Build a Human Empire by Creating Clans - Build a Human Empire by Creating Clans chapter 76

It was full of different races that were hard to see once in a lifetime, and each person was as strong as a king in terms of human beings, and they exchanged bloody arguments with me and even competed for power.

It must have been a shocking experience in many ways.

“no. Work went well.”

“is that so?”

“It was exactly as Lord had predicted. Then the result is the same.”

“As foretold… the ban would have been lifted.”

“okay.”

The great cause concluded that Tiamar’s influence, or rather her magic, had disappeared from the southwestern peninsula inhabited by humans.

Therefore, it is judged that there is no negative effect on the heterogeneous race.

The ban on entry that had been going on for about a thousand years was lifted.

“And just as the territory was recognized in the representative system, he demanded subjugation as a condition of recognizing the territory of the Southwest Peninsula.”

“It’s a request that doesn’t even deserve to be heard.”

I shook my head.

“So what now? If it is not recognized as a territory like the Great Plains, doesn’t it mean that a different race can invade this place at any time for hunting purposes?”

“hmm.”

“It’s actually a war.”

“Nothing to worry about. There will be no all-out war for a while.”

To avoid an all-out war, Rod and I cast the bait.

Vlad and the Mycenae Empire, a very desirable lure.

“While Vlad and his empire are being skinned by the Emperor, they will not have direct influence over my realm.”

Even if it does, it will be limited.

It’s because I’ve threatened something.

I won’t be using my hands, at least for a while.

“How long will it go?”

“It doesn’t last long. It’s because it’s just to turn back the eyes of the beast that is aiming at us for a while. We must use this fleeting time, when the beast is distracted, for the next war.”

Prepare for the next war.

To do so, the immediate

“Let’s start by organizing the inside.”

Skadi said.

“First of all, the uprisings in various parts of Germania and the ongoing civil war in Wallochia. We need to get this sorted out before the different races intervene and grow in power.”

as she said

Uprisings and civil wars are good for representative intervention.

All you have to do is push the back of the person who got up.

“Gehard, what about the remaining power?”

“If you tell me the numbers, the total number is 54,000.”

This is the total number of troops from his household, conscripts, mercenaries from northern Wallachia, the Duchy of Sudret, the Marquis of Rogene, and the border nobles.

“Helmut, how far has the acquisition of the kingdom army progressed?”

“A lot of nobles have passed. Those who did not come over were also those who did not want to participate, not because they rebelled against His Majesty, but because they were concerned about chaos in the territory. The rest of the mercenaries will fight against other races if you give them money.”

Nearly 70,000 of the kingdom’s army survived.

It was thanks to the quick surrender when the two-wing cavalry was annihilated.

“It means that there are roughly 120,000 people.”

Pasimea groaned.

“If you look at the numbers, they are huge. How many of them can you keep?”

Gerhard pondered for a moment before replying.

“Considering the long-term battle, it should be considered less than half.”

“half? Is that all it is? Are there that many defectors?”

“As Sir Helmut said, there are quite a few people who leave for the reason of protecting the territory, but the fundamental problem is wages and supplies. There is a gold mine, but maintaining an army of over 100,000 is a burden. I don’t know if it’s conscripts, but the vast majority are nobles and mercenaries.”

“Oh, they are a bit expensive.”

“There is also a problem with supply. We have just conquered Germania, and Wallochia has no administrative power other than the capital and its environs. You’ll have to buy or loot locally to keep supplies, but then—”

“A swarm of locusts must be cute.”

Skadi helped out, and Gehard nodded.

“Yes. An army that chooses local supply is scarier than a swarm of locusts.”

“Too many is not good. So, how many people are suitable in the end?”

“At most half. Considering the distributed deployment in Germania and Wallochia, about 60,000 are appropriate. 40,000 in Germania and 20,000 in Wallochia, this is enough to keep the army running for a long time while minimizing looting.”

I thought for a moment.

There are 8,000 Wallochian mercenaries under Gehard.

6,000 conscripts under my command, 1,000 in Pasimea.

If you add 5,000 to this, the approximate number is correct.

“Gehard.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“I will add all of the conscripts and some of Germania’s mercenaries. Return immediately to Wallochia with Pave Kuthroff and put down the civil war. Let them regard me as their rightful ruler.”

“I will follow your orders.”

I saw Nuadil, an old man on the mountain, standing behind Gerhard.

“Nuadil, if Gehard advances into Wallochia, the noble council will protest. Can you deal with them before they resist?”

“I am always ready. If the master gives an order, not only the Wallochian noble council, but also the coalition that opposes the noble council will change their name.”

I nodded.

“Follow Gerhard and return to Wallochia.”

“According to the will of the master.”

Next is Sudret’s vassal, Helmut.

He was in charge of Sudlet and the kingdom’s POWs.

“Helmut, I will entrust you with the overall command of suppressing the Wolf Cult uprising. Rachel, Julia, follow Helmut to suppress the uprising and stabilize Germania.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“I see, Father.”

I didn’t mention it because there were vassals, but I also incorporated a number of battle-specialized clans that were mobilized in Germania to Gerhard and Rachel.

I do not know how many years it would take if I tried to suppress uprisings and civil strife with human power alone without my own people, and I need to be ruthless against my enemies so that they do not rise again.

“Pasimea, go with Rachel. Do you have the map I gave you?”

“huh. The one marked as a resource source.”

“In addition to minerals such as iron, gold, and silver, resources with high value for future use were marked. Secure the area marked with Rachel first.”

After sending everyone away, only Calliope and Skadi remained.

“What will your father do?”

“Back to the Great Plains. I will put an end to the chaos there and set up the administration right to solidify the rock of the empire.”

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In the southeast of Wallachia, there is a small country called Friedland.

It is a small country that pioneered several large ports and small towns around them.

In terms of territory, many of Wallochia’s great nobles had territories larger than Friedland, so you can guess how small the territory of this country is.

However, if that was the case, could this small country survive?

Tung

A man put his seal on melted candle wax.

He was sitting in his office in an old-fashioned attire.

Tung

I put the document with the seal next to it and put the seal on the next document.

The photo was taken with so much force that it made the desk shake, but he didn’t care and spoke while stamping the next document again.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t offer any more loans.”

A representative of a great nobleman who sat in front of the man widened his eyes.

“Uh, why is that?”

“The advisory council said the possibility of repayment was very low.”

“that···.”

The deputy covered his face with both hands and trembled.

He was an agent of the provincial nobles who raised an army against the noble council in Wallochia.

When the civil war, which seemed to end in a short period of time, prolonged and faced a situation where it was impossible to reduce the army or submit wages, he came to Friedland and borrowed a loan.

It’s been three times, so this is the fourth time.

“It’s different from last time! I’m sure you first offered to increase the loan last time!”

“That was then, and now is now. Things have changed, haven’t they?”

Tung

The man signed the seal without looking at the agent.

Unlike the agent who raised his voice, the man had no emotion whatsoever.

“When I proposed an additional loan, your allies reached the Wallochian capital. But what happened after that?”

Defeated by the sudden appearance of an army.

All occupied territories were taken away and fled to the territory.

“How many troops do you have left?”

“Oh, yet—”

“baron. Your lord, Duke Tetovo, is planning to abandon the central city and hold a sit-in in the fortress? Until you get the loan and gather the army?”

how do you do that

Only conversations he’s never had with his master?

“It is futile. All allies have surrendered, and the noble council is considering surrendering as well. It should be considered that there is no possibility that the duke will repay the loan, and there is no loan to be given to an opponent with no possibility.”

Tung

“We inform you in advance that if the repayment due in the spring of the following year is not made according to the contract, we will be subject to compulsory execution.”

“…”

The agent couldn’t even breathe anymore.

The first time he came to this place flashed in his mind.

At the time, he was confident even though he was in a position to borrow a loan.

‘The war will end soon, and Wallochia is in the hands of the master.’

The resistance of the noble assembly was more than expected, so it was only delayed for a while.

Because of that, I opened my hand to a small country, but it wouldn’t be a big deal, and the one who should be grateful is the merchant who will lend me a small amount and get a big refund.

The agent thought so and was confident.

But by the second, third, and fourth time, his confidence had completely vanished, he had become polite, and now he was at a loss for words.

“see you next time.”

The man still did not raise his head and greeted the agent as he stood up helplessly and left the office.

Tung

The final document was stamped with the seal symbolizing the duchy.

The man, Duke Willem, put the papers in one place and looked up.

“The damage is enormous.”

frowned.

The agent didn’t know if he was cursing Willem.

I mean, didn’t you aim for this from the beginning?

But even Willem had no idea that things would turn out this way.

Why would you lend money to someone who can’t pay it back in the first place?

“I warned you that I would go for compulsory execution. But I don’t know if he’ll keep his title until next spring. Even if you keep it, there will be very little left. I’ll be lucky if I get even a tenth of the money I lent.”

Tsk, he clicked his tongue and shook his head.

What can be achieved by execution is limited.

Because Friedland is not a vassal of Wallochia, it is a foreign country.

It is impossible to claim core interests such as territories or rights.

At most, I would rob the tableware and artwork in the mansion.

“sh*t.”

Swearing came out of nowhere.

It was an investment that I thought I could earn.

It was he who suggested that the noble be given a loan.

To think that it would come back with such a terrible loss.

“It’s fortunate that the catch has increased.”

He recalled the recent increase in herring catches.

A precious existence that supports the finances of the small country of Friedland.

This country, which was all about small copper mines, inflated its finances based on huge catches, enough to say that it was built with copper-plated herring bones.

He used the money he earned to grow the shipping industry and play with money by providing loans to Wallochia, which suffered from frequent civil wars.

“I can’t even do this.”

But now that is over.

As a commercial nation, they were sensitive to information.

I quickly caught the change between Germania and Wallochia.

“It is an empire. I never thought I would see such a madman come out in my lifetime.”

Heh, heh, he shook his head with a sigh.

There was a reason why the nobles who received the loan fell.

Edar Lundingen, the lord of the Great Plain of Orocco and northern Wallochia, usurped the throne of Germania and sent down Gerhard, the governor, to conquer even Wallochia, impersonating the emperor.

The local nobles who were just in front of the capital, Sodomora, were annihilated by Gehard’s forces, and the territory was quickly being occupied.

All of Wallochia will soon fall into Edar’s hands.

“At this rate, we can’t be safe either.”

He is the one who conquered the two representative nations without hesitation.

Is it a big deal to occupy such a small country?

“hmm.”

He took a cigarette out of his pocket and put it in his mouth.

Edar usurped the throne of Germania and Wallochia.

Do you go to him in advance and submit to him, or do you keep the status quo?

This was a lively debate in Friedland and neighboring countries.

“What would be the benefit of subjugation?”

The loss will outweigh the gain.

You will have to give up the benefits you get from exchanges and rewards for different races.

“If you refuse, you will be conquered…”

Truly a quandary.

When his face was full of sorrow,

Dang, the watchtower bell rang.

“what?”

I got up and looked out the window.

The office was on top of a hill, so it had a clear view of the city.

Citizens everywhere in the city were startled by the sound of the bell and looked around.

“ocean! Look at the sea!”

Someone’s cry reached his ears.

ocean? He blinked and looked at the horizon.

A black figure rose from the horizon.

“ship?”

It only looked black with the sun behind it, but it was definitely a ship.

However, there were so many of them that they filled the horizon.

Even he who saw the numerous ships in the port city was amazed at the scale.

“Where is a fleet like that…”

Did the empire send it? No, the empire could not afford to do that.

If so, did the republic send it? What is the republic for?

Concerned about the identity of the fleet, he opened his eyes wide as he saw the shape of the ship becoming clearer.

“Elf, why?”

When I visited the land of the different races to pay tribute, the ship of the elves I saw at that time had the same shape as that, so it pointed to only one thing.

The elven fleet had arrived directly in the land of men.

Base for human hunting (with map)

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“Duke!”

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A vassal entered the office with an urgent cry.

He must have tried to shout, “The fleet has arrived, it’s the Elven fleet.”

Duke Willem raised his hand before he could speak.

“know. Don’t get excited and react calmly.”

“I’m sorry.”

Willem looked at his vassal and pretended to be calm.

“What is the situation?”

“There are about 200 ships that seem to belong to the elves. Judging from their shape, more than half of them appear to be carriers…but they are approaching the port.”

“Are you expressing your opinion over there?”

“Not a signal is raised.”

“hmm···.”

Willem turned his back on his vassal and looked out the window.

A great fleet of elves was seen approaching, besieging the harbor.

“Shall we prepare for evacuation?”

“Bring the horse. I will go to the marina.”

“yes?”

The vassal blinked.

Going to the anchorage while the great fleet is coming?

“Duke. A fleet is blockading the port. this is-“

“It is not a lockdown. It’s not like they were trying to block it. Why do elves block human ports? Even if we send a ship and land, we will conquer and remain.”

It should be said that the port was small, so I accidentally blocked the road.

Swallowing back his words, Duke Willem raised the corner of his mouth.

‘I never thought this city would feel small.’

This city, this port, was the capital of Friedland.

The country’s largest port city.

But you can’t afford to dock a single fleet.

I can’t afford it, so I’m in a situation that’s different from blockade.

‘The appearance is so ridiculous.’

If it is comforting that the other person is not the same human being, is it comforting?

With a fleet of well over 200 ships, each one larger than Friedland’s warships, and the owner of the ship being an elf, it was natural for humans to be overwhelmed, so they could comfort themselves.

It was only natural that humans were inferior to other races.

Willem helped himself and drove the horse.

“Hurry!”

“Leave your luggage and come out!”

The city center was chaos itself.

It is a visit from a different race that I could never have imagined in my life.

It is unknown whether the visit is an invasion or not.

Citizens, assuming the worst, took refuge.

“…”

The anchorage, on the other hand, was calm.

There was not a single person. The goods being unloaded were thrown everywhere, and there was only the boat rocking in the calm sea and the seabirds crying without knowing why.

Except for festivals, the busiest and most noisy place in the port city was frighteningly quiet.

“There are no guards.”

Willem nodded toward the refugees.

“It will be mixed in there.”

“Those guys, didn’t they make a fuss about being incorporated into the Empire by yesterday? How did you sell your spirit to fight against a different race?”

The vassal snorted.

It is to ridicule what the king and his factions insisted on.

Now Friedland is divided into two factions.

A faction centered on the king insisting on incorporation into the empire,

A faction that adheres to the existing system centered on Willem,

The two factions argued over and over without concessions.

“His Highness’ direct subordinates abandoned their duty to protect the port and ran away in front of a different species that they said they had to fight against, and I really have nothing to say.”

Willem smiled at the sarcasm that could not be overheard by the person concerned.

“It is an opportunity for us.”

Wallochia was about to surrender to the Empire.

The tense confrontation would almost certainly lean towards the Empire as soon as Wallochia surrendered, and Friedland was destined to be incorporated into the Empire without resistance.

If so, the fate of Willem, who stood on the other side, would have been obvious.

Just then, the elven fleet arrived.

“A chance? Isn’t it a disaster?”

“A chance.”

“Have you ever been asked?”

Willem shook his head.

Can a different race give a word to a human?