Episode 165: The situation changes
Just when I thought the summer heat was calming down, the empire made a big move.
However, I have never done anything to the territory of the Nonette country, including my territory of the Roccia region.
They annexed the country of Ravanra, which is adjacent to the Feronia region.
“Does this mean that the siege network of Nonette Country is complete?”
While holding the report in my hand, I remembered the information from a while ago.
It is said that the Empire carried out defection efforts in the Feronia region ruled by Futtero. Of course, Futtero is knowledgeable about diplomatic negotiations, so it seems that the incident was suppressed without any major uproar.
Then, he marries Salkajimo, the head of the Nonette country's national army, to the daughter of an imperial aristocrat, weakening him. King Chorex and Duke Avukoro are probably worried about the Empire's influence within the army, since Sarcasimo's infatuation can be heard all the way to the Rocha region. Well, even if Sarcasimo went berserk under the instructions of the Empire, I don't think he would listen to the soldiers in the army.
In that case, these two things may have been a strategy to draw the attention of the Nonette country and not draw attention to the situation in the Empire and Ravanra country.
If they had cooperated, the Nonette country might have been able to have more contact with the eastern countries and escape from the empire's direction, so they would have wanted to nip that in the bud as soon as possible.
Even though the encirclement network was completed, there were three reasons why I was able to remain calm.
The first is that if the Empire is seriously trying to invade by force, there is no way they can resist the current Nonette country.
Second, the entire Nonette country is a trade partner with mutual benefits between the Roccia region and the empire.
The third reason is that although it is surrounded in the northeast and west, there is no such encirclement in the desert area to the south.
In particular, the third area, the southern desert area, has been gaining in importance recently.
A variety of information comes to the Ambitose region along with the trade profits gained from the desert trade routes.
The information is mainly about the situation in the southern half of the continent.
The northern part of the continent is divided into the Empire and the Knights, so the situation is stable.
However, the southern part of the continent is said to be in the state of the Warring States Period, where small countries were at war with each other.
Particularly in the southeast--the area where the Knights have not paid close attention to, there is a threat from the Empire to the north, and this country seems to be trying to swallow its surroundings and become a great power. .
Because each country is at war with its surroundings, each country is in desperate need of supplies. However, there are many enemies around, and there is no way they will be accommodating.
Therefore, countries located at the end of desert trade routes are able to stay ahead of surrounding countries in terms of supplies by paying attention to the imports that come through the desert from the south-central part of the continent and purchasing them at high prices. That's right.
Because of such special war demand, the more they sold to trade partners, the more profits they made, and the countries in the south-central region rushed to the entrances and exits of desert trade routes.
The desert people who can travel through trade routes purchase the collected goods at a fair price. The reason we don't hit the price too low is because we can sell it at a very high price in the export destination, so we don't want to disfavor the seller. And if they know that they can sell it at a reasonable price, they can expect that they will come back and sell it again.
A letter from Vishka, the lord of the Ambitos region, also stated that the profits from the desert trade route were skyrocketing because it became possible to import and export large quantities of goods without any difficulty.
When a country becomes wealthy through exports, it is normal for other countries to try to steal it away.
Countries bordering the desert have begun sending troops eastward in an attempt to open up their own trade routes.
It seems that there is a prospect of opening a trade route in places where the desert area is small and the crossing distance is short, but there is also the assumption that the profits will be only about the same as taking a route that bypasses the desert.
It is said that if you go to a place where you have to cross a long distance, you will be attacked by desert monsters or defeated by the desert weather, so there is no hope of success.
If countries find out that desert trade routes cannot be exploited, they can take one of two actions.
One is to make friends with countries that benefit from desert exports. The style is to be prepared for some disadvantages and go for the fruits.
The other method is to start a war, win, and then extort money and goods in the form of compensation, which can be described as a kind of robbery.
Even though they have the eyes of a knightly nation, I can't help but think that there's no way they could start a war with such a difficult habit.
However, it seems that is not actually the case.
Communication technology in this world is poor.
A telephone that instantly connects you from one end of the continent to the other is a dream-like technology. Quick means of communication are limited to messenger birds or fast horses, and letters are usually transported by horse-drawn carriage or on foot.
Even for Familis and Neroteora, who used the sacred magic of Jinba-Ittai, which I think is the fastest in this world, it takes several days to get from the royal castle of the Knights Kingdom to the Nonette Kingdom. If you use other means of communication, you can imagine that it will take longer than that.
Therefore, even though the knight nation's information network is spread all over the continent, it is unavoidable that the time it takes for information to be transmitted will vary depending on the distance.
Therefore, in the southern half of the continent, it seems that it is possible to calculate the number of days until a knightly country invades, conquer and annex the other country by that day, and then set up a good cause as an afterthought.
The knight kingdom is not incompetent. Of course, he has the power to see that the cause is a lie.
However, according to Familis, it is ``not right'' to undo a war that has already ended.
“The Holy Knights Nation is a nation of knights. For that reason, we place great importance on the fact that it has been settled, no matter what the reason.In addition, we place great importance on the facts that have been settled. I don't think a king can be considered a ``correct'' ruler.''
It's a really wild argument, but national defense is the king's role, so it can't be said that it's completely wrong.
In any case, the countries in the southern half of the continent always seemed to compete for money, land, and countries in short-term wars that could steal the attention of the knightly nations.
Under such circumstances, it seems that the desert trade routes led by the Ambitose region brought so much profit that a war was even started to take away those interests.
I feel a little guilty that the trade route I helped make into a big businessman caused another country's war to intensify.
"However, since it happened in a far away land, there's nothing I, as a lord, can do."
I muttered that I had no choice, and returned to my paperwork to focus on the development of the Rocha region.
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