Chapter 579 Plague

Two months after Viserys returned from his northern tour, the unification of the Seven Kingdoms also passed for some time.

In addition to Princess Daenerys and the former Prime Minister Jon Clinton, Chancellor of the Exchequer Illyrio Morpatis, major nobles from all over the Seven Kingdoms and newly nominated Ministers of the Royal Council also arrived in King's Landing one after another.

Caravans and fleets came and went, and there was an endless stream of traffic. King's Landing entered an unprecedented grand occasion since the turbulent period. It surpassed the old town and became the largest city in Westeros in terms of scale and economy. The country is peaceful and there is no war. People live and work in peace and contentment, the climate is warm, and food production continues to increase.

The climate of Westeros is special. After the winter, the long summer has arrived, and the three or even four crops can be produced in a year, and the first batch of grain crops after the reunification of the seven countries will arrive at this time.

Its existence has greatly relieved the pressure of the food crisis in King's Landing. The food in one truck after another was lined up in a long line. The army of the kingdom escorted it from the fertile river bay to King's Landing, and rescued the capital of the kingdom. crisis.

After all, King's Landing now carries a population that is far from what other cities can carry. The influx of refugees from the northern border has brought great pressure to the riverlands, the western borders, and the valleys.

Moreover, the war in the Seven Kingdoms is fierce. This is a game for the lords and nobles. However, the reality hidden under the brilliance of legendary epics, war strategies, etc. is even more cruel.

The war has brought tragic scars to the country, the people are struggling to live, and the road is dead. Moreover, wars are often accompanied by the emergence of epidemics. They come quietly, and then take away countless lives.

When Viserys toured north, he did not find that the epidemic broke out quietly in the riverlands.

As the governor of the quasi-riverlands, Earl Geoffrey Bracken went north to the Twins City during the period of rectification, and discovered this small-scale epidemic through the report of the nobles under his command for help.

Perhaps it has something to do with the corpses left over from the war. After all, the riverlands are the last battlefield to resist the White Walkers. A large number of dead legions are natural petri dishes for bacterial cross-mutation. They took the wind and snow to bring terrifying viruses.

Fortunately, due to the intensive war, the population density in the Hejian land has plummeted, and people who have the conditions have already fled to the major cities in the south, blocking the transmission of the virus, so no serious losses have been caused. .

Spring is a high time for plagues. Earl Geoffrey Bracken once experienced a spring plague when he was young. Of course, it was not the great spring plague in Aegon Calendar 209. That plague even the king and the former prime minister and many other powerful people. None were spared.

However, although this plague is not so vast, it also dare not ignore it. The lessons from the past are vivid in my eyes. We should stop it in time before it spreads widely, so we can find it quickly and stop it quickly.

However, relatively speaking, the method of stopping the epidemic is not so humane. People in this era are even more afraid of the epidemic than war. At the same time, there is no good way to govern, and only the most primitive and horrible methods can be used.

The Hejiandi army surrounded the hardest-hit area with a net, then shot and killed all the people in the local villages with bows and arrows, and then set the epidemic area on fire with a torch, and burned the corpses.

The flame is the most effective way to fight the epidemic in people's understanding, and for the Red God cultists, the flame is also the way to purify all sins.

Because of Viserys' intentional balance, the number of Red God believers in King's Landing became more and more, which gradually squeezed the living space of the Church of the Seven Gods, so that the huge Church of the Seven Gods would not grasp the beliefs of all the people.

huh~

A monk in a red robe spit flames in the downtown area of ​​King's Landing, attracting applause from the crowd, and even some generous spectators threw down a few copper plates and silver deer as a reward.

"Ms. Nastreka, give me a golden dragon."

A lady of noble birth with brown curly hair was wearing a long green veil and floral dress, like a flower in bud. She wore the coat of arms of the Tyrell family on her chest, and then turned to face the face beside her. The family nun with acne gave an order.

"This"

And Sister Nastreka was a little hesitant after hearing her lady's order, but then she saw the affirmative eyes of the little beauty, and she had no choice but to nod her head.

"Yes, my lady."

Then the nun felt distressed and took out a golden golden dragon from her cuff. If it was before, she would never have cared about a golden dragon for the main family, but now...

The nun shook her head, then threw the gold coin to the red-robed monk who was performing hard, in exchange for the other party's ecstatic expression.

A golden dragon is very valuable. Many families in the Seven Kingdoms cannot earn a golden dragon in a year. The monk in red could not help but kneel on the ground and kowtow a few times.

"Thanks to the Honorable Miss Margaery Tyrell for the generosity!"

Immediately, the red-robed monk stood up, took another sip of an unknown liquid, and spewed out two-meter-high flames from his mouth.

"Let's cheer for the great House of Tyrell!"

The surrounding audience immediately cheered and cheered, but the noble-born Miss Tyrell just smiled implicitly and shyly, and then left here with her skirt.

Ordinary people have no way of knowing, nor are they qualified to know, the fate of the top dignitaries in the Seven Kingdoms. They thought that the Tyrell family had fallen, but it still looks extremely wealthy and profound.

Although the Tyrell family of High Court was deprived of High Court and became the Tyrell family of Star Shuttle City, after all three hundred years of prestige still exist, and the people are still in awe of the Rose family.

Lady Olenna Redwyn's plan to break through from Viserys, send Margaery to the Red Keep and lead the Tyrells back to the court failed, but the old woman did not give up , on the contrary, take a different approach.

Vilas Tyrell took office as a tax officer in King's Landing. She took the opportunity of letting her sister take refuge in her brother and finally sent Little Rose to King's Landing, and told her good granddaughter to fight Tilly in King's Landing regardless of the cost. Earl's family name.

Are the Tyrells rich?

Although the family wealth of millions of golden dragons was copied in one breath, the thin camel was bigger than a horse. Although the Tyrell family was no longer rich, it would not starve to death. After all, the strength of the family has greatly shrunk.

But even in this situation, Mrs. Olenna still instructed her granddaughter to forcibly prop up the facade of the Tyrell family. Naturally, it was difficult for ordinary people to know what she meant, but the effect was naturally there.

From the most common people, the merchants and pawns of King's Landing, to the places where luxury stores sell ivory, gold and jade, the dignitaries of King's Landing, all know the name of Miss Margaery Tyrell in the shortest time.

I also know that the Tyrell family has not completely fallen, and they are still very wealthy. They are even more in awe of Velas, who has just assumed office in King's Landing, and dare not laugh at themselves in vain.