5 Final plan is set in motion

Winterfell Godswood 270 AC

MC POV:

Being hungover is not a new experience for me, going to college quickly sought to teach me everything I need to know about binge drinking but being hungover as an 8 year old is…strange. How Westeros culture allows a boy of 8 to have a few cups of ale at a feast explains why they have stagnated technologically for the last 7000 years. Realizing the sun is up I quickly get dressed to break my fast i great Jaqen and direct him to ensure no unwanted eyes and ears make their way into the Godswood later this morning.

Having Jaqen around has been a gods sent (literally) and we formulated a plan to essentially cut off any information trickling down to the south. We thought about trying to turn the spies to our side but ultimately decided to eliminate a few and monitor the rest. Turning them to our side would show our hand if they betrayed us. Either way it's just a fucking headache dealing with spies. I don't know how these other SI characters deal with them, guess it's just plot armor

Anyway, I greet my father and we begin our walk to the Godswood where the Lords are all ready gathered and waiting. This is going to be a huge moment for the North and start a decade of prosperity before King Aerys goes truly mad. I am unsure how I am going to play the rebellion, though I've already spoken with my Father about fostering for Ned and possible Lyanna in the future. If we have already agreed to a fostering location for Ned before Jon Arryn approaches us to foster him in the Vale then we can avoid offending them as much.

"My Lords it warms my heart to see all of you again this morning. Today I will be sharing with you the most important news the North has been blessed with since Bran the Builder." My father begins with, and doing a damn fine job at setting the mood. "I'll cut straight to the point. First the earth shakes we felt a while back have proven to be a huge boon to the North. We sent out a few scouts and it turns out that it opened a good sized canal staring at the Fevre River running in front of Moat Calin all the way to south of White Harbor. I'm sure you all can imagine the impact this will have on the North." My father exclaimed to the now shocked crowd. Shouts of disbelief and praises to the Old Gods are heard from all the Lords. Some even walk over to the Heart Tree and start praying to thank the gods.

"My Lords that is not all. House Stark will begin rebuilding Moat Calin and the next Lord of the Moat will be determined shortly after its completion, though the plan is for my son Ned to take over as the Lord there in the future. To restore the Moat we will be using a new type of contraction material called concrete. It's essentially liquid stone that hardens quickly allowing us to build at never seen rates" my father explains to the Lords. Yes I know, concrete, another basic SI uplift material but versus the alternative of placing stones with mortar it's a no brainer. Also with the increased steel production we are able to properly set and place reinforcement beams within the concrete for bigger buildings. " A demonstration will follow for this concrete. House Stark will be in charge of the production and distribution of this new building method." My father finished the second to last point. Now it's time for the final and most important change to the North.

"Lastly but most importantly my son and some of his craftsmen have discovered a way to create clearer glass than the myrish at a much cheaper price!" He proudly shouts out to the Lords while a servant (one of the many faced assassins) brings in a chest containing some glass panes and a small glass cup.

Shouts of disbelief ring out from the gathered lords. "No way this is crazy" "Bless the Starks and the Old Gods" "Heir Stark the Wise Wolf!" And other similar exclamations ring out from the Godswood at this massive reveal.

"My lords please calm down I am not finished." My father yells out and after a few moments the Lords calm down enough for my father to finish. "House Stark will be beginning glass production for greenhouses to be built in each keep in the north. We will be selling these at simply the cost of materials and labor. Believe me they will be drastically cheaper than the Mryish counterparts. I'm sure with you're new industries you will be able to afford a few green houses in the coming years! Finally please coordinate with Lord Manderly to help set up trade deals for your new products in the coming years." My father finally finishes his speech to the collective smirks on every lords face.

We then all leave the Godswood and proceed back to my warehouse area for a demonstration of concrete by some workers building a small portion of a road. A simple layer of gravel/small rocks and concrete over it isn't going to last like the Roman road networks but is a vast improvement over the crap dirt paths we call roads in the North.

The feast ended with a final meeting that night going over how the North will implement all of the changes discussed in the previous two days. Roads will begun tentative construction for the next few years until the next winter comes (around 272 AC) and every Lord will farming and utilizing their new industries in preparation for the coming Winter.

White Harbor 271 AC

Lord Manderley POV:

The last year has brought more coin to my coffers through trade than I I've ever seen. That boy Brandon Stark is blessed by The Old Gods. The things he has came up with are just not conceivable otherwise. When he first got a raven a few years ago he almost laughed at the idea of selling Ice, now those pansy southerners can't get enough and are still buying every chip of ice we ship south. Then that boy sends another raven detailing exactly what he wants my trade fleet to go find in essos, crazy animals and plants I've never heard of yet each and every one of them were not only exactly where he said but were exactly what he described. From there I was his number one supporter.

Now he is sitting across from me with his little smirk as I'm racking my brain over these ship designs. He couldn't stop at glass and liquid rock and now is somehow a master ship designer? Crazy! However, the more I look at these two new ships, the more I can imagine the face of those southern Lords when they see these beasts of the sea. The first is this Caravel ship with these triangle angled sails. It does not seem too far off from the standard naval warship of the Crown but if his claims on this piece of parchment are true then it will be faster and easier to sail than any of those ships. The design that has me shocked is this 'Galleon' ship that is massive. A true Queen of the Seas this ship could be. Three decks and almost 240 feet long these would cost a fortune to build but would be virtually floating castles on the water.

"Lord Brandon, are you sure all the claims you make here are correct? I am not doubting you but I am just skeptical as you can imagine. This was deemed impossible before you entered my Solar" I try to not sound disrespectful as he has delivered every time he claims something but as a sea loving man and house I am bound to be skeptical.

"Lord Manderley I promise you everything in this design is correct, in fact they will perform above these metrics over long distances after you show the sailors this special item I've managed to create" The Heir of House stark says while pulling out some small glass box from his bag. "This is called a compass, it will always point to the North no matter which direction you are standing. Here test it out. Walk around in a few circles and see how it always points to the North" He explains as I take the small box and start walking in different directions.

"Mercy of the Seven!!" I exclaim as Gods be damned the boy has done it again. This little box may be the biggest boon to sea faring travel since the invention of sails. I can already imagine how much faster sailors can travel to any port with this device, always knowing the direction they are going. "Lord Brandon you have done it again, do you not have any mercy for my heart you can't just whip something up that changes everything we know about something and act like its just a casual invention you've made."

"I am happy you share my excitement for the compass and ships Lord Manderley. I am going to put you in charge of building 100 caravels by 276 and 5 galleons by 277. House Mormont is also currently building a joint military shipyard with House stark to build 50 Caravels and 5 more galleons in the same time frame. Can you get this done?" Lord Brandon has big ambitions it seems, while this is not impossible it will be quite difficult given the lack of workers.

"Lord Brandon this is possible but can you spare any workers? Even basic labor of gathering resources is needed and will speed up the process by moons" I don't think he can spare much labor but it is worth a shot.

"Actually Lord Manderley we just wrote to the hand Twin Lannister to allow any small folk in Kings Landing to be allowed to move to the North for work. With the increase in food production we are able to support a large population. I can predict around 20-50 thousand people from Kings Landing and the other Kingdoms coming to the North. I will need your trade fleets to provide passage for some of these new workers." There it is again, this kid is one step ahead of everyone it seems

"Perfect Lord Brandon I will get to this immediately. I hope you are planning on staying a few more days here in White Harbor! I have a few grandchildren that I'm sure would love to show you around" I know it's a long shot but if one of them can befriend this young Heir then my houses future is secured.

"I'd love nothing more Lord Manderley and I look forward to White Harbors hospitality" he replies back. This is going to be an interesting decade for sure. The winds of change are upon us.

Authors Note: As you know the past few chapters were heavily inspired by "Just Another SI" by 'Justanotherfan217' and all credit for his ideas of improving the North. It is fairly cliche as of now but I will be divulging from cannon and adding my own ideas heavily in the coming chapters.

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Until Next time

-Sooman