Model Citizens 2.0

Looking at the black flag hanging behind Jon, Owell felt as if the common sense accumulated in his more than fifty years of life had been overturned.

In his impression, Westerlands belongs to Casterly Rock, and Casterly Rock will always belong to Lannister. But now it has changed, which makes him feel a little confused.

But just feel confused, this is not a big deal.

Anyway, from now on, Jon will be their lord. The taxes that should be paid must be paid, and the blood tax that should be paid must also be paid on time.

To a certain extent, it was thanks to this war that he, Owell, was able to become the patriarch of House Maranbul in his fifties.

He was just a branch, and a relatively remote one. If the main family hadn't been killed in battle and the nearby branch hadn't returned, the clan leader wouldn't have been able to take his turn anyway.

Just a dozen days ago, the entire Westerlands received news of the fall of Casterly Rock. Jon asked them to come to Casterly Rock within ten days to swear allegiance to themselves, otherwise they would go to crusade in person.

Now let alone Westerlands, the entire Seven Kingdoms already knows the reputation of this illegitimate son.

In terms of military ability, the Green Fork and King's Landing have been proven. In terms of personal force, he personally killed the Mountain. It is even said that he can do witchcraft!

The most important thing is that the elite Westerlands brought out by Tywin have basically been lost, and most of the first-line nobles have also died on the battlefield.

A lot of the worse ones died under the joint attack of the North and Iron Islands armies.

If it weren't for the fact that Iron Islands people are not good at attacking cities and most of them are active in coastal areas, then the number of Westerlands nobles who can take on tasks will be further reduced.

Jon There is no need to summon them to ask for an oath of allegiance. Any decrees and punishments only need to be issued. Whichever family has second thoughts can just let the army drive over.

The rest are basically weaklings, third-line and substitute nobles who have no ability or courage at all.

These people were either raised as the sons of Wanhuai and had fun bullying the peasants every day, or they couldn't see any way out and worked as housekeepers in the castle or something like that.

This is the case with Owell, he comes from House Maranbul, House Maranbul originally had a strong cavalry, Battle of the Green Fork, Battle of the Red Fork, Battle of King's Landing all have their presence, but now they are buried on the battlefield together with Marbrand Earl.

Next to Owell is a little boy who is no more than ten years old. The peacock pattern on his body indicates that he comes from House Shaluete.

Owell It can be seen that none of these people have the unmistakable princely temperament, and there are even two families who are women.

Seeing that everyone was almost here, Jon looked at these Westerlands substitute princes and said, "Before my army arrives, you should have received the letter from His Majesty the King who canonized me as Lord of Casterly Rock and What happened with Warden of the West means that I am your lord, but you still follow Tywin to resist me, so I am here to declare you all guilty in the name of King Stannis·Baratheon I!"

Jon's cold and heavy voice echoed in the hall, frightening all the old, weak, women and children.

Owell looked at the nobles around him, all of them had their heads lowered, not daring to say a word, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Perhaps the family's past glory gave him some courage. Owell stepped forward and said quickly, "Your Majesty the Duke, we don't want to, but Tywin, Tywin him."

"Okay, I understand what you mean," Jon said calmly, with no emotion or anger in his tone, as if he was making some fateful pronouncement. "But I will reduce your territory. Depending on the number of troops you send, I will reduce it by 50% to 70%. I will send bachelors to measure the land."

Fifty to seventy percent."

Although the people who came to Casterly Rock were basically unruly substitute nobles, they also understood that Jon confiscated so much of their land in one fell swoop, and the family's vitality would be further damaged. However, they didn't feel bad about selling their own land. They had to pass this test first.

It is said that Lannister occupies almost three-fifths of the land in Westerlands. If Jon confiscates it, 85% of Westerlands's land will be controlled by him.

Some people with resentment in their hearts began to curse Jon's greed in their hearts. They did not like Jon's face of swallowing up the land.

With such a huge land, it can be said that Jon only has one person. Without his family to help him, these lands cannot provide output.

Although all the substitute nobles were waiting to see Jon's joke, their faces were still very respectful.

"In addition, there is also the issue of fines." Seeing that no one dared to object, Jon felt a little regretful. If he had known there would have been more fines, he would have left them a castle. "Forget it about the fines."

Jon This decision surprised everyone.

Forget it? Does he really not want it? "

After hearing the news, all the substitute nobles turned their heads and looked at each other, as if they couldn't believe their ears.

You must know that fines are indispensable for defeated nobles. If sufficient fines cannot be paid, land confiscation and territorial abolition are commonplace, and the two are often even carried out at the same time.

And Jon actually said that he didn't want everyone's fine, which surprised them very much.

But soon they knew the intention of Jon. They saw the attendant pulling a trolley in front of everyone. On the trolley were square animal skins of different sizes.

The smaller one is about the same as a handkerchief, and the larger one can almost sew a waistcoat.

"This is Gold Dragon Certificates." Jon picked up an animal skin the size of a handkerchief and said, "The smaller one is one thousand pieces Gold Dragon, and the largest one is ten thousand pieces Gold Dragon Zhang, through these certificates, you will deposit the gold coins in Casterly Rock. If you need money in the future, you can come and get it. I think there is no safer place in Seven Kingdoms than Casterly Rock, right?"

Voucher? "Owell was stunned for a moment, and then he understood that Jon was carrying out a very special kind of robbery." Will Casterly Rock spit out the gold coins if they are delivered to him?

Isn't this a joke?!

It seems like it's just a different form of fine.

Just when someone was trying to figure out how much of the leather Jon should buy, he added again, "If you save more, I can let him manage the family's castle, territory and affairs, and these will be recognized by me."

Jon said calmly, as if he was talking about some gift.

But a group of people who came to swear allegiance suddenly wondered why Jon specifically asked the main branch and side branches to come together since Jon wanted them to come and swear allegiance.

Although they only have the management rights of the territory now, it can be seen with the naked eye that almost all the main branch families of Westerlands have declined, and the more flexible side branches have long been ready to attack those orphans and widows.

Now that you have the endorsement of Jon, why are you still hesitating?

It's not like they haven't made money by managing family territory in recent years. Now is the time to spend money to buy status!

If given enough, Jon might directly canonize them as the main branch to inherit the castle title and territory!

So what are you waiting for!

So under the hint of Jon, a group of representatives from the branch began a frantic buying spree. Within a short time, all the so-called Gold Dragon Certificates made by Jon's order craftsmen were sold.

Jon only prepared one million Gold Dragon deerskin notes, but in the end these people raised a bonus of 1.61 million Gold Dragon for Jon.

Jon knows very well that now is not the time to promote paper money, but such large bills can raise enough money for himself to do things.

Westerlands Although the foundation is still there, the whole territory is experiencing continuous wars, and it is easy for a pessimistic atmosphere to pervade.

In particular, more people are looking at themselves as outsiders," and they are full of wariness.

So Jon needs to reward soldiers, rebuild towns, carry out projects, and even hold festivals to make Westerlands active again.

And all of this requires a lot of money.

In addition to these places where money is needed, the biggest hole is the resettlement issue of Mountain Clans.

As early as Jon's plan to "intercept the rain" worked, he sent Raven to Vale to send a message to the Mountain Clans tribe, telling them that they could start preparing to move westward.

The total number of Mountain Clans tribes in the entire Moon Mountains is about 160,000, and just relocating would cost tens of thousands of Gold Dragon. This is even after Old Walder gave itself a "discount."

For Westerlands, Jon is a foreign household, and the same is true for Mountain Clans.

Place them safely by your side, and leave them with food, drink, and protection, and you will feel much more at ease when you sleep.

Moreover, these 160,000 people can also play a role in supplementing the population for Westerlands.

Take the previous invasion of North and Iron Islands as an example. The North people may only grab some cattle, sheep and gold, but the Iron Islands people will not even spare the population.

In addition, Lannister had been recruiting troops continuously due to the war, and Westerlands had a certain manpower gap.

If cost was not a problem, Jon would even want to bring Beyond the Wall Wildlings to Westerlands.

It is said that there are many outsiders in Westeros", the Wall Needless to say, Beyond the Wall is of course Mountain Clans of North, Red Mountains of the southern border, Mountain Clans of Vale, Crackclaw Point of Crownlands.

Aegon the Conqueror's wife Visenya once rode a giant dragon to conquer Crackclaw Point, and the aborigines on Crackclaw Point also liked to call themselves "the model subjects of the Dragon King" during the more than three hundred years of Targaryen's rule.

The Dragon King also gave them preferential treatment without paying taxes, and they paid the blood tax when the Dragon King needed it."

The family on Crackclaw Point is the area where Kingsguard appears most densely.

During the decisive battle between Rhaegar and Robert, almost all the adult men in Crackclaw Point followed, and most of them had even died in the battle.

It can be said that he is loyal beyond words.

Jon has the same positioning for Mountain Clans who moved westward.

In the past, Targaryen made the residents of Crackclaw Point loyal for three hundred years just by virtue of his identity as a dragon king. In the future, Jon plans to improve the literacy rate of these people, provide them with first-class medical care, prioritize officials and military officers among them, ensure their status, and completely bind them to their own power.

And these Westerlands nobles standing in front of Jon at this moment, Jon has no intention of sharing power with them.

When Highgarden arrives, Jon is ready to ask Citadel for a large number of "semi-finished bachelors", that is, bachelors who are still undergoing training.

As long as they can read, these people will become their own bureaucrats and help them govern Westerlands.

The lord system of Seven Kingdoms is like dividing Westeros into ships of different sizes, while Jon is to create the aircraft carrier of Iron-Linked Ships.

To put it simply, concentrate on doing big things and prepare for Long Night.

After temporarily handling a lot of matters such as defense, army, vassals, etc., Jon set off for Highgarden.

Before leaving, he also wrote a letter to Theon, inviting him to attend his wedding.

Theon is not bad at heart, at least he is much better than Cthulhu beasts like King Balon and Euron. If he can control Iron Islands through him, then his future plans can be greatly accelerated.