I! Cleaner!

It was late at night, and most of the royal capital had fallen into the darkness.

Although lamps are not a luxury item, for most citizens of the royal capital, burning oil to light lamps for no reason is undoubtedly a quite shameful waste if they are not working under the lamps.

Only wealthy people living in uptown, and places like Sequoia Avenue and Lowther Arcade, would keep their lamps on all night regardless of loss for a little light.

Among the several "lit areas" in the capital, the place with the largest number of lights is naturally the palace, which is the core of the capital.

However, after the palace quietly changed its owner, most of the lamps that used to be always on were turned off by the new owner's order. In the bedroom located in the back half of the palace, only one window was still lit.

Huh... I'm finally busy.

After finishing the desk work, the princess, who is the most night-time owl in the capital, stretched like a cat and stretched her aching muscles. However, she did not turn off the lights and fall asleep as usual, but fell asleep from the shelf behind her. , took out a crumpled notebook and read it quietly at the table.

The handwriting on the notebook looks a little crooked, but rather than saying it's ugly, it's more like it was drawn with your feet when slipping on the ice. Even the straight lines are not very stable, making it look like The fat and round font is full of the innocence and interest of children.

However, although the font looks a bit innocent, the content in the book is far from innocent, but rather a bit harsh.

"The first step of the plan is to overthrow the royal family and completely unify the kingdom!"

Looking at the royal emblem with a red cross on William's old homework book, the corners of Princess Veronica's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

Different from the dog-crawling handwriting next to it, the royal emblem marked "Target" on the homework book is actually drawn in a decent way. At first glance, it seems that the homework paper is covered with the pattern, and the pattern shines through the paper. , drawn stroke by stroke.

Under the crossed royal emblem, there is a simplified map of the general geographical situation around the kingdom that is also depicted on the map.

"Then no matter the cost, make friends with the nobles here and find a way to take this place!"

On the simplified map, the location of the Ruhr area of ​​the Hessian Kingdom was heavily circled with a pen, and then a small, dark, unclear pattern was drawn next to it.

Hmm... I guess it's a piece of coal.

After recalling the information about the Ruhr area, the princess took out an abandoned document from the table, turned it over and wrote the words 'Ruhr area - coal' on the back.

I remember that the Ruhr area is the largest coal-producing area in the Kingdom of Hesse. This should be a mineral symbol, but the word coal seems to be taught only in the third grade of public school. The child probably can’t write this word yet, so I drew it. A black lump of coal refers to it.

"After taking down the 'thing that is dark, very warm after burning, and slightly toothsome after chewing on it', pick a winter with the coldest weather and dig out all the roads leading north from the Hessian Kingdom and Lane County!"

On this simplified map, six of the seven main roads leading northward have been crossed. Only one in Lane County remains the same, and beside this remaining main road, there are also painted Two crossed...

Toothpicks with handles? Long dagger? Or two long swords? It should mean fighting, right?

After subconsciously drawing a question mark on the scrap paper, the princess tried hard to identify the crooked notes on the homework book.

"The northern kingdom is very cold in winter, so they need to burn things to keep warm. The ports near the sea will also make ice cream for a few months, so as long as the roads are dug out, they can only burn the things they have stored before."

Making ice cream for several months... probably means freezing it for several months. It seems that he has never learned how to spell this word.

After translating William's homework and copying it on the back of the scrap document, the princess added a few more possible methods for the Northern Kingdom based on her understanding of the Kingdom of Aichto, and then stared at the old homework and started Trance.

Although the things written by this child seem to be childish, the ideas behind them are surprisingly broad.

As the northernmost ice country in the world, the northern kingdom Aichto will go south almost every few years to harass several of its neighbors, but it dares not touch the Principality of Hesse, because the Principality of Hesse Their lifeblood.

As for myself and the kingdom, instead of spending a lot of time building fortifications, deploying troops at the border all year round, and passively waiting for the invasion of the Kingdom of Aichto, it is better to take the initiative, choose an opportunity that is favorable to oneself, and forcefully force The Kingdom of Axito moved south ahead of schedule.

Although war is the worst option, if we just blindly resist war, it will definitely lead to greater tragedy.

Rather than continue to reinvest in the military and let defenses and military expenditures drag down the kingdom's finances, it is better to take the initiative to start a fight at the right time and let the northern kingdom understand that its somewhat weak neighbor also has the ability to defeat it to the death.

After putting a pen behind the scrap paper and listing the military strength comparison between the two countries, a look of determination appeared on Princess Veronica's face.

You can fight!

Even now, there is still a big gap between the two countries in terms of military strength. However, unlike those defensive battles in the past, our side, which has taken the initiative in the war, fought a clear ambush battle with almost no possibility of losing. , and the intensity of the war is also easy to control.

If the main roads are cut off in advance, only two or three legions are needed to block the route of the Kingdom of Aixito to the south, coupled with the hasty deployment of the other party and the difficulty of winter logistics supply.

At that time, there will be no need for a major war. A confrontation of about a month and a few small-scale collisions with controllable situations will be enough to make the Kingdom of Aixito retreat and actively choose to negotiate.

At that time, we can promise to open up coal transportation, but require the Kingdom of Aixito to return the pass that was taken away six years ago. Once the pass can be exchanged back, only one-sixth or even less of the original permanent troops will be needed to completely block the way for these bandits to go south!

At that time, without the pressure of border defense, we can lay off a large number of old troops that have little combat effectiveness, give priority to putting the fiscal budget on education and public spending, and then use eight to fifteen years to quickly train a large number of educated people.

When this generation grows up and becomes the seed that ignites the fire, leading more people, I will have the ability to draw the knife and completely cut out the rotten flesh of the kingdom, making this already aging country rejuvenated again!