You were made to farm, and now you're the emperor of an empire?

Chapter 184 I am destiny itself!
Things have been going relatively smoothly these past few days.

But to Roman's dismay, the commercial network in Sig Town was blocked.

Since the end of that war, not a single merchant ship has come to Sgar, nor has a single merchant come to do business with him.

The Earl of Conde and the five noble families kept a tight seal on the situation.

They thought they could starve Roman and subdue him without a fight.

Little did they know that the residents of Sige Town lived very comfortably.

LOL, they won't starve to death at all.

However, this inadvertently created a great predicament for Roman.

Roman needs to purchase a large amount of supplies to accelerate development.

For the simple social structure of Sig, it certainly couldn't produce everything.

For example, graphite is needed to make pencils and ink is needed for printing; otherwise, students would not be able to do their homework.

For example, woodworking factories need paint and varnish to protect furniture.

For example, the pottery and earthenware jars were all purchased from outside sources.

For example, many weapons require oiling and waxing.

Roman could get carpenters to plan wooden bowls and coopers to make wooden barrels, but he didn't have the manpower to fire pottery.

Those pottery jars were all broken, one by one; they were all rare, discontinued items.

Of course, these things can be produced.

The problem is that developing those industries requires a lot of people, so it's necessary to develop an independent industry.

There's no one available in Sige Town right now!

This demand for supplies is multi-layered and multi-faceted.

Many things may seem insignificant, but they are actually very important.

Once cut off from the outside world, Roman was like a skilled cook without ingredients.

It was very difficult to receive supplies from outside.

Of course, there haven't been any major problems yet, because there's still enough stock.

But Roman has a habit of planning ahead.

Commerce and trade are of paramount importance to the development of a territory; without trade, it will lose its vitality.

Some farmers also have money saved up at home.

In some families, when a soldier came from a family, the family members received the soldier's pay.

Some people who engaged in special professions received Roman's reward.

Some people sold livestock and stored grain to Roman.

Some people worked from dawn till dusk, secretly planting crops, only to have them harvested by Roman's men, and then received compensation from them.

Roman met their survival needs.

But once basic survival needs are met, farmers will have to face other needs.

Wealthy farmers would rush to the dock to do business with merchants and buy goods whenever merchant ships arrived.

This includes, but is not limited to, purchasing furniture, pottery, textiles, beer, cheese, or decorating their homes to improve their quality of life.

Some of the goods can be produced in Sigge Town.

Some cannot be produced.

Let's talk about textiles.

Although Roman invented the loom, he couldn't produce anything without the raw materials.

Now that it's early summer, residents can't wear wool sweaters anymore and can only wear linen clothes, the thinner the better.

But flax wasn't grown in Sigir—Roman found it too troublesome to cultivate and preferred to buy it ready-made.

It's been sent now.

If you can't buy anything for a long time, the town of Sig will become stagnant.

This was a devastating blow to the rapidly growing town of Sig and its ambitious inhabitants.

Of course, Roman didn't believe that the five noble families could really blockade the river for three to five years—they couldn't even last six months.

It's nothing more than a standstill.

Either I can't help it, or you can't help it.

Unfortunately, Roman lost, and lost decisively.

He has a high level of patience in farming and is willing to work hard for two or three years, but he simply cannot tolerate being held back by others!
Because he was a huge supporter of Season 3 in his previous life!
Who do you think you are?!

You dare to grab me by the neck!

……

Roman gathered all the troops in Sig Town.

A total of two thousand people.

These soldiers underwent at least two months of physical and drill training. Physical training is easy to understand: the stronger one's physical fitness, the stronger one's combat effectiveness.

Queue training not only improves organization and discipline, but also strengthens muscle memory.

More importantly, it can change their physical and mental outlook.

A farmer's character is immediately apparent to others.

His skin was dark, he couldn't stand straight, he was hunched over, and he walked awkwardly.

A healthy person with all four limbs intact actually managed to walk in the same way as Yagi.

Let alone getting close, even just a glance from afar, Roman could tell that the other person exuded a poor and lowly air about them.

What's with the cowardice?!
Straighten your spines, head up and chests out!

If you're going to be a soldier, you have to act like one!

Of course, Roman never lost his temper with his soldiers; they could only endure Jet's rapier whippings.

Swordsmen are skilled in killing techniques. Jet's hands are extremely steady, and his strikes are precise and accurate, able to accurately strike parts of the body that are not seriously injured but still cause pain.

Let alone new recruits, even last year's veterans got chills when they saw Jet.

They all stood at attention with their necks stiff, not daring to be careless.

The results over the past two months have been remarkable.

Military posture and drills have greatly improved their morale!
At first glance, he looks very energetic!

……

The army assembled.

Roman gave a pre-battle speech to all the professional soldiers:
"We are about to start a war!"
"Yes, we'll be going back to the battlefield soon!"

Why start this war?

"Because of you!"
"Don't look at each other, and don't doubt, it's all because of you!!"
“Some of you were born slaves, some came from Kantian territory, and some are native to this land.”

"I just want to ask you one question: what was your life like before?"
"Not enough to eat! Not enough to cover our bodies! Suffering from both poverty and illness!"
"Am I being unreasonable? Not at all! A simple cold could kill you! You wouldn't have any chance of survival!"

“You have rulers, you have lords, why have you fallen to such a state?”
"Because your master doesn't care whether you live or die!"

"I'd like to ask that!"

"Why!
"Why should they treat you like this!"
"Are you disloyal? Are you disrespectful to your master? Are you not docile enough?"

No! You have done nothing wrong!

"It's all because they're greedy! It's all because they're insatiable!"

"They're the ones oppressing you!!"
"A system of oppression! No basic guarantees!"

"They only have the right to exploit! They have no obligation to help!"

"Those fools! Those insects! They are not fit to be rulers! They are not fit to be lords!"

"And these insects! They're everywhere! There are so many! So many! We can't possibly kill them all!"

"but!
Are you just going to sit here and wait to die?!
"Are we just supposed to stand by and watch? Watch our family suffer, watch them starve, watch them freeze to death?"
"Yes, you can only watch helplessly! You can only endure it, suffer it, and live on day after day..."

"Because you are too weak! You have no power! You have no rights!"
"From now on!!"

Everything has changed!!

"I! Your present and future sole lord! In the name of Roman, I grant you the right to rebel!"

I want you all to unite!!

"If you have no power, I will give you power!"
"If you have no weapons, I will give you weapons!"
"You have no right? I grant you the right to resist!"

I only have one request for you!
"That is resistance! Resistance! Resistance to the very end!"

"No matter what happens, remember this: only the spirit of resistance is inextinguishable!"
"Unqualified lords are not qualified to rule you! They are not worthy!!"

"From this day forward! I will lead you! Kill all the unqualified insects! Kill them one by one! Kill until rivers of blood flow! Kill until mountains of corpses and seas of blood!"
"And that requires war!"
……

Are you afraid of war?
"Anyone who dares to say they're not afraid, I'll slap them!"

"Because I'm scared! Why aren't you scared?!"
"I'm afraid we'll be defeated, I'm afraid we'll lose our future, I'm afraid we'll lose hope!"

"I'm afraid you won't have food to eat, clothes to wear, or a house to live in in the future. I'm afraid your parents will work themselves to death. I'm afraid your wives will get sick and no one will take care of them. I'm afraid your children won't have enough nutrition to grow up!"

"I'm so scared!!"
"But! You should know! You should know!"
Humans are creatures that can only become brave when they are afraid!

"The anthem of humanity is the anthem of courage!"
"The greatness of mankind lies in the greatness of courage!"
"We stand together, sharing life and death, fighting side by side!"
"We must win this war! Because we must expand our living space!!"
"And in future wars, we too must win! Because we must solidify the foundation of our survival!!"
"We have no one to rely on! We have no allies! Yet we dare to challenge the entire land! But we will surely win!!"

"Because destiny is in my hands!"
"Because I am destiny itself!"
"Heaven's will is clear! We are victorious!"

……

In the early summer of the following year.

Roman stood tall and straight before all the soldiers. He raised his right fist and shouted at the top of his lungs.

And his response...

They were an army that raised their right fists high, placed them above their heads, and their formations shone like divine halos.

They roared like a tidal wave, "Heaven's mandate is clear, we are victorious!"

(End of this chapter)