Chapter 32 What Is the Significance of the Title

So three days later, Zelen was in the VIP room of Linmington Weapons Company listening to reports from his uncle and Minister Hollett on recent affairs.

Bourne: "In short, we can be sure that all the Yuriko who were loaded into missiles and launched into our country's territory have Tiber crystals in their bodies. Once they wake up from their slumber, their suppressed spirits will be manifested in extremely strong shock waves."

Zelen: "Hmm..."

Bourne: "So our Ministry of Defense has always had a question, that is, what exactly did the pig-headed people think of sending the Yuriko who should have been protected as the ultimate weapon to the front-line battlefield to act as cannon fodder similar to our goblins here."

Zelen: "What's more confusing is, how many Yuriko can the pig-headed people pull out to die?"

Bourne: "Yes. But our Ministry of Defense can confirm that the Yuriko who contain Tiber crystals in their bodies have stronger spell power than those without crystals in their bodies."

Zelen: "So, the sky cannot be lost, and we must ensure that there are no unfriendly things in our control area."

Bourne: "This please Your Majesty, rest assured, our air defense network has been constructed, and the next step is that the training of the air force has entered the final stage. Everything is going very smoothly. "

Zeren: "That's good."

Bourne: "And... uh, Your Majesty, may I ask... is Linmington Arms the only arms dealer that can sell guns and develop bullets at the same time?"

Zeren: "That's right. In fact... Of course, I understand what Minister Hollett means, but... If you don't do this, how can you force other arms dealers to develop new projects in other things? Moreover, as an arms dealer that only produces light weapons, Linmington Arms belongs to my company, so the soldiers don't need to worry too much. After all, the soldiers don't come here often to buy guns and bullets now. "

As Zelen said, since Linmington Arms is an arms dealer controlled by Zelen, in practical terms, Linmington Arms is already a royal arsenal.

It's just that Zelen did not let Linmington Arms completely monopolize the light weapons equipment market for domestic military and police members, but only let Linmington Arms continue to work on light weapons.

Bourne: "Your Majesty, the Queen..."

Zeren: "That's why I didn't ask you about letting the police and the militia make their own purchases. If Paula's Ruger can't even do this, then there's no need for her to continue to maintain Ruger. Besides, now is not the time to worry about this. I hope other arsenals will participate more in the development of heavy weapons. After all, the Pig-Headed Man has already used assault rifles that fire light bullets, and we... Minister Hollett, I don't need to say this, right?"

Bourne: "I understand."

Zeren: "What's more, according to the current According to the actual combat situation and the feedback from the workers in the arsenal, although the 9×40mm rifle bullet is powerful enough, it has an adverse effect on the barrel of the rifle. In addition, the pig-headed people now... let's not talk about them, the black-haired dog-headed people, these guys have started to wear armor. "

Bourne: "It will be a bit difficult for the soldiers to change the ammunition temporarily."

Zeren: "Uh."

Bourne: "But about this, I hope Your Majesty will not change the style of the bullet too much. Otherwise..."

Zeren: "Understood."

Hearing this, Zelen was helpless.

If it was in peacetime without war, his suggestion would probably...

I guess it would work?

But... forget it.

He knew that Minister Hollett would definitely not agree to his suggestion easily.

Anyway, the soldiers in the future will continue to make suggestions on their own initiative.

Envira: "Next is me. Well, this is the first underground resistance organization in the northern province that is willing to actively express its allegiance to us, the Bondi Organization, but other organizations are not easy to work with due to the identities of their leaders."

Zeren: "What the Prime Minister means is..."

Envira: "They are nobles, and they are nobles who have been granted titles before."

Zeren: "This..."

Speaking of this, Zelen himself doesn't know what to say.

Since the Krurod Empire is an empire, the presence of the royal family naturally means that there are other nobles.

So a few hundred years ago, there were many nobles in the Krurod Empire.

And where did these nobles come from?

Of course, they were derived from one big family after another that had a marriage relationship with the royal family.

As a result, as time went on...

Alas!

Zeren could only say that his father was not interested in titles when he was alive. Even in his father's view, this was a system that artificially divided the society of the Krurod Empire.

But it was also when my grandfather became the emperor that my father's idea was the same as my grandfather's. As a result, my grandfather naturally tried every means to suppress the nobles and get money from them.

Of course, the people of the Kruro Empire now have basically the same attitude towards whether a citizen has a title or not.

If you are rich and powerful, you should be a noble.

But... this is obviously wrong.

Like Paula's family, she is rich and powerful, but she is not a noble.

She is also the descendant of the most difficult illegitimate child in the aristocratic circle.

Coupled with the suppression of aristocratic forces during the Pao Republic period, Zelen knew that the guy with the aristocratic flag on Awa Island must be the one he least wanted to face.

Whether it was his grandfather or Senagu and the others, it was estimated that the nobles in the past would not look favorably upon the new Crurod Empire.

Envilla: "I know you don't want to use force against them. But we can't do without the necessary deterrence and some tough measures."

Zelen: "Are they really that disobedient to us? Moreover, they...even though it's a bit bad to say this, do they still remember who they got the title from and officially became a veritable noble?"

Envilla: "In the past, they would have listened to you. But now, they will probably ignore us even more and simply pursue independence."

Zelen: "Yeah. Okay. Leave them alone."

no way.

Not willing to listen, not even willing to cooperate.

Then they can only let the pig-headed people and the black-haired kobolds give them an "education", or even several times.

Even though Zelen was very reluctant to see the Japanese and Mai people continue to live a life of being conquered by foreign forces, or even completely wiped out.

Envira: "Really?"

Zelen: "Is it possible that I can lead a personal expedition and personally launch the Northern Expedition? Uncle, you are actually a descendant of a noble with a title, but to be honest, our country should not talk about titles from the beginning."

Envilla: "But before..."

Zelen: "The past was the past, and the present is the present. The title of the nobles is just a title. Is there anything worthy of prestige?"

Envira: "Sister, if she hears you say that, I guess she will give you a hard talk. But that's right, we shouldn't have this thing in the first place, and it is fundamentally unsuitable. But, Your Majesty, you really want to Do this?"

Zelen: "I believe in the people of the Empire."

Envira: "Oh? Hahaha... I understand."

Sometimes you don’t need to speak too clearly, because speaking too clearly will make it difficult for everyone to act.

Especially when Zelen inherited his father's ideas and also had his own ideas about the aristocracy.

Zelen: "Then there is education. We cannot relax. Although I know that there are insufficient soldiers and the army needs a lot of soldiers, but pure quantity is not as good as sufficient quality. Moreover, even within the military and police, education must be done well. ”

Envira: "Education funding..."

Zelen: "Foreign trade. Let's see which country or force trades with us."

Envilla: "This target is not easy to find... Well, Your Majesty, do you want the domestic arms dealers to export some weapons and equipment in exchange for money?"

Zelen: "Anyway these days, I don't believe that there are really no customers who don't want weapons and equipment at all. After all, this industry is famous for huge profits."

Obviously, instead of cheating his own people, Zelen would rather choose to cheat money from outside and come back to make a big fortune.

What's more, it's not like the Crurod Empire doesn't have trophies from the pig-headed men...