How to Survive in the Roanoke Colony-Chapter 271: Thoughts on the Future (2)

That was until Oitotan suddenly took something out and drank it.

His expression, his posture, everything about him always attracted the attention of those gathered here. And this time was no exception.

No, I should correct myself.

"...O-Sir Oitotan?"

"What is it?"

"Could I possibly know the name of the beverage you’re drinking? You mentioned a vanilla scent, what..."

"[This] you mean? Ah, French people don’t know."

His expression, his posture, everything was optimized to draw human attention.

"This is [whiskey]."

Only then did Henri de Bourbon, the King of France and Navarre, realize.

"Wh-whiskey...? Could I just have a sip... Hack, cough. It’s extremely strong!"

"Strong but... has a subtle flavor? It really does have a vanilla scent? A cherry flavor comes up at the end..."

"He said that he wanted to commemorate the friendship with France. So, the name of this whiskey is Bourbon (pronounced in English as ’Burbon’)."

"C-could I also have a sip, please!"

"Could I also request a glass?"

Now Henri knew why the Emperor had sent that man ’again.’

Henri has his dignity too.

He couldn’t help but buy a lot of liquor named after himself.

And after Oitotan left, the royal banquet wine ’Bourbon’ began selling like hotcakes.

...

...

...

A gift without compensation, my ass.

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The Knight Brigade under Oitotan’s jurisdiction.

The navy commanded by Vicente.

The Virginia Trading Company managed by Raleigh.

What to do with these now.

The Knight Brigade, in terms of a modern government, is like the Department of Agriculture + Army.

The navy is responsible for coastal defense and maintaining the multi-level system.

And the Virginia Trading Company handles trade with England and Scotland, distributing trade profits to people, so it’s like the Department of Commerce and Welfare, and at the same time recruiting people from England and Scotland, so it could be called the Department of Immigration.

...That’s right!

We didn’t set up a government first and then create government departments; rather, each department emerged separately, played separately, and only now has a government been formed!

In modern terms, it’s like the Department of Agriculture, the military, and the Department of Health grew separately and then later assembled like a transforming robot – bang! – to give birth to the government.

Moreover, in the case of the Knight Brigade, it was originally just an agricultural equipment knight club that grew robustly into such a form, which would seem even more bizarre to modern people.

Anyway, since it wasn’t a government form that was systematically crafted from start to finish, there were many difficulties.

For example, there’s this problem:

"So from now on, the Continental Assembly has to take over the Knight Brigade, Medical Institute, Navy, Virginia Trading Company, and so on."

"That’s right."

"..."

"..."

"...How?"

Exactly.

"That’s something we’ll have to figure out going forward."

"..."

At my words, Manteo, who had just been elected as Virginia’s representative to the Continental Assembly, grimaced like a 00s variety show participant who had just downed a shot of fish sauce.

Anyway, on the day the Continental Assembly was first convened, ’civil servants,’ including the Knight Brigade, gathered to swear allegiance to the union government, and the scene was quite magnificent.

But the emotion ended there.

Manteo soon became so busy he could barely breathe, and the newly established Continental Assembly also immediately collapsed from excessive work.

Of course, so did I.

Thus, the first amended clause in the Continental Covenant was: "All countries under the effect of this Covenant send a representative with a four-year term to form the Continental Assembly and through this create common laws and mediate conflicts."

From ’one representative’ to ’three representatives.’

When the number of representatives went from 5 to 15, the work backlog was somewhat relieved.

Anyway, the task of building a country from scratch cannot be simple. There are plenty of trial and errors in everything.

I sighed and thought as I trudged out.

’At least... this was wrapped up today.’

A central government has just been created.

Until now, I honestly didn’t feel like I was ruling a country. At most, it felt like being a local strongman in a small city of tens of thousands.

But now, it was different.

My influence now directly reached regions I had only indirectly contacted through the multi-level trade network.

I had taken control of eastern North America. In an instant, I had established a country several times the size of the Korean Peninsula.

"..."

Realizing this fact, my mind went blank for a moment, then came back.

Ha, haha...

Is this the opportunity that America had in the original history?

Not many enemies around, the sea right next to it, and fertile land. These are the conditions that could be called the cradle of a superpower.

"..."

’Perhaps we could go even further than America.’

We started earlier, have more advanced technology, and stronger leadership.

Instead of being at odds with the natives, we’ve drawn them into our sphere, and we’ve eradicated French or other powers’ colonization of North America from the outset.

"..."

As I thought that far, I felt the thoughts I had only held privately in my mind suddenly growing.

Something is really happening.

I’ve been running for my own survival for too long.

Thinking that the natives or English colonists might threaten my survival, I climbed onto the ridiculous misconception of being an angel or whatever.

The community that started from there has now become a great nation encompassing hundreds of thousands of people, and it looks like it will continue to grow.

’What lies at the end of that...?’

To be honest, I have no idea. The life plans of ordinary humans rarely extend beyond 80 years at most. How much more would a perspective and plan for my eternal life match up?

Without realizing it, I stopped walking and looked at the sky.

If the population of this country increases not just to hundreds of thousands but to millions or tens of millions.

If the multi-level trade network reaches California and the Arctic, and all the people living there are incorporated as member states of our covenant.

What will this country look like then?

No.

What will the world look like?

Only now am I beginning to realize it. I feel it more deeply in this moment than when I heard that the history of England, France, and Spain, places I couldn’t even visit, had been twisted.

I am changing history.

And the next day, I heard one piece of news.

"Queen Elizabeth... disappeared?"

"Yes, suddenly, leaving just a letter..."

Slide.

’I’m bored, so I’m going out.’

...Where to?

’I’m going to Ireland.’

"..."

’It will be helpful to you too.’

Ah.

All my emotions from yesterday just died.

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