Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 139 Negotiation Contest
At the meeting of Lords of the North in the hall of the Barren Tomb Hall, Earl Roderick Rythwell of the Stream, once he heard about the fortress at the mouth of the First Men River, did not need to spend money on the Stream, and the cost of the fort was borne by Winterfell. Immediately smiled at Ed.

"Duke Ed, thank Winterfell for your understanding of the stream, let Winterfell pay for it, and build a fort at the mouth of the First Men River!"

Roderick Lathwell actually realized that if Winterfell built a fort at the mouth of the sea, the creek land would lose its territory near the mouth of the sea. However, due to the rampage of ironmen pirates near the Pioneer River, the population of the fishing village was very small. , the tax is very little, so the streamland would rather give up this territory than spend money to build a fortress.

What Ed pays more attention to is the economic value and strategic value of the estuary. Once Winterfell builds fortresses and develops ports at the estuaries of the First Men River, Panshi River, and Barren River, the defense capabilities of the west coast of the north will be greatly enhanced. The defenses of the Saltspear Ford will become impenetrable.

The enemy at sea can use the sea salt spear beach in the north to advance all the way east, and use the heat wave river to go up the Neck area, threatening Kalin Bay, an important throat town in the north.Once Winterfell controls the various mouths of the Saltspear Firth, enemies at sea will not be able to attack Moat Cailin from the rear.

Ed easily persuaded Earl Roderick Lathwell to give up the territory of the mouth of the First Men River, but, with Mrs. Ballet, he hit a nail.

"Master Ed, I don't want to give up the mouth of the Saltspear Flat. The east of the First Men River is the territory of the Dustin family. As for the area of ​​the Barren River, it is all on the territory of the Dustin family."

To the west of the First Men River is the territory of the Leswell family, and to the east is the territory of the Dustin family in Blightton. big river.

Ed raised his eyebrows, "The Dustin family is unwilling to give up the territory at the mouth of the sea. Could it be that the Dustin family is willing to spend money to build a fort at the mouth of the sea?"

Steve, Jason, Deron and Paul of the Dustin family sat on the table beside them, they either frowned and pondered, or whispered softly, waiting for the decision of the head of the Dustin family, the widow of the barren village.

Mrs. Barbaret sighed, "Building the fortress at the mouth of the sea will cost the Dustin family a lot of money. I don't want to waste this money. I welcome Winterfell to build a fortress at the mouth of the sea, but the site belongs to the Dustin family. In the future, the tax revenue from the mouth of the sea must be handed over to Desolation, not Winterfell."

This is really a difficult widow. Even if Mrs. Ballerina is going to marry Ferran, the retainer of Winterfell tomorrow, she can still argue with Ed and Winterfell for the benefit of the Dustin family.

Mrs. Ballerina is obviously much smarter than her father, Earl Roderick Rythwell. She saw the value of the estuary, so she was unwilling to give up easily.

Ed pretended to be relaxed and said, "Mrs. Ballerina, how much tax can there be at the mouths of the First Men River and the Barren Mound River? You and I both know that due to the Ironborn pirates, there is no decent port on the west coast of the North. Merchant ships from the south will trade at the Saltspear Beach, and there is not much taxation at the mouth of the sea, everyone knows it!"

Mrs. Ballerina showed a wolf-like smile, "Since there is not much tax, wouldn't it be better to hand it over to Desolation? Lord Ed, you are a smart person, why should everyone pretend to be stupid? Once the longship fleet on the west coast of the North Take shape, the fortress at the mouth of the sea is completed, and in the future, merchant ships in the south will likely be active on the west coast of the north, and who can say how much the tax will be by then?"

Roose Bolton looked at Mrs. Ballet with admiration, Earl Wyman looked suspicious, and Dustin's people looked at Mrs. Ballet with more admiration.That's why the Dustins love Ballet, she always does what's best for Barrowton and the Dustins.

Mrs. Ballet pointed at Earl Wyman, "Master Ed, when the Manderly family first came to the north, the Stark family enshrined the Manderly family in the Wolf's Lair. At that time, the White Blade River emptied into the sea. , Sister and male pirates were rampant, and the Ayrin family, the king of the valley, often plundered the fishing villages near the White Knife River. At that time, no northern family was willing to take over the defense of the mouth of the White Knife River and exchange territories with the Mandalay family."

"Hundreds of years later, the Mandalay family has used the wealth they brought from the Reach to develop Wolf's Lair into White Harbor, the only city in the north. How rich White Harbor is, just look at the fat physique of Lord Eel. Understood. Lord Ed, you are doing a lot of construction work in Winterfell, and the perfume, wood carvings, glass, maple syrup, and cinnabar stones in Winterfell are all sought-after goods, and these things may be traded at the ports on the west coast in the future!"

Earl Wyman patted his big belly and said with a smile: "Mrs. Ballerina, the success of White Harbor is due to guarding the mouth of the White Knife River. The White Knife River is the largest river in the north, and its upstream is Winterfell. It is the best in the north. Your ancestors' river, Huangzhong River, what can you compare with Bairen River?"

"The port of Yanmao Beach in the north has been developed for hundreds of years, and at most it is a small port, similar to Donghaiwang, a sister village. Don't dream of comparing it with Baigang."

Mrs. Ballerina rolled her eyes at Earl Wyman in disgust, "Master Eel, I just took White Harbor as an example. When did I say that the mouth of the First Men River and the Barren Mound River would give birth to a city like White Harbor?"

Ed said: "The estuary of Saltspear Beach is valuable, but neither Streamland nor Desolate Mound Village will spend money to build fortresses and strengthen defenses. How can the fishing village at the estuary develop into a port? Ironmen will still Looting."

Mrs. Ballet thought for a while, "In any case, I will not give up the entrance to the sea for nothing. Lord Ed, if you insist on spending money to build a fortress at the entrance to the desert, I am willing to sell my jewelry, and I am even willing to ask Winterfell borrows money."

Ed awkwardly said: "Winterfell is heavily in debt, and Earl Wyman and the Braavos Iron Bank are the creditors of Winterfell, which is well known in the north. Madam Ballerina, I have no money to lend you. "

Mrs. Ballerina narrowed her eyes, "Winterfell didn't have the money to lend me, but it did have the money to build the Estuary Fortress. Is it rich or not? I understand, only if the barren village is willing to sell the territory of the Estuary , only Winterfell has money."

Earl Roderick Lathwell of the Streamland, seeing his daughter Barbaret's argument, immediately acted accordingly, "Master Ed, I have thought about it carefully, my territory at the mouth of the Streamland cannot be in vain. Give it to Winterfell! Regarding the fortress at the mouth of the River of the First Men, we still have a long-term plan."

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