Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 121 The Glass Farm
After Ed's soap experiment was successful, the soap workshop in Winterfell was soon put into operation.

A washerwoman who had served Winterfell for decades became the head of a soap workshop.

Her name is Dolly, and she is the younger sister of Ser Roderick Cassel, the coach of Winterfell, and the aunt of Jory Cassel, captain of the Winterfell guards.

"Lord Ed, I have been in Winterfell for half my life, working as a washerwoman, but I never thought I could become a soap manager." The thin, simple old woman told Ed, "I will definitely not disappoint Ed. adults' expectations."

For the sake of technical secrecy, the workers in the soap workshop are all family members of the soldiers of Winterfell, for example, Desmond's wife, Kane's sister and mother, Jax's parents, Erin's brothers and sisters, Harris Moran cousin.These men became Winterfell's first soap workers.

The White Knife River brings shells from White Harbor every day. In the future, relying on lard, shells, and plant ash, Winterfell can continuously make soap.

Each bar of soap, molded, is stamped with the direwolf's crest.

When Caitlyn used Winterfell's own soap for the first time and took a hot spring with Mrs. Ballerina, Caitlyn was as happy as a bride.

"Ed is really a good man who takes care of his family. I complained to him about the increase in the price of soap, so he researched it himself and made the soap."

Mrs. Ballerina was more envious, "I didn't expect Duke Ed to have the talent of a craftsman! He can actually make soap, even Brandon can't do it."

Other projects in the winter shelter town are also progressing gratifyingly.

The sons of the glass master Ortega brought several carriages of glass from Braavos. After the glass workshop began to operate, glass was produced continuously, and the first glass farms were completed.

According to Ed's plan, nine glass farms need to be built around Winterfell in the future, each of which is several times the size of Winterfell's glass garden.

Relying on the heat preservation of hot springs and glass, even if winter comes and the ground is frozen, the glass farm can still provide a place for Winterfell.
Architect Downes Ayling is in charge of the construction of the Glass Farm, and he takes Ed and Mrs. Caitlin, Bachelor Farmer, on a tour of the Glass Farm.

Fat Maester Farmer, his clothes are always dirty, because he devoted himself to the study of agronomy and minerals, and stayed almost every day in the manor and mine.

Downs said excitedly: "Most of the glass farms are located underground, and the glass-covered roof is one meter above the ground. Try to make sure that the lighting is good and the water source is sufficient. Due to the geothermal heat, it can maintain a constant temperature all year round."

Madam Caitlin put her slender hand over her heart, "In the cold winter, the glass farm is the vegetable basket of Winterfell!"

Bachelor Farmer looked up at the glass ceiling and sighed: "Lord Ed, the nobles in the south, only regard glass as a luxury. Only Lord Ed can use glass to build glass farms, so that the people will no longer live in the cold winter." Suffering from hunger. What a great project to benefit the people!"

Ed gave Downs an approving look, "Downs, you did a great job, this glass farm is perfect."

Downs said with relief: "Master Ed, I used to think that only the design of great buildings like Harrenhal, Eagle's Nest, Towering Tower, High Court, and the Great Wall can be famous in history. Now I find that designing sewers, glass Farms can also help people."

When architect Downs first came to Winterfell, he was a wild and unrealistic young man. As soon as he came to Winterfell, he proposed to Ed to surround Winterfell and expand the City of Spring, City of Midsummer, City of Golden Autumn and so on. A castle, the expansion of the King's Road, and the construction of the "Great Wall by the Sea" on the West Coast and other unrealistic projects.

Under the guidance of Ed, Downs became pragmatic. He completed projects such as the forge, barracks, stables, large market, and sewers in the winter town, and the glass farm was also carried out in an orderly manner.

Catelyn looked up at the glass, feeling the sunlight from the dome.

"Such a large glass farm, I want to grow turnips and Chinese cabbages."

Ed smiled and shook his head, "Kaitlin, it's still summer, you can grow vegetables and reclaim any piece of wasteland. This is the first glass farm, and you can't grow vegetables."

Caitlin was surprised, "If you don't grow vegetables, what will you grow?"

As soon as Ed waved, the guard Dawson handed over the bag, and Ed took out some seeds from the bag.

"These are the seeds of flowers, which I, Earl Towyman, brought from White Harbor. I have decided to set aside a few acres of land in this glass farm for planting flowers. There are Milan flowers in it, Wen Wen Heart Orchid, Tuberose, Phnom Penh Daphne, Osmanthus, Jasmine, Freesia”

Caitlin raised her eyebrows, "Are you going to grow flowers in the glass farm? Ed, are you going to indulge in pleasure? These flowers are colorful and beautiful, but they can't be eaten, they must be grown!"

Ed smiled and said: "Kaitlin, you can grow vegetables in the open air, but the flowers are delicate and can only be grown in glass farms. Besides, I only occupy part of the glass farm for planting flowers, and we have other glass farms under construction. These flowers , not for appreciation, I want to use these flowers to make perfume."

"Perfume?" Caitlin was dubious. "Don't lie to me. Although you have made soap, making perfume is much more expensive than soap."

Ed smiled mysteriously, "Don't worry, I have the help of a bachelor and an alchemist, and I will definitely be able to develop a perfume. Once the perfume is sold in Winterfell, a bottle of perfume can buy a carload of turnips."

In Westeros, almost all perfumes are imported from the free trade city-states. Perfumes can only be used by nobles and rich merchants, and the prices are high.

Perfume is a huge profit industry, so Ed decided to make perfume.Today, Ed has developed a still, which can not only make wine, but also extract plant essence.

"In addition to making perfume, we can also make scented candles." Ed told Caitlin, "The petals harvested from the glass farm, we find a way to mix plant essences into candles, and then we can make scented candles."

Only then did Caitlin smile, "Scented candles are worth a try. Lysa once sent some scented candles, saying they were a specialty of Candlehole City in the Valley, which is the territory of the Wackley family. Lysa told me in the letter that the Waickley family They made their fortune by relying on scented candles, and their scented candles not only sold well in the Seven Kingdoms, but also sold to Lys, Tyrosh and even Volantis."

Ed handed the bag of flower seeds to Bachelor Farmer, "Arrange your servants to plant these flowers. In addition to flowers, I also plan to plant medicinal herbs in the glass farm. Herbs can help the people of Winterfell, heal sickness."

Bachelor Farmer took the bag, "Lord Ed, you are like Gals the Green Hand, you planted the seeds, planted the hope."

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