Game of Thrones: From Lord Elden to Young Wolf
Chapter 78 The Duties of a Minister
After rewarding the ministers, Robb, who had been silent, stood up and prepared to start the highlight of the banquet.
Sansa's face was calm and she continued to announce: "Your Majesty will personally confer titles on five nobles."
"Sir Blackfish, because of your outstanding military exploits, His Majesty, in the name of the King of the North, witnessed by the old and new gods, confer you the title of Earl of Blackfish, and your territory is the Golden Tooth City."
Sir Blackfish, who rushed back from the front line, was filled with mixed feelings, and a melancholy look appeared on his face.
He looked at his brother Duke Tully in the stands.
The two brothers who had quarreled for many years but had a deep relationship finally let go at this moment.
Sir Blackfish winked like a child: Now I am also a lord, you have no right to interfere in my marriage.
Duke Tully raised his glass and gestured to his relatives.
In fact, the Golden Tooth City has not been conquered yet, but everyone knows that the Golden Tooth City is already in the pocket of the North, and the Golden Tooth City is located in a strategic location, and Robb is not at ease to hand it over to others.
Lord Blackfish walked up to Robb, knelt on the ground, and swore to Robb: "The Blackfish family will always be loyal to the Stark family. I swear in the name of the old and new gods that if the Stark family is in danger, the Blackfish family will offer everything."
Rob easily picked up the ice and tapped Sir Blackfish's head and shoulders three times.
"I accept your allegiance."
In the envious eyes of everyone, Lord Blackfish walked down the steps and officially became the lord of the Golden Tooth City and established his own family.
"Edard Karstark, Daisy Mormont, Patrick Mallister, Brynden Blackwood, the four of you are named Viscounts and share the Brand and the Rock."
The families represented by these four people have made contributions in this battle. The Karstark family and the Mormont family are important helpers to Robb. Mallister of Sealand City helped Robb recapture Riverrun, and Blackwood of Wildraven City defended Riverrun under the siege of Jaime.
And their families all had more than one child, so Robb took them out and rewarded them with fiefdoms.
As for Little Jon, he could already inherit his father's earldom, and Robb rewarded him with a lot of supplies and slaves.
Because the Severn family had been helping Robb watch over Old Skinner, Robb was prepared to give them some benefits in private, but he couldn't do it in public, otherwise it would be difficult to convince the public.
The four young men walked up to Robb excitedly, knelt on the ground, and declared their loyalty to Robb: "In the name of the new and old gods..."
After rewarding the nobles, Robb's highlight was next.
Robb wanted to reward the knights.
These twenty-something people were originally civilians. In the battle of looting the Westerly, they collected enough military merit points set by Robb by means of buying or exchanging.
Although they were basically honorary knights and had no property, they were already excited and almost crazy at this time!
Knights!
Nobles!
The dream of dozens of generations has finally come true for them!
This kind of thing of crossing classes and realizing a difficult dream made these twenty-something people completely confused.
Many of them are still illiterate, and they just came to the banquet hall from the front line in a daze, waiting for the turning point of their lives to come.
Robb personally walked down the steps and came to the front of these twenty people: "From today, your family will appear in the long river of history.
After thinking of your family name and family language, I will announce it to the world, and then your family's name will appear in the "List of Major and Minor Nobles".
Every maester in the academy will remember your family, and when necessary, they will tell the lord they serve your name.
Your title is guaranteed by me. As long as you have offspring, your title will be passed down forever. Even if your family bloodline is cut off, this book will prove that you have existed in history.
Now, take the oath."
The faces of the more than 20 newly promoted knights were still a little confused. They were like puppets, being pulled by others to complete a series of rituals.
Mechanically recited their oath of allegiance.
Then, they returned to their seats.
It was not until this time that some people realized that they had become knights.
The moment they realized this, they began to cry bitterly, silently chanting the names of Robb and their ancestors, and their moods were shaken.
It all seemed like a dream.
——
The banquet ended successfully with laughter and wailing.
Duke Tully dragged his tired body and prepared to return to his bedroom to rest.
Before leaving, he saw Robb walking towards the study with the newly appointed ministers, feeling a little dazed and proud.
Robb has become a qualified king, and his son and brother can follow him, so he doesn't have to worry about them anymore.
In the study.
Not all the ministers appointed by Robb were present. Except for Earl Blackfish who was going to attend the appointment ceremony, the other four ministers who robbed in the Westerly had not returned yet.
Catelyn had just set out from Highgarden and was rushing back to Riverrun day and night.
Roose Bolton was still stationed at Harrenhal.
Robb called the ministers together to make them clear about their duties.
The framework of the King's Wing system is simple to build. All Robb needs to do is move his fingers and write two words.
But in order for this system to really work, Robb needs to give people money and food, and even Robb needs to endorse their authority as the King of the North, otherwise it will just be an empty shell.
Robb looked at his ministers and sighed: "Let's take it step by step. We are crossing the river by feeling the stones. First of all, let's make it clear that in the future, all the seized materials will be sent to Riverrun and registered and accounted for by Sansa."
The money bag is the basis for Robb to enthronize his subordinates. Only with money can we win people's hearts and stabilize the country.
Even if it takes an extra procedure, Robb will count the materials before sending them out.
Sansa felt that she was valued and nodded seriously.
"Earl Blackfish, your intelligence work is mainly responsible for the battlefield. You will set up an independent scout unit. Please make a list of how many people and how much money you need."
"Earl Jason Mallister, the focus of your current propaganda work is the military merit point system and interviews with those soldiers who have been enthroned as knights. Record their words and post them in various camps. Find someone to read them every day."
With the current illiteracy and printing costs, it is impossible to make a newspaper.
But Robb wants to have the right to speak, so he can let the soldiers and the public know by posting notices and reading them.
"Thros, discuss with Lord Mallister. If there are soldiers or civilians who are willing to become doctors, please bring them to your team."
Robb knew that after all this operation, the money would probably be spent like water.
The supplies robbed from the Westerly would probably be spent in less than a month.
Luckily, Catelyn brought him good news: the Queen of Thorns agreed to the marriage.
In this way, his wallet immediately swelled again.
Finally, the meeting ended, and when everyone was about to leave, Robb stopped the Minister of Counterrevolution: "Lord Blackwood, please stay for a moment. I have something to discuss with you."
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