Become Tyrant On My Own Way
Chapter 140 – POLITICS OF TRADE AND TYRANNY

In the preparation period for the war against the Northern Empire of Vlonhard, I suddenly received quite interesting news from someone in charge of securing food supplies from the Asium Continent. He was Rowen de Ignitia, the second former prince of the former Kingdom of Ignitia.

Contrary to his strict attitude, Rowen is classified as a person who is good at trading. He looked timid on the outside, but in reality he was always able to think calmly on the inside. In addition, he really mastered the science of trading and was able to apply it well so that it would be difficult for fraudsters to drop it.

Apparently, the Tong Kong Empire located in the north of the Asium Continent began the application of paper money in their buying and selling. They use a piece of paper that is essentially worthless as a means of trade exchange whose value is guaranteed by their country in exchange for gold and silver which are usually used as legal trading tools.

At first glance, this looks fine. But in the letter, Rowen expressed his opinion that this could be dangerous and would cause a crisis for the country if we follow the Tong Kong Empire's trade flow scheme.

How not, their own country will determine the value of currency exchange because basically what is used as a means of currency exchange is just a piece of paper that has no value.

It could be that today they will declare that the price of a sack of wheat is a piece of paper money, but the next day the value will rise to two pieces of paper.

Can you imagine what happened?

The Tong Kong Empire had in principle stolen a sack of wheat in each transaction using two pieces of paper currency.

In Rowen's opinion, this could pose a crisis threat to a country trapped by the currency politics of the Tong Kong Empire. A country will be impoverished by the empire slowly without the country will realize it through the politics of currency decline.

Unknowingly, the countries that were undergoing trade relations with the Tong Kong Empire would be economically controlled by the empire.

The Tong Kong Empire rejected the barter trade method directly by proposing a new, convoluted method of trade. That they can do because they feel their country has become victorious which does not lack one thing that they really need from the outside, while the opposite to the outside, the opposite to the outside, they desperately needed the resources of the Tong Kong Empire.

This is what it is good to be a super-rich country. I hope that one day, the Southern Empire of Meglovia will also be like that.

Returning to the matter, this was what later became Rowen's rationale for why she had delayed buying food supplies from the Tong Kong Empire by first giving her report to me.

It's clear what I should do. The Tong Kong Empire is not the only place where we can buy food supplies. Although it is a little regrettable because if we talk about the origin of the ancestors of the Ignitia nation is derived from the Tong Kong Empire.

Some say that national relations are more diluted than state relations and this is what is happening today. Despite being of the same race, the Tong Kong Empire still treated the people of Ignitia no longer part of them simply because of differences in citizenship status.

I also wrote a letter to Rowen to try to establish a new trade relationship with the Indonesian Kingdom in the south of the Asium Continent. I heard from rumors that they are a country that is quite open in establishing trade relations with outsiders without regard to citizenship status let alone race of a person.

I happen to have heard that in that kingdom Kanazawa Junoichi Sensei obtained an important post after migrating there from his native kingdom. I happen to be in contact with him until now, so it will be easier for me to ask for His help regarding this food trade issue.

The Kingdom of Indonesia is known as a kingdom rich in food, so it would not be a problem if they traded a small portion of their food to our empire.

The problem is, I am not familiar with what the kingdom will need from us. I can investigate it directly through my familiar, but it would be more efficient to ask it directly to Kanazawa Junoichi Sensei. Hopefully it is one of the trade goods that are in the supply brought by Rowen and the entourage to the Asium Continent so that barter can happen immediately once they make contact.

The distance between the Tong Kong Empire and the Indonesian Empire is also not too far away, so this will not hamper our war preparation plans. What I'm worried about, they have established trade relations first with the Northern Empire Vlonhard. But that would be unlikely since they were racist black-haired race-haters and black-eyed.

If there were, they would certainly be inclined to have trade relations with the Rusla Kingdom whose people also had the physical features of golden-eyed blonde hair.

But in the midst of having to prepare various preparations for war against the Northern Empire Vlonhard, there were still demonstrations of students and scholars from within the country.

Because of the wrong time, I had to be extreme to them. Those who opposed my rule with demonstrations in this precarious situation were forced to blockade with imperial soldiers indiscriminately.

Well, what can I do. I needed to be tyrannical for now in order to minimize variables from within when we had to face real enemies from the outside.

If I were to be flabby, this already vulnerable country would not be able to survive any longer.

Violence and tyranny is indeed the worst thing in ruling a country because it will trigger the vulnerability and estrangement of relations between the ruler and the people he governs, but again what is permissible to do. It was the most effective way to make those who were under fear so think two to three times before rioting.

After the war, I promised to formally apologize to my people. But just this once, as long as the threat of the Vlonhard Empire remains, let me use my own means to save my nation and my homeland.

It is not only the Northern Empire of Vlonhard that is now a threat to us. Seeing the chances of the northern and southern strife of the Ernoa Continent heating up, the Maosium Kingdom seemed to be intending to intervene in order to how they could also benefit from the conflict.

This will certainly have a more unfavorable effect on our southern empire since the Maosium Kingdom is closer to us than the Northern Empire of Vlonhard.

There is a real causal factor why lately the Maosium Kingdom is so tenuous that it has a lot of time to disturb other continental countries. It was because their eternal enemy, the Kingdom of Geria, the central ruler of the southern continent of Ifrak, was being confused by the endless dungeon breaks.

That does not mean that the Maosium Kingdom can take advantage of the opportunity to destroy the Kingdom of Geria forever because they also have no way to fight the monsters that escaped through the dungeon break. After all, even if left alone, after all, the Kingdom of Geria will collapse itself the problem of dungeon break that is happening in their country.

That is why, in order to improve the welfare of their own country, they prefer to find opportunities by messing with the country located in a peaceful continent without a dungeon break like in the central continent of Ernoa.

Then when I was busy thinking about the affairs of the country, suddenly I received a gift from one of the trading companies that came from the land of Cabalcus. It is said that it is a luxurious carpet accompanied by soft silk sheets that are very helpful for sleeping soundly.

Well, but what's the point of all that to me since I was born without being able to feel drowsiness. The only thing that can cause me unconsciousness is to knock me unconscious like the one that last happened in the disaster of the king of undead.

But wait, why the sudden delivery of gifts in the situation before a war like this? Moreover, it comes from Cabalcus, a country that once betrayed the unity of the southern kingdom when the three kingdoms were still in separate governments.

Are they planning another treason scheme such as sending assassins hidden behind gifts?

Then my suspicion grew when I saw the pile of carpets and sheets carried by their entourage suddenly swaying by itself as if an assassin was actually hiding there.

Seeing that, Albert and Yasmin immediately stood before me to protect me, while Alice immediately stood before Talia as well to protect her.

It turns out my guess is right. From the place that was swaying it did appear someone. But different from what I imagined, apparently what came out of there was a beautiful woman.

No, no, no. Her beauty is not a problem since I think Talia is the most beautiful woman in the world. But what became even more problematic was that the physical features of the woman were the same as Albert and Alice which could soon make me know that the woman was from among the nobles of our great enemy, who was, The Northern Empire Vlonhard.

Bowing to pay my respects, the woman said,

“Include, I am the third daughter of the Vlonhard Empire, Luciana Hegalia Vlonhard. I ventured to come here to meet His Majesty Emperor Helios sun Meglovia because only you can now be a servant, a weak princess.”

With her soft and seductive voice, the figure spoke to me while also looking at me with her clear golden eyes that would surely stimulate the wild mind of any man staring at her.

That was how she felt as a woman. But of course I am not tempted since in my eyes there is only Talia as the most beautiful woman in the world.