Neighboring Territory
Seven days after the Knights started collecting information, an interesting report came in.
"…Does that mean that the town southeast of here was the source of the rumors?"
-Yes, we've already figured out the whereabouts of the people who spread the rumors. We'll be able to capture them as soon as we're given instructions-
A message is received from the temple in the imperial capital to Edgeworth territory and the details are confirmed.
-All rumors are intended to turn first to the Imperial Capital-
"Who is the lord of that city?"
-Just south of the Countdom of Edgeworth. The current lord is Lord John Fimor, and the title is Viscount-
I run through my memories.
But I have never heard of Viscount John in my memory.
"I think the neighboring lord had a different name? I think it was... Henry."
-Lord John's father is Lord Henry. But eight years ago he handed over the state to his eldest son, Lord Richard, but died two years later-
"What is their past and present reputation?"
-Lord Henry and Lord Richard frequently visited the imperial capital during their time. They maintain facilities at orphanages and schools with their own money, and seem to have a good reputation with other nobles-
"What about Viscount Henry?"
-There are no particular problems, but the other nobles seem to be talking about him behind his back, saying that he does not get along with them. However, these nobles also understand, saying that [he is young and busy with the succession of his family]-
A lord who has no reported problems.
There is a big problem with the current empire.
To put it bluntly, the Empire lacks human resources.
There are enough soldiers and weapons, but the overwhelming majority are commanders and civil officers.
Not enough highly qualified people.
Specifically, people involved in domestic politics and governance.
With the development of communication technology, immediate command can be given from the imperial capital, so the situation is not fatal.
After all, it is necessary to have people with a certain level of knowledge on site.
To that end, we are building educational infrastructure such as schools in cities across the continent to educate people.
After all, even after 100 or 200 years, the level of education has not reached a satisfactory level.
In this case, it would be the nobles who were in domestic politics under the current circumstances.
The longer aristocrats have been in power, the better they are at domestic affairs.
However, at the same time, the longer the aristocracy was, the more privileged it became.
They don’t want to give up their superiority as noble, so they're reluctant to educate commoners or put them in important positions
The neighboring lord seems to be focusing on education without any of that, but it’s also the source of the rumors this time around
"I need to find out..."
-Do you want to make an appointment?-
"Please, the name is Toraris Sarain and two others."
-I understand……-
"What's wrong?"
-Are you planning on doing something again?-
"What do you mean by again?"
-I've heard that the leader's reports often carry some kind of secret-
"Heh, who did you ask?"
-It's from Yukikaze-sama-
"…Sorry"
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