264 – Anecdotal – Preparing for the War of Conquest of Brittany (2)
For one individual to rejoice at the crisis of others, it is deserving of criticism as a personality failure by all.
Moreover, actions that kill or injure people must of course be severely punished legally, and ethical responsibility must be taken.
However, when you go up to the stage of diplomacy, country to country in another world, that logic becomes bullsh*t that doesn’t fit the times like Young master and Mencius.
Because only the rules such as “The victim is an idiot” And “The idiot is cheap even if he/she gets hurt” Only apply, I have to prepare myself to not be looked down upon as an idiot by using diplomatic, economic, and military means.
Sometimes, if you made me shed a drop of nosebleed, you need the strength and courage to not hesitate to take revenge by turning the other person’s nose bone into powder.
Why am I thinking this now?
“This is Baron Short, deputy chief of intelligence. From now on, I will briefly introduce the current situation of the Republic of Benicia. Are you all right, Your Majesty?”
Because what I am reporting and receiving from Baron Short from now on is just that kind of revenge given in words.
If you do this kind of maneuvering, Benikea and the Italians will fight against the Muslima Empire and their power will weaken.
I have no choice but to be a good father because the foundation of my son’s empire will be built on the rock.
“Begin.”
Once permission was granted, Short opened his mouth with a meaningful smile.
“First of all, as soon as Antonio Costa, governor of Benicia, realized that we had intentionally sold gold, he bought as much silver as possible until the price of gold collapsed. However, it is expected that we will properly dry and pay for all the silver, copper, artworks, as well as the ship, which we duly purchased in advance with gold.”
“When you said it was expected, did you assume that if the war with the Muslim Empire intensifies, the priority of the ships we ordered will be reversed in order to defend your country?”
“Yes, it is. And please check this document.”
With that said, Baron Short handed me an enormously thick report, on the cover of which was written:
[Report on Current Status of the Republic of Benikea]
After that, I looked through a few chapters and found that there was a lot of serious stuff written in them.
There was a story written about an unbelievable boom that took place throughout Benikea for the first few months due to the release of a huge amount of gold.
Obviously, the economic situation has improved to the point that not only the common people, but even the beggars can buy and eat meat every 2-3 days.
It is said that ordinary citizens buy dresses and suits made of silk, just like the rich people they longed for, and even exchange rings with at least diamonds or sapphires studded with high-quality jewels such as diamonds and sapphires.
It is said that because of this boom, the approval rating of Viceroy Antonio at one time pierced the sky, and even a political party came out that advocated making the Viceroy the ‘Emperor’.
Benikeian officials, including the governor, took advantage of this opportunity to hoard precious metals that could replace gold as much as possible without informing the people of the lower value compared to gold, such as silver and copper.
Even the giants of Benikea saw the situation where too much ‘gold’ was being released, and predicted that their real wealth would run out and sold the gold at a bargain price.
As a result, it is said that the wages of the common people and citizens at one time rose almost twice compared to a year ago…
It was only in an instant that the common people, who had accepted the rapid release of a large amount of gold, slowly began to crumble.
Benikea’s economy, faced with tremendous inflation, became a mess beyond saying that it was 5 minutes before the opening.
If we throw deep red-flavored ideologies like Lenin or Stalin here, Italy, which belongs to the Republic of Benicia, will be divided into Lee/Tae/Ri/Ka?
“There is no mess like this. Your condition is worse than I thought.”
“Yes. According to the 3rd director of the Ministry of Information, the Benikea branch has informed us that a popular uprising may break out at any time. What would you like to do?”
If a popular uprising breaks out, many people will die.
Of course, if necessary, no, because if someone arbitrarily took the life of a citizen of the Kreutel Empire, it would be right to let him bleed 100 times that amount.
As Baron Short said, he might have considered setting up a budget right now to cause an uprising among them.
They are already destined to fight bloody battles with the Muslimas who want to subdue the Knights of Valdos and seize supremacy in the Mediterranean.
If Benicia collapses, the Hohenzollern Emperor of the Holy Romanian Empire will shout ‘Arigato, Sheshe, Danke’ and try to eat all of Benicia and the Italian peninsula.
In other words, it would be like porridge and handing it over to the Romanians.
“An uprising must be prevented. So immediately mobilize the ministries of intelligence, ministries of finance, and ministries of commerce, and send the caravans to support them in such a way that they can buy our food with their plunging gold. In addition, we must spare no political support to the members of the political party judged to be pro-Croitel forces in the Republic of Benicia. Given that, who do you think would be the easiest to deal with among Benikea’s politicians?”
After hearing that, Baron Short thought for a moment before he spoke cautiously.
“Honar Slivia, Vice Chairman of the Benician Republic Committee of Ten, will be the easiest to deal with. He has some political ability, and he’s a relatively young man in his early 40s. He is strongly pro-Kreutel, and has a weakness for women and alcohol.”
Women and alcohol… That’s the method I used when I broke the damn Schwein.
Are you asking this guy to use it too?
When I think about the past, I even feel nostalgic for some reason.
“Then you can use him to control the Republic of Benicia. Do you have enough women and money to keep Honar out of his mind?”
“Among the beauties identified by the Ministry of Information, there are about 10 women who have applied to become the concubines of the dictator who will take over the Republic of Benicia and enjoy fame and fortune. Among them, I plan to select about 3 people and send them to the first round, and if necessary, send them slowly after that. As for the monetary thing… Your Majesty’s empire will never run out of money, right?”
As Schott said, our empire’s ‘golden’ reserves have only decreased significantly due to the strategic and frantic sale of gold.
At an early stage, they sold gold and bought metals such as silver and copper, and a large amount of gold is regularly coming in from the newly pioneered East Prikiya.
So, as Baron Short said, my empire has become the most powerful country that never runs out of money.
If one day you find a land that looks like ‘America’ in a faraway place, and invest all the riches of the imperial family in it to develop it…
It could be possible to create a giant country that occupies northern France + the United States, which has not been seen on Earth.
“The Ministry of Finance always trembles for lack of money. hahahaha. But is our empire short of money, short of soldiers, short of weapons, or what? Of course not allowed As much as you want, let the Minister of Finance or the Prime Minister pay for the expenses. I’ll tell you in advance, so don’t worry and ask.”
The Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister know that all the plans I have tried so far have been successful, so they won’t refuse Short’s request for budget support if they give me a word in advance.
But those nobles, due to the nature of their duties, aim to reduce spending even by a single gold or silver coin and operate the budget efficiently.
If Baron Short brings up a budget bill, he will tackle it for at least an hour until he passes it, trying to adjust it to an appropriate level.
Is that why? Baron Short’s complexion suddenly darkened, and he nodded his head.
“In addition, extract 1/3 of the spies from the intelligence department dispatched to Brittanya and send them to Benikea. Disguise them as merchants and return as much gold as possible to the imperial treasury.”
“Yes, I understand. But why are you suddenly trying to get the gold back?”
“Baron Short, although I have unleashed a lot of gold in Benikea. After all, gold is the best of all treasures, and it is safest to store wealth in gold. And if you buy gold from Benikea, where the price of gold is hitting the ground right now, you will be able to buy 1.2 To 1.3 Tons with the same level of wealth you bought 1 ton of gold in the past. With the gold we collect, we will use ‘gold coins made in the Creutel Empire throughout Europe’.”
When Short heard that, what did he mean? He looked at me with that expression.
I didn’t bother explaining.
Because the scam I’m about to start from now on is to profit from casting using gold purity, a secret weapon that was often used during the Edo period in Japan.
To explain the approximate method, what if the value of a gold coin made with 90g of gold is set to 100g of pure gold?
Naturally, a system with a profit of 10g per gold coin is established…
If you do this, even if you print only gold coins while lying down, the gold will be copied.
I’m going to do this.