Dominate the Game of Thrones with Mount and Blade

After listening to Margaery and the surrounding people's explanation, Arthur said loudly: "Building the wall is to protect civilians, not to make you more tired. Miss Tyrell did the right thing. Today's work ends here... Not only today, but there will be no need to build the wall on such a large scale in the future until we get through this long winter."

When the king was in Harrenhal, the ravens conveyed the situation on the south bank of the Blackwater River to him one by one.

Since Stannis's death, the great nobles of the Stormlands have changed their allegiance again.

Several great nobles, including Earl Astan Selmy of Harvest Hall, Earl Shufu Granderson of Allseeing City, Earl Bastien Errol of Hay Hall, Earl Ralph Buckler of Bronze Gate City, led their troops back to their own territories, and then sent people to send letters to the River Reach Army led by Balon Swan and King's Landing respectively to show their family's loyalty to the Iron Throne.

Most of the Stormland nobles who were ready to surrender to Arthur I had territories north of Storm's End, while the three or four earldoms occupied by the Golden Company were all in Cape Wrath, south of Storm's End.

That is, the peninsula area north of the Sea of ​​Dorne and south of Shipbreaker Bay.

In addition, Dragonstone and the Throat were controlled by the Redwyne fleet, Blackwater Bay was temporarily safe, and the only restless Westerly was far enough away from King's Landing, which made the situation in the capital no longer so dangerous.

In other words, before the situation on the continent changed dramatically, the people of King's Landing did not need too high a wall for the time being.

The king's words immediately made these hard-working people cheer, and they had long since stopped wanting to do this unpaid hard work.

Taking advantage of his high popularity, Arthur also learned from Margaery just now and began to communicate with the civilians.

With the characteristics of being easy-going, noble, and handsome, it is easy to be loved by the people of King's Landing. Rhaegar Targaryen and Renly Baratheon are all like this, and Arthur I is no exception.

With the lovable Queen Margaery by his side, the king received a lot of blessings in a very short time.

"Seven Gods, your majesty is really the best king in decades!"

"Look, Queen Margaery and Arthur I are so well matched!"

"The new king will surely be able to make the kingdom long-lasting and the people live and work in peace and contentment, just like the wise and powerful Aerys II."

When Earl Tully arrived with his men, he saw this scene: Arthur I, wearing iron armor, had a cordial contact with his people, listening to the people's petitions and blessings.

The surrounding Tully soldiers saw their lord coming and told Randal everything that happened.

Earl Tully nodded, did not disrupt the scene, and quietly waited for the king's people-friendly behavior to end.

Among the civilians, Arthur, who was touched and blessed by many hands, discovered the blue light curtain that suddenly flashed.

[Task: Open a free food supply point for the people of King's Landing who can't get enough food]

[Task: Send maesters and other medical personnel to treat sick civilians]

[Task: Improve the sewage system of King's Landing to reduce the stench of the capital]

[Task: Build a water purification plant]

[Task: Hold certain entertainment activities, such as a tournament or invite a circus to perform on tour]

Five tasks appeared on the system panel in a row. The three tasks that appeared in Harrenhal last time have been completed, allowing Arthur to gain 3,000 experience points.

In addition to the combat experience gained since the last upgrade, he only needs more than 4,000 points to upgrade.

In other words, the king will be able to upgrade to level 10 soon, and his riding skills will also be raised to 9 points.

It's only one level away from the 10 points of riding a dragon.

In the next period of time, in addition to the experience gained from the battles in the Westerlands and Stormlands, the royal standing army that will be formed will also provide Arthur with a considerable amount of experience points.

I will be a dragon rider soon!

Although Alduin, who is covered with spikes, looks difficult to ride, who is he?

The man who has ridden Sansa and Arianne, will ride Margaery, and will ride Daenerys in the future.

At worst, he can be Arthur Morgan for once.

After interacting with the civilians, the king remembered the origin of what Margaery told him.

"As for the Tully officer, since you like to whip people so much, I will whip you."

Arthur turned to the personal guard Podrick Payne and ordered: "Flap him five times, use his own whip, and use some force."

Not long after, under the gaze of tens of thousands of people, the Tully officer accepted the king's whipping.

"Ah~"

Podrick's strength is still very strong!

As for the young man named Will, after the king asked him if he wanted to join the royal guard, Will readily agreed.

Arthur did this to prevent the young man from being retaliated by the Tully officer later - after all, the king had too many things to do and could not pay attention to a civilian in Flea Bottom, so the best solution was to keep him by his side.

As for whether Will's own strength is enough to be a guard, it is a small problem. There is basically no one who can defeat the king with force.

The most common thing that Arthur I's guards do is to move the giant hammer.

There is no way. The king can't always carry the giant hammer - that will hinder the appearance - so servants such as Medan and Podrick are responsible for transporting the giant hammer to various battlefields.

After Arthur's power gradually grew, Medan and Podrick and others no longer did this job personally, but there were always unlucky people who moved the giant hammer.

After letting the civilians near the city wall go home, the king and Margaery and others met Randyll Tarly who came after hearing the news.

"Your Majesty, I think it is a very unwise choice to stop the construction of the city wall. Not to mention what other nobles will think when they see the dilapidated walls of the capital, it is..."

Although Arthur I has issued a royal decree, Earl Tully still expressed his thoughts.

In the eyes of this stubborn old lord, sympathizing with civilians is a meaningless act.

So he urged the king to continue to build a wall as high as 20 to 30 feet.

"It's just a wall. How can it save my face? Lord Lando, as a ruler, we must understand the principle of using the people in time. King's Landing has experienced several wars and the civilians have been starving for a long time. If we still mobilize the people to build a large-scale project, I am afraid that my title will be added with a black heart. If that happens, in the records of historians, I am the Black-hearted King Arthur."

The king still insisted on his point of view.

Using the people in time is a very metaphysical question. With Arthur's knowledge of two lives, he naturally knows that quite a few rulers have failed in this regard.

For example, in the previous life of Daxia, Yang Guang, one of the Ten Sages of the Temple of the Internet, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.

There is no doubt that this man is a complete tyrant, but looking at what he did, such as digging the Grand Canal, opening up the Western Regions, rebuilding the Great Wall, initiating the imperial examination, and conquering Goguryeo three times, he could leave his name in history if he accomplished one thing.

But Guangge, who had always been strong, was not convinced and wanted to finish so many things in his short life, so he naturally squandered the amazing legacy left by his father.

Let's get back to the point.

Given the situation in the Wangling and Hejian area, what needs to be done now, in addition to providing relief to refugees, is to slowly restore the production of towns and workshops.

It is not possible to repair the city walls and build large-scale projects in a short time.

Arthur I discussed with Earl Tully for a long time, and he had a new idea.

"The construction of tens of thousands of civilians at the same time must be stopped, but dozens or hundreds of stonemasons and apprentices can slowly repair the city wall. This time it will not be done in the form of voluntary labor. Copper coins and food will be given to the workers to let those who are willing to work come."

King's Landing and a large area of ​​nearby territory are private property of the royal family. Before today, the city wall repair project was carried out in the form of voluntary labor.

That is, no money is given, and the people are forced to work.

This is also a way for the lord to collect taxes, but it is not very common.

If the royal family pays money to hire civilians to work, the people will have much less resistance to this project, and even quite a few young people who can't find work to make money will be happy to join in and praise the king for providing them with a good job.

In this world, being able to eat enough is the greatest wish of civilians.

The problem of the city wall was solved in this way. On the way back to the Red Castle in the city, Arthur, who was riding a horse, discussed the situation in the Stormlands with Lord Randyll in detail.

As for Margaery, the little rose, she got into the sedan chair after kissing her fiancé. As a respectable noblewoman, riding a horse is not very elegant, so the ladies and ladies in the south prefer to ride in sedan chairs.

The northerners are not so particular. Even Sansa, who is determined to be a lady, can ride a horse and her riding skills are not bad.

"Although most of the nobles in the north of Stormland have sent ravens and claimed that they are loyal to the Targaryen family, I think the loyalty of these families is worrying."

Lord Randyll controlled his mount while speaking, making it two or three steps behind Arthur I's red giant horse.

Except for the guards, the ministers cannot walk in front of the king.

"Why do you think so?" Arthur turned around and asked curiously.

The main branch of the Baratheon family has no adult males, and Robert's illegitimate son has not been legalized. The nobles in Stormland have no one to be loyal to, so they can only turn to Arthur, who is the strongest at present.

"Let me give you an example. The Granderson family of Allsee City, whose head of the family, Sir Shufu, has sent a letter, but another important member of the family, Sir Narbert Granderson, is still loyal to Selyse Florent at Storm's End. Many Stormland families are betting on both sides like this." Earl Tarly explained.

Arthur thought for a moment and waved his hand gently, "This is a small problem. Didn't Storm's End send a raven to say that Melisandre has set out and will soon come to show the loyalty of the Baratheon family, the Florent family, and the original Dragonstone vassal forces? Once Storm's End surrenders, the Stormland nobles will no longer be a problem."

His main concern is the Golden Company and Aegon VI and other forces.

This group of people is very likely to form an alliance with Volantis and other places, and then launch a round of attacks on the western continent through the Stepstone Islands.

As for the Stormland family, they don't have the support of Essos forces, so they can't make any waves.

Because he had to turn around to talk to Randyll, Arthur, who had a sore neck, ordered him to spur his horse forward two steps and walk side by side with him.

The pedantic Randyll seemed a little flattered. After pretending to refuse twice, he lightly squeezed the horse's belly and hurried forward two steps, so that the king's neck was no longer so uncomfortable.

After the two got closer, they talked about bolder topics.

"... As for the inheritance of Storm's End, I suggest that you marry your second or third son to Shireen Baratheon, and then let the prince inherit the castle and the position of Lord of Stormland."

Earl Tarly made a bold suggestion.

Anyway, the king has many wives. The Tully bloodline inherited by Queen Sansa is the same as the Tyrell bloodline whose family motto is "endless", and both are famous for their fertility in the Seven Kingdoms.

In the foreseeable future, His Majesty Arthur I will have quite a lot of children.

Although the Deer family was the main force in the Usurper's War, the royal family's newly appointed Lord of the Stormlands had to marry Shireen if he wanted to secure his territory. Just like during the War of Conquest, Aegon I's illegitimate brother Orys defeated the Storm King. He obtained the territory and castle, but still married the Storm King's only daughter and inherited the woman's flag, coat of arms and motto.

"I remember that Shireen suffered from stone scales, and I don't know if she has the ability to have children?" Arthur asked curiously.

This method is considered a backup plan. There is no trace of his first child, so there is no need to think so far ahead for the time being.

As for the current Storm's End, stupid Selyse still has the support of two to three thousand soldiers, mainly soldiers from Florentine, Baratheon's family, and Dragonstone.

Arthur didn't want to sit around and compete with a strong castle that even 60,000 troops couldn't defeat.

"I don't know either." Lord Landao shook his head.

He cared far more about his soldiers than he did about gossip about noble women.

Arthur suddenly remembered something, "By the way, have the aborigines of the Crab Claw Peninsula arrived? They are the ancestors whose clothes are a bit ragged."

After he gave the order, the group of people headed south along Rossby Road from Maiden Spring. Counting the days, they should have arrived long ago.

"They arrived at King's Landing a week ago. Their equipment was really behind the times, and they were not very disciplined in their work. I felt it was a bit embarrassing for the royal family, so I let them station themselves in the military camp north of the Lion Gate and refused to let them enter the city." Earl Leigh replied.

That group of ancestors gave him a very bad impression. They looked even uglier than the Ironborn of the Iron Islands, so Lord Landau refused to let them enter the city.

"This is the main force that will form the King's Landing garrison in the future. How can it be abandoned outside the city?" Arthur I scolded, "Equipment and other things, just pick some off from the pile of dead people. At most, take away the family emblem, coat of arms and so on. Yes, it's not like it can't be used."

Robert spent all the wealth accumulated by the Targaryen family for three hundred years and was still in debt, leaving the Red Keep extremely poor.

In addition, Arthur himself did not have much money. The only huge sum of money was still in the Tyrell family, but the Duke of Mace said there was something wrong with the money. What Loras received in King's Landing was a new golden dragon with only 30% gold content. currency.

The Knight of Flowers, who only had fencing in his mind, didn't know the difference between the old and new golden dragon coins, so he didn't indicate it in the letter.

Arthur didn't understand the difference between the old and new gold dragon coins before, so he used them confusedly. His previous transactions with the Rose family were calculated based on the value of old coins, and the Duke of Metz, who insisted that his son-in-law settle the accounts clearly, planned to choose a time to settle this confusing account with the king.

This made the already poor king even worse.

Although the gold mines near Jinya City can produce gold, after buying food for farmers throughout Nanhejian, there is not much left.

What's worse is that a lot of new Golden Dragon coins have flowed into circulation in the Western Continent, making the already chaotic currency system even more chaotic.

Thinking of this, Arthur's hatred for Littlefinger increased a bit.

You said you had gone to the valley and dug such a big hole for me.

As for Robert's debts, Arthur is prepared to deny them all - what do the bad things done by the usurper have to do with me, Arthur I Targaryen?

Among the debts of six million gold dragon coins, the most important ones were the three million from the Lannister family and the church's 930,000 gold dragon coins.

The former's heir is Tyrion. After the king pacifies the West, the little devil who benefited can't chase Arthur who has no money for money, right?

The church's money will be easier to handle. The new Archbishop doesn't know where he has gone. The High Sparrow gang currently using Baelor's Cathedral doesn't even have an Archbishop, so they have no power to collect debts.

The rotation method of the Archbishop is also endless, so before the death of the current Brother Lu Chen, the High Sparrow's real name was not justified.

Thinking of this, Arthur was ready to pick a time to drive away the group of sparrow monks.

As for the debt owed to the Iron Bank of Braavos, Arthur I not only did not want to repay it, he even wanted to borrow another sum to form a royal standing army.

When I owe fifty thousand, I am my grandson; when I owe fifty million, the bank is my grandson.

The Tyrell family will pay most of the expenses for the subsequent coronation ceremony and Margaery's wedding, with the king contributing a little symbolically.

Arthur is even planning to use the wedding to earn some expensive gifts, and then see if he can fill the empty royal assets.

well! It would be nice to make a windfall sometime.

What the king didn't know was that in the next two or three months, not only would he not be able to make a fortune, he would have to continue to lose it.

Another wedding awaited him, and the person to whom he was to marry didn't have much money in Westeros.