The territory has increased.
　The population has increased.

　So, what is to be done?

　Census.



Total population Subjects eligible for subject rights and their spouses and families 505,673
　　　　　　　Limited vassalage holders and their spouses and families (autonomous city) 384,830
　　　　　　　Owners of citizenship and their spouses and family members (in allied cities) 532,843
　　　　　　　A slave population of 312,394.

　　　　　　Total 1,715,740,740 people

　Ratio of male to female: 49% male, 51% female

　age
　1-15 (minors) 35%.
　15-30 (adults) 30%.
　30-40 25%.
　40-50 7%.
　50 to 3%.
　Total 100

　Military age (15-40) 55%
　Total troop strength (not including self-governing cities and allied cities) about 160,000


　Assets and status

　First class (royalty, nobility) 1%

　Second tier (quasi-aristocrats, landlords, commercial and industrial traders. Cavalry) 5%.

　Third tier (self-made farming. Heavily armed infantry) 84%.

　Fourth Level (Peasant. Light Infantry) 10%.




　The population had increased greatly as they conquered various countries, including the western countries and the country of King Zoldias.
　Its increase was a million.

　On the other hand, the owners of vassal rights did not vary much.
　This is because only limited vassal and national rights are given to the survivors of the invading countries.

　It cannot increase.
　The reason why there is some increase is because there were holders of limited vassalage and national rights who received vassalage rights.

　It seems that there were many southern Cilicians.

　But the biggest change would be the increase in the slave population.
　What does this mean?

　Speaking of ... well, the POWs probably fell into slavery as they were.
　It's also because the export of slaves out of the country was banned by law, so many of them had to remain in the country.

　The other reason may be that the number of slaves that fell out of the survey was less than the last census because the survey was more thorough than the last one.

　That and a modest change, but the s*x ratio has improved.
　Does this not matter?


　Well.........
　In addition to this, another survey was conducted this time.

　It was a census of the population of the member countries of the Federation.

　

　The number of humans in the Kingdom of Alva and other kingdoms cannot be counted.
　However.........
　From now on, we decided to investigate in order to strengthen our control.

　Well, in the meantime, the countries in the federation are independent countries with no diplomatic rights, but our bureaucrats can't go in and count them, so it's self-reported, but.......


　King Fardham's Country 293,476
　King Domorgal's Country 253,465
　King Gilbeth's Country 128,732
　King Evil's Country 104,653
　King Belvedere's Country 41,243
　The Kingdom of Alva, 83,925.
　Other Western Kingdoms 203,498 people

　Total 1,108,992 people

　King Fardham's country and King Domorgal's country are still the ones that maintain outstanding national power within the Federation.
　King Domorgal's country in particular has a lot of power, having lost almost no troops in the last war.

　Also, King Evil's country is not so large in terms of population itself, but we know from inter-intelligence information that the king's skill has led to considerable growth in national power.

　And let's not forget the Alva Kingdom.
　Since it is a nomadic nation, its military strength against its population is huge.

　The rest of the countries don't need to worry much about it.
　King Belvedil's country is a bit like a large city-state.

　The Kingdom of Romalia is about 1.71 million.
　About 1.1 million members of the Federation.

　A total of 2,621,234 people.

　That's the size of the current Romarian Federation.
　Considering King Rosais' country, which was originally around 200,000.......

　The enormity of that nation is well understood.
　Well, I heard that Persis has a total military strength of about a million, so it's still not as big as that.

　Is it strange to compare them?

　Well..........
　These numbers reveal two challenges.

　The first is that it is not yet at the level of the Roselle Kingdom.
　In fact, we don't know how much power the Kingdom of Roselle has.

　No matter how many secret agents and spy agents we unleash, we don't know the population.
　But we do have a rough estimate.

　The mainland of Gaul alone has three million people.
　If you include the enslaved people of the Adelunian Peninsula, it's five million.

　In other words, it has twice the population of our country.
　However, that does not mean that our population is twice as large as our national power.

　First of all, the countries of the Federation of Romalia are located in the south, so they are superior in terms of pure grain production capacity.
　They also have a well-developed monetary economy.　
　And the slave-people of the Adelian peninsula are half-slave-like things, so they can't be expected to be a military force.

　Considering these factors, they are not an unwinnable opponent.

　The second challenge.
　That is that the population of non-vassal rights holders and members of the Commonwealth is too large compared to the vassal rights holders.

　There are about two million non-vassal rights holders compared to about 500,000 vassal rights holders.

　That's a calculation that keeps four people down by itself.
　This is tasteless.

　Even if I say it's sour, it doesn't mean that the number of vassal rights holders will increase anytime soon...

　If we don't do something, we won't be able to fight the Kingdom of Roselle.




　So, what should we do?
　Is that what you're asking us?
　"....the work of Almus.

　Julia and Tetra smiled bitterly.
　However, the two of them also seem to be interested in the critical state of our country and are staring at the results of the investigation closely.

　''........Hey, rather, why isn't there a rebellion going on right now?''
　We could take them all down in one fell swoop.

　They seem rather surprised that there is currently no rebellion.
　But there are a few answers to this.

　'First of all, it's a big deal to have Bartolo around.
　That alcoholic uncle is....
　Great.

　Normally, he's an alcoholic uncle, but when you put him on the battlefield, that guy is extremely talented.
　And he's merciless.
　If I tell him to kill everyone, he'll slurp down a bottle of booze and kill every woman and child he can find.

　Besides, there is no general who can beat Bartolo.
　There's nothing better than a rebellion that can't be won.

　'And the rest is a lack of merit, I suppose.
　Why?　You can go out on your own.
　What's the good of being independent?

　I asked Yulia back.
　Yulia starts to worry for a while, umm, for a while.

　
　Plus, they're cutting back on military spending and building our roads and bridges.

　Tetra will later add the benefit of being under the control of the Kingdom of Romalia.

　There is a saying that if you come close, you are in the shadow of the great tree, and that is exactly what we are in the 'shadow of Romalia'.

　If a small country becomes independent poorly, it could be conquered by a country even harsher than Romalia.
　A medium-sized nation would benefit in the long run from getting along with its surroundings under Romalia's control rather than repeatedly engaging in conflict with neighboring countries.
　A large nation can be independent and self-reliant... but it cannot defeat Romalia on its own, and the only thing it can gain from independence is pride.

　Therefore, no one will revolt.

　On top of that, no one can work together because of the divide and conquer.
　The prisoner's dilemma comes into play.

　'So why don't we just keep things the way they are?
　I don't know if it's ever going to be good.

　As long as we don't know how long this situation will continue, it's better to take measures.

　

　So I asked Yulia and Tetra to give it a try.
　As a spellcaster, I wondered if they had any good ideas.

　'Hmmm........'
　What Alms couldn't come up with, we'll...

　I knew there was no such thing as a good move, right?
　And that's when I thought to myself.

　'Wouldn't it be a good idea to start with a sorcerer's grip?'

　Julia popped her hand.

　'What does that mean?'
　'You see, a sorcerer is second only to a village or town chief or mayor in a village or town. If the sorcerer is cooperative with Romalia, there won't be a rebellion, right?　We have a system of state spellcasters, but I wonder if we can't strengthen it further...
　Well that might be a good idea.

　Let's think about that for a moment.