Academy Genius Commander

22 – Restore the Territory (1)

As soon as the meeting with the prince was over, I immediately went back to my lodgings prepared by the emperor.

The next day, as planned in advance with the Crown Prince, he told a heartfelt story that he couldn’t go to the ball because he was so grateful for the ‘fatigue accumulated during the war and the honor of receiving the decoration directly from His Majesty the Emperor’. A letter of apology was sent to the emperor.

Then the Emperor sent me this reply, befitting someone who knew that I had met the Crown Prince separately and had decided to be on his side.

‘I was going to introduce you and introduce you in detail at the gathering of the Crown Prince and Division Commander Stefan, but I’m really sorry. Everyone, including me, is hoping for your recovery, so I hope you will take care of yourself and get well soon. With that in mind, I sent you 1,000 gold and several medicines that are good for your stamina, so please get well soon and work for the empire.’

If I really thought I was sick, I would have dispatched a good doctor, and this would have been the fact that I paid the price for being on the ‘crowned prince’s side’ under the pretext of ‘medical treatment’.

Also, among the aristocrats, ‘I’m lonely when I’m sick, so how about a maid who takes a wife or takes care of her body at night?’ With that said, I kindly recommended it.

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Looking at the situation like this, ‘I’m not sick, but I have no intention of deciding which side I will be politically on yet.’ is considered to have expressed a will.

The country welcomes talented people at any time, so if you are thinking of giving in anytime, just say it.

I have expressed my intention to work for such a talented person because I will give you not only money, but also a wise wife and a beautiful maid.

I had to stay in my room while I was in the capital, because I, who was officially ill involuntarily, would organize all the nobles’ social gatherings, starting with the ball.

In the meantime, in order to overcome boredom in a world without games or TV, I have pulled out the flow and knowledge of the original work that can be used in the newly dispatched territory and the upcoming war from memory, and organized them one by one.

In the process, I was able to obtain a promise that he would gladly send the wizard Teresa Greenwood, whom I wanted to recruit, to the crown prince.

Sergeant Schmitz, who had followed me since I started as a student platoon leader, was promoted to sergeant and decided to take over the battalion’s chief sergeant.

In addition, about 20 people from Jaeger Company obtained discharge thanks to the merits of the previous battle, but changed their status to noncommissioned officers and followed me.

It would have been nice if the officers of the combined service and combined service could also have followed, but other officers had already supported other fronts before my proposal went ahead in exchange for the rapid promotion from lieutenant to captain.

It was a pity that I couldn’t take the officers, but I was able to bring the veterans who fought together on the Rhineland front, my first battle, as noncommissioned officers.

Even if I can take this much, there will be no shortage of noncommissioned officers in my battalion, and the new officers I will meet will be able to somehow make the most elite battalion in a short time if I roll properly.

After completing all the preparations, I headed for a new territory with the soldiers from Jaeger Company who had volunteered to remain under my command.

**

With such a new determination and high expectations, he arrived at Bruno Castle in the new territory, but the condition of the territory was much worse than expected.

I know that in order to prove my ability, I need to show a performance that revives a territory that seems impossible to rebuild.

No matter how much I lead the Rhineland front to victory…

The imperial family and other nobles said, ‘Okay, I’ll give the yolk of the territory I ruled to the protagonist of the victory who led the Rhineland front to victory, so please take this.’ ‘Cause I won’t give you this

It would have been the best the crown prince could have done to give him a devastated territory that could be rebuilt according to the lord’s ability.

“Administrative Brandt! No matter how you think about it, isn’t this? How did the previous lord manage it, so the situation of the territory is like this? what the hell did you do I doubt if it is truly a place where people live.”

The villagers couldn’t even eat rye bread, so they ate porridge made from a mixture of wheat and bran as their staple food, and even the children had to get up from sunrise to sunset to survive, farming or begging or doing something in a poor living environment. .

In such a terrible environment, when there is a famine in the village, they sell the pretty girl to a nobleman’s maid or a courtesan to reduce her mouth.

Then, it was a place where there was no hope, where it was a daily life to barely survive a year with the few grains received in return.

If it was a feudal society where all military, administrative, and judicial affairs were entrusted to the ability of the lord, then of course such a territory would have to be a mess in terms of military preparations and defenses…

In front of me, an administrator who was dispatched around the same time as me said with a bitter smile.

“Anyway, since this is the forefront, military support came out, and facilities as a fortress were equipped, and there were sufficient armaments, right?”

Hearing those words, I felt a tantrum explode inside, but I couldn’t bear to bruise or beat my subordinate, the administrator.

Because that person came here only a week before me, I had no time to do anything other than figure out the local situation and post a report to me.

Damn, if I had stayed here as an administrator for a year or two and talked to me like that, I would have knocked on it saying that’s what it means.

That’s how I turned the direction of the rising anger to the former lord who had already been imprisoned in the imperial prison by turning the territory into a mess, and said to change the atmosphere somehow.

“It was so absurd to see that there was no mage company at the forefront. Even weapons like bows, arrows, spears, and swords, and castles are in good condition, so it’s a shame. If the military facilities were in a mess, I would have gone and killed the former lord right away.”

I’ve said it time and time again, but it’s not really a joke.

If given the chance, I have the strong confidence to kill the lord myself and leave this world.

“I agree. Until just 20 years ago, it was an affluent place where serfs from the surroundings came over despite being at the forefront… Since when did it change so terribly…”

“So, isn’t it the case of the former lord being deprived of his nobility title for mismanaging the territory, which is said to be rare to see more than 4 people in a generation? Ha… When the death penalty is handed down, I’ll have to volunteer to be the executioner after I’ve wiped the dung he’s left behind.”

This is sincere.

It’s a secret that hasn’t been announced yet, but I know it because I read the original novel.

Within a year at the earliest, or two years at the latest, the Reich Empire would invade Czechia.

And the Crown Prince will use the territory near Bruno Castle I’ve been entrusted with as an important base for supply.

Then, if I do not disappoint my expectations in the invasion of Czechia and make outstanding achievements, they will try to raise my status and give me higher power, considering ‘the ball that revived the ruined territory and the fact that I played a big role in the war’.

In addition, the crown prince will be recognized for his ability to place and support the right competent person where necessary, which is the main virtue of the emperor, and will beat other competitors.

“From now on, let’s think about how to rebuild the territory.”

“all right.”

“First of all, I heard that the food shortage in this village is not because of the front line or lack of arable land, but because of the ruthless exploitation of the lord. Was there any exploitation by soldiers?”

“Looking at the records, it is understood that the soldiers under the lord also participated to some extent. There are rumors that a huge bribe was paid to Major Perls, who was stationed here.”

Usually on a land of this size, a corrupt lord works hand in hand with either a soldier or a powerful man to exploit the territories.

If you say this, you might ask if everyone should be accomplices to make it last for a long time.

There must be plenty of things to eat so that soldiers, local influential people, and lords can all eat and share, but they will be full.

At the forefront, in a territory smaller than the baron’s territory, if so many people harm and eat it, no message will be sent.

In addition, local influential people in places where there is little to eat are at most respected village chiefs or hunters in the village rather than vested interests, so they have no power.

The lord seems to have known this and joined the army dispatched from the central government…

Damn, this kind of show wouldn’t even be a show where a newcomer kills evil powers and corrects wrong practices.

In addition, the image of a soldier will be the worst, so you won’t listen to me as the new battalion commander here.

Then, in this case, it would be best to tame the influential people with the gold coins I received and use them.

“It’s the worst, how can I…”

After about 30 minutes of silent thinking like this, I came up with a pretty good alternative in my head.

“People regard rice as heaven. In other words, the one who feeds anyone to their stomach is the best. It wouldn’t be possible to release food without a price… but using the influential people in this area will come up with a good way.”

And I immediately said to Magistrate Bruno in front of me.

“There is no time, so call all the influential people. Also, don’t think about a banquet to welcome the new lord, or a celebration.