A Mid-level (Middle-aged) Office Worker’s Laid-Back Industrial Revolution in Another World

Dinner was over and each went back to his room.

Takeo had tea at Alice, Erica and Cassandra, as well as Victor and Gina, after preparing tomorrow morning and noon.

The soldiers of the escort are dormant with the little ones on the couch.

"So, what is consultation?

Alice asks Erica.

"Yeah, this time, I became an advisor to the Third Prince family.

Mr. Takeo, Lord Alice, what can I do?

"What are you worried about?

Takeo asks frankly.

"No, His Royal Highness Alma and His Royal Highness Leila told me that I could be His Highness William's sideroom.

"... is that right?

Did His Highness actually tell you that?

"No, not at all.

His Royal Highness Alma and His Highness Leila told me that I would enjoy spending time with His Highness William after learning all about it.

They say they will take care of my will, not just the request from His Highness William.

"I see.

Neither His Highness Alma nor His Highness Leila will let His Highness William like you.

Takeo laughs bitterly.

"Yes.

You're telling me because I won't let you marry me compulsively... but what am I supposed to do?

"Hmm? What does Mr. Erica want to do?

"I don't know where... Lord Alice, can I stay with the Third Prince family?

"Come on... I can't say anything about that, but...

What is Mr. Cassandra doing?

Alice asks Cassandra.

"I am in trouble for the Knights of the Third Prince family.

For once, those people are your men.

This is Master Erica's escort and surveillance.

"Well, surveillance won't help.

It was easy for His Highness Alma and His Highness Leila to just follow the escort.

Plus, there's very little restriction on action.

Mr. Takeo, His Highness Alma and His Highness Leila really only see me as a consultant.

"Isn't that a good thing?

"Yeah, it's a good thing... you think I was really the Empress... I'm a little nervous.

Erica makes a complicated face.

"Somehow... it's troublesome that you don't want me to doubt you.

"Yes... I wonder myself... I have the desire to be freed as a civilian and to be given special treatment (...).

"... it's special enough, though.

Alice leaks her sigh.

Erica turns to Alice.

"There will be mountains of people who want to be royal advisors.

Let it be someone from the Katlanda Empire... the Third Prince family takes the Ericas seriously.

There will be rebellion with martial officers and civilians gathered for the transfer of territory... and they pushed it off and hired you two.

What do you call special treatment without referring to this as special treatment?

"Oh well... we were from an enemy country, weren't we?

That's what Erica whines about.

"Both His Royal Highness Alma and His Highness Leila, as it stands, would like to see Mr. Erica not as a candidate for the Queen, but as a consultant.

Treat His Highness William only as a supplement.

The Lady's story will not need to be answered immediately, as His Highness Leila says.

So I can't make a place for Erica and the others without first producing results with policy proposals or something.

"Right... okay.

I want to do my best in building a city!

"Yes. The first step is to lay the foundations of life.

What kind of city is Lord William trying to build?

"Um, I saw the whole city, too, Mr. Takeo.

His Royal Highness William is thinking of an industrial district centered on the city's exclusive bureau, and His Royal Highness Alma and Leila are thinking of a commercial district centered on the harbor, which is based on the opinions of the civil servants on the administrative and agricultural districts.

And then I hear you're working out the district concept in each of them and have meetings with the civilians.

"I see... so first Erica should devise something in the harbor or commercial district.

Because it is both Your Highnesses who are protecting Mr. Erica from His Highness William.

"Uh... ha.

"Commercial District... Hmm... were you willing to make something of the specialty?

"No, they didn't say anything there.

His Highness Alma said he wondered if he needed to function as a relay point in order to distribute using the river first.

"I see... is it your role as a pick-up yard?

It's probably the best form of wholesale market, but there are things that need to be developed in a stable manner.

"Ha... yes!

Takeo abruptly began to give an overview of the harbor collection yard, and Erica rushed to start taking notes.

"1. Providing secure sales channels.

2. Provision of stable food and goods.

3. Providing a place to trade

These three will be required.

I think this is an important point of development because of the role of the relay point, which is a place that connects producers with retailers such as green fruit shops and fish shops.

"I mean, what is it?

"In other words, it is important to create an environment in which goods can be delivered from each territory in a stable manner, to create an environment in which goods can be shipped to each territory in a stable manner, and to create an environment in which those who come to sell and buy can trade at prices that do not disadvantage one side.

"Master Takeo, do you find this very difficult?

"Yeah, this will be hard to work with.

As it stands, if you want to sell it, go to the store where you want to sell it and explain it.

This idea of a wholesale market is an act of bringing everyone together and letting everyone who wants to buy something they want to sell fix a price... remember today, doing something similar?

"... Oh, is that a recipe for cooking?

"Yeah. If you say it in that state, I'm the producer, that is, the one who wants to sell it and each family wants to buy it.

And if you only gave it to the most expensive place in that state... see, it's similar to how this market works, right?

"What do you mean, you do it that way for all products?

"Yeah. The buyer decides the price.

Buyers will think about prices based on the type of ingredients and items, their freshness, their rare value, their place of production, and various conditions.

"Sometimes they buy it cheap, don't they?

Or things like not selling.

"There will be.

But what caused it to be bought cheap or not sold?

Whether it was originally an unsold product or had problems with freshness... producers would make things locally by figuring out how to sell them high.

And the people who want to buy it will also determine the price of things from the point of view of whether that's what the city people buy.

You need to be eye-catching for both sides.

If this is going to work, the quality on the side of making things, the sight on the side of buying will progress and the entire local economy will go up.

"Mr. Takeo asked me to suggest that to His Highness?

"Well... until I told Mr. Erica the form I knew.

Is the form premature or is it something you have already done? It is Erica who examines, contemplates, and decides whether to make a final (...) suggestion to Her Highness.

I don't mind any market.

Either way, I will try to sell it.

Takeo said it without a scrutiny.