Otherworld Nation Founding Chronicles

Donation of property.

That was the idea that Raymond thought ...

It is a shocking operation to recruit relatively wealthy members of the Rhsays clan to donate their property to the government.

Did Lymond persuade you?

I don't know if they originally wanted to cooperate in the context of a national crisis.

But ...

It was a fact that the nobility of the Rhosais clan sold their cash assets, and their luxury goods, and donated them to the government.

And ...

This time, other aristocrats, including the Clan As, who saw it, also donated property to the government.

The rich Romanians of the Kingdom of Romania also donated part of their property to the government as if they were in fashion, "if the nobles donate."

Thus, there is enough money to build a fleet ...

Did not gather.

"Iar, how much money do you need?"

"... and about 20,000 Taranto"

20,000 Taranto.

Considering that Japan's national budget is 10,000 Taranto, the amount is huge.

I mean……

The 10,000 Tarantos already stored in the national treasury have been exhausted.

And much of the state budget went into the war.

It has already raised 10,000 Taranto by raising taxes in the form of debt from the people.

And ...

They are collecting 10,000 Taranto from a Christian merchant for an interest-free loan.

Nobles and wealthy commoners have donated more than 10,000 Taranto.

We have already spent over 50,000 Taranto in total.

20,000 Taranto in addition to that?

It's a laughable amount.

"... The ships we will build should only be able to compensate 150. Why do we need that much?"

"My Majesty, prices are soaring ..."

"……Really"

Need supplies in war.

A large amount of supplies ... iron, cloth and wheat are carried by boat and gather on Trisiceria and disappear from the Romanian kingdom.

Then, there is a shortage of goods.

On the other hand, I used gold, silver, copper and other precious metals to build ships and buy food.

Precious metals collected by me through tax increases, debts, and donations.

It hit the market at once ...

It gathers at me again and is released again.

If you repeat such a thing, it is natural that prices will rise.

"But how do you collect 20,000 Taranto? There's no way out of it?"

The tax increase has already been done. No more.

The next step was to borrow. I can't borrow any more, and the merchants have no money to lend.

It's no longer a forbidden ...

He has also begun to raise money for donations.

Everything has run out.

There's no better way ...

"I borrow money from a foreign country. Is there any other way?"

"... I see."

I and Ial sighed.

Since the beginning of this war, Ial, Rymond and I have been collecting gold anyway.

Wars are taking place in Trisiceria in the form of armed force and armed competition ...

It can be said that war is taking place in the home country in the form of how much money to raise for war.

"I'll write a letter to Ains .... I'll get a referral from a foreign merchant or Persian merchant in his connection and manage to borrow money."

"... can you lend me?"

"I just have to do something. If I can't lend me ... then it's time."

"Mr. Almus. We have a grudge against Pofenia, and we have a longstanding relationship with Lord Ains."

A Christian living in Greece called by the palace.

In other words, the representatives of foreign merchants are plain.

Somehow, it seems to lend me ...

"But our concern is that the Romanian kingdom will return properly. That is one point."

"... I have to trust that."

Then the merchant smiled.

"When I look into it, His Majesty has never defeated his debts ... I believe, but it is impossible to finance more than 20,000 Taranto. You can only loan up to 5,000 Taranto. ''

5,000 Taranto.

One quarter of the target amount.

But ...

Still thankful.

"Thank you. Be sure to return."

"If you don't do that, I'm in trouble. I wish you good luck."

The merchant bowed, saying so.

"15,000 Taranto remaining ..."

"Tax increase ...?"

"... the people are hungry?"

The people die of starvation.

I just want to avoid that.

No matter how much debt you pay ...

As long as the people are alive, they can someday return.

There is no future in a country that strangles and kills geese that lay gold eggs.

"And, but ... Your Majesty, there is no better way !!!!

"I can't make peace. If I want to make peace at this stage, I see that Japan has no funds. I don't know what is required."

In the first place, I have to get something from Pofenia ...

Compensation and land are fine.

Unless you win something, there is no way to repay debt.

…… This is the bicycle operation.

No way, I didn't think it would cost me this much.

When we bother our heads ...

"The King, such a letter from Lord Ains ..."

Raymond came and handed me a letter.

I open the seal and look inside.

There ...

The last thing that could break the situation was written.

But this is ...

"Can you show me, Majesty?"

"Oh, look at it."

I wrote a letter to Raymond and Iar.

As we read on, the faces of the two become rugged.

"That Christian ... well, well, this kind of thing to Her Majesty ..."

"Any way through ..."

The two have a tough face.

For me ...

I won't blame Ains.

Of course, my feelings are not so good, and I'm not calm, but ...

Certainly, if you can ask for a breakthrough plan, you can't.

Rather, now that the country itself is dry, it can be said that he has come up with ideas.

I want to commend you.

Negotiations with that Xerxes would not have been easy.

I understand Ains' efforts.

But ...

Don! ! !

I slammed my fist on the desk.

The desk cracks.

The faces of Iar and Raymond were stiff.

"Kuss !! What's the Great King !!"

I can't think of any more measures to take.

Until Ains told me, I was disgusted with my incompetence, which I never thought of.

And ...

Despite the fact that the people are forced to sacrifice this much, they are irritated by their own selfishness that they think they dislike.

I clench my teeth and squeeze my voice.

"Bring a piece of paper. Contact Ains."

"That means ..."

"Entrust the full power to the nation's fate. There is no other way."

Iar and Raymond look away.

"Are you sure?"

"For Julia and Marx ..."

"I'm losing my mind. Right now. It's better to make the decision sooner. I'll tell them later."

And a month later ...

We got 15,000 Taranto ...

I got the target amount of 20,000 Taranto, including 5,000 Taranto from merchants.

And when everything was decided and the situation was no longer over, I called out Julia and Marx.

Unusual, they both felt nervous, as if they felt my atmosphere.

"What happened, Almus?"

"father?"

I'm two people who seem uneasy ...

Say in a low, cold voice.

"First ... apologize. I've decided at your own discretion what's important to you two. This time ... this is a report on that.

And ...

I killed my emotions ...

"I'm going to tell my mother and son as father, and as a king, my vassal, it's a decision. I won't cover it anymore. It's all decided."