The Iron Throne of Ice and Fire

Tyrion was slightly startled. He stared at Green for a while, and suddenly said seriously: "Have you already fallen in love with me?"

Seeing Green's disgusted look, Tyrion burst into laughter.

The laughter was slightly exaggerated, and Green's eyebrows were raised slightly, as if... there was some kind of venting in Tyrion's smile?

After finally stopping, Tyrion wiped the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand and said with a grin, "I'm sorry, I've been in a happy mood recently and laugh easily."

Green pursed his lips and smiled: "This is a good thing."

Tyrion coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Actually, I want to borrow a few swordsmen from you. The only guards I can trust are my little squire and Bronn, and what I have to do next, A lot of people will love me to death.”

Green didn't ask Tyrion what he wanted to do specifically. He nodded and said, "I'll have someone arrange it, and you can take it with you when you leave."

Tyrion raised his glass and said, "You are so thoughtful. In this way...I can safely go to the King's Gate for inspection soon."

Green joked: "When you have time, it is best to say hello to Prime Minister Tywin. I am worried that he will mistakenly think that I have joined forces with his children to form an alliance against the old lion."

Tyrion almost spit out the wine in his mouth, he laughed playfully: "This is a great idea, I love you to death, Green."

Shrugging his shoulders, Green raised his glass to him and said, "I wish the Chancellor of the Exchequer will rescue the suffering people of King's Landing as soon as possible."

Tyrion almost stood on the chair to pick up the wine pot. He poured the wine and said: "My kind father likes to throw things that are laborious and thankless to his favorite son. Well, remember … On my sixteenth name day, Lord Tywin carefully prepared for me a gift that gave me control of all the sewers and cisterns in Casterly Rock.”

He has always had a dream since he was a child. One day he can travel around the world and witness with his own eyes the sixteen wonders described by Uncle Jillian (Tywin's youngest brother).

But Lord Tywin ended this dream when his dwarf son was ten days shy of his sixteenth nameday.

According to his father, he would never allow the Lannister family to be humiliated because of a dwarf across the strait.

Then the father commemorated his coming of age by throwing the gutter gutter of Casterly Rock to his dwarf son.

Tyrion took a sip of summer red. Perhaps... Lord Tywin hoped that his dwarf son would fall into one of the sewers and never climb out.

After retracting his thoughts, he said in a relaxed tone: "My good nephew sent someone to come up with his own idea for the seven large golden cups shared by the king and the queen at the wedding. He asked them to show the seven kingdoms that surrendered to the king... Well, Perhaps he is destined to surrender to the great Joffrey?"

He shrugged his small shoulders and continued: "I want seven golden cups as tall as me. Those cups must have the coats of arms of the seven nobles: ruby ​​lion, emerald rose, agate stag, silver trout, Opal sun, pearl direwolf, sapphire..."

After speaking for a while, he said with emotion: "The last falcon 'flew' away, I have to have someone prepare marigolds carved from sapphire."

"I heard there's going to be a seven-layer cake," Green reminded.

Hearing this, Tyrion's untidy hair was once again messed up by himself: "Seven hundred and seventy thousand gold dragons...the wedding is so extravagant. If the news spreads, I am even worried...that there will be riots in King's Landing on the wedding day."

"That would affect the reign of the Iron Throne."

After a pause, Green mentioned the previous question: "I thought the grains in the Reach were enough to meet King's Landing's demand for bread, and at least food prices would gradually recover."

He frowned slightly: "Is someone deliberately raising the price of food?"

Tyrion spread his hands and said: "The old lion's roar made those people behave better. In fact, the biggest problem is the refugees from the Riverlands. The war in the Riverlands has sent batches of refugees to King's Landing who cannot survive." The Riverlanders who went down.”

He sighed: "Even if the war is over, as long as the riverlands have not resumed production, there will only be more and more refugees in King's Landing... If the war continues, the king's King's Landing will sooner or later become the seven levels of hell on earth."

Green rubbed his eyebrows and said: "It seems...even if it is for the sake of innocent civilians, the war in the Seven Kingdoms must be ended as soon as possible."

Green's face looked slightly solemn, and Tyrion's eyes trembled slightly.

After a moment of silence, the Finance Minister changed the subject with a smile: "By the way, aren't you curious about what I want to do?"

Green's eyebrows raised slightly: "Give me a hint?"

"sure."

Tyrion scratched his cheek and said, "What am I best at?"

Green thought for a moment and said with certainty: "Female ticket, female branch."

After hearing this, Tyrion was stunned for a moment, and he said angrily: "Green, you...you..."

After saying that, he leaned back in his chair, looked at the roof feebly for a while, and then sighed with emotion: "You guessed it all at once."

When he looked at Green again, his face was full of smiles: "I collect taxes one copper coin at a time. The taxes I collect are used for royal expenses, so..."

He grinned: "They and they 'fight' for the king every day."

Green smiled and said, "You chose your target well."

After a pause, he reminded: "Tyrion, if you charge new taxes, you must at least have a reasonable name and reason. This can reduce a lot of trouble."

Tyrion chuckled and replied: "I have already thought of it, and the name is Nv Chang. As for the reason..."

He frowned and pondered for a moment, then said: "Prime Minister Tywin thinks...this can improve the moral standard of King's Landing?"

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King's Gate was one of the important battlefields in the Battle of King's Landing (Chapter 257). After Stannis' victory, only mud, ashes and charred bones were left here, and... homeless people were standing on the walls of the city. A tent pitched in the shadows.

Tyrion rode through the crowd and surveyed, and he could feel countless eyes on him: cold, angry and hateful.

He thought...if he hadn't been protected by soldiers Bronn and Kleb, he would have been dragged off his horse by these people and tore the little devil to pieces.

Tyrion looked around and sighed to himself. The desolation here was mostly due to him, so... the little devil had to do something to remedy it.

Thinking back to the dilapidated scenes he had seen during his inspections over the past few days, especially near the mud door.

The costs of reconstruction calculated by his stewards were staggering.

Yes, where does the money come from?

King's Landing is not only the city of kings, it is also the second largest port in the Seven Kingdoms, second only to Oldtown. Trade must be reopened as soon as possible, otherwise it will only get worse.

Are you relieved that Lord Tywin has entrusted him with the responsibility of cleaning up the mess?

After finishing his inspection and about to leave the King's Gate, Tyrion slowly stopped the horse underneath him. Over there... children with sunken eyes gathered together, some stared in silence, and some begged loudly.

He took out a handful of coins from his purse and threw them out. The children immediately started fighting, shouting and pushing each other. The lucky ones among them might be able to eat a piece of moldy bread tonight.

At this moment, Tyrion desperately needs Shae's comfort: "Speed ​​up."

Not long after they entered Gou Alley, they encountered the red-robed cavalry who came to convey the Prime Minister's order.

"Lord Tyrion, Lord Tywin wishes to see you."

Lord Tywin would not ask his dwarf son to have dinner or drinks with him, and he knew that today was not a good time to talk.

But he had no reason to refuse and couldn't resist, so...the well-behaved son had no choice but to go to the Prime Minister's Tower to meet his kind father.

Prime Minister's study.

"Lord Tywin."

Hearing Tyrion's voice, Lord Tywin, who was sitting at the desk, looked up at him.

Seeing that his father looked good, he couldn't help but relax a little. It seemed that the dwarf son had a good chance of not becoming the old lion's 'prey'.

Lord Tywin's voice sounded: "Tyrion, have you prepared any gifts for your nephew's wedding?"

According to the tradition of the Reach, wedding guests present gifts to the bride and groom in the morning before the wedding. There is also a gift given the day after the wedding, but it is for the couple together.

Tyrion climbed onto the chair and said, "I have prepared the Chronicle of the Four Kingdoms, which was written by Grand Maester Kass himself. This is a book that every king should read."

The Chronicles of the Four Kings, written by Archmaester Cuth, narrates the deeds of four kings: Daeron the Young Dragon, Baelor the Blessed, Aegon the Mediocre, and Daeron the Good.

Duke Tywin tapped his chin and said, "Very good. It just so happens that Joffrey also needs to take a good class."

Tyrion forced a smile. He was taught a lesson by his father when he was thirteen years old. Now he felt a little sorry for his good nephew, but to be honest... Joffrey really needed to be taught a lesson, and he expected the old lion to be more severe.

Lord Tywin put down his quill, leaned back in his chair, and said, "Tyrion, how is the inspection going?"

"I went to Mud Gate yesterday and I went to King's Gate today and it was a mess."

Tyrion spread his hands and continued: "There are still many dead people and dead horses that have not been buried. I will ask the gold robes to deal with them as soon as possible."

"Before reopening the port, the Blackwater River must be dredged because it is full of shipwrecks. In addition, three-quarters of the docks are in urgent need of repairs and many parts must be completely pushed to reconstruction."

"The entire fish market was completely destroyed. The Riverside Gate and the King's Gate were damaged by Stannis's siege ram and had to be replaced...these costs add up to a huge amount."

Father, isn’t there gold in your shit? Find a convenient place quickly.

Tyrion wanted to say so, but wisely kept his mouth shut.

Lord Tywin said coldly: "It is the duty of the finance minister to find money, Tyrion."

Tyrion said in disbelief: "Dear Prime Minister, where can I find it? Everyone knows that the royal treasury has been empty for a long time. In fact, we haven't even settled the accounts of the alchemist and the blacksmith, and Cersei actually wants more I raised seven hundred and seventy thousand gold dragons for Joffrey's wedding."

He spread his hands: "Lord Tywin, think about it, those seventy-seven damn meals, a thousand guests, singers, musicians, troupes, and Joffrey's special request..."

Lord Tywin did not have the patience to listen to Tyrion's complaints: "Extravagation has its own uses. This is a good opportunity to show the Lannister wealth and power to the Seven Kingdoms."

Tyrion shrugged: "Then the cost should be charged to the Lannister's account."

Duke Tywin stared at Tyrion for a while and said, "I looked through the account books left by the former finance minister. Through his management, the royal family's financial income has increased ten times compared to Aerys' time."

"Have you not checked how many times the expenses have increased? Robert I was as generous in squandering his money as he was in his 'seeds'!"

After a pause, Tyrion reminded: "In addition, Petyr's money is mostly borrowed. You should be very clear about this. He borrowed the most from Lannister."

He sighed: "Yes, we have to admit his ability to make money, but it is a pity that the increased wealth has been offset by the interest on the loan."

He grinned: "Lord Tywin, are you willing to cancel the debt owed by the royal family to the Lannister family?"

Lord Tywin stared at Tyrion and said, "Of course not."

Tyrion leaned forward: "Lord Tywin, in my opinion, a seven-course meal is completely sufficient, and the number of guests can be reduced to three hundred. In fact, a happy wedding can be held without too many jugglers. ”

Duke Tywin thought for a moment, shook his head slightly, and said: "In this case, the Tyrell family will regard the Lannister family as misers. My determination remains unchanged. The wedding and the reconstruction of King's Landing must be carried out. This is yours." Duty, Tyrion."

Tyrion leaned back in his chair with a tired look and said: "Fortunately, I borrowed a sum of money from Green for the royal treasury this morning. Otherwise, I would probably become the finance minister with the shortest tenure."

Duke Tywin's eyes narrowed slightly: "Grimm Kleb?"

Tyrion grinned: "Duke Green."

Lord Tywin's eyes were deep, and no emotion could be seen on his calm face.

Tyrion smiled slightly: "I should also prepare a gift for sister Cersei to celebrate her gaining the power to choose her own marriage partner."

A vein on Lord Tywin's head bulged, and he said: "Tyrion, you have your cleverness, the problem is that you can't control your tongue."

He frowned: "Don't talk nonsense in front of me. I won't accept this trick and have no obligation to satisfy your curiosity."

He looked directly at Tyrion: "Tell me what power you want from me."

Tyrion was slightly embarrassed when the old lion saw through his plan. He shrugged and said, "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I want to add new taxes for the 'rich'."

Lord Tywin asked: "A rich man?"

Tyrion smiled slightly: "I'm referring to the group of people who, in addition to having a full stomach, can also think about having fun."

After staring at Tyrion for a while, Lord Tywin nodded slightly and said, "Yes, but don't cause chaos, otherwise I will use you to calm the chaos."

His father's ruthlessness made Tyrion smile slightly stiffly, and said, stroking his chest: "Master Prime Minister, thank you for your support. King's Landing is waiting for repairs, and there is also the king's wedding. I will solve it as soon as possible."

Lord Tywin's response was still cold: "Let me see your results as soon as possible. You don't have too much time, Tyrion."