By the time Princess Daenerys returned to the Starry Sept, Rogge and the others had already properly collected the ashes of all the victims and buried them in the cemetery near the Sept; even the monument for this riot had already been erected.
It clearly recorded that the monks of the Starry Sept, at the instigation of the Hightower Family, incited the populace to create reactionary rhetoric, attempting to resist the royal family. Their actions angered the Seven Gods, who sent down stars, directly eliminating those heretics. And the devout Seven Gods believers of Oldtown, under the miracle of the Seven Gods, bravely swept away those with impure faith.
The words on that huge stone tablet were even carved by Mongo with his Valyrian steel scimitar, which saved a lot of effort.
Looking at the cemetery before her, although Princess Daenerys's heart was not greatly stirred, she still wanted to do as much as she could for them. So Princess Daenerys instructed Rogge,
"Rogge, tomorrow you arrange for someone to count the civilians who died in the conflict at the Starry Sept this time. Each family will receive a pension of two hundred silver deers. Those families left with only the old, weak, women, and children can collect a monthly living allowance of thirty silver deers from the Oldtown Garrison in the future."
"The Garrison should also pay more attention to their lives, and try to take in as many intelligent children as possible."
Although Rogge was somewhat perplexed, he still respectfully agreed,
"Yes, Your Highness! Rest assured, I will ensure that these pensions are fully and safely distributed to those families."
Two hundred silver deers was already a huge sum for ordinary families. Although many of Oldtown's bandits had been mostly cleared out, there were still many swindlers and thieves hidden in Oldtown's slums.
They could easily target these recipient families. Especially those whose pillars of the family had fallen, without the protection of adult men, these assets could become a disaster for those women and children.
If they could receive the care of the Oldtown Garrison, it could at least deter those petty scoundrels.
Princess Daenerys did this not hoping to gain a good reputation, but merely for peace of mind. Of course, if it could leave a good reputation among the people of Oldtown, that would also be a good outcome.
As night deepened, the sea dragon bones and the solidified steel on the Sept Square were still radiating warmth. Princess Daenerys once again carefully sensed these iron pieces and found that the magic power contained within them indeed showed no signs of dissipating.
This made Princess Daenerys extremely excited, because in that case, these iron pieces could be forged into armor and weapons with effects similar to Valyrian steel.
After all, opportunities for such large-scale blood sacrifices were rare. This time, Princess Daenerys was merely going with the flow. Otherwise, if she had to disregard human lives for the sake of forging top-tier weapons, she truly couldn't do it.
Looking at Oldtown, which was usually brightly lit at night but now showed few lights, Princess Daenerys knew that the subsequent cleanup work also needed to be handled carefully, and absolutely no opportunity for the Hightower Family to make a comeback could be left.
"Rogge, tomorrow you recruit another three hundred young soldiers, making a total of three thousand, and quickly build a brand new Oldtown Garrison. Also, the Old Town Wharf can resume normal traffic tomorrow."
Through Rogge's performance these two days, Princess Daenerys recognized his ability, so she instructed him,
"I think the Hightower Family's vassals will also arrive one after another, so be sure to guard all roads around Oldtown. I don't want the situation we've finally stabilized to stir up any more trouble!"
Upon hearing this, Rogge's heart was filled with joy. Princess Daenerys saying this also indicated that the management of the Oldtown Garrison and the Wharf might be handed over to him.
Rogge was merely the bastard son of a minor noble, and had been working as a mercenary knight in King's Landing. A few years ago, he was imprisoned in the Red Keep's black cells for severely injuring someone in a drunken brawl.
It was Princess Daenerys who rescued him and secretly funded him to gather two hundred subordinates in Oldtown. Now, taking advantage of the Oldtown riot, he made a name for himself and became Princess Daenerys's capable subordinate.
"Understood, Your Highness. Rest assured, I will arrange it."
"Oh, by the way, Your Highness, what should be done with the detained ships?"
The crime of plundering them had already been borne by the Hightower Family, so Princess Daenerys naturally had to come out and play the good guy. Princess Daenerys, who had already planned, said to Rogge,
"The ships of the various families of the Seven Kingdoms should be returned directly to them in my name. And tell them that to compensate for their losses this time, they can be exempt from taxes if they trade at Holy Flame Island for the next year."
"As for the ships from the Free Trade Cities and other parties, let them redeem them at half price. Since they don't have money on them now, you can have them sign IOUs in the name of the Oldtown Garrison."
Rogge's eyes lit up upon hearing this. There were quite a few ships currently impounded at the Old Town Wharf. Even if the merchant fleets from the Free Trade Cities redeemed them at half price, it was estimated that at least four to five million gold dragons would come in.
And even if the ships of the various families of the Seven Kingdoms were returned to them for free, how could these families, who had been doing business abroad for years, not show some courtesy?!
"Oh, by the way, doesn't the Hightower Family also have a fleet of over twenty three-masted ships? Tomorrow, you directly requisition five of them and arrange for people to send these cooled iron pieces and that sea serpent skeleton from the square to King's Landing."
"Tomorrow, you also arrange for five hundred people to go to the Hightower to transfer the Hightower Family's tribute to the royal family onto the ships, and transport them all to King's Landing at that time."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
"I know everyone has worked hard these two days. Tell everyone to hold on a little longer. Once the matters in Oldtown are completely resolved, I will reward them handsomely!"
After Princess Daenerys discussed some details of the tasks Rogge was to handle next, she walked towards the Hightower escorted by the Unsullied and Mongo.
Because the distance from the Starry Sept to the Hightower was not far, only a twenty-minute walk. The main reason Princess Daenerys did not return by dragon was that she wanted to take a closer look at the current situation in Oldtown.
Along the way, Princess Daenerys and her group saw no one except the patrolling Oldtown Garrison. The vast Oldtown was eerily quiet, and except for the torches in the hands of the Unsullied, there was hardly any light visible along the way. This showed how much impact the riot had on Oldtown.
By the time they returned to the base of the Hightower, the dragons had long since eaten their fill and were quietly resting. Only Amoros, perhaps because she had just laid Dragon Eggs, was still feeding on the pile of corpses.
However, at this time, there were not many charred corpses left on Weirwood Square, estimated to be around two to three thousand. Nearly twenty thousand corpses had been devoured by the dragons in the past two days.
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