Game of Thrones: Attack on the North Wolf

"Everyone walks to the designated area in order, with men on the left and women on the right. Report where you are from and what you will do to the recording officer in front."

A few kilometers away from the city wall on the north side of Gaoting, every ten meters or so, there is a man wearing worn-out armor holding a thick bamboo tube hollowed out at the bottom as a loudspeaker and shouting loudly.

Rick, who had smeared his face with mud in advance to conceal his rosy complexion, was mixing with countless refugees from King's Landing, pretending to be casually observing the surrounding situation.

Leaving aside the Gaoting soldiers shouting with strange bamboo tubes, he felt a little surprised by the Gaoting soldiers who were maintaining the order of the refugees.

I saw that these Gaoting soldiers were also wearing dilapidated armor, and instead of holding long swords and spears in their hands, they were holding thick sticks one meter long to maintain order.

And a large number of cavalry teams wearing brand-new armors are constantly cruising in the distance and approaching. I don’t know if they dislike the unusual smell of these many refugees gathering together.

The equipment of Highgarden soldiers is so different?Keep this information in mind!
After keeping the information he thought useful in his mind, Rick twisted his slightly itchy back, and then muttered in a weak voice: "It's been a long time since I've been among this group of refugees. Are you uncomfortable?

Now that I think of the special service that was arranged after I met Lord Tywin that day, I still feel an impulse.

Tsk, I need to investigate some important information, and I will go to Shuangshuang after I get a big reward! "

Yes, Rick is a spy sent to Highgarden by Tywin Lannister!
Rick thought that his excellent investigative ability was recognized, so he was personally summoned by Tywin in King's Landing City.

Then, after some special service, he was escorted by a few Lannister soldiers who covered their faces tightly, mixed into the group of refugees who were forcibly expelled by force at Linhe Gate, and went all the way south to Highgarden.

When the resettlement of the large number of refugees outside the northern city of Gaoting was proceeding in an orderly manner, a meeting was being held in the Inner Fort Council Hall to decide the lives and deaths of these 10 people.

Bang!
The Duke of Mace slapped the fat palm on the long table heavily, and said sharply to Earl Landau: "Earl Landau, what bad advice did you give His Majesty?

keep them?This is at least hundreds of thousands of mouths!How much food do you have to consume every day!
Where do these grains come from?Or are you, the Tully family, willing to contribute the food you have accumulated? "

"Master Mace, what I just said was to keep the young and middle-aged refugees. In my opinion, keeping them is both a labor force and a source of soldiers, which can generate their own value.

Some time ago, the white crows flying from the academy city had just announced the end of the long summer, and autumn would last at least another year.As long as we make good use of them, we can still get at least one or two good crops.

Since our current strength is superior to Tywin, why don't we give full play to this advantage and crush him directly? "

Naturally, Earl Landau couldn't be in the Duke of Metz's aggressive method. He kept silent on the issue of food, but only explained his reasons for keeping young and middle-aged refugees.

"Lord Randyll."

Earl Randall had just finished speaking when Olenna, who usually seldom spoke in the meeting, called his name.

"Lady Olenna, please speak!"

Upon hearing the sound, Earl Landau immediately turned his head and replied respectfully to Olenna.

"One, if you look closely, most of these refugees are family-based.

Therefore, 'leaving only the young and middle-aged' is a relatively naive statement.If this order continues, unimaginable chaos will inevitably occur.

Second, the long summer is over, and autumn does usually last a year, but the seasons in Westeros are elusive.More than a decade ago, the 'wrong spring' that lasted only two months was an example.

Third, even if everything goes smoothly as you said, where can such a large number of refugees grow crops?

Not to mention the burned land around the High Court, these lands must have been planted by the commoners who maintained the High Court, this is what His Majesty promised them before! "

Olenna expressed her views on Earl Randyll's opinion in one breath.She speaks slowly and clearly, and when she speaks, she exudes an aura that makes people have to listen carefully.

"Yes, what Mother said is exactly what I want to say!"

It was rare to have the same opinion as Olenna, and Duke Metz agreed with excitement when he heard the words.

And hearing Olenna directly pointing at the three key points, Earl Landau frowned slightly, not knowing how to refute for a while.

"Then...whether it is possible to work for us in exchange for food, as His Majesty proposed before.

After all, these are hundreds of thousands of His Majesty's subjects!And there are so many lovely children among them, how can we bear to see them starve to death! "

I don't know if it's for the sake of continuing to establish a character or because she is really kind-hearted, Margaret said with a sad face after Earl Landau was silent.

"Margaery, I know you've always been kind, but you can't be too kind in this matter. It's impossible for Highgarden to have so many jobs."

The current Margaery has not yet officially become Robb's queen, so the Duke of Metz directly called her by her name and shook his head in veto.

Robb, who had been listening quietly, fell silent when he saw that the meeting hall was finished by Duke Metz.He said directly in his thick voice:

"The Reach is flat and open, with fertile soil, and the Mande River Basin is convenient for irrigation, so it is called the granary of the Seven Kingdoms. But in fact, there is still a lot of unused land in the Reach.

That is the low hills that can be seen everywhere!

Of course, some of the flatter hills were built with castles, just as Highgarden was used.But if this large number of unused low hills are reclaimed and utilized.

This fall, crop production in the Reach will double! "

The people in the conference hall saw that Robb suddenly mentioned the matter of reclaiming the fields. These nobles who have always only cared about harvesting the crops and putting them in the granary, no matter how the crops grow, looked at each other and didn't know how to speak for a while.

Seeing this, Vilas, who had enough knowledge reserves, said euphemistically: "Your Majesty, you may be new to the Reach, so you don't know the details of our place.

For thousands of years, as long as the land in the river bend can be planted, it has been reclaimed and utilized.These low hills you mentioned are all wastelands recognized by everyone.

Not to mention how time-consuming and laborious it is to transport water from the Mande River Basin to the hills for irrigation, let’s just say that there is no flat ground, and how to cultivate hills that are not easy for people to stand on? "

"Sir Vilas asked a good question, and this question is my solution to the Highgarden refugee problem.

It is true that there is no working high court that can accommodate these hundreds of thousands of refugees, but there is in the Reach!

That is, shovel the hills into flat steps and build channels for water diversion and irrigation! "

The last sentence that Robb uttered repeatedly seemed to be echoing in the conference hall, shocking all the nobles present in a daze.

Level the hills and dig ditches to divert water!
There have been many bold ideas in the history of Westeros, including bold ideas about war, such as building the majestic Great Wall.

There are bold ideas about the construction of noble castles, such as the construction of Harrenhal, where giants can live, and the Eagle's Nest City, which is built on the cliff.

But no one has come up with a bold idea in agriculture for thousands of years.

To this day, the idea was brought up by Robb Stark in Highgarden!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you serious?"

Vilas, who thought he heard it wrong, couldn't help asking with a trembling voice.

"Of course, from the map, the low hills of the Reach are mainly concentrated in two areas, the Golden Mountains area in the north near the western border, and the Crimson Mountains area in the southeast near the Dorne Borderlands.

Since the area east of the Mande River is still controlled by the enemy, I plan to first use the Golden Tree City, which was built just near the tributary of the Mande River, as a test site for reclamation.

After the hills near Jinshu City are successfully reclaimed, slowly spread around! "

Robb nodded, and spoke out the plan he had thought up with a serious face.

"Your Majesty, please consider carefully!"

"Your Majesty, there has never been a precedent for planting on hillsides in history! The ancestors did not do this, it must be because it is absolutely impossible!"

"Your Majesty, please allow me to expel these refugees. You can claim that I made the decision without authorization!"

Seeing that Robb had already chosen the location, the nobles obviously didn't just talk casually, but really planned to do it.All kinds of fierce words of dissuasion broke out immediately.

"My lords, this suggestion is not made out of thin air. It is because I have learned the relevant techniques and am confident that I can do it!
I met a spellcaster from Essos Volantis in the west, and in the process of communicating with her, I learned this terraced rice technique from far away Yi.

Sir Clay, you should remember the caster, right? "

"Yes, Your Majesty! That is a Volantene Moonsinger."

Hearing Robb's question, Clay immediately nodded and replied.

Of course, he didn't know whether His Majesty Robb learned related techniques through this spellcaster.

When the nobles heard this, their excitement calmed down a little.

Robb saw that his lies had already had some effect, so he slowly waited for these nobles to figure out the benefits to them after reclaiming terraced fields.

As for whether the lie has been exposed.This Robb is not worried at all!
In his previous life, he worked in the city where the "mountains and rivers are the best in the world", and he often saw the magnificent Longji terraced fields in his spare time.

So until now, he probably still remembers some knowledge about reclamation of terraced fields that he learned actively or passively at that time.

Cultivating terraced fields is not a particularly sophisticated technology, as long as you combine the knowledge of your previous life and try a few more places!
Seeing that Robb seemed to be really confident in reclaiming the hills, Olenna suddenly became concerned.Seeing that the other nobles were still skeptical, she immediately deliberately asked Robb loudly:
"Your Majesty, we have spent so much energy and financial resources on these refugees. Is it worth it?"

"If the terraced fields are successfully reclaimed, the grain harvest of all nobles will double. Correspondingly, the more terraced fields are newly reclaimed, the more civilians and soldiers their territories can support.

This is equivalent to the fact that even if the nobles present here remain unchanged, the power under their command will increase significantly.

Mrs. Olenna, I think you should ask everyone, is it worth it? "

Seeing that no one had mentioned this for so long, Robb smiled and took Olenna's opportunity to ask and said it directly.

"That's right! If we can successfully cultivate terraced fields as His Majesty said, then our territory will definitely be richer than it is now!"

"Haha, most of our family territory is hilly, which is great!"

"The most important thing is that we don't need to pay any price at all, we just need to provide some food for these refugees to do.

It's worth it, it's so worth it! "

After being pointed out by Robb, all the nobles unsurprisingly expressed their support.

Seeing the instant change of atmosphere in the meeting hall, Olenna inadvertently exchanged glances with Robb, and after a smile appeared on her face, she stopped talking.

"Since everyone supports my proposal, I believe you will be willing to donate some food to the refugees who are about to reclaim the terraced fields.

Don't worry, when the terraced fields are successfully reclaimed, the grain harvested in autumn will be returned to everyone in proportion to the grain you donate now.

Meanwhile, after I sit on the Iron Throne.The sequence of reclamation of terraced fields will be arranged according to the amount of donated grain.

I think no one should have an opinion, right? "

After Robb finished his final purpose, he scanned all the nobles present with his crystal clear ice crystal eyes.

"Your Majesty, on behalf of House Tyrell, I donate a million bushels of wheat!"

"Your Majesty, our family doesn't have a lot of food reserves, can we use Golden Dragon to convert?"

"His Majesty……"

Under the double blessing of the future interests of the terraced fields and Robb's power, all the nobles in the meeting hall expressed their willingness to donate food.

"Well, let Sir Vilas manage the donation of food! Just find him after the meeting."

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Robb pointed to Vilas who was still in a daze and said something.Then, continuing to speak,
"We have already decided on the general direction of how to deal with these refugees. But we can't slack off in the details.

Because, there is one thing that I am very concerned about, that is, what Earl Landau said just now, our military strength is better than Tywin!

Tywin must also know that he is at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, so logically speaking, he must recruit enough recruits, even if they are purely used as cannon fodder.

But he sent such a large number of refugees directly to Highgarden, is it really just to cause trouble for us?Or do you expect these refugees to hold back our offensive? "

"Oh, Your Majesty, it turns out that you have long thought that there is a problem with these refugees? Therefore, the nearly ten thousand captives who surrendered were specially used to maintain order, while our Tyrell family cavalry only supervised from the outside."

When Duke Metz heard this, he said with a suddenly realized expression on his face.

"Well, I have placed these refugees regionally according to gender. After the statistics are completed, the next screening work can begin.

Clay, you are in charge of overseeing the progress of this matter.Sort out the number and information of these refugees as soon as possible, and pull out all the hidden nails.

Then, those refugees with special skills stayed, and the rest of the refugees were all organized into the team for reclamation of terraced fields. "

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

With Clay's nod, the meeting that ushered in a new era of farming in Westeros came to an end.

……

Riverlands, Riverrun.

The main fort that was blown up by the wildfire has basically been demolished, and now it has restarted construction.The difference from before is that the water gate under the main castle will not be rebuilt, but will be permanently closed.

The reconstruction style of the main castle is still the classic style of the previous main castle.

'Blackfish' Brynden came to the main castle under construction after a routine visit to the Duke of Hoster, who had almost no time to wake up.

Da da da!
A burst of footsteps came, and Edmure, who tucked his mutilated left hand into his long sleeve, walked anxiously towards Brynden with a letter from Raven in his right hand.

"Uncle, a letter from Harrenhal. The refugees who escaped from King's Landing rebelled under the leadership of the Brotherhood Without Banners!
Starting from the easternmost part of the Riverland, they defeated Maiquan Town and Salt Field Town.After killing all the nobles in these two towns, they gave all the property and fields of the nobles to the refugees! "