Chapter 26

  "How many people are left in the tribe?"

 Samwell, who was sitting at the head of the cabin in the center of the camp, asked...

  Below him, the new leader of the Tiger Tootl tribe, along with shamans and a group of elders, had gathered.

  "My lord, there are still more than 2,300 people in the tribe, but most of them are women, old people and children."

  Of course, Samwell heard Cheman implication, and asked,

  "Is there any shortage of food?

  " There is still enough food now, but due to the lack of young adults, the prey harvested in the future should be greatly reduced... It is estimated that there will be food shortages in a short time." Samwell rubbed the back of the chair, of course he knew in his heart that the warriors of the tiger tooth tribe , young and strong had either died in battle on Bleak Island, or they had become his own captives.

  Of course he didn't want to release these captives, after all, he had to rely on them to build his territory.

  However, these women, children, and old people of the tiger tooth tribe cannot be ignored.

  Whether it is out of humanitarianism or to buy people's hearts from a utilitarian perspective, Samwell must settle these people well.

  However, it is indeed difficult to support so many people with the money and food in his hands.

  But Samwell wasn't too worried.

  After all, He just won such a big battle, isn't it too much to use this to increase investment from the investors?

  Samwell asked himself that compared to those entrepreneurs who dared to ask for money just with a PPT ( PowerPoint Presentation) , he was already a rare honest businessman .

  After pondering for a while, Samwell said:

  "Cheman, count the number of elderly people over sixty years old and children under ten years old who are left in the camp. According to statistics, I will establish an orphanage in Bleak Island to take care of these people. Of course, entering the orphanage is voluntary, and if there is someone at home to take care of them, they don't have to come."

  "You are truly a benevolent lord!"

  Cheman and a group of elders bowed their heads and said sincerely.

  Samwell continued:

  "As for the women in the camp, if they wish, they can marry my unwed warriors, and for every tribal woman who marries to Bleak Island , I will give a silver coin of a reward as a wedding gift."

  "Thank you, Lord Caesar!" Cheman bowed again, "It is the greatest honor for a Tiger tooth woman to be able to marry those powerful warriors under your command!"

  "Since you have become my people's leader , don't use the name of the Tiger tooth tribe anymore. From now on, this place will be called Tiger tooth Village, Cheman, I appoint you as the village head, and be responsible for managing this village for me." Cheman hurried bowed to Samwell respectfully , knelt down and said,

  "It's my honor."

  Samwell lifted him up and said,

  "Considering that tiger tooth Village has just experienced a war, I will exempt you from taxes for three months. However, if there is a war, , tiger tooth Village must respond to my call."

  "Yes, my lord, it is our honor to fight for you!"

  "Cheman, please write to other nearby savage tribes on my behalf and tell their leaders, I am also willing to accept them to become my subjects, and the treatment is the same as that of the former tiger tooth tribe."

  "Yes, my lord."

  In fact, Samwell did not have much hope for other wildling tribes to join him. existence, like the leaders of the rest of the tribes would definitely not be willing to pay an extra tax to random lord on their heads.

  However, the posture still has to be put out first.

  In the future, these savage tribes can be slowly conquered, but the most urgent task is to digest the tiger tooth tribe first.

  Afterwards, Samwell made an appearance of being close to the people, and consulted the elders of the clan development .

  These clan elders were also sensible people, so of course they didn't dare to take the opportunity to raise excessive demands , lest they offend the lord, so they only raised some trivial opinions.

  In order to show his kind side, Samwell also complied with their little requests.

  Only the opinions raised by the tribal shaman Saru made Samwell frown.

  Originally, the Tiger tooth tribe believed in the so-called "God of the Mountain". Now that they have come under Samwell, Saru wanted to know whether all the tribesmen should convert to the Seven Gods.

  Of course, Samwell knew that faith must be treated with caution, otherwise it would easily cause turmoil.

  And these savage tribes living in the Red Mountains actually have different beliefs. Some believe in the seven gods, some believe in the old gods, and some believe in other messy gods, such as the "God of the Mountain" of the Tiger tooth tribe.

  If they are forced to convert to the Seven Gods, not only will this Tiger tooth Village be prone to problems, but other savage tribes will probably be more resistant to Samwell after hearing about it.

  But in Westeros, except for the northern border, the Church of the Seven Gods is the official religion. If they learn that the people under Samwell believe in all kinds of messy gods, they will probably send someone to question them.

  After pondering for a moment, Samwell said:

  "My subjects have the right to freedom of belief. If they are willing to convert, the Seven Gods will naturally open their arms to them. If they are not willing, they can still retain their original belief."

Considering the pros and cons ,Samwell finally decided not to go to the Church of the Seven gods .

  After all, increasing one's own strength is the top priority, and he certainly doesn't want to push the savages in the mountains to his opposite because of belief issues.

  As for the accusation of the Church of the Seven Gods... To put it bluntly, how many 0"priest does it have?

  After the former religious group was forcibly disbanded by Maegor I Targaryen , the Church of the Seven Gods has lost the ability to interfere with the lord's affairs by force.

  If only small priests are sent to held accountable, Samwell has plenty of ways to deal with it.

  Anyway, try to delay it as much as possible, and when he has enough strength, he will naturally have the confidence to bargain with the Church of the Seven Gods.

  Just like the nobles in the northern border, don't they still stubbornly believe in the old gods, does the Church of the Seven Gods dare to send people to burn the weirwood in their homes?

  "You are truly a benevolent lord!" Wizard Saru said respectfully.

  Just when Samwell thought the other party was done, Saru actually said again:

  "My lord, can I recommend a young man to be your attendant?"

  Samwell frowned again, a little displeased in his heart, feeling that The old man in front of him didn't know what to do, and he actually wanted to push people around him.

  Seeing that Samwell had misunderstood himself, Saru quickly added:

  "My lord, he is a descendant of the clan chief. If you can accept him as a servant, it will be an honor for everyone in the tiger tooth tribe."

"The son of the old chief ?" Samwell looked at Cheman, "Do you have other brothers?"

  Before Cheeman could speak, Saru explained,

  "No, I mean the grandson of the old patriarch, Katu."

  Samwell instantly realised it, the look in Saru's eyes suddenly became bright : "Is he the son of Cheka, or the son of Chemu ? You can summon him"

"Yes my lord"

A thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy hand was held by saru and he said,

  "Katu, you will become the lord's attendant. From now on, you will lead the horse, hold the spear, clean the armor, and obey all his orders. Do you understand?"

  Katu couldn't help shaking his head, and said in a muffled voice:

  "But I don't want to be his attendant, he killed my father!"

  "He killed your father on the battlefield, in a fair way, You shouldn't hate him because of this, but you should learn from his bravery. Moreover, if you continue to stay here, I'm afraid you will die without knowing why."

  "Why?"

  "Do you know how your grandpa died?"

  "Didn't grandpa die of illness?"

  "No, he was smothered to death by Cheman!"

  Katu opened his mouth wide, apparently shocked by the news.

  Immediately, he shouted: "Then why didn't you tell everyone?"

  Saru put his index finger in front of katu lips, motioned the other party to keep his voice down, and said helplessly,

  "Even if I tell the truth, how many people will believe it? It will only cause the tiger tooth tribe to fall into even greater turmoil."

  Afterwards, Saru didn't say any more, took Katu's hand and returned to the wooden house.

  "My lord, he is Katu."

  Seeing Katu standing there blankly in a daze, Saru quietly pushed his back.

  Katu secretly glanced at his uncle Cheman, then quickly looked away, stepped forward and knelt in front of Samwell, and said,

  " Respected lord, please allow me to be your attendant."

  Samwell looked at Cheman, he saw that the other party was looking at the ground expressionlessly, as if he didn't care about what was happening in front of him.

  "Yes , I accept ."

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