episode_0298

Eastern Front (4)

Condoms began to flow into the Kingdom of Leon and began to sell like hot cakes under the passionate praise of the nobles.

Naturally, an enormous amount of goods began to be absorbed into the Balkan Empire, and King Charles IV of Leon unilaterally banned trade with the Balkans to stop this, but this had no effect.

The nobles, who had already begun to lead a more free sex life due to the efficacy of condoms, could not give up their desires.

Naturally, smuggling trade began to develop through the black market, and since the smuggling route was under the control of Count Leverkin and Alvida, governor of Snelleda by Teach, a former pirate captain, Balkan condoms were sold more expensively.

And today, a huge box of gold coins, the result of the past year, arrived at the imperial palace in Adriatic along with a meticulously written report.

“Hahahaha!! Is this a box worth 10 million gold, the export proceeds of those condoms? It’s ridiculously big. Moreover, the scale is increasing, and this month alone, 200 gold coins were earned through condom smuggling, right? It really exceeded my expectations!!”

“That’s right. It seems that the resourcefulness of Governor Snelleda and his wife exceeded expectations. A few months ago, Count Leverkin suddenly asked me to appoint his wife as Vice-Governor and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet, and I was confused as to what he meant… In the end, His Majesty’s insight was right”

Count Salier, the Vice Minister of Administration in charge of personnel management, bowed his head to Juno, recalling his staunch opposition at the last royal meeting.

“It’s okay. Your concerns were valid. But if he was someone who would betray his military authority anyway, wouldn’t he have followed Henry during the Adriatic Civil War? So you don’t have to worry too much about that. Jim will believe in you until the end if he once thought that you were his person. And the same goes for the ministers and vice ministers here. Do you understand?”

“I will be loyal. Your Majesty!!”

Yuno smiled happily as the ministers and vice ministers pledged loyalty, then raised his hand and made them sit back down.

“Now then, shouldn’t we first think about how to spend this special budget? Are there any departments that need additional budget?”

All the ministers raised their hands at Yuno’s words, and they began to shout out why their departments needed the budget.

“Your Majesty! The gold leaf on the Adriatic Gate, which was damaged during the last Adriatic Civil War, has not yet been restored! The capital city gate symbolizes the power of the nation and the majesty of His Majesty!! It is right to take this opportunity to restore it!!”

“Didn’t His Majesty tell you to postpone the castle gate issue to the lowest priority? your majesty! I think it is right to take this opportunity to recompile the law and expand the prisons that house criminals!!”

“Your Majesty! As the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is short on personnel, training for those who will be dispatched as diplomats is urgent…”

“Your Majesty! We need to build and expand the road network that was destroyed in the last war…”

“No! We must use this opportunity to strengthen the Cultural Propaganda Department and unite the people of the empire even more…

As all the ministers were loudly talking about how their departments needed budget, the royal palace quickly became a mess, and Yuno ended up burying himself in the throne, holding his forehead.

Bang bang!!

“Quiet!! Be quiet!! your majesty. I have decided in advance who will execute this additional budget!”

When Prime Minister Rachel screamed, the palace became quiet again.

“Really? If that’s the case, Prime Minister, let’s hear it”

“First, we will spend 500,000 gold to restore the legions that were greatly damaged in the Battle of Zenon Plains. The Legion suffered a lot of damage in the Battle of Zenon Plain and the Battle of Streb, but if this amount of budget is added, it will be able to restore its strength in no time”

!!

The other ministers except Mayer immediately tried to get up from their seats after hearing the statement that all 5 million gold, which is about half of the empire’s annual defense budget, would be used for defense, but as the Emperor listened to her opinion in silence and Rachel’s murderous glare increased, They had no choice but to sit quietly again.

“What about the rest?”

“300,000 gold will need to be sent back to Snelleda to build additional battleships”

“I understand that Snelleda is a thriving trade port and has a sufficient budget, but is there a need to go that far?”

“I will explain that”

In response to Yuno’s question, Minister of National Defense May stood up and began further explanation.

“I am not an expert on naval warfare, but I know that the most important thing in naval warfare is the weight class of the battleship. The bigger the ship, the more stable it is and the more troops it can carry on board. However, our current Vulcan main ship is a 3-stage galley, which is one size lower than Leon’s main 5-stage galley”

“Jim knows that too. So, I understand that Count Leverkin approved the budget for remodeling the capital ship into a 5-stage ship?”

“That’s right. However, that puts us on the same level as the enemy. To overwhelm the enemy, larger battleships will be needed”

As soon as Meyer finished speaking, Diane stepped forward and unfolded a large piece of paper that seemed to have been prepared in advance.

“Now! look! This is Corvus, the new main battleship of the Balkan Empire!!”

“What is this?”

The ministers and vice-ministers gathered at the royal meeting tilted their heads at the strange appearance of the battleship.

“Unfortunately, with the Empire’s current technology, it is difficult to upgrade a 5-tier galley to 7-tier or 10-tier. But I changed my thinking. If it’s difficult to raise it upward, how about spreading it further to the side? That’s it”

“You are saying that 8 5-stage galleys were connected together with iron chains. Surely… if you make it like that, you will be a little freer from the effects of waves and the operation of the ship will be much easier. But what is on that tail?”

Baron Derian, Deputy Minister of Defense, who had mainly commanded the engineering unit in the past, nodded as if the blueprint Diane explained made sense, then asked a question.

“Imagine a naval battle taking place. In the lower parts of the battleship, skilled marines operate the ship. And on top of that huge ship, a lot of legionnaire infantry will be boarded.”

“Heavy infantry? It’s not possible!! No matter how much you train, there is a world of difference between fighting on land and fighting on a boat!! How much the ship shakes on the sea… Ah!!”

Baron Derian, who was protesting Diane’s words, remembered what he had just said and let out an exclamation.

“That’s right. The ship was intentionally made larger by linking it with iron chains to prevent it from shaking. Leon’s navy will fire arrows at you, but they won’t even be able to make a dent in the heavy infantry’s shields. And the moment the ship collides with the ship! That structure on the tail will go down and hit the enemy ship! And it will be a great pontoon bridge that will allow our heavy infantry to cross to enemy ships”

“…Building a ship to attack the enemy with the enemy’s money… Good!! Implement it like that!”

Due to Yuno’s decision, most of the enormous additional budget of 10 million gold was allocated to national defense, and only the remaining portion was supplied to other ministries.

The remaining ministers and vice ministers seemed to be slightly dissatisfied, but since it was an unscheduled additional budget, there was no disruption to the current state affairs plan, so they were satisfied with the small amount of budget they had received and proceeded with the remaining agenda items of the meeting.

After the imperial meeting ended, Yuno began reviewing plans to invade the Kingdom of Leon with Mayer, Eliza, and Rachel.

“After occupying Polygal Island, load the legions onto the fleet and drop them in front of Lioness. Cut off the supply of the Leon Kingdom army on the front line to lower the enemy’s morale, and at the same time open a double front to put pressure on the enemy… It’s definitely a good plan”

“My sister and I know Leon well. Leon is called the kingdom of knights because it has a large number of knights and their military power is also high. Even if we, Vulcan, face such Leon head-on, we will suffer enormous damage, so this can be seen as essential”

“But will the Kingdom of Leon remain silent while we attack Princess Fiona on Polygal Island? I’m worried that I’m giving people the benefit of the doubt”

“Of course I won’t stay still. However, Duke Windrage is alive and well, and the 9th and 10th Eastern Legions will be holding strong, so you don’t have to worry about that ”

“Well… Anyway, if we want to attack Lioness, Polygal Island has to be in our hands, so that can’t be helped. Well… Eliza. Will you join me on this Eastern Front?”

Eliza, who was already wearing her navy uniform because she was so motivated, was hugged by Yuno and nodded her head.

“Of course!! How envious I was that Catherine was the only one having fun during the last Streve battle. This time, I can just ask my sister to look after the kids, so I’ll take the initiative myself!!”

‘at las!! I can get revenge on my father who abandoned me!! And Fiona on Polygal Island, like me and Rachel, is to Yuno…huhuhu♥’

Eliza clenched her fists as she vowed to show her father that all three of her sisters were hugging Yuno at the same time, crying out loud, and seeing their bellies swell as their wombs were filled with semen.

And a few months later, Juno ordered the 1st Guards Corps stationed at Johannes and the 2nd Guards Corps stationed at Zeno to join the 3rd Corps stationed in the east, and war clouds began to descend on the eastern part of the Balkan Empire.

*Eliza navy uniform illustration*

*Eliza navy uniform illustration ver2*