242 Episode 25: The War (1/2)
The emperor of the Lemurian Empire, Hercule I, has entered into a marriage with the supreme leader of the Messianic religion.
About five years have passed since such information was brought to the Kingdom of Fars. ......
About five years passed.
”Hmm, it looks like Sindhira's reign is going well.
About five years ago.
Sasan VIII nodded in satisfaction as he looked over the documents regarding the rule of the land that had been conquered.
Sindhira is a rich land by nature.
Not only wheat, rice and other grains, but also ivory, rubies, spices and other products are calculated.
By controlling this area, the wealth of the Kingdom of Fars was increasing, as Sasan VIII had planned.
However, ......
Not everything goes well in this world.
”Your Majesty, I have a report on the situation on the Habila Peninsula.
The man who entered the office was an old elf.
Befnum, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Fars.
He was one of the eight loyal generals later known as Sasan VIII.
He is also known as the Wand.
”Hmm ......, I would like to hear if the report is good or bad first.
When Sasan VIII said this, Behnam showed him two fingers.
There are two kinds of reports: good reports and bad reports. There are two. Your Majesty.
”I see. ...... Let's start with the good news.
Befnum nodded at Sasan VIII's words and unfolded the parchment.
Then I will read the report to you. ......
Then he summarized it briefly.
The tribes that we have supported for many years on the Habila Peninsula have defeated the tribes that Lemuria has supported. Our supremacy in the Havilah Peninsula has thus been established.
That's an excellent report.
Ostensibly, there is no dispute between the Lemurian Empire and the Kingdom of Phallus.
This is because there is not much merit in a conflict between the two.
Of course, both Lemuria and Phallus have territorial desires, but ...... it is obvious that if the two sides clash, both sides will suffer extraordinary damage.
The damage caused by the war is clearly greater than the benefit gained by the war.
However, this is not to say that the relationship between the two sides is completely free of shadows.
It is not a territorial issue.
The biggest barrier to true friendship between Lemuria and Fars: ......
It is trade friction.
Most of the trade goods that flow into the Lemurian Empire pass through the territory of the Kingdom of Phallus.
Therefore, the more trade goods the Lemurian Empire seeks from the Kingdom of Fars, the more of the Lemurian Empire's national wealth will flow to the Kingdom of Fars.
The outflow of gold in particular is a serious problem for the Lemurian Empire.
The Lemurian emperor has been encouraging various industries to overcome this situation. ......
The Lemurian emperor has created and encouraged various industries to overcome this situation, but this has not led to a fundamental solution to the trade deficit problem.
After all, the Lemurian Empire's trade with countries in the East, such as the Sindhira subcontinent (a different region from Sindhira) and the Land of Silk, would inevitably have to pass through the Kingdom of Phallus, and until that problem was solved, there was nothing that could be done.
The Lemurian emperor then turned his attention to the Habila Peninsula.
The Habila Peninsula is a huge desert peninsula that exists between the Lemurian Empire and the Kingdom of Fars.
It has long served as a high-risk, high-reward trade corridor.
Successive Lemurian emperors have placed a certain amount of importance on the Habila Peninsula, so the idea of paying attention to this peninsula itself is not an ”invention” of the current Lemurian emperors.
What distinguishes the current Lemurian emperors from their predecessors and successors is the size of their empire.
Messianic mission.
The tribute.
To top it all off, he made alliances with tribes that were pirates and bandits.
They began to use every means at their disposal to secure this detour route.