"······."
'Blue Leaf' looked at 'Wide Earth', who was of a similar age to him, as if he was dumbfounded by 'Splendid Sunset's' confident attitude.
"Can I talk to this person comfortably?"
When asked whether it was right to represent the 'sun in the sky', he responded by asking back as if he was offended by the 'vast land'.
"Yes. I hope you are not doing this because our chief aide is young. He was appointed after a long discussion between His Majesty the Emperor and the delegates. He is of a higher rank than me, so I hope you will be polite."
"···I was rude."
'Blue Leaf' coughed and laughed awkwardly with the Mohegan tribesmen. 'Splendid Sunset' said nothing and just gave a grateful glance to the 'vast land' that had established its prestige.
At that moment, 'Blue Leaf', who had adjusted his posture, calmly brought up the main topic.
"······I'm embarrassed to ask you what I brought from the beginning. I'm sorry, but I didn't prepare any gifts because I was in a hurry to get here."
"Really? I had high expectations... but it's disappointing."
"To be honest, I thought the Sun in the Sky would welcome us just because our Mohegan tribe joined the confederacy... I'm a little disappointed."
'Sunset' secretly laughed as the Mohegan tribesmen slyly teased her.
"Of course, we would like the Mohegan tribe to join the 'Sun in the Sky' confederation."
"······."
"But, compared to other federations, I don't think we'll be the last to arrive, do you?"
As if she knew something, 'Splendid Sunset' cut off the Mohegan tribe's talk from the beginning and asked 'Wide Earth' next to her.
"you're right."
The 'vast land' responded with a meaningful smile and quietly looked at the 'green leaves' and the Mohegan tribe people who were unable to contain their embarrassment.
"······."
For a moment, the interior of the reception room became quiet. 'Blue Leaf' and the Mohegan tribesmen quickly exchanged glances.
-How do you know?
-Do you know our situation?
-I don't know the details.
-It seems like you're just poking around...
-Anyway, I'm sure you know that our tribe has been meeting with another alliance.
The Mohegan tribe first met with the Abnaki and Iroquois confederations to ask if they would be willing to join, as the "Splendid Sunset" had said.
However, neither of them succeeded in joining the alliance. First, the Abnaki confederation of tribes, which had been tightly knit together, opposed the Mohegan confederation of tribes from the beginning and were rejected. Then, the Iroquois confederation of tribes, which was at war with the Irie tribe, made many difficult demands.
Ultimately, it was decided through a tribal council that there would be no joining the Iroquois confederacy. Finally, they came to the 'Sun of the Sky' alliance, but they faced difficulties even before negotiating, as if they knew the tribe's situation.
'It was a mistake to look down on me because I was young'
"The blue leaves" said while looking at the "splendid sunset" with a wicked smile.
"···I feel quite embarrassed because I am being asked for something as soon as I see you. First, I would like to hear the conditions for joining the 'Sun of the Sky' Federation."
"Is that so?"
"yes."
The 'splendid sunset' turned its head and winked at the 'vast land'.
'Wide Earth' nodded slightly and took out the paper he had already prepared from the leather bundle.
"Now, would you like to read it? These are the things you must follow when joining the Federation."
"······."
The 'Blue Leaf' and the Mohegan tribesmen looked puzzled again as they saw the Korean letters written densely on the paper.
As if it knew this, the 'vast land' quickly stepped forward.
"Oops! You don't know the letters of God? I made a mistake. Let me read it to you."
"···I would appreciate it if you could do that."
'Wide Land', who had been handed the paper again, slowly read through the obligations as a member of the Federation.
Of course, a person from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who spoke the Mohegan language interpreted it for me.
"······Taxes must be paid every season. Young warriors must enter the training camp and serve the 'Sun of the Sky' for two years."
He continued to explain the obligations that must be fulfilled as a member of the federation. After a while, the Blue Leaf and Mohegan people who heard the conditions for joining the 'Sun of the Sky' alliance looked relieved as they saw that it was not much different from what they knew.
-Not that difficult.
-That's what we know.
'Blue Leaf', who exchanged glances with the Mohegan tribesmen again, asked 'Splendid Sunset' with a hopeful mind.
"Is there anything else you would like to add here?"
'Splendid Sunset' nodded as if it was obvious.
"Yes, there is."
In an instant, the expressions of the 'Blue Leaf' and the Mohegan tribesmen hardened.
"······."
Despite their firm reaction, 'Splendid Sunset' opened its mouth again.
"Before that, I would like to hear from the Mohegan Chieftain about his requirements for joining the confederacy first."
'Blue Leaf' came out strongly as if she would not be unilaterally dragged away by her.
"First, I would like to hear what additional details we will implement."
"It's nothing special, okay?"
This time, 'The Vast Earth' took out a new piece of paper and 'The Brilliant Sunset' read it out loud.
"···Clay and hard rock (granite) are supplied annually."
As she said, there was nothing additional. 'The brilliant sunset' was confirmed once again by looking at the blue leaves with a blank expression and the Mohegan tribe.
"I heard that the Mohegan territory has a lot of good clay and hard rock (granite). Am I correct?"
Hearing the additional request, 'Blue Leaf' answered awkwardly, as if embarrassed.
"That's right. I think we can provide enough good quality clay and hard rock (granite) if the quantity is not too much."
"Well then, let's hear the demands of the Mohegan Chief."
"All right."
'Blue Leaf' cleared his throat and began calmly to tell the story that the Mohegan chief had told him.
"······I would like you to provide an appropriate amount of candles, soap, and new items every year. And I would like you to provide divine weapons according to the number of warriors."
When the 'Splendid Sunset' and 'Wide Land' heard the demands of the Mohegan tribe, they thought it was not worth responding and just laughed.
In particular, 'Splendid Sunset', who had been continuously monitoring the situation of the Mohegan tribe through the Information and Inspection Department, began to look cold in her eyes as if she was in disbelief.
'···Coming out strong? That won't do.'
It is not known exactly how the Mohegan tribe negotiated with the other tribes. However, I was able to gather information and make some inferences.
And the 'Splendid Sunset' was convinced when she saw the Mohegan tribe members looking very bewildered by her prodding words.
'···It's clear that the negotiations didn't go well.'
As it happened, the 'Blue Leaf' completed the Mohegan tribe's demands.
"···Finally, it is our chief's wish that five hundred warriors be stationed in our tribal territory."
"······."
The 'Blue Leaf' and Mohegan tribesmen made deliberately unreasonable demands. And I planned to negotiate with the 'Sun of the Sky' side to gain as much profit as possible.
However, 'Splendid Sunset' immediately saw through the Mohegan tribe's shallow plan.
"I'm sorry. I don't think I can accept those terms. Please find another alliance."
"······."
The 'splendid sunset' turned its head and spoke to the 'vast land'.
"Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs! Please take good care of our guests on my behalf.
"That's my job."
Seeing the 'Splendid Sunset' hurriedly getting up from her seat, 'Blue Leaf' and the Mohegan tribesmen were greatly embarrassed and quickly grabbed her.
"Sleep, just a moment,"
"We can adjust our demands through negotiation."
'The brilliant sunset' turned around with an indifferent expression.
"I don't think there's any point in negotiating. My conditions are the same as before. If you want to join our 'Sun in the Sky,' you must fulfill your duties as a member of the Federation's tribe as written on the paper. Well, I'm busy now."
"······."
'Blue Leaves' and the Mohegan tribesmen blankly stared at 'Splendid Sunset' as she left the guest room, blowing a cold wind.
At that moment, the 'vast land' came to the forefront, smiling brightly.
"It looks like our chief of staff is really angry."
"······."
"Okay, now let's talk to me."
The 'Blue Leaf' and the Mohegan tribesmen were still in shock, as if they had not expected the 'Sun in the Sky' to shine so brightly.
After a while, 'Blue Leaf', who had been conversing closely with the Mohegan tribesmen, said:
"···I don't think we can decide right away. I'd like you to give us a few days to discuss it among ourselves."
The 'vast land' nodded as if it knew this would happen.
"Okay, I'll arrange a place for you to stay for a few days. By the way, our requests are not unreasonable, so I hope you can discuss it carefully and make a good decision."
"Yes, thank you for your convenience anyway."
"No problem."
'The vast land' reminded me of a 'splendid sunset', I thought to myself.
'···It's going as she expected.'
* * *
Shawnee tribe, Turkey clan village. He was warmly welcomed by the Shawnee people and spent a few days resting from the fatigue of war with the grand champion and his bodyguard.
Of course, I wasn't just resting during that time, but I went around the town and checked each building one by one to make sure there were no problems.
Fortunately, there haven't been any major problems so far. Education at school was going well, and the water from the well was clean.
The buildings that were built throughout the village were built quite sturdily, and the roads along which people and carts traveled were well paved.
However, the chieftain of the turkey clan, 'Yellow Corn', cautiously suggested that I provide more carts. Of course, he said he would provide support after consulting with the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.
And today, I left the village to tour the large farmland with him.
"Your Majesty the Emperor! Over there!"
In the direction pointed by the 'yellow corn', a large farmland was seen neatly organized in the middle of a wide plain.
Because it was summer, various crops planted in the large farmland were sprouting and growing well. 'Yellow Corn' explained in detail what crops were planted on the large farm.
"Corn was planted here."
"They planted some legumes there."
After a while, 'Yellow Corn' spoke frankly about wild rice.
"···I planted them in a large farmland near the river as Your Majesty the Emperor instructed, but as you can see, the weather is not right and they are not growing well."
"okay."
It was just as he explained. Of course, it will not be until the fall that we will know the exact results through rice harvests.
However, at a glance, it was clear that wild rice did not grow well compared to other crops.
'It's a little cold in this area to plant rice.'
Instead, crops such as corn, sweet potatoes, and soybeans were growing very well. I have a rough idea of what crops to plant in this area.
"Your Majesty the Emperor! Here, unlike regular corn, we grow sweet corn."
"Sweet corn?"
"yes."
My curiosity was fleeting, but then a notification sound came into my head and a discovery message popped up.