Chapter 0480 Begins with Fear
"Open the gate of the castle, call Madame and Miss, and go out with me to meet Lord Magic Mountain. Earl Ron said.
"Yes, sir. Dick Ron bowed down.
Magic Mountain led his own light cavalry of 400 people, more than 100 guards of the guard regiment, and 600 mountain tribe soldiers, led by the black-eared Zira, to the small town of Ron.
Six hundred hill tribe soldiers came from all the tribes of the Tabek Hall, and it was a mixed army. The hostility between the tribes of the Mingyue Mountain Range is very deep, that is because in the mountains, everyone is fighting for living resources caused by irreconcilable contradictions, and now that they have migrated to the west, that contradiction naturally disappears, and the magic mountain deliberately mixes the soldiers of various tribes, just to let them know that they are a whole, a fellow legion, and no longer an enemy.
In the small town of Ron, it was enough for the Magic Mountain to bring two hundred men, and in addition to the light cavalry, he also brought six hundred mountain warriors to exercise their marching and discipline, and to familiarize themselves with the surrounding geography.
Mountain warriors began to take root in the West, and they needed to adapt to the climate, geography, surrounding conditions, and military discipline as soon as possible. Because of the construction of the city buildings, the Magic Mountain will lead the warriors of the mountain tribes to follow him out in batches.
In the distance, the gates of Ron's small city were opened, and a team of people came out to meet the Magic Mountain.
Count Stella Rohn is forty-one years old and well-maintained. Madame and Mademoiselle also accompanied them to show their respect for Lord Magic Mountain.
The two sides approached, and Count Stella Ron dismounted first and waited by the side of the road. Madame, Mademoiselle, and the guards dismounted together, and all waited by the side of the road.
If they dare to offend, punish them severely, but if they are submissive and submissive, then lift them up yourself. - This is a quote from Duke Tywin. However, there is no need to memorize the words of Duke Tywin when he travels through the Magic Mountain, he has already had such a basic consciousness from a higher level of civilization.
The Demon Mountain also immediately dismounted the Red Smoke Beast, and the captain of the guard, Erin, the squire, Langdon Gaar, and the squire Comm Warner, all dismounted, and the guards all dismounted.
Two leaders of the hussars: Julie Clegane and Angai Clegane. The two leaders signaled, and the four hundred light cavalry dismounted.
When the leader of the Black-Eared tribe, the little beauty Zila, saw it, and turned around, the seven sons around him dismounted one after another, and the tribal guards also dismounted together. The little beauty of Zira also dismounted.
The Magic Mountain walked towards Count Stella Ron, and Stella Ron hurriedly caught up.
Seeing the Demon Mountain dismount with his rumored barbarian warriors, and without any contempt for the Ron family, Madame and Miss were secretly relieved. But, with the brutality of the Demon Mountain, when would he be so polite to people?
Ron brought in the greeting procession: the Bachelor, the Captain, and the Soldiers were also secretly relieved, their tense faces visibly relaxed. Dismount if you are far away, is that still a brutal and terrifying magic mountain?
The notoriety of the Magic Mountain is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and once he expresses certain rules of etiquette, people will have the illusion of being in a trance and feel that it is not real.
After defeating Duke Tywin, the Demon Mountain King was so famous in the West that all the nobles who stayed in the West were shocked and frightened of him. The fierceness of the Demon Mountain, in the past, there was only one person in the West who could restrain him, and that was Duke Tywin, but now, Duke Tywin is no longer there......
"Your Excellency. Count Stella stepped forward, almost on one knee, not just in his own dwarfed humility, but in the horror and disbelief of being courted by the brutal demon.
The status of the Duke of Magic Mountain can receive any great gifts from the earl.
Moshan hurriedly reached out to support the Count, and he was very satisfied with Count Stella's performance.
It is not a bad thing to start with fear, as long as the Count feels that everything is good, that there is dignity, that there is profit, that there is development, and that there is kindness, then it will be a matter of course.
"Lord Earl. The Magic Mountain held Stella, and Stella couldn't bow down.
Magic Mountain is willing to give dignity to others, that is, to give himself nobility.
"Welcome to the small town of Ron. "The Count was thrilled.
"Excuse me, Earl!" the Magic Mountain is neither humble nor arrogant.
"This young general must be Miss Julie Clegane?"
"It's the little girl. ”
Julie Clegane saw her father's eyes, and had to come over to salute the Earl, and say two hypocritical greetings.
Then there is General Angel Cregan, whose arrows are famous among the Seven Kingdoms and who has been very famous among the nobility since last year's King's Landing Prime Minister's Grand Tournament won the Seven Nations Archery Championship. According to word of mouth among the nobles, since he followed a great villain like the Demon Mountain, the name of the Angel Arrow has spread farther and faster.
"General Angay is my adopted son and my son-in-law. Elano Murton, daughter of the Earl of Riverland Murton, is my adopted daughter, and is now the wife of General Angey. General Ange was a knight I bestowed, and for his great service in the Battle of the Blackwater, His Majesty personally bestowed upon him the title of baron. ”
Between nobles, what is valued is each other's family status, interpersonal relationships, chivalry, and military glory.
Magic Mountain said this, that is, to put gold on his face, brocade clothes can not be worn at night, but must be worn out during the day, so that others can see clearly.
"The general is invincible, and Stella admires it. He was also loved by the Duke, adopted as an adopted son, and married Miss Elano Mutton, who had a beautiful marriage, great military achievements, and a young hero, unmatched. "Educated aristocrats, when they say beautiful things, they are given wholesale gifts.
Angai was busy with self-humility, and his heart was extremely awkward. But his father, Lord Moshan, was here, with a smile on his face, and he didn't dare to show the slightest displeasure. He glanced at Julie, and so did his little sister, with a stiff smile on her face.
Subsequently, the Earl introduced his wife and young lady to the Magic Mountain.
Under the tutelage of Madame Jane, Magic Mountain has become proficient in all the tedious etiquette of the nobility. Lady Jeanne was a noble lady carefully cultivated by the Westerling family since childhood, not only in ladyhood, but also in erudition.
"Count Stella, where is your heir?"
"Lord Duke, when the war broke out between the West and the North last year, my two sons and their family soldiers went with Lord Tywin. ”
"Oh, they're still in the West?"
"Both children have been killed in battle. The Earl's expression was gloomy, "Almost all the soldiers of the family were also killed in battle. ”
"It's unfortunate. Magic Mountain looked at the earl's daughter, Delia Ron, "Is the young lady married?"
"After years of war, the children of other nobles have also died in battle, and the little girl has not been married so far. ”
"How's the Silver Hall Saliot? If I could, I could try it out. ”
"The Silver Hall Charlotte family is rich...... We're afraid we can't climb high. ”
Rumors that the Countess of Charlotte was the first to submit to the Magic Mountain and swore allegiance have also spread throughout the West, but it is difficult to tell whether these rumors are true or false.
"The seven sons of the Chariot family, after two years of war, and three brothers who have been favored by the seven gods, have not been married. As long as you agree, I'll be a matchmaker for you. Magic Mountain said.
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No matter how big the family is, only one of them can be the heir, and the rest of the brothers will either find their own way out, or be the vassals of the patriarch to survive, and if they want to become a family of their own, they will either be rewarded for their achievements in war, or they will marry.
For the defeated Western Army, let's forget about the merits. Then, in addition to the eldest son, the other two sons of the Chariot family can only get ahead, only marriage.
Whoever can marry Deria Ron will get the town of Ron. The Royce family, the largest nobles in the Vale, the youngest son became the Night's Watchman, and the second son went to the Stormlands to serve as the rainbow guard of Lanley Baratheon, because they were not the eldest sons, and they all had to fend for themselves.
The same goes for other aristocratic families.
There were many brothers among the great nobles, and they even killed each other for inheritance.
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"Thank you, Lord Duke. Count Stella hurriedly thanked.
This shows that Count Stella doesn't mind being a vassal in the Magic Mountain's sphere of influence.
The Magic Mountain was a successful attempt.
The notoriety is to the extreme, and it is also a resource comparable to a good name, and if you make good use of it, it will also play a tricky role.
The group politely entered the small town of Ron.
Erin, Com Warner, Langdon Gal and other close attendants of the Magic Mountain noticed that there were only about thirty soldiers on the city walls. Along the way, on the streets, in the arena and in the courtyard in front of the main fort, there were only a few soldiers standing guard.
After two years of war, the Ron family has not only lost its heir, but also has no troops! Counting the team brought out by the earl to greet them, the entire small city, with a full battle, has less than a hundred troops.
The impact of the war on the nobles of the West, both large and small, was profound. And in the Riverlands, the Western and Riverland coalitions continue to fight. For the Western Army, which is already less than 10,000, battle losses and attrition are still happening every day.
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After being drunk and full, the main fort, the study.
Two people: the Magic Mountain and Count Stella.
Magic Mountain spreads out maps, household registers, and tax details forms on the table.
Count Stella didn't know why, but these things belonged to his Ron family.
He knew that the Magic Mountain would not come here for no reason, and these things were all taken away by Madame Greot and handed over to the Lord of the Magic Mountain.
"Earl, there are no gold mines in Ron City, and the war has depleted the wealth and food of the people, I want to revitalize the West, will you help me?"
"I'd love to, Lord Duke, but I'm really sorry that the town of Ron can't get any more food or money for your lordship. “
"Lord Earl, I don't need the Ron family to give me any food and coins, the gold mining in Castelme and Tarbek Hall has been put on hold by Duke Tywin for forty years, and now I have re-mined gold mines, and I can mine them for at least thirty years, so in the entire West, only I am the least short of gold mines, Lord Earl. ”
"Yes, Lord Duke. ”
"I don't have any shortage of ready-made golden dragons, Lord Earl, I have a secret to share with you. ”
“............”
Count Stella knows some secrets, but it's easier to know than to know, in case something happens in the future......
"I secretly built a mint in Castelme and minted the golden dragon myself. Magic Mountain took out two golden dragons and put them in front of the earl, "These two golden dragons, the earl will see which one was minted by the Royal Mint and which one was minted by me." ”
Magic Mountain mints gold coins privately?
It's a capital offense!
The earl looked at the two identical golden dragon coins in front of him, he couldn't tell the real from the fake, he was dumbfounded!
Both are real, both are cast in real gold, but the people who cast them are different.
Magic Mountain smiled: "Don't be afraid, Lord Earl, the mint was secretly authorized by Duke Tywin to be built by me, and Duke Tywin also has a secret mint under Castle Rock City. Otherwise, how could the Lannisters be as rich as the country?"
Stella felt like he couldn't breathe, he didn't want to know the secrets, they were like a red-hot soldering iron, so hot that they would burn people to death if they weren't careful.
"Lord Earl, I have drawn a new map, would you like to take a look at it?"
Count Stella was tempted to say he didn't want to see it, but he found himself nodding, "Very pleased, Lord Duke." ”