Price of Management

Chapter 5. Revival of the Northern Fleet

“Earl Ligand's opinion is perfectly justified. There is no more response at this point. ”

Louie stepped out in support of my opinion. It was Louis who became more and more like my henchman.

“But here's the thing to keep in mind: ”

Eww?

“The disadvantage of the other four families after the establishment. They'll complain. ”

Oops, there was that problem.

Louie points out that I have a headache and grabbed my forehead. It was perfectly reasonable. Why is it so complicated?

Preventing all traffic to Earl Antones and to Earl Lindell would have been the same as prohibiting all traffic to the Baden River to and from the Horn Empire.

This trade between the three kingdoms of the Horn Empire-Ledon Kingdom and the Orient Kingdom resulted in decreased post-exemption income, which reduced toll taxes by mediating on the Baden River.

Of course, the trade with the Horn Empire wouldn't have been so great because of the security issues originally.

However, since they did not benefit from the toll tax on trade with the Horn Empire, which became the merchants' new target market, it was not a small loss after the siege.

It was a question of whether the reason for doing this might be to deliberately punish the post-school students.

“You're right, the cause is clearly in our court. What's the problem with cutting off trade with traitors? They won't be able to complain. ”

Earl Duron rebukes. He seemed to focus on conservative theories because he was old.

Of course it is. You can't complain in public when you're told not to trade with traitors.

But I will complain in my heart.

They did not join the Horn Empire to defend their loyalty to the Crown, but rather to punish them for not being able to give them a prize.

“You cannot respond militarily, and if you do not respond, the royal authority will be forfeited, and there is no alternative. ”

Jeron said.

Eventually, the meeting flowed toward taking care of the other four families after the onslaught, even if they suffered some damage.

King Erik concludes.

“Bird of Hazel Duron. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty! ”

Hazel, the next man and diplomatic bookkeeper of the Chancellor, bowed down.

“Go directly to the Baden River basin and deliver Jim's orders. In the future, all interactions with the rebellious Antares family and the Lindell family are forbidden. And if you have any other grievances after the establishment, seek your understanding. ”

“Take orders. ”

You're in charge of a difficult task.

Their complaint must be appeased while delivering the king's name firmly.

Usually that was my job to negotiate, but I had a lot of work to do, so Hazel, the diplomatic bookkeeper, took over.

Well, since you're the son of the mighty Duke Duron, I'm sure you'll do well. He was the one who handled the details of the alliance with the Orients last time.

I was about to return to my private office after the meeting, but Hazel followed me.

“Earl Ligand, if you'll excuse me, may I take a moment to advise you on this matter? ”

Hazel, who was in her early 40s, was much older than me, but polite in attitude. You're as polite as an old man's son.

“Of course.”

We talked in the hallway together.

“Perhaps the diplomatic director will be Earl Jason Ranzhel. He's the first in four years to work with the royal family. ”

“The Earl has dealt with him several times. What is he like? ”

“Well, you know, pride fighting chickens. They never tolerate being ignored, and they certainly fight back if they try to fight back. I'm not a strong pusher. ”

Jason will be furious when he hears me. But it's true. What are you gonna do?

“Is that so? I think we should probably make some compensation for this penalty in order to build mutual trust. ”

Hazel was right, too.

If we control the direction of the Horn Empire in the Baden River, we will be penalized, but our kingdom will be profitable. The northern corridor is active.

The perception of the Conflict Between the Jehovah and the Royal Family has not yet disappeared from people's minds.

If only the lords of the Royal Family in the Northern Hemisphere benefit from the activation of the Northern Hemisphere, the Jehovah will be angry. Jason might be furious with his dirty personality.

“A reward.... ”

I've been thinking about it.

What do you have to do to convince me of this?

Then I suddenly remembered something.

“We can offer an expansion of the northern road to the Baden River to the south. ”

“Yes? Is that possible? ”

I nodded to surprised Hazel.

“Of course. I've raised a lot of money for renovations, and if I use animosity, I'll save a lot more. If you do a little too much, you can expand to the Baden River Basin. although, of course, the landscape would pay for some of the construction costs. ”

“I see. That should be worth talking about. ”

“Excellent. Good luck with that. ”

“Thank you for your advice, Earl. ”

Hazel greets and leaves.

Well, he's a sincere man. Some people work that hard, but I'm not the only one who should be lazy.

* * *

From the next day, I went to the North for repairs. The first thing I did was hire three prominent architects to sing along the northern highway.

I made a giant Earth hand, rode the architects and flew along the northern highway.

“Huff!”

“I, really fly! ”

Architects who appeared to be in their mid- and post-40s at an average age trembled. They lay flat on the ground in fear of falling on Earth's hand.

Over time, however, as I got used to it, I slowly began to look down at the scenery below.

“Come on, we're not on tour, so make sure you check it out. ”

In my words, the architects began to take out maps and check everywhere, each according to the northern part I gave them. It was indicating areas that needed repairs, areas that needed to be completely reconstructed, etc.

After nearly half a day in the air, they were all exhausted.

Well, was it too harsh?

I didn't notice the others' tiredness because Wounded's inside me hardly felt fatigue.

I was a little sorry, so I invited him home to serve dinner.

While enjoying a dinner made by the chefs of my mansion, the architects said their opinions.

“Once you're close to the castle, you're in good hands. The problem has been since then. ”

“We need to fix it from the bend to the north. ”

“Up there, the mountain ranges were ravaged by frequent avalanches. We need to set up a renovation site, a landslide prevention facility. ”

As expected, experts are different.

I flew pretty fast, and as you can see, they check thoroughly without missing anything.

The number and cost of labor required for the repair works were calculated. I decided to use animisty to solve only those that cost too much time.

Hiring workers can provide jobs to the common people, making it an economic contribution. This refurbishment was also aimed at spending some money to revive the northern economy due to the catastrophic disasters such as the Great Famine, Black Blood, and the grain market crashes.

* * *

So I went to renovation, and the royal troops moved on to restore security to the northern troops on my renovation schedule.

When the renovation began to revitalize the entire Northern Kingdom of Leaden by killing monsters, Hazel returned to the Baden River Basin.

“The four families of the Baden River basin will follow His Majesty's decree. ”

“Didn't he ask for something else? ”

King Erik asks.

Hazel nods.

“We asked you to expand the northern corridor to the Baden River Basin. The additional construction costs, of course, were promised by more than half of their four families. ”

“Mmmm... ”

King Erik groans.

I didn't want to think about how much it would cost to expand the northern road to the Baden River in the south.

Earl Duron watches me as he hears this.

“Is that possible, Earl Ligand? ”

“It is possible - if you extend it by connecting existing roads, you can reach the Baden River. ”

You said you'd cover half the additional construction costs, and I could cover the missing items with my animisty.

In the end, King Eric had no choice but to say yes.

“Very well. I will leave all matters regarding the renovation of the Northern Battalion to you, Earl Ligand. ”

“I'll do my best. ”

* * *