At the dawn of the year, the directors of each department will gather.

To discuss this year's plan over a year old brandy.

"... there doesn't seem to be any major problems with each department. Then I want you to tell me the banter's plan one last time."

"This year we will start two major projects that will take the future of Sylvania. One will be the creation of canals from the southern docking yard to places past the village of Altenham to the north. The other is finally the beginning of silk making. The division of the Kingdom of Sylvania must establish a process that goes that far until a silk thread is made. The end of the Great Wall to the west will allow the soldiers to use it, and the first process of silk yarn making will depend on the cats."

"Is it civil engineering again? What do you say we turn the heavy infantry into an engineer? Considering the castle and defense on the battlefield, it looks just fine."

I wonder if Mr. Zairas's suggestion would be to say combat engineers?

There is no such thing as a soldier in this world, but given that our battle is dedicated to defensive lines, we can use it inside.

"Otto, do you have any opinions?

"If it is His Majesty's life, we have no objection. Then…, what will happen to our fortifications?

Answering Sadie's question, Otto seems worried that Sylvania's defensive stronghold, the border fort, could be laid bare.

I am in friendship with the kingdom of Tornia to the east, and on the eastern ridge, the troops of Mr. Cule and his men are deployed. One squadron will be enough to garrison the fort. And Mr. Torrell's horseback squad is here.

The west is a little troublesome, but with the Great Wall built, isn't it better for mobile infantry to do the defense than heavy infantry?

One squadron of heavy infantry and one squadron of mobile infantry would be sufficient. There are wine vineyards extending west of the ridge, so if the offense has been notified, there seems to be no doubt that Mr. Zairas will rush.

When that happens, two squadrons are going to be able to turn. Canal work is likely to be applied as an idle farming job for the Tundan soldiers, and the masons are likely to be able to make water gates.

"Let Mr. Zairas re-examine the formation of the army. Even if it's a canal, it's like we've increased the size of the waterway, so I don't think we can do much construction."

"In that case, it is likely that the wasteland can also be used as a new arable land. I hope you can also look at giving land to peasants by participating in the construction……"

"It's woven. In all the wasteland it would be hard to open up, but it would be nice to earn a dime by participating in the construction and get the land with it.Sylvania is moisturized by the two silver mountains. If we do not take this opportunity to develop the national territory, it will decline when the silver runs out. The new land territory and the participation of peasants are left to Macram, but they target a third of the land that can be opened. In the future, there will be demand for cultivated land."

Mr. McLam is bowing his head to Sadie's words.

Indeed, there will be future demand. As long as there is water……, it seems that some farmers mourn.

"The problem is making silk threads, but I can't do that to you!

"I'll have Mr. Builder involved. If that's not possible, Sylvania's future will be dark. I'll teach you everything I know, so build on that."

"Sylvania's top secret. I'm going to try and make Mictus some company."

I don't think it would be that hard if I just took out the yarn. It is difficult to make uniform thickness yarns.

Nevertheless, the loom cannot be improved unless yarn can be done. Because the eyes should be so fine that they can't be compared to cotton textiles.

"The Torresti deal is active using silver entrusted by Sylvania. Banter's new sailboats and sailing gear are the coveted of Torresti's captain. The more difficult it is to use the stock dividend, the better it is to fund a new business."

"How about we build another distillery? They're asking like a lot of orders are coming."

Everyone has a suspicious eye for Mr. Zairas' suggestion. Me and Sadie did the same, and Mr. Marian was sighing.

"I have to think about that, too. With a total of five distillers built in the northern village, two would also be needed in the northern fort. I don't have a problem with using it as a Wang du."

"I wish I could make that for you. If it's the same distiller we built in the northern village, we can make it by the end of the year. Zylus, keep your wine full."

There's also a problem with couples happily nodding.

It's going to be a mass-produced brandy one way or another. I don't think you can wait until it's ripe.

"There seems to be no problem in dealing with the surrounding kingdoms. Then don't worry about adding a distillery in the north fort to Banter's proposal. Zairas will be in a lot of trouble, thank you very much."

When everyone nods at Sadie's words, this year's planning meeting ends.

A new brandy bin was transported and a glass of wine was placed in front of us.

"And the kingdom of Warham has gone quiet."

"Initially I thought it was a split between the two, but something seems to have worked out."

The words of Mr. Torrell and the others seemed to me to have expected civil unrest, but they were fortunate to me.

If civil unrest is to spread poorly, the Kingdom of Carmesia in the west could embark on a crackdown. I hope so, but the Kingdom of Carmesia itself is a kingdom settled by nomads, so the total population is not that large, and the culture of life is different. It would have been a new spark and kept tickling for a long time.

"Nevertheless, governance is still different. We need to keep an eye on the situation in the west."

"I hear that the kingdom of Torrell was hit by the tribe of the east. A pedestrian trader told me that the dirt base was useful."

"Again, I guess high earth bases are effective. All the long border lines from Torresti to the Great Wall to the west are made of earth bases and empty moats, but with the number of enemies, they will be breached."

"That's thicker west than east. We will coordinate our opinions with Lord Zaylus sufficiently."

Sounds like you should expect more from Mr. Torrell than Mr. Zairas.

There are three battalions of regular troops and two squadrons of Tunda soldiers. Plus there's two platoons of mountain hunters, and at the end of the day there's a platoon of ninja troops. This will be the entire army of Sylvania.

Even the surrounding kingdoms do not seem to know the presence of mountain hunters and ninja troops. Sometimes I see Mr. Lady in a fort, but he seems to mistake me for a scouting unit for the Cathedral Knights.

He may not be suspicious because he is in and out of the hall with dignity.

As soon as the booze turns, the commissioners go home. I let him have a bottle of brandy for his souvenir, but Mr. Riedel looked sinister when he saw Mr. Zairas bring home the bottle of brandy left at the table.

I've been taking care of a lot of things, so I'll sneak you another one later.

"Well, it's going to be a rough year. Tomorrow will be our New Year's greeting with the ambassadors."

"We have six brandies for each country. Cotton textiles seem to be made pretty good too, so I was wondering if they could be used for trading..."

"So you're going to use that tea bowl, right?

"If you're interested, you'll have a bounce to open up new trading routes. It's up to the new business partner to see if they can make a profit."

The results obtained from exploring new trading routes should be shared. Because they fund all countries.

Last year's voyage yielded one crate of pottery. It would have been distributed to each kingdom a little bit, but I don't think you had a chance to see it. I might have been stuck in the treasure trove unexpectedly.

"Banter's greedy, silkworm cocoon is hidden."

"If it goes well, it will. What will the trading ships bring this year?"

Because they put him in the crate right over there, only a few people saw the cocoon, and then they wouldn't even think I was thinking about spinning the yarn.

More than that.............

"It seemed like Mu's tummy was big, though?

"I heard you'd be born in the fall. You'll make a good playmate of Teaguel."

He talked to me happily... Well, Mu will be your mother, too. I feel like I was 12 or 3 when we first met, but it's been a long time since then.

Ten years have passed, I guess? Even Chris is running around the courtyard at some point.

You seem to see the hard work of old Mr. Marian, but occasionally you sit back on the bench you keep in the corridor of the building and you look at him like he misses you like that.

It must have been more fun back in the day.

Sadie's almost thirty, too, and she feels a lot calmer.

Though, you still feel like you're looking forward to traveling to a strange world.

When I was younger, my hopes were high, but maybe I'll really go out after a while.

"Chris is also six this year. We still have to lead the kingdom."

"I don't think it's that easy, though, to develop people who can be entrusted with running the kingdom?

"It's a university for that, not an alliance between kingdoms. Looks like the new trading ship is already getting results. In some cases, it seems like it would be a good idea for the first time to design a trading ship that crosses a new model?

It must be a good thing that my thoughts didn't flutter when I was younger...... but as a queen of a country it could be a problem.

But that thought is also something we have in common.

In order to do so, it will be necessary to keep the skeleton of the Kingdom of Sylvania strong.