Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 172 Cersei, the Wolf's Castle Garrison and Porcelain Delicacy
Queen Cersei stood on the walls of the Red Keep on Aegon's High Hill, and her brother Jaime the Kingslayer of the Kingsguard stood beside her.Cersei's other brother, Tyrion Lannister the "Imp," stands on the other side, a dwarf.

Dressed in a red silk gown studded with sapphires and tourmalines, Cersei, with curly golden hair and emerald green eyes, is a beauty that any man would fall in love with.

Jaime is tall and handsome, with flowing blond hair, and looks very similar to Cersei, almost as if carved out of the same mold.Jaime was nicknamed "Kingslayer" because he used his gold-plated sword to kill the mad king Aerys he swore to protect. Because of this, people in the Seven Kingdoms regarded Jaime as the king of the Kingsguard. The Stained Knight, who considers him a perfidy.

The gods gave Cersei and Jaime none of the beauty they gave to Tyrion. The little devil had stubby legs, a protruding forehead, and was ugly, with one black eye and the other emerald green.

Standing on the wall of the Red Castle, Cersei had a panoramic view of King's Landing. Cersei looked north to the flea nest where the poor gathered and the dragon's lair on the hill of Rhaenys. The stench of the flea nest could even be smelled in the Red Castle.

"Robert should drive those flea-covered poor ghosts out of King's Landing, the whole city stinks because of them." Cersei complained to her twin brother Jaime, who was dressed in white and white armor.

James smirked and said, "King's Landing has a population of 40, of course it stinks. Don't forget, King's Landing is the largest city and port in Westeros."

Tyrion corrected, "King's Landing is the biggest city, but not the biggest port. The biggest port is Old Town. Ask the sailors and you will know that there are more ships and prostitutes at the Old Town dock than King's Landing."

Cersei glared at Tyrion. She never liked Tyrion, because Tyrion caused their mother, Mrs. Joanna, to die in childbirth. Since then, their father Tywin has never smiled again.

When Aegon the Conqueror built the Red Castle, he chose the castle on a high hill at the mouth of the sea. This hill was named Aegon High Hill after Aegon many years later. The whole castle was built of light red stones. The Red Keep was not completed until the reign of Maegor the "Cruel" the third Targaryen king.

At the completion celebration banquet, Maegor invited all the craftsmen who participated in the castle, and killed all of them, so that she could enjoy the secret of the secret passage of the castle.

Hundreds of wharves line the shores of the mouth of the Blackwater, fishing boats, pot-bellied barges, swan-boats of the Summer Islanders, Iban whaling ships, Pentos-laden spice-laden ships, purple trade oars of Braavos Ships, the galleons of Lys and Tyrosh, the longships of the Iron Islands, were everywhere.

Cersei saw a flat-bottomed merchant ship with a direwolf flag in the north sailing through the waters below the Red Castle and heading towards the pier. Cersei frowned and said, "Why are there so many Stark ships in King's Landing recently? Winter City is obviously deep inland, did Stark move to live by the sea?"

Tyrion showed an ugly smile: "I heard from Littlefinger that Eddard Stark is building ships day and night. Stark has fleets in White Harbor and Saltspear Beach. Why? Sister, don't you Are ships from the North welcome?"

"If there are no ships in the northern border, there will be no blue nobles. Maple syrup, vodka, and fine salt can be eaten. These are special products in the northern border! Grand Maester Pacelle said that the correspondence between bachelors and nobles everywhere uses Stark's cinnabar ink, because the cinnabar ink can be preserved longer, can better reflect the majesty of the nobility. The church also uniformly uses cinnabar ink to transcribe the Bible and documents, and the school city uses cinnabar ink to copy ancient books."

"The common people also like Stark's goods. The woolen clothes that Stark brought from the north are cheap and high-quality, and are very popular among the common people. There are also perfumes, animal skins, amber, soap and scented soap. These goods are A favorite of nobles and merchants, church clergy."

Cersei loves blue nobles, and only Winterfell can brew high-strength blueberry wine. Her children Joffrey, Tommen, and Myrcella love maple syrup, and fine salt makes every meal more delicious.

However, Cersei didn't like this situation. Cersei said darkly: "I heard Varys say that Ed seems to have become an inventor. How did he come up with these inventions? This guy is so greedy. Duke Jing is still not satisfied, he still conducts business like a businessman."

James disdainfully said: "Sister, if you were living in the barren and desolate north, you would do everything possible to make money. Let Ed want to make money! Anyway, Lannister has gold, let's sell some Gold, let the people of the northern border do cattle and horses for us, and produce goods, why not do it?"

Cersei snorted softly, "You are such a fool, can't you see Eddard's ambition? After the Northern Territory conquered Beyond the Wall, the territory of the Northern Territory is much larger than the Riverlands, Riverlands, Kinglands, and Valleys in the South." Well, the Stormlands and the Iron Islands are bigger together. Do you think Ed just makes wine, makes perfume, and makes money from fine salt?"

"I heard from Varys that the forges in the northern border are constantly making armor and weapons, and the shipyards are building ships day and night. Ed builds castles at the mouths of the northern border. None of the lords in the northern border dare to question Ed. The North was more united under Eddard than ever. Varys and Pycelle warned Robert that the Starks might rebel, but that fool Robert wouldn't listen."

Tyrion said: "Ed is a man who values ​​honor, and he followed Robert to fight against the mad king Iris. If it hadn't been for the Valley and the North to follow Robert first, how could Robert have won the Iron Throne? Ed is sure There will be no rebellion."

At this moment, Tyrion's squire came over.

"Lord Tyrion, your lady is already waiting for you outside the Red Keep."

Tyrion said excitedly: "I have to accompany the beautiful lady for dinner, and the direwolf will be left to you to worry about!"

Tyrion shook his misshapen legs and followed the squire away.

Cersei said in disgust: "Father said that Tyrion could help the Lannister family in King's Landing, but when he came to King's Landing, he only gambled and found prostitutes. This trash is useless at all. He can't see Stark's threat."

James yawned lazily, "Ed has always been loyal to Robert, how could he rebel?"

Cersei said sharply: "Ed is only loyal to Robert. Will Joffrey take the throne in the future, will he swear allegiance? A rich and powerful northern border will only make the direwolf more rebellious, I dare you Bet, when Robert dies, Stark will rebel sooner or later. Isn't it obvious? He has annexed the land beyond the Wall, and there is no threat to the north, so naturally he will develop his power to the south."

"Grand Maester Pacelle, Littlefinger, and Varys, the important ministers of the Imperial Council, all suggested that Robert should be vigilant against the rise of the North, but unfortunately Robert and Jon Arryn didn't listen at all, they thought Ed was following them back then , that Ed who rose up against the Mad King Aerys."

"Renly and Stannis are as evil as ever, and I see them both, wishing the direwolves would rebel and seize the Iron Throne! They're going to take the Iron Throne from the Lion, Jaime, you know, Joffrey, Micah. Sira and Tommen are your offspring, and you must hold the throne for your children."

James was absent-minded, "What's so good about that broken chair? If you ask me, I don't care who sits on it."

Cersei was taken aback, "Are you crazy? If Robert died and the Iron Throne fell into someone else's hands, the heads of Joffrey, Tommen and Myrcella would be cut off in an instant and stuck on the spear Feed the crow. In Game of Thrones, you're either a winner or a dead end."

James stroked his sword belt. "In that case, Eddard, Stannis and Renly are a real threat."

Cersei said distressedly: "We have too few people in the imperial meeting. Only Pycelle is Lannister's friend. Varys and Littlefinger have their own calculations. It would be great if you could enter the imperial meeting, damn it Barristan Selmy, old man, old and young, he's dead, and I'll have Robert make you Captain of the Kingsguard, and then you'll be at the King's Council."

James put his arms around Cersei's waist with a smirk, "Let me have a meeting with eunuchs, Littlefinger, and people like Stannis at the same table? Please spare me! It's better to have fun while you can than worry about it."

Cersei pushed Jaime's hand away, "Now is not the time to mess around. You and the little devil are fools, it's just me, fighting for Lannister."

Under Jaime's escort, Cersei returned to Maegor's Tower, which is the city within the Red Keep. This square fortress is located in the very center of the Red Keep, surrounded by a dry moat, and the river bed of the moat is paved. There are spikes on it, and there is a drawbridge connecting the Red Castle.In an emergency, the Kingsguard and the Golden Robe would pull up the drawbridge to cut off the connection between Maegor's Tower and the Red Keep, and protect the safety of the royal family members.

In the Queen's Ballroom, Robert, accompanied by Ser Barristan Selmy, Captain of the Kingsguard, was collecting gold from the palace. An iron basin was filled with gold bracelets, gold necklaces and belts of solid gold. .Grand Maester Pycelle stood listlessly aside.

Cersei raised an eyebrow, "What are you doing, Your Majesty?"

Robert wore a black velvet coat, a silk cloak, and tourmaline, onyx, and blue diamonds on his chest to piece together the crowned stag of the Baratheon family. It looked like a big bear. Robert said excitedly: "To celebrate Ed was merged with Beyond the Great Wall, and I promised to reward Ed with a golden direwolf at the imperial meeting."

Seeing that many of the basins were filled with her jewelry, Cersei suppressed her anger, "The royal family owes the Lannister family, the iron treasury and the church millions of gold dragons, the treasury has no money, and you still want to prodigal?"

Robert was a little unhappy, "Smelly woman, what do you know? Ed merged beyond the Great Wall, dedicated it to the kingdom, and made me the largest king in Westeros ever, isn't that worth celebrating? You guys The Lannisters have plenty of gold, and the royal family owes the Lannisters so much money, not bad."

The matter of creating a golden direwolf to reward Ed was unanimously opposed by Pycelle, Littlefinger, and Varys at the Imperial Council. Even Stannis thought it was extravagant and wasteful, only exaggerated and extravagant Renly, Supporting Robert, Robert had to give up the idea for the time being.

However, in the past few days, envoys from the Midsummer Isles, Braavos, and Volantis congratulated Robert on the feat of merging the Seven Kingdoms beyond the Great Wall, praising that it was "a feat that even the dragons could not accomplish." Great Conquest", Robert's thought of rewarding Eddard came up again.

In fact, Robert has never been to the North, and he has no specific concept of Beyond the Wall, so he asked Grand Maester Pycelle to find a map. When he saw the vast Beyond the Wall on the map, which was larger than the South, he made up his mind. Reward Ed for crafting a golden direwolf.

Cersei took a deep breath to calm down, she forced a smile, and said to Robert: "Your Majesty, there are Stark's blueberry wine, maple syrup, and fine salt on our table, and Stark's blueberry wine, maple syrup, and fine salt in the study. Stark's cinnabar ink, and Stark's scented candles are lit in the sanctuary, no matter nobles or commoners, the more people use Stark's soap. If this continues, the entire Seven Kingdoms will be sold to Stark .”

Grand Maester Pycelle came to his senses immediately, and he opened his eyes wide, "Your Majesty, the queen is right. A strong vassal will threaten the safety of the royal family. We must be vigilant against threats from the North and the Starks!"

Robert smiled, "The royal family borrowed money from Lannister in the early years. Some people said that I sold the country to Lannister. Should I regard Lannister as a potential threat? Stark earned The more money you have, the more taxes you will pay to the royal family. Get all of you captured by the White Walkers! Ed is my brother, he is the most loyal, and I will not be polite if he slanders you maliciously."

Cersei said sadly: "Even if you don't doubt Ed's loyalty, you shouldn't just sit back and watch Ed, and include Beyond the Great Wall into the territory of the Northern Territory. Stark's territory is larger than that of the Southern Territory. Is this appropriate? I think the royal family should be sent The army takes over the Great Wall, or recruits the pioneer knights to go beyond the Great Wall, all in all, the Beyond the Great Wall must be in the hands of the royal family.”

Robert disdainfully said: "Your rhetoric, Pycelle, Varys and Littlefinger have all said it in the imperial meeting. Beyond the Wall was brought down by Ed, he is a hero, I will only reward him, not rob him The fruits of victory. Cersei, you are not a member of the imperial council, so don't interfere in state affairs."

"I want to reward Ed with a pure gold direwolf. I have already contacted the goldsmith. Cersei, you don't feel sorry for gold, do you? It is often said that all the shit that Lord Tywin pulls out is gold?"

Pycelle said: "Your Majesty, I think that since you insist on creating a golden direwolf, ordinary goldsmith's workmanship may not be satisfactory. It's better to invite an alchemist."

Robert disgusted: "Pycelle, no wonder people say you are a fool. Alchemist? Don't you know that Ed and I hate alchemists the most? Back then, the Mad King relied on alchemists to burn Ed's body alive. Father, Duke Rickard, and his elder brother, Brandon, were strangled to death. Alchemists are mad dogs, and they cannot come near my court!"

"Not only do I want to reward Ed with the pure gold direwolf, but I also want to invite Ed to go south and join the Imperial Council."

Cersei excitedly said: "Your Majesty, there is no vacancy in the imperial council, why do you want Ed to join the imperial council?"

Robert said: "Ed will be my advisor. I have discussed with Jon that Ed is a potential candidate for prime minister in the future. Jon has always been in good health, but after all, he is over 80. After he retires, Ed Possibly Hand of the King, Hand of the King."

Pycelle protested weakly, "Your Majesty, I think Duke Tywin is the best candidate for the Hand of the King. He served as Prime Minister of King Aerys back then and worked hard."

Robert shrugged, "I'm talking about possibility, I'm not sure yet! Anyway, Tywin, Stannis, and Ed are all likely to be the next Hand of the King. To celebrate Ed's conquest of Beyond the Great Wall, merge the land beyond the Great Wall , moving more than [-] savages inland, and expanding the territory, I have decided to hold a grand celebration for Ed, including a martial arts tournament, a troupe performance, and a royal feast."

"I want to officially give Ed the title of Wolf King, and make it clear that beyond the Great Wall is included in the New Northern Territory. Lords from all over the world will come to King's Landing to participate in this wolf king event."

Pycelle's jaw trembled in surprise, "The grand meeting of the Wolf King? Your Majesty, Ed's title is the Duke. The Stark family was originally the ancient King of Winter and the King of the North. It would be an honor to be named the Wolf King." Too much petting."

Robert snorted softly, "I heard that when Daeron came, he married a younger sister and went to Dorne, and merged Dorne into the Seven Kingdoms, so Dorne retained the title of prince. Ed conquered Outside the Great Wall, the territory is larger than that of Dorne, so it is reasonable for me to award a title of Wolf King."

"Pycelle, hurry up and send Raven to Winterfell, let Ed come to King's Landing. Also write letters to nobles from all over the Seven Kingdoms, inviting them to the Wolf King celebration!"

Robert took Barristan Selmy and Grand Maester Pycelle away, and Lancel, the king's squire, followed with a basin of pure gold jewelry and a belt.

Cersei said to James angrily: "Robert, this fool wants to give Ed the title of wolf king, and invite him to join the imperial council. Our father, Duke Tywin, has been the imperial prime minister for decades, serving the Seven Kingdoms. Why didn't Robert give our father the title of Lion King after all he has done?"

James sighed: "When Dad was Prime Minister, he was the Prime Minister of the Mad King. When Robert came to power, the Prime Minister has always been Jon Arryn. The core power rests with Robert, Jon Arryn, and Stannis. And Renly. Ed is not so bad as Robert's brothers."

Cersei said darkly: "The direwolves are getting stronger and stronger, and this is the bane of the Seven Kingdoms. In any case, if Ed dares to touch my children, he will be a dead wolf."

Outside Winterfell, Ed rode on the direwolf, watching the winter wolf army headed for Blacksmith City heading south along the King's Road.

This winter wolf army is composed of wildlings, White Harbor, Widow Watch, mountain clans, and bear island soldiers. There are also 300 people who are iron people who follow the iron bitch Helen Pike, and the number exceeds 3000.They will be stationed at Blacksmith City of Wolfsburg at Kraken Point, and the commander of Blacksmith City appointed by Ed is Helen Parker.

Blacksmith City is the closest Wolf's Castle to the Iron Islands, only a few days' flight away. If you keep here, it will be very difficult for the pirates in the Iron Islands to make trouble again.

Helen Pike was riding on a white warhorse, with a green hunting jacket covered with chain mail, "Lord Ed, I am very excited when I think that I can go back to the ship. Well, Robb, Bran and the others parted, and I was a little bit reluctant."

Ed said: "The Blacksmith City is very close to the Iron Islands, so don't run away by boat."

Helen showed an evil smile, "I am your salt concubine, how can I be willing to leave?"

Ed put his hands on Helen's shoulders, "When you arrive in Blacksmith City, you need to train the navy and send out a fleet to patrol. If you encounter ironborn pirates, beat them to death."

Helen said: "I am a pirate myself, and I know how to deal with pirates. Besides, as we continue to build ships, we will have more and more longships. When we arrive at Kraken Point, I will recruit local fishermen to join the fleet."

The master shipbuilder Mogul will go to the Shuguangwang Shipyard at the mouth of the Barren Mound River. Mogul has rich experience in building ships for the Iron Fleet and the Redwyne Fleet.Morgul had been building longships up the White Knife before, and all of these longships joined the Stark East Coast Fleet.

Today, there is a shipyard on the Panshi River on the west coast of the northern border, and the young shipbuilder Raphael is in charge. The longships built by Rafael and the longships purchased by Ed, the number of longships on the west coast has exceeded [-] , However, to defend the long coastline, the number of these long ships is far from enough.

Helen suggested setting up the shipyard in Blacksmith City, but it is next to the Iron Islands, and Ed was worried that the shipyard here would be destroyed by iron people pirates.The loss of some long ships is bearable, but the loss of a shipbuilder like Mogul and a group of experienced shipbuilders would be a big loss.

In the end, Ed chose the shipyard at Shuguangwang, which is located in the south of Huangzhongtun, in the deepest part of the Saltspear Beach, with Warhorse City to the west, Rock City protecting the ocean, and even a Flint's Finger, Shuguang Wang is the safest Wolf Castle.

Helen left Winterfell with more than [-] soldiers, and this was the last batch of the Winter Wolf Army sent to Wolf Castle.

Ed and the leader of the savages selected more than 1 elite savages to join the Winter Wolf Army. In addition to the soldiers selected by the lords from all over the country, the number of the Winter Wolf Army in Winterfell City exceeded 6000.

Ed looked towards the dawn. Rock City and Warhorse City sent 3000 soldiers, and Kalin Bay, the throat of the northern border, also sent [-] soldiers. The main force of these winter wolf army was wildlings. The aboriginal soldiers were mixed and handed over to the command of the acting castellan of Wolf Castle. The acting castellan of Wolf Castle in various places were all from Winterfell's own soldiers.

Desmond is in charge of Rock City, Jax is in charge of Warhorse City, Shade is in charge of Dawn Watch, and Quint is in charge of Calim Bay.

The situation at Cape Sea Dragon is quite special, because Cape Sea Dragon is full of hills and swamps, and many iron people pirates are entrenched here. Ed chose Sir Zach Covington to lead [-] soldiers to Cape Sea Dragon.

Zac is the second son of the Earl of Ramgate. He has worked for Earl Wyman Manderly all year round. He has rich experience in fighting sister male pirates. After the establishment of the Winter Wolf Army, he joined the Winter Wolf Army.

Ed asked Zac to lead troops to eliminate the pirates in Sea Dragon Point, and the Glover family in Deepwood Castle would send troops to cooperate. Once the pirates were cleared, construction of Sea Dragon City could start here.

In addition, Ed also selected [-] wild peasants and [-] giants to build the Red Wolf Fort at the mouth of the Mo River.Once this castle is built, it can not only guard the mouth of the Mo River, but also deter the Dread Fort beside it.

After tens of thousands of winter wolves left, Winterfell City lost many mouths to eat.

On this day, Ed came to the ceramic workshop, which was in charge of the alchemist Gentle.

Together, Ginter and Ed improved the production of wildfires, and now Winterfell is more efficient at producing wildfires.Wildfire can be used for fire attack on the battlefield, whether it is a water battle or a land battle.

When Ed went out to fight beyond the Great Wall, he relied on wildfire to defeat the six-shapes Varamyr's snow bear, shadow lynx, and saber-toothed tiger.Wildfire produces glass in Winterfell, which is also used when forging steel,
Considering the power of wildfire is too strong, hundreds of cans of wildfire piled together are enough to blow up a castle, Ed does not allow large-scale production of wildfire.

But there is no wildfire. The wildfire is packed in clay pots and sealed. At first, the clay pots were purchased from White Harbor. Later, Ed invested in the construction of a clay workshop to make pottery specially used to store wildfire.

Ed discovered that Westeros porcelain is a luxury item. The wine glasses and tableware used by nobles are mostly gold, silver, and tin products, similar to gold plates, silver plates, tin goblets, and so on.A small amount of porcelain that flowed into Westeros was produced in the Yidi of the Far East. No one except the Yidi had mastered the production process of porcelain.

In Westeros, porcelain is even rarer than Valyrian steel swords, which is undoubtedly another huge business opportunity.Ed believes that as long as it can manufacture exquisite porcelain, Winterfell can make high profits.

The production process of pottery and porcelain is similar, and the production of porcelain is born out of pottery.

Farmer, a bachelor of agronomy and mineralogy, discovered kaolin a few months ago, which is an essential material for making porcelain.Red clay is sufficient for pottery, kaolin is needed for porcelain.

When Ed found the alchemist Gentle and told him that Winterfell was going to make porcelain, Gentle thought Ed was joking.

"Lord Ed, no one in Westeros can make porcelain, not even the Free Trade Cities, not even the Valyrians with dragons, how can it be possible for Winterfell to make porcelain? Porcelain comes from barbarians Earth, this precious art rarely reaches Westeros. In my opinion, making porcelain is harder than turning stones into gold."

Ed said to himself: "None of them can do it, but I can. Gentle, let's explore and experiment together. We are the earliest masters of porcelain in Westeros."

Porcelain production requires processes such as billet making, billet trimming, billet drying, glaze firing, etc. If any process goes wrong, the experiment will fail.

Pottery needs a temperature of 800 to 1200, and porcelain needs a temperature of more than 1200. It is difficult for ordinary people to achieve such a high temperature, but wildfires can, but if wildfires are fired in the open air, the required temperature cannot be reached. Kilns must be built for firing porcelain.

Ed personally designed and sent people to build the wolf kiln, which is round in shape and consists of a kiln door, fire chamber, kiln chamber and chimney, and is used for firing porcelain.

After the wolf kiln was built, Edman thought that porcelain could be easily produced by using wildfire, but then, his and Gentle's experiments failed repeatedly. The porcelain they fired was either glassy or collapsed.

After Ed went north to fight against the savages, Gentle continued to experiment with a craftsman, but there was no progress, and the alchemist put the porcelain experiment on hold.

Ed returned triumphantly. After returning to Winterfell, the Wolf Kiln started firing porcelain again. This time, Ed added obsidian powder when making the blank.

Obsidian is the nemesis of the White Walkers. It is also known as Dragon Crystal and Frozen Fire. It is a mineral with magical power. In the glass workshop in Winterfell, adding a little obsidian powder to glass production can speed up the efficiency of glass production and improve the quality of glass. Quality, Ed believes, and obsidian can also do wonders for him in the making of porcelain.

As soon as he approached the wolf kiln, the temperature suddenly rose. Gentle walked to the door and took out the key.

"Lord Ed, I have strictly controlled the temperature of the wildfire according to your requirements. The proportions of obsidian, quartz sand and kaolin are also placed according to your requirements. The porcelain inside has been fired for a whole day and night. I hope that this time we fired Porcelain, can succeed."

Gentle opened the ebony door, and a wave of heat hit, the emerald wildfire in the fire pit glowing despite its embers.

The porcelain is seven plates, each plate has a blue winter snow rose and a direwolf, the winter snow rose is as blue as frost, and the dire wolf is jumping on the basin, like a hideous living thing.

Gentle was very excited. He stroked the porcelain, "This porcelain is so perfect, Mr. Ed, we have succeeded."

Ed said indifferently: "I don't have any problems with my craftsmanship. It is almost inevitable that I can make porcelain."

Although he said so, in his heart, Ed couldn't help but lament the power of obsidian. Just a little bit of obsidian powder was added to the process of making porcelain, and the porcelain was completely transformed.

Gentle said: "Master Ed, I really admire your talent. You are stronger than any wise man in the Alchemist Guild. I can learn a lot by following you."

Ed said: "In the future, these craftsmen should feel at ease to make porcelain, which can help Winterfell City earn a lot of golden dragons."

Now the craftsmen trained in Winterfell, whether they are blacksmiths, glassmakers, carpenters or soapmakers, winemakers, craftsmen who make perfume, nurses trained in Winterfell, dyers, and wool spinners, all have to sign contracts with Stark , Become Stark's lifelong craftsman, and must not reveal the secrets of Winterfell's craftsmanship, otherwise he will become a hard worker.

That night, Ed brought the porcelain plate to Winterfell to show it to Caitlin, Robb, Jon and others.

Sansa couldn't put it down, Arya kissed the direwolf crest on the plate, and Sam stared carefully at the ice rose on the porcelain with wide-eyed eyes.

Caitlin said excitedly: "When I was a child, there was a porcelain pillow in the shape of a cat at home, and it was damaged. It was brought from the shipwreck in Yanchang Town. This porcelain pillow was later dedicated to Master He'an, my mother When she married to Riverrun, she was brought to Riverrun as a dowry."

"My dad loves it. You can sleep on a china pillow. It's so cool in summer. Unfortunately, the china pillow was destroyed in a fire. Ed, can we make china pillows too?"

Ed said: "Such an exquisite plate is baked, not to mention the porcelain pillow."

Robb said: "Father, the porcelain plates are so exquisite, they feel much more noble than gold and silver plates, nobles must like them, how much do you plan to price?"

Ed thought for a while, "In the future, major families can come to us to customize. The glaze on it can be the coat of arms of each major family, or the pattern of the Seven Gods. If it is a set of plates with the pattern of the Seven Gods, I think it is more expensive to sell them for 100 gold dragons." suitable."

Caitlin was surprised: "Isn't this too expensive?"

Ed said: "This is a luxury item, a work of art, so don't buy it if you think it's too expensive."

Maple syrup, blue nobles, and glass panes have all proved that the more expensive something is, the nobles and rich people will flock to it.

Ed plans to produce porcelain vases, porcelain seven gods, porcelain knights, etc., to earn money from the church and nobles.

The servants in the kitchen began to serve the dishes. Osha and Ygritte, the wild women, brought the dishes to the table. Robb, Jon, Theon, Sam and Domilik soon discovered that today's dishes were very different.

The first course is chicken soup with black truffle, the second course is salmon smeared with maple syrup, the third course is caviar steak, and the fourth course is drunken foie gras exuding tempting aroma. The children drool.

Caitlin took a piece of black truffle with a fork and examined it carefully. "I've never eaten such a thing."

Ed said: "This is black truffle, a delicacy I discovered by accident when I was in the Northern Expedition."

Cavemen beyond the Great Wall, Snow Foresters, and Nightcrawlers love black truffles, a subterranean fungus.Savages believed that eating black truffles could make men strong on their wedding night and revive the old and hardened.

Many of the savages who followed Ed to the south of Winterfell brought black truffles as dry food. Unprocessed black truffles smell bad, but after simple processing, they are a delicacy.

After Ed returned to Winterfell, he asked the leaders of the forest clan and the forest officer, only to learn that there were also many black truffles in the wolf forest, and some hounds would occasionally pick them up when they were hunting.

In the northern border, no one eats black truffles except savages. However, the medicinal value and beauty value of black truffles doom black truffles to have the potential to become a luxury like maple syrup.The maple syrup is put into canned bottles, and the price of selling it to King's Landing is a golden dragon per bottle.

Some benefactors of singing and dancing brothels will like black truffles. After all, when benefactors go to brothels for pleasure, what they fear most is powerlessness. Black truffles can help benefactors regain their glory.

The brothels of Braavos are full of courtesans, the gardens of Lys are famous all over the world, the priests of the Summer Isles are masters of the mysteries of the bed, and ports all over the world cannot do without brothels.This means that the market prospect of black truffles is broad.

Ed sent the forest officer with the sow and hounds to look for black truffles in the wolf forest. The sow is a master at digging black truffles, because the smell of black truffles is similar to that of boars.

The skinchanger Polo controlled a wild boar, and he knew the smell of wild boar best. Ed asked Polo to take his wild boar and a group of wild men to the wolf forest to search for black truffles, and found a large cart in one day.

The savages believe that there are more black truffles outside the Great Wall, and Ed has ordered the Wolf Fort on the Great Wall to carefully collect black truffles, store them, and wait for winter to eat.

In addition, there is also caviar. The Northland Ice Bay, Seal Bay, Saltspear Beach and Bite Bay are all rich in sturgeon caviar. The fishing boats in the North have made caviar a delicacy for the brothers of the Night Watch and the winter of the Great Wall. It is a delicacy on the table of the wolf army, but the nobles in the south rarely have the opportunity to eat delicious caviar.

Fortunately, Ed invented canning. In the future, foie gras, caviar, maple syrup, and black truffles will be sold in cans to King's Landing, Seagull Town, Old Town, Braavos, Pentos, Myr, and Rhys , Tyrosh, earn a fortune for Winterfell.

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