Werther knew that Renly was under a lot of pressure now, but he was growing up quickly, so he patted him on the shoulder:
"You have to represent me when I attend the Royal Council, and I leave the school to you to guide them well. During this time on the ship, I also came up with many new ways to use magic, which are more suitable for people like them who have less magic power. Books
Soros has moved on board your boat."
Witte went on to say: "I will go to Braavos to borrow money from the Iron Bank this time. If everything goes well, I will ask Varys to bring a message to you. You should be prepared to receive it. The money is relatively large, so be careful." p>
One of Werther's missions on this journey is to borrow money from the Iron Bank to build merchant ships, escort warships, expand workshops, purchase raw materials, and hire workers and soldiers. It is not safe to transport goods without soldiers now.
The Iron Bank is the largest bank on both continents. People in this world rarely dare to borrow money from the Iron Bank unless they have a last resort, for fear of paying high interest.
As a time traveler, Witte is very familiar with the idea of borrowing from banks to expand enterprise production, and the iron bank interest rates are actually not high. It is because people in this world make money too slowly.
"I will. Now that the vassals in the Stormlands have established a more direct interest relationship with us, I can recruit a loyal enough force to protect the money."
Renly then said to Witte: "I'm afraid you don't have enough money, so I'll prepare a few more boxes of golden dragons for you, and bring some specialties from the Eastern Continent when I come back."
Werther tugged on Renly's clothes: "Think about the hard days when the two of us had only enough money to buy you a set of clothes and fake jewelry to support the scene. It's not like now, when you can still use gemstone buttons for your gold thread embroidery.
If you have money, you should keep some money aside for emergencies.”
"The other two brothers and Renly, remember to advise the eldest brother to eat less meat, drink less wine, and eat more vegetables. Look at his belly."
"What's wrong with my stomach? This is called the majesty of a king!" Robert's face was angry.
"Hahaha, I'm leaving, please write more letters."
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As King Robert returned to King's Landing from Dragonstone, the news that the kingdom's chief mage Vit Baratheon left the continent of Westeros to travel and explore the eastern continent of Essos also spread through various channels. With his identity as the Chief Archmage of the Kingdom of the Royal Council, his weird magic, the support of the Citadel and his strong earning power, he never seems to participate in politics, but the economic system of Storm's End unites the nobles of Dorne and the Riverlands, making Labor
Bo's rule over the southern part of the continent is extremely strong.
Taken together, it is like a mountain weighing down some people who dare not move. As Werther leaves the continent of Westeros, it seems like a big hole has opened in the sky. Suddenly the sun shines, and people from all walks of life begin to get ready to move. p>
Storm's End, Renly's bedroom.
In the past, Vert controlled the overall business of Storm's End, with Renly assisting in implementation. Now Renly has taken over all the work.
The matter of the King's Landing Magic School also falls on Renly. Fortunately, King's Landing and Storm's End are relatively close, so Renly can get there much faster than going to other places.
But he never thought about how Werther managed these huge business networks. In the past, he always followed Werther to watch. When there was a problem in the business, after giving the letter to Werther, Werther soon gave a solution.
Werther also taught him, but Renly didn't study as hard as he learned magic. He preferred to talk business with people outside. However, during this period of intense work, Renly's administrative and business-handling abilities were greatly improved in a short period of time.
It has been greatly improved within.
Now Renly looked at the pile of letters in front of him: The Harvest Hall Weapon Forging Workshop will run out of ore next month and need to buy more. He needs to negotiate with the Reach about the price and quantity of cocoa beans and sugar for the next season.
"It's definitely not possible to buy according to last month's quantity. We haven't even planted the next season's agricultural products. How do I know how much we will need?" Renly was a little annoyed.
"Renly, take a look at the previous ledger and see how much Werther added each time. We will add it according to his proportion, or you can ask your uncle, he is responsible for the agricultural products part." Loras Tyrell
Next to him, there is a book in his hand.
"Yes, Werther told me this before he left. There have been too many things lately, and my brain is not full enough to forget." Renly was a little tired and lay on his back on the chair.
Loras Tyrell massaged his neck from behind.
"What book are you reading?" Renly asked
"Volume 2 of the Devil's Gate Series written by Werther." Loras Tyrell replied.
Renly remembered: "Witt wrote this after he came back from the Citadel. I thought it was a book about hell demons at first, but it turned out to be a book about economics. I have kept it in the library since I read it."
Loras Tyrell smiled and said: "The second volume is very interesting. A man took a stone from the river and sold it to his friend for 50 gold dragons. His friend sold it to another friend for 100 gold dragons. Several times
Later, the stone was sold to a wealthy businessman for 60,000 gold dragons. When the wealthy businessman wanted to sell it to others, the group of people suddenly disappeared, haha."
Renly thought for a while: "Witt and I have discussed the theory in the book in detail. If you understand the Devil's Gate series of books, each volume can destroy the entire Westeros, so you can put it back after reading it.
Right."
In fact, Renly has always wanted to burn this set of books, but it was Werther's hard work and he never did it. Now that he thinks about it, he should put it in a more private place.
Loras Tyrell leaned next to Renly: "Then what book are you reading?"
Renly: "Witt's manuscripts about management are all scattered. He did not compile them into a book, but he said that I must learn these as soon as possible. The Minister of Finance and the Minister of Justice are already old, and their positions will soon be reduced.
When the time comes, Brother Robert intends for me to take over the position of Minister of Justice. And your father is likely to take over the position of Minister of Finance."
Loras Tyrell: "My father came to King's Landing recently, but I heard from him that there are other competitors."
Renly: "Those are not important. They can only get one nomination. The most important thing is the vote of the royal council."
Since Werther left, everything has now come to Renly. Gradually, some people discovered that Renly did things differently from Werther. Many times Renly was soft-hearted and would make concessions if he spoke more. Then some people began to use their status and give gifts to please him.
Renly.
These people gradually upgraded step by step, and began to hope to get a breakthrough from Renly, gain business benefits, improve the status of the kingdom, or wanted Renly to accept their children as magic disciples. Some simply wanted to send their daughters to
Renly's bed.
Now Renly is still visited by people everywhere he goes. After experiencing a lot of pressure, he also begins to expand his bodyguard to guard against these people.
Without Wirt, he could only complain to the people around him. When he was a child, he watched girls fighting in Dorne, and often saw Tyene studying poisons in school, which created a shadow in his heart. As a result, he was not very interested in women. He and
The relationship with the squire Loras Tyrell is getting closer and closer, and Werther has not been able to straighten him out for so many years.
But the only thing worthy of recognition is that Renly's ability to handle business and government affairs is growing rapidly.