Become Tyrant On My Own Way
Chapter 43 – IRON CRISIS PROBLEMS
The stability of the soldier about the problem of lack of armor can soon be overcome thanks to Leon's charisma.
However, I did not expect that Leon would take advantage of this situation to strengthen his position in the struggle for the throne. I who do not want the area of Painfinn City that has been neutral as a political tool and immediately hit Leon on his desk.
“Leon, what does all this mean? Why did you take advantage of the landslide to urge Count Ares to be part of your fax?”
Leon didn't seem too piqued my words. While answering my question, he continued to sign the documents in front of his desk.
“Silk Boy, do you think I'm the type of person who would be willing to do charity to help others?”
In order to maintain the stability of the arms and armor industry in the Count Ares region, which has just lost its main source of raw materials since the landslide on its territory, Leon lured Count Ares to the aid of the source of iron raw materials he had brought in from the south, where the Marquise Vince van Rodhelton faction of Leon's supporting faction was located.
Unfortunately, the assistance offered by Leon was accompanied by the condition of joining the region to the Leon faction.
“Are you aware of the consequences of your actions?! All this time your factions and Tius Kak can be only in a position to watch each other because the strength of the two factions is balanced. But imagine what would happen if you broke that balance by involving the help of the western region faction into your fax! Inequality of factional power will instantly form and then usher our royal territory into chaos!”
“What do I care about all that as long as I am in a position that is more at the top.”
With that indifferent, indifferent face of his that only continued his work with a stack of documents on his desk, Leon responded without seeming to care in the slightest about something like the peace of the kingdom.
Supposedly, I could have guessed it before since Leon was indeed such a character who only cared about strength and power. He had never thought of anything like the fate of the commoners who could have been involved in the fight of the two most influential princely strongholds in the kingdom.
“Leon! You are! Have you ever thought at least once about the fate of the people of our kingdom?! The situation on the northern border had already begun to heat up thanks to the provocation of the Vlonhard Empire. And now, will you want to aggravate the situation with something as trivial as the internal power struggle of the kingdom? If it continues like this, we can soon be devoured by the greedy country if we show our weaknesses a little
Only after that, Leon finally took off the pen in his hand and put his hands together which seemed to start sore about a long time struggling with the document and then began to look directly at my eyes.
“Oho, I do not think my trash brother has a high knowledge also about politics when all your teachers so far only come from among the common people. Is it precisely because all your teachers are from among the commoners that you can care so much about the fate of the common people?”
Leon then stood up from his seat while staring out of the window that was right behind his desk.
“If you are so worried about such a thing as the balance of power, why not you instead of me moving, Big Brother Trash?”
“That how is possible?”
“I was too. How can I give help without reward since I have many followers who have their own greed. You think Marquiss Rodhelton would be willing to give for free even if only one-tenth of the distribution lines of the mining area if not imitated with gifts?”
“You should know better than anyone that almost all the nobles in our royal territory are selfish and greedy beings who are more concerned with personal gain than the fate of this kingdom.”
What Leon said was not wrong. But if so, it would still be better if Count Ares did not obtain any help from that Marquiss Rodhelton faction. The aid might have temporarily saved Count Ares' territory from bankruptcy, but as a result, it was this entire kingdom that would lead the way to its destruction.
However, if Count Ares' territory was left bankrupt, it would also have an impact on the stability of the western region that included the Duke Rucanthes territory and all three counties.
During this time the western region gained its calm in a remote region without the slightest involvement of royal family politics. That was only possible because each region was able to meet the needs of the other region, Ares county in the north with its armaments and armor industry, Phyles county in the east with its agricultural products, he said, as well as Sallas county in the south with its sea products.
Of course, trade is still carried out with other regions, but it can be said that the western region is able to meet its own needs without relying on other regions.
It was not that the city of Painfinn which was the westernmost region of this Duke Rucanthes could not import weapons and armor supplies from any region other than Ares county, but if so, it would disturb the economic balance of the western region.
That would further result in us being taken advantage of by other regions that are engaged in a hot battle between factions fighting for the position of the successor to the king as Leon had just tried to do to the Count Ares.
‘Ah, should I ask the senile Father for help?’
I immediately shook my own head at the words in my heart that from the beginning, my father was not senile and sickly, yet, where maybe the hot battle for the throne between the stronghold of Kak Tius and Leon that was quite disturbing the internal situation of the kingdom occurred at this early time.
“So how, Big Brother Trash? You yourself also have no solution right?”
“But Leon, what solution you offer is clearly wrong.”
“Lantas? Can you do it better? Hahahahahaha.”
Leon suddenly got carried away mocking me.
“You who are a trash without a single supporter can help the current state of the western region, unless you can rebuild the damaged mine area.”
Leon's words were meant to ridicule me. But thanks to him, I managed to get inspiration.
That's right what Leon said. All this time I was too focused on how to get a source of new iron raw materials, replacing the old ones, which can no longer be accessed about disasters.
Why did I never think that as long as I could repair the source of the Ares county's broken mine, everything would be restored?
I also lack details, but ever since the disaster of the king of the undead, I have experienced an improvement in the quality of which circuits and which numbers have been amazingly rapid. Supposedly with my current strength, I could do something to the source of the broken mine.
Unfortunately, I can't do it alone. However, architecture is not my area of expertise. I only know the basic picture, but to create a complex structure like a mining area, it's beyond my means. I need other people who are experts in their field to support me.
But since I meant having a chance to overcome the crisis of the west as long as I got the help, I also accepted Leon's offer.
“Alright, Leon, I get it. Regarding the crisis of armor and weapons, just leave it to me to handle it.”
I said with complete confidence.