Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 245 Ed’s New Deal, Stone Step Islands

After experiencing the reign of terror of Joffrey, Cersei, and the undead wizard Ogbert, the population of King's Landing dropped sharply. After Eddard attacked the undead and Lannister in King's Landing, King's Landing gradually emerged from the shadow of the undead and slowly recovered. Angry.

Today, King's Landing's population has reached 50, basically returning to pre-war levels.

The Free Brotherhood, the Golden Company, the Unsullied, the Dothraki Horses, the Second Sons, the Stormcrows, and the Beastface Army who followed Daenerys from across the Narrow Sea to Westeros all settled in King's Landing. More and more people from all over Westeros are arriving in King's Landing to make a living.

The Free Brotherhood is made up of the freedmen freed by Daenerys, who were originally brought from all over the world by slavers to Meereen, Yunkai and Astapor in Slaver's Bay.The city-state of Slaver's Bay thus had craftsmanship from all over the world.

Among these free people, there are skilled blacksmiths, carpenters, stonemasons, goldsmiths, silversmiths, winemakers, etc., textile craftsmen who can make exquisite carpets and tapestries, Yunkai bed slaves who are good at eighteen square positions and 36 spring cries, etc. .

Ed placed these craftsmen in Stark's workshop, gave them generous treatment, and asked them to be responsible for training apprentices.Those bed slaves from Yunkai were arranged in Ed's own brothel on Silk Street, which attracted many sailors and patrons every day.

After the unification of Westeros, the exchange of local crafts in Westeros became more frequent. Eddard hired Ironborn blacksmiths and shipbuilders from King's Port in the Iron Islands. The long swords and plate armor made by the Ironborn were of high quality, and the craftsmanship of making longships It is even more unique in the world.

The yew longbows of the Stormlands were of the best craftsmanship, and Eddard imported a large number of arrowmakers from the Borderlands to serve in King's Landing's arsenal.

Eddard hired nobles from all over Westeros as advisors in the royal council, such as King Theon of the Iron Islands, Prince Doran of Dorne, Lord Rowan of Golden Tree City, Lord Randyll Tarly of Horn Hill, Lord Alister Florent of Brightwater City, Bronze Jon of the Valley, Tytos Blackwood of Crowtree City, Lord Rickard Karstark, the Lightning King and others are all advisors.

Some advisors are only honorary titles, such as Prince Doran, King Theon, etc., and they will not serve in the King's Landing Royal Conference in person.

The advisors who actually do the work are usually maesters, for example, Maester Farmer is the agricultural advisor, Maester Norman is the medical advisor, and Dr. Marwyn and Maester Dost are the magical advisors.

These people have been serving Eddard in Winterfell for a long time. Maester Farmer helped build Stark Manor in the North. Maester Norman helped Winterfell train nurses and establish a library of medicinal materials. Maester Dost was responsible for compiling the Winter City. The story of Old Nan in Winterfell, Dr. Marwyn even helped a lot in Winterfell.

Ed summoned Maester Farmer, Maester Norman, Dr. Marwin and Maester Dost in the study of the Moving Castle.

Ed sat on the mink chair, "You have always been my think tank. In the future, I will lead Westeros towards common prosperity. What suggestions do you have?"

The fat and slovenly Maester Farmer said: "Your Majesty, I suggest that in the process of promoting Stark Manor to all parts of Westeros, we should develop special agriculture based on local conditions, such as grapes grown in Dorne and the River Bend. Blueberries grown in the North, flax, wheat grown in the Three Rivers, pumpkins in the Vale, olives in Dorne, the Neck, earthworms in the Witch Fens, leech farming.”

Ed nodded, "What a great idea, Maester Farmer. When you were in the North, you attached great importance to the cultivation of seeds. You should do the same in King's Landing. In the future, if you ask Stark Manor, you must plant carefully selected seeds with full grains." Seed."

"In the future, Stark Homeland will take over the lands of the churches across Westeros, and we must bring better harvests to the farmers."

Dr. Marwin was shocked, "Your Majesty, the Archbishop agrees that the church's land will be merged into Stark Manor?"

Ed said: "Yes, the Stark family has repaid the debt owed to the church during Robert's time. In the future, the church can share the profits from the Stark manor. The Stark family and the royal family will become the protectors and sponsors of the church. People, the monks and sisters will uniformly arrange agricultural production under the command of Stark Manor."

Because the Seven Gods have many believers south of the Neck, monasteries and churches in various places own a large amount of land in the south. In some areas of the Reach, the Valley, and the Riverlands, the monasteries have more land than landed knights and small lords. .

The monks and nuns in the monastery, the beggar brothers, and the traveling barefoot monks played an important role in folk life. They not only listened to the confessions of the people and preached publicly, but some also mastered medical skills and served the people.

Now Ed has more than 40 frost dragons, six magic dragons, mermaid fleet, winter wolf army, three rivers army, young eagle army and other standing armies. In the future, Ed will also build a golden wolf army in the west.In addition, Ed also holds tactical "nuclear weapons" such as the Balrog, the Night King, and the Sea Dragon Naga. Nobles and civilians everywhere tremble under the flag of the direwolf.

The power of the Stark family is unprecedentedly powerful. After Ed defeated the undead, he is comparable to a god among the believers of the Seven Gods. At this time, it is the most appropriate time to annex the land to the church.

At the beginning, it was the Stark family, the king of the North, who continuously defeated the Andal invaders from the south at the Neck and the Gulf of Cailin, which allowed the North to retain the faith of the old gods. Many years later, only Mander was the only one in the vast North. In White Harbor, managed by the Le family, the Faith of the Seven Gods has a certain influence.

The strong justice shown by Eddard made the church and the faithful men and women surrender under the direwolf's banner. However, some voices are still whispering that the Stark family is just a northern barbarian who worships the weirwood heart tree and is not qualified to rule the Seventh Century. The southern region of Westeros under the care of God.

The Stark family has merged with the church's estate. In the future, the church will be closely related to the Stark family. The church's salt and bread are provided by the Stark family. The church will sing praises to the direwolves and Starks.

The silver-haired Bachelor Norman reports to Ed.

"Stark Academy has officially opened in King's Landing. Your Majesty, more than 400 of your noble adopted sons and daughters are studying in the school. The school offers courses such as history, mathematics, literature, agriculture, medicine, magic, astronomy, geography, etc., in addition to the noble children , we also recruit children of civilians, and some children of merchants and craftsmen are sent to Stark Academy. In the future, Stark Academy will definitely surpass Old Town Academy."

"In addition, we also welcomed the first batch of students in Stark branches such as Lannisport, White Harbor, Seagull Town, Cross City, Weeping Town, and Slatted Town."

Oldtown welcomes Emperor Eddard's investment in education, but the doctors at the Cardinal Council seem to be worried. After all, a bachelor has multiple roles such as managing ravens, educating noble children, treating nobles, and advising nobles. By sending bachelors to castles across Westeros, the Citadel can easily influence nobles everywhere, and at critical moments, it can even influence the situation.

In the future, more and more students trained by Stark Academy will become professional doctors, teachers, consultants, etc., replacing the status of the school city.

Dr. Marwyn stroked the Valyrian steel necklace around his neck, which represented Marwyn as an authority in the field of magical research.

"Your Majesty, the doctors in the school must have felt the crisis. The school recruits children of nobles as well as civilians. However, there has always been a voice within the school that believes that children of civilians should not be trained. This view believes that children of civilians should not be educated. They should spend their lives with their faces turned to the earth and their backs turned to the sky. Letting them learn to read will only nourish their ambitions."

"I remember a maester had a discussion with me a few days ago. He said that the most typical example is Petyr Baelish, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer."

Ed smiled, "Littlefinger Petyr Baelish has been executed by me on the top of the towering tower in Old Town. Littlefinger did come from a humble background, but he was not a commoner. His father was a small lord of the Five Fingers Peninsula. Although his territory was only A deserted coast, after all, a lord.”

"Caitlin told me that back then, Duke Horst and Littlefinger's father participated in the Battle of the Nine-Coin King. The two became friends, and Littlefinger became Duke Horst's adopted son. He met Caitlin in the school city. , Lysa, and Edmure grew up together, and learned to read and write with the maester in the castle."

"If Littlefinger had not become the adopted son of Riverrun, he might have spent his life as an illiterate little lord. After all, careerists like Littlefinger are just an exception and cannot represent the common people."

Bachelor Norman said: "Your Majesty, we have improved the sewers in King's Landing and dug many sweet water wells in King's Landing. The sanitary condition of King's Landing has been greatly improved, and the smell is also much better."

Ed said: "The population of King's Landing is still too large. In the future, after the Wolf Castle near King's Landing is built, I will move some residents to the new city."

In order to defend King's Landing, Eddard's winter wolf army and the royal fleet were on Crab Island of House Celtigar, Tidehead Island of House Velaryon, Dragonstone Island of House Targaryen, Sharp Point of House Baal-Elmon, Sangla They garrisoned troops in the Si family's Miaogang, the Lake family's Dusk Valley town and other places, and built Wolf Castle at the mouth of the Wende River and the intersection of the Blackwater River and the Golden Avenue.

Dr. Marwin said: "Your Majesty, you easily hatched five magic dragons in the godswood of the Moving Castle. These magic dragons are the pride of Westeros!"

With the help of the Three-Eyed Crow and the Children of the Forest, dragon eggs were found all over Westeros. The dragon eggs found from the Fairy Island in the West were named Fairies. Previously, the eunuch Varys suggested that the eggs hatched from the West Dragon eggs should be named Fairies. The dragon was named the Lion, a name that was obviously malicious and reminiscent of the Lannister family.

Tyrion, Jillian and others strongly opposed it. In the end, Ed named the red dragon Fairy to commemorate the Fairy Island where the dragon egg was found.

The amber dragon that hatched from a dragon egg found in the Stormland rainforest was named "Windspeaker" by Ed.

A dragon egg found in Bitterbridge in the Reach hatched into a cyan dragon, named "Greenhand" to commemorate the legendary hero of the Age of Heroes in the Reach, the famous "Greenhand" Garth.

The dragon egg found on Great Wyk Island in the Iron Islands hatched out of a silver-white magic dragon. Ed named the dragon egg because it was a dragon egg found on the territory of the iron species.

A dragon egg found in the Dorne desert hatched into a lava-colored dragon, which Ed named the Sun.

In addition to the Northern Demonic Dragon Flying Wolf, the River Demonic Dragon Koi, the Vale Demonic Dragon Hawkeye, the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, and the eight major regions all have their own demonic dragons; A dragon master, that is Emperor Ed.

Dr. Marwin said: "Your Majesty, since there are so many dragons in King's Landing, why not reopen the dragon lair on Rhaenys Hills and let the dragons live in the dragon lair?"

Ed said: "I own a moving castle, which is enough to house these dragons. No matter how big the dragon cave is, it will eventually inhibit the growth of the dragons. I think it is most appropriate for the dragons to live in the moving castle." Besides, the dragons When you grow up, you can pull the moving castle through the sky like a horse-drawn cart.In fact, the moving castle can fly by itself and be pulled by the magic dragon, just to increase its power and shock the people on the ground.

After the bachelors left, Daenerys, Jon Targaryen, Robb and others followed Lord Eddard to the Picture Table Hall.

Daenerys, Robb, and Jon looked at the continent of Westeros and Essos on the map table and marveled.

Robb said: "Back then, Aegon the Conqueror owned the map table of Westeros. He conquered Westeros except Dorne. Even though he was as powerful as Aegon the Conqueror, he could not build a map across both sides of the Narrow Sea. empire."

Ed said: "What we have to do today is to build an unprecedented empire. I've had enough of the cheese traders in Pentos, I've had enough of the slave ships of Tyrosh, Myr, and Lys, I've had enough of Bra With the maritime supremacy of the Sea King of Vos, it’s time for the direwolf’s flag to fly across the Narrow Sea.”

Daenerys looked across the narrow sea, her eyes moving back and forth between Braavos, Pentos, Lys, and Tyrosh.

"These are the cities where I once lived in exile. Your Majesty, where do you plan to start conquering?"

Eddard's hand rested on Dorne, the island of steps beside the Stormlands.

"From here on, I will incorporate the Stepstone Islands into the territory of Westeros."

Jon stroked the stubble on his chin.

"Your Majesty, the Stone Steps Islands have always been the lairs of Tyrosh, Myr, and Lys pirates. There is a close relationship with the Third Daughter City-State. When we march into the Stepstone Islands, the Third Daughter City-State will definitely not stand idly by."

Ed said: "But Myr, Tyrosh, and Lys have been at war with each other all year round on the Stepstone Islands and the disputed land. In fact, the Lord of Tyrosh has just formed an alliance with the Governor of Myr to fight against Lys. A new round of The war is being waged on disputed grounds.”

"Recently, the pirates from Westeros, King Osmund and King Waterweed, have grown in power on the Stepstone Islands. If we join forces with Tyrosh, Myr, and Lys to eliminate the pirates, the Third Daughter City-State will definitely not mind us. Military Operations in Westeros.”

Robb was curious, "Who are King Weishui and King Osmund?"

Ed said: "King Weishui is Orion Weishui who briefly served in Cersei's Council. This man is the illegitimate brother of Earl Velaryon. During the reign of the undead in King's Landing, Orion Weishui took the opportunity. He stole Cersei's money and escaped. As for King Osmund, he is the mercenary who once served under Cersei's account, Osmund Kettleblack."

"Both Osmund's two younger brothers died in King's Landing. However, Osmund fled to the Stepstone Islands. They cooperated with the Ironborn pirate Ruota and occupied many islands in the Stepstone Islands. King Weishui occupied the Torture Abyss. , King Osmund occupies Howling Island, King Jota occupies Kidney Island, and the largest island, Bloodstone Island, is jointly occupied by the old pirate Salladhor Saan of Lys and many Tyrosh and Myr pirates."

Jon frowned.

"Is this Salladhor Saan the pirate who once served Stannis?"

Ed nodded, "That's him."

Robb said: "Varys should know all about the details of these pirates. Why not let him come to the meeting?"

Ed said: "Robb, rulers must learn to know their people well. Varys cannot be trusted. He claims to be a Myr man. He has been a slave in Lys and made his fortune as a thief in Pentos. There is no doubt that Varys is in the narrow world." He has many friends and maybe even relatives across the sea, who knows if he can tell the news privately?"

"We know that there is Illyrio, the governor of Pentos. I will be fighting outside for a long time in the future, and Westeros will be ruled by you. You must learn to see through human nature and talk more to Jon Connington and Alister Florent." , Matus Rowan and others, and you will improve a lot." These old foxes will help Robb grow.

Jon said: "We have death knights, magic dragons, frost dragons, mermaid fleets, and pirates from the Stepstone Islands. They are no match for us."

Ed said: "Jon, when you are playing against the enemy, the most taboo thing is to reveal your full strength at the beginning, because in this way, you will become an opponent that everyone is wary of, and more people will become your enemy. At the beginning The reason why I haven’t put on the crown in the conflict between kings is because wearing the crown will draw the enemy’s attention to your ambitions and add unnecessary hostility to yourself.”

"If we sacrifice the dragon, the frost dragon, and the mermaid fleet at the beginning, then the Sea King of Braavos, the Lord of Tyrosh, the Archon of Volantis, and the horse kings on the Dothraki steppe. , the Good Lord of Astapor in Slaver's Bay, the Good Lord of Yunkai, the Great Lord of Meereen, the Tourmaline Brotherhood of Qarth, the Thirteen Giants, and the Ancient Spice Guild will all notice the importance of Westeros. threaten."

"When Westeros becomes too powerful, Essos will unite to fight against Westeros. At that time, the wizards of the Dust Hall of Qarth, Regret, the wizards of Asshai, and Bra The Faceless Men of Vos, the Sea King Fleet, and the Moonsingers will all unite, the old woman of Doshkarin, and the army of Dothraki Horse King will all fight against us. In the era of spiritual revival, the power of the wizards in the East is greatly enhanced. Not to be underestimated."

Jon, Daenerys, and Robb all agreed after listening to Ed's analysis.

Robb said: "Your Majesty, are you only going to send the royal fleet to clear out the pirates on the Stepstone Islands? If so, I'm afraid it will be difficult to completely eradicate the pirate forces."

Ed said: "It is difficult for the royal fleet to do it, but with the help of the mermaid fleet, the iron fleet, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals, the sea snake Corliss, and the oak fist Aelin are all masters of naval warfare, Deathstorm Robert, Prince Rhaegar, and the horse king Drogo, Death Knight Magic Mountain, after landing, can kill everyone for us, such a real dragon is enough to capture the Stone Steps Islands."

"Tylosi, Myr, and Lys were all developed as outposts of the Valyrian Empire. They all bear in mind the power of the dragon. As long as they don't send out the dragon, the Third Daughter City-State will not be alert to the threat of Westeros. , they will still continue to fight and play the game of power in the disputed area."

Robb looked at the Myr Sea, the Disputed Lands, Lys and Tyrosh on the map table.

"This is a fertile and rich land. Lys, Tyrosh, and Myr rely heavily on mercenary groups and have poor combat effectiveness. After merging with the Stepstone Islands, they took the opportunity to capture large areas of Lys, Tyrosh, and Myr. It should also be possible It’s not difficult.”

Ed said: "But once we capture Lys, Tyrosh, or any of Myr, they will definitely ask Volantis for help. Volantis has always regarded herself as the eldest daughter of Valyria. Usually they We may be at odds with the Third Daughter City-State, but Volantis will definitely not sit idly by."

"We have to find a way to contain Volantis. No other city-state has this strength. However, once the Dothraki cavalry on the Dothraki prairie approaches the city, even Volantis will find it difficult."

Eddard turned to Daenerys.

"Daenerys, you were once Khaleesi of the Great Plains. Horse King Drogo once had as many as [-] tribesmen in the Dothraki Great Plains. You were the most powerful tribe in the Dothraki Sea. Khal Drogo I know many Khals, and originally, sending Horse King Drogo was the best choice. However, Horse King Drogo is now a death knight. The barrier between life and death, Yin and Yang, makes it impossible for Horse King Drogo to serve as a messenger."

"Do you have anyone who can win us the friendship of a Dothraki Khal or two?"

Daenerys said: "As long as the price is right and the gifts are generous, it is not difficult to win Kaa's friendship. Rakhalo can serve as a messenger. He is not only my bloodrider, but also my bandit. I think, Dzekoka Ao, Jiu Mo Kao, Jia Ke Kao, and Nunda Kao can all be considered for it."

Ed smiled, "Okay! Then send Rakaro to the other side of the narrow sea."

The Dothraki tribe is a nomadic people. Even if Laclo has a clear goal, he may not be able to find the tribe on the vast prairie, so the envoy must set off early.

The next day, Eddard summoned the Onion Knight Ser Davos Seaworth in his study.

The Onion Knight is the best smuggler in the Seven Kingdoms. He is familiar with fishing villages and ports in Westeros, and he is also very familiar with lawless places like the Stepstone Islands.

"Onion Knight, I heard that your friend, the old pirate Salladhor Saan of Lys, started his own business on the Stepstone Islands?"

The Onion Knight nodded, "Your Majesty, when Salladhor Sahn was not a mercenary, he spent many years on the Stepstone Islands."

Ed said: "Ask your friend if he is interested in cooperating with us to fight other pirate kings?"

The Onion Knight frowned, "Your Majesty, when Salladhor Saan served Stannis during the Clash of Kings, I was the one who found him. However, because Stannis finally surrendered to Your Majesty, Salladhor Saan En’s commission has not been paid in full, and Salladhor Saan is still complaining about me!”

Ed said: "You can tell your friend Salladhor Saan that there are many benefits to cooperating with the royal family of Westeros. He can share the property we use to destroy pirates." Otherwise, he will only be destroyed with other pirates.

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