53 -Chapter 49-

-POV MC-"Let's go back, if I follow you, Tyrion, you would like me to strip the Stark family of their title as Wardens of the North and even make them a Viscount family, then assign them a debt of 4.6 million to the Iron Throne to be paid under?""3 years""Hahahaha and who will be the new Warden of the North?" I asked."I volunteer," said Tyrion."You volunteer, truly very generous of you, Lord Tyrion..." I said with a mocking smile, and the northern lords also laughed."Enough joking, even though I find all this very amusing, the Warden of the North must come from the north, and I will not let a Lannister control the largest territory of the seven kingdoms."Tyrion laughed and sat back in his place. I returned to my seat and said:"Although Tyrion is crude and has no tact, he is right, so I will follow his advice. The punishment for all these crimes will be that the Starks will be demoted by 5 ranks, the North will assume a debt of 5 million golden dragons, all families will be demoted by one rank of nobility, and the North will be divided into two."All the northern lords looked at each other incredulously and turned their heads towards the silent wolf who said nothing, and I continued by saying:"There are two illustrious lineages in the North, the Starks and the Boltons, the Red Kings and the Kings of Winter. The Boltons will have the suzerainty over the eastern half, and the Starks over the western part."No lord looked happy, and some even looked at me with extreme resentment, and before another pandemonium was launched by a hot-blooded lord, I said:"But...given that the Starks hid me for 14 years and that the North fought to avenge my uncle and my grandfather as well as for the liberation of my mother, who was thought to be kidnapped by my father, I increase the rank of nobility of all noble families of the North by two ranks, and House Stark and Bolton will each be raised to the rank of Ducal Houses. The Northeast will be renamed the Red Duchy, and the Northwest will be renamed the Winter Duchy... and I reward the North with 7 million golden dragons as well as a tax and duty exemption for a duration of one year."All the northern lords ready to launch a rebellion were stunned, and a few seconds later, the Great Jon, who had been sent away to be "treated," came before the king and kneeled, saying:"I am sorry for trying to kill your dwarf.""It's nothing, he shouldn't have spoken to you that way, take your place again," I said in a magnanimous tone.He sat at his table, and I continued by saying:"The Martell house keeps its title of Princely House," I said, and the Martells raised their wine cups towards me."The Lannister, Tyrell, and Greyjoy Houses will be raised to the rank of Duke. The Reach, in addition to the last unpaid gold debt of 3,000,000 golden dragons and a food debt equivalent to 5,000,000 golden dragons, will be punished for treason by a rank of nobility and an additional 5,000,000.""Your majesty," quickly said the new Duke of the Reach, Mace Tyrell."If you open your mouth to say anything other than thank you, majesty, for sparing me, I will burn the entirety of Highgarden with wildfire."The now Duke of Highgarden stammered a few times before his mother hit him with a cane, and he sat back down. I didn't need to be polite with traitors. I gave them a chance they didn't seize, and they took advantage of it to stab me in the back."In reward for the services rendered to the Iron Throne, Duke Lannister and all his vassals will be granted a tax and duty exemption.""Your Majesty, reducing taxes and offering gold is a good reward," said Tyrion."No, it's not a good reward. The Lannister Army was the only one to support me, and it fought valiantly for me. It's the only army that neither holed up in its castle waving the banner of neutrality nor simply turned against me. It deserves a real gift, and I know that gold no longer holds real value for your family."All the nobles applauded, but envious glances were directed towards the table of the old lion. I then raised my hand to stop everyone and said:"Now, I want you to welcome the 10 commanders of the Royal Army, each of whom will command a legion of 10,000 soldiers in the future. They are all great heroes of this rebellion that I have crushed. From today, I am creating an order of knighthood, The Order of the White Dragon. Each person who is part of the Order of the White Dragon will have the same rights as a high-ranking noble, such as a count.There is only one way to reach the rank of knight of the Order of the Dragon; it's to have been knighted by the King and to have greatly contributed in the war effort or in the royal army."Trumpets sounded, and 10 people entered in full armor, a custom suit of armor, a black breastplate highlighting the body's muscles, a golden cape, and a helmet similar to that of the legendary Spartans. I started the award ceremony for my newly promoted Commanders.