The section of the land in the King's Road has been renovated and compacted early from the diversion to the north to the Black Castle for dozens of miles, wide and straight, and there are regular patrols and maintenance, even if the continuous heavy snow does not cover it and submerge it, the frozen and solid dark road surface looks very eye-catching in the white vast field, as if the gods have drawn a black line to the Great Wall on the ground.

"The travel time between Castle Black and Houguan has been successfully shortened from a full day to most of the day, and we will continue to renovate the route to the south of Houguan for the foreseeable future...... After the north-south artery in the land grant is opened, I also plan to repair the east-west route close to the Great Wall and connect the 19 fortresses along the line, so as to form a T-shaped high-quality traffic artery in the land grant. Egger rode alongside Robb and Jon to brave the cold wind to explain his infrastructure plans to the North: "In this way, the efficiency of transporting supplies and grass in the future, as well as the movement of troops in the event of an emergency, will be doubled." ”

Arya interjected with some dissatisfaction: "Just build the road to the land grant, the road from Winterfell to the land grant is not very good, and what is it called King's Road?" ”

Robb turned his head to look at his sister, who was blown by the cold wind and couldn't sit steadily on the horse, and shook his head: "Adults talk, children don't talk too much, it's windy outside, go back to the carriage." ”

"Don't, I'm not cold, it's so interesting to listen to the master's nonsense!"

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Damn, my grand and long-term construction plan has become nonsense in this girl's mouth? Arya really didn't hide anything when she spoke...... Egg was almost so embarrassed that he touched the back of his head, but he couldn't bear to show embarrassment, and nodded with a smile: "If Lord Stark allows, it is necessary to renovate the wolf forest section of King's Road in the northern territory, the road condition of this section is much better than the donated lot, and the work of widening and leveling is not large, and if it is repaired well, in the future, if the defense of the Great Wall is in an emergency, the speed of the northern army's support can also be greatly improved." ”

Robb's lips twitched, and he wanted to say, "I haven't agreed to go ahead with the land grant yet," but the sight of Houguan Town made him feel a big difference about the plan to contain and rule the wildlings. He thought about it for a moment, and finally just nodded, and motioned for Iger to continue "blowing nonsense".

"On top of that, I have a new idea. In order to prevent the wild people from harming the northern border, the new land-donors accepted by the land grant resettlement plan were not evenly distributed throughout the land grant, but were planned and distributed, living in a large triangle surrounded by the Great Wall, the Shadow Tower, and the connection between Donghaiwang and Houguan Town, and there was a large section of uninhabited land between the land and the north as a buffer. Iger licked his lips and continued: "When the construction of this T-shaped main road is completed, I will also build the straight section of Houguan Town, Shadow Tower and Donghaiwang - in this way, one T is matched with one V, and 99% of the population of the entire land grant will be roughly surrounded and covered by this triangular route system." On top of that, I want to build a simple public transportation system. ”

"Public transportation system?" Robb had never heard such a combination of words.

"When the wildlings passed through the Wall, all living creatures, such as cattle and horses, were confiscated by the Night's Watch...... This made the Great Wall defenders unprecedentedly abundant in animal power, but it left the newly donated land-givers in a dilemma of having no livestock to use, and they came to Houguan Town to buy grain and grass, all of which had to be pushed by legs and manpower carts, and it took several days to buy food. "I hope that in the future, after the road is repaired, horse-drawn carriages will be regularly dispatched to travel from Houguan Town and the Shadow Tower and Donghaiwang at both ends of the Great Wall along a fixed route, allowing any land-grant residents to hitchhike along the way, so as to improve the efficiency of the use of livestock." It is not only convenient for the people, but also avoids the situation that the black castle has a bunch of cattle and horses in vain, but is idle there. ”

"That sounds a little too idealistic. Robb smiled funny: "Tens of thousands of people, you send a few carriages, and if you don't tire the horses to death, you have to crush the wheels of the carriages." ”

"Of course, to control the number of passengers, the method is also simple - just charge for getting on the bus, and by the way, it can also play a role in recovering currency to control the amount of property of new land donors. The land grant is a special situation, it is only a small society in itself, but the population is all gathered together...... All ideas can be tried here boldly, and even if something goes wrong, they can be stopped quickly, and there will be no serious consequences and far-reaching consequences. ”

"Public transport!" Arya exclaimed excitedly, "can you get a carriage between Crown Town and Winterfell, and I can catch a ride to the land giveaway when I'm bored at home in the future." ”

"How far is Winterfell to Houguan Town!" Robb glanced at Arya, "Also, I must remind you, dear sister—I am your parent now, and I love you, so I can't do everything as you want." You must not leave the castle at will without my company or permission, and I don't care who you go to do or what you are going to! If you commit it again, don't blame me for being like my mother and guarding you like a prisoner!"

The girl, knowing that she could not raise objections on such a matter of principle, pouted and muttered in a low voice, "Got it." ”

......

Although the weather was bad, there was still something to be thankful for: there was no snow overhead, and the wind was not blowing from north to south.

At noon, they found a sheltered place to stop for a while, and not long after they returned to the road after lunch, a black dot suddenly appeared on the gray northern horizon, and quickly emerged from the distant fog and turned into a figure, walking opposite the team, and soon approached the distance that was recognizable to the naked eye - it was a man in black.

Closer, Jon was the first to recognize the identity of the comer: "Glenn!"

Robb hadn't seen many night watchmen, so he asked with freshness, "Who is Gülen?"

"A Ranger brother who has a good relationship with me...... But why did he end up here?"

The comers rode on ponies that at first glance were not military, and which were probably captured by the hands of savages, but they were not slow. Within a few minutes of his appearance, he met everyone, and soon recognized his friend: "Jon!" and when he turned his head again, he was surprised: "Lord Egger!"

"Long time no see, Gülen. This is the Warden of the North, Lord Robb Stark. Iger briefly introduced the identity of the person next to him to Gülen, and quickly asked, "Did something happen to Castle Black, what are you doing here?"

"Black Castle—" Glenn thought he would have to travel until midnight to reach Houguan Town, but he didn't expect to ride less than ten miles before he met the person he was looking for. When the surprise faded, he looked at Robb, the legendary half-brother of Jon, a man his own age who had inherited the entire North, and wondered whether to say it to his face. After thinking about it, he first took out a folded piece of paper from his black clothes and handed it to Egg. "Sam ...... Let me bring this to you. ”

Iger took the note suspiciously and opened it.

Sam's handwriting is familiar and clear, and the content on it is very simple and clear, and he can understand every word and all the information on it, but he has no idea what Sam means by writing these things to himself at this time.

This is by no means a guessing game, and if you don't understand the meaning, there must be some key information missing. With a sense of foreboding, Egg apologizes to Robb and takes Gülen to the side of the road a few meters away to ask him about the situation.

"Both Sir Mellister and Master Carter Pike withdrew from the election in favor of Lord Jon Royce, and by the time I secretly borrowed the old horse to leave Castle Black, he had more than five hundred votes!"

"What?!"

......

After a second, Egg understood what Sam had written on the note, ten seconds later, he had decided what to do, and half a minute later, he walked back to his guest and apologized, "Lord Stark, I'm sorry, there's an emergency in Castle Black, please forgive me for not being able to accompany me any longer, go first!"

"Master, master, I'll go with you!"

"You dare?" Robb glared at Arya, turned his head and nodded at Egger: "Okay, if you have something urgent, you can go over first, you can almost see the Great Wall here, and the road is so wide, you can't lose it." ”

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It was nice that the road was so wide, and Iger rode on horseback on the northernmost section of King's Road, which he had ordered to be renovated, congratulating himself on his decision.

The renovation of the King's Road, which runs from north to south at Castle Black, has reduced the time it takes to travel from Crown Town to Castle Black by at least two hours...... And now he is looking forward to two hours enough to save the situation.

......

With no horsepower, Egger had completed the last few miles in a matter of moments, appearing in the field of view of the Castle Black gatekeepers.

"Lord Iger is back!"

The door opened.

Even if he was a position that he had obtained by trickery, there were not many Night's Watch brothers in the Logistics Department at the moment, and his influence and prestige were far less than those of the other people with the title of chief...... But at least Egger's status as "at the top of the Night's Watch" is undisputed, and even his opponents don't question the fact of that.

He was unhindered, and rode smoothly into the courtyard of Castle Black, which had only been two months away and had not changed at all. Turning over and dismounting, handing the reins to his subordinates, taking off his windproof coat and throwing it on the saddle, a series of actions in one go. Standing in the middle of the courtyard, Iger turned his head to look around, and ordered in a loud voice: "Go to the towers and shout, let all the brothers who are not on duty come to the hall, I have something to say!"

With that, he took off his gloves, straightened his collar and rolled up his sleeves, and walked towards the venue where the election was held.

Fooling people, he has become skilled enough to catch it, but this time the matter cannot be solved by fooling and deciding. This time, what he has to do is to tear up, slap his face, spray people, give it a go, and succeed or fail in one fell swoop.

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