King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 327 Opportunities and Brainstorming

Arya can stay in Queenscrown for a long time, except for her oneself greed In addition to the reason why she refused to go home, there is another key factor: her temporary guardian, Rodrik Kasso Ser, enjoys the treatment of VIP guests, delicious food and drinks, and occasionally gives guidance on the recruit training work of Queenscrown. . Life was easy and fulfilling, just like all employees who did not travel with their leaders, of course they were not in a hurry to go home.

But no matter how comfortable you are, you won't dare to delay when your Lady comes to urge you. When Igor pulled Nina into the room to talk about private affairs, a group of Winterfell guards were desperately chasing their young lady in Queenscrown's castle, and after making a mess of the inner city... The closed north gate blocked Arya with the assistance of local guards. No matter if she cried and made trouble, or acted pitiful and begged, after a night of rest, she was unequivocally brought on the way back south.

The departure of the little troublemaker has made many people relax. Next, Igor can finally concentrate all his energy and focus on the construction of land grants and the development of oneself forces.

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The difference can only be known by comparison. This time Nina came to Queenscrown, and Igor stayed with her for more than a week. It is said that Xiaobie wins the newlyweds. After reuniting with her, Igor deeply understands a truth: not all relationships between men and women can be called a love - with a well-informed and intimate opposite sex, there is no grudge Hugs, kisses, love words, rubbing against the ears, mixing and exchanging body fluids, leaving marks on each other's torso... The body and mind have achieved a high degree of resonance and fit, and the taste is by no means comparable to ordinary guns.

Nina is an exceptionally intelligent girl, she can't be Magic, but she knows far better than Red Woman: how to make a oneself man have sufficient "control", how to make him really relax and feel joy.

Of course, no matter how harmonious the couple's life is, business still has to be done. Sent to the Westerlands to borrow money and returned to King's Landing to redeploy the southern part of the next step, which made anyone else in charge of Igor uneasy, after spending a few days explaining everything in detail, he reluctantly sent oneself away , and returned to the right track of focusing on work.

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The time to be elected as Lord Commander is not long. In addition to planning and construction at this stage, it is also very important to ensure the internal stability of Legion.

Igor's henchmen throughout the Wall are constantly delivering updates: Castle Black is under Jon Snow's management, of course not to worry about; while Ser Denys Mallister is responsible for commanding the defense in Shadow Tower, Putting all their energy into setting up a "patrol to the south of the Gorge"; the most worrisome, Cotter Pyke and Yohn Royce, are also unchanged at Eastwatch - the former silently executes the new Lord Commander's All orders, the latter will go to sea with the fleet every day to check the freezing situation of the Wall entering the sea. Although the enthusiasm for work is not high, it does not desert or disobey the order.

As for the more than ten new fortresses that have just been "upgraded" along the Wall, they are naturally in full swing under the leadership of the new commander and their respective three - no, the four chiefs. With each other running-in and building work, not to mention more.

After a busy time, the news came that North suffered a loss in the defense of the West Coast.

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Because the Kingsroad between Castle Black and Winterfell has been repaired, the traffic is smooth, and the land grant has added countless residents, there are business opportunities where there are people, North and land grants Commercial exchanges between the capitals have been quite frequent. From the North merchants who came to Queenscrown with their goods to sell, Igor quickly learned more details about the battle in all directions.

Robb was ambushed by Euron while leading his cronies and elite troops to protect the transferred villagers and suffered the first defeat in his life. Not only did oneself get a lot of money on his body, most of the heirs who were sent to him as squires to show their loyalty died, and even Direwolf Grey Wind was damaged in this battle. …Fortunately, the Ironmen were not killed to the last one without cavalry.

In all kinds of messy news, what "Hell horn can scare away the horse, destroy the courage of soldiers and even let people die entirely to break", what "Crow's Eye devil possessed, impervious to sword" And spear and strong as an ox, one person killed more than 100 North soldiers" and other rumors, obviously exaggerated, Igor has heard it before, not too serious - but among the many news, there is one cause To his attention:

The North princes, after several discussions, have initially agreed - determined to re-establish naval power on the west coast, against the enemy A Tooth For A Tooth.

This news also came from unofficial sources, but Igor felt it was reliable the moment he heard it - for the simple reason that it was logical and reasonable.

North is said to have lost five-six hundred veterans from the Westerlands battle in this battle, a loss that is hardly traumatic for the sparsely populated North, but certainly It's not easy; on the other hand, certainly not any cat or dog can be a squire by Robb Stark's side, and the juniors who can be sent to Fengjun by various families are generally the sons of patriarch, or at least in the family. From the smart people from the core lineage, their lives obviously have countless people who care; in addition, as a transmigrator, Igor knows that Robb and his Direwolf have a deep relationship, as close as a brother.

Although this defeat did not damage North's vitality, it caused North to be quite painful from the emperor to the princes. If Robb doesn't do something, it will be a color. Will be greatly damaged... In this context, the news that North intends to form a navy tit for tat is likely to be true!
It doesn't seem like it has anything to do with oneself, but Igor is keenly aware: this is an opportunity for land grants!
Reconstructing the West Coast Navy is a big project. The naval port and shipyard are indispensable in the first place. The former requires the protection of sailors and ground troops, while the latter requires a large number of workers and a safe production and assembly environment... Igor is A lot of labor has nowhere to go. If you can convince the North princes to hire oneself at a low price, you will not only solve the big trouble at the moment, but maybe you can also take the opportunity to let oneself learn the manufacturing process of battleship. Although most of the naval battles with the Others will not happen, but the skills are not overwhelming, the Chinese people's instinctive preference for a complete industrial system seems to be engraved in the bones, and they can't even change a world.

After talking about this idea with the two important confidants of Queenscrown, Igor found that if this plan can be realized, the benefits are far more than the two points that oneself thought of in a hurry.

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"Rebuilding the West Coast Navy?" Met in King's Landing prison, and now Igor takes over as the new Chief Logistics Officer of Night's Watch after Igor was elected as Lord Commander. Humfrey Hisham was a little surprised: "Is there any news that Lord Stark is planning to start work? The west coast is completely under Ironmen control, and Bear Island is probably also closely monitored... White Harbor, on the Eastern Sea shore, this choice Address is a big problem."

"Hey, my lord." Queenscrown Mayor Yam suddenly remembered another completely unrelated thing: "Didn't Ser Mallister write you a letter the day before yesterday? , do you want to build a new stronghold on the south side of Gorge for the patrolmen to rest, do you remember?"

Of course.

The Wall stretches to the sea to the east, but only to Gorge to the north... The reason why the builders left this vacancy was simple: Gorge's towering mountain range and deep river valleys Not inferior to The Wall itself, the Milkwater at the bottom of the valley is the main trunk of the sea and the water is turbulent, and a large-scale army cannot pass through it.

But it only makes sense to cooperate with the defenders no matter how good the location is, so while Igor ordered Eastwatch to monitor the icy conditions of the sea, he also ordered the Shadow Tower defenders to patrol the south of Gorge like on the top of the Wall. side.

But all the orders that are taken for granted quickly face practical difficulties: there are several dozen li from Shadow Tower to Gorge or the mouth of Milkwater, and the terrain is rough and there is no way to go, and the patrols leave in the morning and make a difficult trek. After arriving at the beach, I turned around, and it was impossible to return to the fortress to rest that day, and I could only sleep in the wind.

The conditions are a little harder, but the difference between "needing" and "not needing" to spend the night in the wild doesn't seem like much, but the preparation and threat level faced by those who carry out the mission is completely Differently, if every patrol had to bring a complete set of guys and make all plans like a ranger expedition, it would cause a lot of unnecessary waste of energy, material waste, and the risk of non-combat attrition, and also greatly affect the efficiency and quality of patrols.

Igor oneself has been out of the wall more than a dozen times, and knows the doorway here.

So, Ser Mallister has officially submitted an application to his new Lord Commander: build another stronghold on the south side of the Gorge by the sea as a defensive supplement, and dispatch daily patrols from this new stronghold and Shadow Tower at the same time The teams walked towards each other and finally arrived at each other's starting point to rest, which not only increased the patrol density, but also solved a bunch of problems at once, which was perfect.

There is no shortage of manpower for land grants now, so this proposal is not difficult...but what does this have to do with North's establishment of the West Coast Navy?
Igor was a little confused and quickly understood why Yam brought this up.

"The adults can suggest to Duke Stark that a place be provided on the seashore at the westernmost end of Gorge for North to build a shipyard and naval port." Yam quickly confirmed Igor's guess with an explanation: "This Navy The base is not only north enough - it can definitely avoid Iron Fleet's reconnaissance, and it can also be used as a supplement to the Gorge defense of Shadow Tower to the west. We can send more garrison troops to this within the wall, and let this army take on the defense at the same time. Gorge, the three important tasks of protecting the North West Coast Fleet ports and shipyards - in this way, the defense of Others is not delayed, and by the way, it can also make the North princes feel that you are loyal and take their affairs as oneself. Let them pay to support everyone in this stronghold, it’s a good idea!”

“This is a good idea.” Humfrey sighed and added: “I also have some ideas, the adults are not planning to Are you going south to borrow money from the princes of North? Right now, North has just suffered a defeat, and several other families have lost their younger generation. This is probably not easy to open. Sir, you might as well be more straightforward, go to Lord Robb to donate the land, and then To be generous means that we provide the labor needed for shipbuilding and the defenders of the harbor for free... In this way, it is easier to talk when borrowing money. North is now the end of the autumn harvest, and there is no shortage of labor, and the competitiveness of new land givers Insufficient, the employment fee can’t raise the price, anyway, if we can’t make money, we can just bear it by ourselves, and the right should be the interest of borrowing money!”

There is nothing wrong with brainstorming, the suggestions of two capable subordinates Immediately broadening Igor's horizons, he is already quick-witted, and based on these good proposals, he draws inferences from other things... Inspiration is pouring out.

"Very well, it's not too late, make arrangements for me, and leave for the south tomorrow - no matter how much I borrow, I will return as soon as possible, but in the meantime, the Queenscrown and even the Night's Watch Legion will be Please watch for me."

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[Night's Watch Legion plans to build a new base at the mouth of the Gorge, what should it be called? name! ]

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