Price of Management

Chapter 10. Requirements

As the crisis of war escalated, the Horn Empire moved until April.

Reports have come from the border checkpoint that governs the border with the Horn Empire. The lion of the Horn Empire had just crossed the border and headed towards the Kingdom of Leaden.

The time the report was sent to King Erik was around 6 p.m.

It was 7: 00 p.m. when King Erik and I, Louie, Jeron and Hazel Duron entered the panic room.

“Earl Charles McDell is said to be coming here as a lion of the Horn Empire. He said he'll arrive tomorrow afternoon or two days later in the morning. ”

“Your Majesty, the Horn Empire has already assembled an army and reassembled its forces. If you're a lion at a time like this, what you're trying to do is create a cause for war. ”

Jeron gives me a nod and Louie nods.

Ultimatum, in other words. It was a precursor to the start of a fateful war.

Louie said.

“I'm going to make some crazy demands by catching things like that. Maybe the curfew on the Baden River will be Bilmi. ”

In retaliation against Earl Lindell and Earl Antares, who betrayed the Crown and turned to the Horn, he banned the passage of the Baden River to the Horn Empire.

Thanks to this, the Horn Empire is unable to trade through the Baden River.

This did not prevent the trade with the Horn Empire itself.

We set up the northern road, and we set up the southern expansion road that connects the northern road and the Baden River basin, so that the road became active.

Of course, logistics will be much less distributed than the Baden River. However, the two families after the establishment turned their backs on the royal court, and there was no retaliation.

If the Horn Empire takes the matter into their own hands first, they won't care about such trivial matters, but they will want war anyway.

“If you refuse with unacceptable conditions, you will be caught in a war. So what if the king doesn't see Death as an excuse for his illness? ”

Baron Hazel Duron, diplomatic bookkeeper, has made an offer.

Ah, that trick.

I've been to the Orient Kingdom myself.

However, I suddenly wondered. I felt uneasy, rather than doubting.

I told you.

“Is Emperor Kars a great man to waste his time doing something so trivial? ”

Then everyone's attention became focused on me.

“Tell me what you mean, Chancellor. ”

King Erik insists.

I told you.

“Here's what I thought. Emperor Kars has already finished preparing for war. After completing the reconstruction of the great army, I got some supplies from the Earl Lindell and the Earl of Antares. Moreover, the people of the Horn Empire are encouraged to conquer the continent as soon as possible. ”

King Eric, I say, agreed with his tongue.

“We must punish the Horn Empire for its poverty. We must conquer it and seize its fortune. They will listen to such stories. A mood like the Horn Empire, a country of thieves. ”

Not only the nomads who were the masters of plunder, but the Horn Empire was a country where the common villagers turned into bandits in the blink of an eye. How many of those raids did you encounter when you first came to the Horn Empire with Earl Randall Spain?

A long and humble life has shaped people's minds.

“So you don't have to send an envoy to build up excuses. The mood of the Horn Empire has already raised expectations for the military talent of Kars, who has successfully conquered the civil war. ”

“Well, that makes sense. What do you all think? ”

Louis immediately replies to King Eric's question.

“From what I've heard, I think your opinion is correct. I neglected for a moment that such things as the reason for the Horn Empire's familiarity with war and violence are of little importance. ”

“Then the conclusion could be that something else was sent as an envoy. What do you think the intention is, Chancellor? ”

“I'm not sure about that. ”

I scratched my head. I'm ashamed I didn't have an answer after raising a question.

However, Jeron who was listening said.

“Then why don't you write a ploy to divide the country? ”

“A domestic schism? ”

When everyone's face became questionable, Jeron continued to say.

“What if Earl Charles McDell, who came to you as a resident, had a level of requirement that he could barely handle? ”

“The war-fearing nobles would insist we accept their demands. ”

Louie replies.

“Indeed. It means we can use opposition to manipulate national affairs to create chaos. ”

King Erik's expression becomes serious.

It turned out that one of the other specialties of Emperor Kars was the fist book.

I've stumbled upon memories of my past life.

Emperor Kars divided the Kingdom of Ledon and the Kingdom of Orion first. As a result, the Kingdom of Oren did not intervene in the invasion of the Ledon Kingdom of the Horn.

The Kingdom of Lerdon and Jehovah were then divided.

After succumbing to Emperor Kars' sweet proposal, Jehovah watched the Kingdom of Lerdon perish.

Only after he split and split his enemies with such great tricks did he attack the kingdoms of Ledon, Jehovah and Orien in turn.

Wait...?

I remembered something.

“Your Majesty, it's after school. ”

“What do you mean? ”

“If you're writing a book on fragmentation, the subject is postpartum. ”

“Tell me more. ”

“Don't be so hard on yourself. What if you claim to have suffered damage from the blockade of the Baden River and demand a substantial amount of compensation to unblock the Baden River? ”

The compensation shall be shared by the royal family as well as the royal family of the Kingdom of Leaden.

However, the story is different if you have a rich landscape.

You can just spare some money. Moreover, if the blockade of the Baden River is lifted and trade begins again, the revenue from the Baden River toll increases, so it is not a loss.

Jehovah hates war.

If money could avert war, and even trade through the Baden River, what choice would you make? It was obvious.

“Your family in the aftermath is in favor. ”

“Yes, this country will once again face the royal and Jehovah sects. ”

After the treachery of Earl Lindell and Earl Antares, both the royal and Jehovah sides turned their backs on each other to stop the conflict and cooperate. It was because he realized that neither of them was a third party in front of the crisis of the country.

However, it is difficult to restore relationships now that you are divided again.

“However, if you accept the demand, you will lose your cause for war. Then the Horn Empire may no longer want to invade. ”

Baron Hazel Duron commented.

I shook my head.

“No, if we accept the demand, we will invade at any time in the near future. ”

“No, why? ”

I explained to you in the question of Baron Heisel Duron.

“Accepting the Horn Empire's demands, we have already surrendered once. And the relationship with the Jehovah was wrong again. The morale of the military is completely different from that of today, with enough readiness to fight wars. ”

“But even though we accepted the requirements, the invasion was……. ”

“Have you forgotten? The cause wasn't important to Emperor Karth in the first place. It is natural for the Horn Empire to invade a weakened country. ”

“An army that lacks morale can fight a hundred times. ”

King Erik groans, who has already been to war once.