Chapter 229 – Chapter 21 – Eastern Reconstruction
“You want to resume trade?”
Yulia frowned at Klaus’ words.
I wanted to show only my beautiful side in front of this man.
The proposal he put forward was unconventional enough to make even that resolution momentarily dull.
“I do not know. I don’t think it’s a good idea.”
“It is not something that will simply end at the restart, Yulia. I’m aiming for expansion, not trade resumption. It’s also on such an enormous scale that the demon king directly steps forward.”
Then, Yulia’s expression twisted even more strangely.
Let’s go to a business where the royal family directly intervenes, rather than simply trading between individuals or the upper tier?
It is safe to say that the public sentiment in the west looking towards the east, contrary to the current public sentiment in the east looking at the west, is the worst since the agreement?
Klaus smiled as he was making an expression that he couldn’t understand.
He sneaks up to Yulia and lightly kisses her on her pouty lips, and the demon king blinks and sighs, ‘Uh uh uh?’
“I know what Yulia is worried about right now. At this time when the atmosphere is bleak, the demon king will resume trade with the West, not anywhere else. It’s not just a small amount, but it’s expanding trade more than before, so from the point of view of the servants, this would be something.”
“Absolutely. Still, while they have a feeling of awe for you, few have a good feeling for the rest of the West. The loyalists are what happened at the academy, and the rest is because of the old remnants from the war.”
“Emotional fight. Of course it’s important. It can also be used for internal unity when in a hurry.
“… Go on.”
“There are times when you need to put those feelings aside and go after the gains.”
At Klaus’s words, Julia asked her if now was the time to pursue the gains.
As she nodded at that, the demon king tilted her head and asked why it was now.
If I had mentioned it when all the servants were present, I would have asked the meaning right away.
Just yesterday, led by Cecily, Ashley Palatinat, Ferdinand Else, and many other nobles left with troops to the east.
I was afraid that I would waste my time persuading them if I dealt with such sensitive matters while they were away.
“Yulia.”
However, when the next man spoke, that worry disappeared.
“This East is yours. You do it if you will. You are the king, you are the master, and you are the East. They have now extinguished the flames of rebellion under your command. They went to do their duty. And you have to do what you have to do as a king.”
The East, on a large scale, is no different from the human kingdoms of the West.
There are demon kings and royal families, but they absolutely do not wield absolute power.
There are lords who rule each territory under it, and there are nobles who have rights and duties at the same time.
At least the demon aristocrats belonged to the better axis, but anyway, the eastern and western regions were similar in that the nobles and the king kept each other in check and prevent excessive force from being concentrated.
However, it is a case where the balance of power was completely ruined as the West eventually leaned towards the aristocrats.
On the other hand, Dongbu leaned a little more towards the demon king, and it seemed like it was going to be sorted out somehow.
‘But what I want isn’t a society like that of aristocratic bastards.’
So, you will never be able to become the real estate agent you want.
Even if you try to do something, the king will talk, but the noble next to you won’t be able to do it.
Never see anything like that Even if the target was Yulia, he couldn’t see it all the more.
I had to suppress everything, step on it, and not even raise my head in front of Yulia.
To do that, you need strength, and that strength eventually comes from ‘money’.
Although there are funds provided by the red tarantula, this is by no means a fixed income that continues to come in.
This is nothing more than a ‘favor’ they showed to this side.
It was not the favor shown to Julia, but the favor shown to Klaus.
There is also Natasha sending the amount for the waiver of rights after the development of the silver mine.
However, there are many inconvenient parts to see this as the devil’s personal property.
Above all, the part about this silver mine should be used as a device to emphasize Yulia’s foresight and insight, and all the money obtained here will go to the general demons in the east.
Because the best thing to win people’s hearts is to feed them, and feeding them costs money.
Then, the only thing left is trade.
Although now East and West have completely blocked it, almost as if they had promised.
The West wants the finely crafted jewels of the East, and the East wants other things from the West.
It was the Demon King’s family and the Kingdom’s aristocratic council, respectively, that prevented this, but in reality, everyone knows that they do more harm than good to each other.
Because of their pride, they couldn’t fold it first, and they could say that they were just dying each other.
“The Continental War broke out and all trade was cut off. After that, an armistice agreement was signed, but it was only an agreement, but because of the unstable situation, there was no way to resume trade.”
“Wouldn’t it be nice to start over now, Yulia?”
“In the West, they say the nobles stopped it. Then, do you know who blocked it in the East?”
“You are the former Demon King.”
“To be exact, my father and me. These two gave the order. To forbid trade. Why? Because we didn’t know. That such an order was given. As it turned out, I didn’t even know that the damn uncle was plotting to completely destroy the relationship between the nobles and the demonic family.”
At that time, Klaus knew best that the situation in the demon family was the worst.
Without being able to do anything with the title of king, he was busy playing the role of a scarecrow.
Swearing was consumed as desired, and the number of responsibilities increased, and Aufen took all the benefits.
It would be even weirder if he was fine even after suffering like that.
Yulia’s father died just like that, in a situation where it could be considered safe even if the vase was caught.
“This is not the time to care about other people’s eyes. At this moment, it is time to prepare everything so that no one dares to raise their head in front of the demon king.”
“I know. I’m just, I’m just annoyed that the damn guy seems to be bothering me and my father like this. Ha…”
Even after his death, Aufen left his mark intact.
I don’t know what the heck I was thinking, I planted a lot of things that didn’t benefit much in the east.
He even saw him win against Yulia and rise to the position of demon king, but Klaus doesn’t know what happened to the East after that.
If Aufen became the king, I wonder if the east side would win at the end of the end, but it would be full of only scars and glory.
“One more. If the East has something to gain, the West has to have something to gain as well. Otherwise the Western Union won’t be sitting around watching my money go to waste.”
“If the eastern specialties were well-crafted jewelry, the western specialties were items such as tea, coffee, and honey. In addition, compared to the east, the climate is better and the land is more fertile, so the general food production and quality are much better there.”
“You know, the food part is what worries me the most. In terms of quality and price, importing from the West was much cheaper. As it spread to the east, the competitiveness of this side naturally died. Later, when the West tried to use food as a weapon, it was only then that he realized the danger and urgently checked the cultivation part to solve the internal food problem.”
Unless the balance of power is completely destroyed, neither side can benefit.
If the east benefits from some trade, the west will prepare another item to sell to the east to make up for the loss.
As much as the money flows, it is also important that it comes back to them.
Otherwise, it will eventually become a losing business.
“It will change a lot now, Yulia. I don’t have to look at the nobles anymore. Right now, the people look at the nobles and betray the king. Or they will be seen as those who beat up fellow nobles to preserve their own lives. Take this opportunity to push harder.”
“I am also in favor of creating a perfect governance structure that excludes nobles.”
“You say that, but your face is still full of worries?”
Then Yulia said again that it was not because of the nobility.
Afterwards, he scratched his cheek, looked at the map hanging next to it, and gazed westward.
“It’s because the reaction from the West is bothering me. You said it’s still messy. What does it mean for us to reach out at a time like this? If you hold that hand, you will know what kind of confusion it will cause.”
“You mean there’s no reason to hold on to the obvious.”
“The Continental War broke out, and right after that. In the West, it was common to collect all the goods from the East and smash or burn them. Among them, nobles took the lead and destroyed all handicrafts. As far as I know, it is said that after that, it was very immersed in jewelry work itself in order to reduce its reliance on the East.”
Certainly it did. The problem is that it can’t last long.
Even though I said I would destroy everything coming from the east and never be entangled again.
In the end, the vanity of wanting to stand out more than other aristocrats, wanting to go out better and look more great was something that he could never give up.
However, they could not ask for handicrafts from the East again, so the nobles instead had the West’s technicians hone their jewelery skills.
So passionately that even the aristocrats came forward and supported the funds.
But even that was only possible if the technicians wanted to work with jewels, and if they had accumulated skills from a long time ago.
So far, well-cut gems with far superior craftsmanship have been coming in from the East, but there was no chance for engineers who wanted to do the job in the West.
Even if there was, I couldn’t find a crafting method as beautiful as the eastern craftsmanship.
In the end, no matter how much they invested, the desired results did not come out, and the nobles fell one by one.
Considering that technology is not something that can be achieved in a few years, or even 10 years if not done, or even more time than that, it could be said that it was the end of those who had no patience at all.
“Don’t worry. I assure you, if the east side asks you to resume trade and start selling handicrafts, even the nobles who pretended not to at first will eventually gather.”
I want to look better than others, I want to let people know that I am rich, and I want to show off my strength and authority.
In that respect, beautifully crafted jewelry was a bomb that stimulated the vanity of not just women but all nobles.
“… Now that you’ve said that, I guess I’ll have to start planning. First of all, it would be a job to call the artisans. We process jewels in large quantities so that there is no disruption to the supply…”
“No, Yulia. There is no need for that.”
“Yeah?”
“There is no need to supply enough stock. No, even if you could, don’t.”
Originally, luxury items with the word limited edition sell better than luxury items.
