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  Chapter 233 "The Key to Wealth" Little Finger

  "Now that everyone has made their choice, the election for members of the House of Representatives will be held in the Northern Province in the next period of time.

But I have to identify the members of the House of Lords and the cabinet officials directly, otherwise we will be too late."

In fact, there is still enough time.

There are only 9 positions in the House of Lords that need to be voted on, which can be completed quickly. It will only take some time for officials from various cabinet departments.

But no one dared to refute, because all the rules were set by Jack. If anyone dared to refute today, they would disappear inexplicably tomorrow.

By the evening, Jack had arranged everything.

What surprised Wyman was that Jack gave the old nobles three positions, or four to be exact.

There's one for Wyman Manderly, one for the Severns, one for the Dustins, and even one for the Starks.

It's just that there's no one from the Stark family right now, so it has to be left vacant for now.

The next four positions are undoubtedly Lyanna Mormont, Tormund, Segun, and Kaeser.

Filling the cabinet was much more troublesome. Five days had passed after the structures of all departments were completed.

The middle and senior levels of the first batch of officials were all people Jack brought from overseas, while the positions of lower-level basic officials were equally divided among all the nobles.

Facts have proved that the conservative nobles and the new nobles are not united among themselves, and they can even tear each other apart for a certain position.

Jack then finalized the tax system. Like the three cities on the Free Trade Coast, from now on, taxes would be divided into two.

The imperial tax collectors were directly responsible for collecting taxes, 60% of which was handed over to the empire, and the remaining 40% was retained for development.

After the meeting, the political structure of the North underwent a radical change.

The selection of representatives to the House of Representatives has also begun in the 56 districts. When the civilians in the northern provinces wake up, they suddenly find that they can also interfere in the country's policies. Even if one person's influence is small, at least they can have a say, right?

Under Jack's strong pressure, the Northern Province carried out a very thorough political reform, and the old aristocratic ruling system disappeared in the long river of history in just a few days.

While Jack was promoting reforms in the North, he did not forget to cause trouble for the old nobles in the South.

A large number of ravens were sent out by Jack, and just three days later, two pieces of news caused an uproar in the south.

The first is the death of the old Prime Minister Jon Arryn, who was poisoned by Petyr Baelish and Lysa Tully.

Second, Joffrey Baratheon died as a result of the conspiracy between Petyr Baelish and Olenna Redwyne.

The two pieces of news detailed the causes of death of Jon Arryn and Joffrey Baratheon, shocking the entire South.

Many people even began to admire Little Finger. If what was said in the letter was true, then what Little Finger did was amazing.

Especially the poisoning of Jon Arryn. Not only did he slept with her wife, but he also occupied her title, castle, and territory.

But it doesn't matter whether Littlefinger did it or not, because not only did the nobles receive the news, but many people also spread the news around in crowded cities. In any case, Littlefinger's reputation was ruined.

But these are not the problems Littlefinger is facing now.

When he first arrived in the Vale, the six great nobles of the Vale united to form the League of the Righteous, trying to drive Littlefinger out of the Vale, even at the cost of using force.

After issuing the declaration, the Alliance of the Righteous arrived at the gates of the Eyrie, intending to besiege Lord Baelish until he surrendered.

Cersei then instructs the League of the Righteous, telling them not to harm Petyr, but during Robert Arryn's guardianship, the king does not interfere in the politics of the Vale.

The Alliance of the Righteous sent troops to besiege the city for a period of time, cutting off the supply of food and other supplies to the Eagle's Nest.

Afterwards, they came to the Eyrie with Lynn Corbray to negotiate with Petyr, demanding that the other party give up the rule of the Vale and the custody of little Robert.

However, Lynn Corbray drew his sword in front of Petyr, which made the lords lose face.

As a result, they could only agree to give Petyr a year to reorganize the valley and educate young Robert.

Lynn Corbray was a pawn planted by Petyr among them. Littlefinger manipulated the entire meeting and will manipulate these princes in the future.

This was the original plan, but the sudden "rumor" disrupted Petyr's plan.

At the same time, it also gave the Justice Alliance an excuse to launch an attack. Now, not only has the Justice Alliance re-emerged at Eagle's Nest, but even inside Eagle's Nest, they are also ready to make a move.

This was the first time Little Finger felt panic, and the feeling that things were out of his control made him very irritated.

The servants looked at him with extremely strange eyes. Little Finger knew very well that that was the look gamblers had when they were thinking. Obviously, he had become the key to "wealth" in the eyes of others.

Fortunately, he had saved a lot of money from running a brothel in King's Landing for so many years. He used the money to support fifty fully armed guards, otherwise he might not even be able to control the Eyrie now.

(End of this chapter)