Price of Management

Duke Duron asked me a question.

“The royal court now has many chalices to cure the Black Leukemia, thanks to your advice. How do you think we should use this? ”

“We have to sell it to the Jesuits. ”

The late Duron looked at me in surprise.

“To the aftermath?”

“That's right.”

“Why?”

“If you look at the current situation on the continent, you are suddenly ambushed by an ambush of Black Death while obsessed with the food shortages caused by last year's Great Famine. They have a food shortage, they have black blood disease, they have two problems that they need to solve simultaneously. Fortunately, the Kingdom of Leaden has been able to avoid the issue of the Black Plague, but there is still a shortage of food. On the other hand, we have plenty of food, but we have to worry about black blood disease. ”

“That's why we have to sell Sachsel to Jehovah. ”

“Yes. It's probably postcoital in this country that is most affected by black blood disease. The Baden River Basin is a rich area because it's a hub of logistics, and it attracted a lot of refugees. The black blood disease is probably spreading faster than anywhere else, as the population is coming in from the outside world. ”

Black blood disease spread throughout the continent by refugees from the north. Since the most refugees in the north were in the Baden River basin, naturally, they suffered the most because of the black blood disease.

“Then we should make a deal with the landscaping to secure the shortage of food? ”

“Yes, but you don't need to trade right now. ”

“What are you talking about? ”

Duke Duron wonders.

I said with a smile.

“We should sell it in the fall. Since autumn is the harvest season, food problems are somewhat solved. It's more advantageous when it comes to dealing with the landscape. ”

“But by the end of the summer, by the fall, the people of the aftermath will continue to die of the Black Plague. ”

“The more of their territory dies, the weaker the postnatal power, but it's profitable. I'm sure His Majesty thinks so, too. ”

I took a look at the Marquis Duron's reaction while making a cruel remark. I also tested to find out how wise the late Duron was.

Marquis Duron did not agree with me, nor was he angry, like a deep, old-fashioned man. Rather, he said with a big smile.

“Your young friend is quite agile. Do not test this old man and the king. The lord looks at his territory, but the king must look around the entire country. If we avoid the disaster on their territory because the landscape is politically conflicting, we will split up the country into two kingdoms and landscapes. ”

I laughed.

He said the right answer.

As expected, the late Duron was worthy to be recorded in history.

We should not turn away from the black blood disease that has occurred in the territory after the abortion. Even though they are politically conflicted, they are still the wives who receive the Kingdom of Leaden.

If they do not sell to Jehovah despite their possession of many sachets, they will hate the royal family as well as the future Jehovah tribes. Then you lose the royal cause, which is everyone's concern by being alone.

In the worst case, they may later be free from the borders of the Kingdom of Leaden.

We should not only pursue the interests in front of us like this.

“Then I'll ask you another question. What should we do after solving the black blood disease and food shortages? ”

“As I told His Majesty the other day, we should pressure the landfall by negotiating passage through the Baden River. ”

“What should we do after that? ”

Despite the continuous questions, I opened my mind to my heart's content.

“After the passage of the Baden River has been frozen, we negotiate tariffs with the Orient Kingdom to capture high water prices and promote commerce. ”

“What should we do after that? ”

“We need to bring the commercial power focused on the Baden River basin to the Northern Hemisphere during the Royal Parade. The greatest force after the siege is money, so we have to gradually take away their money line with commercial promotion policies. ”

“Is that possible? ”

Duke Duron was listening to me with an interesting look on his face.

Era, I don't know.

“Yes, luckily, the landscape is dominating the Baden River, so they're making money, but the commercials are not following the landscape. If we down-freeze their largest money cutter, the Baden River toll, and we put the commercial businessmen on the royal side, one day we'll be able to surpass the landfall. ”

“I see! The Baden River toll negotiation was not just a means of pressuring the landscape and catching the water!" It was an epic plan to gradually weaken the forces of the aftermath! ”

The excited Duke Duron asks me again.

“What should we do next? ”

This guy really... Stop asking me!

I felt overwhelmed by questions, but I couldn't help but say.

“Hugging a merchant on the royal side will make you rich. With that money, he raises royal troops to deter the Horn Empire to the west and to the south to suppress the landfall. The biggest weakness of post-school life is that there aren't a lot of knight families following them. You may have raised a strong army with a lot of money, but you don't have enough talent for war. If we herd the royal troops south and begin to exert pressure, we should be able to shake the Jelly-Ear wave. ”

“And then? ”

“Send in Earl Ranzhel. ”

“Excuse me?”

I was greatly surprised by what Duron said.

“Earl Wolfgang Lanzhel is actually leading the way. He's so wise that he's never misunderstood, and he's good at conspiracy. Earl Wolfgang Ranzhel's ability to expand his power smoothly after the onslaught. ”

This proves my previous life experience.

Earl Wolfgang Ranzhel died of illness, and soon after the onslaught, the Horn Empire destroyed him.

If he had lived, he would have actively helped the royal family to defeat the invasion of the Horn Empire.

He would have known they could exist if he had a fence called the Kingdom of Leaden.

“But are his sons wise like him? ”

“Excuse me?”

“I know he has many sons. But there is no son as wise as him. If you encourage your sons to have a succession dispute, Earl Ranzhel will be shaken and chubby and the whole post-school will be shaken. And that's when the militaristic pressure and conviction are joined, and if we succeed in capturing any one of them, we can bring down the whole post-war situation. ”

It was natural that the whole family would collapse after the siege if the six families were shaken and captured. Once a trust is broken, it can't last long.

“Then…… what should we do? ”

Earl Duron's voice begins to tremble a little.

“We need to continue our close political and economic relationship with the Orient Kingdom to make it a strong ally and work together to ward off the Horn Empire. ”

That's all I can say. I don't know where politics is as easy as it sounds, but this was the best I could do.

Duke Duron has not spoken for a long time.

Only then did he pull the lid off Lace Britain and pour it into the glass. And then a sip.

He closes his eyes and savors the taste.

“That smells so good. I can see why you drank all the pearls of the Royal Alcoholic Beverage in a year. ”

“Hahaha.”

“Hey, Baron Carroc. ”

“Yes, my lord. ”

Earl Duron takes a sudden stand. I had to get up as a courtesy.

He approached me and grabbed my hand tightly.

“Please be the face of this country. ”

“Yeet?! ”

He told me to be frightened.

“This body is too old to take care of you for long. If you come to the royal court, I will take responsibility and make you the next Chancellor. ”

“Whew, my lord.... ”

Chancellor?

It is too great a title for me to have lived as a merchant all my life.

“Well, I'm just a merchant. ”

“You are a capable merchant. Isn't that right?"

“…… Yes. ”

I was ashamed to deny it, but I agreed.

I've only been a merchant for 92 years. Don't you think you should be proud to be a talented merchant?

“Politics and business are no different. It's a fundamental principle in everything we do to predict the future, understand the politics, and manage the organization. This old man will judge you. You'd make a fine man out of yourself. Trust me."

“… I'll think about it. ”

I couldn't just say no.

Earl Duron, I say, sat back down to see if he was willing to make a compromise around this point.

“I see. You'd think you'd make enough money not to be rejected. ”

This concludes the heavy topic of discussion.

We enjoyed the wine and enjoyed the flower story.

Marquis Duron seems to be enjoying himself, but I think it's not quite as tasty as Lace Britain.

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