Chapter 141 Lord Tormund and the meaning of

At the moment when the giant broke through the city gate, Tormund led the others to charge.

The war in the Game of Thrones world is relatively simple, basically both sides set up their formations and then cut each other.

The wildlings north of the Great Wall did not even have a formation, they just cut with weapons.

Hother Umber's face turned pale, he knew very well what would happen if the wildlings rushed into the city.

There was no way, Hother Umber decided to take his confidants south to join Roose Bolton.

"Ah——" At this time, a voice came from above.

Hother Umber looked up, his face suddenly turned terribly pale.

A red dragon with steam all over its body was coming towards him.

"Dragon flame!"

The scarlet flames fell from the sky, and the defenders on the city wall let out a creepy wail.

Hother Umber, who was the first to bear the brunt, did not even have the chance to scream, and was directly burned to ashes.

Although the wildlings who rushed into the Hearth City were ready to move, they were not in a hurry to burn, kill and loot.

In the Game of Thrones world, except for the Unsullied, almost no army can enter the city without burning, killing and looting.

But any army can do this under some kind of threat, such as the wildlings at this time, Korakshuu roared in the sky, and they could only curb their urge to plunder.

After occupying Hearth Castle, Jack distributed all the wealth of the Umber family to the soldiers of the Winter Sons.

They are not allowed to plunder civilians. If they don't give money again, chaos will definitely break out.

The territory of the Umber family is enough for tens of thousands of people, and large tracts of wheat are in the wheat fields without anyone harvesting.

So Jack ordered the whole army to rest for three days, eat what they should eat, go to the brothel if they should go to the brothel, and everyone will start harvesting food after three days.

Food is the top priority. Without food, it is extremely easy to cause a mutiny in the army, and even Korakshuu can't suppress it at that time.

So Jack is not in a hurry to go south. With Korakshuu, it is the Boltons who are anxious.

In the hall of Hearth Castle, Jack saw Tormund and several wildling leaders surrounding the fireplace as soon as he came in.

Although the Children of Winter are composed of the Night's Watch and the Wildlings, only the Wildlings actually participated in the war, and all the Night's Watch were stationed at Castle Black.

The Wildlings were obviously very interested in the fireplace in the castle, because the fireplace was much warmer than the fire.

"What are you doing?" Jack asked curiously.

Tormund said with a little emotion: "No wonder everyone likes to live in a stone house, it is indeed more comfortable than a tent."

"Do you want it?" Jack asked suddenly.

"What?" Tormund didn't react for a moment.

"I ask you, what do you think of this castle, do you want it?" Jack repeated it again.

The inheritance of the Umber family was completely broken, Mormont Umber was killed by Hother Umber, and Hother Umber was burned to death by dragon fire.

Hother Umber himself had no heirs, and the only one who might be alive was Littlejon Umber, but according to Jack's understanding of the plot, Littlejon also failed to escape the doom and was killed by the Frey family.

"You want to give me this big house?" Tormund asked in surprise.

"Yes, I can make you the Earl of Hearth City, and this big house will be yours, but you will also have to bear the responsibilities of an Earl."

Hearing that he had to bear the responsibilities of an Earl, Tormund immediately resisted.

"After becoming an Earl, there will be scholars serving you, and a butler, just like you manage your own tribe."

For Tormund, he doesn't care whether he is an Earl or not, but this stone house is really good.

But Tormund is very smart, "I am a wild man. If you make me an Earl, I am afraid that the crows and the northern nobles will have opinions about you."

"So I still don't want the title of noble. You just need to build me a castle like this in the future, if we can still be in the White Walkers."

Jack raised the corner of his mouth, obviously very satisfied with Tormund's words.

"Now that Daenerys Targaryen has become my queen, I have the legal right to inherit the Iron Throne. I can crown anyone I want."

"Also, I need to remind you, Tormund, that I am not only the sea god of Atlantis and the legal heir to the Iron Throne, I also have another title, the Father of Dragons!"

"So, those who obey me will prosper, and those who disobey me will perish."

"Ah--" Korakhu's roar suddenly resounded through Hearthfort.

Tormund looked out the window and tilted his head to look at Korakhu in the house. He suddenly knelt on one knee:

"I know what to say, and I don't understand those rules, but from now on, you are my king."

Tormund was originally loyal to Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall, but now Mance has surrendered to Jack, so now Tormund swears his loyalty to Jack without any psychological burden.

As for freedom, it was just self-consolation for those who could not cross the Great Wall. If they were given a choice, they would not even look at the hard life outside the Wall. Who would not want to live in a warm and decent house?

Soon, the news that Jack appointed Tormund as the Earl of Last Hearth became known to everyone, and the wildlings scolded Tormund for abandoning his freedom and becoming someone else's running dog.

But when the news that Jack was going to build a house for them in the newly added land came out, this group of people immediately changed their faces and congratulated Tormund for becoming the Earl.

So this group of people was not angry because Tormund gave up the so-called freedom, but because Tormund became the Earl and got benefits, which made these people dissatisfied.

Jack first appointed Tormund as the Earl, and then promised to build houses for the wildlings, which instantly boosted the morale of the wildlings and made them eager to go south immediately.

Jack looked at the wildlings cheering below from the top of the castle, and muttered to himself: "It seems that only interests are useful."

He suddenly realized that although blood and surnames can bring him convenience, interests can actually make others fight for him.

However, the wildlings have no discipline at all, and it is impossible to rely on them to conquer the Seven Kingdoms or govern the North.

So Jack plans to divide the land north of Hearth City to the wildlings, and use Hearth City as the boundary to separate the wildlings from the nobles of the North.

Three days passed in a flash, and Jack ordered everyone to mobilize and harvest the wheat immediately, otherwise it would rot in the fields.

In order to stimulate the enthusiasm of the civilians, Jack even promised that they only need to hand in half of the grain.

As the subjects of the Amber family, farmers generally have to hand in 80% of the grain they grow, leaving only 20% of the rations to maintain their livelihood.

Now Hearth City has lost one-third of its population due to the Five Kings Rebellion. If they can leave 50% of their food, they will definitely have a chance to survive the coming winter.

The purpose of Jack letting Tormund announce this news is to consolidate Tormund's position and let the civilians recognize Tormund as a wild man.

The actual effect is better than Jack imagined, because Tormund lost himself in the cheers of the farmers and directly set the future tax rate at 50%.

The taxes of the Seven Kingdoms are mainly divided into land rent and household tax. The household tax is directly paid to the central royal family, and the land rent is paid to their own lords.

The land rent of the Seven Kingdoms is generally 70% to 80% of the harvested grain, and 50% is definitely a very low tax.

Jack didn't say much about this. It is obvious that Tormund, as a wild man, does not understand the meaning of the word "exploitation".