Chapter 208 The Man Behind the Scenes (Please subscribe!)

Winter came and the emperor died.

When the people of Idar were hastily preparing for the coming winter, a piece of news from the inland of the empire made Bruno's face turn a little stiff.

In just less than half a month, the news that the 43rd Emperor of the Empire, Raphael Alexander, was assassinated in Saint Lawrence spread to all parts of the empire at a speed that surprised everyone, and echoed in the ears of every citizen of the empire.

Even... Bruno had not yet received the intelligence from the Idar CIA, but the news of the emperor's assassination had already spread among the new batch of refugees entering Idar.

The most direct consequence of this was that Krell, the director of the Idar CIA, was locked in a small dark room by Bruno and given a good lesson.

Although it is indeed too difficult for the Idar CIA, which was established not long ago, to obtain this information, it is necessary to give it a try from time to time.

The news of the emperor's death certainly shocked Bruno, but in fact, it had no effect on the most ordinary civilians in Idar.

The people living in the city of Idar talked about the emperor's death as if they were talking about how many baskets of feces they had picked up today, and they used it as a topic of conversation after filling their stomachs.

If you tell others about Raphael Alexander, the civilians will most likely hesitate for a moment, and then... who is it? Never heard of it!

Even if you mention the 43rd Emperor of the Norman Empire, the most likely reaction of the common people would be just to nod, and then seem to have a little impression, but then turn back to do their own things.

Because the high and mighty emperor was too far away for them, and in their eyes, the emperor was just that, far inferior to their own earl...

After all... in the entire empire, is there any noble territory like the Idar Territory?

This news was indeed insignificant to ordinary people, but for Bruno, Count of Idar, it was like a bolt from the blue.

How could such a good emperor die like this? In fact, Bruno didn't care at all about who the emperor was or whether he was dead or not, but the biggest problem was...

According to the rumors that spread to Idar, the emperor's death was related to the imperial marshal Theodore who was fighting against Odin's army on the front line, and the second prince Ross Alexander who was the second in line to the throne.

In Bruno's opinion... this can almost be seen as an obvious frame-up, right?

Although the current situation can be said to be solid evidence, and the story is well-documented, but... Bruno really can't understand, under the current circumstances, why would the so-called second prince Reiz want to murder his own father?

Raphael Alexander died when he should least have died!

Therefore, Bruno is more accustomed to looking at this issue from other angles, such as... who can gain the greatest benefit after the death of Emperor Raphael Alexander!

Odin? Taking advantage of the Norman Empire's restlessness, the Odin Empire can once again gain an advantage on the battlefield.

The nobles? The nobles, frightened by the actions of the emperor, can continue the power of the Regency Council through the emperor's wishes.

Or is he some heir who covets the throne? For the second prince, Rez, if he wanted the throne, he could have found a more suitable time, and there was no need to take such a big risk to do something illegal;

As for the eldest prince Pitzman, the death of the emperor at this time is more likely to allow Rez and Imperial Marshal Teodoro, who control nearly 100,000 troops, to gain control of their own troops...

Or... the church? For some reason, the Church of Light, which Bruno should have excluded from the options immediately, kept lingering in Bruno's mind, but... what good would this do for the church? After pondering for a while and scribbling on the straw paper, Bruno finally threw these messy things aside.

Regardless of who did it, there is one thing Bruno is almost certain of!

That is... the peaceful era belonging to Idar Territory will probably be over soon!

But... Bruno wasn't really worried about this.

As a member of the Norman nobility, Bruno had basically determined one thing during the time since his time travel...

The Norman Empire at this time was like a bag of Lays potato chips. It looked big and bloated, but there was not much in the bag. It could only rely on the flattery of the nobles to maintain its superficial strength and prosperity.

However, in line with the idea that "a lean camel is bigger than a horse", Bruno finally summoned officials at all levels of Idar and held an emergency meeting in the lord's castle.

"Raphael Alexander is dead." Bruno went straight to the point.

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present gradually became extremely serious, because they had also heard the news.

"Let me make some new arrangements now." Bruno said in a deep voice.

"First, the Idar Army, which was originally planned to be expanded to 2,000 people, will be increased to 2,400 people, of which 2,000 will be incorporated into the First Army and 400 will be incorporated into the Idar Artillery Unit."

"In addition, the number of Idar's navy remains at around 600. After the two three-masted warships currently under construction are completed and put into service, the number of three-masted warships owned by the Idar navy will reach four, and the shipyard will temporarily stop building new warships."

"clear."

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Army Commander-in-Chief Sam Layton and Navy Commander Mal Karen, who had just returned to Idar, said in unison.

after all……

When Merlin Bay was officially controlled by the Idar people, most of the security risks faced by the Idar territory were concentrated on land.

"Send more manpower to speed up the construction of the workers' community. For those refugees who have not yet entered Idar Territory through the port of the Soren River, the cold winter almost means the arrival of death." Bruno said in a deep voice.

"We will simplify the inspection and quarantine measures to a certain extent. Registration measures and related procedures will also be carried out after the refugees enter Idar Territory. We will strive to allow all the refugees waiting to enter the port of Solon River to move into the migrant workers' community before the severe cold arrives!"

Liszt and the others were impressed and quickly agreed.

For them, this is an extremely difficult task, but... the Earl's order must be completed without compromise! Although Bruno had previously intended to control the speed of population movement, but... for those refugees wearing thin clothes, the cold winter is a life-and-death challenge.

Bruno had long regarded those refugees waiting to enter Idar Territory as his own people, so it was impossible for him to watch those refugees die one by one in front of his eyes!

"In addition, all workshops that use wheat, barley and other grains to make wine should suspend production and instead cooperate with Moore Wine Industry to produce wine, brandy and other fruit wines. Don't forget to charge an additional equipment usage fee." Bruno reminded.

Although the cultivation of potatoes, corn and sweet potatoes has increased Idar's food reserves far beyond the past, the current population of Idar is no longer the same.

So, as the changes are coming,

Naturally, the more food reserves in Idar Territory, the better!

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(End of this chapter)