Domeric his start given a thought on how to increase is power and at the same time not getting too many eyes on him so he came to a conclusion that he needs to start low. But low doesn't necessarily have to be little. He was thinking of low as firm, as a steady base platform, as unshakeable, low as just one step from the top.
'What could be so low but so tough, so unyielding to shake' His mind spinning. As a person with a vision of modern society, a prosperous and never stop growing only one thing could be considered the low and easy at the same time the most fundamental and crucial for any future.
"Education" Domeric again speak his mind his voice sounds like someone that just had find enlightenment.
Domeric had come to conclusion if he wants power he must build power and for that, he would need people, capable men, and women that would give and maintain his power strong. People that would shed their sweat and blood for him with their heart open and their arms raised.
'I already have people, although if I had more it would be better. Now capable men are hard to find, so for that, I have to raise them myself and that would be the first step, give then education and then make their hope be me.... So what next..' Domeric plan had started to take shape on his mind.
Tybald start talking as he sees that Domeric had going for minutes unmovable and saying some words out of context from time to time ignoring thus in is presence "My lord, there...".
"Shiii" But Tybald word only to be cut short was Domeric didn't want to interrupt his line of thought as he seems to make some progress on his plan.
"Oh by the way how much people on the castle know how to read," Domeric asked as he already loosed focus.
"That would be roughly 62 men and woman," Tybald said a number after given it a light thought.
'There are around 3,000 men guarding this castle and only that know how to read.... Too low too low' Domeric shake his head
"Tybald I want you to select around 500 people around age 15, 16 and 17 and tech then how to read, write and do basic math"
"This... My." Tybald was surprised by the sudden order.
"Gave priority to son or daughter of the soldiers that want, and every person would have a salary of 10 silver a month and with food for free" Domeric said this as if remembering hards times.
"And I want it to be done in 4 months and then select the next batch of people." Domeric didn't even give an ear to Tybald words.
Tybald was even more surprised by the Domeric request. It is normal to want to have more people that know how to read and write in their castle but Domeric seems to want to go a bit farther.
"Not Even a word, just do it," Domeric said with a masterful voice when he sees Tybald want to speak something.
"Maester Warne" Domeric turn his head to call one of the new maesters
"Yes my lord" Warne had a skinny body that didn't combine with his shortness. He wore a gray robe and in his chain that he wore around his neck is made of Steel and Bronze signaling his field of mastery is construction and astronomy
"I want you to start constructing 10 BIG house side by side with 100 feet of space between each other and enough to accommodate 50 people each with chair and table all facing in one direction.... I will give you 10 day and whatever number of men you need, you could pick thus that have experienced first and then thus that were poor and want to work" Domeric gave his command after gave it a thought.
"Yes my lord"Warne Seem to learn that this new lord is the iron type. 'Sigh, and he still young, only the seven gods will know what he will become when he grew up' He just gave a small sigh
"Where does the lord want this house to construct this houses," Warne asked
Domeric gave it a thought, he didn't want it to be on Dreadfort castle. The Dreadfort territory has lots of town with most of them being close to the Weeping Water and one of the biggest is the Weeping town just being around 3 hours travel from the castle. Domeric wants something close a but not too close. " Make it 1 miles from Dreadfort castle and while you are at it make a town out there if there none "
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'But no men would wield and grow knowledge with an empty stomach and then there are the war and the winter, so I should start to prepare early.' Domeric went to next line of thought
'So how much food would I need. Roughly a person eats about 1 ton of food a year, no that by earth stander. But taking into consideration the longs winter better make a 1 ton of food for 2 years so ta that would be around 40,000 ton of food per year."
'This year is currently 297 AC and then when Jon Arryn died in 298 AC and set in motion a series of event that would be probably felt for roughly ten years. So I have to store at least half by the end of 298 AC so that gonna be around 200,000 ton of food...sigh " Here Democratic was a bit taken aback by the amount of food he would need to buy out of his territory as the other half he could prepare over the course of the year as he thought that there is a lot of food that can be conserved for that long.
'I think that mostly the territory can self-keep itself, or else all people would have died in the previous winter... But this time is no ordinary winter."
'But what if I stopped the war' Domeric had to give it some thought before but he always came with the same answer.
'Too dangerous' He as somehow clear that to do that he needs to change one specific thing like tells the current king Robert I Baratheon that his child with Cersei was all bastard of Jaime Lannister. 'For one Robert would not like the idea of being c*ckold and may kill everybody including myself just for knowing. Second, the Lannister would not want me alive after I spoke this words and accused of treason. And third, if I want to stop Jon Arryn that would be even more difficult as I am trying to say to someone that he gonna be killed by his wife. And not even talking about all other unpredictable side effects that may fall on him....'So I need to wait' Domeric feels that he needs to wait a perfect time to act as he has one single shot as it would completely mess the thing around as he wanted to take advantage of this too. And that why he wasn't going out trying to fix thing out. As every single of thing he tries to change would probably go against Overlords that could completely crush him now easily so he always comes to the same conclusion.
'I need to wait'. Domeric repeats to himself as if he is trying to keep himself going out shouting thing that would kill him.
"My head" Domeric felt his head aching from a lot of thinking.
"Does my lord want me to make some remedy for you" Tybalds step forward seen Domeric palled face.
"No, no need" Domeric still suffering from his paranoid mind about poison, so he did not easily accept things like remedy and so.
"Go no, and there are any other things that need me " He decided to stop concern himself with food for now as he felt that he still had time for that
"Yes my lord, there is a raven from the Winterfell " This time a maester all in black robe step forward, He was Grey the maester responsible for taking care of the Ravens at the castle.
"Oh, go on " Domeric was not surprised but a bit displeased as he imagines it being something about going to Winterfell and kneel. But still, want to hear that they want.
"Lord Starks send his condolence for your loss, and want you to ride to Winterfell so you can talk and see if he can assist you with anything," Grey report the message sent from Winterfell.
'The Starks, sigh... Another mess up family ' Domeric said as he remembers as the Starks as one of the main family of the North and has a huge role in the future events.
' And I want distance from that mess'.
"Send Ravens saying that a bit busy with some territory thing in it will take a while. So I don't know when I will go and...," Domeric said as the reason for this message his not just go and take some little advice and assistance and more something like bend the knee in front of the lord and at the same time being evaluated.
"My lord I think this is not suitable. "Tybald stepped forward.
"This somehow shows you're unwilling to go" Tybald spoke rashly as he saw Domeric making a disdain face.
"Oh, you right I let the formality to you" Domeric agree with Tybald. When he thought the replay he though it as if he was still on earth, with not much manner to noble formality.
"What about the time my lord" Tybald said as he takes his book read to point something.
"What about it" But much to Tybald displeasure Domeric start to make his life hard.
"You know my lord when you want to visit Winterfell," Tybald said
"Didn't I said it already when I have... Make it from here half moon" Domeric said as he realizes something. He is the new lord Bolton of the Dreadfort, infamous for being rebellious and probably if he starts showing signs of it they will probably send a campaign against me.
At the same time, some of the maester in the room start to show a little easy face, as they see that Domeric doesn't seem to be too difficult to reason with. But Domeric face starts to ugly.
Seen lots of face showing approval to this, Domeric starts to think that he must be the lord with the highest numbers of maester in his castle. Actually, a lord can have as much maester he wants in his castle or as much he can get. But most lords take about 2 as they would have to give food and a roof for the maester and the for lords is a gold dragon on an old person that from time to time is useful for them as maester stay mostly close to the castle area. And some lord doesn't like maester as they fear the maester whispering their dirty secrets to each other.