193 Episode 193: International Diplomacy

"HM……"

King Gilbed looked down at the man in front of himself, calling himself Ial Claudius.

He is the representative of the mission sent by King Rossais.

According to information collected by King Gilbed, he was originally from the commoners.

However, during the battle for the reign of King Almus and the reigning king of Rosais in the kingdom of King Rosais, he cracked the unity of Regal Dibel's camp and played a role in the succession of King Almus.

Later, when King Rosais was diplomatically besieged by other nations, he negotiated with King Zoldias to make a break to the siege.

He started his career there, and is now in charge of diplomacy in the kingdom of Rosais.

Along with Raymond Rosais in domestic affairs and Bartolo Pompey in military affairs, he is the Secretary of State of King Rosais.

The man is trying to bond himself with the tongue that turns around.

Let's attack the kingdom of Zoldias together.

As far as hearing the story of a man named Iaal, King Gilbed's country has nothing to gain.

Only the king of Rosais attacks directly into the kingdom of Zoldias.

The king of Gilbed should stop trading with the king of Zoldias and put pressure on neighboring countries.

The king of Zoldias is wary of the king of Rhosais and cannot dispatch troops.

Meanwhile, King Gilbed's kingdom invaded the allies of King Zoldias' kingdom and did as much as he could.

It's a really good story.

That's why it's suspicious.

The Anti-Galic Alliance has been concluded, and the four major nations of the Adernia Peninsula have been banned from the war between Gilbed, Faldham, Domorgar and Rosais.

Southern Christians.

Lezad, Nemes is a southern economic powerhouse.

And Western countries that were allied with the kingdom of Zoldias.

The territorial ambition of King Almus is unknown.

That greedy king is aiming for further territorial expansion.

Let's say that Rosais and Gilbed have allied.

Suppose the two countries expand their territories, and Rosais and Gilbed border.

Where is the next ambition of King Rossais going?

Needless to think.

-I don't like it-

The intestine of King Gilbed was boiling.

Why should your country, the king of Adernia's largest power, fear a country that was a trivial small country a few years ago?

Why is it that the great powers have signed equal treaties, such as the Alliance with the Galia, with nations that were insignificant small nations a few years ago.

Why is the king of the great power not as old as his son ... counts and is afraid of 21 years of youth?

Rabbit, King Rosais and King Almus don't like it.

"Bad, but I don't have time to keep up with your territorial ambitions."

"That's not true ... Her Majesty Gilbed ( ) .... Actually, King Almus () has a gift for Her Majesty. I would really like to receive it ...

"……gift?"

King Gilbed listened unintentionally.

Free gift from king to king.

It means diplomatically that the King descends to the King.

It's not something you can do casually.

At least King Gilbed will never do it.

Such a thing is not allowed by pride.

And even the nation's royals do not follow kings who bow to other kings.

In domestic affairs and diplomacy, it can be said to be a plan.

(... after all, young?)

To be profitable, don't care about pride.

Lower your head and lick your shoes.

That's the way merchants think.

It is not the king's idea.

Perhaps King Almus himself believes that this is a good idea.

But later, King Almus will pay for the box.

"Is it okay to bring it here?"

"It's fine"

When King Gilbed grants permission, Ial commands the servant to bring him out of the carriage, parked outside the palace, and carry a great deal of tribute.

"Th-This is……"

King Gilbed breathed involuntarily.

He heard it was a tribute and thought it was at least slave or grain.

But the tribute that King Almus gave to himself ...

Jewelry, silk, spices, spices, goldsmiths, pottery, and wonderful cloths you have never seen ...

It was a treasure beyond imagination.

Gilbed is stunned.

Iar moves forward one step with a smile at her heart.

"My Majesty, I recommend, in my personal opinion, to form an alliance with Almus."

Ial spoke to King Gilbed, overwhelmed by treasure.

For a moment, I felt like I was in a favorably inclined heart ...

"Her Majesty Gilbed, His Majesty may think that Almus is a threat. However, Almus's victory to date largely depends on fortune. Almus is very afraid of Her Majesty Gilbed Because if you are attacked by Gilbed, a true superpower, there is no place in King Rossais. "

Ial despises his Lord and lifts King Gilbed.

"King Gilbed was once boiled by King Zoldias. The world thinks that King Gilbed has failed to conquer the South. I don't think it's a good opportunity to dispel it Is it? "

The failure of the southern conquest had a major impact on the internal affairs and diplomacy of King Gilbed.

Defeated in a small southern country.

This fact diplomatically undermined the reign of King Gilbed and, domestically, the ethnic ethnicity of the country.

They are still trailing.

(... well, let's use it at best)

"... It would be good. If I pleaded so far and declined, I would suspect the size of my vessel. Let's accept the alliance."

After this, King Gilbed's kingdom declared a favorable neutrality to the kingdom of Rosais for the world.

He then concluded a secret territory with the kingdom of Rosais.

"Hey, Almus. Are you glad to give such a tribute?"

"What's that? Yulia"

"I told my father," The king must not bow down easily! Because I can be licked by the royal family in the country if I bow down! "

So Julia has doubts about my prostrate diplomacy ...

Would be good.

"Julia, what is my support base?"

"... Are you ordinary?"

"Yes, and for most people, what matters is the day and the wealth of the country. They don't care about their appearance."

No matter how much I give tribute to King Gilbed, the commoners don't mind.

This is because there is no scheme in a commoner's head of "giving a gift" = "going down to a subject."

The tribute is only a special custom among royals and royals.

"And the big races are mostly explained through explanations. I don't care about the support of other small and medium-sized families."

A politically immature country that doubts the color of the royal family ...

It is different from the country that has achieved centralization long ago in the military.

"That's it."

"So that's it!!"

Yulia seems to be convinced.

Well, I understand a little about Julia's concerns. That doesn't matter much. In our country.

in addition……

"Depending on the negotiations with Persis, the fact that he bowed to King Gilbed is undone."

Under Persian Emperor Xerxes, envoys from around the world come on a daily basis.

They give tribute, show loyalty to Xerxes, and try to recognize their status.

However, there is nothing in the world's most culturally advanced Persis empire.

Therefore, the gifts of barbarians from all over the world to the Persis Empire have always been priced with slaves.

There are slaves who can use it.

However, the tribute brought by a mission from a certain country was different.

"It's like silk, but not silk ... What kind of fiber?"

Xerxes touches the presented fabric with his finger.

Neither silk, flax nor cotton.

Strange ... but it's more beautiful and softer than silk.

"Which country is this cloth?"

"It seems to be King Rosais' country on the Adernia Peninsula ..."

The Persian Empire's Foreign Minister replied.

Even the Foreign Minister, who remembers the names of the world's major nations and countries closely related to Persis, has never heard of countries such as the Adernia Peninsula and other rural areas, such as Rosais.

But Xerxes was different.

"I see, I see ... I think it's good. One year later, I'll accept the audience. Tell the mission."

"Are you sure?"

The Foreign Minister makes a surprise voice.

Xerxes is visited by more than a hundred national envoys each year.

Xerxes, who had no time to attend to all of them, basically left everything to small and medium-sized countries to the Foreign Minister.

Even if the opponent is a decent nation, it will take a few years after the application to have a direct audience.

One year later ...

It is no surprise that the Foreign Minister is surprised.

"However, come to King Almus himself the first time. Tell me so."

"King Almus ... Is it the name of the king of Rosais !?"

The Foreign Minister opened his eyes.

The emperor knows the name of the king of a country that he has never heard of.

It is impossible.

"Let's try to see if we can compete against Pofenia with our eyes. Well ... I'm looking forward to what we are doing."

Xerxes laughed happily.

The emperor who brought the heyday of the unprecedented empire across the west Occident and the east Orient to one side.

One hundred years later, he became the first emperor of an unprecedented empire spanning the West Occident and the East Orient, and is now the king of a small country in the country.

Is the encounter inevitable or accidental ...

________

"There are two emperors in this world historically.

One is an emperor who rules the sky of the Far East and originates from the Scarlet Empire.

The other is the Great Empire of the Eastern Orient, the emperor of the Persian Empire (Shahanshah).

Only the heirs of both can claim to be emperors. '

-Benito Julius Cross Gunaeus-