EP.302
“As you know, the Farosian City Alliance is just a city union, but you do know that it often hires mercenaries from Switzerland and fights in small-scale battles, causing chaos, right?”
As His Majesty said, there is no better word than ‘chaos’ to describe the Farosian Cities Federation.
This is because the town called City Union is a crazy town where wars are fought three or four times a year, with a little bit of exaggeration, only within the city union.
In normal cases, if the war continued like that, the national power would weaken and fall, but the Faroesia City Federation is a rich country with developed commerce and art.
A country with a very weak standing army compared to its economic power, as all wars are fought by hiring mercenaries made up of unemployed people from Switzerland or within the country.
“I know very well. “Isn’t this a strange country where they fight to the death in normal times, but when there is an attack from a foreign country, they band together and fight fiercely by mobilizing both Switzerland and their own mercenaries?”
The emperor sighed when he heard that.
“I’m glad you seem to know me well. It is said that Duke Philolence, one of the ten pillars of the Faroesia city union, saw a son in his new concubine, even though he was over 60 years old.”
“… His Royal Highness, Duke Philorence, is the Empress Mama’s father, and it must have been a great worry for him that he had no successor. “He was blessed to have a successor in his later years.”
From a wealthy grandfather’s point of view, he would dance with joy if he had a son who would inherit his fortune in his later years.
An heir born late in life is a disaster, not just for a rich grandfather, but for a country or even a city-state that only looks for an opportunity to devour the other.
This is because, even though the ruler is over 50 years old, if he does not have a son to take over the reigns, he soon gives up that he cannot see his son and prepares to hand over the family name to another relative or someone with outstanding ability.
The guy designated as the heir has been excited about inheriting the family and territory for a long time, but a bastard called the heir apparent is suddenly born and takes away everything that was supposed to be his?
Then, the guy who thought he was going to inherit the throne and the nobles who were trying to eat together under the nobleman will become crazy and eventually a fight over food will break out.
The emperor sighed after hearing my words.
It’s as if a sergeant is saying that if you suddenly give birth to a son at the age of 60, when you’re freezing to death, it’s not an auspicious event, it’s a catastrophe.
I already know this, but I said that because I couldn’t say ‘Wow, it’s going to suck’ when it comes to things related to the empress’ family.
His Majesty waved his hands and sighed as if the earth was falling apart.
“I’m just saying this because we’re alone, so let’s just say it without pretense. Philolence will be engulfed in war in the coming years. According to investigations by Imperial Intelligence, I have heard that a pro-Veneta faction is approaching Senator Marco, the original successor to my father-in-law, Duke Philolence. On the other hand, Duke Philolence was a person who disliked the peculiar nature of the Venetian principality more than anyone else and excluded pro-Veneta forces. “What happens next?”
What happens next is so obvious.
Until now, Senator Marco must have flattered Duke Philolence as much as possible to win his favor by any means necessary.
If it were for the sake of becoming the next Duke of Philorence, he would have crawled in a position to lick the soles of the Duke’s shoes until they were worn out.
In the process, he would have enjoyed enormous power and lived a satisfied life, but what if out of nowhere, a bastard appears who will inherit the title of Duke Philorence?
Those who were clinging to the position of the next duke would have fallen away in an instant, and now the man would have been left cold, like a sack of barley that had been borrowed.
Politicians, nobles, and noblemen who seek power are people who think it would be better to die than suffer this kind of situation.
“Traitors wearing the mask of the pro-Veneta faction, or rather the pro-Veneta faction, will cling to the meaning of ‘Duke Veneta’, saying that Congressman Marco becomes Duke Philolence. In the process, the Veneta faction will pour a huge amount of money and support into Representative Marco, and later, when His Royal Highness the Duke of Florence passes away. With the support of Duke Veneta, he will rise up saying that he cannot understand this succession structure.”
“In that case, the duchy ruled by Duke Philorence will be divided into just two pieces: a pro-Duke Beneta faction that supports Councilor Marco as its leader, and a faction that supports the young successor. “At first, the two will simply be fighting for influence in the National Assembly, but later a civil war will break out for who they support.”
His Majesty smiled evilly and spoke in a low voice.
“According to the analysis of the Intelligence Department, the opinion is that Duke Veneta will end up inducing a civil war in Philolence and then use Councilor Marco to turn Philolence into his puppet, and that it will be a great war that will engulf the entire Federation of Faroesia Cities. There was this. “What do you think?”
The Faroesia City Federation is also similar to the continent of Europa.
If someone takes the hegemony or leadership, one side is bound to receive huge profits and the other side will suffer huge losses.
Moreover, the strongest nation in the Faroesia League of Cities is the city-state ruled by the Duke of Veneta, and what if he also takes Philolence under his wing?
Even though Duke Veneta cannot monopolize the entire alliance alone, the forces that follow Duke Veneta will gain hegemony.
What kind of crazy person would just watch something like that?
“If a civil war breaks out in Your Majesty Philolence, there will definitely be a great war involving all the countries of the City Confederation. This is because if Duke Veneta takes possession of Philolence, the power of the two axes of the city union, which had been somehow balanced up until now, will suddenly shift towards Duke Veneta. So, with the passing of His Highness Duke Philolence, my personal guess is that within two years, a civil war on a massive scale will break out within the City Federation.”
When His Majesty heard those words, he asked in a voice that seemed concerned.
“We cannot allow our young brother-in-law to die in such a terrible civil war. The Reich Empire is a country that upholds faith and morality. “Then shouldn’t we mobilize soldiers?”
“That’s right. Since we have entered into a marriage alliance, His Majesty must move his army for the sake of His Royal Highness, the future Duke of Philorence. Otherwise, the empire’s trust will fall to the bottom.”
The important thing here is that although sending reinforcements for His Majesty Duke Philorence has already been confirmed, the fact that soldiers will be mobilized and at what time is open to discussion.
This is because the empire is by no means a country that operates with unconditional good will like Mother Teresa or Schweitzer, so when moving its troops, it wants to take advantage of the large, fertile, commercially developed land of Faroesia while minimizing losses as much as possible.
Well, anyway, I think His Majesty is good enough at this level.
Because in order for this plan to succeed, Duke Philolence and his territory must be protected by the empire.
This is because Duke Philorence will be able to occupy a large area of territory without even putting a hand to it, thanks to having a good marriage alliance called the Empire, even though he only did a little digging.
His Majesty put his hand to his forehead and spoke pretentiously.
“Ah, but even if my father-in-law’s country is in crisis, if the discussion in the ‘Imperial Council’ continues for a long time, we will not be able to send out troops immediately! Then, only after Philorence Castle is almost surrounded can we move our troops! “Then my young brother-in-law would have no soldiers and almost no money left.”
In this plan, if the empire wants to make huge profits with as little bloodshed as possible, it is best to enter when Faroesia is completely devastated by civil war.
So, Your Majesty was probably referring to the time when Philolence was under siege.
However, no matter how much I think about it, this alone seems insufficient.
Because if we want to securely take over the Farosian City Federation, we have to prevent those damn Swiss mercenaries from mobilizing.
Through this, I will attack with Ferosia’s power weakened as much as possible.
But before that, I have to ask you this.
“Your Majesty, do you plan to put me in charge of the Faroesia region?”
“I see. Those damn bastards are the bastards who have been doing all sorts of things behind the scenes when the empire was in danger. It would be a good idea for you to come forward and repay me. According to the intelligence investigation, I heard that it was the Farosian Cities Federation that provided military supplies and food to you during your hardships in Switzerland.”
“I will follow your orders. “Then, could you send me to Switzerland after conducting the reserve force system and mock war?”
“Like that.”
“I will do my best to repay your Majesty’s trust.”
When His Majesty heard what I said, he smiled and said,
“You have never once violated my trust. So I will trust you this time too. And it must be such a hardship to have to go down to a remote place called Perosia. In that sense, I will take steps to ensure that the Marquis Jaeger family can take back all the items you received from the northerners. “Sell it to raise money for travel expenses.”
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