213 – Midterm Inspection (2)
A tea house in the civic quarter of Orléans Castle.
I thought while drinking a cup of black tea on the outdoor terrace there.
In Korea, I have often heard these words.
‘ It doesn’t matter who becomes the president. That guy is that guy. It’s just that I work hard, eat well, and live well’, as if he had no interest in politics at all.
In the Joseon Dynasty or the Goryeo Dynasty, people would say, ‘No, how can I say that the change of the royal family has anything to do with me?’ But…
The words were accepted as truth among the lower classes and serfs in Europe in the Middle Ages, when democracy was not yet established.
Even if the lord changes, the citizens and the rich don’t take it seriously as there is no particular disadvantage if they pay bribes as they did to the former lord.
On the contrary, if the newly changed lord provided more wealth and interests, the loyalty to the lord he served in the past was thrown away like a devoted wife.
It seems very heartless and immoral, but in Europe before nationalism appeared, loyalty was a concept only applicable to nobles who served the lord.
Therefore, it is common sense in this era to remain loyal until the lord changes, but then leave no regrets behind.
Maybe this Orléans region, which I now rule, is also influenced by this kind of thinking…
Activate the employment market through civil engineering, encourage nobles to hire local servants, give wages to those who do not have arable land as soldiers, and give those who want it an opportunity to learn regardless of their status, even to the academy opened the way to go.
Therefore, no one was to be seen in the manor who longed for the Duke of Orléans and his family.
“Even when I was in Korea, there was a saying that the best boss is not a good boss or a competent boss, but a boss who gives a lot of money… I feel this time and time again, but even though the times are different, this principle does not change.”
That said, I do not intend to demand unconditional loyalty for the king from the people of this era, as I did to the people of the Joseon Dynasty.
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I think their ideology is far from that, and Simbo, who says he will take more than what I did for them, is a thief.
Now that I’m on a civil administration inspection in the form of a civilian, I should listen to the voices of citizens who are not listed in the documents rather than being immersed in these thoughts.
Thinking about it is something I can do later when I’m alone in the office.
After organizing my thoughts like this, I focused on the surrounding scenery and people’s voices.
“Tonight, in honor of Her Majesty Kreutel’s virtue, I will give you a treat. Beltron, Sauman.”
“No, what happened to the guy you hated the most when the new King arrived? Judging from what he said, he seemed to be in a mood to revolt along with the nobles… “
“Shh! There’s no way anyone can eavesdrop on something like this, but be careful what you say, you crazy bastard. When did i say that
hehehehe, the fact that this brother’s troupe won 5% of the road construction from Orléans to Baron Festers, so he’ll soon become rich. So shouldn’t we be loyal to the merciful Highness Kreutel?”
Certainly, I haven’t deployed any of the Kingdom’s intelligence units this far, but they wouldn’t have even dreamed that I would be in a place like this.
It would be possible for me to approach them and surprise them by saying, ‘There are no spies, but there is a king.’
Also, you said you were inspecting the civil administration, but you also have to deal with real business. Now is the time to come…
“Here are two cups of chamomile and two cookies and cakes with lemon jam, please. I’ll take the seat in a private room.”
At first glance, it may sound like simply ordering tea and dessert at a cafe, but…
This is the code I decided to use when communicating with Count Vladimir, who came on behalf of my father-in-law, the King of the North, and Marquis Simon, who came on behalf of the Emperor of the French Empire.
So I got up from my seat to join them naturally and said with a smile.
“Uh, aren’t you Lieutenant Colonel Biscuit and Major Gray? Since you two are coming together, may I join you?”
The Marquis Simon, pretending to be Lieutenant Colonel Biscuit, heard me and smiled at me.
“Ah, Lieutenant Miller. Why were you here drinking tea alone like a noble monk? Come in.”
“Thank you. Because the tea tastes particularly good…”
And we went straight into the private rooms provided in the cafe.
“Then, have a good time.”
As soon as the employee said that and closed the door, Marquis Simon looked at me and said.
“I never thought you would take over a duchy so quickly. Personally, I thought it would take a year, but to kill only nobles with titles to collapse command and then divide them… He is truly the incarnation of Mares, the god of war.”
“This is too much. Still, thanks to my quick takeover of the Duchy of Orléans, your right to speak should have risen… Yes, did it bring good results?”
Marquis Simon heard me and smiled.
“Is it possible? Upon learning that His Highness had conquered the Duchy of Orléans, His Majesty the Emperor immediately gave the order to mobilize soldiers. An expeditionary force of more than 100,000 will be ready by the spring of next year.”
Two counties were taken away, and nearly half of the territory was plundered by the fires of war… How on earth can you assemble an expeditionary force of over 100,000 in just two years?
I wondered how much the French emperor had been grinding his teeth at the Eline Empire, how such a number of expeditionary forces would be possible… The more we mobilize, the better it is for us, so it doesn’t matter.
“It seems that His Majesty the Emperor of France has accumulated a lot of things for Emperor Adolf. However, given the opportunity to avenge that enemy, isn’t it a good thing indeed?”
If I am the person with the most bad feelings for Emperor Adolf, I will not be left out either.
Yesterday’s enemy, who became an opponent in the Battle of the Territory in another world, can become today’s friend, and if you share the profits from this war, the bad feelings of the past will be resolved and you can become friends.
This is the case with Emperor Francis and I.
If I succeed in my expedition, the Emperor of France will remain as an extraordinary military leader who took revenge by sharpening his sword of vengeance and expanding his territory even after losing two counties from ‘an idiot who lost two counties’. .
“How about you, Count Vladimir? Did you get the armor and supplies I gave you when I was on the Maxburg Duchy expedition to Blueport about a year and a half ago? Also, what is the current situation of internal division in the Holy Romanian Empire?”
Hearing that, he said in an excited voice with a happy expression on his face, as if he had won first prize in the lottery.
“Thanks to that, I was able to fully arm 100,000 soldiers, Your Highness. In addition, the Empire is divided into the Deus Reformed faction led by the Duke of Pappenheim and the traditional faction led by the Emperor of Hoelzollern, and a deep conflict has arisen. No, it can be seen as on the verge of a civil war that may break out at any moment.”
I received reports from the guy Wycliffe midway through, but I never thought he would be so active.
Thanks to that, I split the empire in half using only money and a few priests, and my father-in-law will try to reign over Romania as the ‘Lion of the North’ using the armor and weapons I provided in the north.
As long as the two fight, no matter how the war situation goes, the rear of the Kingdom of Creutel will be safe.
“Very good… So now I’m going to explain a strategy that we can all benefit from. I hope you will listen carefully to my story.”
At that, two people focused their attention on me.
“First of all, the kingdom army led by me will enter the Duchy of Brussels via the Earl of Perius in the spring of next year. Correspondingly, the father-in-law of the Northern Alliance mobilized all 100,000 troops and quickly took over the Maxburg Duchy.
After that, he invaded the territory of the Elector of Burg and built a base for the Northern Alliance. At the same time, in March of the following year, the French Empire must gather soldiers in the Marquis of Presso to attack the Countess of Millie.”
If you do that, perhaps a total of 100,000 French soldiers, including volunteers sent by the Elaine imperial family, will face Elaine’s Earl of Milly on the side of the Marquis of Presso.
As soon as the father-in-law who entered Romania secured Maxburg, he would make an agreement with the Duke of Pappenheim and prepare to divide Romania into Roma/Ni/A.
“And perhaps the Duke of Brussels and the Emperor will hold me at Falcon Castle, an impregnable fortress built in the County of Perius, and prepare to repulse our forces from within the Duchy of Brussels… I’ll try to get through Falcon Castle as quickly as possible. Then you will be able to fight a decisive battle with the emperor of Elaine, who has come to support the Duke of Brussels.”
I boasted that I would penetrate Falcon Castle in an instant, but I have no intention of using siege cannons.
It’s just that the castle is dropped by a little application of traditional methods.
“If I win a decisive battle against the enemy led by the emperor, the emperor will try to retreat to the rear… Don’t worry about that, just get on with the operation. I’ll say it again, depending on the success of this operation, it’s up to you to become public servants and enjoy wealth and fame for the rest of your life, or whether you’ll be defeated. So from now on, do your best to prepare.”