Price of Management

We took the luxurious carriage Julia had saved and left Kingdom Leaden.

It was a wagon used by a bankrupt nobleman after touching the business, so the ride was very comfortable.

I'm gonna ride this thing forward.

I can't believe I'm going back home with two promising employees who received titles and lands and amazing beauty. This is the true golden recipe.

It was Julia who was strong and strong, but it was the first time she had ever left Kingdom Leaden.

What if I meet a monster? Why didn't you hire any mercenaries? What if the bandits show up? They must have kidnapped me and sold me to an old nobleman for a fortune! ’My back was restless, expressing my worries and harassing me.

So I summoned Norm and Woundee.

Julia no longer worries about me knowing that I am a spirit. Instead, I revealed great interest to my sweet spirits.

“Oh my! How cute! ”

- Heh heh, I'm cute.

“Ugh!”

Julia squeals and hugs the gnome. Sis was also interested in Wounded, who had never seen him before.

I shocked the spirits with both of them, and it was noisy inside the wagon.

The wagon was being dragged by a young wagon, but when I saw the wagon driver driving quietly by himself, I was sorry and gave him some quality Jerky for a snack.

By nightfall, I built a mud house in the right camp and made Noonum stand on fire.

In the wagon, Sis and Julia sleep, and the wagon and I are homeless in the earthhouse.

We cannot let our precious sheath sleep in the cold ground.

I don't know if Julia's gonna make it anywhere.

The next morning, Julia complained about wanting to take a bath.

I had Wounded clean everyone in 10 seconds. My body as well as my clothes were washed clean and all the moisture was washed away and dry.

Julia was very happy when she had a pleasant shower in no time.

From then on, I sat in the wagon for a long time and asked her to call Woundee from time to time when my butt is sweaty.

It was a very loud and demanding staff. I heard that the more complaints you have about everything, the more likely you are to succeed. But do you think you'll be happy living like that?

After traveling for eight years, I finally returned to Lord Kunt.

I was happy to see Kunt Castle from afar.

Happy to be back home?

You're welcome.

Travel in a wagon with Julia who complains four or five times a day. You'll be just as happy to be out of jail by the end of the day.

It was so painful.

It reminded me of my ex-wife.

“Whoa! It's been really hard. ”

Julia said, jumping off the wagon first. I was so cold that I tried to squeeze one with my gnome. Don't you say that!

My mental fatigue is because of you!

“But where is the Chamber of Commerce's office? ”

“Follow me.”

I gave a golden coin to the wagon as a tip and asked him to put it in Max's Resting House's backyard. Then I took the two of them to the office.

When Julia saw the office, she was dumbfounded.

“Restaurant?"

“Hahaha. I bought a restaurant building and still use it. What do you think? The decor is familiar, right? ”

“Yeah, except it's a little rusty without the decor. ”

Stop complaining!

Then Hansen, who was in the car in the kitchen, appeared.

“Huh? Master, are you here? And they...? ”

“Say hello. You know cis, right? This is Julia Lauren. Both are employees of our meeting starting today. ”

“Yes? Really? ”

Hansen's face brightens. You finally escaped from Hell of a job.

Hansen lightly greets Sis, who already has a face, and greets Julia.

“My name is Hansen. When I was a kid, I was a pharmacist, and I worked at the Caroc Grain Awards for a year. ”

“Nice to meet you, Hansen. I'm Julia, the last descendant of the ancient Lauren family. You're a fallen aristocrat, so you can just take it easy. Recently, I was the owner of a high-end restaurant in King Leaden. Take good care of her."

“Oh, yes……. ”

Oh, my God.

Historic Lauren family, aristocrats, high-end restaurant owners, and more. Julia shuffles a little bragging and steps forward to crush the aircraft.

Hansen was... … well, he was just preempted.

Thus, the second factor of the council won the auction to Julia.

I asked Hansen to teach the two of you everything about the Chamber of Commerce before leaving the office.

It was because I had to give my greetings and greetings to my father and brother and tell them that I would receive my title and territory.

* * *

“Yes? War? ”

I was really surprised to hear the news.

War?

In my past life, our territory was never the subject of a territorial war until the Horn Empire invaded.

Surprised by my question, Arthur nodded his head.

“Yes. I'm not sure yet, of course, it's just a guess. ”

At the center of our Kunt order, we are adjacent to the Count of Petram to the south and to the east, bordered by the Count of Molth.

By the way, the new territory I received is further south from the order of Petram.

Anyway, two neighboring lands to the south and east must be suffering because of the Great Famine.

However, since we were healthy and had received all the slums from the outside, we had a large population, we deserved to get sick.

Moreover, the memories of their past lives are known to be greedy characters.

Even if they invaded our family with their hands, it was no wonder. They're good enough.

But this is also an unexpected result for me.

Even though I know the future, I'm not very good at it.

If I had predicted this would happen, I would have done it with both of them.

Anyway, now that this is happening, we'll have to fix it somehow.

I told you.

“I think the same as you. In the last civil war, the Kunt family was promoted to a writer by your father and expanded their territory. Moreover, he managed to minimize the damage of the Great Famine that hit the continent, and even earned my title and territory. As anyone can see, our Kunt family is growing rapidly. ”

Father and Brother Arthur nodded. I was proud and proud of both of them.

“Wounds in neighboring territory like this couldn't have been good news for them. The psychology that we wanted to get rid of before we were bigger. and greed to take away our lands and our property. ”

He snorted.

“Hmph. Tell them to come as much as they want. I'm not exaggerating my power, but I'm not afraid of people like those glasses. ”

That, Father, is overconfidence.

Arthur said.

“But if you two work together, you should not underestimate the fact that you can only count 2,000 troops. Combining mercenaries and conscripts will make them more numerous. ”

I told you.

“If you think about their funding, you won't be able to hire many mercenaries. You're a conscripted soldier. You don't need to worry. But 2,000 troops are clearly a threat. There are only 500 regular members of our family. ”

Four times the difference in troops.

This is really intimidating.

No matter how much my father owns his share of 100 people, that is not enough.

“Instead, we can hire more mercenaries because we have more money than they do. A little disadvantage, but worth a try. ”

“As long as it's worth a try. When the battle begins, I will invade the enemy camp and retrieve the heads of the two. ”

It's been a long time since my father showed his determination. He was anxious to fight.

Well, there was no one as talented as Petram or Maltese as his father. That's why the two of them must be holding hands....

Oh, yeah?

Wait…….

I opened my eyes to the thought of touching my brain like a flash.

“They would have held hands because they were afraid of you. Right?"

“Of course. Where is the man who will face your father in this area? ”

Arthur shrugged his shoulders because he felt good about his opponent.

“Then will their armies join you on the road? ”

“Hmm, I don't think so. Bird of Petram will attack from the south. Bird of Molth will attack from the east in both directions. We can target the effects of dispersing our troops and avoid him on one side. ”

“That's it! ”

“Huh?"

My father and Arthur looked at me with a face that they didn't know.

I laughed and said,

“Think about it. Like you said, they'll attack from the south and east, respectively. ”

The two nod.

“Then what is the pace of marching of the two armies? ”

“Huh? That's it... ”

Arthur opened his eyes wide to see if he had realized something. My father understood the point of my words like a thick knight on the battlefield.

“I see. Those cowards will march like turtles. The first to fight will be against me! They don't want to fight each other first. ”

I nod, smiling.

“And that's where we get a chance to take them apart. ”

“Good idea. There's a good chance! ”

Arthur was happy, too.

I kept saying.

“Brother, how much money can a family spend preparing for war? ”

"With the exception of ongoing food purchases and the cost of saving the poor, about 6,000 Redinas are available. ”

“I'll see 5,000 more Redinas with my military funding. How about buying more horses, armor and Lance to increase the number of mounted men? ”

“You're right. We need to increase the number of mounted troops as much as possible to increase their maneuver speed so that it is easier for each wave. I could recruit 200 more regular troops and train them for the cavalry as soon as you pay me. ”

“There are a lot of poor people who don't have jobs. ”

Arthur laughed at my words as well.

“Exactly. ”

“I'll look for mercenaries in the mercenary guild. to hire hundreds of people immediately at the same time. ”

Even if you train the poor, it's hard to make them elite.

But mercenaries are different.

Expensive, but they're elite.

He nodded satisfactorily.

“Good. You're already getting ready. Let's take this opportunity to crush the two of them and put our Kunt family on the rock. ”

High risk always carries the opportunity to earn that much profit.

The most representative is war. Winning here will allow our Kunt family to grow greatly.

But war...

It had never happened before, so I was nervous.

So far, I have experienced it in my previous life, so there was no problem.

Of course, my life was significantly different from my previous life, but the great history of my life was unchanged.

This territorial war was a new trend that took place as a result of what one of me did.