat Chu, Danny's goal would be achieved.
As for the benefits …
It would probably only give Danny peace of mind!
Knowing that the Long Night was coming, she would do her best to save people. Not mentioning how much she could save, she had a clear conscience.
.....
The last two terms were the result of a compromise between the two sides. The Dragon Queen received a large fleet for free.
A ready-made fleet and tens of thousands of tons of supplies.
Braavos tried to reduce the risk of breaking the oath and violating the guests' rights. At the same time, they received the Dragon Queen's forgiveness: she would no longer send her eldest son to "fall from the sky" and "chat about daily life" in the sky of Braavos.
At the end of the negotiation, the people of Braavos escorted the leaders of the coup, including Copernicus and Cantona, who were bruised and covered in dirt, to let the Wings of Death judge them. They would be sprayed with dragon flames to vent for the Dragon Queen.
Danny refused.
"Mother said that this is the internal affairs of Braavos, she will not interfere. And Copernicus's father, old Arathorn, once invited her to a meal, so she has to forgive Sir Copernicus. If possible, let him continue to be the Sea King, "Dahei said in a rumbling voice as it flew in the air.
Copernicus, who had been ashen-faced, immediately came back to life. He knelt on the ground and thanked the Dragon Queen for sparing his life. He also talked about his friendship with little Danny when he was young (they had a meal together).
Finally, he made a sincere promise that as long as he was the Sea King, he would strive to maintain the traditional friendship between Braavos and Targaryen.
Even Gero Dane was disgusted, not to mention Bersalo and the kind man.
After signing the agreement, Big Black flew to Slaver's Bay, Little White returned to Dragonstone Island, and Geralt Dane would lead the fleet to the East Sea.
That night, Dragonstone Island, in the drawing room at the top of the Stone Drum Tower.
It was a circular room with four tall, narrow windows facing east, west, north and south.
There was a strangely shaped long wooden table in the room. A detailed map of the Seven Kingdoms was carved on the table. It was almost a miniature Westeros of the same scale.
The 'map table' was 15 meters long. At the location of Dragonstone Island on the map, there was a seat overlooking the entire map. Aegon had sat here to think about his plan to conquer the Western Continent.
"… That's more or less it."
Dany sat at the head of the table and told Barristan what had happened in Braavos.
There were only the two of them in the huge room.
Uh, Danny was still a spiritual projection. In reality, Barristan was alone.
"Can Big Black really speak?" Barristan thought carefully for a while, still in disbelief.
"After swallowing the rat chef, his vocal cords seemed to have evolved. Not only can he speak, but he can also produce complex and varied tones. It's very strange."
Danny thought about how she used Big Black's mouth to switch between Smaug, the Holy Megalosaurus and the Buddha. She could not help but laugh strangely.
"I'm afraid that the people of Braavos will not give up on revenge." White Knight said worriedly.
"If they want to take revenge on me, they will have to survive the long night first." Danny sneered.
Barristan thought for a while and said, "Since Big Black can speak, let him walk around the City of Knowledge and the King's Landing. In the past ten days since we took down Dragonstone Island, the City of Knowledge has not stopped. Almost every day, there are messenger crows spreading rumors about you to the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms.
Today, they say that you violated the rights of a guest. Tomorrow, they say that you studied evil blood witchcraft and are a witch. The day after tomorrow, they say that you inherited the mad blood of King Aeris and are the mad king the second … "
The old knight carefully observed Danny's expression. Seeing that she was only smiling and not angry, he continued.
"The day after tomorrow, they say that you are full of lies and that you are trying to use deviant ghosts to distract the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms so that the Iron Throne will overlook the fact that Targaryen has returned to the Westeros.
Yes, Perestan informed the City of Knowledge and the Seven Kingdoms about the deviant ghosts, but no one believed him.
Some scholars in the City of Knowledge even claimed that the 'Doctor Perestan' of the Great Wall was a fake, and that the real doctor was killed by you during the rebellion in the City of Knowledge.
Yes, that fake doctor was actually Scholar Yimont in disguise. "
"Ugh, they can even say such things. The City of Knowledge is completely shameless." Danny's mouth twitched.
"Sigh, if the City of Knowledge violated the rights of a guest is proven to be true, not to mention face, even survival will become difficult."
"They dare to send messenger crows to Dragonstone Island and speak ill of me to my face?" Danny asked suspiciously.
"Not at all." Barristan suddenly laughed. "Your Majesty, you have no idea how much the people of the Seven Kingdoms love you.
If the City of Knowledge makes any strange movements, countless messenger crows will immediately fly from all over the Seven Kingdoms to report the rebellious actions of the City of Knowledge to you. "
"Oh, what do you mean?" Danny was interested.
"The second day after you left, Count Duran Baraymon of Sharphorn City of Marseilles Cape came to Dragonstone Island, intending to pledge his loyalty to you."
There was only a narrow waterway between Dragonstone Island and Marseilles Cape, known as the 'Throat'.
The Throat was the exit of Blackwater Bay.
If she could obtain the loyalty of Sharphorn City, then Danny might be able to seal off the Throat and prevent trade between the King's Landing and the other side of the narrow waterway.
And Baraymon of Sharphorn City was not only a noble, he was also one of the few direct vassals of Dragonstone Island.
"Did you forget that at the Great Wall, Stannis' army had a blue swordfish flag?" Danny said hesitantly.
The blue swordfish was the insignia of the Count of Sharphorn City.
"Yes, Count Duran's uncle joined Stannis' army and went to the Great Wall, but this does not affect Sharphorn City's loyalty to you."
"I don't want his loyalty. The more territory, the greater the responsibility." Danny said.
"I understand." Barristan nodded. "Other than Count Duran, there were many other nobles who sent letters to discuss their loyalty. The King's Landing, Hejian, Dorne, the Valley … There might be spies from the Iron Throne among them.
But you did not intend to conquer the Westeros immediately, so I rejected all the nobles' offers to pledge their allegiance.
I also explained your plan to them one by one. You will not fight for the Iron Throne before the next summer. Also, if someone really ends the Long Night, you will also pledge your allegiance to him. "
Danny waved her hand. "I will not pledge my allegiance. The Duke of Dragonstone Island will be passed to my descendants. “
She did not even want the Iron Throne, how could she become a vassal of the Westeros? "
"Speaking of descendants …" Barristan asked hesitantly. "Since you know that the kingdom needs descendants to inherit it, why did you reject Count Sytiga's marriage plan?
I feel that Eris Sytiga is not bad. He is capable and good-looking. His family background is also worthy of you … Most importantly, he values honor and is a qualified knight. “
"Just because his name is Eris, he was eliminated in the first round." Danny gave a strange smile.
"Ugh, this reason is too …" Barristan's face twisted. "I'm afraid Count Sytiga will not accept it."
"If I have to satisfy every vassal, then why should I be a queen?"
"Sytiga is different." Barristan emphasized.
"Do you think I will sacrifice myself for Sytiga?"
"Your Majesty, no one can force you to choose Sir Sytiga."
"Don't worry about this. If the Long Night cannot pass, there is no point in having four generations under one roof. After the Long Night, I am still young and have plenty of time."
After that, Danny asked again, "What's the reaction from the King's Landing?"
"On the third day after we took down Dragonstone Island, Kevon Lannister returned to the King's Landing and quickly took control of the Imperial Conference, replacing Cersei as the regent.
He is currently trying to reach an understanding with House Tyrell … At the very least, the food from River Bend is being transported to the King's Landing along the Mande River … "
"The High Court doesn't believe in the Other Ghosts?" Danny frowned.
"Whether they believe it or not, the King's Landing is short of food. As long as the High Court wants to continue playing this game of power with Lannister, they can only transport food over. Otherwise, Toman's rule will collapse and the Tyrell's previous investments will all go down the drain. "
After a pause, Barristan continued, "Actually, this is good too. Food is finally circulating in the Seven Kingdoms. If the High Court is short of food, they will at least hurry up and plant another batch of food. "
Danny sighed. "Now I understand why the Great Sparrow did not keep her promise and only bought 500,000 gold royals worth of food from the Free Cities … Continue, what else did Kevon do?"
"He personally went to the Great Cathedral of Baylor to meet the Great Sparrow and persuade the church to support Toman's rule."
Danny nodded and praised, "Not bad. He really cleaned up the mess that Cersei made. With the army and food from River Bend and the church's support, if not for my sudden appearance, Toman's throne would have been secured. "
"Your Majesty, Kevon also considered your influence and sent a letter to Dragonstone Island as soon as he arrived at King's Landing." Barristan said strangely.
"Oh?" Dani's interest was piqued and she quickly asked, "What did he say?"
"First, he promised to redeem Sir Reik. Yes, five thousand gold royals, not one less. He also acknowledged Targaryen's ownership of Dragonstone Island. No matter who sits on the Iron Throne in the end, Dragonstone Island will always be the land of the Targaryens.
Then, on behalf of Lannister and the Iron Throne, he accepted your promise to 'end the Other Ghosts as King'.
He also promised that after the chaos in Tiemin is quelled and the sea route to the North is reopened, Casterly Rock will ship a batch of supplies from Lannister Harbor to the Shadow Tower.
If you don't block the sea route, you will also ship a batch of refugees from King's Landing to the Great Wall as Night Watchers. "
"But he asked you to abide by the oath you made at the Great Wall. You will not take the initiative to become enemies with any noble or king who supports the Great Wall. In other words, you can't attack the West and the areas under King's Landing's control. "
"Haha, he has a good plan. He used this method to buy time and stabilize the chaotic situation in King's Landing." Danny sneered.
Barristan nodded and sighed. "I can see his purpose. He even knows that we can guess his purpose. But if you break the oath, he will only be happier.
No matter how many messenger crows the City of Knowledge sends out, there are only a few nobles in the Seven Kingdoms who believe that you violated the guest's rights. Even Kevon said in his letter that he and Lannister both thought that the City of Knowledge was lying. In fact, the people of the Seven Kingdoms can't find a reason for you to go against the City of Knowledge.
But the oath on the Great Wall is known by too many people. If you really become an oathbreaker, all your enemies will be overjoyed. "
"Why should I break the oath? The one who ends the Long Night is King. If they can't do it, it will be useless even if Lannister can build an iron bucket. If they can do it, let them be King! "Danny said with a faint smile.
King's Landing was a huge problem. One touch and you would get shit on your hands.
She didn't even want Sharphorn City, which was next to Dragonstone Island, so why would she get involved in that mess?
Besides, even if Lannister was better at killing than Erya and really ended the Long Night, it didn't mean that Danny would give up on the blood feud between Targaryen and Lannister.
Barristan suddenly became serious and said, "Your Majesty, Sir Kevon is very rational. The Iron Throne and Dragonstone Island won't be in conflict for the time being. But Cersei, that crazy woman will be released soon. At that time …"
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