Of course, with an alliance with Dorne and the Riverlands against the other five nations, is there any other way?

But Daenerys opened her mouth, and immediately realized that it was not for nothing that Egger had deliberately reminded her of how strong Riverlands really were.

The implication of his words is nothing more than to tell himself: the strongest force in the riverbend, not only can it not negotiate an alliance with it and compromise into the camp, but it must also be defeated and taken into its own hands?

It's completely illogical.

"But, with the exception of Dorne and Riverbend, the other five nations all sided opposite the House of Targaryen in the War of the Reelers, and have a blood feud with my family—well, now I'm the only one left—for killing my father and brother. Even if I were willing to woo them, they would not be on my side. I don't have a choice at all, so how can I choose?"

"Forget about those damn family feuds, simplify the problem model, and take it one step at a time. Iger shook his head, stood up, and fetched paper and charcoal from a nearby cabinet. Luckily, this room was once the laboratory of the pyromancers, and they needed to do some calculations from time to time to do experiments, and there was no shortage of things to do...... After taking the pen and paper, he returned to the queen and sat down again, and with a few brushstrokes, he sketched a rough topographical map of Westeros south of the Great Wall: "Number the Seven Kingdoms from one to seven, without regard to the degree of closeness and estrangement, without regard to the views and attitudes of the ruling family towards you, nor to the culture and beliefs...... Only geographically considered. Assuming you're already the victor, how do you rule the kingdom to ensure that you have ...... control over the whole realm? No one can stand in the way of any reform?"

Daenerys glanced at Egger in surprise, then leaned forward and lifted her hips slightly off the chair, looking down at the simple map across the table like a child watching a teacher mark a test paper: her night watchman, "Teacher", marked a string of numbers on the map: 1 in the Bendlands, 2 in the West, 3 in the Riverlands, 4 in the Stormlands, 5 in the Valleys, 6 in the North, and 7 in Dorne. After a pause, I probably felt that it was not over, and marked 8 on the king's collar and 9 on the Iron Islands...... Finally, after a moment's hesitation, 10 was marked on the location of the Great Wall.

"Sorry, but it's too vague to say, but the Seven Kingdoms aren't actually just the Seven, but there are ten powers—even if Dragonstone and the Narrow Sea Islands are ignored. Please take a look at your majesty again, how do you want to rule this continent?"

Daenerys tilted her head and looked at the ultra-simplified map of Westeros for a long time, and she didn't understand what this sort came from: it was obviously not the direction, the strength was not very similar, and the richness of resources was even more wrong...... As for how to rule this continent, don't you have a clue...... She doesn't even have a half!

What does it mean to only think about geography? She understands every word Egger says, but she can't keep up with the train of thought at all!

Before he won the war, he started thinking about how to rule in advance, and he put the cart before the horse.

......

After changing from a "proud queen" to a "humble queen", Daenerys once again transformed into a "helpless girl", and looked up at Egger with a puzzled and pitiful gaze, almost saying "Please sir teach me".

Iger looked up at Daenerys, couldn't help but glance at her face that was close to her because she came to look at the map, sniffed the faint but surprisingly wonderful smell wafting from her, and suddenly thought: stripped of the shell of strength and pride, the little queen in front of her is only a young girl of only seventeen or eighteen years old, not even as old as Nina. Taking off the status of the queen, she is still just a ...... who needs care, help and guidance

Stop! Egger pulled out of his reverie in time, and a cold sweat almost broke out on his back: this magical attraction was simply incomprehensible, and he thought he could fight it with reason, but in fact it was very likely—he was just being more imperceptibly affected in another way, a little bit of it.

It's not the time to think about this, the brainwashing process is already halfway through, don't make a mistake because of distraction at this time!

"As a hint, which parts of the Seven Kingdoms border the royal realm, and which are farther away?" he put away his thoughts and handed Daenerys the pen, "Cross the farther ones." ”

The little queen hesitated to take the pen, looked at the map for a long time, hesitated, gritted her teeth and crossed the north, the Iron Isles, and Dorne.

"Basically correct. Iger took the pen back, holding back Daenerys' fingers from touching them. He drew the three small X's from the Queen's pretty little hands into striking ×, and then crossed them in the West and the Valley, "and these two places, which seem to be not far from the royal realm, but are separated from the great plains by mountains, and are inaccessible in transportation. Your Majesty understands that I have crossed these five places because they have something in common?"

"These five places, can't you get there without going over the mountains and mountains?"

"Yes, but from a political point of view, the characteristic of 'not going over the mountains and mountains to get there' means ...... Even if you take down these five places, it will be difficult to rule in King's Landing. Iger nodded, "There's an old saying in the place where I'm from: 'Distant and close attack.'" That is to say, this situation - if you can't control it, then don't bother to take advantage of it. These five places are far from the core plains in the center of Westeros, and the transportation is very inconvenient, unless Your Majesty's dragon has the ability to burn the mountains and dry the swamps and seas, it will be difficult to rule directly even if you take the trouble to defeat them: appoint a new lord, and after a long time, there will still be rebellion, and with the bureaucratic system, in the case of 'the sky is high and the queen is far away', the burden of corruption will eventually be passed on to the people, and this is contrary to your ideal of making the people live a better life. Therefore, my suggestion is to be no enemy of these five places. ”

"And apart from the rest of these five places......" Iger didn't give Daenerys a chance to ask, as if he didn't even need to look, he roughly marked the location of Seagulltown, King's Landing, and Old Town on the map, and with a few strokes, drew a large, irregular box: with three large cities as the axis and the plain as the body, covering the entire royal realm, almost the entire riverland, half of the riverlands, a small part of the western realm, and the stormlands, the area is almost one-third of the south of the Great Wall, and half of the south outside the north.

Putting down his pen, Egg pointed to the large frame he had drawn on the map, and made a look of surprise: "God! I can't help but suspect that your ancestor Aegon the Conqueror had in mind what you wish to do today when he chose the location of King's Landing and the Throne - the rivers, bends, and stormlands bordering the Lord's Realm occupy the flattest, fertile, and densest core plain of the Seven Kingdoms, which is 70% of Westeros' population and 80% of its food. Expand the scope of the royal realm to the direct rule and command of the royal family as shown in the picture, and firmly control the lifeblood of the kingdom, do whatever you want, do whatever you want, as long as you don't die too much, you will be invincible!"

Daenerys stared at the big frame on the paper with wide eyes, her small mouth opened slightly, and she couldn't close it for a long time: she swore to the gods that she really just wanted to watch "The Monarch (II)" this time. And now, a few lines drawn on it by a piece of paper and charcoal, she ...... Somewhat scared!

"Yes...... But ......"

"It's nothing, let's give it a name first, expand outward on the basis of the original royal territory, it's better to call it 'Big-Royal Domain'. Why has no one unified such a good piece of land in Westeros' long history of thousands of years? Quite simply, there is a lack of productivity, inaccessibility, and no one has ever had the ambition and ability to do so. "But your ancestors have cleared these obstacles for you through nearly three hundred years of reign and preparation: King Jaehaerys I has built roads and strengthened the connections, and after so many years, the great realm I have drawn today has the 'River Road', the 'King's Road', the 'Golden Road', the 'Rose Road' and the ' As long as these existing avenues are repaired to a certain extent, and a few north-south directions are supplemented, the entire royal territory will be connected! It has been possible to achieve a certain degree of government decree accessibility here, and the localities will directly accept the command of the royal family and form a complete kingdom -- if you are still afraid and hesitant in this way, then with all due respect: Please Your Majesty stop talking about breaking the wheel of history everywhere, which is just to add to the joke of others!"

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[I haven't been on the starting point for a long time, and I accidentally found that the comments can be posted, and I will make a picture building to help you understand the plot when you have time~ See the comment area for details]