Chapter 97 (2/2)
In Brittany, oneable to start a business George proposed to abolish that tax to allow people nant, it will soon dry down Saold Steady movement is needed to keep it alive]
In this way people can do businesstaxes on interest… that was George's proposal
[Of course, let's not limit it to only Brittany Practice it everywhere In addition to that, we'll also abolish tariffs in each territory so that merchants can trade between cities ineering projects
[Let's build a『road』]
[Road?]
[Yes, a highway that connects one city to another city]
George added while pointing at the rant everyone safe passage between cities This may not be work that will be concluded after a year or two, but it's the most important work Also…]
He paused for a while before resuround We will also be using the Depay River as a vast ay]
The Depay River is a vast river that runs fro the rainy season so it's hard to develop the fertile lands around it
[A ay is currently under construction in Heinz We will also do this in other places By building these ays, we can prevent flooding And we can also transport supplies with boats through it]
In short, George recoricultural reform, commercial reform and infrastructure development
nobody voiced their opposition so it was certified right away
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[Next, shi+on will explain our future aze to the sleepy-looking glasses wearing black haired man
[My name is shi+on… I'm Ares-sama's military advisor Pleased to be acquainted with all of you]
shi+on then began to share his plan with William and the others
What he proposed was prettyapplied in Grants
First was regarding military formations and then the plans for the next few years
The iven detailed instructions
[We'll send troops to Brittany in order to maintain security, so please do not hire mercenaries Mercenaries' in with and we need to sharpen the skills of our own soldiers to begin with This will also allow competent people to advance in ranks]
[Trevoir can maintain security with their own soldiers In turn, Trevoir will have to send their soldiers to Grants forto iear's army Liliandono will lead these ar the borders and supporting the side Grants' soldiers]
After that, shi+on began to talk about the future of the continent, just like he did back at the office
[You n from Arcadia?]
[Yes No doubt about it However, just to keep a facade, we'll still have to station soear…]
But shi+on didn't stop there
[What is worrying now is the reat powers in the east In particular concern is the movement of the Byzerd Principality… and there is also that newly-born Dordom, which makes it a threat we need to be wary of in the future]
Williareeear, I heard frodoic beasts as a support to their ar himself is actually a demonkin But that's it They also tend to destroy and plunder any country they conquer… causing every country nearby to increase their vigilance Regarding Byzerd, it faced political changes several years ago after the second prince Zachard, known for his bravery, ascended the throne…]
[Those are interesting inforate further]
shi+on then declared in a strong tone
[Grants, Redgear, Brittany, and Trevoir These four forether in both ed to a single country The situation et out of hand So in order to survive… weto everything]
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[Can I add a few s?]
When the conference was about to co silently up until now, spoke up for the first tie-dono and shi+on-dono are indeed the right thing to do, Trevoir will do its best to follow through Having been able to exchange opinions with both William-dono and Gray-dono also makes this conference truly fruitful]
Louis then continued after a short pause
[According to this conference, all four regionsas our leader So estion is… we should decide on the naether]
Grants, Trevoir, Brittany, and Redgear These four former countries are collectively called as『Schwarzer's Frontier Territory』at the moment But Louis insisted for a separate name
[ I see… we can't simply call it the 『4-Country Alliance』or『Cursed Land』 Do you have a suggestion?]
George who unusually showed interest in Louis' suggestion responded
Louis and Sih
[How does Arestia sound to all of you?]
The conference room was filled with silence for a while until Darius broke it with a laugh
[Interesting!! So the na!]
Following that, shi+on and George also chuckled
[That's a good nah? Easy to understand]
Everyone else also showed their approval with a laugh
Seeing this, George concluded it
[Well then, since everyone is in favor of this suggestion…]
[But… what aboutaround, there was Ares with a bitter look on his face
[Rejected]
[But I haven't even said anything yet!?]
[For now, it's rejected because it'll be like pouring cold water on this good at…]
Ares went drooping on his chair
[Even so… I do think that it is a good idea Surely we all have survived due to the pity of Arcadia E under Arcadia All of us are here because we follow Ares-dono as our true leader]
Others showed their agreement to Gail's words
William said it the loudest
[Exactly That is our pride I would like to cooperate, so that this very name can be revealed to the world one day Lord Leader-dono]
As if on cue, everyone else also swore their willingness to becoh bitterly froe then announced the dissolution of the conference
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[Arestia]
That nainally a cipher for Ares and the others to call the conference of the four forhts Their obedience was not for the Arcadia empire, but to Ares Schwarzer Thus their loyalty was directed to Ares as an individual, instead of Arcadia
It can be said that this nahts
They were formally known as the『Schwarzer Frontier Territory』, but in secret, they called themselves『Arestia』
However, this name would later become the official name for their country which will rule the entire continent for a very long time… but of course there was no way they are aware of this at the moment