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Liu Yuan's forces are in a period of development, and a new batch of slaves is about to arrive. According to the contract, there will be 1,500 Immaculate, and the remaining 2,000 will be technical professionals. These people also need time to settle down and get used to the cold northern environment.

Liu Yuan is preparing to take this opportunity to visit his fiefdom. Thistle City has developed to a considerable scale, and it is time to visit his neighbors. Becotte's son has been born, and Earl Adrian named him Victor, Victor Cetiga.

The breeze from the Narrow Sea at dusk swept across the beach. Crab Island's port was very busy. Countless fishing boats docked, and the fishermen promoted their catches. The most popular are still oysters, and people buy some oysters casually, like eating snacks, "slurping" them into their stomachs.

A three-masted sailing ship bearing the Cetiga flag quietly sailed into the dock. Liu Yuan's return this time was relatively low-key, and he only brought fifty guards. Even Grig was left on the island to be responsible for communication and management with the giants.

Liu Yuan did not enter the castle, but went directly to a forest outside the castle. There is an inconspicuous grave here, which he completed by himself. He personally pulled out the weeds on the grave and wiped the dirt on the tombstone. The large characters of "Grave of Adoptive Mother Buma" engraved in Chinese are still clear.

He walked towards Red Crab Castle, where a group of people were waiting for him at the castle gate. The leader was the butler, Balin. Nine years have passed in a flash, and he looked a little old at over fifty. Balin smiled and said, "Welcome home, Master Garon. Oh no! It should be Sir Garon now."

Liu Yuan said, "Is everyone at home in King's Landing?"

Balin: "Yes, after Earl Adrian took over as the Minister of Finance of the Kingdom, he repaired the house in Hook Alley. Currently, the Countess and Master Becotte's family also live there. I heard that the Earl is busy with official duties and often stays overnight in the Red Keep."

Liu Yuan: "Well, I will stay in the castle for one night. I will leave for King's Landing early tomorrow morning. Is my old room still there?"

Balin: "Your room has always been reserved. The Countess ordered that the room will always be yours. The craftsmen you sent before made some repairs and renovations to the castle. The layout of the room is a bit different from before, please rest assured. I send people to clean it regularly, and the room is very clean."

Liu Yuan nodded, stopped as he walked past him, and said, "I went to see Buma just now, thank you for taking care of her often."

Balin opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, almost starting to say: "...Sorry! Master Garon, Old Parker passed away just last month."

Liu Yuan paused for a moment and continued to walk forward: "I know, settle my guards as well. I haven't been back for a long time and want to walk around, so don't bother me." Liu Yuan had expected it. Old Parker was almost 70 years old, which is considered a long life in Westeros. He was not too sad. Revisiting the old place, he strolled around the castle. There were fewer guards and servants along the way than before. Liu Yuan triggered the mechanism seemingly casually according to his memory, and finally came to the bottom warehouse.

Still deep in the large warehouse, that steel door reinforced with iron bars. Liu Yuan inserted two small iron rods to open the lock and pushed open the large iron door with force. Then he lit the candles on the wall with the oil lamp in his hand. As the candlelight lit up, the scene in the vault came into view. There are more gold and silver coins in the vault, and there are also many more collectibles displayed before. It seems that our Earl has really made a lot of money!

Liu Yuan continued to walk inside, and finally stopped in front of a statue. He groped and reached behind the statue, with a "click!" the mechanism was activated. As the secret passage appeared, he entered the innermost secret room.

The Valyrian steel weapons on the weapon rack are very crude in his current eyes. He showed a wicked smile, and with a wave of his hand, all these weapons were collected into the space. Replaced by 50 pieces of high-quality Valyrian steel swords forged in the system workshop. Presumably, Adrian or Becotte will be very surprised when they come to the secret room in the future.

After leaving the secret room, Liu Yuan also went to the cottage where he was born, the room where he lived with Buma for many years, and Old Parker's blacksmith shop. Now there is a young blacksmith there, who was transferred by the Earl from other towns. When he saw the visitor dressed as a nobleman, he stood aside a little restrained and flustered to say hello. Liu Yuan patted him on the shoulder and inspected the blacksmith shop. Many of the tools inside were made by him and Old Parker together.

Liu Yuan felt that he would never return here again, and everything in Red Crab Castle would become a memory.

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King's Landing, the meeting room of the Hand's Tower in the Red Keep, is also where the subordinates work daily. Although the room is not large, it is luxuriously decorated with Myr carpets, tapestries, and gold-framed round windows, giving a sense of intimacy.

A Small Council meeting is being held at this time. The participants are advisors and important ministers who assist the King in handling political affairs, and are responsible for providing advice and consultation to the King from their respective professional perspectives. It is currently impossible to verify when the Small Council system originated, but it has existed and run through the Targaryen dynasty.

The Small Council is directly subordinate to the King, and only the King can execute the resolutions of the meeting in the name of law. When the King is absent, the Hand of the King acts on his behalf.

Those participating in this meeting include Hand of the King Jon Arryn, who can exercise power on behalf of the King; Grand Maester Pycelle, the chief advisor responsible for knowledge and wisdom; Master of Whisperers Varys, who is in charge of the intelligence system and is responsible to the King; Master of Ships Stannis Baratheon, whose responsibilities include arranging the construction and maintenance of warships, recruiting sailors, and commanding naval operations; Master of Laws Symon Staunton, responsible for managing the dungeons of the Red Keep and supervising the warden, the lower prison warden, the lower guards, and the Master-at-Arms; Master of Coin Adrian Cetiga, in charge of the national treasury and national financial system. There are seven regular members of the meeting, but sometimes there are additional advisors.

Jon Arryn tapped his finger on the table, Pycelle held a scroll and explained to everyone, while the others listened silently. "Lord Hand, the situation is basically like this. This is the best design I have given after studying it, and the material ratio used is also the lowest. What do you think?"

Jon Arryn opened his mouth and asked, "Earl Adrian, can the treasury come up with this money?"

Adrian spread his hands: "Lord Hand, you are making things difficult for me! The funds in the four treasuries (the funds in the national treasury are deposited in four different treasuries according to their purpose, and there is a chief of the four treasuries under the Minister of Finance.) are less than 200,000 gold dragons, but look at the list drawn up by Grand Maester Pycelle, the cost of materials alone is more than this number. This does not include the cost of hiring workers in the later period, and the money to buy food! What's more, part of this money must be reserved, and the City Watch will be paid soon."

"Is there no place where some funds can be squeezed out? What about the income from the port and the sea trade tariffs?" Jon Arryn rubbed his forehead, headache!