A Mid-level (Middle-aged) Office Worker’s Laid-Back Industrial Revolution in Another World

Takeo, who joined Mia and the others safely, came to the office of the Adventurers' Union.

"Lord Kitamizato, this way.

As soon as I walked in the front door, Follett called me.

Next to the counter in the back, Burt was waiting for me after packing the crap in the box.

"Thank you, Mr. Burt and Mr. Follett.

You're done boxing, aren't you?

"Yes. Later, if Lord Kitamizato goes through the process, we can ship it.

"Okay.

Well, I'm gonna go to the reception for a second.

Takeo went to the receptionist to see where he was shipping and his current balance.

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"Cassandra... the line that just came in has two arms?

After all, Erica and Cassandra were observing humans in the office while making tea in the coffee space in the corner of the Adventurers' Union's office, unable to discover a request that seemed possible.

"Dear Erica, perhaps a knight.

Nevertheless, I didn't know I could have five knight classes with me. I guess I'm not a leader in line.

Cassandra also says as she looks at it.

"Hmm... and there's a cat in my face from that leader's man backpack..."

"Yeah, that sounds like a moffy feeling.

"Maybe I'll talk to you later.

"All of a sudden, you're suspicious to speak up, aren't you?

"Right - um..."

Erica worries about how to speak up.

and a man who was at the counter gets up and goes to the back with the other five.

"Ah... he's gone in the back.

"Is that the conference room in the back?

You're going to have a meeting.

"Well, you seem to have some more time to worry about it.

Erica said with pleasure.

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"Lord Kitamizato, the sound insulation is over.

When Meyer enters the small conference room, he sits four people in four corners and develops the magic of sound insulation.

"Magic is a handy thing.

Takeo says with admiration.

"But I can't do it for very long, so please be brief.

"Okay.

Shall we start with me... Mia, balls?

Will you report back to me after that?

"Yes."

"Nha."

Takeo and the others began the exchange earlier.

"Hmm... I see.

Mr. Meyer, first of all, economic links between the Katlanda Empire and the Willip Union... what do you think?

"Lord Kitamizato, thank you for shaking that story.

I didn't think it was possible to import or export all items.

Until now, wheat, pots and other necessities + preferences should have been imported and exported only a few... "

Meyer sighs.

"In a way, we have to review the way we take information from the Second Intelligence Squad.

Arkin sighs.

"Truce agreements and economic cooperation... what lies ahead?

Follett asks.

"It must be a military alliance.

Brooke sighs.

"?... Mr. Brooke, probably not, right?

Takeo says it back in wonder.

"Really?

"Because there's no point in having a military alliance.

In my opinion, you are in the midst of a truce agreement - a non-war agreement - economic cooperation.

What's more, is it a stream of tariff easing - tariff abolition - breaking down non-war agreements - annexation?

"" "" "Ha!?

Everyone is surprised.

"What is a merger!?

Follett asks.

"It's integration that sticks the region together on the basis of an agreement. Absorbing is the merger.

Leaving the agreement is the assignment. It is separation independence that forces us to leave.

Takeo explains.

"No, you don't mean words.

Do you read that the top of this country thinks of merging?

"Come on? I was just wondering if it would be a cut-off to govern with annexation or integration.

How does Mr. Meyer read it?

"I'm building what Brooke calls a military alliance to build a common front against our country.

Four others nod at Meyer's words.

"Hmm... the idea is to win by centralizing the armies of two countries in either His Royal Highness Cliff or His Highness Neil...?

"Yes."

Meyer and the others nod.

"Well, can you even think of it that way?

Takeo says as he conceives.

"Lord Kitamizato has a different idea?

Brooke asks.

"Yes... which put it out... well, I think I'm the Katlanda Empire...

Firstly, I believe that we will have an agreement on non-war and align our footsteps on the front with the Kingdom of Azpar.

Next, we call for economic cooperation so that agricultural products can be exported from the Wilip Union and industrial products from the Katlanda Empire.

Mr. Follett, what do you think would happen if you did?

"Huh?... you mean we complement each other?

"We complement each other... well, it's going to look superficial.

I hear the Katlanda Empire is a less developed area of agriculture.

You would buy large quantities of agricultural products from the Wilip Union.

But... as for the Wilip United side, what do you think will happen to blacksmiths within the Wilip United once cheap weapons flow in from the Katlanda Empire?

"I could get hit and the numbers would go down... Ah.

"Craftsmen who make weapons decline.

What if we were to flush another cheap weapon, that is, a large quantity of weapons of a quality a little below what we are equipped with?

"... the opponent's military power will be reduced.

Bart answers.

"Gradually lower your opponent's national power before starting a battle with the Kingdom of Azpur.

And... "

"The United Willips and the Katlanda Empire side lose.

And let the Willip Union do a great deal of damage...?

Arkin says troubled.

"Yes.

Privately, on the Katlanda Empire side, I was wondering if we were going to make a draw, and on the Willip United side, we were going to make a huge loss.

So, once the Katlanda Empire decides that the Wilip Union has lost the battle and ensured a reduction in military power, it breaks the Non-War Agreement and opens the end of the war to the Wilip Union all at once.

And I see that you control about half of the Wilip Union.

"Lord Kitamizato, can you do that?

"I know you can... but the Willip Union won't be stupid either.

The question is how to take the nonwar agreement in the direction of destroying it...

But it could work, right?

Maybe he really made a military alliance with his opponent in the Kingdom of Azpur... "

"But?"

"It's not the idea of working with other countries in an external war... but what if we win?

"We're going to have a military alliance to win, right?

"Hmm... but victory means more trouble... for example, right?

Suppose two aristocratic territories on Lord Cliff's side could have been occupied as a result of the battle, right?

"Yes."

Arkin nods.

"How do you split it it?

You can't rule the whole thing just because the Katlanda Empire is facing it, can you?

How are we going to split you up into a non-adjacent Wilip Union?

"It's out of battle."

Bart answers.

"How do you judge the outcome?

Is that the number of dead allied soldiers?

Is that the number of surviving soldiers on the front line when it's over?

Or is it the number that occupied the most villages and towns in the war?

Is that the number of heads of regiments or soldiers?

I'm clear to say that the multinational military alliance is a defensive battle, but you don't feel like you have a lot of trouble later in an invasion battle even if you win as a result.

Takeo sighs.

"So what about attacking at the same time?

Follett asks.

"If you're attacking at the same time, you can stay on the no-war agreement.

There's no point in purposefully concluding an aid treaty called a military alliance.

So back to the first point, I think we should pay attention to where we started economic cooperation.

Well, there's no result from talking about it here around there.

It would be a good idea to ask the civil servants and martial arts officers of Wang Du to think about it and come up with guidelines as a country.

"By the way, Lord Kitamizato, what if the theory of military alliance, unlike what Lord Kitamizato thought, were unified within the King's City?

"I won't do anything about it, will I?

The foreign policy of the country is the sovereign business of the King's capital, isn't it?

(i) It's not something that the director of the institute opinions... and it doesn't change what His Majesty does because he's unwilling to invade in the first place.

I'm just committed to creating an unbeatable country.

"I see."

Meyer and the others snorted.