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"Protests from the Reinzatz and Memento families. Well, of course they'll tell us.
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"Yes. The Reinisatz family has told the Fontana Kingdom that their actions constitute an unjust occupation of their lands and that they must return the lands to the original noble families."
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Sending out students from the Barca School to various locations, even ordinary people were hired and given the surname of Reed to work with those who were capable of doing clerical work.
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In addition, there is a mountain of work to be done to stabilize the newly acquired but still unstable domestic situation.
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While doing these tasks, he also heard reports from Payne on his dealings with the rest of the world.
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Until now, diplomatic relations had been left to Rion in many areas, but it would take Rion some time to organize his new territory, Graham's Domain.
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Therefore, for the time being, he will be receiving information from Payne and other people who have contacts in various places.
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What I am hearing now is that there have been protests from other countries about the territories they acquired in the recent war.
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"The Reinsatz family is a high aristocrat, and I would be putting my position at risk if I did not say so," he said. But I can't meet their demands. The origin of that battle was the water rights issue in the flood control construction of the river that flows from the former Xylia territory to the former Rajqa territory. It was the Union of Northern Noblemen who first interfered in both issues and led the army, and we only intervened to defend our own country. Tell them that, Payne."
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"Yes, sir. Well, perhaps the Reinsatz will not fall for that explanation. They've never heard of eight noble families being taken from their lands just because of a dispute over the rights to a small river flowing from the mountains."
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"I guess so. Maybe the Reinsatz will move their army in the next year or so. It would be better to gather those who meet the requirements for conscription age from the newly acquired territories immediately. Let's train them now so that they will be ready to move with the Fontana army.
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"I think that's a good idea. However, no matter how many soldiers you draft, they will be low morale soldiers. If possible, it would be better to welcome them with food, clothing, and shelter, even if their training is severe in the Fontana Army.
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"Okay. I'll let the training center know that. So, what did the Mementos say to you?
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"The Memento family claims that one of the noble domains we acquired was Memento. Therefore, they have notified us to return the lands to the Memento family.
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"Huh? The Memento family? If the Memento family claims it, then it must be the eastern territories. Does that mean it's the territory of the Count of the Xillian Frontier with Wagner?"
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"Yes. The old Pipilly territory. It seems that the Memento family once owned land here after a victory over the Pirie family several generations ago. After that, it was returned to the Pipillys through the arbitration of the Rizzolte family, the high nobility of the time, but this time the Memento family seems to claim that it was not returned but belonged to them.
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"What kind of absurd claim is that? But the Memento family must be very weak after all. Maybe they attacked us without any questions when they were in the ascendant before."
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"Maybe. They may have been ousted from the metropolitan area and lost their southern territories to the Kingdom of Resolute, which has reduced their power. This protest is probably just a facade, more like a show of strength against the knights under his command in Memento territory.
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"I see. However, it is still one of the major powers. If the Memento family attacks, the Count of the Xillian Frontier may be slow to respond as long as they are not in control of their territory.
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The Reinsatz family's protest is simple.
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They want their lands, taken without cause and without permission, to be returned to their former nobility.
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Most of the nobles would probably have accepted this in the past.
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They may demand something of value in return, but they return the lands, but retain some influence to increase their power.
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I think they fought in such a way, but tried not to crush each other too much.
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But there is no need for the Kingdom of Fontana to accept such a demand now.
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We are an independent kingdom and we have no obligation to obey the hegemonic aristocracy.
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Therefore, I will return my argument with a reasoned reason, albeit a weak one.
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The Wagner's quarrel with the Rajkas was originally because of the problem of water utilization, and it was the northern nobles' own fault that they got burned by meddling in it.
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This is a kind of "rock, paper, scissors" and you will never believe it seriously, but it was mentioned in the preface before the battle, so it can be used as an excuse, at least in passing.
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On the other hand, the Memento family's claim is now a mess.
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How many years ago did you guys come up with this story to claim ownership of the lands?
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However, taking a step back, it seems to me that this is not a serious claim against us, but rather a performance against our own camp.
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Perhaps the Memento family has lost its appeal to the knights under their command due to the defeat by the Reinsatz and other allied forces.
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However, they are certainly a formidable opponent and should not be underestimated.
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Is there any way to buy time, Payne? We need time for Wagner and the other frontier counts to take control of their respective frontier count territories. Of course, with as little military force as possible."
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"Then how about an extension of the previous treaty?"
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"Extension of the treaty?"
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"Yes. I believe we had a treaty with the Memento family to provide them with wheat at a discount. How about extending the term of that treaty? I believe it started as an arrangement for a few years, and we were going to decide again whether to renew it or not. The reason for the renewal is tied to the territorial issue."
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"Hmmm. So, what you're saying is that we'll continue to provide wheat at a discount, but only to make up for the Pipilly territory we took this time?"
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"That's right. We explain that we will continue to sell wheat to the domestic market as before, and the Memento family will have their knights give the Fontana side the credit of having succeeded in securing food at a reasonable price through hard bargaining. Of course, we will have to adjust the terms more to our advantage.
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"I see. I see. ...... Let's reexamine that decision. I will ask Leon to make a decision. Is that okay, Payne?"
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"Of course."
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Mm-hmm.
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I guess it will be quite a challenge to organize a rapidly expanding print.
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If possible, I would like to spend a few more years to stabilize the country.
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However, there may be a movement to regain the lost lands.
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Thus, while we were busy with our work both inside and outside of the country, winter was gradually approaching.
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