Common Sense of a Duke’s Daughter

Moneda came in with the knock at a time when I gave my words back to the consular officer with a bitter laugh.

His complexion is uncommonly bad for him.

... although I would be something similar.

To be honest, I didn't want to see Moneda if it was going to happen.

To be precise, I did not want to face the agenda of my discussions with Moneda.

It's just like when I was a student I thought 'I don't want to go to school' on exam day.

... Though when it is allowed to do something like 'I hate to think about it, so let's put it behind us', it is long gone.

Come on, why don't we carve another deep wrinkle between our brows with him?

"... Shall I take my seat off?

To his question in the People's Ministry, I shook my head to the side.

Anyway, I was hoping he'd attend the discussion from now on.

"Long time no see, lady"

"Yeah, right."

haha...... and a dry grin on each other.

"You think the First Prince was delivered a victory in the Royal Palace? I wonder if this will finally put an end to the harassment of Almerian territory."

"Yeah, right. Moneda's intel helped me a lot with that. I'm so sorry I'm late... but thank you so much, Moneda."

"No, thank you. Commercial Alliance Age on that matter..."

"... Moneda"

Block his story and call his name.

He shook his body slightly with pickles.

"You're not like you were in a commercial guild.... time is money, isn't it?

The moment I cut out that word, the color of his eyes changed.

I was ready.

It's the very temper of trying so hard to walk forward, carrying the heavy responsibility that rests on your shoulders.

"I would like to discuss the future"

"I guess.... Oh, just in the right place"

In the middle of the conversation, he came into the room with all the facades of each department he would have been speaking to in the People's Ministry.

"We've got all the people, and we're gonna start a meeting in the next room."

When each of them arrived at their seats, the consular officers of the Ministry of Agriculture handed out the materials first.

Everyone looks right through it.

"This is the current territorial reserve and the expected production volume for this harvest period."

As for stockpiles, I was back a long time.

Though compared to when I made the back book and misled the center.

Still, that's what we do after we accept immigrants and provide them with food support, so it's probably the first place.

It was worth the budget and buying more than any other country.

... if nothing happens like this, enough for the original quantity to recover in the next harvest.

Yes, we're talking about if nothing happens.

Oh, my head hurts.

"... in the next harvest season, you can expect a good amount of harvest."

As far as the report is concerned, production is expected to increase by about 20% over the previous year.

"The results of my research at the school have worked. Sometimes we have started growing new varieties, but this is the result of efforts to use agricultural land more effectively and to optimise the cultivation of crops. Unless a massive disaster hits pre-harvest farmland, we see this figure as solid."

"I will report from the Ministry of Works, but I see the completion of the work to combat the water damage that was being pushed forward. It has already been completed for an important part, after which it is only finely maintained… at a stage where it can function adequately. I was wondering if the damage caused by the disaster would happen sooner, unless it was even hit directly by a storm every hundred years."

To the words of the Ministry of Works, I exhale.

"Sooner than planned, huh? Though I've been working on it since my grandfather's day, I've tried to rework it a lot this time."

"Yes, but there has been active cooperation from residents here recently. I thought that was a big factor."

"Yes..."

Having rooted for the inhabitants apparently came here and headed in a good direction.

"Why do we need it, why do we make that system operational"

After all, not knowing the significance of it itself would mean that the way it is taken will also change dramatically.

"What about the waterways and reservoirs that are going on in parallel at the same time?

"It's the middle of the process. The reservoir is already operational, but the waterway is not yet fully covered. However, once the water damage control work has been completed, it is possible to turn personnel around, so I was wondering if progress would be faster."

"I see..."

"To listen to those in the Ministry of Works, the risk of the most worrying disaster outbreak seems to be much contained. Doesn't seem like a problem to continue with food support...... how about that?

Don't answer right away, organize your mind.

the situation that is currently in place, and then what needs to be done in the future.

"... although you reported it earlier, I'll ask you again to confirm. My good offices for people who want to migrate are 80% complete, because the food rations at the moment have been distributed... no doubt about it?

To my inquiry, two people nodded, the People's Ministry and the Agriculture Ministry, respectively.

"If so, I'll cut off food support."

Was my words unexpected to the commanders on this occasion, who were blinking their eyes for a moment as if they were uniformly surprised?

Continuation of food aid is possible if current circulation and future harvests are taken into account.

Yes, if nothing happens.

You realize the sincerity of it...... one person and one person and one person gradually start to wait for the continuation of my words with a strange face.

"It hasn't been officially announced yet... but the war is about to begin."

To my words, everyone except Moneda took a breath.

Moneda notified me of it early before I left King's Capital, and I already knew it because I had let him gather all sorts of information, so I thought it would be quiet... and my complexion was not good.

Well, I know how you feel.

"… with the Twile Country, is it?"

As one consular officer decided to do, he uttered the word.

But it wasn't a question. It felt like some of them had already confirmed it, and I dared to put it into words to confirm it.

If I nodded to affirm, I would open my mouth like everyone said something... but I shut my mouth.

I'm sure it's a storm of cursing murmurs in their heads.

From the look on your face, is there 90% anger and 10% relief?

Even more angry at the fact that acts of force are being perpetrated twice as nationals of the State of Tasmeria, it also seems to be swirling with anger as a consular officer that the case he was putting in was once again bringing in trouble where it was finally coming to an end.

The only salvation is that the State of Twile and the Duke of Almeria are apart?

"Based on that...... let's talk about now"

If you put more effort into words, we all correct our posture.

Sin...... and for a moment I felt like a book of silence covered the room.

"... Moneda. Any commercial guild moves?

"It looks like we haven't grasped this information yet, and the market is moving calmly"

"Fine. Keep your eyes open so that you are strictly careful with the exclusive buying of food and drugs"

"... the 'windfall control order' continues?

The Law Department asks questions.

A "windfall control order" is a provision that provides for the punishment of buying or selling for the purpose of windfall.

It used to be enacted in Japan when there was a US disturbance... should be.

I don't know the details of what that was because I just studied it lightly in history... but the purpose is the same as what is being constructed in the Duke of Almeria territory.

Demand exceeded supply as a result of the disaster.

In the meantime, if you buy or sell those items, you can push up the market price that was just going up.

Those who try to use it to beat up huge profits unfortunately show up.

Not to mention this time, it's war.

The country must secure food for soldiers fighting on the battlefield, and if farmland is caught in the war in the first place, the yield itself will be reduced.

Even if there was a balance between supply and demand in this territory, someone would think if the overall balance of the country was out of balance.

… I wonder if I should procure things in cheap territory and sell them in a land where they are scarce and prices are rising.

Sometimes I don't think I can get to the idea of a freely open market... but I am the one who keeps the land.

Only then should we avoid more and more food spilling out of the land.

In the first place, it wasn't the people who were upset when they heard the news of the war that they were going to buy in.

"Yeah, of course. And tariffs also maintain special measures as they stand"

Concerned about the outflow of food and supplies to other territories, exports for a number of items are currently set at high tariffs in the Duke of Almeria territory. Although tariffs have been abolished as much for imports as before.

"Same as before for items subject to tariffs?

"Yep... the big frame is in food and drug-related. Check with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture later and draw up a list. As soon as you confirm that, take the necessary steps....... Moneda. What is the current trend in prices per item and what is the trend in the Chamber of Commerce?

"Prices are starting to rise slightly. Though, the trend in consumption remains the same, so I was wondering if it still means that the value of the object itself is increasing."

"The distribution volume should be adjusted and secured. … after all, does that mean that everyone has an earlier concern?"

"The best way to lower the value of things is to lubricate themselves, right? … or will it increase the value of money by reducing the amount of money that goes out"

"Let me put it from the point of view of the treasury, once again I would like to allow time for food procurement from other countries. Yes, if you do a massive outflow of funds over and over again, you won't be able to turn it anywhere else you need to."

My face and that of Moneda have all deteriorated to the opinion of the treasury in particular.

"It's also hard to come up with a proposal from me out of the field...... there used to be an example where the state owed its people money. Why don't you recreate that? Purchasing supplies increases inventory, and collecting funds reduces the availability of funds."

I can't snort at the words that came out of the Ministry of Agriculture as a substitute.

"Oh... you mean bonds. It's not easy to agree. Firstly, that in the current system of the gold-based system, there is a limit to the volume of issuance"

The banknote now is a gold exchange voucher… in other words, the exchange for gold coins is a prerequisite.

In the first place, that the issue of currency is tied to the stock of gold coins.

In other words, just because you don't have enough money doesn't mean you can print it indefinitely.

Well... it would be a gold-based system, but it would be a currency-based system, but if you create silly bonds and inflate your debt, does it make any difference that the financial destination is dark?

"Secondly, it is opaque whether there are underwriters of bonds. Now that prices are on the rise, interest rates are rising to curb them. … Third, we need a sound financial base to protect an efficient financial system. The bonds are, in the end, borrowings… obliged to repay in the future. If you have enough income in the future to do that, and you don't have the financial discipline in place, sooner or later your debt will just increase to the snowman method. … from the above, I would not agree to issue bonds cheaply."

"That's like a drama drug. In view of the current situation, I suppose you don't need to put your mouth on that...... how about that?

"There is no zero chance that this land will not be exposed to war. I think we need to secure the funds for a time like this."

"That coordination is a Treasury function, isn't it? Shouldn't we be cutting elsewhere and getting ready for battle rather than expecting new funding?

"I am also worried about the trend of the people. Anxiety propagates and causes unexpected behavior. It's even more likely to buy food."

"I was wondering if that would be more reasonable to deal with in the law department."

Discussions are held when opinions are expressed from the point of view of each function.

I wouldn't have gotten around to it by myself.

From that day on, discussions took place day after day, and everyone had such an incandescent debate that they set out their future policy.