European Financial Emperor

227 Clash (2)

The Russian government was literally blown away by letters of protest from all sides.

Not only setting the factory on fire, but also taking the ships, robbing the company’s property and giving it to the workers in the factory.

I really didn’t think this was a real riot.

Just as the letters were flooding in, a shocking thing finally happened.

“Mom, it’s a big deal! They say they are marching in Hungary with 10,000 mercenaries!”

“… … Ten thousand?”

“Maybe good?”

Princess Natalia was deeply troubled.

At this point, it is impossible to know how much interference in internal affairs will be affected if Easterfield is brought in.

Of course, there was not much interference except for the fact that he was not a war criminal and could not increase his military power.

However, it was a humiliation that Russia hated more than death.

“If this continues, we will be dragged around by Easterfield for the rest of our lives. It would be better for us to solve it on our own.”

“But you don’t have a lot of troops, do you?”

“We have 3,000 mercenaries. And since we have been constantly recruiting mercenaries, give the market gold so that we can collect mercenaries as quickly as possible.”

There was a report that the total of the mercenaries who are currently roaming the market amounted to 200,000.

If you paid them money and asked them to enlist in the mercenary corps, the war would have been prevented somehow.

But the problem was that it didn’t end there.

“mama! Now Poland has declared war!”

“… … what?”

“In Poland, 20,000 mercenaries are dispatched to loot factories outside Russia one after the other!”

“People are in danger!”

When the looting begins, the citizens will suffer enough.

However, they were only destroying factories and facilities without touching civilians.

“Fortunately, the civilians said they would not touch it.”

“… … Can we believe it?”

“It is a promise between the state and the state. And there are no civilians in the damage they have suffered.”

“Good luck. But by the way, what kind of madman did something like this?”

There were a lot of things that Natalia couldn’t quite understand.

One thing that could be considered here was the intervention of external forces.

“Maybe Easterfield intervened?”

“Isn’t there anything they could gain by intervening in this?”

“If they did something that went against their hegemony, of course they would lynch it. Because that’s their typical technique.”

“But even so, there is nothing we can do about it. Is it not possible to send a letter of protest to Easterfield I?”

The gods were right.

No matter how much I had doubts about Easterfield, I couldn’t send them an official letter right away.

It was a mistake to form a mercenary market first, and to have 3,000 private soldiers was absolutely unforgivable.

“War criminal, this bastard’s war criminal ticket!”

“Maybe it would be nice? Shall we ask Easterfield for salvation first?”

“… … No, it can’t be. Recruit mercenaries first. Somehow, we can stop it.”

According to Princess Natalia’s order, 3,000 mercenaries headed to the border area, and from the rear, the recruiters went directly to the mercenary market and conducted direct recruitment.

He offered double the normal wage.

“I will pay double the wage and even a performance pay when the war is over. Those who will apply, come forward!”

“What do you mean, you end up going to war? If it’s a war, you should pay at least ten times!”

“… … Are you trying to play a part in the war?”

“Of course! A mercenary is a part of the war, what do you use to catch it?”

When the news of the war broke out, the mercenaries raised their ransom without mercy, like fish in water.

Then, the recruiter offered them unconventional conditions.

“Okay, then do this! Regardless of the rank, pay ten times the wage of a Class B mercenary! If you do this, you’ll get well twice as much as an A-class mercenary. how is it? This is a good condition.”

“Uh… … ?”

“Come on, let’s start recruiting!”

There were not many A-class mercenaries here.

No, there weren’t that many B-class mercenaries or even C-class mercenaries left.

Giving them more than A-class mercenaries felt like a very surplus business.

However, it was advantageous for the Russian royal family because it was to weave even intermittently mixed B and C grades in one room.

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Moreover, it would have been easier to recruit additional troops to give the impression of paying such a high wage.

***

“How much did you collect?”

“It seems to be around eight or nine thousand. We are still gathering today.”

“Heh, I’ve collected a lot.”

As the number of mercenaries continued to increase, Lee Hwan burst into laughter.

“Do you really want to die?”

“What should I do?”

Lee Hwan thought about how to cook Russia the most efficiently.

Hwan Lee, who thought that there should be more countries that use Russia as a teacher of antithesis and manage the government properly, decided to give a rather strong prescription.

“Dismantle the Russian kingdom. And divide the territories so that each can start a different country.”

“To do that, we have to annihilate the royal family altogether.”

“Do you even need to kill me? Well, I can’t help it if you don’t listen. I have no choice but to kill you.”

Carrying out a bloody purge is by no means an easy task.

If you continue to be a war fanatic like you are now, of course you will have no choice but to hit Yi Hwan’s mace.

He immediately began to write letters.

In the letter, it was written that as a war criminal, he would be severely punished for organizing the military outside the control of the Federation and even promoting military alliances.

This letter was to be delivered by Guard Captain Deverron Blackburn.

Now, a businessman, or a mercenary, returned to the guards again, and Deveron received a letter from Lee Hwan.

“Dissolve the Russian royal family. If they resist, kill them all on the spot and come back.”

“Yes, my lord!”

Deboron Blackburn received the letter well and took care of it, and Lee Hwan asked him with a smile.

“By the way, what do I do when I return to the stuffy palace again? There are no words to describe the frustration.”

“no. I do what my convictions are supposed to do, and that is my mission, isn’t it?”

“It’s a mission.”

Since one day, Lee Hwan has also been working on this job with a sense of duty.

If I could, I would like to leave this palace at any time and run a small trading company and wander around the world.

He expressed his desire to one day abdicate to his children and live away from Easterfield.

“We, how about going back to the old days by sailing over that sea someday?”

“… … If Your Majesty allows you to do that, you will be able to leave the palace with the greatest joy.”

“Yeah, like wandering around, we live the business we want to do. With one slow and safe boat.”

Being slow isn’t always a bad thing.

Deboron Blackburn seemed to be quite pleased that he added himself to Lee Hwan’s dream.

“Will you let me use a small cannon?”

“Mount cannons or whatever you like. But isn’t it our mission to make it possible for anyone to peacefully sail across the open sea without using it?”

There was no other reason for Lee Hwan to be obsessed with peace.

He wanted to make a better world, a slightly better world for future generations.

“I cannot guarantee that this world will last for a thousand or ten thousand years. But as long as we, the Easterfield royal family, exist, and as long as there are prestigious families, such as Blackburn and Coaster, who give their lives to protect peace, I wonder if we can survive for a few centuries. When that time comes, can’t the weapon be a decoration and a good memory that reminds you of your past?”

“… … you’re right. That’s why I’m doing my best at least as much as I can.”

“Thank you so much for giving me according to my will.”

“It is the greatest joy and happiness of belief. Thank you so much for allowing me to enjoy that happiness.”

Deboron’s heart was sincere.

He was planning to spend the twilight with Lee Hwan one day on the sea, and it seemed that there would be no time to live and die.

“Then, let’s go.”

“Yes, my lord!”

***

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Meanwhile, in Russia, the news of the arrival of Deveron Blackburn shook the royal palace.

Perhaps Blackburn was declaring war, the Russian royal palace was in a panic.

“Mama, how about giving up the military?”

“We do not know yet what demands they will make of us. Even so, what are we supposed to do first to disarm? In fact, they are no longer able to cross over our Russia. If they really want to start a war with us, they will have to fight a war with close to 100,000 mercenaries.

“But Mama, this is just a waste of time. I think we need some more fundamental defense measures.”

“It’s a defense measure… … .”

“Now St. Petersburg has a structure that is good for being exposed to enemy fire. They have ships that can bombard the coast directly, and they have flying air raids that can bombard deep inland. I think we need to come up with a way to go into an area where we can fortify the city a little more, and come up with a way to hold on to the winter and dry them out.”

“Hmm, yes. That is certainly true of the lords. Up until now, we’ve only thought of an all-out war. Sometimes guerrilla warfare is necessary, and sometimes strategy and tactics are required.”

Currently, Russia does not have a lot of materials suitable for military use, so it was good to use the natural landscape as much as possible.

Princess Natalia decided to relocate.

“Leave St. Petersburg and go to Obdorsk. Let’s set up a leadership there and create a military base in a large city to disperse the enemy’s strategy as much as possible.”

“That’s a good idea. In that way, if we hold out as much strength as possible and endure, winter will come, and if the cold continues, the time of victory will surely come!”

Princess Natalia thought that she should break the link before the vicious cycle of domination begins, freeing herself from the subjugation of Easterfield in her own generation.

That was thought to be the only way to empower the later exponents of this country to be born.

“How many troops have you been recruited for?”

“A total of 90,000 mercenaries have gathered.”

“great. We officially declare that we have formed an army based on these mercenaries, and from now on, we will convert the soldiers into a conscript system and start recruiting them.”

“Yes, Mama… … . No, my lord!”

Now, the servants decided to make Natalia a queen, not a princess.

It happened anyway, and all they could do was to get the support of those around them as much as possible, and to gather allies.

“Your Majesty, proclaim your kingdom again and make it clear to the neighboring countries that we will fight Easterfield to the end!”

“I will write a letter. Bring the parchment.”

“Yes, my lord!”