Post by victorgrant on Feb 19, 2018 6:58:59 GMT
I just had a thought while rewatching the scene where Highgarden is taken by the Lannisters and Olenna drinks the poison. Something she said got me thinking. She asks why Tywin didn't just invade Highgarden when the gold mines of Casterly Rock ran dry, then says offhandedly that she'd be able to ask him soon enough. That made me question why didn't Tywin invade? It seems like a move he'd make with his family on the Iron Throne and him as hand, and yet he didn't. Then it hit me; what if the mines under Casterly Rock aren't really dry? What if he stopped mining operations in such a way that it looked like the mines had gone dry, but really there was plenty of gold still there?
Might sound crazy, but think about what we know. Tyrion mentioned that the crown owes Tywin a lot of money, but that the Iron Bank is owed way more. What if Tywin tried to curtail Robert's spending by limiting how much he'd loan the crown, but the Iron Bank stepped in, knowing that Tywin would do anything to keep his family in power and his grandchildren on the throne after Robert. That meant they could lend to Robert endlessly and no matter how much the king spent, Casterly Rock's fortune would always be there to pay the debt, lest the bank turn on the current regime. That put Tywin in a pickle and likely brought back bad memories of all the bad loans his father lent out. So Tywin stopped mining the rock and made it look like there was no more gold. Tywin was through co-signing for Robert, and he could plainly see that Joffrey would be no more frugal. The gold would always be there, and future Lannisters could dig it up once their royal dynasty was secure and a more disciplined king sat the throne. Taking Highgarden would have just given the Iron Bank a new target for its predatory lending at House Lannister's expence, which is why the Tyrells kept it as long as they did.
So, what do you all think?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks!
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Might sound crazy, but think about what we know. Tyrion mentioned that the crown owes Tywin a lot of money, but that the Iron Bank is owed way more. What if Tywin tried to curtail Robert's spending by limiting how much he'd loan the crown, but the Iron Bank stepped in, knowing that Tywin would do anything to keep his family in power and his grandchildren on the throne after Robert. That meant they could lend to Robert endlessly and no matter how much the king spent, Casterly Rock's fortune would always be there to pay the debt, lest the bank turn on the current regime. That put Tywin in a pickle and likely brought back bad memories of all the bad loans his father lent out. So Tywin stopped mining the rock and made it look like there was no more gold. Tywin was through co-signing for Robert, and he could plainly see that Joffrey would be no more frugal. The gold would always be there, and future Lannisters could dig it up once their royal dynasty was secure and a more disciplined king sat the throne. Taking Highgarden would have just given the Iron Bank a new target for its predatory lending at House Lannister's expence, which is why the Tyrells kept it as long as they did.
So, what do you all think?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks!
I didn't find the right solution from the Internet.
reference:
asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/65558/
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