135 国を作ろう

The reason I'm here is because I have something to discuss with you, if you'll listen.

The other day, Zerg, a knight of the Kingdom of Greytas, pointed out that it was time for us to move on.

The other day, Zarg, a knight of the Kingdom of Greytas, pointed out that it was time to discuss with the Kingdom of Greytas and unify this area into a nation, considering its size. I think it's time to talk to the Kingdom of Greytas and unite this area into a nation.

The people in the area began to buzz with the sudden big talk.

"Quiet! I'm going to talk about the specifics now. I want to explain them one by one, so please listen to me for a while. Please listen carefully.

He waited patiently for the people around him to quiet down, and when they were ready to listen, he began to speak.

"First, let's start with the reasons. There are many reasons that can be raised, such as trade, but the main one is your safety and the trust and confidence that you will have when you go to other cities.

Let's start with safety. I'm sure you've all heard about the tragedy that occurred in Bazelarka the other day. In the event of a national disaster, whether or not we are connected as a nation makes a big difference in how we receive information... which in turn makes a big difference in how much time we can spend on countermeasures. In addition, if the only neighboring country is Greytas, the land will be much safer if a peace agreement is made with Greytas. I see.

I'm sure you've heard of it. I see.

I'm not sure if you're familiar with the topic of information, but it's a matter of life and death for the beastmen who have been blamed by the humans in the past. The actual means used were threatening promises in the name of the gods, which are more trustworthy than a bad agreement between countries, but for those who don't know that, it is currently only a verbal agreement.

But if the Kingdom of Greytas goes to war, won't they be asked to send troops?

At Cook's words, everyone's eyes turned to Masaru.

I'm not sure if that's possible. You can't do that because there's not enough people to deploy. Masaru's words were unexpected.

Masaru's words came as a surprise, and everyone began to ponder the question, but there was no answer, because there was no population census in this world.

I'll tell you what I mean. The entire population of the Kingdom of Greitas is currently around 520,000. But even if we turn this land into a country and all the settlements into citizens, the population is still less than 20,000. In other words, even if you ask me to deploy troops, it's impossible, right?

In other words, if we start a war, we'll never win!

Not if Masaru is around, right? Maybe Masaru can take down Portalim and King's Landing all by himself?

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I'm not even going to try... but I won't, will I?

You're awesome!

"You're awesome!

I'm not going to do it. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do this, but I'm sure I'll be able to do it. ....

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"Well, of course it does. Well, of course there is.

Adelina agrees with Masaru's forced change of direction in the conversation.

What about taxes?

I'm sure you've been educated to a certain extent, so Cook poses another question.

What is the tax rate in the Kingdom of Greitas?

"About fifty percent. Some jobs are more or less privileged than others, but half of the taxes are paid as taxes to the state and the city?

Adelina nodded in agreement with Cook's answer.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

I think it's a problem if you take too much, since the country doesn't have an army to guarantee it anyway.

"Isn't 10% too cheap for .........?

It's not like there's enough money in the country to issue money in the first place, and what are you going to tax people for hunting? It's more like no actual taxes at first, you know?

"Ugh... it's true... most of what we get is used to run the whole thing. You can export, but you don't have enough money to import, which is mostly done by individuals. That's true.

"It's true... it's hard being a representative of the country that runs it. Yeah.

That's true. ...Good luck, Masaru. Masaru.

Hmm? I don't do that. Good luck, Adelina. Adelina.

There's no way I'm doing this, and besides, the king is a man's seat! Besides, there's the matter of divine blessing and all that. ......... No way!

Yes! Ladies and gentlemen! Raise your hand if you think Adelina should represent the country!

Almost everyone's hand goes up at once, except Adelina's. The city people's image of Masaru was that he wasn't really in the city, and that Adelina was running the city.

A democratic solution is the best way to avoid problems later on. Once again, good luck Adelina. Again, good luck Adelina.

I can't do this to anything. ....

"Don't worry, I've already lobbied the gods, so Adelina will definitely be nominated. ...

"...It's a d*mn race. It's a terrible race.

Adelina cowered, unable to move for a while.