The Economics of Prophecy

"His Royal Highness Dernius and Grand Duke Kurtheit. Which will speak"

Two men pointed at each other in the Prime Minister's words. The upset in the left seat spreads further. The Chancellor politely observes silence. After the pressing of his gaze, the second prince rose restlessly. It fits well that Delnius stands because this is Craig originally. Maybe it was the prime minister's hand who bothered to ask.

"Oh, as long as the relationship between the kingdom and the empire is preserved, a situation like this cannot happen."

said the second prince. The debate is over at a time when the ugliness earlier, and this assumption, presupposes. In the first place......

I peek at the look on the neutral's face. The prince talks about the disadvantage of losing a deal with the empire, but the prince's theory of reconciliation hardly draws their attention. Neutralists are interacting with the blur in the front, back, left and right is anxiety about the dangers of the future that have been clearly demonstrated earlier.

People hate fear. Have a desire to ignore it. I hate fear, but I hope to combine it with optimism. All the more so if it's vague and vague fear.

But the opposite is true if fear is perceived as something that cannot be ignored.

Fear binds the human spirit with a force far stronger than optimism. In other words, you lose consciousness of the optimistic theory of peace of the Second Prince.

It's the same way that a person who is going to starve to death doesn't feel like loving the beautiful flowers in front of him. Because it is the emotional role of fear that gives the highest priority to the response to the crisis of survival.

"So, if it's an imperial invasion, why doesn't the crystal of prophecy tell you that? Isn't that strange?"

A second prince held his fist in both hands and told him to throw it away.

"What's Fulsey the Sage's opinion?

The Chancellor asked in a sober tone.

"His Highness Dernius makes a pretty good point. From previous analyses, the prophecy of crystals corresponds to changes in the demonic vein. Therefore, if the prophecy indicates an invasion of the Empire, it would have been at least five years ago."

To Fulsey's words, the second prince lowered his arms without strength. Apparently, it was my last hand. I naturally took that into account. I wonder who the witch princess was five years ago, but I guess it was just a decoration.

Raise your hand if you're in favor of strengthening your preparedness for the Empire.

The majority of the venue expresses its agreement with the Prime Minister's words. Taking it, the king nodded slowly.

"But crushing the possibility that war could be avoided is also foolish. I would ask the Grand Duke of Kurtheit to use his previous relationship with the Empire to hold the Empire in charge of negotiating the return of Lisaberto"

The Grand Duke of Kurtheit became an obvious expression of relief. You think you've got a face as a pro-Imperialist.

So, if the war can be postponed even for a day, it's cheap. I want you to work hard with the Second Prince for your own benefit and face.

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The meeting was over and we went back to the modem.

I think I could do it for Kuroko this time. I didn't poke at the prime minister or sue the king directly. I'm very satisfied with myself.

"Let me tell you how to destroy the kingdom, etc. Ricardo's the same."

Craig said.

"You were a good actor."

If this prince had been born into an empire, wouldn't it have come true?

"It was caught all the way to the First Knight Commander."

Euphiria smiled bitterly.

"I decided the end of the debate without a word at the meeting. I heard from princes and archdukes that they weren't good at politics and negotiation, but what the hell were they talking about"

Look at me, the Chancellor said.

"No, no, assuming you had a say in that place, you can't move anyone as one. The idea of reversal is unique to the civilian population."

Yes, I just had a little knowledge of behavioral economics.

"... Whatever. It's a big thing that I was able to roll back from that situation. Later, let it prolong while pretending to help negotiate between the Empire and Kurtheit. Strike your hand as the First Knights and the Second Prince Valve compete over the shape of Leesaberto."

The Chancellor went. Buy time while creating a gap between the First Knight Commander and the hostile faction, who has a lot of influence over the neutrals. You see, the politician "Pro" is just not the same.

"Let us pass the information that the Empress has seized the secret of overthrowing the dragon on to the Empire independently of the Second Prince Valve. And then it makes you think you'll get some of the pollen that the Knights of the Demons keep."

"There are also those who breathed in the Second Prince's Valve against the Demon Knights. Let's use that."

Meal that far and pass the pollen to Lisa Belt from here. Confuse the empire with information from multiple sources so that we have to test the power of that pollen.

"So, how does it work now?"

"Right. At least I'd like to do something a lot more merchant-like than help with today's meeting."

I also want to use the current situation. Use wartime situations to change existing regulations. Firstly, the finish of the logistics revolution.

"I want the kingdom to determine the unit of luggage."

I went. It's a container standard setting in the original worldly language. Is it also the idea of carrying out units of transport in a single standardised box? On Earth, we had reached our destination from the point of origin to the railway by truck, from the railway to the port to the ship, from the port of arrival to the railway and to the truck without ever reloading our luggage.

Conversely, it may be said that trucks, freight trains and container ships are built to match this container.

Of course, what the container was made up of was the ability to put together large weights with the force of the machine, the ongoing standardisation of the goods themselves and, above all, the need for large quantities of long-distance transport.

There are goods of various specific gravities, and transport by manpower horsepower is the basis of this world. Naturally, the original criterion is weight. However, as a general management guideline, volumes can provide a common standard.

But I think it would be useful to assume, for example, the number of boxes of standards that can be loaded onto carriage carriages.

After that, it's the idea of each industry. In this event, food, a standardised commodity to be transported in large quantities in war, will be used as a reference. After that, it would be nice for each industry to build up ideas with reference to it.

"You won't make it from the start this time. But streamline the most important replenishment in war. And the harmonization of standards will also smooth the civil-military cooperation relationship. Spread it into a model case as a standard for commercial activity."

Of course, we, the Bertoldo Workshop, who know that information as soon as possible, are one or two steps ahead in the manufacture of a carrier that meets the new standards.

I can't do this without this much profit because I've been put to work 24/7.

"Ricardo, now..."

"Oh, when I think about trading with the future Empire, I also have to assume loading on the ship"

I added. After the war, we need to thrive on our dealings with the Empire, if we are to welcome it safely. To prevent the next war.

"... talk about making a profit already when the concubine is worried about the damage to Bertoldo"

Euphiria snapped.

"It's about getting ready for the Knights and getting involved, think about working with the Food Guild. Adele."

"Ha, we'll move as soon as possible"

Craig instructed his men. Well, where's Mr. Honmaru from the regulation? Both Grand Duke Kurtheit and Carriage Guild Leader are de facto war criminals of the disaster ahead. The Chancellor can't even oppose it.

"This time the situation is bad, I will also cooperate as Prime Minister's office"

The Chancellor said dissatisfied.

War is unhappy. Taking into account the total interest would be negative. But that doesn't mean we don't even have the means to pull the pluses out of the war. For example, the circumstances are different, but the Empire would have strengthened its own power in the battle against the Warcraft.

Well, whatever. I'm not talking about not beating the Empire. To that end, there are two things we have to do.

"Later, it's better than being a wise man."

I saw an old man in the corner of the room crawling around the boat just saying that my role was over. Fundamental measures must be taken against the superiority of the Empire's magic technology. Unless that is accomplished, where we have bought some time, the prospect of the kingdom being able to beat the empire remains dim.

You'll be in the Red Forest (Rubel Valt). I need Craig to put out a knight for the escort.