Being a ruler is not an easy task, especially in a place like land grants, where the composition of the population is complex and there are many problems in all aspects. With the exception of the Night's Watch employees recruited by Iger from the South, who were loyal to him, almost all of the current residents of the land grant were quite critical of him:

Many of the Night's Watch and the original land-grantees still oppose the Eiger-led resettlement program, arguing that the acceptance of wildlings into the land-grants is unreasonable: not only does it bring instability to the land-grants and the North, but also dilutes the benefits and living standards that "their own people" would otherwise enjoy—without considering that these benefits are not created by the land-grants themselves, but come from the Night's Watch industry. And his move of the Night's Watch headquarters from Castle Black to Houguan Town has earned him many obviously unsatisfactory nicknames such as "Commander-in-Chief Who Doesn't Defend the Great Wall" and "Commander-in-Chief Who Doesn't Dare to Return to Castle Black".

The mountain clans that had been invited to assist in the defense of the Great Wall had to cooperate and obey Egger's command and arrangement, but they were also full of complaints in private: in addition to the "guaranteed offering" and a stone fortress that Iger had agreed to give, they were invited guests and foreign aid, and the originally hostile savages quickly enjoyed almost the same treatment and management as them as soon as they entered the land. This so-called "fairness", which discriminates between legal status and wage levels, and greatly reduces their sense of superiority, is a kind of "unfairness" to them.

As for the largest number of new land-givers from dozens of tribes, the problem is even more. The clever among them had come to realize that Egger's willingness to accept them was simply a covetousness for cheap labor—a life that was stable and safe to settle in a fixed location and be protected and provided for by the Night's Watch was much more boring and laborious to trade labor for subsistence than to nomadize, gather, and hunt outside the Wall. They are not only dissatisfied with being forced to become "kneeling men", but also at the constant interference in the internal affairs of the clan...... He even remembered the old and sick people who had died on his own initiative to cross the Great Wall, and began to complain about the former king of the Cypriots who led them to escape the strangers.

In short, Asha Greyjoy is far more than the person who is full of food and forced to do a lot, and human nature will never be satisfied.

Although the overall happiness of the land-grant residents has been at a low point, with the efforts of the logistics department and the deterrence of the night watchman forces, this small society is still some way from the "red line" of unrest. Iger deeply understands how unrealistic it is to quickly win the support of the people without the backing of a golden finger and a large amount of wealth, as in many stories, as in many stories.

His response to this is to stay awake at all times: the actual situation of the land grant determines that he cannot satisfy everyone and win their affection. If you can't get something, don't expect it - I'm a chess player now, and everyone in the land grant is a chess piece. Win this game against the Stranger first, and then be eligible to consider the rest.

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The construction department's inspectors had already conducted a series of surveys and surveys along the coast where the Grand Canyon joined the Cold Ice Bay, and had chosen the location of the port stronghold—Egburn had no intention of inspecting before the start of construction, but because the original model of the Dragon Crystal Bomb was ready for practical testing, he decided to change his itinerary on the fly: while the northern artisans were still gathering in Winterfell and had not yet made their way north, he would quickly return and personally set foot on the newly opened patrol route on the edge of the Grand Canyon. If possible, the testing site for thermal weapons should also be identified as soon as possible.

After being elected Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch and completing the succession ceremony, he made his first return north to the Wall, passing through Castle Black, and then heading west along the foot of the Ice Wall, stopping at the Shadow Tower for the night, having a cordial discussion with Dennis Mellister about the current state of the Night's Watch and exchanging views on the future of the Legion...... Accompanied by the deputy commander of the Shadow Tower, Broken Palm, Colin, after passing the small fortress of Xiqiaowang, they set foot on the west of the Great Wall, which has never been set foot in, and the only area inside and outside the fortress that is not separated by the Great Wall.

Iger had to admit that the Grand Canyon was not what he had imagined it to be—before seeing it in person, the image in his mind was actually closer to the typical aerial landscape of the Great Rift Valley that he had seen on the Internet before he crossed it: a crack formed by tectonic movement in the vast plains that ran through the earth and stretched to the end of the horizon, as if split by a god with a giant axe, deep and steep, like a giant trench difficult to cross......

But in fact, the Grand Canyon was not formed by the movement of tectonic plates, it was originally just a crack or depression between the two peaks in the southern part of the Frost and Snow Tooth Mountains, due to the erosion and erosion of the Ruhe River, the riverbed gradually deepened, and the rock formations on both sides of the slope valley lost their support and continued to collapse to form a confrontation cliff that was almost like a cliff. There is a river underneath, and the steep slopes on both sides of the river, the true appearance of the Grand Canyon reminds Iger of the Three Gorges formed when the Yangtze River flowed through Chongqing in his previous life.

The key difference between a canyon and a rift valley is that it is not flat on either side, and the northern edge is the southern slope of a series of mountain peaks, while the southern edge is the northern slope of another series of mountain peaks. Egger had ordered patrols along the route, and the route the night watchmen on duty were actually paths on the mountainside that were next to the cliffs, uneven, rugged and difficult to navigate, and could roll down if they were not careful.

What Iger saw today was the cleared route trampled by dozens of patrols.

It's not easy to ride horses, everyone walks on foot, and from time to time Egger leans out to look down the cliff, but luckily: the texture of the Frost and Snow Tooth Rock Formation is not as hard as that of Wushan, and the slope on both sides of the canyon is not as exaggerated as 90 degrees...... The potholes are undulating, and there is even vegetation cover, so even if you stumble, you will not fall directly to the bottom of the valley and turn into mud.

But even then, it's not like a human being can climb. Iger remembered his first encounter with the Wraith three years ago: after leaving Weimar Royce on the run, two panicked minions had a discussion about the future at the foot of the Wall, and Gary offered to take him around the Wall, cross the Grand Canyon from the west back to Sene and then flee south, if it weren't for the Wraith's pursuit, Iger would have almost agreed.

But when he saw the Grand Canyon with his own eyes, Iger was glad that he hadn't really escaped with Gary in the first place: the flow of the Ruhe River was far less than that of the Yangtze River, and it was easy to cross the river, but God knows how to climb it!

It's no wonder that Mance Rader would rather attack the Wall than make a detour...... For the living, this is indeed as reliable as the Great Wall.

"Isn't there a better way to go?"

"If we refer to the road to the location of the military port at the mouth of the Grand Canyon, over this hill, a few miles to the south of us, there is a large road to the land grant that the clansmen along the shore of the Cold Ice Bay have stepped on. Severed Palm Colin shrugged and replied, "But your order is to 'patrol the south side of the Grand Canyon', and if we take that road, we won't be able to see the situation inside the Grand Canyon...... Isn't that the same as patrolling at the foot of the Great Wall, where you can't see anyone climbing the wall?"

Iger nodded, it is easy to do with a big road, if you want to build a mountain road in this place that can allow a large team to go to the mouth of the canyon to build a military port, it will not be able to do it for more than half a year.

"The ability of the Grand Canyon to defend against wild people, I can count on it. Relieving one concern, he popped up another: "However, strange spirits and dead people are not afraid of falling, if they force their way through despite the steep slope, even if they are discovered by the patrol officers in time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to mobilize reinforcements to defend them." ”

The Great Wall is a wall of ice wrapped in giant fishbeams, and due to its sheer size, its top forms a straight avenue ten meters wide, and the "road condition" is better than most of the real roads in the Seven Kingdoms, and can even be passed by cavalry troops. As soon as the patrols on it find that the enemy is climbing the wall, whether it is blowing trumpets or setting off wolf smoke, the defenders near the fortress can rush to the aid after receiving the signal, and take advantage of the ice wall to take advantage of the condescending position to carry out a defensive battle with amazing advantages......

But the Grand Canyon ...... The difficulty of crossing the Great Wall is comparable to that of climbing the Great Wall, but the road is so narrow that even if the patrolmen find the enemy and give a signal, it will be difficult for the defenders in the Shadow Tower, the West Bridge Lookout, or the new stronghold at the mouth of the Grand Canyon in the future to reach the location of the alarm.

Can patrols only serve as an early warning?

"Your Lord's concern is justified, but it's not that bad...... The west bridge is more than twenty leagues away from the Cold Ice Bay, but the one that is so steep and difficult to walk as we are now is only ten leagues long, and the width of the Ruhe River will increase rapidly near the western estuary, and the road on the south side of the canyon will become easier to navigate. ”

"No matter how easy it is, it's a mountain road. Iger frowned and sighed: "It seems that in addition to the military port stronghold on the coast, it is necessary to establish a transit station in the middle of the Grand Canyon to stock up on some wildfires, dragon crystal arrows and other armaments in order to deal with unexpected situations." ”

"Naturally, this is the safest thing. Colin was actually a conservative against the acceptance of savages, but at this moment he did not doubt the seriousness of Egg's words. For thousands of years, the strength of the night watchman has been declining, and the number of garrison strongholds has been decreasing, but after this guy suddenly appeared, not only the original nineteen were activated one after another, but after being elected commander-in-chief, it was even more powerful: one would decide to add one, and another would decide to add one...... And just do it unequivocally, this kind of magnanimity and decisiveness makes people unconvinced. "But the situation may not be as bad as adults think...... Our soldiers, on dozens of patrols, found some interesting situations. ”

"Interesting? I'm not in the mood to hear any interesting anecdotes right now. ”

"Not a fun fact. Colin shook his head: "After the Long Night Fort was reactivated last year, didn't a glowing heart tree be found under the Great Wall, which led to the conjecture that 'the magic of the Great Wall comes from the fish beam wood'." Coincidentally, we discovered that at the bottom of the Grand Canyon and on both slopes, there are some of the most amazing fish beams in Westeros. ”

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