Chapter 615 Urban Expansion

Originally, today's Imperial Council was discussing population and health issues in King's Landing.

The army of the night watchmen began to reclaim the north, and the people of the north scattered all over the Seven Kingdoms, including King's Landing, should return to their hometowns. Because returning to the north also needs to rebuild their homeland.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with this group of people staying in King's Landing, but they generally have no assets, no permanent residence, and no job.

When they stayed in King's Landing, they became a black hole of public security, fighting, stealing, robbery, smuggling, etc. The city garrison was busy catching these criminals, and six out of ten people were wandering northerners.

And the most important thing is the issue of the city's population. Although the city has been able to accommodate a very considerable population after several rounds of expansion in the three hundred years of King's Landing, it is still unable to withstand the pressure of explosion and surge in a short period of time.

Today, the sultry climate brought by midsummer has been shrouded in the entire city of King's Landing, which makes the smell of this "city on a cesspit" even more unpleasant.

Even the nobles living in Aegon's High Hill and the royal family in the Red Keep can't stand the stench. In addition, in recent days, the news of small-scale epidemics being reported by nobles from all over the world has become more firm. Reese's determination to tackle King's Landing's health problems.

He plans to allocate funds from the national treasury, the Imperial Council provides a huge budget, and entrusts the doctor of architecture in the academy to advise and find the best craftsmen in the kingdom to guide the work on the spot. One way is to expand the size of the city, and the other way is to transform the underground sewage facilities. The two roads will go together to completely solve the sewage problem of King's Landing.

Unfortunately, the issue that was supposed to be discussed at the regular Imperial Council this week was interrupted by the news of the arrival of Her Royal Highness Princess Renes Targaryen's menarche.

This is a major event that is enough to attract the attention of the nobles of the whole country, because the girl's identity is extremely prominent and her blood is noble.

"His Royal Highness, the eldest princess, is coming, this is a good thing, Your Majesty."

"In fact, before the arrival of Her Royal Highness's menarche, I don't know how many nobles want to ask to marry Her Royal Highness."

At the Imperial Council, the Minister of Intelligence, Varys, swayed his head slightly, folded his hands in his sleeves, and said.

Viserys divided the three dragons equally among the only two girls of noble blood in the family, his niece Renice and his sister Dany.

Her Royal Highness Princess Daenerys is still young, and her bloodline is extremely pure, with silver hair and purple eyes like His Majesty the King. Of course, her hair is not as sparkling as His Majesty's, and her eyes are not as pure as Viserys.

The bloodline power of Her Royal Highness The Eldest Princess was slightly lacking, but she still possessed a dragon and was accustomed to fighting.

She once rode the giant dragon Rego to set fire to the Western Territory for three months, leaving a deep psychological shadow on all the Western Territory nobles and commoners.

Plus the girl has reached marriageable age. Therefore, the voice of begging to marry Renis has never stopped in the kingdom.

In the Imperial Council Hall, Varys sat in his seat and coughed lightly and continued to speak.

"However, we must learn the lessons of previous dynasties and history, Your Majesty."

"His Royal Highness the eldest princess cannot marry outside to prevent the outflow and dilution of the true dragon's blood, so..."

"Yes."

On the other side, the great scholar Marwin, who was sitting next to Varys, also nodded and said. The two seemed to have had contact before, and Marwin was the one who knew Valyria the best among all the people present.

Bachelor Bull said in a rough and dull voice.

"Dragonlord is the title of the ancient Valyrian Forty Houses, who vie for dominion over the Valyrian Freehold, including House Targaryen."

"However, the reason why the Dragon King is called the Dragon King is precisely because of the ability to control dragons. This ability comes from their mysterious and pure blood."

"Therefore, in order to maintain the purity of the bloodline, the Dragon Kings will choose to marry close relatives. The more common ones are siblings or siblings, and it is not impossible to marry multiple wives at the same time."

Maester Marwyn speaks of the ancient tradition of Valyrian dragonlords, who chose to do so in order to keep their bloodlines pure.

"As for the front."

On the other hand, Varys took over the words again, and he became much more cautious when it came to the bald eunuch of the former dynasty. The former dynasty here refers to the Targaryen dynasty. Although it is nominally split, there are still innumerable strands. contact, Varys carefully considered his language and spoke.

"I have communicated before with the bachelor of Marwin and many bachelors of the city."

Maester Bull, wearing Valyrian steel links, nodded slightly.

"The extinction of the dragon and the decline of the Targaryen family have a mainstream view, which is because the Targaryen family frequently intermarryed with foreigners for political reasons after uniting the Seven Kingdoms, resulting in the blood of the descendants being mottled and mixed. The power is fading."

"The ability to control the dragon has declined, and the dragon has lost its partner and gone extinct."

Varys's words made all the ministers of the Royal Council present nodded in approval.

Except that the Chancellor of Justice Oberyn frowned a little, because his brain was smarter and he thought more things.

The Dornishman's brows were twisted into a pimple, the brown face was a little serious, and then the brows slowly stretched.

Some of the people present also noticed that Oberon's face was a little unhappy, and he knew the reason, but he didn't say it.

The issue of heirs will always be a taboo that cannot be easily touched by any world, any era, or any country. A little carelessness is the price of shattering the bones, and it may even affect the entire family.

On the other hand, Viserys also had some headaches about this matter. He rubbed his temples and said.

"Everyone, don't worry about this."

"We'll talk about it later."

The Valyrian Dragon King does need inbreeding to keep his bloodline pure, which is how they survive and reproduce, and he understands why his ministers are anxious for him, because Viserys does not have a suitable male heir right now.

However, Reness was still a little young, and because she was too familiar, Viserys couldn't accept it.

"hold on"

"hold on"

Monogamy is a common cultural practice in the kingdom, and Viserys already has his legal wife, Arianne.

Although Aegon, Maegor, and others had set him a good example, there would still be a little worldly impediment to marrying a second wife and conferring the queen's seat.

Certainly you can't hold a wedding with a lot of fanfare, and the best result is to keep a low profile.