Price of Management

King Erik and Duke Duron were also seen in King Erik's chambers at the Royal Palace, as well as the royal apprentices Jeron and Louis. Here we also see Earl Graham of the Royal Knights and Earl Randall Spay, deputy commander of the Royal Knights, the other closest thing to King Erik. A total of six, including myself, were the key members of the royal family to King Eric's throne.

Mmm.

It looks fairly poor. It means that this is the kind of person King Erik can open his heart and serve as an hand and foot, but this was not enough to rule the country.

We need to get rid of the senior officials and take control of all the royal sites. We need to get rid of all the incompetent or incompetent and fill the crucible with talented young talent.

“Hello, birdie ligand. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Thanks to your kindness, I took a rest. ”

“Haha, you're saying all kinds of things. Thanks to you, Earl Ricardo has offered to negotiate an alliance first. Are you confident that the negotiations will be handed over to you, as I said before? ”

I nodded and said slowly.

“Yes, but as I said before, there is a deal to be made with the Orions before their alliance. ”

“What is it? ”

“It's a customs agreement. ”

“Ah!”

King Erik nods, just remembering.

“Customs agreements will stimulate trade between the two countries, and the closer the economic relationship, the stronger the alliance will be. We will do our best to collect the tariff agreement with our allies on this occasion. ”

Then Jeron, who was listening quietly, stepped forward.

“May I speak boldly, Your Majesty? ”

“Granted."

Jeron, with his permission, asked me.

“The Orient royal family purposely offered alliances to get to Prince Ligand first. But you will eventually learn of his marriage, and when you do, it will be clear that he will know that he has been deceived and will delay the negotiations as much as possible to remove his feet. ”

“That's right."

“Then it won't be easy to assemble alliances unless you give the duc a condition that will benefit him as well. Do you have any more special coverings?" ”

“You know what?”

“I want to hear it. ”

I said with a confident smile.

“The Orient royal family has been financially hit by a large investment in grain by now. ”

This was known to me because I was a grain merchant in my previous life.

It was definitely about this time.

In my previous life, around this time, I invested in grain and went bankrupt a lot. I barely repaid my debt with the help of Arthur and my father. It is because if the debt is not repaid, the debtor will be caught and sold as a slave.

I was in the middle of a season blaming myself for my incompetence, when I heard rumors that the Orient royal family had also invested too much in grain and that the price of grain had become poorly priced. And I heard that story and I said, "Yeah, well, even the crown of such a big country could have been damaged, but a merchant like me, could it have been so big? I thought, 'I comforted myself.

“He's probably struggling to make up for his losses. ”

“So you're saying that Mr. Ligand can bring you financial gain? ”

Jeron's question gives me a nod.

“The Caroc Merchant Guild that I own is now entering the Horn Empire and pioneering the plot. That means I can get rid of any extra grain that the Orions are carrying. ”

Immediately, the Horn Empire was already marked by a civil war. In a full-scale war, grain prices in the neighborhood go up significantly. This means that if I sell the Orien Royal Grain, my merchant guild can also profit from it.

Jeron takes a step back to see if he has accepted. Then, this time, Louie asked for permission to speak. With King Erik's permission, Louis asks me a question.

“I wonder if the ducheon royal court will accept the customs agreement, which has caused financial problems. The customs agreement is to lower customs duties between the two countries. Although it is beneficial in the long term, it has already been financially burdened by the failure to invest in grain, if the tariff income decreases immediately, it will be obscene. ”

He was right, too.

The customs agreement was intended to increase both countries' total output by lowering tariffs and actively boosting trade capacity.

However, collecting customs duties at the border was one of the main sources of royal income.

Trading volume will increase in the long run, so it will benefit the nation, but it is not good to see more financial income coming down right away. Perhaps we should postpone the alliance itself at a time when financially relaxed.

But it's not that I haven't thought of that.

I spoke to King Erik instead of Louis.

“Your Grace, Louis Concern is right. Taking that into account, I thought of something called the system. ”

“Fiction?”

A question came to mind on everyone's face.

Of course I do.

This is a policy that will not appear until about 40 years from now.

“Fiction means a Royal Certified Merchant. Only those merchants who are entitled to fantasy benefit from the customs agreement, and those who do not, are still charging the original customs duties. Instead of granting tax incentives to fantasies, you can give them a separate duty to the royal family. ”

Jeron and Louie, whose heads work like lightning, have already nodded in admiration.

“Oh, I'd love to hear more. ”

Earl Duron has expressed interest.

My description followed.

“Orien or the Kingdom of Ledden only allows you to benefit from the Constitution's official fantasy, but each of you gets a separate deduction from your own fantasy. ”

For example, let's say the existing tariff is 40%.

Then the merchant in the Kingdom of Ledon had to pay the Orient a 40% customs duty when he crossed the border to export the goods to the Kingdom of Orion.

But what if the tariff agreements were signed and the tariff was reduced to 10 percent, along with the introduction of the fantasy system?

The merchant who qualifies as a fantasy pays 20% of the "details" to his royal family when crossing the border and 10% of the Orient royal customs duty to the Orient royal family at the Orient Kingdom's Border Checkpoint.

A merchant who does not qualify for fantasy can simply pay the Oriental royal royal customs duty of 40%, which is the prenuptual rate.

This makes it more advantageous for an imaginary merchant, although both the deduction and customs duties must be paid, a total of 30% must be paid. As a result, you pay 10% less tax than you already have.

Unlike merchants, of course, the royal duties are less detrimental in the short term, but the damage is much less than not introducing a fantasy system.

Moreover, if you think differently, you may benefit greatly.

It is possible to make the commercial class side of the royal family.

And why is that?

A merchant must obtain permission from the royal court in order to qualify for a fantasy. A merchant who hates the royal family will be disqualified from fantasy.

In other words, the merchant must be the relationship between the royal and his companions, whether he likes it or not, for his own benefit. The identity of fantasy is to connect royalty and merchants closely.

Moreover, the nobles who have ruled the territory have made every effort to remove a lot of tolls from the merchants. I did not intend to provide benefits Don't you know that Jehovah was called 'robbers of the Baden River’ among the merchants?

But what if the royal family were to adopt zeroes that would benefit the commercial sector?

Of course, it will appeal to the royal family.

Era flow leads to the growth of the industrial class.

Giants with more wealth appear inside than any other nobleman. The emerging class called ‘Bourgeois' stands out.

Old-fashioned Feudal aristocrats, who have relied on taxes to walk on their territory, walk the path of collapse. Only a few of the surviving nobles have ever invested in commerce before.

By making such an emerging class supportive of the royal family, the kingdom will certainly become more powerful in the long run.

The nobles under the command no longer have the courage to look beyond the throne supported by the industrial class.

“That's amazing. ”

King Erik is agitated with a slap to the knees. Because if it is done as I say, the reinforcement of the kingdom will become clear. A powerful kingdom that aristocrats like Jehovah do not dare face! Perhaps it was King Erik's dream above all else.

“If we introduce the fantasy system and collect details from the fantasies, the damage caused by the decrease in tariff income will be somewhat offset. Besides, wouldn't it be worth it if we could bring the tide of time into the reinforcement of the throne? The 'Kingdom’ is also the preferred word of the King of Orion. ”

“Your Grace, I think the original Ligand is right. ”

Marquis Duron is in favor.

The knights, Earl Graham and Earl Randall Spay, tilted their heads as if they didn't know what to say.

King Erik told me that he had made a decision.

“Fine. I'll leave it to you, allies, customs agreements, and visions. Bird of Ligand, make allies with the Orient Kingdom. ”

“I take your word for it. ”

I replied on one knee.

Here we go.