Chapter 684
There is no doubt that the capital of the North is Winterfell, but Winterfell is only three hundred meters wide and five hundred meters long.
As a castle where nobles live, it is huge enough.
But if it is the capital city of a country, it is too small to qualify.
The real Winterfell is actually divided into two inner and outer cities, the castle in the inner city and the town outside the city.
Outside Winterfell, there are houses built with logs and natural rock, row after row, neat and tidy, and many wooden stalls are rented to merchants along the muddy streets.
In Summer, it was very empty, and only one-fifth of the house was occupied by nearby farmers and traders; in winter, it was full of people, and even the mountain clans north of Wolfswood came.
But the city wall was not built outside the town. Part of the reason was that it was too poor and the amount of work was too large to build. In Winterfell, there are still many towers in disrepair and abandoned!
For example, the place where the story originated: the tower of Cersei and Jaime crackle.
Of course, Stark has a 10,000-year history and builds a ten-meter wall every year. After thousands of years, a magnificent city can be built.
However, the huge city needs a huge number of soldiers to guard it.
For example, King's Landing has three thousand Gold Cloak.
Winterfell can't afford that much standing army!
Without a city wall, there is no defense. After Ironmen, Skinner, Second Stag, and Jon tossed several times in a row, almost no one was there.
Especially Little Flayer slaughtered Winter Town once in order to cover up the truth of his burning Winterfell.
winter has come nearly a year, but Winter Town is very empty, not many people - this winter, more North people go to White Harbor, and those close to Wall go to Mole's Town.
Dragon Queen's behavior of sending Silver Coins to Night's Watch men every month is too extravagant. Thousands of Night's Watches are equal to the consumption of tens of thousands of Silver Stags every month. How many employment opportunities will this generate?
If Dany were to be King of the Seven Kingdoms, she wouldn't give Night's Watch land at all. The old and new land grants, which are larger than the territory of South Korea, can't support a thousand Night's Watches!
Although the North has a harsh climate, winter wheat, apple fruit tree and turnip can be grown, and both cash crops and food crops are in short supply!
In the final analysis, it is because of the big pot rice and everyone has their own speciality.
Night's Watch If you can farm to feed oneself, will you commit a crime and be caught as Night's Watch?
It is better to raise them with high salaries. High salaries will bring high consumption, high consumption will bring a lot of employment opportunities, and the population will grow accordingly. With the population base, are you afraid that business and agriculture will not develop?
And then collect business tax and agricultural tax as a lord, and from time to time, engage in real estate in Mole's Town...
Not to mention the salary of Night's Watch, it is estimated that King also makes a fortune.
...
"...So, no residents of the town are hurting Wyvern, but it may be hurt by the cold." red-faced fatty road.
His name is Theomore, wearing a Maester chain, from White Harbor, thin lips, red face, golden curls, and the same fatty as Lord Lamprey.
After House Stark's original Maester Luwin was killed by Little Flayer, Winterfell never brought in a new Maester from Citadel.
There was even a long period of time when Winterfell was burned down by Little Flayer and was left in a state of desolation.
White Harbor, as the richest Fiefdom in North, has prosperous business and frequent exchanges with the outside world, so Maester Theomore has many apprentices.
—In fact, Braavos communicated with Raven in the North, via White Harbor as a transit.
After the Dragon Queen uncovers the evil side of Citadel, the people of the world know that Maester is not a good thing, and so does Jon. But like all nobles, 囧 can not do without Maester.
So he asked Lord Lamprey for help long ago, and arranged for a shrewd and capable apprentice to work as a temporary worker in Winterfell.
Maester Theomore learned of this and immediately volunteered.
Lamprey was very unhappy, but he couldn't object.
Winterfell has only one Maester, but two masters, so Theomore often appears in Second Stag's guest room castle.
Second Stag burns the statue of The Seven and drives The Seven Septon away, but still can't do without Maester.
Maester's life force is really...
"Wyvern is from Sothoryos Rainwood and prefers the south with high heat and humidity.
Of course, Wyverns are extraordinary, even southerners can come to live in the north, and they can, but at this time the Balerion of Aegon Your Majesty has been hit hard.
If you don't want to lose that precious Wyvern, you should immediately It deals with injuries and builds shelters from the cold." Maester Theomore earnestly suggested.
Jon worried: "Will it go crazy again?"
"This..." Maester's red, fat face looked a little embarrassed." I don't know, we Citadel...we Maester don't know much about Wyvern either.
Thousands of years ago it is known Sothoryos Rainwood had a Wyvern, never saw a Wyvern."
"It's exhausted and won't go mad anymore," Melisandre said.
Then turned to Second Stag, suggested: "Sacrificing Theon, completely solve the problem."
囧hearing this, out of anger.
Without waiting for Second Stag to speak, he bluntly warned: "Stannis Your Majesty, Priest Melisandre, you have to be clear, you are only guests of Winterfell!
Theon was never Your prisoner, you have no right to deal with him.
I agreed to leave him to your trial before, just because I was loyal to you.
Judgment does not mean execution!"
Second Stag's eyes were sharp: "Are you threatening me?"
Jon sighed then said, his voice slowed down, and asked back: "Your Majesty, the promise you made earlier Does it count?
Before entering Winter City, at Tyrion's request, you promised in front of everyone that you would not sacrifice Ramsay and Theon privately."
Second Stag stared, jaw clenched, teeth rattling ka ka.
Onion Knight hurriedly stood in front of the two and said, "Duke Stark, you misunderstood, King Your Majesty never intended to break his promise.
Priest Melisandre is only from a professional point of view. Considering that sacrificing Theon works best, but Your Majesty has always refused."
"Wyvern belongs to my Husband, does the 'ransom' only redeem him oneself, not including Wyvern, armor and weapons?" Sansa dissatisfied road.
Well, the Valyrian Steel armor that Dany aunt prepared for his eldest nephew, and the Blackfyre sword that Illyrio gave King Aegon, all fell into the hands of Second Stag.
But the Second Stag doesn't wear armor and doesn't have a Blackfyre sword.
Grab Wyvern and justify the lack of time.
Wearing the armor of Aegon is a complete departure from Westeros tradition.
- unless he, like Tywin, kills Aegon and Aegon's heir. Once the heir is gone, the armor and weapons naturally do not need to be returned.
Davos glanced at Second Stag who had a firm look, smiled wryly in his heart, his face was gentle, and reassured Sansa: "Your Highness the Queen, Wyvern is too special and too precious, unless you get another Wyvern in exchange, whatever you want. The Wyvern...Dragon Queen is not bad for a Wyvern or two?"
"Too shameless, especially shameless!" Sansa pretty face flushed with anger.
"This is also a common practice. The ransom for a good armor is high, and the ransom for the Valyrian Steel Sword goes up a notch." Davos blushed and looked embarrassed.
Indeed, a good armor ransom is better.
But since ancient times, there has never been anyone who redeemed armor with armor and redeemed Valyrian Steel Sword with Valyrian Steel Sword.
More often, out of respect for the defeated, the victors not only did not accept the ransom, but took the initiative to return the relics and remains of the deceased to their families.
For example, Ned.
Ned gets House Dayne's greatsword "Dawn" after killing Arthur Dayne.
Valyrian Steel Sword is common, but white sword Dawn is unique in the world.
Ned never wanted to possess it, but instead sent the sword to Dayne City as soon as possible, and personally informed Arthur's family of his death and the Land of Buried Bones.
Earl Dayne and Ashara didn't resent Ned because he killed oneself brother on the battlefield, but they established a deep friendship because of it.
——Ned entrusted the illegitimate child's mother, that is, oneself's lover, to Earl Dayne; Earl Dayne found a good husband for her, perfectly helped Eddard tidy up, and returned it to oneself's son. Name Ned.
This is the true way of the Westeros Knight under the teachings of The Seven.
But now...
With an idea, Onion Knight hurriedly suggested: "How about, take Tyrion's Wyvern to pay off the debt?"
Sansa shook his head and said, "Tyrion won't agree, and his Tysha also has Holy Knight's Seal, you can't crack it either."
"Tyrion isn't dead yet?" Davos asked in surprise.
Sansa was stunned for a while before she realized that oneself hadn't seen dwarf for a long time.
Did it hang?
She looked towards 囧.
"Tyrion..." Jon with an awkward face thought for a moment, then hesitantly said, "He probably wasn't dead! Wasn't dead..."
"Tyrion..." p>
Then, 囧 looked at Maege and the others with questioning eyes.
"Yes."
"Probably."
"Maybe."
Everyone thought.
Maege picked his head and said embarrassedly: "Where is Tyrion? The past few days I have been concerned about Aegon Your Majesty, and I forgot about him."
Mormont He is an honest man!
Everyone forgot, but she said it directly.
Poor dwarf...
Maester said, "Lord Tyrion has burns all over his body and is recuperating in Little Sept. I will change his dressing every day."
p>
This is the role of Maester, everyone pays attention to King Aegon and forgets about dwarf, but it is Maester's responsibility to treat the sick, and they will do it without the lord's command.
"It turned out to be in Little Sept, no wonder..." Jon laughed embarrassedly, "How is he?"
Stark believed in Old Gods, thousands of years ago, Winterfell Sept is not built.
But Catelyn believed in The Seven, so Eddard built a small Sept for his wife in a remote corner behind the main castle hall.
Winterfell believes in The Seven on Catelyn alone. At most, little Sansa has been with mother a few times. The location is very remote. It is no wonder that Jon and Maege have been ignoring dwarf. On, the ends of the earth are not distances either.
Maester Theomore glanced at the Red Woman in fear, and said with a red and fat face shaking: "Lord Tyrion has fire repelling paste, which is a holy medicine for burns, but his wounds...
The flames came from the inside out, and the internal organs were almost scorched."
"So miserable?" Sansa's pretty face turned white and exclaimed.
Maege glanced at Aunt Mel quickly, and said in horror: "Tyrion was on fire at the time, and when he howled, red fire and black smoke also spewed out of his mouth. I thought he was dead."
Melisandre frowned slightly and wondered: "He should have died a long time ago, why can he persist until now? Is his physique..."
Red Woman has never been a bad guy, not to mention Tyrion for countless damn reasons.
He is Wyrmrider, the strongest battle strength under Aegon.
He's very smart, and Aegon relies heavily on him.
He is hostile to Second Stag.
He ruined all Second Stag efforts at Blackwater Rush.
He looks ugly and frustrating, but from time to time he quietly stands on tiptoe and peeps at her white rabbit with wretched eyes.
More importantly, he dared to murder her!