Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 111 The Business Opportunity of Fine Salt

In the workshop, the servants kept adding firewood to the pot, and the brine in the pot kept boiling until the brine was drained and salt crystals remained.

Alchemist Ginter ordered his servants to dig out the crystals with a wooden spoon and put them in a dustpan.

Ed waved his hand, and the servant at the side took out the concentrated salt water that had been prepared, rinsed the crystals, and when the alkalinity was washed away, what was left in the dustpan was snow-white fine salt.

Maester Luwin and Maester Farmer exchanged surprised glances, and Maester Dost whispered to Maester Norman.

When Ed and the alchemist Gentle took out the fine salt from the silver plate and brought it in front of Maester Luwin, Maester Dost, Maester Norman and Maester Farmer, these four well-informed and knowledgeable The talented bachelors all fell into deep self-doubt.

The wild woman Osha on the side handed over the roasted leg of lamb that had been prepared. The roasted leg of lamb was just made by Chef Geji and the wild woman Osha.

"Just take the leg of lamb and taste the fine salt!"

Maester Luwin, Osha the wild woman, Ginter the alchemist, Maester Norman, Maester Custer and Maester Farmer dipped the leg of lamb with fine salt and began to taste.

For the natives of Westeros who are used to eating coarse salt, fine salt is simply a delicacy in their mouths. When the fine salt touches their mouths, they seem to be melted.

"It's so delicious!" The sloppy and fat Maester Farmer curled his lips, "Even King Robert at the King's Landing Court, Earl Hightower of Old Town's towering tower, and Duke Tywin who is so rich can't eat such delicate food. fine salt."

Maester Luwin licked the fine salt on his fingers with his mouth, savoring it endlessly.

"Lord Ed, I believe that no one in the Seven Kingdoms can resist the temptation of fine salt. The nobles and wealthy merchants of the Seven Kingdoms will definitely be willing to spend a lot of money to buy fine salt to satisfy their taste buds. As long as Winterfell puts the northern If the salt is processed into fine salt, Winterfell can get rid of its debts as soon as possible."

The wild woman Osha tasted the fine salt, "Coarse salt is scarce and precious outside our Great Wall. If Mance Rayder knew that Winterfell had fine salt, he would probably send more wild men across the Great Wall to steal it."

That night, in the Great Hall of Winterfell, Ed's children, Bran, Robb, Jon, Theon, Domeric, Sansa and Arya, little Rickon, Ed's wife Caitlin, the Tasted fine salt once.

Madam Ballerina, Ed's subordinate Helen Pike, the guard Dawson, the sharpshooter Phelan, and the financial advisor Klar were all eating fine salt for the first time as guests of Winterfell.Everyone raves about fine salt.

Clare, the financial advisor, gracefully sprinkled a handful of fine salt and pepper on the pork knuckle in front of her, and the emerald ring on her finger was shining brightly.

"Lord Ed, the extraction of fine salt is a great invention. As far as I know, Winterfell is at the forefront of the world in the process of refining fine salt, whether it is the Summer Islands, Braavos or Watts Lantis doesn't even have this technique. This fine salt tastes just as good as pepper, cinnamon and the like!"

"Think about it, those sanctimonious bishops, the sea king of Braavos, the spice dealer of Pentos, the lord of Tyrosh, the benefactor and governor of Lys, would be willing to spend a lot of money for fine salt. I believe that fine salt Salt can help us and bring great wealth."

A smile appeared on Caitlin's face, "We owe Braavos Iron Bank and White Harbor so much money, fine salt can help Winterfell make money, that's great."

Mrs. Ballet said unhappily: "No wonder Duke Ed wants to strictly prohibit private salt. It turns out that Winterfell has already mastered the wealth code of fine salt! Winterfell can eat fine salt, so I can only watch it in the barren village." cry with salt?"

"Mrs. Ballerina, don't say that." Ed told Mrs. Ballerina, "Our nobles in the north can get private salt from Winterfell for free. Stark promises that the nobles in the north will eat salt for free forever! "

Madame Ballerina smiled.Recently, Madame Ballet has fallen in love with Ferran, and they are inseparable.

Now that Winterfell holds the right to produce and manage salt, Ed will give the fine salt to the nobles in the north for free, and then sell the fine salt to the south and the Free Trade City through White Harbor.

Winterfell is heavily in debt, owed 50 gold dragons to the Iron Bank, and [-] gold dragons to the Manderly family of White Harbor.Today, honey candles, sausage processing, wooden toy processing, and forge armor weapon processing in Winterfell City can continuously generate income for Winterfell City, but the expenditure is equally astonishing.

Architect Downs Ayling is leading craftsmen, peasants, to build sewers in the winter town.The glass workshop of Ortega, the glass master, has already started production. It needs a large amount of raw materials such as quartz sand every day. It needs to go to the nearby mountains, rivers, and lakes to collect quartz sand every day.

Ed does not intend to sell these glasses, but to build nine glass farms around Winterfell, each glass farm is several times the size of Winterfell's glass garden, and now the glass farms are located in Downs Arryn's Under the design, construction has already started.

The castles on the Great Wall are being repaired. Currently, Winterfell is stationed at Fort Greenguard, Long Night Fort and Westbridge to repair the castles. Relying on these castles, manors and military settlements will be built in the south of the Great Wall. The ice banks of these castles are used to store food. .

The glass farm can also continuously grow vegetables and food for Winterfell during the long winter.The glass farm and the icehouse on the Great Wall have become a vegetable basket, granary and "refrigerator" for the northern border to face the cold winter.

Mogul, the shipbuilder under Helen Pike, is building longships at the shipyard on the upper reaches of the White Knife River. There are more than 100 newly recruited shipbuilders under his command, as well as some ironman shipbuilders.

Another Ironborn shipbuilder, Raphael, has set off for the Stony Coast to find a site for a new shipyard.The longships manufactured by the shipyard here will be directly used to defend the west coast of the northern border, guarding the long coastline from Kraken Point to Saltspear Beach, Sea Dragon Point and even Ice Bay and Bear Island.

Marin the Shipbuilder was in White Harbor, building fishing boats and galleys for Winterfell.The uniform oar warships are the specifications of the Braavos Sea King fleet, and the cost is high. After this fleet is formed, it will undoubtedly greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the northern navy.

These projects and projects all cost money, and Winterfell is getting poorer and poorer.Refining fine salt and selling it for money can make money for Winterfell and give Ed and his family a shot in the arm.

The little wolves walked at night and in the sun, lying under the dining table and eating bones, even the two little wolves tasted the taste of fine salt.The pair of direwolves, like the unicorn cubs in the stable, became the star animals of Winterfell.

(End of this chapter)