Price of Management

“Hundred thousand.”

“Yes, in the next ten days or so, we'll be near the Baden River Basin. ”

Hearing Evan's report, Earl Ranzhel remained expressionless.

“This is a bit embarrassing. ”

Evan was surprised.

Earl Ranzhel, a cold-hearted Earl, always expresses his feelings for the first time.

‘This is a very serious situation. ’

Earl Ranzhel said:

“Is the negotiation autumn? ”

“Yes. They say King Erik is at the negotiating table, as well as the Orient and the Horn kingdoms. ”

A few days ago, King Leaden proposed a high toll on the Baden River.

It was about to start a war negotiation.

“You have completely made us public in three countries. He's got us pinned down so we don't have to cut tolls. It was Baron Carroc Kunt who orchestrated this. ”

“Yes.”

“I knew he should have killed him. ”

“I'm sorry."

Evan bows and apologizes.

I tried to assassinate the Blue Wolf mercenaries, but returned to failure.

Rarely as Evan, Earl Ranzhel was unable to complete his mission.

“What do you think of this? ”

Earl Ranzhel asked.

Evan opens his mouth, rolling his head hard.

“Negotiations are disadvantageous for us. The Kingdom of Ledon and the pressure of the Horn and the Kingdom of Orien will inevitably have to reduce the toll on the River Baden to some extent. ”

“Of course.”

“The only question is, how much is it reduced? Because the toll on the Baden River actually reduces our lives, we need to prepare a negotiation card so that we can reduce the reduction as much as possible. ”

“Is this a negotiation card? ”

Earl Ranzhel opens his mouth as he thinks about it.

“You can make any card you want. Prepare for war. ”

Evan is stunned.

Earl Ranzhel said calmly.

“We must show them we are ready to fight the Hundred Thousand Horn Empire. If there really is a war, King Erik won't be able to drive us away. That's our first card. ”

It was a clifftop tactic.

“I understand.”

“And the second card should be aimed at the Horn Empire. Do you understand me? ”

Earl Ranzhel asked.

‘You're testing me. ’

Evan is nervous.

Earl Ranzhel used to test his abilities with these issues.

If we cannot answer them, we consider them useless and drive them away without hesitation.

He was also retired in the same way that he was the right-hand man of Earl Ranzhel before Evan.

After much thought, Evan realizes what Earl Ranzhel meant.

“Yes! I will send men to the nomads of the Horn Empire." ”

“Good.”

Earl Ranzhel smiles coldly and is satisfied with his answer.

Evan sweeps his heart out.

The weaknesses of the Horn Empire are that of the uncontrollable nomads.

If the Jehovah raises a huge amount of money and incites rebellion, things will get annoying for the Horn Empire.

“It won't be easy. Your Majesty."

Earl Ranzhel speaks to himself in contemplation of the young king.

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The 100,000 troops of the Horn Empire marched towards the Baden River, and after the siege they began preparing for war, including armed forces and procurement of military supplies.

The entire continent was bewildered by the crisis that there might be a great war.

Some merchants have begun to store items that spike in war, such as weapons and food.

They were speculators who knew nothing about the innards and only wanted to get a share.

Of course, all I could see was racing towards bankruptcy.

At that point, however, three of me, Jeron and Patrick arrived at Kingdom Leaden.

As soon as I arrived at the palace, I handed over King Erik.

“Welcome, Bird of Caroc Kunt. ”

King Erik welcomes me.

My original title is Birch. I won the victory in persuading the Horn Empire.

But to hide that I was the one leading the charge, I was still deceiving him to be the baron.

I tightened my head in front of King Erik. Jeron and Patrick were the same.

“To see you, Your Majesty. ”

“Who are the two behind you? ”

“The left is the Jeron Deckard I mentioned earlier, and the right is my escort, Patrick Condol. ”

“Oh, I see. You both look amazing. ”

King Erik was also interested in Patrick, who was my escort knight.

Talented King Eric seems to have intuitively recognized Patrick's talents as the future mercenary king.

“A compliment.”

“It's an honor, Your Majesty. ”

Jeron and Patrick did the gym.

“Anyway, thank you for coming. Oh, Jeron Deckard? ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

Jeron replied.

“You will be assigned to the throne of reign from this day forth. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

It was Jeron who was immediately reassigned to the throne under the command of the late Duron.

He was practically a royal chief of staff with Louis.

This is how a team was formed to negotiate the reduction of the Baden River toll.

King Eric, Marquis Duron, Louie, Jeron. And I thought I was a pretty fancy member.

The five of us had a meeting this afternoon about the Baden River.

Jeron immediately raises the possibility that the Horn Empire will be allied with the Orient Empire.

King Erik takes this very seriously.

“I see. Emperor Karth could have reached out to the Orient Kingdom first. ”

Louie agreed.

“It's a credible story. If you join the Orient Kingdom, you can fight enough wars with 100,000 troops. ”

“Hmm. I didn't realize the Horn Empire was in this much trouble now. ”

Duke Duron groans.

I was worried, too.

It feels like the target has suddenly turned into the Horn Empire in the face of a landslide.

I also wondered if it was because of me that this country was going to perish earlier than planned.

King Erik asks.

“How do you think the two countries would attack if they held hands? ”

Jeron answered the question.

“If that's the case, the target should definitely be the Baden River Basin. Let's agree to share the Baden River basin with each other. ”

Louie helped.

“Agreed. If conquest of the continent is to take control of the Baden River before supplies can be facilitated." ”

I nodded, too, in their words.

In fact, in his past life, Emperor Kars destroyed the Kingdom of Lerdon and struck down the landfall.

It wasn't until I took control of the Baden River basin that I decided to conquer the Orient Kingdom.

It took a long time to take over the Baden River basin, so the Orient Kingdom was well prepared.

That's why we lost half our territory to that fearsome emperor Kars.

But what if we could join the Orient Kingdom and make it to the Baden River Basin?

When I thought about it, I opened my eyes.

That's it!

“I think I can convince the duc king. ”

Everyone's attention was focused on what I said.

“How? ”

“The Orient Kingdom must have a tendency to yearn for the glory of its former reign. You can tell that when you think about what the Orient Kingdom was trying to intervene in the last civil war. ”

“That's right."

King Eric closes his eyes and nods to see if he recalls the civil war.

“But more than that, the Orient Kingdom will fear the Horn Empire. especially when you know that Emperor Kars is dreaming of a second Duke Bezalius. ”

Yes, it is.

If you remember the days when the Orient Kingdom was a continental dominance, you will also remember why it crashed on the scale of one kingdom.

Queen Isabella's husband, the so-called god of war, Duke Cront Bezalius! It was defeated by Grand Duke Bezalius over and over again.

So even now, hundreds of years later, the people of the Orient Kingdom are afraid or sharpened when they hear the story of Duke Bezalius.

“The strategy for the Great Duke of Bezalius was to secure a supply line through the Baden River and advance directly into the middle of the continent. ”

Earl Duron nods at my words.

“I see. Once we get to the Baden River basin, we're in trouble, and so are the Orient Kingdom. If you emphasize that, you can convince King Orion not to fall for the temptation of Emperor Kars on the bay. ”

King Erik nods.

“I see. Then I'll leave my persuasion to you, Count Carroc Kunt, to meet with the Orient King.“ ”

“Yes.”

This is why I have a mission to get to the Orient Kingdom.

King of Orions after King Kars. This second life is too busy and unpleasant.

“Other than that, we'd better prepare for war by issuing an edict to the Royal Army. ”

All in favor of King Erik.

Once the Horn Empire has raised 100,000 troops, there should be no reaction either.

“And the target toll reduction is.... ”

We continued to prepare for negotiations. The meeting became more seamless due to the supply of outstanding talent.

After the meeting, Duke Duron tapped my shoulder and said.

“Thank you very much. Louie Concourse and that young man, Jeron Deckard, are brilliant. Your Majesty was pleased, too. ”

After a long time, the Nobel Prize seemed to be pleased with the young talent in the royal family.

If you are a discerning leader, of course you should know the value of Jeron Deckard.

“Hahaha, then how could I possibly be carrying something like that? ”

“You have a very good eye for your people. Let me know if you have talent like that in the future. ”

“Hehe, I don't know. If you have someone that size, you'll have to hire him at my top. ”

“Oh, don't be afraid. If you succeed me as Chancellor, it will all be yours. ”

“Haven't you decided to become the viceroy's successor yet? ”

“Tsk, tsk, is that still what you're saying? Stubborn.This old man never misses a young talent. Especially you. ”

“Ah-ha-ha.”

The Marquis Duron's belief in me was merely humbling.

They secretly put a lot of pressure on me.

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