Build a Human Empire by Creating Clans

“ah. That was it.”

Griff clapped his hands.

“Did you know I would leave this to you? It seems I overworked you.”

When I smiled bitterly, Griff opened his mouth.

It was like spitting jokes,

“…”

“You haven’t said anything yet.”

Calliope’s sharp eyes quickly made excuses.

“Oh, anyway… Hiring a worker will solve the problem, but I don’t know how many people will come this far.”

“It doesn’t matter how many people come. Even if only one person comes, if you pay a high price, word will spread.”

Of course, as wages rise, the cost burden rises sharply.

The cost of constructing the wall must be quite burdensome even with Baguku’s treasure.

But I didn’t care what the budget was.

Sooner or later, mining in the mines of Lagoa would resume, and there was another purpose to building the walls.

“As important as building a wall is to spread rumors through the workers. Olymus is rich, and that wealth is in the gold mines.”

“Umm, are you targeting migrants by any chance?”

“okay.”

As I always said, the population was extremely short.

What if the land is wide and fertile, but there are no people.

I’d rather choose to expand if it’s overflowing with people.

“Without people, there is no expansion.”

Therefore, population growth was the number one priority for manor development.

“Look at what I’ve been doing. Wasn’t all of that to meet the conditions for population growth?”

Tax exemption for 5 years, support for food and farm equipment, free land rental, even the land is not uncultivated, but is cleared and handed over.

“I think I was overdoing it.”

I shook my head at Griff’s mumbling.

“If you give anyway, it is better to give big.”

If I were an ordinary human lord, it would be unimaginable.

don’t you pay taxes? goods for free? Do you clear the land too?

Where do you get the money and manpower needed for this?

It’s like asking the neighboring lord to catch me beyond the Hogu.

‘But I have a family and a gold mine. I can endure doing things like this.’

“Inland, the unexplored land has been exhausted. Even if you own land, it is often forfeited due to heavy taxes. As a farmer inland, what do you think you would think if you heard gossip about my estate?”

“Hmm… is it heaven?”

Calliope turned her gaze to Griff and then closed her eyes.

If you read the thoughts, it’s pathetic and ugly.

Kistler, who had been sitting still, answered.

“At first you would think it was bullsh*t. How can such a place exist?”

Although he was from an aristocratic family, he said that the farmers’ hearts were clear because he had lived as a pioneer for a long time.

“But I will never forget. A farmer’s job is simple. You’d think, ‘I really wish there was a place like that’ while repeating the grueling farm work.”

“Then, after harvesting and paying taxes, you’ll think of it again when you know that what’s left in your hand is only your portion to pass through this year.”

“At this point, you will be thinking. It was like this last year, and it will be like this next year. His life would not get any better, he would earn a living each day and leave.”

“At this point, the only thought that goes through his or her mind is ‘It’s too late.’”

“late?”

Griff scratched his neck curiously.

“I should have left right away when I heard the rumors. Didn’t someone else take my land while I was hesitating? Even if I go now, will my share of land remain? I say.”

Kistler tilted his teacup to quench his thirst.

“It’s late, it’s late, the only difference is the number of hesitations. Among the farmers who have heard the rumors, there are few farmers who will not run away.”

“Is that enough?”

Griff tilted his head.

How arduous it is to leave their home and migrate, but they wondered if they would ever come to a faraway place called the Great Plains.

“Grab one of the locals and ask. Did you want to become a pioneer? Then I will answer you. There was no other option but to become.”

Even if you don’t want to be a pioneer, it’s the harshness of the inland that makes you do it.

I also sympathized because there was an episode where I lived as a farmer.

Grif shook his head while snorting.

“It is very frustrating. Don’t you have a choice to fight back?”

“Because the power gap is too big.”

A tyranny that would have sparked a rebellion in a previous life.

The master of tyranny must have been hanged in a rebellion.

But doesn’t this world have a mystery called magic?

The power of one person can overwhelm dozens or hundreds.

Even if the peasants revolted, the peasants were mere peasants.

“Think of Baguku. He was a strong man that no one could compete with. But here she was torn to pieces by Calliope with her bare hands. The gap between peasants and lords is even more overwhelming.”

No matter how many numbers there are, they are powerless in the face of such a gap.

So tyranny is maintained unchecked.

“yes. It is as you said. Farmers are treated in only two cases in this world. Either the ransom of each farmer went up because the number of farmers was insufficient, or the lord was good.”

However, it is now that the population has reached saturation.

Human values were low.

It was so low that it was sold to monsters.

“Wouldn’t it be very interesting if rumors about this place spread under these circumstances?”

“It would be nice if the contract period was shortened here. Wouldn’t rumors spread better if we periodically had the workers return to their hometowns?”

Griff let out a laugh.

The high wages give the workers the impression that Olymus is wealthy, and tells them that wealth comes from gold mining.

When they return to their hometown after completing the contract, they will surely make fun of them.

“Words from brothers who have returned to their hometown are more deeply received than words from strangers.”

It’s even better if a worker who has returned here and wants to settle down in Olymus with his family.

“However, be careful not to disrupt the construction by focusing on rumors. The war is not far away, so it will definitely be used.”

Kistler asked with anxious eyes.

“Do you think there will be a war?”

“It has to happen.”

Because I have a gold mine.

And because gold is highly valuable to humans.

The golden lure inevitably leads to war.

‘In order to avoid war, I will act as a dwarf and puppet Turan. But I don’t think the delay effect will last long.’

The situation was going worse than expected.

“Pinto needs gold, and Ugdash wants to buy humans with gold. And did I not kill the son of Ugdash?”

Family is worthless to orcs.

They are a tribe without paternal and maternal love.

So Baguku’s death shouldn’t be a big deal, but…

‘But if that son had a gold mine, that’s different.’

His pride and desire had no choice but to turn towards me.

###

And just like my predictions

Not long after, a group of people arrived.

“Are you a lord?”

The man waddled with a heavy body said.

“My father has given you a very important proposal.”

“Know. It must be selling a human.”

Pinto’s son raised his thick cheeks and smiled.

“It would be easier if I knew. How many will you sell?”

mine war

“Your lord, I am a guest.”

“customer?”

I put the wooden stick on the floor.

I had been visiting the mill after hearing that the waterwheel had broken down.

Seeing that the gears of the water wheel were damaged, the number of teeth was arbitrary.

He was explaining to the artisans how to slow tooth damage by matching the number of teeth on the large and small gears.

And while fixing the cogs, he explained the concept of the crankshaft, which converts the rotational motion of the wheel into linear motion, while drawing a blueprint on the floor.

“The rest will follow later.”

“Uhm… I see. Thank you for your consideration, lord.”

The artisans who listened with their eyes shining, licked their lips.

All of them were treated poorly by their father-in-law during their apprenticeship days.

The salary is obvious, and you probably couldn’t even properly experience learning.

How could I not be reluctant to give such people free skills and knowledge better than craftsmen?

‘If you apply it a little, you can use it right away.’

Pumps, saws, bellows, etc. There are many places that can be used by converting rotational motion into linear motion.

If you know the principle and given the time and resources, you will definitely try to apply it.

“Stop by.”

I returned to the Yeongju Hall, sat down on a chair, and asked for the year.

As soon as the words were finished, a fat man entered the room with a group of people, with a thump, thump, and footsteps stomping on the floor.

The room was designed to be used for meetings and meals, but it felt like the man was taking up the entire space.

I didn’t take the sound of my footsteps out of anger.

It is because of the weight of the body that has grown all over, and the floor is crushed.

The man was out of breath after walking a few steps, and then let out a sigh.

“Are you a lord?”

And I threw a half-word without a fight.

Thoughts fluctuated, and displeasure was read from all sides.

The expressionless Calliope and the smiling Grypna.

The man’s cheeky attitude was disapproving.

“I am Sandro Ramirez.”

Ramirez is Pinto’s last name.

‘He must have been Pinto’s son.’

I noticed that he dared to emphasize Ramirez.

Looking closely, I could see the characteristics of Pinto at first glance.

I gained so much weight that my eyes, nose and mouth were pressed by fat.

He’s Pinto’s son, if you think about it, the resemblance is similar.

I put my elbows on the chair handles and rested my chin on them.

“My father has given you a very important proposal.”

“It must be about selling humans.”

Pinto’s son moved a thick layer of fat and smiled.

“Did you know? It would be easier to talk if you knew. How many will you sell?”

“well.”

I inhaled the tobacco deeply and exhaled.

“Gehard would have told you.”

“What do you mean?”

“Don’t offer to sell me a human.”

“You were a moral person.”

Tsk tsk, Sandro shook his head as he clicked his tongue.

“I’m sorry, but even if you don’t like it, you have to listen. The person behind you has an offer you might like.”

“After me?”

“exactly. Do you and I have someone who protects each other? That’s why I’m sitting there. So I hope you know a little about your subject. Don’t act like you’re a great person.”

I responded to Sandro’s threat with a sneer.

“There is no one behind me. If there is, it would be an obligation.”

###

Early moning.

The dew-soaked bush swayed.

Several orcs emerged from the bushes.

The leading orc sniffed the pig and looked around.

“There.”

The leader pointed his finger at the bottom of the hillside.

The garrison fenced in was clearly visible.

They muttered “Baguku” and went down the slope.

“…?”

However, as I was walking by the wooden fence, I tilted my head.

Even though I have been to the place several times, I felt a sense of alienation.

“here. weird.”

“quiet? never been like this.”

It must have been noisy because the lighting was in full swing, but far from being busy, it was full of awkward silence.

The crowd felt ominous belatedly and bowed down.

Perhaps the enemy was hiding, so he was alert.

I silenced the sound and headed towards the entrance of the garrison.

“…!”

Several poles were erected at the entrance to the garrison.

Judging by the shape of the pole, it is a wooden fence that has been removed and driven.

And an oak was put on the pole.

“attack···!”

“An enemy… an enemy!”

“quiet! quiet!”

The leader calmed down the rioting crowd with a squeal.

Seondo looked at the corpse of his fellow countrymen with anxious eyes.

It had been dead for a long time, and even the maggots had dried up.

However, the screaming expression on his face was clear.

“Go inside.”

“Dangerous.”

“I don’t want to go in.”

At the backlash of the group, the leader slammed the ax on the floor.

The anxiety that had been in his eyes a moment before had disappeared, and anger had risen.

As the ferocious anger turned toward the group, the group exchanged notices with each other.

“Ah, got it.”

“me. go in.”

The group of people shrank their heads and went inside, following the lead.

Even the wind blowing from outside had cut off the inside of the garrison, and it was completely silent.

“It’s scary here.”

“I want to go back.”

No one lived in silence.

Instead, there are poles erected all over the place like the entrance.

The eyes of the orcs trembled more severely than usual.

When he reached the empty lot in the middle of the garrison, tremors spread throughout his body.

“Very, Captain!”

There was also a pole here, but it was not a wooden fence.

The spear was driven in as it was, and a head was stuck in the blade.

That thirsty crowd was the purpose of their coming here.

“Baguku…!”

Knowing the identity of the neck, the crowd screamed.

The screams turned into uncontrollable fear and I retreated.

Even the leader who led the pack could not stop it any longer.

The garrison was definitely a place where only silence existed.

But when I showed my back, I felt something chasing me.

The leader was also terrified and took only Baguku’s head and ran away.

To the place where the owner sent them to the garrison.

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“uuu!”

Ugdash kicked Baguku in the head.

His boneless head shattered like glass before it touched his feet.

“Bagukuuu!”

Ughdash vented his passion as he called out the name of his dead son.

Emotions were not boiling over the grief of losing his son, of course.

Baguku was only the strongest of the children, nothing more, nothing less.

For an orc, a blood relative was a competitor who would one day aim for the back of the family.

“Hey, garbage noooooum!”

The root of the anger was in Ughdash’s dream.

His dream is to occupy gold mines and buy humans.

However, with the death of Baguku, the dream was greatly dispelled.

I wouldn’t know if I hadn’t started in the first place.

The dream was about to become reality when it had gone far away, and it was impossible to suppress the well-springing anger.

“Yo, forgive me! Leader!”

Ugdash will chop off the head of the warrior who handed Baguku’s head with an axe.

“I didn’t do anything!”

I will also chop off the head of the fleeing warrior.

The resentment was unknown.

He was enraged and tore, smashed, and chopped whatever he could get his hands on.

It was only after the dead warriors were over ten, and their corpses shredded beyond recognition, that Ughdash calmed his rage a little.

But her eyes were still red and bloodshot, like an active volcano.

Even if anger erupted again, it would not be strange. He scanned the tribesmen one by one and stopped at the human man sitting quietly in front of him.

That human male was Pinto.

“What are you going to do, human?”

“What, what do you mean?”

Pinto’s throat shook at Ugdash’s growl.

I sat quietly because there was nothing else I could do.

As he had witnessed Ugdash’s anger several times while exchanging deals, he knew very well that if he ran away, he would rather get caught up in anger.

“I was angry. You must make amends.”

“Bo, compensation?”

Pinto widened his eyes.

“You are human. The one who killed Baguku was also a human. Humans have to compensate.”

Did you hear the nonsense? Pinto’s expression twisted.

However, he immediately relaxed his expression and lowered his body with an exaggerated smile.

“ah! You said that! Wouldn’t that be natural? Of course, humans are responsible for human faults!”

The corners of Pinto’s lips trembled.

It was a demand that would have shouted bullsh*t if the opponent hadn’t been Ughdash.

‘This, damn it… I have to stop talking bullsh*t…!’

He was unfair and angry at the situation where he had to make amends even though it was not his fault, but he was in no position to tell anyone.

Suppressing his boiling anger, he smiled condescendingly as he reassured himself that this had happened once or twice, and that if only gold could be obtained, it would be an investment, not a loss.

“The next time you pay, double this amount! I will send it.”

He shouted confidently, beating his chest.

But Ughdash was indifferent.

“double?”

“Don’t you like it…?”

“My son is dead. Baguku is expensive.”

Ugdash bared his fangs and glared at Pinto.

Pinto gulped down his saliva.

“Two, two, two, two is not just a double!”

“hmm?”

“princess! There is a princess’s daughter. That b*tch’s beauty is outstanding, so you’ll really like it! Originally, an orc and a princess are a suitable combination, aren’t they?”

Pinto, in his urgency, spat out the words without thinking about what he was going to say.