Otherworld Nation Founding Chronicles

Officially the messenger of the ultimatum came from Lezard.

He said various things, such as compensation or delivery of criminals, but he rejected them all.

Officially, diplomatic relations with Lezad were discontinued.

However, there is no significant effect.

Two cities other than Lezard ... Still have friendly relations with Gehenna and Nemes.

By increasing trade with the two countries, you do not need to trade with Lezard.

Rather, it is Lezard who is in distress.

Now prepare for the upcoming war.

"Bartolo. When do you think it's time?"

"Two months later, March is just right. By that time, southern South Adernia should be quite warm."

King Rossais's country is warm enough to not snow in winter, but the south is even warmer.

March will be as warm as possible.

"In order to advance to Lezad, we must manage the cities in between ..."

Let's drop this by diplomacy.

It takes too much time to capture all city states one by one.

Then ...

"Iaal, go ahead and adjust each city state. If you threaten with armed force, you will succumb."

"I see. I'll put it on."

Ial nodded.

Already, each city-state has begun to look at Lezard.

It shouldn't be difficult.

"Afterwards, assuming that we will invite the Equus ... we will invite the king of Belvedir. If possible, also the kingdoms of Domorgar and Evil."

"... It's a win, is it unnecessary?"

Lymond expresses a slightly dissatisfied expression.

Probably because the share of the loot after the victory will decrease.

Well, I know that ...

"For the time being, it's an aggression despite its cause. It's better to have more accomplices."

Despite making the Roselle kingdom a scapegoat, invading Lezard will boost our national strength.

I do not want to increase the distrust of each country in Japan.

It would be best if the king of Domorgar participated.

"At the very least, commanding power is a major premise of our country."

I put the crown on the heads of King Equus (Muzio) and King Domorgar (Carlo).

And we have won the war once against the kings of Evil and King Belbedil, and there is a difference of several times in national power.

It is only natural that Japan has an advantage.

"And ... this was a bit of an idea ..."

When I talk about my thoughts ...

Bartolo smiled grinning.

"It sounds interesting. Let's do it."

After talking with the Lymonds, I called Ains.

This is to discuss the treatment of Lezard after the occupation of Lezard.

"I would be grateful if Lezard joins our country as an autonomous city ... but do you have a love for Lezard?"

Ains bowed at my question.

"... what does that mean?"

"That's right. Are you autonomous in Lezard to do business?"

The Christian city-state, Clarice, the reign of Rezado, seems to have been monarchy long ago.

Taking advantage of the country's location, the connection between the Tethys Sea and the Ash Sea, the west (Occident) and the east (Orient), Clarice has flourished through transit trade since ancient times.

However, the Clarisse king imposed high commercial taxes.

Dissatisfied with it, Clarice merchants hired mercenaries and set out to fight the king and win.

Since then, Claris has been autonomous with merchants, and its colonial city, Rezado, has a similar political system.

In other words, Lezard is self-governing himself so as not to hinder his business ...

"Politics costs money. Isn't it difficult?"

"... Well, it's definitely better to concentrate on business."

Ains nodded.

"I encourage you to discard the rezado."

"... is your Majesty told you to give us" Lezzad "?"

Well, that's why ...

It is too bad to say straight to the truth.

"I haven't said that otherwise. I'm only recommending it .... if you leave Lezard, I'll welcome you as a noble."

When I said so, Ains opened his eyes wide.

It was an unexpected word.

"Does that mean you can participate in the national affairs of King Rossais ...?"

"Are there any other meanings?"

I stared at Ains.

"Of course, its status is hereditary. Well, the land cannot be feuded, but ... wouldn't you need it? If you become a noble in our country, you can wholesale salt and spirits at cheap prices."

I don't know if salt production in this world is slow or it is difficult to make salt in salt fields.

However, salt seems to be cheaper to dig out than to make in salt fields.

Lezad's merchants carried the salt of the kingdom of Rossais to Greece and Persis, and made money from their profits.

Considering the transportation costs, there is probably so much demand for rock salt.

Japan sells salt to foreigners at a slightly higher price.

I want to sell cheaply to the people.

I want to get money from foreigners.

It is because of the intention.

In other words, if you discard the rezado and become a noble in our country, you can get salt at a much lower price.

I think this is a good story.

The same applies to spirits.

"If the southern nations, including Lezard, are annexed, our total population, including slaves, will exceed 600,000. It is a large economic zone. Is maritime trade stagnating recently?"

As a result of the Persis-Christian War, the Christians lost control of the Tethyan Sea.

It is another marine ethnic group known as the Pofenians that now rule the Tethys Sea.

Because they take control of the sea, Lezard has been unable to trade at sea as he wishes.

The economic territory of King Rossais may be much smaller than that of Greece or Persis, but it still has some good taste.

Above all, it has growth potential.

"Japan will continue to expand its territory in the future .... The economic sphere is getting bigger and bigger, don't you think it's a bad story? Well, I can't say I'm going to come to a conclusion right now. Please come to me. "

It is smarter to accept.

I have no intention of giving up the port of Lezad.

If you don't want to let go of Lezard ...... take over its autonomy to occupy your head with plain cotton.

It is not so difficult if you instigate second-class citizens.

Products should be sold when value is highest.

It's now your highest value.

Now is the opportunity.

Two weeks later, the members of Lezad offered to accept my request.

I was glad that I was comfortable.

"Her Majesty, why did you want a rezado?"

After negotiations with Rezado, Lymond was asked.

What's strange?

"If you annexed Lezard, would it be more troublesome?-Anti-piracy measures. Your Majesty would dislike such troubles."

Well, certainly that area is troublesome ...

"Lezad is too powerful. Leaving it as an autonomous city is a threat. Even if you take the trouble out of it, the merits of merging Lezard are great."

According to what we hear, the population of Lezard is about 100,000.

Among them, the rich are 20,000.

There is no way not to merge this.

"Sometimes I say that I wanted to make Lezad's lawmakers noble in our country."

"Why is that?"

"They will invest in our country."

Unexplored land is still spreading on the mainland of King Rossais.

If Lezad riches buy and cultivate the land, food production will increase.

in addition……

The intention is to increase the number of nobles.

In addition to the former royal family, they wanted to make people from other ranks noble.

So they welcomed the Ains as nobles.

It also has the purpose of reassuring Christians in the country.

King Rossais is an Adernian nation.

However, the territory that Japan has recently incorporated has a large number of Christians, and in some places the Christians are majority.

Invite the Christians as nobles for their reign.

It's a problem, however, that they keep their local influence forever.

So you need to separate it from the lezard.

"Roughly, it's ridiculous to determine the number of votes based on the amount of tax payments. Can you do a proper politics in such a way? From now on, I will govern directly."

I say that it is advantageous for business ...

The question remains whether it is really advantageous.

For example, second-class citizens.

They have no decent money.

The reason is that merchants work at low wages.

Certainly in the short term it may make money.

But in the long run it has been harmed.

The higher the wages paid to second-class citizens, the more they will buy the goods.

The end result is that the merchant is profitable.

In addition, wages rise.

Then a cycle of making more money is born.

Well, until now Lezad had been trading with the Christians and Persians across the sea, second-class citizens would be fine.

But can we still do the same thing and survive?

Lezzad's way is drunk with the tide of the times.

Individual interests do not always translate into total interests.

Lezard puts too much priority on personal interests.

There must be other systems such as tariffs and tax systems, and there are various other Aho smelling systems.

I'll change it all.

"And do you want at least one port? A good port is good if you get it. Lezard is probably the best port in the southern countries."

"Huh ... is the port so important?"

"Are you in the world?"

"Do you need to communicate?"

Mmmm ...

Do you not understand the romantic connection with the world at sea?

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"In creating a nation, Emperor Almus had two options.

The first is to create the Adernian Empire, which occupies most of the Adernia Peninsula-the Adernia Empire.

The other is to create an Empire-the Romanian Empire, which includes all humans living on the Adernia Peninsula, including the Greeks living in the south and the Galians living in the north.

Emperor Almus chose the latter by accepting the Christians as nobles.

Romanians are those who have Romanian citizenship.

Birthplace, language, religion, skin color, status, etc., are not indicators of distinguishing Romanians from non-Romalians.

I will declare.

Now that all who live in this land, my people are equally Romanians, and I treat them equally as Romanians. '

Gaius Julius Caesar Westria Germanicus Augustus Patel Patriae

Excerpt from "Recollection of the Emperor"