Game of Thrones: Holy Sword of Light

Chapter 51 I'm afraid I won't be able to grasp it
"Lord Jon, I'll buy the Bright Coupon!"

"Master Jon, I fully support you as the Minister of Finance, but in that case, who will sit in the northern border!?"

"Master Jon, are you married? There is a young girl in my family..."

Together, after the battle of Bright Hope, the effect was obvious, and even Cersei changed her opinion of Jon.

Because Guangwang's cold wave of ghouls is really terrifying.

When most of the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms learned that there were tens of thousands of ghouls in the Grand Canyon and nearly 50 ghouls outside the Great Wall, some people were quite frightened.

Although the northern border is vast, the population is not large, and the cold wave has brought bad influences. Starting from this summer, most places in the northern border have been unable to produce food.

The entire northern border is like a bottomless pit, requiring a lot of manpower and material support, food, weapons, soldiers...

At this time, Jon undoubtedly stood out.

Inside Bright Fort.

Thousands of people are having a banquet, and now the interior of Bright Fort is almost finished. The whole hall is spacious and bright. There is a huge obsidian dragon crystal on the dome, and six small dragon crystals are dotted around it, forming a magic circle in the shape of a seven-pointed star.

It had been cast with a permanent clarity spell, and it shone brightly.

Inside the hall are dozens of huge sentinel, weirwood, and oak strip tables.

The banquet was in the form of a semi-buffet, King Robert's table was specially served, several mysterious oriental dishes, and Robert's mouth was full of oil.

Needless to say, there are cream of mushroom soup, chowder soup, sausage stew, and bacon.

Wild duck meat baked in red wine, braised beef with potatoes, braised beef in pots, braised lamb ribs with skin and carrots in braised sauce, grouper sashimi mixed with lemon and mint, big auk in sauce, seal meat in sauce, braised tuna in red, sweet and sour salmon...

Paired with a variety of special snacks, the magnificent 21st century pinnacle aesthetic presentation directly stunned Robert, Cersei, Joffrey and others.

"Damn!"

Robert drank the crafted 55% vodka and said angrily: "The cooks in the Red Castle make Shot!"

"I feel like I've been eating Shot!"

"How can there be such a delicious taste!"

Robert is a gourmet, especially likes to drink. These dishes go well with alcohol. The 55% vodka he drinks is the craft vodka with the best taste, strength, and taste. This makes him feel that Guangming Island is simply a paradise!

"Your Majesty, this is just a side dish. The main dish is still being prepared. You can eat it slowly. There will also be an appetizer, kimchi."

Jon narrowed his eyes and smiled.

He glanced at Cersei, who, despite her sullen face, liked the red-baked wild duck very much.

I really like ducks...

Jon snorted coldly in his heart, he will clean you up sooner or later, huh?

At this time, the main course came.

Roasted Lamb.

Although there are roasted whole sheep in Westeros, they don’t eunuch them, and the smell is very strong. This lamb is a eunuch lamb, served with Northwest-style sauce from Jon’s previous life.

The sheep has a piece of parsley in its mouth and a red scarf on its head.

Four attendants in white robes brought the roasted whole lamb up carefully.

The roasted whole lamb is golden brown and oily, exuding an unparalleled fragrance. Next to the iron plate, there are eggplants, cucumbers, and tomatoes. , Straight to the taste buds, even though many nobles at this table have eaten a lot of food, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

"It smells so good!"

Joffrey couldn't help shouting.

"I want to eat lamb!"

He yelled straight up.

The corner of Jon's mouth curled up. How could His Majesty know how to eat? I have to say that the food in Westeros is really scarce. Fortunately, I can support myself.

"Your Majesty, the main course is here, cut the meat first."

The squire presented King Robert with a golden knife and fork.

Robert laughed and stood up to cut the meat, first Eddard Stark sitting next to him, then Joffrey, and then Cersei, while Jon kept busy. Hurry up and share the meat with Tommen, Myrcella, Margaery, and Princess Celine before returning to their seats.

"Jon, tell me, what do you think about resisting the White Walkers!?"

asked King Robert, whose mouth was dripping with oil. He wiped his mouth with a cloth at random.

"Your Majesty, it is my duty to resist the ghosts and protect the Seven Kingdoms!"

"I would like to ask you to give Guangming Island the privilege of half tax and half price of entry fees for all commodities. You know, Guangming Island has nearly 12 people. We are the sword of the Seven Kingdoms, and we are also the strong shield of the Seven Kingdoms. Most of the food and supplies for the night watchmen and the northern border are supported by industry and commerce."

Jon directly skipped the merits of the Night Watchman, and Mormont, the commander-in-chief of the Night Watchman sitting at this table, rolled his eyes. However, there are only 1000 people in the Night Watchman now, and the resistance to the White Walkers really depends on the Bright Island, without the Bright Island, The Night's Watch is nothing.

"no problem!"

Robert made a final decision.

"Secondly, it is the store we opened on Guangming Island. I hope that all countries will protect it, and the nobles will give me convenience. The most important thing is Guangming Coupons... Now Guangming Island's main source of income is Guangming Coupons..."

"Dragonstone will do everything in its power to help you!"

It was Stannis who spoke first, Jon glanced at him, an upright knight, but uprightness is not enough...

"I will allow you to sell Guangming Coupons in the Seven Kingdoms, and I will carry it out on the order of the King of the Seven Kingdoms!"

Robert had seen the horrors of wights with his own eyes, and they were more terrifying than any battle he had ever fought.

"That's good. On behalf of the people of Guangming Island and the soldiers on the front line against the aliens in the northern border, thank you for your majesty's gift!"

Jon said reverently.

"Relying on these alone, can you resist the strange ghosts!?"

Robert frowned.

"Your Majesty, I hope that Guangming Island's talent introduction plan can also get your support..."

"Nowadays, we need a large number of people to garrison the Guangmingwang on the east line and the Grand Canyon on the west line. More than 50 ghouls are enough to sweep across the northern border. If we lose our defense and let them flood into the south... the consequences will be disastrous..."

Robert hesitated for a moment, and looked at Eddard Stark. In his mind, Eddard Stark was the best Hand of the King, but now it seems that this eloquent Jon is not bad...

"Your Majesty, I beg you to appoint Lord Eddard Stark, the Guardian of the North, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Light Army, to be in charge of all forces that resist the aliens, and to recruit talents from the Seven Kingdoms to help."

"Can……"

This time Robert agreed.

"how about you!?"

Robert looked at Jon.

"Me!? I only make a little money, and I just guarded the Seven Kingdoms for a few months, sacrificed tens of thousands of people, spent nearly a million gold dragons, and owed hundreds of thousands of loans to the Iron Bank. Jon Wright is nothing to say..."

Jon said, but looked at King Robert, I shed blood for the Seven Kingdoms, I sweated for the Seven Kingdoms!

"You want to be Chancellor of the Exchequer!?"

asked Robert.

"Your Majesty, I need me more to resist the ghosts, but with all due respect, if I can be the Minister of Finance, I can make more money for you, and at the same time, let Guangming Island get more supplies to resist the ghosts."

"Guangming Island should make money, because if Guangming Island doesn't make money, the money will be yours, and all the nobles present here will pay..."

"But, how can you sit in the northern border and serve as the Minister of Finance at the same time!?"

Jon waved his hand, and a golden-eyed crow with golden feathers appeared, bouncing up and down in front of Jon.

"This golden-eyed crow has my soul on it, and I can use it to help you. In this way, I can stay on Guangming Island to resist the aliens, and let the golden-eyed crow help you manage your finances in King's Landing..."

"The North cannot live without me, Jon, just like the Seven Kingdoms cannot live without you!"

This statement is a bit absurd, but no matter how absurd it is, it is impossible to be horrified by ghouls. After all, giants, ghouls, and undead birds have all become reality.

Robert looked at Eddard Stark, who was silent and honest.

Queen Cersei gritted her teeth and objected, but Stannis voiced her support. What surprised Jon this time was that Varys, the minister of intelligence who never took sides, also supported him...

In the evening, Robert rarely found a few women, but received Jon seriously, accompanied by Cersei, Stannis, Renly, and Eddard Stark.

James stood outside the door as a guard.

"Your Majesty, my first advice as Chancellor of the Exchequer is to charge stamp duty."

"Stamp duty!?"

"Yes, with all due respect, King's Landing has a population of more than 50, and its commerce is well-developed, but the tax collectors in King's Landing set up clever tricks to collect taxes indiscriminately. If there is stamp duty, the taxation will be balanced and unified..."

"The so-called stamp duty means that regardless of the port or the market, the tax collector stamps a seal in the name of the king, and only this seal is recognized when the goods flow into the market."

"If the goods without a seal are smuggled goods, they must be punished, double the fine, or confiscated..."

Jon briefly talked about the collection method of stamp duty. This tax system is most suitable for the current Westeros continent, and it can also take back taxation rights from the tax collectors of the Lannister family in disguise.

Cersei, who was so big and brainless, didn't realize the doorway here, and just listened with a frown.

"Secondly, there are morning markets and night markets. The shops in King's Landing are closed very early. We might as well open morning markets and night markets. The king sends troops to protect the market, and collects taxes to allow the people to trade freely. Believe me, King's Landing will soon become the world's best Prosperous city..."

Jon made a few more comments.

What these opinions have in common is that they are all favorable to commercial prosperity.

At the same time, it is also conducive to the products of Guangming Island to seize the market.

There was still a word in Jon's mind.

With the large-scale printing, distribution, and sale of Guangming Coupons, and the fact that goods on Guangming Island can be exempted from tax, and the entry fee is half-taxed, it won't be long before Guangming Coupons will be everywhere in the Seven Kingdoms.

And this kind of thing, it can buy any goods from Guangming Island.

Coupled with the Guangming Store that has opened all over the seven countries and has the function of a supply and marketing cooperative! ?
At that time, Guangming coupons will become a product similar to food coupons, meat coupons and cloth coupons, and further, they will become currency circulation...

Light is everywhere...

Although Robert realized that Jon's Guangming Island might be very profitable in this way, but after thinking about it, resisting the White Walkers is a battle that burns money, and no amount of money is enough to burn it, so he didn't say anything...

Robert stayed in Guangming Island for three days, and finally embarked on a tour to inspect the Great Wall.

This time, most of the nobles returned, but some accompanied them.

Jon, as the deputy commander of the newly formed "Army of Light", followed him. Although Robert did not announce the appointment of him as the Minister of Finance, he had a deeper trust in him, and he often took him by his side, even when he had a deep understanding with women... …

Jon can also be regarded as having carried a gun with Robert, and fought together, and there are two of the three major irons.

After patrolling along the way, we arrived at the Grand Canyon, which is the western line against the White Walkers. The weirwoods of ten thousand acres were cut down by the walrus people, but they were stopped by the soldiers of the Bright Corps with hot air balloons.

Today, it is guarded by the Northern Army, the Night Watchmen, and soldiers of the Bright Regiment.

Hundreds of small villages are being built, and at the same time, in front of the small villages, giants, mammoths, and thousands of people are digging the Huoyou River.

This is different from Seal Bay. The water surface here will freeze, and the ground is cold and frozen soil. Fortunately, the alcohol brewing in Guangming Island has matured. After grilling with alcohol, a deep kerosene about ten meters deep was dug out of the ground. River ditch.

Not far away, the excavated soil will be evenly sprinkled with obsidian powder, beaten with wooden boards to make soil embryos, and immediately fired into clay bricks in the brick kiln next to it, and then used to cast walls. Obsidian adobe bricks have a small amount of magical power. After the wall is built, it will scare ghouls and will not be dug by them, just like the Great Wall.

"Your Majesty, there will be three hundred small villages here, connected to each other. We will use stones, earth bricks, and wood to build a semi-permanent fortress. There are three layers of defensive positions..."

King Robert came to inspect in robes. The scene of nearly 2 people engaged in construction in full swing made him feel ambitious. The wild scenery of the northern border also opened up people's minds and vision.

Robert has lost interest in life since he became king...the Iron Throne is not a good place to sit, it's a position that owes a debt that may not be paid off for centuries.

And his dream life is to fight on the battlefield, and now he eats, sleeps and fights ghosts in the northern border, isn't this life exactly what he wants! ?
"Jon, thank you for your hard work!"

"There is no commander here yet!?"

asked Robert.

"Your Majesty, Lord Eddard Stark, I, and Lord Commander Mormont will share the work."

"No, no, I think the Bright Army needs a heavyweight to sit in command, and Ed alone is not enough!"

Robert's eyes widened, he laughed and said, "Cersei, go back to King's Landing by yourself, I want to put my driver here, and fight side by side with Ed!"

Robert was ambitious.

Cersei was startled.

Jon was also taken aback, don't, my lord foster father, if you don't die, what's going on in the Seven Kingdoms?
The Seven Kingdoms are not chaotic, what will I do, Jon! ?

"You are crazy!"

Cersei yelled.

"You are the Guardian of the Seven Kingdoms and the King of King's Landing. Do you want to leave the Iron Throne empty?"

"It's enough to have the King's Hand and you. I want to stay in the north and stay in Guangming Island to fight the ghosts!"

Robert is ambitious. After he ascended the throne and became the king, he has long-lost ambitions. He wants to become a hero like Ahai, the Son of Light, which will be passed down through the ages. He wants to lead the Seven Kingdoms to resist the ghosts and become an epic hero!

He wants the Seven Kingdoms? Bards, everyone sings his name, he wants to become a myth!
"Your Majesty, this is not good, the country cannot live without a king!"

"Stop it, Jon Wright!"

"I will appoint you as Hand of the King, Minister of Finance of the Seven Kingdoms, go to King's Landing to assist Cersei, and make good money for me!"

"And I, I want to stay in the north, fight side by side with Ed, and I will be the commander-in-chief of the Bright Army!"

Robert laughed.

Jon was dumbfounded, Your Majesty, that's not how the script was written, how could you forcefully add scenes! ?
Moreover, let me pair up with Cersei and sit in King's Landing! ?
Cersei is like a wolf like a tiger, I'm afraid I won't be able to grasp it...

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(End of this chapter)