The road to national restoration that began at the end of the century

So three days later, Zelen was in the VIP room of Lymington Arms Company, listening to reports from his uncle and Minister Howlett on recent affairs.

Bourne: "In short, we can be sure that all the linings that are loaded into missiles and launched on our country's territory contain Tiber crystals in their bodies. Once they wake up from their slumber, their suppressed spirits will be destroyed. An extremely powerful shock wave appeared.”

Zelen: "Well..."

Bourne: "So our Ministry of National Defense has always had a question, and that is what the pig-headed people had in mind to send Ariko, who was supposed to be protected as the ultimate weapon, to the frontline battlefield to serve as goblin cannon fodder similar to what we have here."

Zelen: "What's even more puzzling is how many of the pig-headed men can be lured out and sent to death?"

Bourne: "Yes. But our Ministry of National Defense can confirm that Ariko, who contains Tiber crystals in her body, has stronger magical power than similar people without crystals in her body."

Zelen: "So, the sky cannot be lost, and we must ensure that there is nothing unfriendly in our control area."

Bourne: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Our air defense network has been constructed. Next, the training of the air force has entered the final stage. Everything is going very smoothly."

Zelen: "That's good."

Bourne: "And... uh, Your Majesty, may I ask... is there only one arms dealer, Lymington Arms Company, that can sell firearms and develop bullets at the same time?"

Zelen: "That's right. Actually...of course, I understand what Secretary Hollett means, but...if you don't do this, how can you force other arms dealers to develop new projects on other things? Moreover, as a manufacturer that only produces The small arms arms dealer company, Lymington Arms Company, belongs to my company, so there is no need for the soldiers to worry too much. After all, the soldiers don't come here often to buy guns and bullets. "

As Zelen said, since the Lymington Arms Company is an arms dealer controlled by Zelen, in practical terms, the Lymington Arms Company is already a royal arsenal.

It's just that Zelen did not let Lymington Arms Company completely monopolize the domestic light weapons equipment market for military and police members. He just let Lymington Arms Company continue to work on improving small arms.

Bourne: "Your Majesty, the Queen's side..."

Zelen: "That's why I don't ask you about letting the police force and militia purchase their own purchases. If Paula's Ruger Company can't even do this, then there is no need for her to continue to maintain Ruger Company. Moreover, now When I'm not worrying about this, I hope other arsenals will get more involved in the research and development of heavy weapons. After all, the pig-headed men have already used assault rifles that fire light bombs, and we... Minister Howlett, I don't need to say this. ?”

Bourne: "Got it."

Zelen: "What's more, based on the current actual combat situation and feedback from workers at the arsenal, although the 9×40mm rifle bullet is powerful enough, it has an adverse effect on the barrel of the rifle. In addition, the current pig-headed man... Let’s not talk about them, just the black-haired kobolds, these guys are starting to wear iron armor.”

Byrne: "Temporarily changing the ammunition will make it a little difficult for the soldiers."

Zelen: "Uh."

Bourne: "But regarding this, I hope your Majesty will not change the style of the bullet too much. Otherwise..."

Zelen: "Understood."

Upon hearing this, Zelen was helpless.

If it were during peacetime and no war, his suggestion would probably be...

I guess it's ok?

But... forget it.

He knew that Minister Howlett would not easily agree to his suggestion.

Anyway, future soldiers will take the initiative to continue the proposal.

Nwila: "The next one is me. Well, this is the first underground resistance organization in the Northern Province that is willing to express its allegiance to us, the Bundy organization. However, other organizations are not easy to do because of the identities of the relevant leaders. Work."

Zelen: "The prime minister means..."

Envilla: "They are nobles, and they are nobles who have been knighted before."

Zelen: "This..."

Speaking of this, Zelen himself didn’t know what to say.

Since the Krorod Empire is an empire, having a royal family naturally means there are other nobles.

So hundreds of years ago, there were many nobles in the Crurod Empire.

And where did these nobles come from?

Of course it was derived from one big family after another that was related to the royal family.

The results develop over time...

well!

Zelen could only talk about titles and things, and he was very uninterested when his father was alive. Even in his father's opinion, this was a system that artificially divided the society of the Crurod Empire.

But it was also the time when my grandfather was the emperor, and my father had the same idea as his grandfather. As a result, my grandfather naturally tried every means to suppress the nobles at that time and used various methods to get money from them.

Of course, the current attitude of the people of the Crurod Empire towards whether a certain subject has a title is basically the same.

If you are rich and powerful, you should be a noble.

But...this is obviously wrong.

Like Paula, her family is rich and powerful, but she is not an aristocrat.

He is also the descendant of the most unspeakable illegitimate child in the aristocratic circle.

Coupled with the suppression of aristocratic forces during the Pa-O Republic, Zelen knew that the guy with the aristocratic flag standing on Apo Island was definitely the last person he wanted to face.

Whether it was his grandfather or Senagu and the others, it was estimated that the nobles in the past would not look favorably upon the new Crurod Empire.

Envilla: "I know you don't want to use force against them. But we cannot do without the necessary deterrence and some tough measures."

Zelen: "Are they really that disobedient to us? Moreover, they...even though it's a bit bad to say this, do they still remember who they got the title from and officially became a noble in name only?"

Envilla: "In the past, they would have listened to you. But now, they will probably ignore us even more and simply pursue independence."

Zelen: "Yeah. Okay. Leave them alone."

no way.

Not willing to listen, not even willing to cooperate.

Then they can only let the pig-headed people and the black-haired kobolds give them an "education", or even several times.

Even though Zelen was very reluctant to see the Japanese and Mai people continue to live a life of being conquered by foreign forces, or even completely wiped out.

Envira: "Really?"

Zelen: "Is it possible that I can personally lead the Northern Expedition? Uncle, you are actually a descendant of a noble with a title, but to be honest, our country should not talk about titles from the beginning."

Envira: "But before..."

Zelen: "The past was the past, and the present is the present. The title of the nobles is just a title. What is it worth to be prestigious?"

Envira: "Sister, if she hears you say that, she will probably give you a hard talk. But that's right, we shouldn't have this thing in the first place, and it is fundamentally unsuitable. But, Your Majesty, you really want to Do this?"

Zelen: "I believe in the people of the Empire."

Envira: "Oh? Hahaha... I understand."

Sometimes you don’t need to speak too clearly, because speaking too clearly will make it difficult for everyone to act.

Especially when Zelen inherited his father's ideas and also had his own ideas about the aristocracy.

Zelen: "Then there is education, and we cannot relax. Although I know that there are insufficient soldiers and the army needs a lot of soldiers, but pure quantity is not as good as sufficient quality. Moreover, even within the military and police, education must also be done well. ”

Envira: "Education funding..."

Zelen: "Foreign trade. Let's see which country or force trades with us."

Envilla: "This target is not easy to find... Well, Your Majesty, do you want the domestic arms dealers to export some weapons and equipment in exchange for money?"

Zelen: "Anyway these days, I don't believe that there are really no customers who don't want weapons and equipment at all. After all, this industry is famous for huge profits."

Obviously, instead of cheating his own people, Zelen would rather choose to cheat money from outside and come back to make a big fortune.

What's more, it's not like the Crurod Empire doesn't have trophies from the pig-headed men...