I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

EP.290

The highest level room of Butterfly’s Whisper in downtown Reichburg.

“Captain Peter Jaeger, the Emperor of the Great Empire…”

His Majesty stopped me by holding out his palm.

“You don’t have to say such formal greetings at a bar. Anyway, how about a drink? “Louise Malchini, 30 years old.”

“I would like to have a drink with you, Your Majesty, but right now, wouldn’t it be more important to report on the radicals who tried to assassinate me? Please recommend it next time.”

Drinking with your boss is usually a huge hardship and a terrible thing to even imagine, but drinking with His Majesty is fun if it’s fun.

He doesn’t force me to go to dinner parties where I feel stressed and irritated like I saw on the news before I was possessed by this world.

I recommend alcohol a few times, but if someone tries to force themselves to drink more than their limit or someone truly dislikes it, I change it to something like milk or juice.

His Majesty has been a person who greatly enjoys playing with women since he was the crown prince, but he has never once forced me into a second party when I said I didn’t like it.

For no reason, the incarnation of ‘That was back in my day’ descended on me, so I rarely get into trouble or talk about work-related issues while drinking.

Even when work-related stories come up very occasionally, he does not talk about reprimanding subordinates, but rather praises those who have received promotions or achieved remarkable results.

When a guy is encouraged for doing a good job, he gives him a generous golden bong when he leaves, without anyone knowing.

At a company dinner like this, it’s worth leaving with a smile on your face, thinking that you’re getting some really expensive drinks for free.

“Once this thing is over, I’ll buy you a drink. “The schedule will be communicated to you through the butler a few days in advance, so please clear your schedule for that day.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

After saying that, His Majesty waved at the women serving him.

“You probably have some idea of how to handle it. “Please hand me the list of criminals and their charges.”

“Here it is.”

After receiving the thick list, His Majesty’s face became so ugly that it could be described as rotten.

Of course, that anger was directed at the people written there, but it was so deep and heavy that I even flinched for a moment.

“You bastards, I wouldn’t mind pulling out your internal organs and hanging you. How can the so-called nobles of the empire be so driven by greed for position, jealousy, and greed for power that they instigate a civil war and try to kill an active commander? The thought of the taxes paid by the people of the empire going to these bastards makes me feel so angry that I die! What do you think, Captain Jaeger?”

I agree with your Majesty’s opinion.

Since he was born as a nobleman of the empire, he can live without worrying about food like the serfs, enjoy all kinds of luxuries, and if he joins a noble family, he can even take a concubine, and as a man, he can live with all his desires.

Who would look favorably on a man who has 99 acres of rice in his warehouse selling out his country just to fill his warehouse with 100 rice grains?

At the very least, if you are enjoying privilege, it is common sense not to take actions that are directly harmful to the empire on which it is based.

“They are bastards who were born as nobles of the empire, enjoyed all the benefits, and then turned their swords on the empire. They are trash with no room for extenuating circumstances. But before you get angry, please take a look at this.”

“Something?”

I said as I handed over another document.

“This is a list of territories and properties held by those who committed treason. “We have already had a huge budget shortfall due to the war over the past 10 years. Wouldn’t this be able to cover some of it?”

If I, the commander of the Imperial Army, say this, I would be violating the principle that the military should not interfere in politics or the central administration of the Empire.

Currently, the situation is permissible to some extent because I have been given enormous authority to conduct investigations of treason and act as a full authority to conduct criminal prosecutions (possible for immediate action if necessary) in addition to the authority to command the inspection department.

Perhaps that’s why His Majesty naturally didn’t blame me… but

when he heard my words, the corners of his mouth quivered slightly, as if he was reminded of his past when he supported his dark history of ‘active expansion policy.’

What could be so is that the day after I had previously met with His Majesty and advised him that this policy was garbage, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Military Affairs met with His Majesty in person carrying a pile of documents and had a great time from morning to night. I heard it.

Minister of Military Affairs, His Excellency Keitel, went into the current diplomatic, political and military situation one by one and said, ‘If we start another war now, the empire will fall. It’s no joke, your Majesty will go down in history as the cancer of a ruined country. I heard that he spoke very politely over the course of 7 hours.

I heard that His Excellency the Minister of Finance had us read dozens of pages of reports written by local administrative officials on budget lists and changes in the people’s living standards.

His Majesty gave up all refutation and changed his opinion due to the well-founded accusations of his ministers, so he must have recalled the dark history when he heard about budget supplementation.

“The fiefdoms of the nobles involved here alone, if you add up the number of earldoms, viscountries, and baronies, don’t they amount to well over three digits? In the long run, the imperial family’s income will increase and central control will be strengthened.”

“I guess so.”

“Also, in this case, it is said that 50,000 gold was paid as an advance to a thieves guild just to assassinate me. If you ‘examine’ the flow of money, you will definitely find a lot of corrupt officials. Corrupt officials could also be punished severely according to their individual sins. This time, if you wield your sword with a firm mind, your imperial authority will be greatly strengthened. Unlike the Grand Duke of Warsaw, cleaning up for the future of the empire.”

Although he didn’t say anything more, a big smile appeared on His Majesty’s face.

In the process, countless corrupt generals and officials will be cut off, and their positions will be filled by lower-ranking nobles or perhaps commoners like me.

Since there is usually no such thing as a faction among the new arrivals, they will naturally be loyal to the emperor who elevated them from lowly status.

“Just thinking about it makes my heart race. But isn’t that list a bit harsh? Even if it means exterminating the families that were deeply involved, including Count Manstein, they will swing the mace without mercy against the noble families that had political discussions with active officers…” In

other words, extermination means killing all members of one family. But…

in the Reich Empire, where there is no concept of exterminating the three families by association like in the East, extermination means taking away the titles of nobles and turning all those involved into slaves or serfs.

Also, I advised His Majesty that those whose crimes were relatively light and would end up with punishment such as confiscation of their title and confiscation of part of their estates should also uproot their families.

I spoke firmly to the hesitant emperor.

“Your Majesty, if you were simply inciting a civil war, honestly, there is no need to punish you so thoroughly. However, they had political discussions with serving officers and incited a civil war, which, to put it slightly exaggeratedly, was tantamount to trying to destroy His Majesty’s empire. “If I wasn’t properly prepared and their plan succeeded, what would the outcome be?”

“… Lieutenant General Manstein would have been promoted to general instead of you, and he would have inserted his connections into the Chief of Staff and key positions to wage war. “You may be able to win one or two times in the process, but the empire will ultimately fall.”

“War is an extension of politics, and one of the tools of politics is war. For the development of the empire, the Reich Empire must show that it wants peace in the future anyway.”

“… That’s right.”

“Instead, we would like to determine the treatment of those who did not directly participate in this rebellion as follows. If both your wife’s family and the family you currently belong to participated in the rebellion, how about taking away their status as nobles and not confiscating their status as slaves if either of them did not participate? In addition, among men, those who did not participate directly or indirectly should be recommended for honorable retirement, bequeathed a pension and a certain amount of land, and be strictly monitored by the inspection department.”

“That’s appropriate. At that level, no nobles would dare interfere with my punishment. Also, I don’t know the person who directly participated, but since the others are not directly guilty, it would be reasonable. In the case of a wife and children, we cannot provide a pension, so the wife’s family or the family she married into, which is in good standing, will take care of protecting them.”

To put it bluntly, it would be much better than being demoted to slavery, but the treatment would be unimaginably harsh.

Well, since they are part of my family, I won’t starve them to death by not giving them food, but what can a traitor’s family do?

All I can do is drink and rot in the corner of my room. Still, this is the least human rights measure I can take right now.

So the emperor and I continued to talk, and when I finished reporting and was about to go back.

“If you are treated harshly like this, you will also suffer considerable political damage. Are you okay with this? “The Imperial Council was itching to rip you off.”

I answered those words with a bright smile.

“I trust you, Your Majesty. I will draw my sword and cut down all those who stand in the way of Your Majesty and try to bring the dirty traditions of the enemy into the political arena. “May your Majesty receive nothing but glory and praise.”

Even if I am punished, it will only amount to an abuse of power for requesting excessive punishment from His Majesty.

Then, there won’t be a decision such as a demotion or a dishonorable discharge order.

It would just be a matter of letting go of the power I have now and being stuck in one job for a few years…

Anyway, there is no war for five years, so I should use this opportunity to play a lot with Friedrich and try to give each of my wives a child.

And a few days later, I began to worry about using my authority and duties as a captain before I received any punishment.

How can we stop the war on this damn continent of Europa… so that the empire can develop?

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