I Became a Bookkeeper the Monarchs Are Obsessed With

39 – Meanwhile in the North – 1

Meanwhile, the Grand Duchy of Kronor in the North

Previously, the Grand Duke of Cronor was defeated by the crown prince, lost his territory, and lost his soldiers.

As a result, the trust of the subjects in Grand Duke Cronor is hitting the bottom.

Trust in a leader was important even in a centralized society, but it was incomparably more important in a feudal society. This is because in a feudal society, a vassal was not a being who gave unconditional loyalty to his lord, but a contractual relationship in which he and his vassal made equal transactions as vassals.

A vassal pays military service and taxes to the lord. The lord protects his vassals. Archduke Cronor was unable to keep even the basic contract due to unreasonable operations. So, of course, he had no choice but to be looked down upon by his servants.

Because of this, rebellions broke out all over the North. The servants rallied their troops and revolted. The rebellion was threatening. Only the number of rebels raised by the vassals was 10,000. The number of soldiers was so great that he did not know where in the north such troops were hiding.

Meanwhile, Archduke Cronor’s soldiers were only 5,000 no matter how much he gathered them. The amount of soldiers recruited and the number of soldiers deserting due to rebellion boiled at a boiling point, neither increasing nor decreasing.

10,000 to 5,000. It was a battle that Grand Duke Kronor had to lose, but the problem was that not all rebels were the same.

Since the rebel forces could not unite as one and raised their flags here and there, they had no choice but to be defeated individually by Grand Duke Cronor.

Although Grand Duke Cronor lacked strategic insight, Grand Duke Cronor, who had lived his entire life on the battlefield, was strong. The rebels were defeated one by one by the actions of Archduke Cronor, who led the army and slashed the enemy like crazy from the front.

Cronor thought that this rebellion would end soon. Rebellion was something he had been in since childhood, and if he executed one or two ringleaders, it would be quiet for a while.

However, this rebellion was different from any rebellion that Grand Duke Cronor had experienced in his life. The lord who lost trust and the vassals full of dissatisfaction due to the loss of soldiers. In addition, ordinary people devastated by the ongoing civil war rose up with spears and turned into bandits or rebels, and the Grand Duchy continued to be devastated, and the vicious cycle of the devastated people becoming rebels again continued.

A vicious cycle in which the Grand Duchy continues to weaken. Someone must break this vicious political cycle. Everyone thought so.

However, that someone was not Grand Duke Cronor. The Grand Duke of Cronor could not overcome the stress of the ongoing rebellion and fell into alcoholism.

“why… Why does the rebellion never end… ”

Grand Duke Cronor took the whole beer keg and gulped it down. As a big guy, he was a horseman, and he didn’t get drunk easily even if he drank the entire high-alcohol northern beer.

Archduke Cronor has always been proud of being a horseman, but this time he cursed the fact that he was a horseman. It was a situation where he couldn’t have been without getting drunk.

lost the war It is also due to a mistake in judgment. As a result, many of his subjects lost soldiers and territories, and were angry and rebelling constantly. Who can easily put up with a situation like this?

In that situation, someone’s voice was heard.

“Father, are you drinking again? If you keep drinking like that, your liver won’t like it~”

Grand Duke Cronor was frightened for a moment. It was because he thought that Emilia said so. Is this bitch crazy? The moment he thought about it and looked back, Archduke Cronor realized that it was not Emilia who said that.

“Dorotea.”

A face that looks just like Emilia. same voice. However, Emilia had a contrasting look, her shoulder-length bobbed hair and always a smiling face. She looks like Emilia on the outside, but on the inside she’s a completely different person. That was Emilia’s younger sister, Dorothea.

Meanwhile, the guards watching the scene swallowed their saliva. It was because how many of his servants were beaten to death by the grand duke’s bare hands after admonishing them not to drink. Moreover, it was the Grand Duke of Cronor who ruthlessly used violence against Emilia. Soon, Grand Duke Cronor would wave a violent hand at his second daughter’s face. The guards thought so. However…

“Something bad happened today, so I drank some.”

Carl von Cronor, surprisingly, did not use any violence against Dorothea and just said so. The escorts couldn’t help but be astonished. It was about the fact that there were people who could survive even after remonstrating Carl von Cronor.

‘Is Carl von Cronor weak against his own daughter… ?’

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No, the momentum of Archduke Cronor who hit Emilia the day before was too much to think that way. It occurred to me that maybe it wasn’t that I was weak against my daughter, but that I might be weak against the individual character named Dorothea.

Meanwhile, Dorothea was indignant.

“Is it because of those servants again? You might lose some territory in a war! The crown prince also lost more than 20,000 people, so wasn’t he saving face?”

At those words, Carl von Cronor felt an unknown emotion. That there is only one person who takes sides when everyone criticizes them. It was as if the second daughter felt the longing for her mother who had lost her childhood.

However, Karl von Chronor, who was tainted with twisted masochism, was ashamed of the fact that he felt such feelings for his second daughter, so he hid his expression as much as possible and said:

“It is a rebellion of ignorant fools. It will be subdued soon anyway.”

“But, I heard that this rebellion is a bit large?”

At those words, Carl von Cronor flinched.

“Is it large? Where are you talking about?”

“It’s a rumor I collected from people while walking around the outside. The nobles are preparing a big rebellion. Every day, soldiers are gathering in the army of the vassals, and the number of soldiers of a nobleman who was only 1,000 yesterday increased to 3,000 today.”

At those words, Grand Duke Cronor could not help but be astonished. Is there such a thing? If that’s the case, isn’t it coming to the point where it will overwhelm the Cronor army soon?

“These motherf*ckers! Another rebellion! You climb so tenaciously! This time, I’m going to nip them all in the bud! my sword! bring my sword! And summoning soldiers… ”

At that moment, Dorothea hugged the Archduke’s back.

“Averning… Are you going to war again? I’m afraid that my one and only fathering will get hurt… please don’t go… ”

Grand Duke Cronor was taken aback by his daughter’s sudden hug. Grand Duke Cronor was over 2 meters tall, and when he was over 2 meters tall, people looked like buildings, not people. And no one hugs the building. As a result, there was no one who treated Grand Duke Cronor so freely.

“Daughter… ”

Cronor felt a sudden surge of emotion, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t help but go to war.

“Daughter, but if I don’t go to war, the rebels won’t raise their rent. Lead an army early and defeat them so they will give up their rebellion. I have to leave right now.”

“However… ! I hate to see Arvening die!”

“If you don’t fight… ”

“Then I’d rather send my sister away!”

At those words, Archduke Carl von Kronor flinched.

“As for my sister… Are you talking about Emilia?”

“okay. Emilia von Kronor. I heard you became a sword master this time? When the sword master leads the army, the morale of the soldiers will also rise. If you don’t use it at a time like this, when will you use it?”

“However… ”

The Grand Duke of Cronor has always been at war with his family. If you don’t step out yourself, the soldiers won’t follow you. This time, during the suppression of all the rebellions, he personally took care of himself. That’s why he won against soldiers with a greater number than himself.

Besides, there was the biggest problem. Emilia von Chronor is an unknown bitch. On the outside, she is a pure and obedient bitch, but on the inside, she may be plotting something.

‘Perhaps, if I give soldiers to subdue them, they might start a rebellion based on those soldiers.’

That’s why Grand Duke Cronor has been at his parents’ house. If you gave soldiers to your servants, the servants might declare independence with the soldiers.

Cronor, who thought so, thought that he could not give Emilia soldiers. However…

“Averning… ”

The grand duke’s second daughter, Dorothea, continued to act charmingly.

“I hate it when you die. Don’t go to the battlefield. They tell others to do the war.”

If it was the usual Grand Duke, he would have ignored it, but the current Grand Duke was in a state of weakness due to various wars, and in addition, his mind was empty due to drunkenness. In such a situation, everyone was afraid of him all his life, but when he saw Dorothea who was not afraid of himself and was acting cute like this, Archduke Cronor could not stand it.

“then… ”

Cronor made up his mind.

“I can’t help it when you say that. I will send Emilia instead.”

“Averning!”

Having said that, Dorothea jumped and fell into the neck of Grand Duke Cronor. Archduke Cronor smiled haha and held Dorothea by the waist so that it wouldn’t fall, but Grand Duke Cronor was unable to see properly because of such skinship. The meaningful smile on Dorothea’s lips.