Survival in Another World With My Master

"First, let me reconfirm your request. The first is the signing of the inviolability treaty, which means that we will conclude a pact of harmony and mutual inviolability for the next few years.

Nelson drank a sip of cold water that Amarier poured around and regained a little calm.

"I'm pretty sure that's after you swallow the other terms. Of course."

"I understand that. Ultimately, I wanted to make sure that there was a will to reconcile and have a fight."

"I see. Well, if you hadn't invaded, you wouldn't have fought like this, so I take it for granted."

Tigris is the only one who started this war. Lord Nelson didn't even change his complexion to the point I made. I think it would be tough to take me back just to let the boulders negotiate diplomacy.

"I think it would be better to start by paying compensation. If you get rid of the myth that you won't pay a penny, you'll have to order the Golems to destroy Brignaugh."

"Ha...!? Are you going to intimidate me!?

"We're still at war with your country. If the negotiations break down, the truce will be lifted immediately, so what's the problem with us attacking Brignolf?

Nelson scrambles me in a hurry to spit on me.

"Sir Nelson, we're... or I'm just sick of it. I really don't want to spend a second in such a boring war. There are many problems to solve in Merinard, and there are many lands to develop. If your country and the Principality of Dihart hadn't been here, I would have devoted myself to such mischief under Her Majesty the Queen. That's why my impressions of your kingdom are worse than those of the Kingdom of Merinard. To be honest, as a rare person, I think it would be quicker and easier to make all the cities and villages on the road without such talks and destroy the Tigris kingdom by returning the King's capital to the ashes. Still, because Her Majesty wants peace in this world, I'm in such trouble negotiating peace. Understand where it is."

"... I mean, do you want me to swallow all the conditions?"

"No? It would be easier if you swallowed the terms here, but Her Majesty has said that I can accommodate the terms at my discretion to some extent. Depending on the conditions, I'll give in to some extent. As far as I'm concerned, I'd be most happy to be back in Merynesburg. In the meantime, I think it would be better if we started talking about damages."

The total amount of compensation claimed by the Kingdom of Merinard against the Kingdom of Tigris is approximately one year's worth of the national budget of the Kingdom of Tigris (estimated royal revenues). It's not a non-payable amount, but it's impossible to pay in bulk immediately. And given the allowances for the war dead and the loss of a lot of labor in the war, it's a total outflow. In the first place, it is Merti's civilians' reading that the Kingdom of Tigris will suffer from too many casualties and that dealing with them alone will bring the domestic economy to its bottom. Compensation for one year of the national budget is a very demanding amount.

"It was possible to make concessions depending on the conditions."

"Yeah, it's up to me."

In fact, the Kingdom of Merinard does not need compensation. Of course, I would like to receive it if I could. I don't care how much money I have. But actually, I have a lot of room for the budget because I can handle black forest elf products that are soaring on top of all-you-can-make jewelry, mythrills, alloys, and other magical metals with my craftsmanship. In addition, tax revenues from cities and mines are expected in the future, and the nascent kingdom of Merinard is very rich by birth.

"Now, let's hand over the slaves from our country to you. Reduce your share."

I look down on Lord Nelson's words. You're not selling your own people as slaves to protect your country, is he?

"Don't get me wrong. We do not intend to sell our nationals to another country. We will surrender to you the subhuman slaves and their descendants who fled the kingdom of Merinard during the chaos of the war twenty years ago. In other words, it's a return."

"... uhh"

I see. I will return the people of the former Merinard kingdom, so I need you to reduce the compensation for this war. How about you spend money interacting with people in that position? I have the feeling, but the subordinates who are used as slaves in the Kingdom of Tigris are not happy. Even if you say you're originally a citizen and you give it back free of charge, it will only harden your attitude. Is it good to take fruit here?

"It's interesting. You seem to be studying our behavioral philosophy well. And yet I cannot forbid you to sympathize with your country, which had to wage such a war."

Nelson and Maclito didn't respond to my words. Is there a holy kingdom symposium here?

"Well, good. The offer deserves to be accepted, but I want you to do more thoroughly than you do. Protect them and have them delivered to the kingdom of Merinard. If a subhuman slave remains in your country later, we will have to accept that this condition has been violated. You know what that means?

"Yes, of course."

Lord Nelson nodded heavily when he said so. As a result of the discussions, it was decided that the compensation would be half the initial amount and would be paid in installments over a period of 10 years. It's going to be about 5% of the national budget per year, but, well, depending on what happens in the future, their income should also rise, so it should actually be pretty easy for them to pay themselves.

Do you think it's too light? That is obvious. It is the kingdom of Merinard that suffers from the influx of bad 'refugees' whose economy and politics have become too unstable as a result of the imposition of excessive compensation.

It would be just as good as not killing them alive and weakening them so they can't peel their fangs off here. It would be more convenient for our neighbors to be somewhat politically and economically stable.

"Next, let's talk about the study abroad system associated with the inviolability treaty."

"Study abroad system,"

Makrit creates deep wrinkles between his eyebrows. They're essentially hostages. But it shouldn't be all bad news for them.

"As you know, we are hostile to the Holy King. At least we'll be careful not to let them do anything under our protection."

"... that's..."

"I want you to know that we hate the Holy King kingdom of subhuman exclusion. But I don't hate humans. In fact, there are many people living in the Kingdom of Merinard, and I do not intend to give preferential treatment to subhumanism. I just want to be able to live happily ever after, regardless of whether they are subhuman or human. By the way, there is no territorial ambition. We have as much land in the country as we can develop. Her Majesty's idea is that monsters and bandits are tremendously threatening people, but they can't find any meaning in fighting each other in war with other nations. However, Her Majesty has decided to take a tough response to the invasion."

Nelson and Maclith are silent on my remarks. [M] But he seems to be thinking about something.

"Well, you derailed a little. The curriculum for international students is still under development, but I do not intend to make it worse. We are not like the people of the Holy King, so we are not going to treat them like slaves. At first, you may have to listen to your wishes and organize your own curriculum… Oh, don't worry, I'm going to have something for you in Merynesburg."

International students are essentially hostages, but that's why I don't want to spend time without any education. Of course, I plan to get various ideas about the ideological content of education.

Brainwash? Ha ha, such a bad person to hear. I just want to tell you that I've been a little distracted from the Holy King's kingdom and that the mainstream teachings have been twisted by the resentment of the Omit kingdom. Next, I think I will have you deal with various subhumans and weaken my disgust and disdain for subhumans at all.

"Next, with regard to trade conventions....."

He said, "You don't recognize customs sovereignty."

"Exactly. But I want you to understand that it is not for the unilateral exploitation of your country's wealth, but rather to protect your commercial activities."

"What?

Lord Nelson shows a strange expression. Yeah, that's right. Because we can't set tariffs freely, we usually export a lot of goods with cheap tariffs and devour money from the Kingdom of Dihart.

"Of course, I plan to get some profit from this. Food production in the Kingdom of Merinard is now increasing dramatically. If we keep going, the food self-sufficiency rate will be light this fall and will exceed 400%. Maybe more."

"400% or more!?

Nelson is stunned. Surprise, isn't it? But it's true. I mean, if it's enough for 400%... depending on the crop, it's a farm with a farm block, but even if I don't have anything to do with it, it'll be harvested in just two to four weeks. What happens if we replace all farmland in the country with farmland blocks? I don't plan on doing that to the boulders.

In fact, at the moment, food is doubling and prices are falling, and the existing agricultural workers are suffering. So there was an urgent need to develop instant foods using canned and dried noodles. To increase domestic demand.

"There are also many other high-quality and advanced magic tools that have been developed. Large influxes of these items, including cheap food, can cause major disruption and damage to your economy. That's not what I want. If we don't build mutually beneficial relationships and coexist and prosper together, we'll have a lot of trouble. Now, when it comes to your country's tariffs, are the nobles at the border free to decide? Without acknowledging it, we want to set tariffs by coordinating between countries."

"I see... as a result, it will lead to the dismantling of local aristocracy and the strengthening of the kingdom's power. At least it's a precedent."

That's how Lord Nelson nodded and thought about my words. By sending him to such a place, he is probably a nobleman trusted by the royal family of the Kingdom of Tigris.

"But isn't that... convenient? Whatever we say, are we in a position to unilaterally invade and retaliate against your country?

"That's true, but you're paying a lot of blood in the first place. Also, I have told you many times before, but if it is crushed, it will cause trouble to us. I know that, and even if I impose severe sanctions on you just because of emotions, it's here to hurt."

There's a word for losing money, but that's exactly what's going on. I think we can draw better conditions against the backdrop of the Golem army, but if the Tigris kingdom were to collapse, split, and become a civil war in the swamp of crowd divisions, bandits might be able to trek in and around the Metocerium near the border. Alternatively, there may be a massive influx of refugees. That is not a very pleasant development for us.

As the kingdom of Merinard, the best scenario is to get the Holy King to turn back while securing an advantageous position and gradually improve the relationship. It would be good if we could make a profit from the transaction.

"Shall we discuss items subject to tax, their tax rates, and other details?"

"... that's right. We also need to discuss the details in order to make a decision about whether or not to drink your terms."

Mr Nelson seems to have been very positive about our offer. I hope we can come to a conclusion by filling in the details.