Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 91 Inspecting the Farm

The toys made by Douglas's toy workshop are very exquisite. Ed believes that these puppet toys will be sold well in the Reach, the Riverlands, the Vale of Arryn and the West Territory in the south.

A puppet toy can buy several silver deer or even dozens of silver deer. The lord of the southern castle is always willing to spend money to make the children happy.The wood of the wolf forest has appreciated countless times in an instant through the hands of toy craftsmen.

In the toy workshop, Ed was playing with a puppet knight, "In addition to knight dolls, we can also make some female puppets, such as Nymeria from 'All Ships Crossing', such as Joan Qi, 'Fox' Flores and others. Some ladies from nobles and rich merchants will like it."

Douglas stroked his chin and pondered: "In my impression, noble ladies like to play with dolls. Would they like this kind of puppet toys?"

Ed put down the puppet knight, "Sansa has always dreamed of owning Joan Qi, Miss Sheila's puppet toys, but unfortunately she can't buy them at all. I believe that in the south, aristocratic girls like Sansa who love songs and stories will like women Puppet toys, but carpenters seldom make them."

Clare, the financial advisor, snapped his fingers, "Master Ed, why don't you let Douglas make a castle model? I think children from common people and noble families like to play castle games."

"Just imagine, if we make toy models of castles like Harrenhal, Red Keep, Twins, Highgarden, Towering Tower, Casterly Rock, Eagle's Nest, many children will cry in order to have their own castles Their parents bought toy castles, and when the time comes, we will price a few golden dragons, and nobles and rich merchants are willing to spend money."

Douglas' youngest son, lean and dark-haired, was fifteen years old. He said, "I've always dreamed of owning a model of Highgarden's castle. I met Lord Mace Tyrell's daughter in Highgarden, Mae. Gerry Tyrell, Margaery is so pretty, with doe eyes and brown hair. I want to marry her."

There was a burst of laughter from the surrounding boys.

"Douglas, can you make castle toys?" Ed asked.

"Master Ed, you can try castle toys." Douglas looked at his callused hands, "Actually, the wooden castles made by woodcarvers are real works of art, and the price is high."

"I was in King's Landing, Old Town, and I have seen the most shocking wood carvings. It is the work of Kohol wood carvers. The wood carvers use high-quality wood to carve meticulously. The castles made are extremely detailed, with streets, chimneys, and sacred trees inside. The forest is just like the real thing. Woodcarvers are extremely picky about the materials used for wood, but fortunately there is no shortage of wood in the northern border."

The northern border has vast forest resources, in addition to the Wolf Forest, there is also the Flint Forest on the west side of the Neck, and the Kahuo City Forest on the Kahuo City Peninsula.It seems that Ed may consider hiring a woodcarver from Qohor. Whether in the Seven Kingdoms or the Free Trade City, woodcarving is a kind of luxury in the noble court. Like the glass panes of Mir, it is deeply loved by nobles The favorite of wealthy businessmen.

Ed and financial advisor Klar leave the toy workshop and walk across the street to the farm.Ji Wen, the manager of the farm, is fat, with a beer belly, and is amiable. He is leading a group of female workers to shear the sheep.

When Ji Wen saw Ed coming, he quickly got up to greet him. "Lord Ed, the number of sheep in our sheepfold has exceeded two hundred, and we can harvest a lot of wool every day."

"The wool is turned into wool in the workshop and then made into woolen coats, woolen trousers," adds Kral.

The wool textile industry in the northern region is at the leading level in the Seven Kingdoms. Wool fabrics are cheap and effective in keeping warm, and are very popular among commoners.Wool is also one of the important goods exported from the North to the South and the Free Cities.

The manager of the farm brought Ed and Clare to the cattle pen, "Last month, there was an epidemic in the farm, and some chickens and ducks died. Fortunately, our cattle and sheep are all healthy. According to Master Ed's instructions , After these animal manures are dried, they will be taken away by nearby farmers for free to fertilize the fields.”

In the distance, a skinny and dirty old man was loading cow dung into a cart. When he saw Ed, he walked over immediately.

"Lord Ed, my name is Darren. My cow is sick. There are so many cows in the cowshed in Winterfell. Can you lend me the cow? After the plowing is over, I will return the cow to you." you."

Clare frowned, "How can we lend the cattle in our cattle pen to farmers casually? What if every farmer comes to borrow cattle and the cattle are lost?"

Ed looked at the farmer in front of him, "Darren's cow is sick, it's okay to borrow him."

Ji Wen, the manager of the farm, showed embarrassment, "Master Ed, I am the son of a farmer, and I sympathize with Darren, but if you lend the cow to Darren, more farmers will come to borrow cattle the next day." , Borrowing plow horses, in this way, the livestock on the farm may be lost, or they may get sick from eating dirty things at the farmer’s house.”

Krall echoed: "Yes, Lord Ed, this precedent cannot be set! The farmer must solve the problem of livestock by himself. If it is not possible, he can ask his neighbor to borrow it! According to my understanding, these farmers collect livestock and plows. Farming is common."

The farmer Darren was a little sad, "Master Ed, I used to live in the Lonely Mountain, which belonged to the territory of the Dreadfort, but our valley is very remote. Lord Bolton didn't know that we lived in the mountains, so naturally we didn't collect taxes. Later I heard about Master Ed’s plan to expand the winter town, so I moved here, I don’t know the new neighbors well, how could they lend me a cow?”

Ed said, "How many acres of land do you have in the winter shelter town?"

"There are three acres in total." Da Lun snapped his fingers, "One acre was assigned to me, and I reclaimed two acres myself."

At the beginning, in order to attract farmers to move to the winter town, Winterfell sold a house and an acre of land to farmers at the price of 200 copper cents.Because there is a lot of wasteland around Winterfell, in order to encourage farmers to reclaim wasteland, Winterfell announced that the farmers would be able to obtain the right to use the reclaimed land after five years of planting.

Ed thought that this would encourage the enthusiasm of farmers to open up wasteland, but not much farmland was opened up later, Ed asked the farmer Darren in front of him, "Why don't you open up a few more acres of land?"

Darren said helplessly: "Master Ed, we farmer also want to grow more land, but I only have one sick cow, and the heavy plow used in the field is made by several families. How can I have the ability to open up more farmland? Besides The more farmland you reclaim, the more taxes you pay. Winterfell doesn’t care if you grow or not, as long as the land is yours, you have to pay taxes. What are we farmers doing to reclaim so much land?”

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