Price of Management

The Kingdom of Leaden.

The heavy silence settled in the king's chambers.

King Erik sighs as he looks through the letter of trouble from the Horn Empire.

“An army of 100,000. I never thought I'd raise such a great army. This is it. There's nothing wrong with war, either. ”

“There's no need to rush the war, Your Majesty. Emperor Kars would have judged that it would take such a large force to break the landfall. ”

King Erik ponders and looks at Louis, standing quietly behind the late Duron.

As King Erik's new brain, Louis, placed on the throne, has yet to make a bold statement as he was merely a minor identity manager.

It was because he knew there was nothing good about forgetting where he was and making small talk.

“Louie Concern. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

“What do you think? ”

Louie opened her mouth as soon as she was allowed to speak.

“I feel the same way, Mr. President. The ambition of the Horn Empire is unquestionable, but given the last famine and the aftermath of the Black Plague, it is difficult to see that the Horn Empire has found munitions worth fighting for. The Horn Empire has yet to resolve its conflict with the nomads. ”

Around 30% of the population of the Horn Empire was nomadic.

Those who ride sheep on horses and wander aimlessly have become a problem for the Horn Empire because of the lawless existence of the imperial law or imperial decree.

If the Horn Empire now raises an army to invade the Kingdom of Leaden, the nomads are at great risk of causing chaos inside the Horn Empire.

King Erik is somewhat relieved by Louis' words.

“I see. Then again, the 100,000 are meant to put pressure on the post-boot, as promised. ”

The military forces of the Kingdom of Leaden totaled 50,000 royal troops, 20,000 Duke Meutt's troops, 30,000 postboot troops, and more than 50,000 troops led by other lords.

A total of 150,000. It was never small.

But it was literally just a number.

If the Horn Empire invaded, geographically or politically, the chances of its 150,000 being united to fight back were close to zero.

So the 100,000 troops that Emperor Kars raised were a threat enough.

Moreover, for the Horn Empire, a military empire, 100,000 troops were the tip of the iceberg.

When the war really began, many times more troops would come.

Louie's words continue.

“But you have to pay attention to 100,000. ”

“Hmm?"

King Erik and the late Duron raise questions.

Louie continued, excited by their reactions.

“Even at the level of 50,000 people, it would have been enough to put pressure on the post-shore. But we can't just assume that Emperor Kars is using 100,000 troops because of the barrels. ”

Duke Duron nods.

“I see. Are you willing to take advantage of more than we bargained for the Baden River?" ”

“Yes, Mr. President. We need to think about whether it's the benefits of the negotiation table or the benefits of military action. ”

Hearing the story, King Eric ponders.

When Caroc Kunt came to the Horn Empire, he paradoxed that Emperor Kars was a fearsome figure.

A figure like that raised 100,000 troops.

It was clear that the enormous army would never just return empty-handed.

Then how should this side respond?

King Erik opens his mouth at the end of the garage.

“Send a letter to Bird of Caroc Kunt. Bring Jaron Deckard, the royal official who governs his territory before summer. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

Louie looks down, instructed.

Louie was surprised.

‘Caroc Kunt has more influence than I thought. ’

I read King Erik's insistence that I would make a decision after hearing the opinion of King Caroc Kunt.

* * *

Greater aesthetics seemed to open up a whole new world.

We can always share our senses with gnome, who evolved into a higher spirit.

This feeling of seeing the world with your senses of nobility unlimited! Freedom like being superhuman beyond human limits.

I whistled while enjoying the sense of perception of everything within a kilometer of being on earth.

Of course, a kilometer is something I've adjusted appropriately. You can stretch your senses up to 10 kilometers out if you want to.

Let me give you an example.

There's a Carrock armory a mile northwest of here, and I can feel Julia getting mad at the staff at the office. Passion and discontent, as always, are in good harmony.

In the corner of the office, Sis is handing over the presumed accounting documents and writing something down with a pen.

However, it was cute to eat sweets without resting with my left hand.

The Caroc Merchants Guild office, about 500 meters away, is currently used by Hansen.

Hansen must be working.

I felt it all as I walked down the street, thirsting for my wrath.

“Wow, Norm's always been like this. It's amazing.”

- I'm happy for you.

“Phew, my good gnome! Who does she sound so pretty for? ”

- Heh heh, I'm good.

I headed to the Caroc Merchant Guild's office with Hansen. It is because they have not yet received a report on Hansen's work at the Caroc Pharmaceutical Conference.

“Hello, Hansen. ”

- Hey, dummy.

Me and Norm greet Hansen.

When I showed up at the office, Hansen got up in a daze.

“Come on, shorty! ”

“What are you so surprised about? Were you secretly raising money for a visa? ”

“No way!”

Hansen shouts as if it were unfair.

I nodded.

“Well, I know you can't manipulate the books. I believe you.”

“…… Thank you for your trust. ”

Hansen trembles with a fierce fist.

“Then give me the books. Let's see how well Hansen's been doing. ”

Hansen turned anxious and handed me the ledger. I looked through the books from last fall.

Ha, I knew it.

I sighed deeply.

The Caroc Pharmaceutical Awards were barely keeping up with the phenomenon, but they were not increasing in performance.

When we looked at our sales results, we could easily see that Hansen did not adopt any measures to improve his performance.

I am taking a step back while maintaining a slight drop in my performance.

It's obvious.

Hansen must have built herbs based on his experience as a son of a Herb Craftsman. Like I've always done.

And then he would continue to be lazy, complacent that he was done because he didn't have a deficit. It was a typical hole-in-the-wall management mind.

“Hansen.”

“Yes, shorty. ”

Hansen notices a lot of tension because I sighed.

“I guess I left you with too much baggage. ”

“Shorty... ”

I said to Hansen who was embarrassed.

“There are three merchants. Stupid merchant, ordinary merchant, smart merchant. The dumb merchant among them didn't like to think, so he saw others doing business and copied the same business. Thanks to you, I always hit the back drums without reading the trend. ”

Hansen listened to my story.

“I knew an ordinary merchant would still think. So, looking at the past sales performance, I traded with a lot of good products and a little less unsold products. Thanks to you, I didn't see any damage, so I kept going. ”

Hansen looks fierce, thinking it's his story.

“But clever merchants didn't rely on past sales performance. I went to people and asked them and tried to figure out what they wanted to buy. Thanks to you, people only sell the products they want to make a big profit. ”

“ ……. ”

“Now, which one of these merchants is the wreck? ”

“Of course, the stupid merchant is doomed. ”

In Hansen's answer, I said:

“Ding!”

“Yes?”

I explained to Hansen who was curious.

“Stupid merchants and ordinary merchants are both doomed. Because a smart merchant cleaned out the money! ”

“That……! ”

I told Hansen Nolan.

“Then there's another problem. Why would an ordinary merchant be ruined? Based on my experience, I was able to secure products that sell well and trade reliably while reducing unsold products. ”

“That's ……. ”

Hansen, of course, could not answer.

I told you.

“I had no idea that consumer psychology was changing. 'I've bought this before, so I'm going to buy it again.' even though people don't want to buy it anymore. That's why I'm so screwed. ”

“I'm sorry. ”

Hansen only realizes his mistake and lowers his head.

It was Hansen who had shown his loyalty and followed me all my life.

I wanted Hansen to be a bigger man.

“What products did consumers look for most in the last year? ”

In my question, Hansen thought about it and replied.

“This is Sachsel, because of the Black Death epidemic! ”

“Yes, that's right. What about last year?”

“Of course it's grain. It was a big famine.”

“That's also true. Will they sell a lot of crops and grain this year? ”

At that moment, Hansen opens his mouth cautiously, thinking hard.

“The black blood disease is no longer prevalent, so Sachsel won't sell. Hah, but the food is still scarce due to the famine and the blackness, so the grain will be sold a lot this year. ”

“Now you're starting to use that little brain. But you're wrong.”

“Yes? Why? ”

“The lords of the entire continent who saw so much blood in the food crisis turned on the lights and died in grain production. We have an agricultural support policy, such as repairing reservoirs, fertilizing farmers, and renting cows and horses for free to farm. This year, grain is over-produced, so you won't be able to touch money with grain merchandise. ”

“Ah!”

Hansen was amazed. I think I've finally opened my eyes to the mysterious world of management. But we're not there yet.

“Merchants need to constantly understand how times go. Otherwise, the grain will be sold at a high price this time, just like ordinary merchants who get a lot of grain. ”

“Shorty, I'm so sorry. Now I know how reckless I've been. ”

Hansen bowed at me once again and apologized with a straight waist. I was pleased to see Hansen easily admit his mistake.

Only those who knew how to admit their weaknesses could continue to advance.

“What's more important than taking the blame is what to do next. Hansen, let's take a look at the mantle of Kunt. What's the status on this territory? ”

Hansen wraps his head around it again, thinking and answering.

“He seems to be doing quite well. With the great rule of the Kunt family, the war was won, the population flowed in, and the starving territory disappeared. ”

“Anyone can answer that. ”

“I'm sorry. ”

Hansen became depressed.

“A smart merchant would have said, ‘Grain production remained constant due to heavy famine and black blood disease, and many farmers touched money by selling excess grain to merchants at a high price.’ I said. ”

“Ah……. ”

“So Hansen, what should you sell to these territories as running the Pharmaceutical Conference? The people of Lord Kunt are not hungry or ill and have money. ”

Hansen was unable to answer.

Well, if you knew that, you wouldn't be so sore.

“You said you were getting married last time. The girl next door who traumatized you. ”

“Yes.”

“You've changed a lot since three years ago. I heard you were doing well, and I got married to Mary, the girl next door I dreamed of. Hey, it's working. It's working. ”

“Wow, that's flattering. ”

Hansen blushes and blushes.

“Yes, I know. It's a compliment.”

“Yes?”

I said to Hansen who was embarrassed.

“What's changed? You think you're suddenly a talented, wonderful man, that you've gotten to the top of your class and made money and married a good woman? How can you be someone else if your mind hasn't changed at all? You look exactly like you did three years ago to me. ”

“ ……. ”

Hansen bows his head with a dead face.

“I'll give you exactly one full day. Make a business plan that I'm satisfied with and bring it. If you can't, hand over the position of head of the Pharmaceutical Council to someone else, and you hand over three years of the same thing! I'll let you run errands behind me. ”

Hansen's face turned pale.

Tsk, tsk, the thing Hansen fears the most is to go back to the old days when he was scolded for foolishness.

“Well done, then. ”

“Come on, shorty! You can't be kicked out of here! Marrying Mary is also Fatonan! ”

“Then we'll have to work hard. ”

“Shorty, please! ”

“Good work.”

- Good job, dumbass.

I left the office with Norm. Hansen was devastated by the senses shared with his gnomes, and he felt a sudden setback. Huhu, I hope you have a good fight.

I left the office and headed to the Caroc Armory.