Fushi no Kami: Rebuilding Civilization Starts With a Village

The contents of annual reports from various regions are mainly reports of production volume.

From the level of civilization in this world, agricultural production is mostly the same. Some reports of livestock and processed goods are mixed, but this is an exception.

Depending on the reported amount, the tax amount of each village or city will be determined and the territorial budget will be set.

Although it is a very troublesome task, the territorial budget also involves the budget for my plan, so I can't help but be motivated.

"But... just because it's increased compared to the previous fiscal year, it's likely to cause problems."

Only this year's harvest can be read from the report. And the treatment I was instructed to do is to seek amplification compared to last year's report.

Apparently, the amount of tax payable is determined by custom. Last year's harvest was 100, and tax was paid at 100. This year's harvest was 80, so tax was paid at 80. It's like that.

Mr Arthur is surprised at my allegations.

"Really? I can't think of a problem... Everywhere, I hear this is how you do it.

"If I compare it only a year ago, I can't see the big problem... oh, yeah. You should say it's hard to find a problem, not a problem."

Compared to last year, the harvest was slightly higher, but it was actually decreasing year by year, half of what it was 50 years ago, which is a good thing. Catch, etc.

"Ten-year increments... is that possible?

"There must be. If you use it every year, the soil in the field loses the power to grow the crop. That's why we're slowing it down by planting different crops one by one."

All resources are limited. Where it appears to be inexhaustible, limits can be found by counting from a point of view one step away. The sun dies one day.

"Looking at things on a long-term basis makes it easier to spot such problems. Conversely, if yields are increasing year by year, there may be a reason for something to go well. I'd love to check that out."

"I know what you're talking about, but... can you do that?

In the memory of the previous life, it was done normally, so we can do it.

To summarize this information, a line graph is good.

The materials of the past should be in the Consulate in recent years. The old ones are stored in the temple. A year of experience working in the city has kept me alive.

"In the meantime, let's do it only in regions that have experienced significant fluctuations this year and last year. About three, right? It's harder than that."

"Good. I'm thrilled you said you'd put your hands on everything."

Arthur puts his hand on his chest and breathes out loudly.

I don't think I'm going to penetrate any more of this shrine into a boulder. Not yet.

"I'd like to do it all if possible... That way, we can make taxes more efficient, and we'll end up earning more."

As a result, the tax increases, the budget increases.

The more budget we have, the more privileges we can ask for in our plans and the more money we can ask for in the Temple Library.

So I'd like to work as politely as possible, but all resources are limited. Workforce and time are, of course, limited resources.

Unfortunately, we won't make it to this budget plan.

"If only I could root it around here a little sooner...."

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

"Hmm... that's right. I wouldn't have been able to do it with my bare hands, and I had to give up being honest about my lack of power."

This is the challenge for next year. But I wonder if we'll have time to do that again next year.

"Brick tile construction is as good as you think. I'd like to spend some time with you, but I still want another body when I try to deal with the finances of these territories."

"Ash is the other one. It's amazing....."

Arthur tried to laugh at my words and his expression caught on the way.

Somehow I keep my voice down and keep joking about my jokes.

In that case, Micah needs another one.

"Ah, that's good. Mika-san would be the strongest if there was another one."

"Yes. Otherwise, my balance will break down... and I'm still weak."

With a little regret, Arthur murmurs at his mouth.

Arthur was bitterly laughed at when he told him that he was very reliant on him.

"I'm probably feeling a little bit different from what Ash thinks.... Anyway, it's better than I thought, brick or brick?

"Yes, I didn't think the masons would be so cooperative."

"Ah, I see. Is that what this is about?"

In this world, where bricklayers were cut off, it was decided to consult with masons as the group with the closest technology.

At this time, the concern was whether the artisan would refuse to react to the unprecedented new material called brick.

Because masonry is quite well paid in this world.

After all, the stone itself is a precious luxury and is controlled by the royal family. At the request of the lord, the masonry carries out architectural repairs such as city walls and the lord's building. We are closely associated with upstream society.

Nature and masonry care about etiquette and elite consciousness. I was worried that such a proud craftsman would make a good face even if he carried a strange story.

However, when I showed the prototype brick, saying, "There is such a thing," I ate it with great momentum.

When I showed the loading method written in the book and the cement for adhesion made from slaked lime, it was so loud that I shouted.

At present, masons are delighted to consider what kind of equipment prototype bricks can be used for.

"I was hoping that there would be some kind of rebellion, such as masonry training, to handle things like this..."

I imagined a stubborn craftsman who handled luxury goods to be like that.

How dare you be recognized by the honorable and proud upper classes of the technology. Traditions and ways of life to protect are also their products.

Arthur told me that he was tilting his neck and wondering if it was different in this world.

"Ash is right, if it were King's Landing, there would have been such a rebellion."

"Really?

"I think there were a lot of craftsmen like that in King's Landing. Somehow, there was a certain atmosphere that the famous workshop was a good one. That's why there's something about a new workshop that doesn't look out for me."

It would have been a luxury brand. It is not a bad thing because it produces stable luxury products.

However, it is a problem when new technologies become a difficult soil to produce. Looking at Arthur's sad eyes, it is possible that the technological site in King's Landing is exposed to its evil.

"I also received that when I was in King's Landing, it was only natural. But I came here and Ash taught me a lot, and I wondered what the tide was like in King's Landing."

In King's Landing, Arthur pointed his lips at his parents to complain that he would not have been allowed to experiment with animal manure or fly an exhibition of tendon-powered aircraft.

Arthur's well-prepared face is beautiful even if he is angry, but he is more attractive when he laughs. Trying to make it easier by joking, you get along.

"You didn't eat any tomatoes, did you?

"Of course!"

Tomatoes that have completed the first phase of the edible experiment have not yet been officially declared edible. But Arthur is losing his curiosity and eating secretly.

The impression is a smile in front of me. I smiled back at the smile that I could play for my age.

It seems that my response has led to Arthur's shame.

"Ah, no... well, anyway, there's something about King's Landing that doesn't accept new things... and I'm not wrong about Ash."

The technique of coughing up is also cute when the illumination is revealed.

"I'm sure it's working because this is the perimeter. Whatever this is, people who can live in peace and quiet in King's Landing or in the middle do not come to dangerous borders. In other words, there are people here with reason and low status who are not losing their temper to seek a new life and step into the unknown."

"I see. A family of adventurers."

I'm sure there are many curious and new lovers.

Such a land pattern seems comfortable for Arthur. This person is very patient, so he is quite restrained, but he is intrinsically curious and melancholy. Otherwise, it will not fit perfectly into prohibited tomatoes.

"I'm glad Arthur's here."

"Yeah, I think so. When I came here, I realized that I was disgusted by the people in King's Landing who only saw the narrow world inside."

It seems that Arthur is involved in the King's Landing even though he is lying about his gender. There is no bright colour in the tone of this country's capital.

Seems to have been so unpleasant.

It seems better to change the subject. As a gentleman, I am an indispensable part of conversation skills.

"Arthur is an adventurer. It's the type that worries about the outside of the enclosure."

Really? Does it look that way? "

Arthur changes his expression to my reputation and asks back happily.

"Yes, very much. For example, for lunch today, pizza is going to be cooked outside the city walls."

Arthur is still banned from contacting the prisoner, but the treasure information outside the enclosure makes a serious expression.

"Do you have my share?

Of course, it is also available. However, an immediate willingness to participate is unlikely.

"That's the adventurer."

"Fufu, this was definitely impossible in King's Landing. I'm really glad you're here."

Just because it's a perimeter doesn't mean you're losing. I have a feeling of gratitude to God for the goodness of my hometown that I have never realized before.

Let's pray the next time we go to the temple. I'm going to borrow a book.