Chapter 0701 Suffrage and Votes
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Boxing in ancient Greece was called wrestling boxing, and boxing gloves were filled with thistles, and fierce fights often ended in the death of the loser.
The original Greek Olympics was named after the fact that soldier sports were held here for a long time – long-distance running, boxing, javelin, bows and arrows, and group fights (group fights were when the same number of people entered the arena and fought hand-to-hand until all the other side fell or gave up the fight).
And in this fantasy world, there are real sword and sword competitions, but there are no sports: boxing, running, javelin, group fighting, high jump...... None of them.
In previous lives, whether ancient or modern, foreign or domestic, in order to enhance the physical fitness of soldiers, sports such as boxing existed and must not be missing.
Will deliberately fell behind a little more, but Donner Noy had already rushed forward, naming him to challenge the savage king Mans Red, who had already knocked down four people in a row, no one on either side stopped him, and no one felt that it was inappropriate, but the audience burst into warm applause. The whistles came and went.
Hearing this thunderous applause, Will was determined: he decided to hold his first sport in the legions of the Great Wall: boxing. If the response is overwhelming, then launch a second event: the sprint. In the future, any personal conflict will only be allowed to be resolved with fists in the boxing ring, and fists will be used instead of private sword duels, which will save a large number of lives and ensure that the combat strength is reduced to a minimum. Moreover, how to win or lose boxing, you can also make an official-led bet before the start of the match, so that everyone who likes to gamble loses money to the Great Wall treasury, or let the official treasury open everyone's pockets.
Kill several birds with one stone!
"Where's Lord Will?" Mance Rader called out to Donner Noi with a kick over a soldier.
"Lord Will rests in the main fort. Donnell Noy's right hand shook slightly in a fist. His left arm was injured and infected, suppurating and rotting, and he used an axe to cut off his left arm at the elbow. Because he lost his left hand, Stannis Baratheon didn't want him, and he himself was too embarrassed to stay on Dragonstone, so he came to the Wall. The Great Wall of Desperation was in short supply, and he was a skilled blacksmith, so he stayed behind, and he quickly developed the ability to forge weapons with only his right hand, so he became the head of the Great Wall's weapons master.
Mance Rader was still wearing the very old Night's Watch robes, but the robes were embroidered with red pieces of cloth, which had been sewn for him by one of the savage priests who had saved his life.
"Lord Donner, I'm not here to fight you, you either tell Lord Will to come out or I'll fight in. ”
"How do you want to get in?" Donner said coldly, "No one can enter the Forged Sword Castle without Lord Will's orders. ”
"Sword Forger?" Severed Palm Colin sneered, "Lord Donner, when did you change the name of Long Night Fort to Sword Forger?"
"Our Iron Swordforge Iron Plaque has already been prepared, and it will be hung up after Lord Will's approval. Donner said proudly.
"Does Lord Will agree?" said Colin indifferently.
"Agreed, of course agreed, there is no better name than Forged Swordkee. This name is also given by Maester Aemon. Donnell Noy triumphant, "Lord Colin, do you want to fight me too?"
"My fist is a sword. Colin said slowly.
Colin's left-handed sword was known for its speed and ruthlessness, and many of his first-class swordsmen were easily killed by him. He's too fast.
Donnell Noy smiled, "Lord Colin, I'm not your opponent in swordsmanship, but you're not my opponent in fists." ”
Donner's body is burly, as strong as Colin's!
"We're here to see Lord Will. Colin said coldly, "You either ask Lord Will to come out, or I'll go in today." ”
Will stood behind the blacksmiths, listening to Colin say this, he also wanted to know how the situation of the first line of defense was, in the Ancestral Fist Peak, Will designed the first line of defense, a twenty-mile-long pit, which was full of fire oil, when he left, he explained that Colin and the savage king Mance Red were stationed at the Ancestral Fist Peak. He still doesn't know why both of them returned to the Great Wall together.
Will patted the blacksmith brothers in front of him on the shoulder, walked out of the crowd, and said, "Lord Colin, Lord Mance, please come in!"
He would love to see group fights, but in the future, when boxing is held, there will be time to enjoy the punches.
Melisandre also appeared, standing beside Will. No one could see her face, but her figure immediately attracted the attention of many animals.
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The small meeting in the hall of the Forged Swordforge had not been long in time, and the two adults, Adonis and Adunis, who were in charge of the study of wildfire materials, also arrived, and asked to see them at the gate of the Forged Swordkee, Will nodded, and the two pyromancers wearing flame ornaments entered the heavily guarded Forged Swordkee. Soon after, Samwell Tully also asked for a meeting with Lord Will outside the castle, and Will agreed to let him in, and the chubby Samwell was finally able to enter the Forged Swordkee.
Soon after Will entered the Night's Watch territory, news of his return spread like a wind.
Black Castle is not far from Sword Forge, and the current Great Wall Avenue is very easy to walk, and it will not take long to arrive on horseback.
I believe that in the evening, even the easternmost Donghaiwang and the westernmost Xiqiaowang will all receive the news of Will's return.
After Sam Will, Wood Shield, who was stationed in Oak Shield Castle, also led his twelve centurions to meet Lord Will. All the men of the wooden shield were allowed to enter the castle, and the other generals' guards were all blocked from the gates of the guard.
After a short time of meeting and talking, there was another commotion outside, accompanied by the roar of a dreaded mammoth, and Marg, the leader of the Giants, came alone outside the castle.
So, Marg also entered the Forged Swordkee, and his mammoth was left in the woods outside the Great Wall Avenue.
Subsequently, there was an endless stream of Sir Commanders such as the affairs officer of the Great Wall, the chief of the rangers, and other knights, and within half an hour, dozens of people came to the Sword Forge.
This phenomenon made Will very vigilant, there must be something unusual about to happen.
Melisandre also sensed that something was unusual, and that people close to Will, such as Samwell and Wood Shield, were clearly wary of Mance Red.
Mance Rader and Severed Palm Colin were calmly talking and laughing, nothing out of the ordinary.
Mance and Colin were both rangers of the Shadow Tower in the West as young people, and were also one of the twelve warriors beside the commander-in-chief of the Wall at the time, and he and Colin were the best night watch brothers until Mance rebelled.
Will glanced at the knights and generals who came in, most of them were the Night Watch and the generals of the Ash Tribe of the Wooden Shield Tribe, but there were also many generals among the Free People, among which the giant leader Marg was the first of the Free Folk to arrive.
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"I feel that the atmosphere today is a little delicate. Will stood up and smiled, and as soon as he stood up, all his brothers saw that he wore the golden hand, the insignia of the Prime Ministers of the Seven Nations, on his chest. The hearts of all the people were shaken, knowing that another great change had taken place in the south, and that Lord Will had been appointed by His Majesty as the Hand of the King.
For the first time in thousands of years.
The Night's Watch rose to prominence by the nobility of the Seven Kingdoms and entered the center of royal power.
Everyone was excited and respected Will even more. The night watchman had never been so proud in thousands of years. The night watchman of this generation is synonymous with thieves, thieves and illegitimate children.
Lord Will has created an incredible miracle!
Among the Free Folk generals, no leader other than their king, Mance Red, knew the meaning of the hand of gold on Will's placket.
It was a very elaborate pin-shaped solid gold badge, with the ring finger of the little finger slightly curled, the middle finger of the index finger extended forward, and the thumb against the index finger.
As soon as Will stood up and spoke, Colin and Mance Rader stopped talking, and everyone who spoke to him was silenced.
Will looked at Colin: "Lord Colin, if you have something to say, or if you have something to tell me, if you don't mind the brothers here, say it." ”
Severed Palm Colin said, "Yes, Lord Will." Since the death of Commander-in-Chief Jao Mormont in battle on the Seine River, there has been no Commander-in-Chief of the Desperate Wall, and the Lords are busy with foreign affairs, making final preparations for the great battle of the Winter Strangers. There is an opinion among our brothers who stayed behind, that is, according to the old rules, a new commander-in-chief should be elected, I wonder what Lord Will's opinion is?"
"I agree!" Will replied immediately.
Colin took a deep breath: "My lord, if you want to elect, is it still according to the voting rules in the past? In the past, every night watchman had the right to vote, and the total number of people at that time was less than a thousand. However, the current number of troops is nearly 50,000. ”
Will said, "Then all the knights, generals, and chiefs have the right to vote. ”
The Lord, the General, refers to the Night's Watch, and the Chief, refers to the Freedmen.
"My lord, that's the paradox of the problem. Mance Rader raised his hand, "If the generals and chiefs had the right to vote, whether it was the commander-in-chief or the leader of the Wall, I would have more votes than any other lord." Because our leaders outnumber the knights and generals under Lord Will. In addition, the time for the election of the leader of the adults is approaching. ”
Will's heart moved, he really hadn't thought of this.
Colin said, "Lord Will, if the traditional voting rights of the past were to follow, Mance Raide would be the leader and commander-in-chief of the Wall, and we would all have to obey his orders. ”
A subtle atmosphere suddenly permeated the conference room, for no knight or general would obey Mance Raid's orders.
But if the election is carried out according to the law, Mance Raide will be 100% their supreme leader.
It's not as simple as electing a commander-in-chief, it's about controlling the power of the entire Great Wall. Because according to the law, the supreme governor and leader of the Great Wall are elected once a year. Will's leadership was also short-lived.
It's been nine years since this long summer, and no one knows how long this autumn will be, maybe three years, maybe a year, but when the time comes, as long as the election is elected, Will will lose the vote against Mans Red.
The leaders of the Freedmen and the adults of the Night's Watch were staring at Will, and it was a difficult question whether to follow the election law and vote, or if there was a better way to deal with it.
It's about getting along with the Night's Watch and the Freedmen, and if it is not handled well, it can lead to a civil war.
None of the generals, sir, would approve of Mance Rader leading them.
Melisandre's flame didn't see the trouble either, her flame wasn't omnipotent.
Will pondered for a moment and said, "What do you think you should do, Lord Mance?"
It dawned on Mance that according to the election law, he would replace Will as the supreme leader of the Wall. He himself grew up on the Wall, joined the Night's Watch Ranger as an adult, and is well versed in the Wall's election laws. Will asked this sentence, indicating that he would never give up the power to control the Great Wall, which was in line with the demands of his knights and generals.
Although there is only a gap in the election of the commander-in-chief, the time will soon come to elect the supreme leader of the Great Wall.
"What do you think, Lord Will?" Mance Rader kept quiet, kicking the question back to Will. He has many more votes for his leader than Will, and he has more soldiers than Will. Once the Freedmen are familiar with the measures of the Great Wall Guards, they will be no worse than the Rangers. He was also more familiar with the Land of Eternal Winter and the Ghost Forest than Will, and he was also more familiar with Fist of the Ancestors and the Saine Mountains than Will.
Samwell stood up and stammered, "...... Two adults...... I have an opinion. ”
"Say it, Sam!" Will smiled at Sam and gave him an encouraging look.
"I think that there is only one king in a country, and there can only be one leader in a legion, and after the death of Commander-in-Chief Jao Mormont, this vacancy does not need to be filled by elections, Will is the supreme leader of the Great Wall, and he is also the commander-in-chief of the Great Wall. The two positions should be merged into one. ”
Sam's words were endorsed and echoed by all the knights and generals who did not have titles.
This is actually a delaying strategy, although Lord Will is very short before the next leadership election, but it can also be delayed for a while.
This strategy is not bad, because in this short period of time, there may be a succession of legions of nobles from the Seven Kingdoms to join the Great Wall Legion, and eventually, maybe the number of knight votes of the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms will exceed the number of votes of the leaders of the free people.
An election that would cause discord between the two sides is likely to be wiped out by this proposal.
Even if he ran for Commander-in-Chief, no one on the Night's Watch side would agree to Mance Red's ascension, even though he had been a true Night's Watch brother.
Severed Palm Colin raised his hand and said, "I agree with Sam's proposal." His eyes looked at Mance Red, hoping that the former brother of life and death would recognize the general situation. The room was packed, and the generals of the Night's Watch were in the majority, for only a small fraction of the leaders of the freedmen came.
The Night's Watch generals were all staring at Mance Rader with fierce eyes, and the meaning in their eyes was clear.
Mance Rader was indifferent, and no one could see what was going on in his mind.
He still looked at Will with a faint expression, and looked directly into Will's gaze: "Lord Will, what do you think?"
"I think it's good!" said Will lightly, "I agree to combine the positions of Commander-in-Chief and Leader into one. ”
"I agree!" Mance said slowly.
"Very well, but I want to make it clear to Lord Mance that you will vote for me in the next election. Will looked at Mance Red and said lightly, "Because soon, the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms will flood into the Great Wall of Desperation, and your freedfolk leader may have a lower vote than mine." What's more, if I'm elected, the legion won't have a civil war, and if you're elected, a civil war will definitely break out. So, you should go and tell your chiefs to vote for me!"
"Yes, who the hell betrayed the Night's Watch again, and Lao Tzu was the first to slaughter an ungrateful bastard like him!" said Donner Noi, standing up suddenly. He looked at Mance Rader defiantly with angry eyes, not afraid of Marg, the leader of the giants who was not far from him.
Marg only needs one punch to knock Donnell Noi flying, but only if he hits.
Mance Rader smiled slightly and said, "Donnell Noi, I had already made up my mind that I would not fight with Lord Will for the right to vote, I would abstain from voting and vote for Lord Will, I just didn't say it explicitly." Why, then? Because I wanted to see how Lord Will handled what everyone thought was a tricky matter. His words made me feel that I was not wrong. Lord Will, no matter what time the election is, I will vote for you, and my people will vote for you. "But Lord Donner, you have to apologize for the insult you just made to me. ”
"I will never apologize to a traitor!"
"Well, I'm formally challenging you, duel, Donner Noi. ”