Chapter 478 New imperial meeting

  After the snow, it cleared up, and the bright sunshine poured down, coating the city of Junlin with a layer of light silver. The snow-capped capital of the Seven Kingdoms is like a fairy tale city made of ice crystals, full of fantasy and charming colors.

   Even the stench that permeated the air dissipated a lot due to the snowstorm.

  Tyrion Lannister, wearing a heavy leather jacket, stepped into the chamber of Maegor House to attend the first imperial meeting after the establishment of the new dynasty.

  To be honest, he himself didn't expect to be invited.

   Is Caesar still planning to continue to appoint him as Minister of Finance?

  Four people have already come in the hall.

  Tyrion smiled and greeted them one by one, while secretly guessing the position he might hold as an important minister.

  First of all, Lord Randyll Tarly.

  As the king's father, this person has always been the most trusted and relied on person, and there is no doubt that he should be the new king's hand.

   Then there was Lord Lucas Dayne.

As the first knight canonized by the king, he was also one of the first to follow Caesar in the North and South, and made great contributions in the Battle of Dorne. Although he suffered a defeat in Blackwater Bay, it did not affect Caesar's trust in him at all. , It is estimated that he will serve as the new Minister of the Sea.

  Next, this was a thin, slightly hunched bachelor with a faint smile on his lips. Oh, no, he didn't have a necklace, so he wasn't a bachelor.

  Tyrion remembered that this person was deprived of the title of bachelor by the Academy for conducting immoral living experiments, but he was later taken in by Caesar and became the de facto bachelor of his earliest territory, Yingzui Island.

  Now, this person is standing in the Red Castle's conference hall with a high-sounding appearance. It is obvious that Caesar is planning to appoint him as a grand scholar.

   But will Xuecheng agree?

  Tyrion knew that although the grand maester was a member of the imperial council, only the cardinal of Xuecheng had the right to appoint.

   Even if Caesar is extremely powerful now, it would be fine if he appointed someone else, and the Academy City should not refute it because of this, but a person like Cobain who was expelled from the Academy City...

  Tyrion wondered how the Citadel would react if Caesar did appoint Qyburn Grand Maester.

  As for the last person in the hall, it was a young and mature young man, Baron Gavin Mander.

  Tyrion knew that this person had always been Caesar's chief steward, and he could be said to be his most trusted right-hand man. It was a matter of course that he was recruited into the imperial council, but he couldn't tell what position he would be assigned.

He thought to himself, there are seven important ministers in the Imperial Council, and now the Hand of the King, the Minister of the Sea, and the Grand Master have basically been determined. Among the remaining four positions, the Captain of the Kingsguard is obviously Barristan Cyre. sir.

   This old knight is a living legend, and can be regarded as a symbol of royal power. Any king who does not have this white shadow behind him seems to lack sufficient orthodoxy.

  Then, the Minister of Finance, Minister of Justice and Chief of Intelligence are temporarily unclear.

   While thinking, Tyrion saw another person walking in the door.

  Lord of Oldtown, Lord Leighton Hightower.

   This is not an unexpected candidate. After all, the Hightower family provided a lot of support for Caesar in the early stages of his growth, and he has been unswervingly standing in the right position since then.

   Just don’t know which seat it is…

  Although the position has not yet been determined, the number of people has already matched.

  There are now six people in the hall, plus Sir Barristan who did not show up, but definitely occupies a place, the seven important ministers' seats in the imperial council are already full.

   Tyrion found that none of these people came from the three northern realms.

  Although Caesar’s roots are in the south, he does not give a seat of important ministers to the three northern regions, which can indeed explain some problems.

   You know, even the Western Region has won a seat.

  Tyrion rolled his eyeballs, as if realizing something interesting.

   At this moment, footsteps sounded again at the door, and the king strode in.

  He was wearing a light blue velvet dress with a double-headed eagle tattooed on his chest, the famous [Dawn] sword behind his back, and a ruby ​​tile steel crown inherited from the conqueror on his head.

  Ser Barristan Selmy, in white armor and a white cloak, followed the king.

  The six people in the hall hurriedly stood up to greet them.

   "Sit down." Samwell waved his hand and stepped forward to sit down in the main seat.

  Everyone waited for the king to sit down before taking their seats.

   Only Ser Barristan remained standing quietly behind the king.

  Samwell's eyes slowly swept across everyone's faces, then he took out a parchment, smiled slightly, and said:

   "Let me announce the list of the new imperial council members."

  Everyone lifted their spirits, stood up one after another, and listened attentively.

"Hand of the King, by Lord Randyll Tarly, Chief of Intelligence, by Lord Gavin Mander, Lord of Justice, by Lord Leighton Hightower, Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Tyrion Lannister Lord Lucas Dayne as Lord of the Sea, Maester Qyburn as Grand Maester, and Ser Barristan Selmy as Captain of the Iron Guard.

  The above is the arrangement of the seven important ministers of the Imperial Council. I hope that you can fulfill your duties and share my worries on major national affairs. "

   "Yes, Your Majesty." Everyone bowed down and saluted, and responded respectfully.

  Samwell waved for everyone to sit down, and continued:

  "Winter is coming, the cold wind from the north has blown, and the ancient horror is about to revive. Therefore, our current priority is to prepare for the next big battle. A big battle that affects the safety of the people of Westeros.

   What advice do you have for this? "

  Earl Randall spoke first:

"Your Majesty, the most elite army of the Seven Kingdoms, nearly 200,000 people, is currently gathered in King's Landing, ready to march northward at any time to support the Great Wall. However, to supply such a huge army for an expedition northward, food is a must. Big problem."

"And winter is coming," Earl Layton added. "The south may be better, but the farmland in the north will inevitably reduce production. The further north, the more serious it will be, especially in the north. If we don't provide food support, I'm afraid there will be large-scale disasters." famine."

   Earl Lucas also said:

   "There is also the issue of winter clothes for soldiers. If you want to go on an expedition to the Great Wall, the winter clothes for the 200,000 troops are not a small amount."

   "In the final analysis, it is the issue of money and food." Samwell summed up the speeches of several people, and then looked at the Minister of Finance, "Tyrion, this is the area you are responsible for. What is the solution?"

  Tyrion's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, secretly thinking it was bad.

   Sure enough, it was not without price that Caesar handed over a seat in the imperial council to the Lannister family.

   Now comes the price.

  How else can money and food be solved?

   Tax increase.

   Tyrion sighed, knowing the villain had to do it himself.

   "Your Majesty, I propose to increase taxes on the southern princes."

  (end of this chapter)