CH 79

Stacked documents. Overlapping fatigue.

Translated by SoundOfDestiny

Edited by Zil

Based in the occupied town of Ulfin, Raidorl began to purge the remaining traitors of the Eight Eastern Families.

The first thing he did was to reorganise his army.

Originally, Raidorl led a small army of about a thousand men under his command.

However, by recruiting mercenaries and volunteers in Ulfin, that number had swelled to 3,000.

The problem with increasing the number of soldiers is the money.

An army spends money even if it does not do anything.

Soldiers’ salaries. Food, weapons, armour. Housing. Fodder for war horses. The more soldiers there are, the more supplies are consumed.

In addition to the fact that the king doesn’t like Raidorl, the royal palace only provides him with a minimal amount of money to prepare.

In order to reorganize the army, the procurement of military funds was an inevitable problem.

“But …… the matter was easily settled. Thank goodness the Viscount has been saving up so much.”

In the heart of Ulfin, in the old Viscount Ulfert’s house, Raidorl was in a good mood.

The problem of raising funds for the expansion of the army was solved with surprising ease by the hidden wealth in the basement of the barony.

How long did it take to raise the money? In the basement of the Viscount Wolfert’s house, there was a treasure trove of gold and silver that would have been impossible for a frontier nobleman.

“It seems to me that Ulfert has been collecting money by doing all sorts of shady things. If he still alive,he’d be very disappointed that His Highness is going to take away all the money he’s earned by cheating.”

Raidorl sits on the sofa. Sven, sitting on the other side of him, answered.

At the moment, Raydor and Sven are sitting across from each other, tidying up the pile of papers on the table.

With a city under their control and 3,000 more soldiers, paperwork is growing like rats.

At the moment, the only two people in the army who can handle political and financial matters are Raidorl, who was educated as a gifted prince, and Sven, the military strategist.

Inevitably, the pressure of the increased desk work was falling on these two.

“According to the hidden account book, Ulfert has been in league with the Empire since before the war. He has been selling the kingdom’s information and goods, selling illegal drugs. It seems that he even trafficked his own people as merchandise.”

Raidorl frowned at Sven’s explanation.

It seems that he has uncovered a part of the darkness of the kingdom that is not known.

“I see……. So Viscount Ulfert was a scumbag at heart. Even so, the fact that he had been letting the lion’s den swim for so long…… shows that our king’s eyes were completely blind.”

Sven chuckled in annoyance at Raidorl’s criticism of his brother, the king.

“I think King Granard is pretty good at domestic affairs, but he didn’t even have eyes on the edge of the country.”

While chatting with Raidorl, Sven went through the papers on his desk.

While conversing with Raidorl, Sven looked over the papers laid out on his desk.

Having defeated Viscount Ulfert, Sven was now officially a vassal of Raidorl.

Originally, only military officers and soldiers, including Darren, were under Raydor’s command and obviously, there is a definite lack of brain workers who can engage in internal affairs.

In this respect, Sven was a good acquisition.

Sven was born as the third son of the Earl of Arbeil, and he was supposed to be a kind of assistant to his elder brother.

As a result, from an early age he learned about internal politics and economics, and was well versed in history and military affairs.

Raidorl had also received a good education before he was exiled, but Sven was better than him in internal affairs, perhaps because of his natural talent.

However, …… is still too much work for two people to handle.

Raidorl sighed in disgust at the never-ending pile of paperwork.

“The lack of human resources is a challenge for the future. Even if the number of soldiers increases, there is a lack of commanders, and I must somehow increase the number of people who can be used through this battle.”

One of the reasons why Raidorl obeyed his brother’s orders and was entrusted with the task of purging the Eight Eastern Families was because he thought that he could find talent through this.

One of the covenants between Raidorl and Granard is that of ‘life and death of prisoners’.

This gives Raidorl the right to do as he pleases with the people he captures.

In the name of the prisoners of war, he was planning to extract talented people from the Eight Eastern Families and build a force to confront his brother.

“I’ve got an excellent military strategist, a secret agent and 3,000 soldiers. I just need a military officer who can command the army and a civilian officer who can take care of the internal affairs……”

Replenishing the ranks of the military and civilian staff is a difficult task in the Viscounty of Ulfert.

The soldiers under the Viscount’s command have dealt with brigands and bandits before, but they have little experience in battle and are unlikely to be able to lead on the battlefield. In addition, it will take more than a month for a newly hired soldier to be able to use it properly.

In addition, the civilian officials were all wicked vassals who had helped the Viscount’s injustice, and were corrupt and could not be trusted.

“In order to recruit more, I have to look outside the Viscounty of Ulfert. But the reorganisation of the army is still in progress and it is too early to invade. ……”

Raidorl’s brow wrinkled in thought.

Sven looked up from his papers, as if he could read his lord’s thoughts.

“It’s time to build up your strength little by little. Don’t be in a hurry. Fortunately, the rumors that we spread have made Baron Elladine and Baron Oigist seem to be in a state of jumpy, and even if we don’t move, they’ll eventually make their move.”

“Hey, What are you going to do if they stand up and collude with each other?”

“It’s only a matter of time before your Highness cleaves them. Your Highness has only one body. If the enemy moves separately, we will have trouble dealing with them, but if they attack in unison, it will be easier to destroy them”

“…. You’re an utterly horrible kid.”

Raidorl shrugs his shoulders.

The rumours that Sven has spread through his secret agents have caused some confusion in the houses of the Eight Eastern Families.

If they surrender out of fear, then they can win the war without fighting.

If they join forces and attack Ulfin, they can use the power of the Holy Sword to destroy them all at once.

The boy’s plan to do so sent a chill down his spine.

“….. How long will it be before the enemy starts to move? Let’s wait and see.”

“Yes, yes, let’s do what we can for now. We’ll do what we can, like the paperwork that’s spread out in front of us.”

“……………….”

Raidorl breathed a sigh of relief and turned to the papers on the table, as Sven had suggested.