EP.358
The Minister of Foreign Affairs snorted after hearing what I said.
“Why should the great United Kingdom of Britannia follow the suggestions made by the Reich Empire? Even if he had previously had the intention to do so, if he found out that the Empire had proposed it, His Highness would think negatively about the United Kingdom’s invasion of Francois. “I think you know the reason without me having to tell you.”
At home, I once told that cute guy, Friedrich, to go into his room and study, and at that moment he was just standing up to study.
So, if I were to nag Friedrich while he was standing up to study, he would probably lose his motivation to study and say that he didn’t want to study.
If you have decided to study on your own, but then you hear someone nagging you to study, you will feel dirty and want to rebel, making you not want to study.
This also applies to diplomacy, so in fact, the relationship between the Empire and the United Kingdom is not very friendly.
If one party asks to do something without offering proper compensation, it is natural to say no and refuse.
‘Maybe it’s because they only eat the same food as other people, but they are interested in it, so even when they say that they should pay a reasonable price, they make it as dirty as their own food.’
At diplomatic meetings, even if the other party brings you a ridiculous proposal and the only answer is rejection, it is polite to listen ‘to the end’ and it is helpful in preparing for the future.
Even if I add a little bit of exaggeration and say things that have nothing to do with the United Kingdom, interspersed with stories about how pretty Laura is, that guy will pretend to listen until the end, adding a hint of interest.
But as soon as the offer is made, you immediately reject it like that? Just looking at this, it looks like they’re trying to force you to pay for it… but it’s cute.
“How could I, Peter Yeager, propose a story unfavorable to the United Kingdom? Please calm down and listen to me.”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs must have been satisfied with being able to abuse me, cleared his throat and sat back down.
He then chewed the cucumber sandwich, making a crunching sound, with an expression that said there was no other delicacy like this in the world, and said.
“I will ask you directly. “What benefit will we gain if we follow the empire’s proposal?”
“The vast breadbasket of the French Republic will be able to be taken into the hands of the United Kingdom of Britannia without having to pay a huge amount of taxes and have a large population.”
“For three years now, the republicans and the restorationists who advocate for the restoration of the monarchy have been waging an open war against each other. Isn’t this just five minutes away from the start? “They are like that, so if we put our minds to it, we can quickly kill them and take over.”
I chuckled at those words.
Well, if the Britannian Union gathers all the soldiers it can mobilize and attacks Francois, which has become a ragtag mess due to the civil war, it can achieve sufficient results.
The problem is that those noblemen have ships to transport supplies and troops, but no ports for soldiers to land.
In other words, if the United Kingdom were to invade Francois, they would have to gather all their soldiers and launch an amphibious assault.
Due to the nature of the island nation, difficult battles such as port occupation battles are extremely difficult for the soldiers of the United Kingdom of Britannia, whose army is in fact not even second or even third-rate.
‘To occupy the land, you have to set foot on Francois. If that were to happen, it would be obvious that the soldiers would be submerged in the water, so they would not be able to advance.’
At those words, I drank a glass of water, which was all I could drink, out of the food that was set out in front of me, and spoke.
“Let’s be honest. As long as the army of the United Kingdom of Britannia lands, it is possible to ‘occupy’ Francois, but the problem is that capturing a useful port from the enemy requires a huge sacrifice, so isn’t it too scary to enter? “I’m a little disappointed that you’re trying to lie to me with military-related stories.”
A little cold sweat broke out on the Foreign Minister’s face.
“You’re lying, saying that our Britannian Allied Forces are that weak…”
“Didn’t I tell you to be honest? Hasn’t the United Kingdom of Britannia developed a strong navy because it can protect itself from invasion by other countries by protecting the sea? “Nobles from other countries unconditionally enlist in the army if they want to succeed as soldiers, but this can be seen from the fact that all nobles in the United Kingdom volunteer to enlist in the navy.”
“This time, when we took over the Highlander Kingdom, we succeeded in placing powerful Highlander soldiers under our command. So it’s not as weak as before.”
At those words, I laughed and created an atmosphere of fear by performing a performance of smashing a pie cutting knife into a sardine pie and breaking the plate underneath, and then spoke with a threat.
“I am the Marshal of the Imperial Army.”
“Yes, that’s right. “Isn’t he the Marshal of the Reich Empire, the youngest commander-in-chief on the Europa continent, and said to be the greatest general?”
“Maybe that’s why I’m a little bad at polite and courteous diplomacy. Also, do you know that I am a bit uneducated because I come from a commoner family, but an orphan who is no better than a serf? “Please understand.”
His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs broke into a cold sweat at my words and his hands trembled slightly.
“It would have been great if someone had said something nice and reviewed the proposal positively. That’s fine if you do that. The Reich Empire will mobilize 200,000 troops to attack the United Kingdom of Britannia.”
If you were really planning on going to war with this guy, you would have reassured him as much as possible and then stabbed him in the back.
When we try to get people to accept our demands through threats alone without any intention of starting a war, it is generally correct to make such heated threats.
This is a truth on a similar level to saying that Laura is always pretty.
And if I really mobilize a 200,000-strong army with the thought of making a big deal, wouldn’t I be able to occupy about 1/4 or even 1/3 of the United Kingdom?
“…… yes?”
“They said they would mobilize 200,000 to attack Britannia. “The Empire already has the capacity to supply the 200,000 troops needed to attack the United Kingdom of Britannia, assuming it uses all transport ships and supplies from the newly acquired northern territories.”
Instead, I smiled as brightly as I could towards His Excellency.
“The fact that you say you have no intention of cooperating with our proposal means that you are going to become an enemy to us, so we will have to deal with it in advance.”
As I showed him the actions of a beautifully crazy person, His Excellency our Minister of Foreign Affairs showed his pupils trembling in real time.
“All right. However, it is difficult for us to operate the army if we do not have a port to land at. Please fix this issue. Moreover, to tell you everything openly, I feel like I would sell my soul if I could bring back the Grand Duchy of Bourmandy, which was taken over by those damn Francois.”
“The port where the United Kingdom’s army will land will be ‘leased’ by our Imperial Army to His Highness the Archduke of Belgium through appropriate dialogue.”
I said it was an appropriate conversation, but in fact, if I just told them that I would take about 100,000 imperial troops and conquer them, His Highness the Grand Duke of Belgium would give them the port on his own.
Of course, I don’t want to use this kind of intimidation method either.
From what I can see right now, it looks like other countries on the Europa continent will unite to attack our empire in the next 2-3 years. Shouldn’t we tear all those who can tear us apart and make them fight against each other?
Yes, it is good for us if potential enemies of the empire, such as barbarians, bite and fight each other.
“And I’ll use another human heart here.”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs asked with an expression on his face that seemed to have completely forgotten the harsh threats he had just received when the idea of ‘occupying the French lands’ became a reality since I had offered to lend him the port.
“What are you talking about?”
“I will tell you the rumor that the Empire is strengthening military training and preparing for war in the area bordering the Francois Republic. Then, the boundaries of the northern part of the François Republic, which maintained peace for nearly hundreds of years, will become somewhat more lax. How is it?”
If they take advantage of that gap, the United Kingdom of Britannia’s idiotic army will definitely achieve the result of occupying the Republic’s territory to some extent.
Francois will not be able to send a single soldier to fight the Britannians even when our empire is being beaten by a coalition of other countries.
At that time, the United Kingdom will realize that they have been used by us, but it won’t matter because they will also be busy fighting Francois at that time.
Foreign Minister Henry must have thought there was nothing wrong with doing as I said, so he bowed his head politely and said,
“We will forward this proposal to His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom.”
“Please do so.”
Then I quietly left the place without touching the food any more, and when I returned to my lodgings, I boiled the beef jerky in the biscuits containing weevils that the sailors were eating and ate it.
As expected… The disgusting food that the sailors ate was much more delicious than the edible, evil substance that was in the form of a dish from a damn disgusting country.
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