Wortenia Senki (WN)

Western Continental Calendar August 8, 2812 [to the Peninsula] its 6:

"So... now you want to hear Hard Ong's report?

Liang Zhen, who switched her mind, turns her face to Zhongwong.

All that's left are the sisters and the strict monks. Liangzhen, I wanted to hear Zhongwong's report first, which I have a bad feeling about.

The sisters' report only determines where to buy food supplies. There shouldn't be any more problems.

But to Liang Zhen's words, Zhongwong shook his head beside him.

"No... I was wondering if it would be better for me to talk to you at the end... first about Lady Laura and the others."

They have some kind of confusion.

Ryo Jin nods in surprise and talks to the Malfist sisters.

"Hmm... you mean for some reason... ok. Bye, Laura, Sarah. I need a report from the Chamber of Commerce."

"Yes, sir... then"

Laura and the others nodded and began to talk about what they had looked into.

Then, I will drop the optimistic Ryo Trun to the bottom of Natsuo.

"In conclusion, most chambers of commerce seem to have strong ties to their lord, the Earl of Salzberg."

"Strong relationships?

Liang Zhen tilts her neck at Laura's words. Because from her words she felt more than a normal relationship between the lord and the chamber of commerce.

"Yes, that's pretty close too"

With that said, Sarah spreads the map over the table.

"Is he... a map of Ipilos?

"Yes, and this red dot is the Chamber of Commerce that exists in this town"

Sarah's finger points to the red dot on the map.

That number, 10. That is the number of chambers of commerce present in this fortified castle city of Ipilos.

"Mistal Chamber of Commerce...... Raffir Chamber of Commerce......"

Sarah reads out the names of the chambers of commerce written next to the dots one after the other.

"These 10 chambers of commerce form a coalition to take full control of the economy of this Ipilos… The problem is that the Countess says she is the only daughter of the Mistal Chamber of Commerce, a representative of the coalition"

"Is it true...? It."

Bright true complexion changes. That would be natural, too.

I can't feed myself on the Waltenia Peninsula. In other words, for a certain period of time until the goal of food self-sufficiency is established, there is no alternative to bringing food from this ipirous.

No way, you can hunt the monster Monster and turn it into a staple. There are monsters that can be eaten, but there are more things that can't be eaten.

When it comes to water and food, I cannot say that I will endure it. Something you absolutely need to live with.

In contrast, the Countess' home has a huge impact.

It's a future I don't really want to imagine.

"Yes... the only way to buy more than a certain amount of food supplies stably is to really trade with one of these 10 chambers of commerce... but when the Countess becomes the daughter of a coalition representative..."

Laura cut the words where they were. You don't have to tell me later. I can understand everyone on the spot.

Always Ryo Jin-tae will be unable to ignore the intentions of Count Salzberg.

If the Count puts pressure on the Chamber of Commerce, that's it. Ryo Jin-da could starve to death on the peninsula.

"Apparently, this is said to be quite an ambitious representative of the Mistal Chamber of Commerce... Originally the representative of the coalition was the Christoph Chamber of Commerce, but the story is that his daughter took away her daughter-in-law from Count Salzberg wearing a cassette..."

"I see... it's because I let my daughter be married to a nobleman and expanded her power with that authority... well, that's a lot to hear..."

Everyone nods at Liang Zhen's words.

Sure, it's not such a rare story. I'm not even talking about Japan.

"But... the aristocrats used the merchant's daughter as their wife, didn't they?

Under the identity system, merchants are only civilians. No matter how much money you have, you're just a civilian.

Aristocratic wife. It can also be said that Liang Zhen twists her neck when she becomes a full wife rather than a concubine, Meike.

"I also looked into that... apparently the finances of the Count Salzberg family were quite oppressed..."

"Phew... you're saying you used the loan as bait?... What made your finances so bad in the first place? Is that military expenditure, after all?

The more the finances are oppressed to welcome the merchant's daughter to her rightful wife… the fact that she made a profit by dumping the nobleman's ments is evidence that the Count of Salzberg was being driven considerably.

The question is why the Count suffered so much money.

"Yes, the Counts have a pretty large budget allocated to military relations for border guards and monster monsters that break in from the peninsula from time to time."

Everyone nods at Laura's words.

The army is the biggest goldeater.

A hungry monster who produces nothing and just consumes supplies. That is the essence of what we call the army.

But the monster needs the best and a lot of bait.

Starting with the salary I pay the soldiers, I said armor helmet. Horse breeding for the purchase of arms. The army consumes much of the food it pays its soldiers.

And this is just a normal story. Once the war begins, consumption jumps even further. No matter how much money you pour, you never say it's over, it's exactly the same as a missing bucket.

But we still have to hang the money on the army. To defend the country, the people, the territory, what is to be defended.

If it becomes a nobleman entrusted with the vigilance of its neighbours, the burden will be even heavier.

It makes sense that Count Salzberg's finances are a train.

"Well, naturally... because not only are we bordering Zaluda, but we'll have to be prepared against the monster Monster, who breaks in from the peninsula, right?

"According to materials examined by Asi... there appears to be a massive monster" Monster "incursion from the peninsula about once every 10 years"

Having heard Bolts' answer, Rione nods loudly, naturally.

"Let me capture it, this area is not suitable for excess agricultural land either. There are no notable products, and it doesn't seem like a very rich land."

"How about salt? Yesterday at Chot's ear, apparently there is a rock salt mineral vein?

Liang Zhen casts his doubts on the words of Zhenrong.

At least, considering the Count's outfit yesterday, he doesn't look troubled with gold.

It is possible that he was forced to look good to protect the noblemen's mentions, but there are limits to that as well.

Make it a garment, make it a meal served, it doesn't look like the Count is in trouble with gold at all. From the beginning, we arranged so many dishes on the table that we obviously couldn't eat them.

Plus with plenty of precious spices. If you're in trouble with money, you can't do that.

If so, it is the mineral veins of rock salt that are suspicious. Salt, which is a necessity, is not expensive, but demand is constant. If the Counts really own this, it seems possible enough to rebuild finances.

"No… there is no rock salt mine in the Count's territory"

That's what I said and shook my head, Haruong gave me a meaningful grin.

(What do you mean? How the hell did you rebuild your finances if you didn't have a mine in Count's territory? You have any other industries?

Ryo True's brain derives a variety of possibilities.

(If you have other financial resources, why did Madame lie about having a rock salt mine, etc.? Why did you salt it?

A good way to lie is to mix truth with lies.

It is surprisingly difficult to say that it solidifies everything with lies. It's easy to fail without being consistent with reality.

"Ah! Hit me..."

Suddenly Sarah raises her voice.

"What, Sarah? Did you come up with something?

Sarah nodded at Laura's words, turning her eyes to Jong-hoon,

"Maybe... doesn't the Count have a rock salt mineral vein outside his territory? Within the Waltenia Peninsula, for example."

"" "" Ah!

Everyone raised their voices of surprise.

In the meantime, only Zhongong smiles softly.

"You've been well noticed. You're right, the Count has a mineral vein in the peninsula. And keep secrets from the kingdom."

It is an unexpected fact, but I can be convinced by listening to Zhongwong's words.

"Is it true that the Count is embezzling mineral veins in the peninsula on his own? Unauthorized to the kingdom? Though the abandoned land, it's a lot of courage... if it's sprayed, you could be executed by a clan party, right?

Until Ryo True is given, the official attribution of the Waltenia Peninsula is royal.

There is no good reason to use the resources of the land without permission, even though it is an abandoned land.

If that happens to the royal family, the Count family will be cut off. There will be massive executions, involving even relatives.

It is also natural to praise the Count that Rione has a great deal of courage. They are literally crossing dangerous bridges.

"That's what you mean...... shit! I think it's sweet. They wanted me to go to the peninsula with Sassa."

Fragments that were independent in Ryo Trung connect, and the thoughts of the Count come to mind.

"You didn't kill me from the start because you don't want to take care of me if you can... because if I die, the kingdom could come to investigate."

"You welcomed the Lord to the Peninsula without knowing anything... and in case you find out the secret of the Peninsula..."

"Is it because the monsters" Monsters "are bait..."

Bright true eyes narrow sharply.

"What will you do? It's possible to take the Count's neck at sunset."

"What about that? Doesn't it lose money the other way around in the present situation?

"Well? Lord Sarah disagrees...... may I ask why?

Sarah waits for Zhenrong, who slams the Count.

"Indeed, the means of saying assassination is effective in breaking the Count's thoughts. But the stability of Ipyros is an absolute condition, beyond the fact that our aim is the territorialization of the peninsula. If the assassination succeeds, the Count's devil's hand can escape, but who will rule the land after it? If someone comes who poorly breathed Queen Lupis..."

You could kill a wolf and invite a tiger in.

I can't predict what kind of harassment Lupis is going to do more than be alert to Ryo Trun.

Sarah's claim made sense.

"Hmm... you certainly deserve Lord Sarah's concern. This seems to have been a cheap proposition."

Zhuong also snorts firmly as to whether he was convinced of Sarah's words.

"Right... and now we have no sales route to take the rock salt mine from the Count. Isn't that enough to hold on to the Count..."

"That's right... I spare you as a source of income, but hey. Assuming you take the mine back from the Count, the merchants of Ipilos will turn down the deal, and hey."

"Well, yeah, you suck. It is visible that the Count and the head of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce are coming under pressure to obstruct the deal more than an intimate relationship, Yas."

It makes no sense if you can't replace salt with cash, even if you take back the mineral veins from the Count because of it.

If we can bring salt to other towns, the conversation will change, but in order not to go through Ipilos, we have to choose the sea route. In the future, we are also looking at maritime trade, but as things stand, it is not something we can do immediately.

"Then why don't you leave it to the Count?

"Are you saying I'm gonna let you like this?

To Laura's words, Liang Zhen smiled at her face.

No lord is happy to do whatever he wants in his own territory.

Ryo True's reaction can also be taken for granted.

"But I can't even take this story to the royal family. That way the Count family will definitely be cut off. Our assassination of the Count will not change the outcome."

"Well... na"

This is the biggest problem.

It's good to kill the Count. Make it an assassination, snitch on the royal family, and you have every choice but to kill the Count.

But then it gives Lupis room to intervene.

"First, we give the Count his mineral veins and make him promise assistance to us… And while he's receiving the Count's assistance, we get this one in shape… to crush the Count in the future. What do you say?

Laura's proposal is not the best, but it is a realistic one.

The question is whether the Count swallows this proposal.

"I agree with Lord Laura's proposal."

"That's right... that might be realistic... for a while the Count made me look good, and as for Atai, I'm mucky."

"That's right, Yas... but I don't think it's bad, Yas"

Rio and the others agree one after the other.

(Not bad... Buy some time with this and get this one in shape... the question is will the Count join hands with me... nah, is there any option to say I won't. You shouldn't want to get the royal attention even over there. If I were to officially grant my permission as a lord, I wouldn't have to be frightened as Count... this advantage is enormous. Is there much chance that the Count will come on board... Well, it's an important financial resource, but we can't afford to hold it any longer than we can...)

In Ryo True, I am ready.

First we have to be more powerful than the Count.

That does not mean simple force. It's power in the economy, in politics, in those parts.

"Good... not bad as a time buyer... just use that time later to get this one in shape"

In the wake of Liang Zhen's words, everyone nodded.

"Well, suppose a deal with the Count is good. First, what do you need?

Laura quickly gave her opinion to Liang Zhen's inquiry.

"First of all, you will look for a trusted merchant... to buy food supplies and, in the future, to sell salt... and if you want to aim, the Christoph Chamber of Commerce... has taken the position of Coalition Leader from the Mistal Chamber of Commerce."

"I'm just like my sister. The other eight chambers of commerce are under the umbrella of the Mistal Chamber of Commerce, so I think all dealings with this place could slip through to the Count. Only the Christoph Chamber of Commerce maintains its independence within the Union, so I was wondering if there was enough room for negotiation"

It is a boulder. They've already looked into the status of each chamber of commerce.

Ryo Jin can only thank his excellent companions for supporting him. Everyone does everything they can to help Ryo Trun. He swears allegiance to Ryo Shin, who is only a young man.

(Count... I'll give it to you first... but I'll be the last one to laugh!

The thought fills Ryo's true heart. And turned his resolve into something even stronger.

Ryo Jin can't lose. Because his defeat is the same as the death of his followers.