Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 125 Medicine and Cinnabar Stone
Myrfire is a healing poultice originating from Myr, which can be applied to a wound and then ignited to disinfect the wound.Due to the high price, only noble lords could afford Myrfire during the war.

Now Winterfell uses medicinal alcohol produced by a distiller, which can directly sterilize wounds, which is more convenient than Myrfire.

Regardless of whether the North faces ironborn pirates, wildlings, or Lannisters in the future, medical alcohol can effectively help soldiers in the North on the battlefield.

In the study, scented candles swayed between Ed and Maester Norman, and Norman took out a wine bag containing medical alcohol.Both Farmer and Norman are full of praise for medical alcohol.

Bachelor "Pulsatilla" Norman said: "Alcohol has long been used to disinfect wounds. However, due to the insufficient alcohol content, the disinfection effect of ordinary alcohol is not good. In fact, in the Academy City, many years ago, some bachelors and doctors, They all proposed the concept of medical alcohol, but it is a pity that after hundreds of years of study in the city, they have not been able to refine medical alcohol that meets the standard."

The simple and honest Bachelor Farmer said: "The nobles are willing to show their enthusiasm for refining fine wines. Westeros has long had medical alcohol. Fortunately, Lord Ed invented the still and contributed medical alcohol to the soldiers in the north. .”

Ed folded his hands, "Medical alcohol and cold spirit are great inventions, but they are far from enough. The warriors of the forest clan, the hunters and beekeepers of Winterfell, bring back medicinal herbs from the wolf forest every day. We will purchase some medicinal materials from the south that are not available in the north. You must carefully identify the medicinal properties of each herb."

"Pulsatilla" Maester Norman nodded, "The medicine shelves in Winterfell have already stored thousands of medicines. I am still discussing with Maester Farmer about writing a medical book together. Of course, in terms of herbs and medicine , cannot do without the guidance of Lord Ed."

Ed smiled, "Let's study together. In the future, our Winterfell City's academic breakthroughs may not be as good as the Academy City."

Maester Farmer adjusted his necklace, "Lord Ed, to be honest, the academic atmosphere in Winterfell is better. The servants and children respect the maester. Lord Ed not only sponsors the maester, but also guides the maester. He is our guide." Street lights."

The next day, Ed took Robb and Jon to inspect the manor near Winterfell, and the direwolf and the sun followed Ed.

The male wolf, Nocturnal and Sunshine, is the new favorite of Winterfell. The size of the direwolf is getting bigger and bigger, and some residents of the wintering town will be afraid of the direwolf.

In Stark Manor, some farmers are driving plow horses and plowing oxen.

"Father, your Qu Yuanli." Robb pointed to Ed excitedly.

Ever since the Quyuan plow came into being, the heavy plows were eliminated in Winterfell and Wintershield Town, and all the heavy plows were sent to the forge, where they were forged into Quyuan plows.

Quyuan plows can be pulled by only two plow horses, while heavy plows often require five to eight plow horses. Since then, production efficiency has been greatly improved.

Tenants in Stark Manor can use Winterfell to provide ploughs, plow horses, and cattle. The families of tenants can work in forges, candle factories, stables, wineries, mills, etc. to earn copper coins. Children of tenants Opportunity to learn the craft.Therefore, most of the residents of the winter resort town joined the Stark Manor and became tenant farmers.

After the ban on salt was launched, many hidden populations in the territory of Winterfell were discovered. Ed moved them from the hills, mountains, and wolf forests to the winter escape town and placed them in Stark Manor.The population of the winter town has risen by tens of thousands in a few months.

Ed, Jon Snow and Robb came to a small coal mine where workers were digging out coal.

Due to the limitation of productivity, coal mining is a very dangerous thing, and coal mines can only be collected on a small scale.Residents in the north generally use wood for heating and cooking, and coal for forging iron.

Many forges in the forge start working at the same time every day. The forge manager, Mikken, the blacksmith Caron, the blacksmith Walter and others bring apprentices every day to forge armor, swords, plowshares, pots, etc. Winterfell needs to store more coal.

Desmond, a soldier of Winterfell, is in charge of this mining area.

"Lord Ed, we can transport back three carriages of coal every day! The coal storage room in the forge is almost full."

Ed said: "The forging factory can't fit it, so I sent it directly to Winterfell. There are plenty of places in the warehouse of Winterfell."

Looking at the piles of coal, Ed couldn't help wondering, if he accumulated enough coal and invented the steam engine, could he build a "steam castle"?
Ed reckons that the Steam Castle needs magic as well as technology, but now that the spiritual recovery has not yet come, and the dragon has not yet been reborn, it is better for Ed to keep his feet on the ground, and it is useless to fantasize about the Steam Castle.

A disgraced worker walked over pushing a small cart. The direwolf Nocturnal Walk and Sunshine leaned over and sniffed around the worker, who froze in place in fright.Robb and Jon whistled, and Sunshine and Nightwalker left their workers and walked among the abandoned ore piles, digging with their claws now and then.

Ed rummaged through the pile of ore, but Robb didn't understand, "Father, what's the use of these waste stones?"

"Treasures can also be found in waste stones!" Ed told Robb, "Don't forget, we found quartz sand in the iron ore waste, and quartz sand is an important raw material for glass workshops."

Robb frowned. "Is there any quartz sand here?"

Jon and Robb rummaged through the ore heap with Ed, and Ed found a piece of realgar, which he put in his pocket.

After a while, the direwolf Sunshine came to Ed with a blood-red stone in his mouth. Ed was surprised to find that it was a cinnabar stone.Ed understood that cinnabar stone is a very valuable mineral, which can be used to refine dyes, to make alchemy, to make medicine, and even a good medicine for epilepsy.

Caitlin's sister Lysa, and Jon Arryn's son Robert Arryn, has been suffering from epilepsy and is weak. Ed has been paying attention to collecting prescriptions for epilepsy, the discovery of cinnabar stone, Undoubtedly provided Ed with a good medicine.

In addition to being used for curing diseases, cinnabar stone also has high economic value.

The northern border is an important wool-producing area in Westeros, and the wool textile industry in the northern border occupies an important position in Westeros.Ed believes that by using cinnabar stone to extract dyes to add color to the woolen clothes produced in Winterfell's workshops, the woolen clothes in Winterfell will be more popular.

Cinnabar can also be used for writing, and cinnabar writing can be preserved for a longer period of time than ordinary ink.

No matter in Westeros or Essos, precious manuscripts of ancient books are invaluable. Those manuscripts are recorded on fragile parchment or ancient scrolls, and many handwritings are unclear. Cinnabar writing can make precious manuscripts even more Ok save it.

Ed excitedly stroked the head of the she-wolf Sunshine, "Good girl, you have done a good job."

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