Chapter 0630: The Alpine Clan: The Prototype of the Empire
Donalvewood's glorious Knight of the Blood Gate, a young and honest general, knows that the Magic Mountain has a good relationship with the Alpine Clan tribes outside the Blood Gate.
As soon as the Demon Mountain arrived at the Bloody Gate Castle, the aborigines swarmed in, and it was impossible for them to attack the Bloody Gate, everyone knew that the Bloody Gate could not be breached, but they would lose their lives in vain.
Since the construction of the Blood Gate, the aboriginal tribes have never dared to attack the Blood Gate. Once the Valley Knights enter and exit the Bright Moon Mountains in formation, the clubs, stone axes and broken leather in the hands of the aborigines are simply unable to resist, and these raiders can only stare at the top of the mountain or halfway up the mountainside, and do not dare to come down to raid the knights.
Donalwaywood judged that since the aborigines were not here to attack the Blood Gate, it was probably related to the Magic Mountain.
However, out of an abundance of caution, Donalvewood said, "Lord Gregor, allow me to climb the wall first to see what is going on." ”
The magic mountain didn't want to be embarrassed, but he was no longer the domineering and domineering magic mountain who did whatever he wanted in the past, he suppressed his temper and nodded.
Donald and his guards sped up the walls, and the Magic Mountain led his legions slowly towards the castle gates, ready to leave the city at any moment.
As a knight of the Blood Gate, Donner guards the natural dangers of the valley, and he naturally knows the aboriginal tribes of the Alpine clan in the Bright Moon Mountains, and he knows that these primitive and backward clans and tribes have a long history, originating from the period when the Andal people (the ancestors of the Arryn family, the lord of the valley), invaded the valley.
Six thousand years ago, the ancestors who were unwilling to submit to the Andal people fled into the Mingyue Mountains and multiplied in the mountains and forests, forming clans and tribes. They have retained many of the traditions of their ancestors, and have similar customs as the wild people outside the Saiwai area, plundering and disobeying control.
The Bright Moon Valley has always been the hometown of these alpine clan tribesmen from the past to the present. They have inhabited the Bright Moon Mountains for thousands of years, but to this day, they still do not recognize the rule of Eagle's Nest, and the Alpine clans and tribes have been independent of the economic and political systems of the Seven Kingdoms.
There is no distinction between men and women in the Alpine clans, and women, like men, are also skilled raiders and warriors. Men and women have equal power, and each is qualified to be a chief and chieftain according to his ability. The same is true of their electoral power, where everyone has the right to vote and the freedom to maintain his own independent views and opinions on the same matter.
They were poor, and the quality of their weapons with armor (almost no real armor) was poor. They made a living from raiding and hunting, and if the Duke of Eagle's Nest who entered and exited the Bright Moon Mountains did not have a guard himself, they would have attacked as well. They snatched all the food, weapons, and women they could.
They have been fighting among themselves for many years, but in the last year or two they have shown a rare solidarity, working closely together on raids, and all tribes have had little bloodshed, although the tribesmen are still accustomed to using violence to settle personal and tribal problems.
In the last one or two years, this huge change in the Gaoshan clan has been related to one person, the Demon Mountain!
The last time the Magic Mountain came to extort the valley and asked for money to transport back to the west, a large number of aboriginal warriors of the Gaoshan clan followed the Magic Mountain to serve as soldiers, and thousands of people who could not bear the hardship of life chose to follow the Magic Mountain to migrate to the west, and the status of the Magic Mountain in the hearts of the aborigines was as high as the wizards and gods they worshipped.
In fact, in the history before the Magic Mountain, the tribal warriors and people of the Mingyue Mountain Range had also gone out of the mountain several times, they were trapped by life, and they were willing to choose to live with the people outside and give up their life of plundering. It's just that every time they come out, they are seriously discriminated against and suppressed by outsiders, and the free rights and arable land promised to them by the nobles in power in advance are very deceptive, which makes the Gaoshan clan people unacceptable after they have come over, so they are forced to return to the Mingyue Mountain Range again and continue to live a life of plunder.
The people of the Gaoshan clan have gone out and into the mountains many times, and after experiencing many failed fusions with the outside world, they are deeply wary and hostile to the people of the outside world, but to the magic mountain, it seems to be an exception.
The fact that the tribal warriors of the Alpine clans who followed the Demon Mountain did not return in droves, and that none of the people who had been rumored to have migrated did not return, was difficult for the nobles of the valley to understand, including Donal. They all believed that the bad habits of the people of the Takayama clan who were disobedient, who had no royal law, who had no rulers, who were savagely stealing, fighting, fighting, and gambling, could not be changed, and that it would not be long before the people of the Takayama clan would unite to drive them out, and it was a law.
However, after the Demon Mountain recruited the warriors of the Takayama clan and relocated some of the people of the Takayama clan, it broke this law.
The nobles of the valley believed that the viciousness, bloodthirstiness, barbarism, ignorance, and rudeness of the Magic Mountain were the same as the people of the Gaoshan clan, so the people of the Gaoshan clan would be willing to obey the Magic Mountain, and many tribal warriors willingly chose to follow him. This is the gathering of things by like, and the division of people by groups.
Demon Mountain is a wicked man with many vices, and his smell is the same as that of the people of the Gaoshan clan.
In the hearts of the nobles of the valley, including the great nobles of other places, there has always been a deep contempt for the people of the Magic Mountain, deep down. Even though the Magic Mountain has been the Duke of Dragonstone, the Minister of War, and the guardian of the Western Frontier, and has a heavy army.
The arrogance and superiority of the nobles are deep-rooted, which is also a fundamental reason for the death of the famous general Randolph Tali, although the Magic Mountain is the Minister of War, his status and title are higher than Randolph Tali, and the Magic Mountain has taught Randolph Tarly a lesson once in Harrenhal, but Randolph Tarly still looks down on Magic Mountain in his heart.
Although Mrs. Weywood sent a team of 100 to follow the Magic Mountain, Donalwewood's sense of aristocratic superiority was ingrained, and he still despised the Magic Mountain in his heart. He is a nobleman with culture and etiquette, and the magic mountain is a semi-civilized barbarian!
Donald came to the city wall, he couldn't believe his eyes, on the slope of the hill outside the Blood Gate, in the woods, on the mountain road, because the Demon Mountain had blocked the way out of the Blood Gate, forcing the valley to be under the newly built watchtower outside the Blood Gate...... Aborigines popped up everywhere. They were dressed in tatters, wielding knives, guns and clubs in their hands, all kinds of colorful flags were waving in the wind, and the shouts of Dorororo Luo
In the middle of the road outside the Blood Gate, there were dozens of old, middle, and green tribal chiefs, elders, wizards, and leaders riding ponies with escort warriors. The chiefs of the tribe were all armored swords, helmets and armor, and the warriors behind them were also fully armed, like knights under the banner of the great nobles, which made Donal's eyes widen.
On the ramparts, the soldiers were as surprised as the Donnal knights: their eyes were round and their expressions were uncertain.
When did so many people possess such sophisticated weapons and armor at the same time? The weapons and armor of these leaders and guards are completely comparable to their weapons and armor.
If these barbarians had as much weapons and armor as the knights, it would be a great nightmare for the valleymen. The combat effectiveness of the people of the Gaoshan clan is undoubted, very strong, and they are as agile as monkeys when climbing mountains and wading through rivers, but fortunately, there are not many people who are 'fully armed', but the leaders led by them and their more than 100 guards. But even this made Donnell and his warriors look straight.
The tribal leaders and the warriors who followed them rode ponies that looked like mules but were able to climb the narrow mountain roads with ease. With other tall horses, he couldn't climb between the mountains freely.
"Magic Mountain, Magic Mountain, we want to see Magic Mountain!" shouted on the hillside, a loud aboriginal brandishing a stone axe.
Donnell suppressed the surprise in his heart, the arrival of these barbarians was indeed related to the Demon Mountain.
As soon as the Demon Mountain arrived at the Blood Gate, they all appeared very suddenly, it was not a coincidence, it was planned and premeditated in advance. There may be a wizard who foresaw the time when the Magic Mountain came to the Blood Gate.
Donnell knew that there were many sorcerers in the Bright Moon Mountains, who served the tribe of the Alpine Clan, and these sorcerers were of high status, and the barbaric Scorching Tribes worshipped fire sorcerers.
In addition to prophecy, asking God to exorcise ghosts, and solving the spiritual belief problems of the people of the Gaoshan clan, the tribal wizards also have another more important and irreplaceable role: doctors!
"Magic Mountain, Magic Mountain, we want to see Magic Mountain!" more aborigines shouted with sticks, knives and forks in their hands, full of wildness.
Donnell frowned slightly.
Although the Magic Mountain is as barbaric as them, but the Magic Mountain is still the great nobleman of the Seven Kingdoms, the Minister of War, the Duke of Dragonstone Island, and the guardian of the Western Territory, these tribes have many warriors serving as soldiers under the Magic Mountain, and the last time the Magic Mountain came to recruit troops, they also gave a lot of money and goods, especially food, to the people of the Gaoshan clan, but these people still call the nickname of the Magic Mountain, and there is no etiquette to respect the noble status of the Magic Mountain.
Inside the city walls, the Magic Mountain heard shouts. Although the accents of the aborigines shouting are very peculiar, many do not know the lingua franca of Westeros, and their 'mountain language' is not understood by ordinary outsiders, the Magic Mountain and the Shaga, Conn, Zira, Time, and Gonthor from the Alpine Clan...... He has been with others for a long time, and he is no stranger to the 'local language' of the people of the Mingyue Mountain Range, although he can't talk fluently, he has no problem understanding it.
"Sir Donal, open the gates!" The Magic Mountain exclaimed.
This shout suppressed the chaotic shouts of hundreds of thousands of people outside, and it also made the hearts of the soldiers who were guarding the bloody gate tremble and have fear. The shout of the Demon Mountain, like a thunderbolt, was extremely powerful, and the sound was stirring in the Bloody Gate Castle, rumbling back and forth, and the sound was pale.
The Demon Mountain is fierce and ferocious, unmatched, and just this shout made the Blood Gate knights and soldiers instinctively timid.
Donnell was also afraid, he was conceited and heroic, but he was caught off guard by the magic mountain's explosion, and a chill involuntarily felt on his back.
"Open the gates!" Donald commanded. He suddenly felt his mouth dry.
Click!
Click!
Click!
The door of the Blood Gate slowly opened, and the heavy oak door with iron trim was a foot thick, like a rock.
"Sir Donnell, we're out of town!" said the Magic Mountain. This time he didn't raise his breath and shout, and the sound didn't explode like thunder, but it was also booming in his ears.
Donnell was shocked, ashamed of his fear. He was determined, he was going to say something to save the Demon Mountain, and be polite, and when he calmed down and looked at it, the Demon Mountain had already ridden the Red Smoke Beast out of the city gate and walked away. On the opposite side of the Magic Mountain, suddenly a burst of people shouted and neighed, and the ponies of the tribal chiefs, elders, and leaders of the Gaoshan clan turned around and fled one after another, and the masters were all holding on to the reins and shouting loudly.
The scene descended into an unexpected chaos.
The fierce aura of the Red Smoke Beast is like a magic mountain, it is grown in the peach blossom poisonous miasma, with a breath that makes people and horses uncomfortable, red as a flame, and a corner on its head is as sharp as a short spear.
Behind the Magic Mountain, the cavalry team of five people in a row rushed out. And the rear army is still on the narrow mountain road of the Blood Gate.
The tall red smoke beast of the magic mountain is the magic mountain among horses!
The Demon Mountain's legs moved slightly, and the Red Smoke Beast understood, and the fierce aura converged, but the red eyes like blood still made the ponies in front of them panic.
The leaders of the opposite tribe were confused for a while, and finally gradually controlled the ponies, which finally began to quiet down and finally stopped restless. But none of the ponies dared to face the Red Smoke Beast, they all bowed their heads sideways, their restless hooves gently digging the ground, and their eyes sparkled with restlessness.
The Magic Mountain saw the black ears of the leader of Zira, and they were in the habit of cutting off the ears of their captives as a badge of victory. The patriarch of the Black Ear Bu was Zira, and his daughter Zira was a general under the Magic Mountain, and led the Black Ear warriors to participate in the conquest of the Iron Islands. The Black Ear and the Moon are closely related.
The Magic Mountain saw the "Red Hand", the chief of the Scorching Tribe, who was the father of the Magic Mountain's general, Ti Mei. The middle finger of the red hand's right hand was burned off by fire, and this feature is obvious. The last time the Magic Mountain recruited warriors, he went to the village of the Scorching People, ate and drank with the Red Hand, and in addition to the gift of money, he also gave a very valuable short knife to the Red Hand himself.
During the Burning Clan's Leader's Rite of Passage, they will burn a portion of their body, usually a finger or **. The more important the burned body parts, the higher the prestige of the warrior. The coming-of-age ceremony of Timei, the general of the Magic Mountain, was to gouge out his left eye and throw it into the fire, for which he won the respect of all the fallen warriors, and everyone was convinced to recommend him to be the leader of the tribal warriors, and Timei was another tribal red hand in addition to his father. Also because of the barbaric and bloodthirsty rites of the Burning Rites, the Burning Tribes are feared by all other tribes.
This rite of passage 'self-mutilation' of the Scorching Tribe's rite originated some time after the end of the Dance of the Blood Dragons. Legend has it that at that time, a certain branch of the painting dog department worshipped a fire witch in the Bright Moon Mountains. They sent their own children and brought food and water to the fire witches. And the dragon controlled by the fire witch will use dragon flames to test whether these children have a species. Dragon Burn doesn't directly barbecue its people, but tests the courage and heat resistance of those who come to offer it.
The Scorching Clan is a new tribe that has spun off from the Painted Dog Division.
In addition, the Magic Mountain also saw the chief of the Milk Snake Tribe, the elder of the Luna Division, the leader of the Painting Dog Division, the wizard of the Fog Division, and the wise man of the Stone Crow Division...... In addition, it is necessary to have the Tree Man Department, the Howling Mountain Department, the Red Craftsman Department, the Wolf Department, and the Fog Valley Department...... and many other tribes in actual power.
The Red Smoke Beast descended from the Magic Mountain, and the people around him, including Captain Erin, Captain Joyce, Langengal, Kom Warner, Podrick Pine, Norris, Angie Cregan, Julie Cregan, and Grayton Gubler, dismounted. On the other side, dozens of tribal leaders also dismounted, led by the Red Hand of the Scorching Tribe, and moved forward.
Moshan noticed that Red Hand had a famous knife inlaid with gems at his waist.
"Leader Time. "The Magic Mountain is very polite. But even if he was polite, it was difficult to hide the majestic momentum brought by his huge body. That kind of momentum that impresses the fierce and the wicked, no matter where it is, the magic mountain has such an aura.
"Magic Mountain, Magic Mountain, Magic Mountain!" On the slopes on both sides, colorful tribal flags were rolled and waved, and people shouted his name loudly, and this scene made Donald and his soldiers on the bloody gate look silent and solemn.
In the minds of the people of the Gaoshan clan, the status of the Demon Mountain is so high that once you cross the road, you have to go down the mountain to welcome them?!
The Alpine clan has always been a big problem in the valley, the knights of the valley can't go into the mountains to exterminate these people, the villages outside the blood gate, the territory of the nobles, and the goods transported into the valley by Seagull Town are still suffering from such losses.
Red Hand was covered with age spots on the mountain, and his skin was very loose, and he was followed by his two wives, and Red Hand also had many wives, all of whom lived in villages on the mountain, and did not follow Red Hand down the mountain. The Red Hand and the Magic Mountain have already coexisted and have affection for each other, and the old man got straight to the point: "Lord Magic Mountain, all of our tribal leaders are here this time, because there are more young warriors in the tribal alliance who want to follow you to fight, and there are also more tribesmen who want to follow you to migrate to the west." ”
"I'm glad to accept it!" "Magic Mountain understands the character of the Red Hand and the Alpine people, and has something to say, and does not want any politeness.
"Lord Demon Mountain, I heard that the people who migrated from the Moon Mountain Range did not live with the people of the West, and they had their own independent and complete land?
"Chief Zira, it is in Casterme, Casterme's castle is underground, I designed and built an aerial canal, in order to ensure that everyone drinks clean water, the water will not become dirty when it goes from the air, and every room is equipped with a toilet, which is drained through a special sewer, and the castle, the streets and alleys, are clean everywhere, and there is no accumulation of feces. ”
Dozens of people, including Red Hand, Zira, and Timei, looked surprised, as if they understood or not. Many old people look at the air, and water can go through the air? They can't understand it, it's hard to imagine. The water is in the air, how do you take it down, and what force makes it go up?
"What about livestock? Lord Magic Mountain. The old man of the Howling Mountains looked old and the two warriors supported him, and he seemed to be in poor health, but the old man insisted on wearing neat armor. These armors and weapons, of course, were all sent by the Magic Mountain last time, and the sophisticated weapons and armor are treasures that can be cherished by these tribal elders as family heirlooms.
The livestock raised by the people of the Gaoshan clan all live with people, and the smell is unforgettable for the rest of his life.
"There are special places to raise livestock, and livestock and people don't live together. Where people live, and where livestock live, are far away. ”
"A place for each family?" said the old man's eyes widened in confusion.
"Specialized people raise livestock, and the rest of the people do other things, farming, raising fish, hunting, grazing, all of which are done by specialized people, so it becomes easier. "Magic Mountain accompanies these 'respectable' old people 'chattering'.
What the elders learned came from feedback from the migrants. And they are obviously more concerned about the 'production and life' that they have never heard of, and they basically don't ask about the life and death of their children in the outside world. These old people, who have participated in battles since they were sensible, are accustomed to fighting when there is a battle, and in their eyes, they are wounded and bloodied and sacrificed, which is life itself, and it is not worth making a fuss. Those who die in battle are not worth grieving for them, that is the best destination for a warrior, is glory!
"My lord, we have received news that my lord has received money and food from the old man of the valley this time. "The leader of the Howling Mountain is a prime of life, and he is not familiar with the Demon Mountain, but his words are just as direct.
This is the rhythm of wanting the Magic Mountain to 'give gifts' again.
"Yes, Howling Mountain Chief, I will leave fifty cartloads of things for the leaders, and everyone will take them and distribute them themselves. I only hope that there will be no bloodshed, no fighting, and that the numerous tribes of the Alpine clan should be a union as a whole. ”
"We will not fight anymore, we have reached a peace agreement, we have formed an alliance, we are united with the outside world. The old man with the red hand said.
The chieftains, elders, and wizards of the various tribes around him echoed together.
The Magic Mountain noticed that the woods on the hillside were densely packed with tribal warriors holding spears made of stone axes, stone knives and wooden sticks, mainly young and middle-aged, and some of the people with their children stood on the slope not far away and looked at the Magic Mountain, their eyes were full of expectation and hope, and there was a trace of vigilance and hesitation. There are many children who do not have a complete set of clothes, and all the children are barefoot and dirty, but their eyes and teeth are shiny.
After this migration, those left behind in the Mingyue Mountain Range will be the real older generation. This generation is different from young and middle-aged people, and has its own unique feelings for the dilapidated villages in the mountains, to put it mildly, it is the feeling of 'home'. The golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as their own kennels, no matter how hard it is, the older generation of people cannot give it up and will not move away.
Meanwhile, in the West, groups of Cregan soldiers marched neatly through Lannisport City, their footsteps rattling rhythmically. The streets and alleys, the rooftops of residential buildings, balcony corridors, and shop entrances were crowded with residents of Lanniport City, as well as people from the West who came from other places, making Lanniport City a lively scene of overcrowding for the first time.
The leading legion was still cavalry, led by General Gecologge from the west and Count Göudgubler of Warhammer of the Iron Isles. The generals followed in a row behind. Behind the general were several palanquins, and in them were the daughters of Lord Goudgubl, who had reached the age of marriage.
Ger had twelve daughters, three twin sons of the triplets, two of whom had been placed in the palace by the Magic Mountain, and served as the highest-ranking knight of glory, the Iron Guard of the Forest, which gave the Gubler family great glory, and the eldest and heir, Grayton Gubler, followed the Magic Mountain as a personal attendant, and he also impressed the generals and attendants of the Demon Mountain because he liked to swallow the parchment scroll letters that the Demon Mountain gave him that he burned, rather than his valor in battle.
With the help of more than 10,000 troops from the Magic Mountain, Lord Gold led more than 3,000 Iron Warriors and drove hundreds of longships back to the Iron Islands. The ensuing war became easy, and they conquered the remaining six islands, Grand Wick, Old Wick, Harlow, Salt Cliff, Kuroshio and Oak in the name of the Magic Mountain and the Iron Throne royal family. Conquer the unyielding lords and nobles of the islands one by one, and sweep away the small island communities in the sea one by one, uprooting the remnants of the Raven-eyed forces above.
The Iron Islands were united, and the royal orders were passed to Warhammer Point on the Isle of Great Wick through the ravens in the west, and Toman Baratheon I appointed Gold Guber as the new governor of the Iron Islands. After the beheading of Raven-Eyed Euron by the Mountain in King's Landing, the reign of House Greyjoy was reversed, and the Iron Islands welcomed a new ruler, Lord Earl Gaudkuber.
The Iron Islands have since fallen into the hands of the Magic Mountain!
The Western Army, led by Jekoloch, landed on the island and fought invincibility. When the Iron Islands were settled, Jacologge led his army back to the West, accompanied by a thousand of his navy, and sent his daughters, who had not yet been married, to the new village of Creganian, because Lady Jeanne wanted to find a knight to marry them in the West.
This is also a condition negotiated between the two sides when Ge Ou has to return to the Magic Mountain.
The procession marched through Lannisport and was welcomed by the people, nobles, and wealthy merchants. For the first time after the war, Lannisport welcomed the military and civilians to enjoy the grand occasion. The navy of Lannisport is very strong, but it only protects the port and the city, resists the raids of the iron people entering the port, and cannot go out to sea to pursue the iron pirates, and the escort is completely dependent on the mercenaries of the rich merchants and nobles.
Although there were mercenaries, the nobles and wealthy merchants wanted to have goods and trade smoothly, in fact, they secretly had private transactions with those influential pirate leaders, to put it bluntly, they secretly paid protection fees in exchange for the safety of sea navigation. It's also an open secret, but no one wants to pierce the fig leaf.
The problem of the Iron Islands pirates that Duke Tywin failed to solve was solved by the Clegon Legion of the Magic Mountain, and Jane's political officer had declared the submission of the Iron Islands throughout the West, and in the port of Lannister, there were no longer only dozens of warships of the Lannister family, but more than two hundred new navies of the Magic Mountain at once, and some of them were the Iron Species itself.
The strength of the navy in the western frontier was suddenly ten times stronger because of the invasion war launched by Crow-Eyed Euron against the western frontier.
The powerful navy reassured the people of the West, especially the wealthy merchants, that they no longer feared that the Iron Islands would surrender today and rebel tomorrow and continue to wreak havoc on the seas. Even if the Iron Islands rebel again, they will be hit by the powerful navy of the West to the Iron Islands in the first time, overturning their lair, and before the Magic Mountain, Duke Tywin, the Sea Frontier City in the Riverlands, the Stark in the North, and the Tyrells in the Riverlands can only defend themselves, and they are not capable of taking the initiative to attack alone.
On the sea, the iron of the Iron Islands is rampant, and the western border is the most seriously disturbed by the commercial trade of Lannisport, the third largest port city, due to geographical reasons.
Lanniport City, the largest city in the West, is more prosperous and wealthy than the capital city of Castle Rock.
The day was not just about welcoming the Clegon Legion to the West, but there was also an even more important event in the afternoon to verify the reserves of gold in the Kregan Bank.
The Clegane family had as much gold as his bank could print banknotes of the same denomination.
Whether the nobles and people of the Westside liked it or not, without the banknotes issued by the Clegane Bank, it was no longer possible to buy anything in the city of Lannisport in the West, and all kinds of transactions could no longer be carried out, especially in large quantities.
Even the captain of the ship from other places needs to take his gold to the Klegan Bank and exchange it for paper money before he can buy the local goods he wants in the West. When you want to leave after completing the transaction, you can always go to the bank and exchange the banknotes for gold. There is only a small fee for one exchange. In this way, in the words of the Magic Mountain itself, this is wool.
The public verification of the gold reserves in the Klegane Bank is a big deal, but Jenny doesn't realize that the measures designed by the magic mountain are actually a clever commercial bank propaganda, the inculcation of the concept of lending, a lever to pry the world, it will pry open a new history of paper money issuance, and thus begin to silently influence and change the world.
All the representatives of the great nobles of the Westland gathered in Lannisport, and on the most prosperous South Gate Street, an attendant named Luke was guarded here with a team of three hundreds. There is a Cregan Bank on this street, and next to it is a small stone castle that has been bought by Madame Jeanne, and is said to be filled with a hill of gold.
In the afternoon, three o'clock.
In the streets of Lannishavn, the rear of the Cregan Regiment was still marching, but the onlookers were almost invisible, and many of the shops were closed, as if they had all disappeared at once.
Where did these people go, they all went to South Gate Street!
The South Gate Street is crowded with people, and the water is impassable. All the residential buildings on both sides of the street are crowded with people watching the excitement. In every window and doorway, there are faces next to each other.
The trees on both sides of the street, on the low or steep walls, on the roofs and windowsills, were full of ant-like people.
The wave-like commotion began in the streets, and with the sudden explosion of horses' hooves and shouts, the bald Zoro of the Dothraki led the warriors to open the way, and the crowds of the streets avoided both sides, the cavalry passed first, and then the infantry entered the street, lined up on both sides, and soon the middle of the South Gate Street was vacated, and a narrow passage led to the stone castle next to the bank.
The first to enter the passage was Lady Jane Westerling, who was the duchess and had the most noble status. Entering alongside Jenny is the acting lord of Lannisport, University Shreckrove.
Lady Jenny and Bancrov were followed by the famous Seven Monks of the Westlands and the famous nuns who were respected and loved.
Behind the first echelon, there are the great nobles and scholars of the West, the first on the right is Donna Swifer, the wife of the former prime minister of Kaivon Lannister, the representative of Castle Rock City, she is now a widow; the first to submit to the Countess of Charlotte of the Silver Hall of the Magic Mountain, Countess Shirrill Debbie, who is the acting city lord of the Silver Hall; the young lord of the Golden Tooth City, Aven Lyford, the acting lord of the Crane Hall, the acting city lord of the Crane Hall, Corn City, Fairy Island, Banquet City, and dozens of others.
The nobility was followed by the knights of the West, then the wealthy merchants, the representatives of the people, the chieftains of the mercenaries, and the captains of ships from all over the world.
The nobles brought in the bachelors, who were responsible for calculating the total amount of gold, and only by knowing the total amount of gold could the total amount of paper money issued by the banks be limited.
As much paper money as there is gold, this is an initiative of the Klegane family to promote paper money, and it is openly subject to everyone's scrutiny.
The Clegane Bank in the Magic Mountain had absorbed some of the city's most powerful merchants, each of whom had a monopoly on the buying and selling of a particular commodity in the West. Several nobles who swore allegiance to the Magic Mountain also got the opportunity to invest money to become bosses in the bank, and the Clegane Bank was a 'strength summoning order' in the West, which gathered all the most powerful people in the West and formed a joint force.
The Bancroft scholar, wealthy merchant and aristocratic Mehanfrye, and the super-wealthy merchant Milne have secretly joined the Cregan Bank, and are working with Lady Jenny to promote the universalization of paper money throughout the West.
The interests that control the coinage power are unimaginably large. It's a gold mine, and it's not going to run out.
Hondo gold in the west, but in the thousands of years of mining, most of the gold veins have been exhausted, many of the great nobles in the layout before the start of the civil war to do trade, only the Magic Mountain still has rich gold reserves, the Casterme and Tabek Hall that have been abandoned for forty years fell into his hands, leaving several rich gold mining mountains for the Magic Mountain.
Back then, Casterme and Tarbek Hall dared to rebel against the Lannister family because they had rich gold mines, and the basis of their strength must be money, and only with money can they raise soldiers. Unfortunately, they met the eighteen-year-old Tywin, who had returned from the battle, and in just a few months, he was exterminated by Tywin, leaving not a single man, woman, or child, and abandoning two rich places to warn the other nobles in the West.
Tywin's warning paid off handsomely, and the Mountain had acquired the two gold mining mountains, which he could mine for at least thirty years or more.
The people of the Westlands and the minor nobles did not have access to the Golden Reserve in person, but they believed in the Seven Gods and the well-known nuns, and the monks and nuns, who were in the first echelon of Jane and Bancrof, gave the people the greatest confidence.
Jenny carefully planned and arranged, but she still didn't expect that so many people would come, and after today, the entire Westside would know about the banknotes and the Clegan Bank. And this is exactly what Jenny and the Magic Mountain want.
This is also the first step of the Magic Mountain financial empire. Although the interest-free micro-loan launched by Magic Mountain in the early stage forced Bancrove's enthusiasm and made him siphon off most of his investment, the benefits outweighed the disadvantages, and in the invisible and subtle subtlety, the Clegane family won the hearts and minds of the people at the bottom, as evidenced by the fact that many people from outside Lanniport have come to the city to support the Clegane Bank.
The people at the bottom are still the most simple in heart. Who really helped them, they knew very well in their hearts that there was no need for long propaganda and praise at all.
Countess Donna Schwiffer walked into the stone castle and was shocked to see the neat stacks of gold piled up in the hall.
It was the first time Donna had seen so much gold piled up in the hall, and she had thought it was in the basement. Reserve in the basement to give people a sense of security.
The gold is not a dragon coin, but a gold bar, the size of a child's palm, piled up slightly shorter than the height of the én, and there is a passage between the gold and the gold for people to walk. The whole hall is a gold bar with yellow cancans, and I don't know how much gold there is.
Donna was dumbfounded!
Beside her, several ladies and ladies let out irrepressible exclamations.
Everyone has seen gold, but no one has ever seen so many gold bars of the same size and specifications that have not yet been cast into a golden dragon.
Gold bars were piled up all over the hall, and the height of ordinary young people could not know how many golden dragons could be minted by so many gold nuggets, millions, or more?
Shocked, Donna Swift unwittingly walked through the checkered passage where the gold bars were stacked.
She was not stupid, she knew that it was absolutely impossible for the Magic Mountain to have so much gold, and she also knew that the Westerling family was so poor that only the meager reputation of the ancient nobles remained, but during this time, who gave the Magic Mountain family so much gold, not gold, but gold bars that had been minted.
The gold reserves in Castelme and Tarbek Hall are abundant, but the gold is still underground.
When did the Magic Mountain's wealth far surpass that of the Lannister?!
It's unbelievable!
Donna slowly walked through the queue of gold bars, and I don't know how long it took for her to reach the corner. She was quite tall, and she looked beyond the top of the gold and saw a large crowd of people standing at the end of the passage: a large group of wealthy merchants of Lanniport and powerful nobles of the West were all around Janie, and she saw in the crowd the smiling Bancrof, the rich merchant and nobleman Mehanfrey, and the super spice rich merchant Milne, who were talking to Lady Jane, and could hear their laughter from time to time.
Dona had a flash of inspiration in her heart, and she realized that most of the gold in it must come from these super-rich businessmen. What about the rich spice merchant Milndo? There was a street where the shops were actually his, but he only ran half of the street, and the other half was rented out to other merchants.
Did the wealthy merchants lend them to Mrs. Jenny, or did they join forces with Jenny?
As soon as she thought that it was entirely possible for these people and the great nobles of the Westlands to be doing banking and trading with Lady Jenny, a cold sweat broke out on Donna's back that the Westlands were originally Lannister's, but the situation in front of her showed the influence of the Clegane family, which had unknowingly drowned the Lannisters.
Donna looked at the Clegon soldiers standing around the hall, one of the leaders of the slowly patrolling was Lady Jane's bodyguard, Luke, who stopped her in the street and forced her to change the paper money before she could buy the carmine powder.
Dona felt her lips tingle. Lannister's Tywin and Kaivon both died from what the Demon Mountain did, and the Demon Mountain, without any punishment from the Seven Gods, was so powerful?!
In a trance, the voice of a maid rang out, and Madame Donna returned from her 'reverie', she craned her neck and returned to her face with arrogance: "Madame, Madame Janie, please move over. ”
"I don't want to go there for a while. ”
"Madame," said Madame Jeanne, there were hundreds of chests full of gold dragon coins and a reserve collection of pearls and jade of all kinds priceless in the basement. She asked us to go down and watch the verification together. ”
Donna felt a punch in the chest, her body was in a trance, and her vision appeared in the shadows, and the other two attendants were busy holding her arm. Donna straightened up and kept the pride on her face: "Go and reply to Lady Jenny, they go down first, I want to slow down." ”
"Yes, ma'am. The maid spoke softly, and her voice was crisp and pleasant, "Lady Jenny has decided on the spur of the moment that she will open the door when we have finished our visit, so that the untouchables can also come in and see the gold reserves of the verification bank." ”