Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 124

In the study at Winterfell, a scented candle burns.

On the finger of the financial advisor Clare, he wore a red agate and sapphire ring, and he exaggeratedly smelled the scent of the scented candle.

"Master Ed, under your technical guidance, our candle workshop has added plant essences during the production of honey candles. The profit of this scented candle has increased tenfold in an instant!"

Many poor people can't afford candles. Scented candles are for nobles and rich people. If you want to make money, you have to target the rich.

Through the candlelight, Clare said with admiration: "Master Ed, when I first came to Winterfell, I was very worried at first. After all, our Winterfell is relatively poor, and it's not like White Harbor and Braavos. Being close to the sea, I once doubted that I would not be able to make Winterfell a prosperous and powerful road."

"But now I won't worry anymore, because Lord Ed, you are simply a genius inventor! You refined coarse salt into fine salt, made soap, perfume, and even extracted delicious things like maple syrup. All kinds of sources of income have been opened up, and these trickles will eventually form a source of wealth."

Ed smiled, "I'm not as optimistic as you. After all, winter is coming! Kral, you are from Braavosi, and you have never seen winter in the north."

Klar stroked the opal ring, "Winter is harsh, but under the wise leadership of our lord Ed, the food storage plans for the Glass Farm and the Great Wall are progressing smoothly. Now, Greenguard, Westbridge Watch and Long Night Fort, The repair work has been completed, and the cold storages of these castles have already started food storage."

Seven years of summer have passed in the North, and the Seven Kingdoms have once again completed a bumper harvest.Winterfell directly invested in the purchase of a large amount of grain in the riverlands, river bends, and valleys, and directly stored them in the granary of Winterfell.

Ed also bought grain directly from Amber's house near the Great Wall of Impassion and Karstark's house in Kahuo City through Winterfell's army station in Houguan Town, and transported it to the granary in Houguan Town.In the event of a large-scale attack by wildlings, the food and grass in Houguan Town can be directly delivered to the Night Watch Corps and Winterfell's fortress on the Great Wall.

Krall continued: "The captain of Fort Greenguard, Howard, wrote to say that Winterfell's longboats are at East Watch, and they can catch many salmon, saury, sardines, herring, cod, prawns and crabs from Seal Bay every day. Brothers in black and soldiers of the night watchman can eat seafood for every meal."

"Captain Harwin of the Long Night Fort wrote back and said that after the restoration of the Long Night Fort was completed, the soldiers of Winterfell have opened up many manors in the south of the Long Night Fort, and the wild blueberries and wild boars nearby are their delicacies; Captain Erin of Westbridge Watch In the reply, it was said that the seafood from the Ice Bay brought by the Bear Island fishing boat had been sent to the ice storage at West Bridge Lookout for storage. Maggie Mormont, Countess, was building more fishing boats so that they could fish in the Ice Bay. .”

"Today, Greenguard has [-] soldiers, Long Nightfort [-] soldiers, and Westbridge Watch [-] soldiers. The strength of Winterfell on the Great Wall has surpassed that of the Night's Watch. Lord Eddard, I heard from Maester Luwin , the Stark ancestors tried to give back the land, but failed, but you quietly took back the land."

Ed frowned, "You just need to understand it in your heart, don't make it public everywhere. The land gift still belongs to the Night Watchman in name."

With Ed's ban on salt and the Great Wall's military settlements, Winterfell's dominance over the northern border has increased significantly. The Night Watchmen rely heavily on Winterfell for their armament and food, and the land grant has been firmly controlled by Winterfell. inside.

Clare waved the financial bill, "Master Ed, our blueberry wine, Blue Noble, has sold amazingly in White Harbor. Sailors and captains from all over the world like it, and merchant ships are rushing to buy it.

"Fine wine, perfume, fine salt, maple syrup, scented candles, glass, wood carvings, Mr. Ed, there are so many profitable projects in Winterfell. According to the current speed, we will be able to pay off our debts in a few years. At that time, do you consider opening the first bank in Westeros?"

The most famous bank is the Iron Bank of Braavos. In addition, Rhys, Tyrosh and Mir all have more or less trading houses, but there is no one in Westeros.

Clare said excitedly: "The most profitable industry is the banking industry! Lord Ed, you must seize the opportunity! It is not difficult to open a bank in Braavos or Lys."

Ed smiled wryly, "Krall, this is not a free trade city. There is a royal family in the north, and banks are not opened casually."

Kral made a grimace, "Lord Eddard and King Robert are siblings, you were also the adopted son of the former Prime Minister Jon Arryn, you and Jon Arryn are brothers-in-law, Lady Lysa and Lady Caitlin are My dear sister. The royal family will be happy to see the Northern Territory open a bank, as long as the Northern Territory pays its taxes in full."

"Things are not as simple as imagined." Ed told Krall, "The royal family controls the mint, but the royal family is heavily in debt, and the Lannister family is the biggest creditor. In addition, there is the church. The church has a powerful power in the south of the neck. Power, the Lannisters use gold, how can they sit back and watch the northern border open a bank?"

"Compared to coins, I actually trust turnips, cattle and sheep more. When winter comes and the world is frozen and snowy, gold coins and silver coins cannot be eaten, but bread, turnips, beef and mutton can keep you alive, survive the cold winter, and welcome the next spring and dawn."

Kral sighed: "Perhaps Lord Ed is right. After all, Stark has ruled the North for thousands of years, so he understands winter and this land better."

Krall got up to leave, and after a while, Maester Farmer and Maester Norman walked in.

Bachelor Norman has silver-white hair, and the children call him "Pulsatilla". He is good at medicine. Under the guidance of Ed, Bachelor Norman has been developing the pill Ganmao Ling recently.

Bachelor Farmer is fat, always sloppy and unkempt. He likes to stay in the manor to study crops, or go to the mountains to collect minerals. If it is not for the necklace around his neck, he will probably be mistaken for farmer.

Maester Norman carefully handed over a wooden bowl with a pill in it.

"Lord Ed, according to the herbal formula you provided, use ephedra, windproof, cinnamon twig, chrysanthemum, platycodon root, loquat leaf, forsythia, etc. After repeated tests, the Ganmaoling pills have achieved very good results. I used this pill to cure several wind-cold patients."

Ed applauds: "This is a great achievement. How does medical alcohol work?"

After the invention of the still, the Winterfell Brewery can produce high-strength spirits, not to mention high-strength medical alcohol.

Bachelor Norman smiled, "The effect of medical alcohol is very good. I used medical alcohol to disinfect a hunter who was bitten by a wild boar, and the effect was better than that of Myrfire."

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