I Was Reincarnated as a Poor Farmer in a Different World, so I Decided to Make Bricks to Build a Castle - Chapter 1060

“For the time being, war is only defense. Are you sure, Master Alphonse?"

"... I see, Ai." If Ai says so, it can't be helped. Will you accumulate power again for a while? "

"Yes, this time, with Alphonse's victory over the neighboring country, we are entering into a peace agreement." It would be a prerequisite to use it to boost national power. "

From the summer to the autumn of Garuda 11, the Orient nation was constantly battling.

In the face of incursions from a total of five countries, including the Glugalia and Peria countries, the defensive tactics were used to successfully win the battle.

If even a small number of bulwark tactics were difficult to break without a super-powerful breakthrough, even a few inferior ones would be more than enough.

But it still consumed quite a bit of national power.

Thanks to the next attack, I could not attack the opponent even if I fought and won.

We couldn't attack the city to get supplies or take control of the land.

But it wasn't exactly nothing.

After winning against the other country, it was time for diplomacy.

Banage, who was originally in the diplomatic field, and Aye, the chairman of the Orient nation, were the most active.

It is said that it has successfully passed the requirements to suit the circumstances of each country, such as taking compensation from each country, and making the actual price of daily necessities that will rise due to the shortage in the future as a consideration.

As a result, although it was not intended to expand the national territory, overall it turned into a surplus.

But it must be superficial.

As Eye pointed out to me a while ago, the walls built in various places by the barrier tactics have become a burden.

Dismantling the wall once built is quite a hassle.

Besides, the wall we built is the same, but there is also a wall made by the opposing army.

It would take a corresponding amount of time to dismantle them.

Therefore, Ai's actions to move and attack more troops have been prohibited.

My position is as Secretary of Defense and Defender of the People, but I can't ignore Aye's instructions and move on my own.

For that reason, I decided to use the original person in charge as the commander on the battlefield for resupply, and somehow I asked Ai to take charge of the whole thing using the magic communicator.

All the gear, food, and more you need to fight are now under Ai's jurisdiction, and our freedom is gone.

So the Orient Army can't fight if Eye can't.

Well, it's gonna be another cold weather here.

I was able to fight somewhat this year, and the blood and magic power collected on the battlefield raised the ranks.

"That means I'm going to be free for a while, right?"

"What are you talking about, Master Alphonse?" There's so much to do. ”

"Huh? Really, Eye." Well, the chairman, Eye, does a lot of work, so it's a lot to do, but I'm just looking at the army. I'm going to keep an eye on all the places, and I'm going to let you do the training as well. "

"Earlier, I said that we need to enhance our national capabilities. Alphonse-sama will be working on it."

"National forces? More conscripts?"

“Right, that's what we need to do. If you increase the strength of your country, you will be able to gather more soldiers.”

"That's fine, but what should I do?" You're telling me to move the army, right? I think there's only so much we can do without moving the troops we have deployed for defense. "

“No, I do. The Orient soldiers who can move will have to build a wall again.”

The wall?

It seems that Ai will divide the work, but that the work will create a new wall.

Are we still building walls somewhere, even though we're having a bit of trouble cleaning up after ourselves?

Could it be that the walls that are scattered all over the place are connected together to surround the Orient country?

No, that's exactly what I'm talking about.

It would be a hassle and pointless thing to do.

“Maybe it's closer.”

"Eh, is that so?" Do you mean to use your army to build a wall for such a long distance? "

"Yes, the Orient Army will build a wall at this point on the map." I'm going to ask you to build walls from here to here, from here to here, and from here to here without interruption. ”

Say that, Aye, who's giving me the map.

Apparently, we had already done what we had to do.

Look at the map.

I wonder if Eye drew it.

There is a fine and accurate map on the paper that is confirmed from above with four wings, and there is absolutely no other map.

And on the map, the location of the wall to be built was depicted by Eye's instructions.

"There are many by the river." So you're building an embankment? "

“Exactly. The Orient is said to have relatively few river floods among the small group of countries, but it is still common to see river floods of varying sizes. In order to get rid of it, we'll need to reorganize the river.”

I see. Normally, it would take a yearly construction, but magic stones and Wall Construction can shorten the construction time.

Could it be that you want to do this during the winter?

Looks like Eye's thinking about something pretty bold.

Until now, the river was not very tortured because of the landowner.

However, there is also a situation in which it is difficult to dissent from within the country due to the widespread deployment of troops on the national territory of the Orient.

Moreover, he won the victory over the surrounding countries and seemed to have obtained consent for the replacement work of the river.

The flow of the river is prone to water problems.

I wouldn't normally allow the river to be replaced, but this time, I couldn't refuse because thousands of soldiers had died.

If it wasn't for this kind of opportunity, it would be difficult to reach out, so I thought that the conditions were in place, so I started talking all at once.

Are you all right?

Even if the surrounding countries drank the story, there might be complaints from more downstream areas, but I wonder if that's okay.

But then maybe somebody will attack you, okay?

Ai didn't deny that he would fight if the Orient nation was attacked.

That's why I led the Orient Army to start dike construction in the colder months.