Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 116 Maple Syrup and Drug Research
Helen Pike is a native of the Iron Islands. As an ironman, she lacks knowledge of the forest. She doesn't know that the sap of the sugar maple tree can be boiled into maple syrup.

In fact, this is not to blame for Helen Pike, even the learned city bachelor, the forest clan living in the wolf forest all year round, the hunters, loggers, and beekeepers who hunt in the wolf forest all year round, did not realize that Maple Syrup value.

Ed, however, knows the value of maple syrup very well. Even in Blue Star in the 21st century, maple syrup is a luxury on the dining table.At the table in the hall, Ed tasted the maple syrup, the taste on the tip of his tongue, sweet and dense, with a unique flavor.

Helen Pike on the side smiled and watched Ed spread maple syrup on the beef jerky and chew it slowly.

"Lord Ed, eat slowly! I can't stand you eating tree sap." Helen Parker turned and left the hall.

On the side, Bachelor Norman has silver hair and is nicknamed "Pulsatilla". He is good at medicine. Ed made maple syrup from the sap of the sugar maple tree of Bachelor Norman, but Bachelor Norman is also very fond of maple syrup. strangeness.

"Lord Ed, is the syrup made from tree sap really edible? When I was a child, I grew up in Seagull Town, and I often heard people say that only people from the Gaoshan clan, the Moon People, the Black Ears, and the Stone Crows savages only drink tree sap."

"Beef jerky is even more delicious after applying maple syrup." Ed picked up a handkerchief and wiped his mouth. "Bachelor Norman, maple syrup is an unpromoted delicacy."

Bachelor Norman frowned, "Delicious... But this is just maple sap!"

"It's a sugar maple tree." Ed corrected, "This is a gift from the gods to the northern border. I believe that there are very few sugar maple trees in other places except our northern border."

Sugar maples only exist in high latitudes and cold places. This is the advantage of the North, which means that the sugar maple is likely to become a specialty of the North.

There are many sugar maple trees in Langlin, but not every sugar maple tree can be collected and used. First of all, the age of the sugar maple tree must be more than 40 years. At most, there is only 40 liter of output per year.

Ed believes that once maple syrup is on the table of the royal family, nobles, and wealthy businessmen, it will inevitably become "liquid gold" and become a luxury on the table, bringing wealth to Winterfell.

Those rich people who live in the Reach, King's Landing, Riverland, Pentos, Braavos, Lys, and Volantis cannot do without larks, peacocks, and swans for their mouths and stomachs. Those nobles, wealthy businessmen, and bishops don't mind spending money at all.

Ed called Harris Moran, the deputy captain of the Winterfell Guards, a polite man who always liked to preach things that everyone knew.

"Harris, I want you to go to Fran the Beastmaster, take twenty hunters and foresters, go to the wolf forest, and mark every sugar maple tree. Tell the leader of the forest clan to ask for the forest The clan protects every sugar maple tree, no one is allowed to cut down the sugar maple tree, and no one is allowed to collect the sap without permission."

Harris Moran didn't quite understand Ed's decision, but he still accepted the order and turned to leave.

Bachelor Norman was very puzzled, "Lord Ed, you value the sugar maple tree so much. Could it be that maple syrup has medicinal value?"

"Maple syrup can supplement the nutrition of the human body and satisfy the desire of nobles and rich merchants for delicious food." Ed got up, "As for the medicinal value, we still need to discover it. Bachelor Norman, I'm just about to discuss with you about the development of medicine. Let's move to the study."

Bachelor Norman took small steps and followed Ed to the study. Ed sat on the ermine chair and motioned for Bachelor Norman to sit opposite him.

Ed flipped through a Westeros medical book, "Bachelor Norman, how many poisons are there in this world?"

"A lot." Maester Norman was a little surprised by this question, but he still snapped his fingers and answered, "Reese's Tears, Stranglers, Aconite, Widow's Blood, Solanum nigrum... These poisons can kill people in an instant. .”

Ed closed the medical book, "How many broad-spectrum drugs do we have?"

"Uh" Bachelor Norman stroked his neck chain uneasily, "Broad-spectrum drugs? There are indeed very few of them. Sir Ed, it is the responsibility of a bachelor to see a doctor and prescribe medicine. Of course, because there are too few bachelors, people have to ask for help in many places. Treat monks, forest witches and the like."

Ed leaned on the soft chair back, "In fact, many diseases have the same symptoms. Bachelor Norman, I think we can develop some pills, for example, to treat headaches, colds and fevers, and wound infections. "

Bachelor Norman's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Master Ed, this is exactly my dream. Saving lives and relieving patients, isn't that the meaning of medicine? But in the academy, medicine has become the wealth of the academy , the cardinal will never share the results of medical research with other organizations."

The bachelors trained by the Academy City can gain a foothold in the castles of Westeros and become consultants at the tables and desks of nobles, largely because of the monopoly of medicine by bachelors.When the nobles are sick and weak, they need the magical hands of the bachelors to relieve the pain and even hold their lives.

It is precisely because of the strength of the Academy City that in Westeros' tens of thousands of years of history, there is not a single famous doctor left in history. All the medical research results of the Seven Kingdoms come from the Academy City.

The profession of doctor is rarely encountered in the Seven Kingdoms, and most of the doctors people talk about are bachelors.Ed is determined to change that.

Bachelor Norman rubbed his hands, eager to try, "Lord Ed, I have applied for a small yard dedicated to medical experiments. After I came to Winterfell, I have been studying and researching in the Bachelor's Tower with other bachelors. We are together It is very good, but, I need a quiet environment."

"I will give you a small yard next to the Bachelor's Tower." Ed took out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Bachelor Norman.

Bachelor Norman looked at the words on it, his eyes widened, "Lord Ed, what is this?"

"Many people will lose their lives because of the occasional cold." Ed told Norman, "If we can develop a cold spirit, it will definitely save many lives." Then Winterfell can make a lot of money.

Bachelor Norman wrote the names of medicinal materials such as Fangfeng, notopterygium, perilla leaves, ephedra, cinnamon twigs, loquat leaves, bitter almonds, etc. He was confused: "Lord Ed, I don't know many of these medicinal materials! I need Time to collect medicine."

"I'm all ready!" Ed took out a medicine box from under the table and divided it into several small grids, each grid marked with the name of the medicine.

Bachelor Norman was dumbfounded, and murmured: "Duke Ed, you are really a strange person."

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