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Chapter 49: Bad News

Seeing Theon calling for the soldiers to come up and clean up the body, Robb, who was sprayed with blood because he was too close to Roose, greeted him: "Bury the body and the head together! No need to stick a stick in front of the public.

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"Okay, Robb, go wash your face first!"

Seeing Robb's appearance, Theon handed over the cloak he picked up just now and said.

Robb didn't answer Theon. He took the cloak and wiped the blood on his face with the inside.

Then he turned to the northern nobles with different expressions in the stands and said: "Roose Bolton, the sinner who disrupted the order in the north, has been punished as he deserves.

His illegitimate son, Ramsay Snow, has reported his father's merits. I will write to His Majesty the King and request that Ramsay Bolton's name be legalized and he be succeeded as Earl of the Dreadfort.

May I ask if any of the northern families present have any objections to this matter?"

The northern nobles saw the corpses and blood stains that the soldiers were cleaning up on the high platform. They were all silent and did not raise any objections.

In fact, the noble representatives who came on behalf of the family had no right to raise any objections. As for the lords who came in person, their heirs basically served as high-ranking officials in Winterfell, so they were even less likely to raise any objections.

Seeing that the scene was completely silent, Robb showed a somewhat penetrating smile on his face that had not been wiped clean of blood, and continued to speak: "Everyone, everything for today is over. Please go back to Winterfell to bring out the evidence and claim your rights."

Caravan goods.

By the way, these goods are all transported from the Terror Fortress. Thousands of eyes are watching, so there is no way they can be faked."

When the noble representatives heard this, they felt as if they had been granted amnesty. They hurriedly saluted Robb and then left, preparing to return to Winterfell.

The lords from various places gathered around to talk to Robb and get closer to each other.

Earl Wyman was also one of them, but when he asked Robb about terms such as 'monetary circulation' and 'stimulating domestic demand' that he had not understood before,

In a daze, he sold Myr's ointment to Winterfell at cost price and gave it to Winterfell for free as tuition.

As Robb and others communicated, time gradually passed, and finally, before noon, all the noble lords set out to return to Winterfell.

Robb, who had washed himself, enjoyed the lunch prepared by the logistics team with all the soldiers, and then began to reward the whole army after the war.

The five generals of various arms who participated in the war, including Theon, could not be promoted in military rank for the time being. As for the canonization of knight territories, this war has not yet reached this level, so Robb awarded each person a golden dragon based on their military merits.

Owen, who led the pikemen to desperately entangle the enemy's heavy cavalry, received a reward of twenty golden dragons. Theon, who was responsible for the overall command of the archers and commanded the ordinary infantry to meet the enemy, received a reward of fifteen golden dragons.

Little Jon, who led the lancers to fight bravely, received a reward of ten gold dragons, and Ed, who led the light cavalry in a coordinated battle, received a reward of ten gold dragons.

Torun, who led the logistics force to complete the supply and cover mission, was awarded a golden dragon. The heroic infantry commander Trogg was transferred to Winterfell as the infantry commander and was awarded three golden dragons.

Robb set aside 300 golden dragons from the spoils in advance as rewards for Count Rickard and the Karstark cavalry, and he also claimed back the lost goods of his caravan.

There are more than 3,000 Winterfell soldiers in the military camp. Excluding the archers who have already received rewards in Stone Iron Town, the remaining cavalry are each rewarded with one hundred silver stags.

Of course, each soldier's decapitation merits are cumulatively recorded by the military judge. If they reach the prescribed standards, they can be promoted to one military rank.

As for the more than 530 Winterfell soldiers who died in the battle, each of them received a pension of two hundred silver stags, and their names were included in the warriors' tombs.

The 2,800 rural infantrymen who died in the battle will receive a pension of one hundred silver deer each.

The pension that Robb paid this time was not only not low, it could even be said to be very generous.

You know, during the war in Westeros in the later period, prices soared, but the reward for the life of the hunting dog was only a hundred silver stags.

This time, including the Karstark cavalry, Robb spent a total of 2,100 gold dragons, which was almost a fraction of the gold dragons he received from the Dreadfort.

The Dreadfort's many years of accumulation are indeed extraordinary. The number of gold dragons alone is more than 12,300, and the other various materials combined are also worth thousands of gold dragons.

But Robb believed that the most practical trophies of this war should be the war horses and numerous weapons and armor.

After all, the golden dragon needs to be transformed before it can be used in war, while war horses, weapons and armor can be directly used in war.

In the original play, Highgarden was rich in wealth and food. But in the end, the entire family was destroyed, and countless golden dragons were taken by Cersei to pay off the debt of the Iron Bank.

After obtaining this batch of war materials, Robb can at least double the number of elite troops in Winterfell as long as he steps up his training to produce qualified warriors.

Although Robb obtained a large amount of loot from the Bolton family through this war, compared to the assets and liabilities of hundreds of thousands and millions of gold dragons in various southern territories.

The North is still too barren!

The environment in the north is not suitable for slow farming, and the time left for Robb to grow is very short.

As the time before the War of the Five Kings became shorter and shorter, he was extremely anxious and was constantly looking for ways to quickly enhance the combat effectiveness of the army.

But he thought of the little things from ancient China that, if used occasionally, could have some miraculous effects, but they should not be relied upon.

When Robb finished handling matters at the military camp and returned to Winterfell, the sun was already setting.

When they were still some distance away from Winterfell, they saw Catelyn riding a horse with two guards.

Seeing the speed at which they were riding, Robb's heart skipped a beat and he immediately rode up to meet them.

"Robb! Your father had a big quarrel with the king and then resigned as Hand of the King.

My sister Lysa sent hundreds of Valley Knights in my name to take the little devil and Sir Rodrik back to the Eyrie City at the Crossroads Inn."

Robb and Robb reunited, and as soon as they reined in their horses and stopped, Catelyn spoke eagerly,

"These are the news from a few days ago. I don't know what's going on now! I'm very worried about Ned!"

"Mother, it's useless for you to be so anxious now. Don't worry about Tyrion and Sir Rodrik for the time being.

I'll handle the father's side of things...

Let’s go back to Winterfell first!”

After Robb comforted Catelyn, he asked everyone to return to Winterfell.

Lysa Arryn actually took action herself and sent troops to kidnap Tyrion and Ser Rodrik. This was completely different from the plot of the original play.

However, with the mercenary Bronn in the Eyrie, Tyrion should still be as safe as in the original show.

As for his father, the time since King Robert was killed by a wild boar has become shorter and shorter.

You must take action immediately!

Robb, who was riding on his war horse, had thoughts swirling in his mind. After confirming his target, he turned to look south with firm eyes.


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