When I entered the office, Frenssen, who was working on docunts, stood up and bowed to . Considering our relationship, I didnt think I needed to say empty courtesy words to Frenssen, so I asked him directly, So, what did you find?
As expected, this region is having a hard ti dealing with the refugees.
Right.
I sat down in the office chair and let out a sigh. If this was a suspense or mystery movie, this was probably the scene where our conversation would be wiretapped, but that sort of magic didnt exist in this world. Even if it did exist, who the heck would use it to wiretap the conversation of a suburb towns governor? The fact that I had begun to think about this kind of random thing might be a sign of being stressed out.
Ah, for Gods sake, why the heck did I get assigned to this kind of place? I finally could sohow understand why Father told to be prepared at that ti. Ah I wanted a cup of delicious tea. If only Lily was here
Lily had actually said that she wanted to accompany here, but I refused. I an, I couldnt exactly take Lily who was the kingdoms hostage to keep Mazell in check with . Of course, I didnt say this to her.
I used her safety as an excuse to persuade her to stay in the capital. Well, this excuse was true, though. There was a risk that the capital might get attacked by demons just like in the ga, but unlike the ga, the Knights in the current capital were still alive, so at least for now, the capital was still a very safe place.
On the other hand, Anheim was a pretty dangerous place. You couldnt call the military force here an elite. The terrain here wasnt easy to defend, the public order was still chaotic, and there would be a battle against Gezarius soon.
Lily accepted my explanation, though begrudgingly. She showed a face like a puppy who was hurt, so I felt like a villain.
Is there an archive here?
Yes, but most of the docunts in the archive are docunts related to this regions administration, the trial records, that sort of thing.
I see.
As expected, since Anheim wasnt the place where the Knap estate was located, there were no Knap houses private docunts being kept there. The information I could get in this countryside region was limited, so I needed to return to the capital as soon as possible. There was one more thing that I needed to do for to be forced to return to the capital With that thought in my head, Sir Behnke, who held the position of my current chief aide, opened his mouth.
Was it fine to do that kind of thing in the eting?
Its fine. I want you to check how the bandits are allocated, like who got the most laborers, and who got the troublemakers.
Understood.
I wanted to know the power dynamics of the guilds here. I knew I wouldnt be able to know all of this places power balance just by investigating the laborers allocation, but at least I might get a rough understanding. I also needed to find out the power dynamics between the town and the surrounding villages in the Anheim region.
Two main types of villages were built near a town. One was the village that was built without the help of the town. This kind of village used to be autonomous, but beca affiliated with the town because they asked for the towns protection against demons.
The village chief of this kind of village was usually quite influential and was often a mber of the Pledgers Council.
The second type of village was the village built by forr residents of the town. Usually, a familys second or third child who sohow lost their job in the town, so they went to cultivate the land outside of the town. The cost of developnt for this kind of village was paid by the town, so this type of village was essentially the towns subordinated village.
However, the actual relationship between the town and the villages was often more complicated. After all, a village ant the existence of able villagers who, if united, might be capable of raising a rebellion against the town. For to know the exact power dynamics between the villages and Anheim town, I might need to survey the villages directly.
I dont mind if the regions governance goes through the Pledgers Council first. After all, our current priority is to stabilize the public order in the entire Anheim region. Have the officials we brought from the capital identify the problems of this region that existed since it was still part of a Marquisate.
Understood. Is it okay to not make any major changes to the towns governance?
Its fine. Im His Majestys governor, so although I could improve the state of the territory to a certain extent, I couldnt make any major changes on my own.
I see.
Sir Behnke nodded. Did he just casually probe about my intention toward Anheim?
In the first place, my primary aim was to get out of here and return to the capital as soon as I took care of Gezarius. I didnt have any ti to make major reforms in Anheim. Well, I would use this chance to test my idea, so I could implent it in the county if it was successful.
Welner-sama. Sir Holzdeppe, Sir Kesten, and Sir Gekke are here to see you.
Let them in.
With Frenssens reply, the people outside entered the office. With this, all of my current staff had finally gathered.
Well, although I called them my staff, my real relationship with each of them was different. With Gekke-san, although he seed to evaluate highly, our relationship was still a money-based relationship, so I couldnt ask him to do anything unreasonable. I an, I already felt grateful because he accepted my half-year contract.
Gekke-san brought a total of 60 rcenaries here. There were accountants, healers, and even cooks, among the 60 rcenaries. In addition to that, Gekke-san and other rcenaries were also strong, so I was glad that I could completely use the rcenary team as a combat force without needing to spend additional human resources and money. Since Gekke-san was now my employee, I called him Sir in public.
As for the cost of hiring Gekke-sans rcenary team, I charged all of them to the kingdom. I might be called brazen, but I didnt care since, for the current , additional infamy was actually helpful. Although I got a glare from Father, after I had explained my reason, he reluctantly agreed.
As for Sir Holzdeppe, he was the representative of the military personnel that the kingdom had lent to . In this world, people like him were called appointnt chiefs. Normally, when a well-established noble was appointed as a governor, he would bring his own military force, but in my case, I was just a young noble heir, so I didnt have my own military force to accompany .
However, it would stain the kingdoms honor if they let go to Anheim with no military force, so for appearances sake, the kingdom lent so people. In addition, since the people of this world were muscle-brained, I could be sure that the military personnel that the kingdom gave were skilled to a certain extent.
Of course, I was sure that Sir Holzdeppe knew about the demon general, but the knights and the soldiers under him might not know, so I have to build trust with them as much as possible.
Then, there was also Sir Kesten, who was the military instructor that Grand Duke Seyfart sent to . Sir Kesten was probably older than Father. He looked old enough to have retired, but his physique still looked good. His combat ability was definitely on the level of active military personnel. I would probably lose if I fought with him. He also seed to be a person who I could trust to lead the troop I was planning to make. I think the Grand Duke had chosen him with that in mind.
Most likely because the Grand Duke had already told Sir Kesen sothing about , he was quite friendly with from our first eting. The Grand Duke lent 5 other instructors excluding Sir Kesten, but he was the best among them all.
Then, there was Sir Behnke, the representative of the officials I had been given and effectively my vice governor. I didnt know who he was, actually. Father was the one who sent him to . Sir Behnke was a middle-aged man with a fine beard. He seed to be younger than Father, but I was sure he was at least in his mid-forties.
I accepted him because Grand Duke Seyfart also seed to be satisfied with him. I tried to investigate a little where he was assigned before he ca to my side, but I couldnt find anything. Well, since both Father and the Grand Duke seed to approve of him, I was sure that he at least wouldnt drag down.
There was a chance that he was soone who was sent to to monitor , but I wasnt worried about that since I had nothing to hide. Rather, I hoped Sir Behnke was prepared since I would wring him dry.
Lastly, just like usual, Neurath, Schunzel, and Frenssen also accompanied as my direct subordinates. I felt they had drawn the short end of the stick by having as their superior, especially considering what I planned to do in the future.
Good work everyone. First, for a ti being, I want Sir Gekke and his team to check the surrounding terrain. If Sir finds any demons, dont hesitate to hunt them down since I will also buy the demon materials.
I understand. I will make sure to divide this job with the adventurers.
Thank you. Then I want Sir Behnke to assist in political affairs. After all, I cant take care of both the town and the entire territorys administration on my own.
Is it fine for you, sir, to be frank like that?
Well, sugarcoating my words wont bring any benefit.
From the very beginning, I was planning to dump all jobs that didnt have to be done by to others. My top priority now was to think of a plan to deal with the demon generals army, not to govern the territory.
Sir Holzdeppe, you go to the town and create an amicable relationship with the guards and the towns citizens, so the towns public order will be maintained. Rember that if you act arrogantly because youre my, the governor, direct subordinate, Ill punish you.
Yes, sir.
Sir Kesten, I want to make a support troop in the future, so go to the town and bring so useful people for this support troop among the citizens and the refugees.
I understand. But, may I also bring people who have already worked for the town?
Sure, I dont mind. Our current priority is to gain more soldiers. After all, weve destroyed 3 bandits bases, so we must strengthen our military to prepare for their retaliation.
I needed more soldiers with a certain level of training, even if they were from the slums or the refugee camps, so that I could fight Gezarius. I couldnt just announce we would be facing the demon general in the future! so I used the bandits future retaliation as an excuse.
After all, human rights protection didnt exist here. Many people and organizations here would treat refugees as a convenient labor force. Since I was the governor, not so kind of slave dealer, no one should be able to complain even if I drag them into the military.
I was sure that the people who would be brought to the military forcefully would send so complaints, but hearing their complaints was better than being killed by Gezarius because the soldiers I had were lacking.
After that, I gave several other orders. Once I was finished, Frenssen said, Incidentally, Welner-sama, the influential people of this town have offered to host a banquet to celebrate our arrival.
How generous of them.
Here it ca.
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