As soon as the ceremony was over, the guests were led to the apse to enjoy a feast.
Illyrio walked lightly and brought the Targaryen brothers and sisters to Liu Qian.
He bowed deeply, his voice as sweet as honey: "Your Majesty, I am Illyrio Morpatis, a merchant of Pantos, your heroic posture as king is impressive, I wonder if you have the free time to allow me to introduce you to the legitimate ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, Viserys ·
His Majesty the Targaryen III. "
Viserys took a deep breath and tried to lift his thin chest, trying to imitate the majesty of the land: "The land of Telosi, the seven kingdoms are now under the illegal rule of the usurper, he has taken the throne that should have belonged to me, and he has attempted to assassinate me... Given that we have the same enemy, we can join forces against the usurper Robert Baratheon... My sister has noble Targaryen blood, and she will be your queen and give birth to a true dragon heir for you. "
Viserys pulled Daenerys over.
Daenerys was just enjoying the food, and there was still half of the honey sausage left in her mouth that she hadn't had time to swallow, and the oil stain shimmered on her lips.
At this time, she was suddenly pushed in front of Liu Qian, which made her blush.
Viserys saw the sausage in Daenerys's hand, his face darkened with fog, and he quickly snatched it from her hand.
He cursed angrily in his heart.
Damn, forgot to remind her not to eat.
This scene clearly fell into the eyes of the Seven Nations delegation who were enjoying food nearby.
In an instant, several eyes came over.
Duke Eddard Stark even locked on Viserys with cold eyes.
The little finger took a sip of wine elegantly, the corners of his mouth hooked up with a hint of playfulness, and the voice was neither loud nor small, which happened to make the people at the surrounding table hear clearly:
"Look, the descendants of the Targaryens are seeking cooperation with the wizards of the East, and it seems that this is another piece of news that the king does not want to hear."
Count Harman, who was sipping brandy on the side, glanced coldly at Littlefinger: "Lord Littlefinger, this is not a brothel in King's Landing, it's best to be quiet, if that oriental person is unhappy, he can kill you at any time." "
Littlefinger immediately retorted: "Why, is Master Harman taking pity on these brothers and sisters? The way they begged around was indeed pitiful, but Lord Haman should not forget that their purpose was to invade Westeros. "
Harman's face changed slightly, and he snorted coldly: "I don't want you to become Stefford." "
The benefactor choked back and stopped talking.
Everyone in the mission invariably remembered in their hearts that when they were confronting each other on the steps, the Doen did not draw their swords, and the people in the river bend hesitated.
Duke Ed's heart was heavy.
The Baratheon dynasty was founded on an alliance of deer, wolves, eagles, fish, and half a lion.
All five families rose up against the Targaryens in the War of the Usurpers.
But the Dorn people are not the same as the people of the river bend.
He did not forget that when Robert chose Paxter as commander, Stannis did not come out behind closed doors.
He hadn't forgotten the feud between Lannister and Dorne.
Duke Edward rubbed his eyebrows, he just hoped that the negotiations would move forward faster, and that those nobles would be released as soon as possible so that he could rush back to the north.
Before he led his army south, Master Lewin told him that Caitlyn was pregnant.
I don't know if he will be able to catch up with the birth of that child after he goes back.
On the throne, Liu Qian looked at Illyrio's fat face full of flattery and sneered in his heart.
The cheese dealer seemed to really want to drag him into the water so that little Aegon could develop obscenely.
But he won't let Illyrio get his wish.
"Your Highness, I think you may have misunderstood something, we are negotiating peace with the Seven Kingdoms, and if we marry the princess of Targaryen, I am afraid that our newly established kingdom will face big trouble."
Liu Qian called Daenerys and refused mercilessly.
Illyrio was a little annoyed.
No, isn't this Oriental person going to invade the Seven Kingdoms?
After marrying Daenerys, this Oriental man can claim the Iron Throne as long as he kills Viserys.
He actually refused such a good thing.
And Daenerys heard this, her face turned even redder, she thought that she lacked charm and failed to attract the young king, and a trace of disappointment flashed in her heart inexplicably.
Viserys was mad, he originally thought that after he finished speaking, the king of Telosi should be extremely surprised, and then treated them as guests, but he did not expect that the other party ruthlessly rejected the marriage.
Illyrio also wanted to save: "Your Majesty, you don't know, these two Targaryen bloodlines are the only two true dragon bloodlines in the world, I heard that you raised a dragon, and after the dragon gave birth to a dragon egg, it needs dragon blood descendants to tame and ride, you..... :"
Liu Qian interrupted him impatiently: "I don't have a dragon, the so-called dragons are all lies of the Seven Kingdoms, you don't need to say it anymore,
I have no interest in the Targaryens' restoration plans, and if you have nothing else, please do as you please. "
He insisted that he didn't have a dragon at all, and they couldn't find the golden dragon at the moment anyway, and his three little dragons were still staying in the valley of the Conquest Fortress.
Looking at Liu Qian's back leaving, Illyrio's forehead was sweating, and he suddenly felt that he was planning to go off track,
He was hesitating, he still treasured three dragon egg fossils at home, maybe these three dragon egg fossils could make Liu Qian agree to marriage.
Thinking of this, his heart was bleeding.
After learning that the Orientals might have dragons, Illyrio secretly recruited a group of wizards and pyromancers to hatch dragon eggs.
But the dragon was not born, and several of his courtyards were burned down.
Even so, he paid more attention to dragon egg fossils, and it was impossible to send them out easily.
However, when Illyrio watched Liu Qian disappear at the side door, he still gritted his teeth suddenly.
Fight!
He hurriedly took a step and ran over, catching up with Liu Qian and said, "Your Majesty, if you are willing to marry Princess Daenerys, I have a congratulatory gift here to ensure that you are satisfied." "
Watching Illyrio stalk, Liu Qian understood that Illyrio must have planned to use dragon eggs to make him agree.
However, Liu Qian himself still has several dragon eggs, where do he need his three?
He waved his hand: "No need to say more." "
Illyrio said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the princes and princesses of Targaryen live in Telossi, and they are constantly being hunted by the Iron Throne, can you endure the assassination of your kingdom?" Just now in the garden, you also saw the hostility of the envoys of the seven kingdoms towards the prince and princess. "
Liu Qian stopped and changed his mind, he looked at Illyrio's fat face: "If you send the congratulatory gift first, we will talk about this in depth." "
Then she passed him and left.
Want to cheat him? No way.
When Illyrio sent the dragon egg to him, it was not up to him to agree to the marriage.
That night, Liu Qian summoned Mezzo and told him to closely monitor the Targaryen brothers and sisters' every move.
They can live and live comfortably, but they are never allowed to leave Telosi.
And they will never die at the hands of Robert's assassins.
He is well aware of the financial difficulties of the Iron Throne, and he cannot afford to hire a sky-high killer like the Faceless One, so he will send some ordinary assassins at most, with Mezzo's ability,
Enough to cope.
The next day, an unprecedented coronation procession was held in the main city of Telosi.
The royal honor guard, designed by Liu Qian himself, surrounded by huge flags symbolizing royal power, departed from the majestic palace and circled the city.
Countless citizens of Telossi, who had a grudge against the conqueror of the East and missed the era of the old kings, were shocked by this never-before-seen enthusiasm.
The earth-shattering cheers and gorgeous ceremonial guards washed away the resistance in their hearts,
Watching the golden red dragon flag in the procession shine in the sun, some citizens of Telosi have a hint of identification with this new kingdom.
Liu Qian spent a lot of effort to create this extremely luxurious coronation, and its deep meaning lies here.
Use a sense of ritual to forge the identity and cohesion of the new kingdom.
Before the remnants of the ceremony had dissipated, a raven flew in from the construction site of Fort Conquest, bringing news of Cobain.
This year is over, and it is about to reach the 295th year of Aegon's conquest.
In this chaotic world of seasons, Liu Qian can't help but feel the speed of time passing.
On the tenth day of the new year, good news came from the land of disputes.
Jerena's letter arrived, announcing the work of a water conservancy project.
In the entire disputed land controlled by Liu Qian, the huge network of diversion canals has been fully penetrated, and she not only succeeded in incorporating the private water sources that originally belonged to the Maharaja and his cronies into the public canal system, but also forced the big nobles and large manor owners who had the advantage of water sources to share part of the water source with the small downstream manor owners and freedmen.
The improvement of water conservancy has nourished the thirsty land, and the disputed land has ushered in a bumper harvest that has not been seen in many years.
According to preliminary statistics from local tax officials, the various taxes that can be levied in a year, including land tax, agricultural tax, port tax, mineral tax, and trade tax, in the disputed land under Liu Qian's rule, reached about 3 billion iron coins, equivalent to 300,000 golden dragons in Westeros.
The commercial vitality of the main city of Telosi brings even more amazing wealth.
Trade tax, port tax, seigniorage tax, guild and craftsman tax and other revenues are expected to contribute up to 5 billion iron coins a year, equivalent to 500,000 golden dragons.
In addition, Liu Qian firmly controls the waterway of the Shijie Islands, and the toll tax levied on all passing ships can also bring about 100,000 golden dragons a year.
In this way, his nascent kingdom's annual gross tax revenue reached an astonishing 900,000 golden dragons.
This also shows that in the throat of commerce and trade such as the narrow sea, the profits of commercial trade far exceed those of traditional farming.
However, huge income comes with huge expenses.
Building a conquest fortress requires continuous investment and a huge consumption to support a large number of prisoners.
Maintaining a standing army of 12,000 men and well-equipped is a gold-swallowing behemoth.
Not to mention the huge fleet after he captured Telosi, with 243 warships of all sizes.
The cost of maintaining such a navy's daily maintenance, personnel salaries, and supplies and equipment is astronomical.
After deducting seven and eight, Liu Qian estimated that the net income that can be really retained every year may not even be one-tenth of the gross income.
On the other hand, in Westeros, the gross tax revenue of the Seven Kingdoms may also reach the level of one million golden dragons, but it is also facing huge spending pressure, and the real net surplus may have hundreds of thousands of golden dragons in the heyday of the Targaryen dynasty, but under Robert's extravagant rule,
It has long been a high debt platform, and it is impossible to make ends meet.
Fortunately, when Liu Qian was sweeping away the pirates in the Shijie Islands in the early stage, he captured the amazing wealth accumulated by several pirate leaders for many years.
Although most of the expenses have been spent on repairing the fleet and paying various expenses, there are still 500,000 golden dragons in reserves.
He immediately summoned Luo Wen, a Cakosa who served by Chai Yi's side and was familiar with oriental affairs, and gave orders.
Allocate the Ten Directions Golden Dragon from the reserve and go to Slave Bay to buy the Unsullied.
Another 200,000 golden dragons were allocated to Yidi to recruit those who had lost their land due to war or famine.
The Unsullied One is strong in combat effectiveness, but expensive, one hundred golden dragons.
Liu Qian purchased 1,000 men, mainly for the purpose of studying its harsh training methods up close and learning experience to train his own army.
His foundation ultimately lies in whether he can temper the recruited Yidi peasants into loyal and reliable warriors.
He was well aware of the lessons of Aegon the Conqueror.
Although he conquered the Seven Kingdoms with his dragons, he did not establish his own core foundation, and did not actively immigrate from places with similar blood to Rhys, Valantis, etc., which eventually led to the subversion of the Targaryen dynasty by the deep-rooted ancestors and the Andal aristocratic group.
Therefore, he spared no expense to let Luo Wen go to Yidi to recruit landless peasants to immigrate.
If there is a real opportunity to rule Westeros in the future, he will immigrate on a large scale, gradually replacing the royal territory and even the countryside around the core area with the people of Yidi who are loyal to him.
As for the land issues of the native nobles and peasants of Westeros?
A hint of coldness flashed in Liu Qian's eyes.
War is the most effective way to reset land.