Game of Thrones' opening sold the gods

Chapter 50.

Not surprisingly, Tyrion became the biggest suspect. In addition to Tywin and Cersei who wanted him to die, Tyrion was already unable to argue.

Especially the disappearance of Sansa. After only a few minutes of confusion, Sansa disappeared at the banquet, which further confirmed Tyrion's crime.

The murder of the king by a married couple who had a feud with Joffrey didn't seem out of the question.

Seeing Joffrey's death, Tywin didn't have much expression fluctuations, but immediately ordered the entire city to be sealed off, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

Tywin glanced at Theon, who was sitting motionless in his original position, and then at Tyrion and Old Rose in Highgarden. Tywin seemed to be able to see something.

Of course, there is a high probability that Tywin knows who poisoned Joffrey, but Tywin did not point out or stop it. Tywin also wants an obedient king.

Tommen Baratheon, the heir in line, is a very good choice. He is obedient, honest, and 9 years old, and he is better than Joffrey in every way.

What's more, once the emperor and courtier, Tai Wen glanced at Theon, already thinking about how to deal with this former "favorite".

At this moment, Theon hadn't realized that he had entered Tywin's sight, but was thinking about whether he could make a fortune in the river bend.

To be honest, the possibility is very small. After all, as for who poisoned Joffrey to death, the most important figures actually know it well.

Unlike Theon blackmailing Littlefinger, Littlefinger has no vassals and armies, and the nobles in the valley do not obey Littlefinger's command.

But the River Bend is different. The real ruler of the River Bend is Olenna. A flowery tiger who can pull up an army of 10 at any time is really not easy to blackmail.

After thinking for a while, Theon still gave up his plan to blackmail the Reach.

Theon returned to his residence with Myrcella and Selena.

Theon who came back immediately called his men to gather. At this moment, Joffrey is dead, and the next step is the trial of Tyrion, which is meaningless.

Theon needs to go back to the Iron Islands, and he hasn't been back in a long time.

But before that, Theon needs to complete the drafting of the riverlands, and then the liquidation of the Iron Islands.

Soon, Sean and his party packed their bags and headed for the city gate.

Sir Marlin, who is on duty, as the new commander-in-chief of King's Landing, he still has vision.

"Master Theon, are you planning to return to the riverland?" Marin leaned forward and said.

"Sir Marin, you know that En Piao half his life, fortunately His Majesty valued it, and wanted to attend His Majesty's wedding, but this gift has not been presented yet, and His Majesty passed away."

Theon took out the soap box from his arms, "I gave this soap to Sir Marin. It has the same function as soap horn, but it is more fragrant and effective. You will know it after using it. It was originally dedicated to His Majesty." Gift."

Theon had already forgotten how many pieces of soap this was given out, but it was right that many nobles had given it.

When Marin heard that the soap box was finished, a fresh fragrance came out after opening it. Marin immediately put the wooden box in his bag, and immediately ordered his men to open the city gate.

After Theon walked away, one of his men came to Sir Marin and said cautiously: "Master Marin, Prime Minister Tywin asked us to close the city gate, and let them go so obviously, I'm afraid."

Marin waved his hand, "It doesn't matter, even Lord Tywin won't say anything if he wants to leave, not to mention that once the king dies, he won't be able to stand firmly in King's Landing."

After a few days of walking, Theon returned to Haijiang Port, which has gradually replaced Riverrun City as the new political center of the Riverlands.

Theon summoned a group of nobles and appointed Yala as the guard of Riverrun City, responsible for guarding Riverrun City.

Now most of the important territories of the Riverlands, Theon has already arranged the candidates for the city guards, and the next thing is the most important thing, tax collection!

Tax evasion happens at any time. Theon has made quite strict laws on taxation, but he doesn't know how effective it will be.

Fast forward to early December.

The first taxation of the Riverlands officially began, and a large number of soldiers and bachelors began to wander around the Riverlands.

As the days passed, until the middle and late December, the tax situation of various places was reported.

Listening to Staffan's report, Theon couldn't help showing excitement in his eyes, and Theon handed over the method of making soil fertilizer to several bachelors.

Immediately afterwards, the last batch of grain caught up with the use of the first batch of soil and chemical fertilizers. Although the amount was not large, the effect was still there.

Although the proportion of grain tax has decreased, the overall grain collected is not less, which is not much different from the previous tax.

But in this way, the surplus grain in the hands of the farmers has increased by more than half, and they can even slowly accumulate surplus grain in their hands.

The most astonishing thing is the commercial tax. This time the tax is more than 200 million gold dragons, and this is because the business has just started.

According to the current speed of development, next year's business tax will be collected at least twice a year, and the number will be multiplied several times. In addition to the caravan formed by Sean himself, Sean will be able to spend a lot of money to support other industries. developed.

Now that the grain harvest is bumper and the finances are ample, it is a good time to expand the army.

Theon called the Grand Maester Staffan to discuss, and finally decided to recruit another 6000 standing troops to make up 1 people.

At the same time, each city recruited a thousand-man standing army on its own, and the standing army in the entire Hejian land suddenly increased to 2, which was different from recruiting soldiers.

For the 2 people in Hejian Land, soldiers and officers at all levels are paid 20 million gold dragons a year, not to mention that the army is still provided with food and lodging.

Theon plans to use [-]% of the tax revenue every year to develop the army.

Unlike the nobles in Westeros who would rather the golden dragon be ashes in the warehouse than take it out to develop their own territory, Theon thinks that the golden dragon is like a stone in the warehouse.

Money can only be called money if it is in circulation.

Following Theon's orders, soldiers were recruited, roads were built, shipyards and soap fields were expanded, public toilets were built in the city to collect excrement, city cleaners were hired, and the money just collected was spent in the blink of an eye.

However, although the money was spent, the benefits were huge, because various tasks required manpower, and Theon did not choose to force corvee, but recruited himself.

This provides a lot of employment opportunities, because it is December, and there will still be a short winter in the south of Westeros.

Even if there will be no snow, even if it lasts for less than a month, this sudden drop in temperature is not suitable for growing all kinds of food.

Therefore, there will be a large number of idlers at home, and Theon's large-scale construction will not only provide a moderate amount of employment opportunities, but also provide farmers with the confidence to have more children.

After all, for ordinary people, one more child is one more productivity, not to mention that with surplus food and savings, population increase is inevitable.

The increase in population also has "dividends" for Theon.

(End of this chapter)