"Hye.... The first thing you do is wind up money from me. Too bad, kid."
"I'm not a kid anymore, old man. I gave you the land for that, so I thought it was for the land."
First thing I did was create an organization.
It meant getting funding from a peddler's old man.
I was obliged to pay the church by using the name of the magic team, but I have already paid the amount.
Because I was able to pay with the tricks and the money I had saved like a snare.
But Bishop Paul was very surprised at the money I gave him.
Apparently, the amount was not small from Bishop Paul's point of view.
All I could pay for that was a deal with an old man, such as selling beasts.
In other words, the fact that I was able to save so much meant that the old man was also making a huge profit.
The old man was stockpiling up enough to wonder why he had been doing business until now.
The old man paid quite a bit of money for the land.
"Well, let's just say I donated to the Balkan Knight Master. But are you okay? Suddenly, I think I've created an organization where I'm suddenly in the position of a nobleman, but I think it's going to be tough."
I see. In the meantime, we need to create a system to make money. "
"It's easy to say, but can you? Making money is harder than you think."
I know you don't have to say such a thing.
If I were the head of a regular knighthood, I might not have bothered that much.
But my position is unusual.
Originally a peasant, he rose from there to a position of territorial power.
I don't think this will happen right away because I have an interest in Carlos, the current owner of the Fontana family, who is my neighbor.
But most of Carlos' men don't think much of me.
Perhaps they will be thrown into the Battle Zone or discarded when mobilized.
Alternatively, if the territory doesn't seem to be ruling well, some will suggest to Carlos that he take the territory from me with difficulty because of it.
That's why I can't just rule this territory in plain terms.
We need to grow the Barca Knight Leader strong.
Money hunters will be the first step.
"Well, that's why radical improvements are needed. Specifically, we have to get out of bartering....."
The first problem will end there.
Nearly 300 Balkan Knights can use leveling and soil improvement magic.
Therefore, I think there is no doubt that the food self-sufficiency rate will improve significantly.
But that's why I can't keep bartering forever.
That's because there will always be no proceeds other than the sale of beasts and the cultivation of magical mushrooms.
Let's start by making money for all our people, not just for them.
What is needed for this is still the presence of merchants who are not in the land.
So, we're going to open up the market.
This is how my economic reform began.
The old man was going around as a peddler.
I was listening at that time, but the merchant was surprisingly in trouble.
First of all, it seems that in today's world, it is quite a big deal to just move around.
If we try to go elsewhere through the territory ruled by each nobleman, we cannot carry goods as if they were bare.
There are things like gates everywhere, and tolls are taken there.
What is even more problematic is the existence of guilds, where merchants meet around the world.
It would have been a little easier to understand if a Merchant's Guild were collectively in charge of merchants from around the world.
The Alliance is in turmoil everywhere and for each item, so you can't ignore them and do business on your own.
If you try to do it, it is no wonder that it has been erased from the public domain.
But I'm not very happy with the way this works.
Because the movement of things is suppressed by various circumstances, and the price will definitely rise.
Now I may not have enough money for my people.
To some extent, price competition between merchants will also be necessary to keep prices low so that they can be bought by ordinary people.
To that end, I intend to create a free city.
I can open the city on the land I have prepared, and I can buy and sell freely if I give permission, regardless of the guild.
Providing such a place will improve the flow of money somewhat.
"No, that won't work. Who would come to such a remote northern place? [M] I think we'll end up together because we'll get tolls and stuff in some territory before we even get here."
When I told the old man my thoughts, I immediately rebutted them.
After all, we have to assume that it is difficult only for people who have been doing business in this world.
But I think it depends on how you do it.
A system where merchants gather voluntarily from the other side.
I began to prepare for the opening of the city, thinking that it would be crowded with free cities.