Chapter 189 - The Significance of History
The plan is set.
Now that we have Charles’ OK, we need to figure out how to set up the battlefield ……
I had a rough idea based on the map made by the survey team, but I want to see it with my own eyes and make a final confirmation.
We decide to set off with Charles and some of the Knights.
Before we left, Jules suggested that we increase the number of the Elite Guards, and I agreed.
As expected, four people are not enough.
When we left for the survey, I had a dispute with my two secretaries ……
Naturally, they were fighting over which one of them should accompany me.
I convinced them that the two of them should stay behind since we are all men.
I’ve entrusted them to take care of things, so they won’t have a problem with my absence.
As a matter of fact, I had another goal in mind.
I want to make it possible for them to operate without me.
As the scope of governance expands, the number of cases where I’m not present will also increase.
I want to practice this in advance and identify any problems.
If I don’t always try to kill two birds with one stone, or even three birds with one stone, it will take too much time.
I shudder to think what would have happened if I had been interested in history and hadn’t known about past cases and criteria ……
They are getting by by relying on history.
I hope they will accumulate such examples as well.
I can’t help but talk to myself.
“I need someone to write down the history.”
The teacher who had been brought in for the survey asked me sullenly.
“What’s with that so suddenly?”
“People in the future will be able to use examples from the past when making decisions.”
“The past is the past. What good is that?”
“At least it gives them something to think about when they make a mistake. The future is based on the accumulation of past examples. If you don’t know that, you’ll keep making the same mistakes as in the past.”
The teacher looked at me as if I were a strange creature.
“Kiddo …… Are you aware that …… your words and actions are causing allegations of age fraud?”
Feeling outnumbered, I explained with great enthusiasm.
“W-Well …… Anyway, I want you to make use of your past and future actions for the future.”
“Hmm. But who wants to write history?”
“If I wasn’t a lord, I’d want to write it.”
Even the teacher looked at me with a scowl.
“Kiddo …… are you aware that you’re special?”
“When you have a group of people with different values …… you’re bound to have people like that.”
“Well, you can do what you want.”
Charles interrupted me.
“No, it’s not quite as ridiculous as it sounds.”
The teacher gave him a surprised look.
He couldn’t imagine that Charles would be interested in talking about history.
“What do you mean, Sir Rossi?”
“No, I’ve been explaining the battles we’ve fought to my men and my squires too. It’s quite useful.”
“Then, do you want to write a book about it?”
Charles put his hand on his chin with a devious look.
“I think it’s a good idea. I think it should be called The Ageless War.”
What’s with that title!
Seeing my frustrated face, Charles waved his hand lightly.
“Joking aside, it’s not a bad textbook for training prospective executives.”
I suggested earnestly.
“Now, go ahead and create that textbook.”
Charles became reluctant, anticipating the side effects.
“You’re right. But …… there is always the possibility that they will imitate my lord and destroy themself.”
“That’s the reader’s problem. I can’t be responsible for that much.”
I feel like I’m talking to myself, though ……
◆◇◆◇◆
The destination of the survey is located through the forest area.
It took me three days to get there, struggling to get used to riding.
There is a 20-meter river that runs through the forest on the other side.
A flat area with grass growing all over.
The flatland is quite wide and a good place for the cavalry to deploy.
“That’s good. Let’s build a fort a bit in front and lead them here.”
Charles, who took a quick look at the planned site, seemed to agree.
“I’m sure the enemy will want to fight here.”
But the enemy also thinks.
We need to guide them.
“It would be better to let them think that we’re going to intercept their cavalry in the forest behind us, rather than aiming for this spot outright.”
“That’s a safe bet. If you go for it too hard, it’ll raise suspicion, after all.”
“Let us hurry up with the construction of the fort.”
The teacher opened his mouth in a sarcastic tone.
“Will there eventually be dead bodies here …… I can’t imagine what it would be like in such an idyllic setting.”
I couldn’t find the right words, so I just shrugged my shoulders.
Chapter 189 - The Significance of History
The plan is set.
Now that we have Charles’ OK, we need to figure out how to set up the battlefield ……
I had a rough idea based on the map made by the survey team, but I want to see it with my own eyes and make a final confirmation.
We decide to set off with Charles and some of the Knights.
Before we left, Jules suggested that we increase the number of the Elite Guards, and I agreed.
As expected, four people are not enough.
When we left for the survey, I had a dispute with my two secretaries ……
Naturally, they were fighting over which one of them should accompany me.
I convinced them that the two of them should stay behind since we are all men.
I’ve entrusted them to take care of things, so they won’t have a problem with my absence.
As a matter of fact, I had another goal in mind.
I want to make it possible for them to operate without me.
As the scope of governance expands, the number of cases where I’m not present will also increase.
I want to practice this in advance and identify any problems.
If I don’t always try to kill two birds with one stone, or even three birds with one stone, it will take too much time.
I shudder to think what would have happened if I had been interested in history and hadn’t known about past cases and criteria ……
They are getting by by relying on history.
I hope they will accumulate such examples as well.
I can’t help but talk to myself.
“I need someone to write down the history.”
The teacher who had been brought in for the survey asked me sullenly.
“What’s with that so suddenly?”
“People in the future will be able to use examples from the past when making decisions.”
“The past is the past. What good is that?”
“At least it gives them something to think about when they make a mistake. The future is based on the accumulation of past examples. If you don’t know that, you’ll keep making the same mistakes as in the past.”
The teacher looked at me as if I were a strange creature.
“Kiddo …… Are you aware that …… your words and actions are causing allegations of age fraud?”
Feeling outnumbered, I explained with great enthusiasm.
“W-Well …… Anyway, I want you to make use of your past and future actions for the future.”
“Hmm. But who wants to write history?”
“If I wasn’t a lord, I’d want to write it.”
Even the teacher looked at me with a scowl.
“Kiddo …… are you aware that you’re special?”
“When you have a group of people with different values …… you’re bound to have people like that.”
“Well, you can do what you want.”
Charles interrupted me.
“No, it’s not quite as ridiculous as it sounds.”
The teacher gave him a surprised look.
He couldn’t imagine that Charles would be interested in talking about history.
“What do you mean, Sir Rossi?”
“No, I’ve been explaining the battles we’ve fought to my men and my squires too. It’s quite useful.”
“Then, do you want to write a book about it?”
Charles put his hand on his chin with a devious look.
“I think it’s a good idea. I think it should be called The Ageless War.”
What’s with that title!
Seeing my frustrated face, Charles waved his hand lightly.
“Joking aside, it’s not a bad textbook for training prospective executives.”
I suggested earnestly.
“Now, go ahead and create that textbook.”
Charles became reluctant, anticipating the side effects.
“You’re right. But …… there is always the possibility that they will imitate my lord and destroy themself.”
“That’s the reader’s problem. I can’t be responsible for that much.”
I feel like I’m talking to myself, though ……
◆◇◆◇◆
The destination of the survey is located through the forest area.
It took me three days to get there, struggling to get used to riding.
There is a 20-meter river that runs through the forest on the other side.
A flat area with grass growing all over.
The flatland is quite wide and a good place for the cavalry to deploy.
“That’s good. Let’s build a fort a bit in front and lead them here.”
Charles, who took a quick look at the planned site, seemed to agree.
“I’m sure the enemy will want to fight here.”
But the enemy also thinks.
We need to guide them.
“It would be better to let them think that we’re going to intercept their cavalry in the forest behind us, rather than aiming for this spot outright.”
“That’s a safe bet. If you go for it too hard, it’ll raise suspicion, after all.”
“Let us hurry up with the construction of the fort.”
The teacher opened his mouth in a sarcastic tone.
“Will there eventually be dead bodies here …… I can’t imagine what it would be like in such an idyllic setting.”
I couldn’t find the right words, so I just shrugged my shoulders.
