Game of Thrones: Dragonborn Comes

Chapter 18 Three years

Three years later, 287 years after the conquest, Werther and Gunthor came to Highgarden in a carriage together to participate in the tournament held by Tyrell's house. Of course, they did not come to participate in the tournament, but to talk to Renly about something.

Because Highgarden is located between Storm's End and Oldtown, Werther and Renly have communicated with Raven for their daily affairs in the past few years. For more important matters, they often meet in Highgarden to discuss matters, and at the same time, they also want to build a good relationship with the Tyrell family. , This is what Robert expects to see. There are still many families in the Reach who are secretly loyal to Targaryen. The task of stabilizing the southern Reach and Dorne is basically left to Werther and Renly.

In the past three years, Witt first learned the science of crows. The crow is a low-level monster and he has magical powers, so he learned it quickly. After he created the black iron ring representing the science of crows, One subject is regarded as graduation.Then he and his three brothers began to write letters to each other.

In 286, Robert and Cersei gave birth to a golden-haired little prince, Joffrey, who was happy.

Stannis is still single and unmarried, but it's not clear if he has a mistress.Every time the second brother replies, he only writes a few lines, asking how to increase the income of the incomparable conference. This is because he wants to become a tycoon.

Renly said that Robert sent an illegitimate daughter named Mia Stone to Storm's End to be raised by him. He expressed his shock at the age of this illegitimate daughter named Mia Stone.

Werther also often wrote to Nymeria to express his miss.No matter what, she can be regarded as a fiancée, thinking of Dorn's open folk customs, and Nymeria is 3 years older than herself, and she is afraid that if she is not careful, her head will turn green.Those online dating in this world for several years, never met face to face, and kept giving money to the woman, and finally found out that it was an aunt who often reported. Now Witt first establishes a relationship with Nymeria, and the danger of being cheated on when the relationship is good. Lowered so as not to be hated.

There is also her younger sister, Tyene Shad, because Nymeria changed her surname to Martell, she is considered the heir of Prince Martell, and Tyene has also officially become Nymeria's knight attendant, and is still fighting with her father on horseback. Tell learns how to prepare poison, saying that if he treats his sister badly in the future, he will poison Werther to death with poison.What does the little girl know.

I heard from them that Oberon went to the Eastern Continent to work as a mercenary. I haven't seen him for a long time, and I don't know if it's true or not, but can he be called the Red Viper if he doesn't wander around?

The second forged is the Copper Ring: Medicine.Doctors in the city were amazed by the common sense things of later generations, such as alcohol disinfection, catgut suturing, blood type testing, blood transfusion methods, and disease isolation. From this year, bachelors everywhere began to stock up on spirits and surgical supplies , The death rate of the wounded in various places has been greatly reduced.

The third build is the golden ring: economics.This world economic system is too simple, and the bachelors are fascinated even by writing a tournament economic model.How can other ways to make money by yourself be handed over to others.

The four are made of white steel rings: Metallurgy, the forging technology talent bonus brought by the system, while making white steel rings, the skills have also increased a lot.A pedal-type pulley machine was made, which is similar to the modern sewing machine but not as precise. The hammer and the wheel can be used to process jewelry. Now the school city and Storm's End Castle are produced in small quantities, and the demand is not high.

The fifth forged is the Bronze Ring: Astronomy.Witte majored in mechanical engineering at the current university.The 24-hour timing method and time measurement algorithm of later generations were obtained, and a large clock with 24-hour timing was designed in combination with mechanical expertise.Now the timekeeping method in Westeros is very primitive, except that the bachelor can measure the big seasonal changes, and it is still a way of life every day when the sun rises and sets.Witt donated the design drawings to the Academy City for free, and the Academy City immediately positioned the location of the Academy City at the meridian standard time, and then used his own relationship to contact the local lords to pay for the construction of a clock tower in the city, and the Academy City sent an astronomer to take charge of the daily calculations. Time proofreading clock tower clock.Now bell towers have been built in capitals all over the country, and gradually began to spread to other cities.The school city earns construction and operation money and is very motivated. The apprentices who study construction, metallurgy and astronomy send meat to Werther from time to time to express their gratitude.

Of course, this kind of big clock is the most primitive mechanical structure. Otherwise, Werther would not have given the blueprint to the school city. The way Werther wants to make money is a desk clock that can be placed at home.Because the quartz time-checking structure has not yet been developed, clocks and watches need to be manually checked every day, so the school city must first popularize clock towers in various places.

The purpose of going to Highgarden this time is to sell the first batch of table clocks produced in Storm's End to the Tyrell family. This is Werther and Renly's profitable business.

The mage costs money, Werther and Renly have realized it recently.Werther's advanced magic and Renly's intermediate level can no longer be released by reading a book. In the process of practice, auxiliary equipment must be used to experience the flow of magic power, and the equipment that can carry magic power must be Valyrian steel.Although the current forging skills cannot make Valyrian steel, recasting is still possible.Magic auxiliary equipment is not a magic item, but can channel magic power, similar to later generations of physical and chemical experiment equipment.

According to the book "Inventory" by Dr. Thurgood, it is estimated that there are thousands of Valyrian steel swords and daggers handed down in the late Valyrian dynasty, and there are 227 in Westeros. All damaged, as well as some knives and forks jewelry.

Let Renly send people all over the mainland to collect the fragments of tile and steel products, and send them to the school city to be recast by Werther as a magic auxiliary product. Werther will write down his experience after trying it out, and then transport it back to Storm's End to Renly.It wasn't until one day when Renly gave monthly profits to the staff of Storm's End that the butler said that there was no money, Werther and Renly began to think of ways to make money.

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As the capital of the Reach, Highgarden has the most beautiful surroundings. The white castle is surrounded by fields and flowers, and there are many golden roses.The city wall is a three-layer form of a ring within a ring.Inside the first and second floors are various houses and well-maintained plant labyrinths. If no one guides you, you will not be able to find the gates of the city walls. Many fortresses in this era use this kind of labyrinth structure to increase the difficulty of attacking the city.Going one floor further in is a huge garden with courtyards, spray paint, artificial waterfalls, marble stone corridors and stone carvings. It is indeed the most beautiful castle in the Seven Kingdoms.House Baratheon's Storm's End looked like a big prison compared to Highgarden.

However, the rule of the Tyrell family was not right, and many of the vassals below were dissatisfied.

About 300 years ago, Aegon the Conqueror burned all the old king's family in the Reach to death. Tyrell opened the city gate and surrendered as the steward. Aegon appointed the steward as the guardian of the Reach, the Duke of Highgarden. If you want soldiers, soldiers, food, food, or nobles, why do you have a butler in Tyrell as the Duke of Highgarden?But due to Aegon's strength, he didn't dare to attack.In the future, the Tyrell family can only be stabilized by continuous marriage and benefit transmission.

Garlan Tyrell greeted him at the door of the hall. The little fat man was thinner now, and his brother even gave him a nickname: the brave Garlan.

"Sir Werther, Uncle Gunthor." Garland greeted the two

Having eaten the crumbs and salt from the side waiter's plate, Werther asked

"You've become stronger, Garland, how many catties of training sword do you have now?" Werther's strength is not inferior to that of an adult, and every time he comes to High Court, he beats Garland to the ground a few times. The little fat man is very convinced by Werther. of.

"Now I can practice with a 5-jin sword all morning."

"Where are the Duke of Metz and the old lady?" Although they are relatives, when visiting other people's houses, according to the etiquette, you have to visit the host first. Gunsor saw a lot of nobles from the River Bend surrounded by a large group on the side of the hall, but he didn't see them. The two asked Garland.

"Father and grandma are in the hall. Renly is already here, and grandma asked me to pick you up." Said me, Garland, and squeezed the two of them into the crowd.

Squeezing through the crowd to the inner circle, I saw a 1.5-meter-high clock under the wall on one side of the hall. Next to it was Renly, who was wearing a luxurious dress, and was introducing the function to Mace and Olenna. Made of sandalwood, the dial is made of sterling silver with a diameter of 12 inches, and each time numeral is inlaid with pearls, which is gorgeous.”

Renly opened the dial from the side again, revealing the mechanical structure of the clock which is extremely precise in this era;

"The real essence is still inside, all designed and manufactured by Werther himself, and the error is not more than 20 second after 1 days of continuous operation."

Afterwards, every time he mentioned a point, the nobles surrounding him all exclaimed.

When Olenna and Mace saw Werther and Gunthor coming, they simply said "Let's go to the study later", apparently attracted by the clock.

Chapter 19 Specialties of Storm's End

Ask the waiter to lead the way to the study room. Gunsor also helped find materials when Werther was making a prototype in the Academy City. He knew something about clocks and was very amazed at Werther’s craftsmanship. He wanted his family to participate in the clock business, but Werther refused. After all, this thing is now It belongs to high-tech, and the key core has to be made by itself and cannot be mass-produced. It can only be regarded as a luxury that is rare and expensive.Moreover, the first prototype clock was bought by Gunsor and kept at home, so he didn't care much about displaying the clock.

The maid poured hot cocoa for the two of them, and the maid who could enter the study was also a relative of the Tyrell family. There were more and more people in the family from generation to generation, and people from branch families would send their young children to the main house. Serve the male members of the master's house as knight servants, and serve the female members as maidservants.A man who stays with the master's family can usually be a knight when he grows up, and a woman can also find a good husband's family.

After chatting with the maid for a while, the Tyrells and Renly went to the study.Olenna speaks first

"Amazing! Grand Maester Witte! Another amazing thing has been done."

[Knowing that I won't swear to be a bachelor, let alone a bachelor, this old rose can pierce people all the time] Werther looked at the smile on Renly's face next to him, and Olenna must have paid for it on the spot and felt a little uncomfortable.

Werther would not accept the call: "Good afternoon, madam, a table clock is convenient for every family. Accurate timing is very important. What time do the servants get up, what time do the guards go to work, what time does the chef start cooking, what time does the banquet start, what time does it start?" Learning, what time to start practicing martial arts, etc., these can bring practical benefits.”

"It's so well said, a clock costs 7000 gold dragons, do you want to be an ironborn?" Olenna continued to stab people, and the others took their seats one after another.

"Force is better than hard work. Although I agree with this sentence, they will always be a group of pirates, and sooner or later they will be eliminated by the times." Next to Ren Li, he grabbed the topic and expressed his opinion.

Olenna looked at Renly, then at Werther for a while, and changed the subject

"You're not here just to look at the clock this time, are you?"

"Does Madam agree with my previous views on the clock? Do you think the nobles of the whole country will buy it? I am here to discuss this matter."

"What do you want to do?" Olenna cut directly to the topic, and she was tired of chatting with Werther.

Werther didn't answer directly, but asked Renly, "Renly, how much can the output of clocks reach now?"

Renly took a sip of hot cocoa, people always love sweet things "Now Sir Donal Noye and his apprentices can make 5 sets a week."

In the original novel, Donal Noye was a blacksmith of Storm's End. He injured his hand and got an infection in the battle of the Reavers. In the end, he cut off an arm and became a night watchman.Now because of Werther, his blacksmith skills are getting better and better, and Renly can knight him and bind him completely to the Baratheon house, and his apprentices also increase their monthly income.The blacksmith shop in Storm's End has also expanded a lot, except for weapons and armor, now it is starting to make clock parts.

Werther said to Olenna, "The clock not only needs the core, but also high-quality wood and decorations. After calculating these costs, the price I gave to my wife is 5000, and the national unified price is 7000. As for the If there are customization requirements for the appearance, we will negotiate on our own regardless of the price. We will increase the output according to the order.”

He paused again, "Now let's talk about the distribution rights in various places."

Olenna thought for a while, and looked into Werther's eyes, "This clock is expensive, even if all the nobles in the Reach buy it, they won't make much money. Why spend so much money?"

Werther stood up, "To tell you the truth, the clock towers in various places are the first step. I don't make money just to have a certain time in each place. This clock is the second step. I can earn a little money after removing the cost, but let the precise time Entering the house. The third step that really makes money, I am working on a small clock that can be held in the hand and put in the pocket, which can be called a watch.”

"So we're not just talking about the distribution rights of clocks, but the distribution rights of clocks and future watches, and what I will make in the future."

Hearing this, Olenna, Mace, Renly, Gunthor, and the Tyrell children all became serious.

Then Olenna directly stated, "I agree with your price, I want the sales rights of the Reach, the West Territory and Dorne."

"We can give you the Western Territory, but Dorne can't sell it to you! Although the Reach and Dorne besieged Storm's End not long ago, you have fought for thousands of years, and the grievances between the two sides are too deep." According to the current situation. Well, Werther wants to earn money from the Western Territory, but he doesn't want to be too closely related to the Western Territory. Since they want it, give it to them.Although the nobles of Stormland and Dorne are also feuds and have heavy troops on the border, but I am married to the Dorne royal family, and there are some ways to go.

"Then I will make a plan now, Ma'am, to see if you have any opinions. The Tyrell family is in charge of the Reach and the Western Territory. The Baratheon family is in charge of the Stormlands, Royal Lands, Riverlands, Valleys and the Northern Territory. Dorne and us Where the family can be sold depends on their ability. The Hightower family of Gunsor is in charge of the old town. The three of our nine trading city-states are the same as Dorne."

Gunsor has no objection, this is what Werther had discussed with him before.As the second son of the family, he went to study for a bachelor's degree without any development. He finally got on the line of Werther because of his classmate relationship.

Olenna looked at Gunsor, a relative, and thought of the strength of the Hightower family and their ability to do business. After thinking for a while, she agreed to the request and called the clerk to draft the document.

When the clerk prepared paper and pen to prepare some documents, Werther asked the clerk to wait

"By the way, two more things: pens and chocolates."

The Duke of Mace was puzzled and asked, "What are pens and chocolates?"

Renly nodded when he saw Werther, opened the wooden box he had brought, and took out six pens for Olenna, Mace, Vilas, Garland, Loras, and Margaery.

Everyone took a pen to look at it. The shell was made of ivory, the whole body was round and long, and there was a metal strip on the shell, but they couldn't figure out how to write on this thing after looking over and over again.

Renly also took out the pen pinned to his skirt, which was of a similar shape, though the casing was bright white metal.

"This is mine, sterling silver inlaid with gold, I'm used to the weight." In this world, ivory is much more valuable than sterling silver inlaid with gold.

Chapter 20 Earn Money, Not Shame

At night Renly went to Werther's room to talk.

"The family has no money. You asked me to spend all the remaining money on the clothes and accessories. Are you sure you can make money this time?"

Werther looked at Renly's luxurious clothes and accessories, "In business, you have to pack it. Even if you don't have money, you have to pretend to be rich, so that the other party will increase their trust in you."

"After all, I am also the Duke of Storm's End! Is this necessary? Do I really want to be a businessman in the future?" Renly was a little puzzled.

"Although you are the Duke of Storm's End, you are only a 10-year-old duke, and there are dukes who are rich and dukes who are not."

Werther answered Renly's questions in turn

"You are trying to create a rich image like this now. After a long time, even if you are penniless, others will think you are rich and will do business with you. For example, this time the cocoa bean raw material, I am talking about the next season. Pay, and when the first batch of finished chocolates are sold, we will have money.”

Werther and Renly do business [-]-[-]%, with Renly taking [-]% of the cost, workers, venues, transportation and sales, and Werther [-]% for technology, sales strategies and worker training.

"Then I don't need my parents to show it. I can memorize the speeches in the hall today for a few days." Renly grew up slowly, and now he is starting to lose face.

"Whether every new thing can spread or not requires a leader, and you, the Duke of Storm's End, are both the seller and the best leader."

Werther put a hand on Renly's shoulder.

"You create a rich image, maintain a good business reputation, and when you do business in the future, as long as you stop there, even if you don't say a word, just look at others and the business will automatically succeed!"

Renly thought that he would be able to make a deal with just one glance in the future, and immediately felt a surge of emotion, "Then I'll give it a try?"

"Don't try, just wake up every day and say to yourself silently: I can do it, and then I will definitely be able to do it!"

Renly nodded emphatically.

He knew from an early age that his brother was very smart and taught him magic.When I was young, I was forced to study and practice martial arts, and when I grew up, I realized that there was a big gap between myself and my peers. I was always the first to think of him, and I never cheated myself.So while I am very grateful and admire my younger brother, sometimes I also wonder who is the younger brother?Did the parents get the time of birth wrong?

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After the business is negotiated, other people will naturally be arranged to take over. Werther and Renly are going to watch the tournament.

Stannis came too, paid for by Lord Mace to prepare for the tourney.Werther didn't see him yesterday because he was busy with the tournament.

In the past 20 years when Tywin was the Hand of the King, he advocated the establishment of a tournament.But at that time, the martial arts competitions were held by various nobles in order to show their strength, and they paid for the rewards themselves, just to gain some reputation. In fact, they would lose a lot of money every time they held a competition.

But since the Tournament of Storm's End a few years ago, Stannis has made a lot of money every time he holds a tourney.After Robert became king, he even found various reasons to hold tournaments, each time being organized by Stannis.

King Robert lived extravagantly and spent a lot of money, and he didn't have a special chancellor of the exchequer, and now Jon Arryn is concurrently in charge.Jon handles government affairs well, but everyone agrees that his ability to make money is average, so he borrows money from everywhere, from Tywin, from Highgarden, and from Storm's End.But after every martial arts tournament, a sum will be paid back.

Later, all the ministers in the Imperial Council knew that this Minister of the Navy was not doing his job properly, and every time he relied on the opening of the tournament to gamble to make Robert recover a wave of blood, Robert kept it a secret, and no one would tell everyone about making money, but news would always spread come out.

The continent of Westeros believes in the seven gods, and the teachings of the seven gods do not approve of gambling, against illegitimate birth, and the most serious curses are rape and kin killing.Everyone thinks that rape and kinslaying are very serious, and if they make mistakes, they will basically be sentenced to death or sent to night watchmen.But gambling and illegitimate childbirth are not such serious crimes. What people say and what they do are two different things.

Other nobles also tried to learn to open the market, but the various odds were not so easy to determine. One noble even sold his castle after holding a martial arts tournament.

Robert in King's Landing can't hold a tourney every month. Now it's a time of peace, and Stannis always has free time. Duke Mace asked Stannis to help Highgarden hold a tourney. , and promised a generous reward.

Werther found Stannis, the person who organized the tournament was Highgarden, but Stannis brought these things with him, and his uncle Lomas Esmond also came. He can check the accounts, anyway, as long as he can make money.

The little uncle went to Dragonstone Island and is now the second brother's vassal, and the eldest uncle is Renly's vassal in his hometown, a typical two-sided bet.

"Second Brother, Uncle" Werther and Renly greeted the two

"Werther is here, what did you write me earlier about something nice for me?" Stannis was still serious.

"If you hadn't written the letter, Stannis would not have agreed to come to Highgarden, and we have to train the navy." Uncle Lomas opened his mouth and came

"What kind of navy are you training, are you looking for some reason to open the market? I really don't know. Come on, let's go to the table over there."

They are all relatives, so it doesn't matter what they say, just expose them directly.Werther took out the box and the box, moved the chairs and seated them on the four sides.

"These are called mahjong tiles, and there are 144 tiles in total."

Werther took the mahjong tiles out of the box, taught the three-person rule, and tried a few games.

"This is an intellectual game, and of course there is some luck involved. But technique is the key."

"However, four people are needed, and this kind of game is not suitable for poor people to play. The second brother can find a spacious shop in the aristocratic gathering area of ​​Junlin City. It is best to have several floors, provide comfortable seats, and high-quality mahjong tiles. , use a separate small room upstairs.”

Both Stannis and his uncle's eyes lit up.

"This kind of mahjong tile imitation is very simple. The key is who to play with. If the second brother can find a luxurious place and organize some nobles to participate in the game, then other nobles will follow. The place to make money is not to sell these mahjong tiles. Mahjong tiles, but the room fee and drinks, and I won’t talk about pumping if you understand.”

Werther doesn't know whether mahjong tiles can become popular. After all, there are many places in this world where mahjong tiles are not played. No matter what you say, no one plays it. This is a question of cultural acceptance, and there is no solution.

"I'll give these to you. In exchange, the mahjong tiles used by the second brother in the future must be ordered from Storm's End. Today, these are just samples. Later, I will let Renly purchase the most luxurious materials for craftsmen to use. Made, feels great in the hand.”

"Okay, I'll talk to you later when I'm done," Stannis said in his usual brief style.

Chapter 21 High Court

The martial arts tournament was held in the open space outside Gaoting City, and the martial arts competition has already begun.Instead of going to the venue, Witte and the Duke of Metz went to the nearby sugarcane fields and were discussing the issue of sugarcane paper.

This year, the grain output in the River Bend has increased compared with last year, and a large amount of sugarcane has been planted for sugar production. However, after sugar production, there is a lot of bagasse left. After seeing a workshop in Gaoting, Witt thought of using bagasse to make paper.

Paper made of bagasse, unless it can achieve modern craftsmanship, is soft enough, but the surface is not smooth, absorbs water and penetrates a lot, and cannot write at all, but it is very useful for wiping buttocks, and toilet paper is much more comfortable.