Three days after staying at the inn, the door was knocked when he was in his room reading the previous day's administrative documents.

"Payle, come in."

I did not raise my face and judged it by the sound and signs of knocking.

It was Paille who knocked, and she walked in and quietly bowed to me.

"Master, I see you."

"Hmm, who is it?"

"His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince's family."

All right, let's go.

"Yes"

Payle thanked him again and left in the same atmosphere as when he came in.

I stayed in office.

Because I needed a detailed reply, I put the sentence together in my head and then write it down.

The knock was made again.

"Come in."

With permission, the door was opened in a more humiliating manner than when Payle was present.

I saw someone kneeling near the entrance.

"Rio Leo, it's a great honor to meet you."

Hmm.

While nodding, I kept on writing that was on the way.

Because I needed detailed instructions, it took me nearly five minutes to write everything down.

I put the pen down and it took about two minutes to check the contents.

After determining that there is no problem with the instruction, place the pen and raise your face.

A man named Rio Leo kept his head down.

You're breathing on your shoulders and sweating.

I can see that I hurried to see it.

"Stand up. Are you in a hurry?"

"Yes, Oscar ordered me to come in the Express."

I see.

Rapid speed is the degree of haste.

When delivering orders and documents, the urgency changes depending on the importance.

There are roughly two types of express and express.

Express is what rushes there.

It's a level of haste that tries to catch a horse and deliver it quickly, but you can use it to crush it.

Express is one rank higher than Express.

In this case, it is the level of hurry, whether the person on the horse is alive or dead.

It doesn't matter whether a human being is alive or dead, so we should send out three sets of horses with the same documents at the same time, and any one of them should be delivered alive.

It is rarely used, but on top of that, there is something called "super express," which is only used in times of emergency warfare.

Oscar sent his family, and even the express train.

"Let's talk calmly. Paylle, give Rio a chair."

When he called out of the room, Paylle brought a chair and stood by Rio.

Rio did not sit immediately and knelt again on the spot.

Thank you. Happiness.

That being said, I stood up and sat with my butt halved.

This was one of the tricks, so I didn't say it at all.

"Well, what does Oscar say?"

"Yes, as Minister of Finance, I agree."

"Are you saying you have a position against it?"

"Your Majesty, I see."

Rio sat down lightly.

"As a prince, I can't agree to let go."

"Why?"

"Exchange taxes have been customary for more than 100 years since they came into effect, and there are many interests involved.If you take it away, you can't predict the degree of rebellion of deputies and retired ministers everywhere. "

"Retired minister?... ahh"

"... that's right."

Rio lowered his head with a magical face.

Oscar is right, that's where we're sure to be afraid.

In addition to the Prince's family, ministers of the prime ministerial rank may become knight-selected selection officers to increase their number of children.

Just like I chose Shirley.

And you can still put out a substitute for your son.

It is customary for their breeders to offer their money to the minister who elected them.

Where the money is coming from - mostly exchange taxes.

And many of the ministers are the family of some prince.

Prince Thunder, Empress Audrey's parent, has expelled about three prime ministers from his family.

In other words, when it comes to taking up the exchange tax, it inevitably turns retired ministers into enemies, and even the prince behind it into enemies.

That is why Oscar has responded that he agrees with the finance minister, but that he cannot let go of the prince - the royal family.

"... is that all Oscar kept?"

Huh?

"I'm talking about Oscar, what do you expect from what I just heard?"

"... Your Majesty, this Rio Leo is truly impressed."

That's what Rio said, and once he got up from his chair, he knelt down and lowered his head deep down on me.

Then he stood up again, sat back in his chair and stared straight at me.

"As you can see, Oscar said:"Your Majesty is in a lot of habits, so he won't pull it off for that reason."

"That's right."

The first thing I did was get married to the Crown Princess.

Since the Crown Princess retains her status as a custom even if she is surrendered to a civilian, it becomes a subordinate relationship even for couples.

My husband needed both an application and a permit to see his wife, and since it was not a decent couple relationship, I abolished it by the emperor's decree.

It is the custom of the Empire from the early days, but it is not a relationship of government.

Moreover, in the situation where husbands and men were suppressed, the princes of each generation were favourable to improvement, and at worst, the reform was smooth because it was a feeling of "like it".

Originally, I wanted to reform some customs as an emperor, but I used the story that came down.

As a result, some princes and ministers, such as Oscar, were firmly aware that I was an emperor who wanted to follow the rules.

This time, too.

Oscar predicted that he would not be able to do anything about me trying to get a currency exchange tax from his point of view.

"I knew it was people...."

"Ah, what does that mean?"

"No, it's not.I understand. Answer Oscar with a recommendation.Details will be packed when the rest of you get home in the morning. "

Ha.

"... I'll just give you directions."

"Thank you for listening."

Rio knelt before me again.

Stay on your knees and take my orders.

"I'll take it from the deputy as a precondition. But there was a rebellion if I just took it up.So you give the exchange tax money to the deputy in the name of a bonus. "

"....."

Rio raised his face in surprise.

But I didn't say anything.

In the scene where the emperor speaks to the prince, he is, so to speak, a pigeon.

It is a crime of disrespect to pin your opinions and words there.

As a family of the prince, Rio was surprised and said nothing because he was familiar with it.

"I know what you're trying to say. Then there's no point in taking it up, and if it goes bad, it's going to be a deficit.That would mean. "

……

Rio lowered his head silently.

That's exactly what you said - a silent reply.

"Because there are miscellaneous expenses, the exchange tax will be increased in part."

─!

"Don't stray, there's more. It's not to fatten my stomach, so I'll give you some, but I'll lay flat on the whole.Nevertheless, there will be people who are dissatisfied with raising it. "

Rio lowered his head again silently.

"Another announcement is that we will not increase taxes permanently."

Ugh!

"At least for the remainder of my term, I will not permanently increase the exchange tax."

……

Rio's expression became very complicated.

30% surprised and 70% confused.

"What are you hooked on? I'll give you permission. Tell me."

"Thank you, happiness. Why are we not raising taxes instead?"

"Do you know what is the most important thing that a country gives its people?"

"Um, money... no job... food, clothes, shelter, right?"

Seventy points, not bad.

"Thank you!"

"Turn them upside down and give hope and expectations."

"Hope... expectation..."

"Yes, it is the role of the country's politicians to enable them to have hope and expectations.Money, jobs, clothing, housing, everything is included in the hopes and expectations for life. "

Give me a beat and I'll keep going.

"Not raising taxes permanently is part of creating that expectation."

"I see... Your Majesty, I am impressed."

"Mm-hmm. Tell Oscar what you're talking about.You can repeat the original text.Oscar will work on the draft. "

Ha.

Rio lowered his head again and then left.

After I dropped Rio off, I got up and looked out the window.

Oscar is capable, you'll notice in this story.

The essence of this story is not the people, it is the first measure to change the structure and body of the officials themselves.

I took my stomach, but I made up for it.

Still, if you try to fatten your stomach in some way, you won't forgive me this time.

I'm trying to make things easier for Oscar.

Except for the Empire, I can give you what you want.

If you're still aiming for the Empire even though you've done so much...

Oscar will definitely be able to read.

"Give up the empire, brother.It defiles my father's name. "

My tweets, looking out the window, melted away in the desert sun without reaching anyone.