Price of Management

The banquet was worth mentioning as Earl Ranzhel.

Since Castel Castle was occupied, there was no banquet that was exciting enough to invite the traveling circus or the theater.

However, in the atmosphere of the gentle music, the banquet produced all kinds of rare food and wine.

Plates and forks, cutlery and knives were all gold.

Can you imagine? The rich man was born with a gold spoon in his mouth, and Earl Ranzhel was eating everyday with a golden tablecloth.

Earl Ranzhel meant that the other five families in Jehovah were the same.

It was a sight to see how rich Sazam was in the Baden River basin.

The floor was covered with precious rugs that were only produced in some parts of the eastern continent, and all the windows on the upper floor were stained glass.

It looked elegant and artistic.

“Oh, my God. ”

King Erik groans and trembles.

Although he did not enjoy the luxury of raw materials, he was a frugal King Eric due to his lack of royal finances.

“Your Majesty, you must manage your emotions. Anger is not a good emotion for negotiation. ”

Louie approaches and whispers. King Erik nods.

“I know. ”

I've also comforted King Erik.

“We are the winners of this negotiation anyway. Earl Ranzhel is ultimately forced to respond under the toll tax, but now he's just trying to minimize his losses. Trust me when I get this done. ”

I deliberately spoke confidently. Confidence must not fail at the same time.

“You are so confident. ”

Of course, I had my reasons for being confident.

“The rising landscape has been confronted by the Horn Empire with intense emotional pressure and forced to concede passage along the Baden River to a certain degree. The sudden military behavior of Emperor Kars was surprising, but it all went as planned. So there's no reason to be nervous. ”

“Then let me ask you a question. How will the continent change as a result of this negotiation? ”

“The continental economy is already shifting slightly from agricultural to commercial. Once the toll reduction on the Baden River is confirmed, the flow will accelerate. ”

“Is it a commercial industry……. ”

King Erik looks as if he's lost his mind, but I don't stop talking.

“Yes, and there is an opportunity for you to change that paradigm. ”

“Opportunity?"

“The chance to win the most powerful kingdom in the history of the Kingdom of Leaden. Negotiating the Baden River and alliances and customs negotiations with the Orient Kingdom are all aimed at it. ”

“Is that true? ”

“Yes, we'll see. When all that is done, your position will change greatly. ”

Then King Erik's face brightens.

“I'm so glad Jim has you. Get to the royal chambers as soon as you can. ”

“As I said, I will judge by the outcome of this negotiation. ”

When King Erik felt better, he was able to enjoy the banquet without any anger towards the aftermath.

As I watched King Erik speak to the key figures of each country, Louis suddenly approached me.

“I told you before that the economic paradigm will change from agriculture to industrial focus. ”

“Yes, I did. ”

“But I don't understand why that would lead to the reinforcement of the throne. ”

“Feudalism is an institution focused on the agriculture-centric economy. That's why he gave the land to Ghosh who built the ball, and the Lord has the money to harvest crops from his farmer's land and maintain his army. ”

Louie said as if he knew.

“Feudal lords who can sustain power in agricultural societies will lose power when the economy shifts to commercial industries. ”

“That's right."

“But the low toll on the Baden River seems to have a weak link to accelerate that. ”

“That can be seen from the results of how this negotiation is resolved. ”

“Could you elaborate on that? ”

Louie showed great interest in my opinion.

“The passage tax of the Baden River is a source of wealth after the siege. Traffic tax cuts and down-freezing, I don't have the stomach for it. Even if I could survive the war, I wouldn't yield to that. ”

Louie nods.

“Yes. Despite the war, the current Horn Empire has not overcome logistics supply problems due to the famine and the aftermath of the Black Plague, and remains a nomadic issue. I don't think you'll be scared unless you know there's no all-out war going on. ”

“Then we'll have to make some concessions. ”

“How? ”

“Imagine the justification for this toll reduction. ”

Louie thought for a moment, I said.

Then quickly raise your head and look at me surprised.

“It was our argument that we should reduce the toll on the Baden River, which promotes high water prices for the people of the three countries who are severely deteriorated by the Great Plague and Black Blood Disease. ”

“That's right."

I nod, smiling.

I knew you were smart. Louie Concernda, author of "Draft of Kingdom of Leaden by the Governor System."

“Only food and supplies will be subject to reduced toll and down-freezing! So we can still get high tolls on luxury goods and munitions, so we can concentrate on that. ”

Yes, it is.

The other day, I told Julia to keep 20,000 Redinarch rations and supplies for export to the Horn Empire.

This is how negotiations were supposed to go down.

Louie looks at me with a trembling voice.

“The lower the toll on food and supplies, the cheaper the price and the better the economy. ”

“On the contrary, the toll on luxury goods and munitions will be higher as the loss has been incurred. Nobles, the main consumers of luxury goods and munitions, suffer losses. ”

“So the economy of the commoners will be activated and the consumption of the nobles will be slowed. ”

“Exactly. If the economy is active, the number of peasants who are farming will be reduced. They'll try to get into commerce to make more money and make things that will sell well. The more commerce and domestic manufacturing developed, the harder it is for the lord to control the territory. ”

“Did you look over there and plan this? ”

“Yes.”

“You're amazing. ”

“Haha, you're welcome. ”

In fact, it was a plan because I had seen the future that had already been done so.

Emperor Kars, who defeated the landfall and occupied the Baden River basin, abolished it from the high traffic tax.

He also designated cities on the Baden River Basin as a free commercial zone.

As a result, the commoners began to move to a free commercial district. We ran to the free commercial district, the land of opportunity, to make more money.

The lords had rigorous deterrents in place to prevent people from escaping, but eventually they were unable to suppress the human desire to live a better life.

So the Feudal Lords began to walk the path of collapse, and on the contrary, the kingdom became more powerful every day.

The war to conquer the continent of King Kars has only claimed half the continent.

But the war had a consequence that brought about a new era.

just as the turning point in human history has always been war.

In my 90 years of living, I have seen such an era flow that I can confidently conceive of a world called the Baden River Toll Tax negotiation.

Those who depend on the agricultural economy will no longer be able to survive.

The Lord himself needs to invest in commerce and to keep pace with the times, such as developing specialized products in the territory.

This is why I brought in my Kunt family as a joint venture when I bought an iron ore mine and set up a Carrock Weapons Depot.

so that even if the agricultural economy collapses, the Kunt family can be subordinated.

My family is already earning more than taxes with mines and armory stores, so Arthur must have realized something. I will continue to be willing to invest in commerce in the future

Louie said.

“To be honest, I was competing with Baron Kunt, or Baron. He was the same age and he was from the same country, so I thought I could always get ahead of him. ”

Hmm. I can't deny it.

No, it would be an honor for me to think that Louis Concern felt competing with me.

“But I just heard the words of the prince and realized a lot. I thought I was the smartest person I've ever lived with, and that arrogance broke my heart a lot. Even when I saw Baron Deckard, you... Yes, even if you are the next Chancellor, I thought I would be happy to serve you. ”

“Louie Concern……. ”

“Yes, I will work with all my heart and with all my heart. We look forward to your continued support. ”

“But I haven't decided yet to become the next Chancellor……. ”

“That's what happened when you said that. You're already the next prize anyone will see. Besides... ”

Louie laughs and says,

“That doesn't mean that I gave up my career. Working with you will naturally make me faster, and in your personality, I may retire early, but I have enough time to pursue my successor position. Baron Deckard was a pretty tough guy back then, but he wasn't the one who couldn't win. ”

I laughed when I said that.

“No, if I'm going to be a trophy, it's you. Because he's not as motivated to work as I am. If you don't hold on to it forcefully, you'll have to watch carefully as you create a fake ID at any time. ”

“I'll keep that in mind.”

We smiled at each other.

It was truly believable that Louie Concern, who, in his former life as governor, had established an achievement in the Kingdom of Leaden, had become my faithful companion.

Aren't I happy just thinking about taking Louie as my successor and enjoying my retirement pretending to be the youngest...?

As long as these intelligent and wonderful people are together, this country could be sure that there was still hope. What could be happier than this?

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