Elf Tensei Kara no Cheat Kenkoku-ki

Lesson 8: Imperial Weaknesses

I was packing at a house in Slam Street in the Empire. I'm leaving here today.

It had been about three weeks since I came to the Empire.

Meanwhile, it focuses on gathering information. There was no interference from Ashno, but I always felt watchful. He had various other negotiations with villages and towns that took anti-imperial positions around the Empire, and was responsive.

The forces that are disgusted by the Empire are extraordinary.

If you get out of the empire with wonder, you're out of surveillance. That's probably why we were able to negotiate with other forces, but there was some kind of confidentiality in the empire that we wanted to hide.

The surveillance on me in the Empire was somewhat similar to the signs following Erin's lady. Probably the same kind you were talking about.

If put in during the war, it becomes a threat. One or two of us might be able to do something about it, but dozens, if that class of monsters comes, we can't fight them by decent means.

The fact that you didn't do more than spy would be Ashno's private soldier, but you can't be alarmed.

"Can you make it easier for me to win?"

Recognize once again the severity of this battle.

The information gathering was also carried out in their shadow. I'm pretty nervous, even though I can do whatever it takes to just run away.

"But there was a lot to gain"

I see a way to break down the empire.

Bonds circulated by the Empire. It can be purchased with five gold coins and exchanged for six gold coins the following year, but surprisingly, this was beginning to circulate as a banknote.

Indeed, the lives of ordinary citizens are tragic, but the economy is rather revitalised among some of the great merchants who have escaped the squeezing of the empire and among the nobles.

Unlike gold coins, banknotes are convenient because they are not lightly bulky. Moreover, although temporarily, there has been an increase in the circulation of gold itself. The total amount written on the bond is more than the original gold coin.

Acknowledging this effect, they're going to do bonds in one of the four largest cities now, as well as in other cities.

It's a form in which the system that was devised to squeeze gold has produced unexpected effects.

"I enjoyed the good side of the note. I need you to get into the pit properly."

Banknotes are mankind's greatest invention, and at the same time they have failed many times to cause countless damage.

You can treat just pieces of paper in the first place as being of the same value as gold coins because of the promise that they can be exchanged for gold next year, and the trust in the empire that makes you believe it can be done.

The moment it collapses, there is a risk that it will be out of paper.

"It's only a matter of time before you use bonds as notes downstream, not upstream."

It's the same as gold, and you can buy six gold bonds for five gold coins. It will also be a matter of time before we start turning all our holdings into bonds.

That's what happens two months later in my reading.

That's why I aim there and smash it.

I light the bonds I was purchasing for research.

"For once, you seem to be working hard to combat counterfeiting."

The bond is thoroughly counterfeited, using watermarks, digging in, and an even more imperial-specific special blend of ink.

Most of all, there would be very few countries themselves that could make this, such as paper making techniques that made paper thin and strong, or printing technologies that enabled mass issuance.

But...

"I could make fake bills. Watermarks, digging in, I don't care if I become a Dwarf queer. Ink material and formula analysis is over."

Deepen your grin.

It's easy to devalue banknotes. All you have to do is distribute it in large quantities so that the Empire can't exchange it for gold coins. The moment you notice around you about it, the banknote's existence turns into just a piece of paper.

The inhabitants of the Empire turn all their gold coins in hand into bonds without thinking ahead. If the bond loses value afterwards, its economic damage is immeasurable. There will be panic and riots and they will greatly sharpen the imperial power.

Paper raw materials are available in large quantities soon. You can buy raw materials in the Empire and go home for the non-stick ink.

I'll sprinkle fake bills at the right time, along with drugs to forget my anxiety. The people who want to escape reality glare at me. If we do well, we'll be able to make the empire a mess before the war.

I finished the necessary shopping and left the Empire behind.

When you leave the empire, you feel your gaze and turn around. The jade-eyed girl waved at me and dropped me off.

Words don't change. Because that's for each other.

Then, after about a week's journey, I reached Elsier.

Along the way at Belle Elsier again, we have checked the fertility of hemp but it is very good and we are getting to the point where we can harvest next month.

The weather is good and fertilizers have all been decided, but I guess thanks to everyone at Belle Elsier for their hard work and care.

"Finally, you're home"

I crushed emotionally when I saw how Elsier was doing.

I feel a lot nostalgic even though it's only been a month.

The exterior wall of Elsier rests on a wall that is being built for penetration work. The foundation work has largely been completed. The process seems to be progressing ahead of schedule, but I feel quite comfortable without looking clueless.

As I tried to go through the gate and speak to one of the elves who was the gatekeeper, a silver shadow popped out of the gate with great momentum.

"Brother Cyril!

Almost at the same time as my voice, a girl with silver fox ears and mundane tails comes around my waist. The neckline with red jewels looks good on it.

"Brother Cyril! Brother Cyril! Brother Cyril!

He's rubbing his cheeks around his stomach, shaking his tail, calling out my name.

I don't feel bad when I get nostalgic so far. I stroke my head with a bump, the girl narrowed her eyes.

"I'm home, Yukino. You've been a sweetheart for a long time."

"Welcome home. Brother Cyril. I've always missed Brother Cyril."

Yukino turns red in his face. That said, he takes a hug. And when I lined up to the right, he shook my hand in embarrassment.

"Well, you know I'm coming home."

"Brother Cyril flew me a dove from Belle Elsier. Based on the weather, I calculated the speed of pigeon movement and the departure time assumed from Brother Cyril's personality, as well as the frequency of the break and the pacing allocation, and predicted this much, and I watched over it."

"That's right, my best apprentice"

When I compliment her, Yukino gives her head when she says to stroke and stroke her, so she strokes her squeamish and brutally. Yukino would love to be as strong as this. He left his body with me to see how happy he was.

"Was there a problem while I was gone?

The jewels on Yukino's necklace...... I wouldn't have had that big of a problem with the medium of disposable communications magic left, but I couldn't help but ask.

"There was nothing in particular. I baked it because bandits and imperial deserters attacked me, or a herd of wolves from another mountain, and baked it because they attacked the goats, or because Master Loreau persevered, and so much more."

"... I don't know if there's anything in particular about that."

I really can count on this sister's share.

I need to keep Loreu for later. It's like a warm yukino going into exercising his powers. I wonder how much you've done.

When I look at Yukino, I feel like I've grown a lot even though I was only about a month away. Girls these days grow up as soon as they keep a little eye out.

"And, Brother Cyril, I made a lot of cokes, and I keep the sulfur properly. Both, I made double what Brother Cyril asked me to do."

"That helps. I'll use it all the time in the next war."

I really need to weigh in on the battle using science and technology more than I can rely on witchcraft using mana. It doesn't matter how much sulfur it takes to be the raw material for gunpowder. Handguns, cannons, mines. Every one of them uses gunpowder.

With nitrogen fixation by the Harbour Bosch method, nitric acid can be scheduled in large quantities, but the only way to obtain sulphur is to have it separated from coal in the tunnel.

The presence of Yukino, who prepares it without using Queiro, was greatly appreciated.

"I need to compliment you a lot on your hard work Yukino. I'll brush you for a long time later. Actually, I got a good shampoo for my souvenir. It'll be even more glossy."

"The princess's tail! Brother Cyril, I love you!

Yukino shines his eyes with great joy.

Really cute.

Watching Yukino like that, I thought if this kid went to his wife, I wouldn't cry.

Yukino is twelve years old now. In two more years, we can get married. I wouldn't leave such a good boy alone with the guys around me.

"Well, I'll go. I need to see Lucier and Kuw soon. Brushing is tomorrow night."

Brother Cyril.

Yukino pulled my hand, whispering my name.

"What's wrong, Yukino?"

"Reward, I want it first"

Yukino opened his mouth with his face and ears down looking sorry.

"Why?"

"Brother Cyril, when I go home, I fill my head with things about Lucier and Sister Ku, and I forget about Yukino"

"That's not true."

"Yes!"

Unusual, I'm surprised Yukino shouted.

Yukino probably wanted to keep me to himself. So this is how I waited in front of the gate. Exclusive appetite specific to children. I don't know how that feels.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Brother Cyril"

The person who said it also became a surprise.

"But just a little more, I want you to be Brother Cyril of Yukino. Stay with Yukino until the reward is over.... No?

Yukino has been obsessed with his superiority.

I laugh.

"Fine. Shall we go to my workshop, then? I'll brush you there. But it's only an hour. Because I have a lot of work to do."

"Thank you! Brother Cyril. I'm sorry for being selfish."

I'm sure you've been lonely and in good shape for a month because you've been away from your favorite brother. It's not as silly as asking for a cute favor as this.

"That's okay. It's a kid's job to be selfish, and your brother's happy."

"Is Yukino, my child? But since you're a child, Brother Cyril..."

Yukino, hearing my words, looked complicated for a moment and smiled as usual.

"Come on, Brother Cyril!

Yukino pulling my hand and walking ahead.

I made up my mind to brush it for you today.