211 Episode 19 Boning




 Conversion to Orthodox Messianism.
 No child shall inherit the throne of the Lemurian Empire.
 That all the rights of governance be given to Hercule.

 If you accept these three points, we will marry and form a formal union with the Kingdom of Cerda.
 Hercule told Sonia.

 Then Sonia said ......

I understand! I will convert! I don't even need an inheritance! I will give you everything I have, not to mention the right to rule!

 And Sonia raised her hands in joy.
 As a result, legally speaking, the Kingdom of Cerda easily formed a tyrannical union with the Lemurian Empire, and this surprised the world.

 However, this was a legal matter.

 In the first place, Sonia was able to pull off the coup d'etat by surprise, winning over the leaders of the Kingdom of Chelda in a single day.

 The Kingdom of Chellda as a whole has many people with anti-Lemurian sentiments.

 As a result, there was a rebellion in the Kingdom of Chellda by the Anti-Patriarchal Union.
 However, there was no one who could be the leader of the rebellion, and the rebels could not organize themselves into a "rebel army.

 The forces of the Lemurian Empire and the Kingdom of Chelda quickly subdued the rebels and brought them to their knees.

 In about two months, the Kingdom of Chelda regained its peace.





 Heraclea, the capital of the Kingdom of Chelda.
 The city, which was renamed Heraclea after the Lemurian Emperor, was currently importing large amounts of grain from the Lemurian mainland.

This should solve the food problem in the Kingdom of Cerda.

 Hercule said as he looked out over the harbor from the balcony of the royal palace.
 Several ships were anchored in the harbor and sacks full of wheat were being unloaded from them.

 From now on, this grain will be transported all over the country by the land transportation network of the Kingdom of Chelda.
 This will greatly improve the severe food shortage that has been occurring in the Kingdom of Chelda.

Thank you for saving our people, Your Majesty. Your Majesty.

 Sonia said and bowed her head.
 She was wearing her military uniform as before.

 She didn't mind dressing up, and she wanted to look beautiful in front of Hercule, but ......
 It seems that he is most comfortable in his military uniform.

 However, he was also greatly influenced by Hercule's casual remark during the suppression of the rebellion, "Your military uniform looks good on you.

"They're my people now, too. I did what I had to do.
"Very good, Your Majesty!

 Sonia said and jumped into Hercule's chest.
 Then she rubbed her cheek like a dog.
 When Hercule stroked her head, she whipped her tail around to show her delight.

I'm not sure what's going on here. (...... What the hell is going on here?)

 I'm not sure what to make of this.
 If you think about ...... why you feel so strange about Sonia, you will realize that it is because she is fully affirming of Hercule himself.

 If you think about it, even Nia sometimes says something ironic to Hercule.
 Sonia has none of that.

 But that's a small thing, Hercule reminded himself.
 Then he turned his thoughts back to ruling the kingdom of Cerda.

(...... saving the people or not, considering the fertility of the land, this level of expenditure would be enough to pay for itself later...)

 Of course, Hercule doesn't care much about the people of the Kingdom of Cerda.
 This man, who doesn't even have proper affection for the people of the Lemurian Empire, can't possibly show compassion for the people of a country where he just became king a few months ago.

 The reason why he was giving charity was to suppress rebellion, to gain popularity in the Kingdom of Chelda, and to increase tax revenue by quickly recovering from the war.

(Besides, there was a shortage of grain, so it was just right.)

 In contrast to the shortage of grain in the Kingdom of Chelda, the Lemurian Empire was experiencing an excess supply.
 It's not surprising, really.
 The new breadbasket of Teriportania had been incorporated into the Lemurian Empire.

 The grain that had originally filled the bellies of the people of the Kingdom of Chellda was now flowing into the Lemurian Empire.
 The oversupply of grain caused the price of grain to drop, which put pressure on the livelihood of the farmers of the Lemurian Empire and the Kingdom of Khayastan.

 In particular, the Kingdom of Khayastan, whose economy depended on grain exports to the Lemurian Empire, was facing a serious problem, and Lunalie demanded an early solution.

 Therefore, the distribution of grain to the people of the Kingdom of Chelda was a boon.

"Thanks to your efforts, Sonia, we were able to end the war so quickly. Thank you.
"Oh, no, thank you ......, I love you, more than anyone in the world, I'm ashamed .......
No, I didn't say that much. ......

 Apparently, Sonia can hear voices that Hercule can't.
 I wonder if she is possessed by some kind of demon, or if she is on some kind of strange drug.
 Hercule became seriously worried.

 To test it, Hercule lightly touched Sonia's chin and lifted it.
 Then he bent down and placed his own lips on those beautiful pink lips.

"Huh. ......

 It was a light kiss, not a tongue kiss, but it was enough to make Sonia lose her strength.
 I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea.
 Her eyes were feverish, her face red, and she stared blankly at Hercule.

 He sits her down on the sofa.

He sits her down on the sofa and says, "Now, I would like to discuss with you the future governance of the Kingdom of Cerda, if that is alright. Let me know if there are any problems.

 While Sonia's head is still in a state of debauchery, Hercule plans to proceed with the important discussion.
 Sonia, in her current state, would never say no to anything that Hercule said.

"First of all, I'm not going to make any changes to the national government of the Kingdom of Chelda.

 Hercule has made the Kingdom of Hayastan carry out a massive reform of its national politics. ......
 The Kingdom of Chelda is much more powerful than the Kingdom of Hayastan.
 And anti-Lemurian sentiment also continues to simmer.


 If Hercule tries to change the system of the Kingdom of Chellda to Lemurian style, we can expect a massive backlash.

 In order to reassure his people, he must not change the outward appearance of the system.
 ...... Outwardly.

However, as for the feudal system of the Kingdom of Chelda, ...... we intend to change it into something that is effectively similar to our own Tunde system.

 The Tontine system was implemented by Hercule as part of his efforts to strengthen the military and financial health of the Empire.
 Colonize soldiers along the border, let them cultivate the land in peacetime, and fight as soldiers in times of crisis.

 If the standing army at the center is the brunt of the Lemurian Empire, the Tondabei is the shield that protects the borders.

 This system is very similar to the feudal system.
 Rather, it is more like the feudal system of the Lemurian Empire.

 The difference between the feudal system of the Kingdom of Chelda and the tontine system is whether or not there is a large noble family in the middle.

 In the case of the tontine system, the soldiers are given land directly by Hercule.
 The generals who command the soldiers are exactly the same as the other soldiers in that they are given land directly by Hercule, and they are not allowed to share it with others.

 On the other hand, in the case of the Kingdom of Cerda, the king first gave a large tract of land to a large nobleman, who then gave it to his subordinate nobles. ......
 This is how the staircase structure is built.

 Hercule wanted to destroy this staircase structure while maintaining the appearance of feudalism.

Specifically, he wanted to confiscate the land from the great nobles and give it to the warrior class of the warbeasts who did not have any land. Or we will make the cultivators of the land the owners of the land.

 Fortunately, in the process of suppressing the rebellion, some of the land in the Kingdom of Cerda can be distributed.
 ...... But it's still not enough.

 So, Hercule asks Sonia.

In order to do this, the land of the House of Leups Geyseria must be dismantled, will you agree?
"Yes, ...... is fine.

 Sonia nodded with a feverish look on her face.
 Dismantling the land of the Leups-Geisseria family and giving it away would mean that Sonia's power would disappear, but ......
 She didn't seem particularly bothered by this.

Thank you. This will allow us to dismantle the lands of all the great nobles.

 Since Queen Sonia was dismantling her own lands, it was only logical that the lands of the other great nobles should be dismantled as well.
 This would greatly weaken the power of the noble class in the Kingdom of Chellda.

 Now, if the bureaucracy could be slowly developed, a centralized state system could be built.


 Hercule then suggested to Sonia a number of things that would undermine the state system of the Kingdom of Cerda: ......
 Whether she knew it or not, Sonia did not reject any of them, but agreed to them.


 As a result, the kingdom of Cerda was effectively brought under the control of Hercule.