Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 134



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Episode 134. A Strong Country, a Weak People, and Endless Evil 3

Originally, disasters did not last for a hundred or a thousand years. Just one year of famine could cause people to die in droves and cause the country to collapse.

Until now, due to the scale of Datang and the long history, such minor disasters were dealt with on their own, so I didn’t mention them, but in reality, Datang also suffered from such minor disasters on a massive scale during its tens of thousands of years of history. To put it simply, it’s a country so large that if there’s a famine in the eastern end, the western end could be experiencing the greatest harvest in history.

But now, Datang’s capacity has reached its limit, and even after squeezing all the remaining resources, it is not enough, so in the end, they have started to extract capacity even at the cost of lowering quality.

Early in the religious era, when Datang could still be isolated. First, Nononono Hakang suddenly ruled over the Nono tribe, which had become the mainstream of Datang, and replaced the scientific curriculum with myths and legends, taking charge of the educational infrastructure.

What about the others? What on earth are the twelve pillars that make up the Datang doing at this time?

Although he explained it as if he had some kind of sinister plan, NonoNoNo Hakang’s plan was really just that he wanted the Nono tribe to live well.

Nononono Hakang weaves stories to replace the existing curriculum of Datang. Fables, tales, fairy tales, legends, myths. Things like that.

Hakang was a genius at making stories easy, fun, and full of messages for others. He became an Anlier just because of that talent.

It was a very shabby method to Castor Laurent and others who valued scientific thinking… In any case, wouldn’t it be better to have people who know the basics, even if they believe in superstitions and legends, rather than fools who can’t learn anything at all?

Hakan’s performances, which were previously simply for entertainment, have changed to something more like propaganda, emphasizing instruction and service to the community.

Art is the greatest weapon in conveying messages. The common people of Datang are moved by the story and become patriots, and become perfect Datang people.

“The most important thing is to focus on the outskirts.”

“Mostly in the outskirts? There’s no money, few educated people, and even fewer old people.”

“So it’s just a spinning wheel. What’s the point of performing in places where you already have a lot of money, are educated enough, and have a lot of old people?”

“ah!”

Hakan’s strategy was successful. Thanks to Hakan, who went to the most remote and remote areas to perform, the culture there flourished, theater companies came, spent money, built stages, and expanded various social infrastructures, so local development was even. Since there was nothing to do in the remote areas, most people naturally came to the performance halls and enjoyed themselves.

And as a bonus, until then, Hakan’s main theater troupe maintained the tradition of only having Nono people appear on stage.

As the theater troupes directly under Ha Kang, who inherited such traditions, spread and performed plays, the Datang people naturally took it for granted that only the Nono tribe would appear on stage. They thought that only they had the right to spread stories.

As a result, Hakan also takes on the work of the press, and solidifies the fact that the Nono are the mainstream of Datang. Although the Nono do not like war, they are naturally inclined to use such tricks.

Anyway, Ha Kang was a patriot. He truly loved Datang. That’s why he wanted to become mainstream there.

Anlaier, in charge of astronomy, forecasting, magic, and gambling, was woefully untalented at ruling, but he had one brilliant talent.

“I want to create a bank (*a proper noun, but there is no reason to transliterate it).”

“What about the bank?”

“It’s a place where you lend money, store it, and make money with interest. And it also makes investments here and there, and recommends insurance products… … .”

“… … ? Will this be profitable? Whatever. Just give it a try.”

It’s a talent for making money. It’s the devil’s talent. It seems like all the evil and dirty things in Datang are done by Mana Yupa.

A few years later, when the resentment of the people of the frontier who were suffering from ‘legal’ usury grew louder, and Hakang even went so far as to openly criticize the Mana School in Mainnirun for not being able to cover the operating expenses, Ol Chaun let out a loud voice.

“Hey!!! Don’t you know how to do business other than rip off your family?! If you don’t adjust interest rates right now, you’re going to taste the flow of fire!!!”

“Ugh… … . It’s legal.”

“You’re playing this game of interest under the pretext of being legal?! You little punk!!!”

“Ugh… … .”

It’s really amazing. I don’t know how the Mana School manages to find loopholes in the Medakbo method that others consider perfect and exploit them.

Anyway, Mana School messed around with documents so much that they ended up getting screwed, and afterwards the banking and insurance systems were successfully established.

It may not be modern finance, but it is at least as good as ancient finance. This is the ancient era.

“Investment… … . There is already a top and a combination, but there is too little money to roll over. How about pooling the money together to do business and receive that much in dividends… … .”

Stocks aren’t that difficult of a concept, are they? There was a concept of stocks in ancient Babylonia, ancient Rome, and the Song Dynasty.

Modern stocks literally came from the modern era, but… …. Anyway, the method itself is not difficult to think of.

“We can predict the future to some extent, so if I enter into a contract to sell or buy stocks I don’t own at this price in a few months, I’ll make a lot of money… … . Would that be against the law… … ?”

But short selling is not a concept that just anyone can think of… … Well, the talent of a ruler is different from that of a CEO or CFO.

I said it jokingly, but it was actually an important crossroads. Ultimately, it was a question of whether or not Datang could accept a developed financial system.

And this was the conclusion of Mainilun.

“No. I don’t know about stocks, but that’s prohibited. Other than that, all kinds of investment products and complicated things are prohibited! Don’t do anything except simple things that are helpful to your family.”

“Ugh… … .”

That is why Datang was later called a communist country. Unfortunately, the seeds of modern capitalism did not sprout. Datang maintained a high-tax rationing system, and also maintained a system in which the state provided a great deal of welfare, but it was desirable for individuals to have little property.

This secretary, who was famous for being hard-working from the beginning, was busy from the beginning of the era of faith.

Now, being busy is the norm. I have reached a point where I enjoy my work. Rather than really enjoying it, it is closer to feeling unbearable anger and the urge to interfere when things go their way without my control.

Well, it’s better than it was a long time ago. Back then, I couldn’t eat properly, couldn’t sleep properly, and didn’t have time to see my wife and children, but now I can rest for two days out of 12.

In that respect, Medakbo’s complaint was as follows.

“The quality of the scribes is too low!”

“Is that it?”

“In the past, people of the 10th or 11th grade could easily be employed as scribes, but now, it is questionable whether anyone below the 6th grade can even read, let alone become a scribe! Please reorganize the medal system, or limit the scribes of each department to those of the 6th grade or higher!”

“Hmm… … I agree. It’s a place that won’t return if there aren’t any talented people.”

So, the ‘administrative department’ and ‘judicial department’ led by Medakbo are places that you enter after taking the so-called ‘examination’. Although the work of Medakbo has been expanded to include writing exam questions… … Well, that can’t be helped.

We select people based solely on their abilities, not their connections. Each region has its own department that selects local secretaries.

The job of a scribe is not limited to simply knowing and writing the script, but also writing official documents, administering laws, and doing all sorts of other things…

This is a position that requires a very high level of education and skill, and as the secretary of the Rulmozok Medakbo is the head of the organization, it is filled with Rulmozs.

To be exact, Lulmo men. Lulmo is very different between men and women. If a Lulmo man doesn’t pass the clerk exam, he can’t even hold a woman’s hand, let alone get married or date. Or he can join the military… Or he can stay single his whole life and wander the lower classes…

“It’s only natural that the most capable people will have the most people. They have more responsibility and more work to do.”

Medakbo was the so-called ‘conservative’ of Mainilun. You could say that he worked with a civil servant mindset and self-preservation, but at the same time, he had all the virtues such as pride in the country, devotion to the people, and the ambition to work for greater wealth.

In general, Medakbo was busy trying to fix what had already happened rather than doing something about it. He also preferred the existing methods to radical and bold solutions.

Anyway, now, lower-level scribes are mostly filled with Rulmozok, but surprisingly, higher-level scribes are filled with Daton.

The reason is 100% lifespan. And if you happen to become a superhuman and shed your shell, the Lulmo tribe will age and die anyway, but the reason Daton doesn’t age even after just the first shed was a big reason.

Meanwhile, in the era of faith, those who reached the highest status were soldiers.

Even though the economy has grown several times, Datang still invests nearly 50% of its total budget in the military. Naturally, the power of Liwaduwan, who is in charge of the military, is growing stronger by the day.

And if you look at it objectively, there were reasons for having troops stationed in various places.

“It’s an underground demon attack! Evacuate all residents to a safe place!”

The polar demons Penkant still loiter outside the southern fortress, and the underground demons Enrakisho who could emerge from underground at any time.

It was impossible to invade the polar regions, but it was possible to invade underground and raid Enrakisho’s dungeons.

In Datang, instead of leaving this to private businessmen (adventurers), the regular army stepped in and did it. Of course, Enrakisho couldn’t just give Datang the underground, so he dug traps in the dungeon and deployed troops.

There were too many underground demons, and the Datang was too large. Rather than waging a full-scale war with a large army, Liwaduwan should have deployed small forces to appropriate locations to deal with them.

This is what Liwaduwan does best.

“Underground demons detected in the 5th Corps territory! Send 5 battalions to subdue them. Also, there seems to be a surprise attack in the 3rd Corps territory, so the 2nd Corps should move immediately and prepare for a surprise attack… … .”

Instructions pour in without stopping. As the supreme commander, Liwaduwan cultivates an overwhelming army by dealing with the terrain of the underground, a three-dimensional defense line that is not a straight line, with elite soldiers that have been raised over time and newly raised elite soldiers.

Perhaps, you could say that it is essentially the strongest power in Datang.

Originally, during the Unified Age of Myths and the Legendary Age, Liwaduwan was the only one left with the title of ruler of the Shujor region, as he did not engage in any real wars.

But now, Liwaduwan is showing off his strengths to the fullest. You could even say that he has undergone some kind of rehabilitation.

By organizing troops regardless of race, he succeeded in creating the strongest army on earth in Datang, which had been isolated and considerably weakened.

But, in fact, that is not Liwaduwan’s greatest achievement.

“Liwaduwan! Please save me!”

“It’s absurd. Whether you’re a pureblood Daton or Borin, you’re the same soldier to me. Our Datang Army is all one! Discrimination, no matter how mild, is punishable by military law!”

“Oh, no. Aaaah!”

Liwaduwan’s method of execution is poisoning. When a poisonous spider bites, the victim twists its body and all its muscles shrink, causing death.

It is a powerful example. Whether it is in the Shuzor region or in Datang, no army can even mention discrimination.

“The military is all about ranks. Rank is everything. This is not a place for you to brag about your unearned bloodline… …!”

The funny thing is, this ended up resulting in pureblooded Datons joining the military more often.

Because achieving success in the military, the fairest group in the Datang, is truly an honor that no one can doubt.

Above all, the basic tenet of Datang was that the military at the time treated them incredibly well. Pure-blooded Datons successfully entered the military formation, demonstrating their strengths in both spirit magic and martial arts.

“Hey, Liwaduwan. But isn’t the military a bit excessive? There doesn’t seem to be much reason to train such a strong army.”

“Do you know who we are going to war with?”

“Are you planning a third invasion of Shuzor? Or Shuzor independence?”

“… … .”

“Uh… … Really?”

“I just did it because I was dumbfounded.”

He briefly joked with his adjutant, but… … Well, Liwaduwan ended up burning to death in the Second Battle of Mainilun.

Anyway, Liwaduwan said that the situation in the north was suspicious. The new gods that had recently appeared, the movements of the Baekans, the Heavenly Kingdom, and the Demons. Everything was unstable.

“Whatever comes, I will destroy it with this power… …!”

Under Liwaduwan’s thorough instructions, Datang already possessed the strongest military force on earth. Where will this immense military power be projected?

Please check it out yourself later.