When I made Yin and yang a religion, I received a great response from the conservatives.

It was hard to change the nationality of a country, but it seemed quite satisfying to push it all at once.

But it wasn't so simple. It was because many people believed in the faith of light in the empire, and the faith of light was deeply rooted in politics.

In particular, Cardinal Griffin's refusal was very rare. The whole empire immediately declared my innocence as an act of inversion.

“I'm just trying to die. ”

Birch Brian, who was following me, was furious with my own words, expressing his opposition.

“No. Cardinal Griffin is a religious leader. If you hurt him, the whole world will be jealous of you. ”

“It's just a word. ”

“I mean, it's a burden on the political future. ”

“Cardinal Griffin can be a burden even if he leaps. ”

“That's a problem you have to solve on your own. ”

I laughed bloody.

“Anyway, this is interesting. Picking cardinal's hair is harder than picking emperor's. ”

“That's the way it is. I can't help it. ”

“But you know what? ”

“Yes.”

“If the Priests of Light stir up chaos, won't they die a lot? ”

“Yes, maybe. ”

“Wouldn't it be better to kill one person than to kill so many? ”

“I mean, killing that one person will create more chaos. ”

I scratched my nose.

“Not at all. A religious leader is dead, but he'll be angry with the rest of the people. ”

“Then?”

“Kill.”

Birch Brian opens his eyes wide.

“Grand Duke?”

“Don't worry. There won't be any problems. ”

“But the public will doubt us by any means necessary. Whether we die of illness or accidental death, we are the perpetrators. ”

“It's okay. Most people won't know he's dead. ”

“How? ”

“First, send Cardinal Griffin to the Central Church. And in the future, the public will die of illness or accidental death by the time he is forgotten. ”

My plan was to negotiate with the Order of Light in place of Divinum and get Cardinal Griffin out of the empire.

Then Cardinal Griffin will slowly be forgotten among the people of the empire, and his influence will decrease over time. If you kill him, there's no problem.

The question is, what excuse is it to drive you out of the empire? It's not that difficult.

With the Empire's religion turned into Yin Yang's, Cardinal Griffin has no reason to stay here any longer.

“But the Faith of Light will continue to put Cardinals in the Empire. Our empire is the center of the faith of light. They will never give up our empire. ”

“We still have to send it. ”

“How? ”

“Send a man to the Faith of Light. I don't want any more blood. If Cardinal Griffin ever cheats blood again in the empire, our empire will not stand idly by. Perhaps they will join forces with the forces of darkness and destroy all the Realms of Light. So be good when you're neutral. ”

Birch Brian opens his eyes.

“Another war, then? ”

“I can't help it, can I? It's chaos in the empire, and they must chaos. ”

“Yes, I understand. I'll tell him that. ”

“And maybe you won't believe it. Deploy 10,000 maneuvers near the Realm's border. As soon as the Church of Light refuses my offer, I cross the border. ”

“Yes.”

Hard's war with the Kingdom is a very extreme choice, but at this point, the Church of Light should be able to concentrate. And it's best to deal with internal complaints externally. When I conquered the kingdom, the people too were forced to follow me.

I got into another agenda about the Church of Light, which was shorted around this point.

“Oh, and what about the Marquis Lembert trend? You must be doing something. ”

“I found one thing I don't have to. ”

“What?”

“As you can imagine, the Emperor is releasing a large group of people to look for the Duke of Cloud. Earl Lembert is leading the charge. ”

I was pouting.

“Those humans are foolish. ”

“Well, the Grand Duke of Cloud is on our side. ”

“It doesn't matter. Grandpa Cloud doesn't say hello to his family. ”

“Then?”

“It's pointless to come here. I wanted to see him anyway, so give me some support. I have something very important to say to Grandpa. ”

“What do you mean? ”

“Yes. In many ways. So is this. Hmm. Huh? ”

After a short walk, I saw a crowd approaching from the other side and jumped into position. It was because he was the Crown Prince who walked in front.

He was my best friend in my past life, so I waved my hands.

“Hey, Simon! ”

Crown Prince Simon looked at me and looked embarrassed. We were that good until I ran away, but our relationship was obscured by the state of politics.

But what you can't ignore, Prince Simon waves his hand.

“Oh, it's Jan. Nice to meet you."

“Hiya! It's been a while since I've seen you. And a lot of them. ”

I looked at Duke Manfred standing next to Prince Simon. The duc greets me politely.

“Welcome. Grand Duke Jan.”

“What a Grand Duke. I was declared a Warden of the Waste and banished from my family. By the way, Simon was a lot ahead of you back then. I was hurt a lot when I heard the news. ”

Crown Prince Simon flinches.

“I couldn't help it then. I had to clean up after him because there was a big incident. ”

“I know. Don't I know it? I understand. ”

“Thank you for understanding. ”

I have turned my path to walk with Emperor Simon.

Today is the day the new emperor is appointed. I'm really looking forward to which cousin of mine will become the new emperor.

“But, brother, Have you decided on the next Emperor? Uncle said he'd make a decision today. ”

“Oh, I'm on my way to listen. ”

I said it quietly as if it were a piece of advice.

“I'm talking to you because I'm your brother. Don't make me. You don't look so good. ”

“Maybe, right? ”

“Of course. It's calculating. ”

Crown Prince Simon sighs deeply. You're not an idiot, so you couldn't have known I was threatening you.

“But I'm the Crown Prince. ”

“Is that what you want to do? ”

“There's a reason. What can I do if the Emperor asks me to? ”

I froze my chin.

“This is bad.”

“Why?”

“My uncle and the next emperor are worth different lives. He's the real emperor, and the next emperor is the Scarecrow Emperor, but they can't be the same, can they? ”

Crown Prince Simon's face is whitened.

“Are you going to kill me? ”

“Well, I don't mean kill. ”

“Then?”

“That's how much ice you have to put on. But if you behave yourself, you'll survive. Even killing the Scarecrow Emperor is a burden. ”

Crown Prince Simon has stabilized somewhat.

If you listen well, you won't die? Currently, there is no better news in the position of Crown Prince Simon.

“Got it.”

“I just want you to understand. Anyway, good luck. ”

“Yes."

I sent Prince Simon and summoned Prince Brian.

“Birch. How's it going? ”

“The Blood Equal? ”

“Yes. As soon as the new emperor ascends, be ready. ”

“Yes.”

The Emperor's Equation Ceremony brings nobles from all over the Empire. There aren't that many days to get rid of all the nobles to be destroyed. So now we are freeing the Duke of Manfred and others. I told them to come to me in peace that day.

* * *

The new emperor has decided to become Emperor Simon. All the princes nominated him because of the Emperor's title. Since you are going to be emperor next time, it means you have a chance to be.

But I didn't like it much. The title of the Crown Prince itself was legitimate, making it unfit to be a scarecrow, and crucially, Empress Dowager, the palace wife of Emperor Simon, was the wife of Duke Manfred.

‘Brother Lee. Don't you think if I threatened you like that before, you'd understand? He digs his own grave. ’

But it also didn't matter. She's my brother-in-law. It's the emperor's orthodoxy. I can push her down with my strength. And if I use it well, the authenticity itself is a good reason for me. I became someone else.

I just need to get across the river and do what's necessary.

Woof woof.

My cramped office was filled with crowds. As people who are called inner castles, they have prepared a lot of gold and silver coins before meeting me, the imperial power.

When I called them all, they understood everything else and prepared a bribe as usual.

However, there was no particular reason to call them. This time I got a new job as a spokesman. He was a mid-level official who listened to the civil discomfort and reported it to the emperor.

“Hey. You're all here. ”

When I opened the door, the merchants knelt down and greeted each other.

“I present His Holiness the Grand Duke. ”

“Get up. I don't get the blame for my work. Greetings and business. Okay?”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

The merchants look at each other face down. I'm afraid to do as I say, and I'm afraid not to do it, so I'm looking for someone to put a drop on my cat's neck first.

“You didn't notice. Inna for Inna. On three. One, two."

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

As the merchants rose together, I led them into the conference room.

“Sit down.”

“There it is. ”

The merchants hesitated again. It is because it is a sin for them to humble themselves with me, the great noble.

“Hey, do you want to tire people out? Sit down if you want. Do I have to count again? ”

“No, I'm not.”

The merchants sat in a stiff 90-degree chair.

“Sit comfortably. It's gonna be a long conversation. ”

“Oh, yeah. ”

The merchants took a somewhat loosened stance. I still don't like it, but I've decided to proceed with the meeting.

At that time, an elderly merchant pulled out a sub-space pocket and put it on the table.

“Grand Duke. We've gathered our dedication. ”

Seeing a pocket full of money and jewels, I sighed for a long time.

“Castle? You want me to kill you in good faith? ”

“Yes?”

“Don't you know paying bribes to your bureaucrats is a death sentence? ”

“That's... ”

“Put it back when you say something nice. Die.”

“Oh, yeah. ”

The old merchant put the spatial pouch back in his arms with a red hand.

I have business to attend to, all of whom seem to have cleared up a bit.

“Soon the railroad construction will begin that will penetrate the empire in all directions. I've heard the news. ”

“Yes, Grand Duke. ”

“Then the logistics within the empire will be swift and commerce will be activated. Of course, it's going to cost the civilians a lot of money. ”

The merchants' faces are full of encouragement. Large-scale civil works bring great wealth to merchants, while transportation networks connecting cities greatly advance commerce.

So they are also expecting a great deal.

“Grand Duke. Are you sure you want to do that incredible construction? ”

“Yes."

“But isn't the current empire empty due to civil war? ”

“Yes, that's right. I know.”

I answered honestly. The Yosrahim Empire has no money to carry out the railway network I planned.

“Then what kind of money do you have? You want to make that much money? ”

“My money. ”

“Do you really have that kind of money? ”

“That's the problem. We can fund the initial construction, but then we have a problem. I don't have much cash. ”

In fact, I have a lot of cash. It was simply insufficient to carry out the civil works I had planned. In the future, construction will clean up the railroads, as well as the paved roads for the magical vehicles, and reorganize the river trade routes.

“As expected, you did. ”

The merchants look anxious. They were probably mistaken for trying to take their money.

“So I'm going to need a little cash flow. ”

“But · · · · · · · · ·. ”

I put a pile of essence on the table. It was very, very part of the essence of Italy that was taken from the Grand Ducal Rufet.

“I have a lot of essence. I'm going to convert this into cash to cover the construction costs, but you're going to have to step up. It means to sell it to the civilians at a fair price to get cash. ”

“How much do you have? ”

“Well, there's plenty. The majority of the sheep will be left after this civil works is completed. How is that possible?"

The merchants' expressions brighten. Essence was a rare item that was not found in the market. If they receive my essence and trade on the market, they will make a lot of money.

However, one merchant showed a slight hint of color.

“Grand Duke, it's hard for us to get that kind of cash. because the scale is enormous. ”

“I'm not asking you to do this right now. We just need to get the cash we need when the construction is under way. ”

“How long is the construction period? ”

I tilted my head.

“It's been about two years in Kara, so it should be at least three or four years for our empire. Unlike the desert, the Empire needs a pre-work to accommodate common plains and farms, so it will take some time. ”

“Then it's possible. ”

“Okay, I've solved one thing. Here are some people who will run a large seasonal business: Anybody? ”

The merchants raise their hands, indiscriminately. The railway construction involves a large amount of steel. When it came to seasonal business, it was a natural order to make big money.

“Put your hands down if you can't do it. If the railroad isn't procured, your head will be blown off. ”

Then, except for the three of them, they lowered their hands together.

“Put down those who haven't done business in the season. ”

Then they lowered their hands again. I said, looking at the last man who was fit and fit.

“Are you confident? ”

“Yes, I've lived my entire life on iron. ”

“Okay, then do it. ”

“Thank you."

“Here are some shipping operators who will import resources from overseas. Who wants it?”

Then the man with the thick skin raised his hand.

“I'll do it. I have 30 large trade vessels in my parliament and a shipyard. ”

“Really? Then you do it. ”

“Thank you."

“Next is wood procurement. Who wants it?”

Then another old man raised his hand.

“Leave it to me. ”

“Are you confident? ”

“Yes, I've lived on a timber deal my whole life. There's no one in the world who can get much better timber than me. ”

“Fine. You do it. ”

In this way, I chose the right person to lead the procurement of materials for a large scale construction. The unselected councils were greatly disappointed, but they also promised to share a large business later and consoled them.

They had a lot of work to do. In the future, heavy industries must be developed, and in the circumstances, private airports must be built. We also needed operators to make agricultural machines, and operators to produce magical vehicles. They also needed professional munitions operators, and they needed operators to carry out large-scale civil works.

Perhaps later, someone who was too tired to come out.

< Bloody dawn awaits the Empire. > End