I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy - Chapter 135

EP.135

In an empire ruled by an emperor, the action of a general or commander of a unit to gain the trust of his subordinates is like a double-edged sword.

This has the positive function of increasing the loyalty of soldiers and officers, which increases the morale and combat power of the army when the general directly monitors and helps his subordinates.

This is because, in the eyes of the emperor, such actions sometimes make him suspect that he is preparing for treason.

So, until now, when I encouraged my subordinates, I replaced it with giving good evaluations and letters of recommendation during performance evaluations…

“Major Jaeger, this is Lieutenant Hans Loren’s house.”

After hearing Charlotte’s words, I stopped thinking and knocked on the door of the small brick house.

“Is this the house of Lieutenant Hans Loren?”

Then a woman who looked to be about twenty years old opened the door and came out.

“Yes, I am Ensign Lauren’s wife. “But what’s going on here…”

She looked surprised when she saw my face, my rank insignia, and my uniform full of decorations and medals that only a general could wear.

“This is Major General Peter Yeager, former Brigadier General of the 12th Brigade. “Are you sure that Ensign Lauren is an insider?”

“Yes that’s right. “But what brought you here?”

“I came to visit the brave second lieutenant who fought hard in the Battle of Hattin Forest.”

After saying that, Lauren’s wife hurriedly went in and called Lieutenant Lauren, who was on crutches.

The second lieutenant, who was about 4 years older than me, looked at me with an incredibly nervous yet thrilled expression, put down his crutches and tried to salute me.

“There is no need to salute. I’m glad you want to show respect, but wouldn’t it be a loss to the empire if an excellent officer like you gets hurt while putting down his crutches and trying to stand? “Okay, how is your physical condition?”

“Thanks to your concern, I have improved a lot. “I think I will be able to return to the military next year.”

“I see, I’m glad. Personally, I was really sad when I heard that you were injured. “I’m very happy to hear that I can return to the military next year.”

Hearing those words, the second lieutenant had an expression that seemed both thrilled and disappointed.

He must have been off work for a year due to an injury, which delayed his promotion to lieutenant, and he was worried about his mother’s hospital bills.

Because the reward he received this time was just so-called one year’s salary.

“Don’t worry too much, just relax and get better. Actually, I came here to talk to His Highness the Crown Prince and give you a small consolation prize and the news that your promotion to lieutenant next year has been confirmed. “Just reward me by getting better quickly.”

To be precise, I wrote to His Highness the Crown Prince in advance to inform him that His Majesty the Emperor had instructed him to take care of the soldiers in order to avoid arousing unnecessary suspicion.

So, while conveying the information that I had made a schedule to go to encourage the soldiers during the suspension period, I suggested that it would be good to create the image that His Majesty the Crown Prince cares specially about the wounded soldiers by making my move. It was passed, so I am saying this.

For your information, the crown prince already knew that the emperor had ordered me to establish a position within the army, so he would not have raised any suspicions even if I had moved without permission.

He personally asked for permission and said he would raise the crown prince’s reputation, and he was very pleased and promised support.

“This is a consolation prize that is a combination of His Highness the Crown Prince’s money and the money I paid. At this level, I should be able to live without much of a problem until next year. “I really want to go and have a cup of tea, but I have to go see where the other officers are, so I’ll just leave.”

So I stayed with Charlotte for about 10 minutes and left after visiting Ensign Lauren.

“After you, Chief, it’s time to go to Lieutenant Hartman’s house.”

When I heard that, my heart became heavy and I felt bad.

This is because Lieutenant Hartman was killed while leading his platoon in the Hattin Forest while fighting hard.

“Go quickly. “Tell the cart drivers to hurry up.”

So, as a superior, I went to Lieutenant Hartman’s family to tell them how wise and brave he was while he was alive, but unfortunately he died in battle, which I consider a great loss to the military.

**

So today, we visited about 10 homes of officers and soldiers who made great contributions in this battle but suffered unfortunate events.

Even though Charlotte and I traveled comfortably in a carriage, meeting the wounded or the families of the fallen was very mentally draining.

“Is there anywhere else to turn today?”

“Yes, I am finished. “Thank you for your hard work, Director.”

“Going around to console people is a lot harder than I thought. Personally, I think comforting is more mentally tiring than going into battle.”

At those words, Charlotte smiled slightly and nodded her head in agreement.

“By the way, as I continued to walk around, this occurred to me: How is your family doing?”

Usually, when asked this question, people usually smile and give a light answer about how their family is doing.

As if something bad had happened, she couldn’t answer right away and seemed to hesitate a bit.

And when I thought about it a little more, I realized that I had never once made sexually harassing comments or asked for a physical relationship with Charlotte.

Considering that being an exclusive maid was something that girls from serf families with fair faces and bodies did for the sake of the family.

It should have been taken into account that she, who was educated to a level where she could write and help with basic administrative tasks, had circumstances that could have led to the downfall of her family.

“I’m sorry. “I said something for no reason…”

When he said that, Charlotte made an effort to show that it was okay and answered.

“no. Of course, the business that my father ran went bankrupt a few years ago, and the situation was in great jeopardy…”

Then, she slowly began to talk about her family’s situation.

To summarize, Charlotte’s father, Carl, was a merchant who tried to expand his commercial area by advancing from a small city to a large city. After finally advancing to the capital and laying the foundation, he was attacked by thieves while on his way out and lost all his goods, including his life. I lost it.

Because she was charged a huge penalty in return, Charlotte’s family accumulated a debt of about 40 gold, putting her in a situation where she was almost sold.

It was a tragic story in which, thanks to Charlotte’s beauty, she was saved from being sold as a maid serving generals.

“But now I’m sending home one gold each month, and I’m using that to repay the interest and principal, and if I add severance pay to that, things will work out somehow.”

Normally, the salary paid to a dedicated maid is approximately 6 silver per month, but since Charlotte also takes care of the brigade’s office work, I personally pay her an additional 6 silver per month.

So, the cost she receives is 1.2 gold, which is honestly more pay than most second lieutenants or lieutenants.

Even though it was her job to always be by my side, I should have guessed that after returning to Reichburg, she never went home or went out, wearing a maid uniform, even on the rare holidays she had.

“That’s why I’m always grateful to the director. In addition, when I was training to become a dedicated maid, I heard that the person serving me might touch me, so I prepared my mind to some extent. “I am truly grateful to the director for always consistently respecting me and treating me well.”

As I listened to Charlotte’s story, I remembered the experience of being reincarnated for the first time and living as an orphan in an orphanage, suffering like a dog.

Only now, it has become a story we can laugh about, like we did in front of Lieutenant Colonel Anya, saying that those days were really shitty.

At that time, it was really cold and hungry and I had to live in misery.

However, I felt sympathy for the woman who was helping me both materially and spiritually, and that her situation was more serious than mine at the time.

In addition, Charlotte is the person who will be by my side for at least the next few years, and is the person I will spend the longest time with after Laura.

“Thank you so much for saying that. However… we still have time, so rather than going home like this, let’s stop by Charlotte’s house for a while.”

If I stop by her house and pay off her debt in full, I will be able to secure Charlotte’s loyalty, and her voluntary loyalty will be of great help to me in many ways.

You never know. For example, when an order comes from the imperial family to secretly monitor my suspicious activities, I wonder if I can give her a hint and escape without too much damage.

And even if that isn’t the case, Charlotte is of great help as an office assistant.

So I opened the carriage window and said to Charlotte:

“Tell the coachman where the house is. “Now that we’re out, let’s hurry up and go.”

The sight I saw when I arrived in front of her house was quite shocking.

“I came to get money! “Open the door!!”

As Charlotte said, no matter how much the debtors of this era collect a hefty amount of interest and are even abusive…

they wouldn’t treat someone who pays interest consistently like that, right?

What on earth is going on?

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