Risou no Himo Seikatsu

That afternoon, in an office with only two secretaries, himself and Fabio, Aura took away a bunch of copies of paper that she had given away from Yoshijiro during her lunch break.

Secretary Fabio keeps his iron skin, jumping up just a pickle and a single eyebrow.

"Your Majesty, what is this?

"It's the tax receipts of the nobles who started it last year. In order to guide my son-in-law's understanding of national politics, I asked him to look through it in the name of" materials to remember the letters, "but in a few days he almost perfectly recalculated it and pointed out the numerical deficiencies without leakage."

"... ho"

The colour of vigilance seeps into Aura's words, into the eyes of her fine-sided secretary.

As always, Aura tells Secretary Fabio not to break his guard against Sunshiro without hiding his bitter smile.

"As always, you will not relieve your guard against your son-in-law. I don't think my son-in-law has the ambition to be on your guard."

The secretary honestly gives his consent to the words of Aura, while still answering the questions.

"Yes, I agree with that opinion. Judging from what Master Zenzilow has said and done this past month, it is unlikely that he will have more political ambition. But that's only low, and there's no basis to say it's not there.

More importantly, if you know that person's intelligence and upbringing, that lack of ambition is too unbalanced. We cannot ignore the possibility that this month's attitude is a well-done pseudo. "

In Fabio's eyes, Yoshijiro looks extremely unnatural.

If you're a civilian, you can't possibly understand the position you're in. If you are a nobleman, you cannot have ambitions according to your abilities and position.

How does the position of queen's companion affect you and around you? Would such convenient beings exist in this world, such as' men ', who behave with great care and understanding in a large frame and not to scratch the political power of the Queen?

Well, it can be taken for granted that people from different worlds don't fit into this common sense, so maybe they usually exist in the other world.

But at least one of us needs someone to remain vigilant, more than zero chance of acting harmless and cooperative and sneaking up on nails.

"Your Majesty, it would be better not to be alarmed badly. Because it's extremely difficult to keep your insides hidden from the people you sleep with. For that matter, I will be careful what you say and do, Master Zenzilow."

"Okay. Take the hard work, Fabio."

"Yes, it's been a hard day since I've been near Your Majesty"

The middle-aged secretary returned the Queen's words in full affirmation.

"... Normally, when you're like this, don't you answer," No, not at all, "or," I wouldn't go into hardship to this extent if it was for Your Majesty's sake "?

to Aura smiling bitterly at her mouth, Fabio shrugged her shoulders small with no expression,

"I believe it is my role to state the facts as they are"

Yes, it was grand.

In fact, Fabio's earached direct words have no objection to Aura, who has been helped many times before.

When Aura exhales one thing, she reverts to the story.

"But these past few days, my son-in-law, you showed me the letter 'number' used in the world, but this is handy. I wonder if it would be beneficial if it could be incorporated in some way."

Parallel to when Sanjiro remembers the letters of this world, Aura is also taught by Sanjiro about how to read and use Arabic numbers.

Naturally, Aura, who just needs to remember ten numbers from 0 to 9 and how to use them, compared to Yoshijiro, who has to remember the whole letter and language, is mastering the use of Arabic numbers much sooner.

It's still impossible to do the math with Arabic numbers, but I've already made that knowledge my thing enough to look at the numbers written with Arabic numbers and understand the numbers written there.

From this tax form borrowed from Yoshijiro, the ease of the Arabic numbers is obvious.

For one thing, if you compare the same number with Arabic numerals and English, you will understand the difference.

"2932" if expressed in Arabic numerals, and "two thousand, nine hundred and thirty - two" if expressed in alphabets, will actually be this long.

There are hundreds of these numbers on the tax form. Even if the time spent writing down each and every one of them or looking through them is a range of errors, if it gathers hundreds and thousands, the difference in the time it is born there will be enormous. Whether you read or write, introducing numbers would make the work far more efficient, and, as Yoshijiro said, it is also possible to create a layer of "you can't read letters, but only numbers can be read hard" for the unschooled ordinary people.

It is not known which would be the greater advantages or disadvantages for the country or the royal family, given the increase in the number of layers that can be accounted for by the most common people.

Secretary Fabio answers Aura, after a few thoughts, expressing his hopeful opinion.

"Right. I agree that the figures are beneficial, but suddenly I disagree with their full introduction. It causes a lot of confusion in the field, and no matter how easily you say Arabic numbers are remembered, mastering things from scratch that you don't know is quite a burden.

If you try to force them to learn, you don't know how big or small, but rebellion will be imperative. "

"Mm, well. Right..."

To Fabio's realistic opinion, Aura often put her hands on her chin.

"Hmm, would you first distribute a list of how to read the numbers to the department, which mainly has a few accounts, so that all future material submitted by the Royal Family will be combined with existing letter and numerical notations? So, what do you say we see how things go for a while?

"To do so, at least the royal clerks need to be forced to learn the numbers?

To Aura's suggestion, Fabio questions only calmly.

"Can't you?

The questioned Fabio secretary shakes his neck vertically after a period of silence.

"No, that would be fine. I'll make arrangements as soon as possible."

"Um, nice to meet you"

Aura nodded satisfactorily.

It is difficult to introduce it at once, but the dynamic reform of this hand is something that will probably fail if it is too hasty. Worst of all, it might be better to mix the initial education of newcomers to be hired with the mastery of Arabic numbers and break it off with "the next generation of people who can manipulate numbers".

For the time being, it would be better to think that efficiency through the introduction of figures would not be in a visible form.

If you want instant profits, it is the content of this "tax form" that uses the numbers to calculate for you, rather than the numbers.

"To the Berbides Borderline Uncle, Baron Kornga. To Lord Davino Knight, Lord Games Knight. Is this the area where the difference in tax payments is particularly noticeable?"

As she reads out her name, Aura licks her lips with a pepperoni and red tongue.

To the grinning queen of the carnivore, the middle-aged secretary advises her in a sober voice as she teaches.

"Your Majesty. Even if it is fraudulent, there are practices that have hitherto been missed. Sudden tightening can lead to outbursts."

"I know. All of a sudden, you can't be foolish enough to poke a guilty plea and make aggressive moves. This is only material to make it smell and draw concessions over there."

Aura said so, wrinkling around her nose slightly irritated.

Humans are interesting things, and even if they are illegal activities that are clearly cultured, they can sometimes have the illusion that their illegal activities are legitimate when the actions are left unjustly unchecked for decades.

One day suddenly, trying to punish a man of perception who says so, strictly according to the law, he says, "Why all of a sudden if you've never said anything before!" It's an outrage.

That's an emotional opinion, but if it's a majority opinion, if you fail to take into account it, even the king will eat a painful counterattack. The power of kings and royalty in the kingdom of Karpua, although overwhelming, is not enough to ignore the power of the aristocracy that binds it.

"What's more, all the people His Majesty has named now are martial arts men in the war ahead"

"... right. It is also true that their war effort bears one end to why our country has become a victorious nation."

Admitting honestly what Secretary Fabio said, Aura shook her head vertically.

The majority of the remaining aristocrats today are the faces that survived the earlier wars. There is little incompetence to impose heavy taxes on the inhabitants or deceive the taxes they pay to the kingdom, simply to fatten their private bellies. Nobles who merely parasitize such incompetent kingdoms fail to protect their homes in a world of war and are often fallen.

That's why the remaining nobles are so annoying.

That's how the nobles Aura named themselves put the deceptive taxes on their own armaments. It goes without saying that the force, in the war ahead, was used for the kingdom because it was responsible for a wing of national defense, as well as turning around for taxes it did not pay.

But it is also true that if that tax had been duly paid, the Royal Army could have been formed more smoothly for that matter, strengthening the National Army.

In order to improve the efficiency of the army, the royal family, which reinforces the King's army by means of national taxes, and the local lords, who do not loosen the hand of strengthening the self-governing army if footwork is heavy in the King's army and does not serve in self-defense.

It is even inevitable that there will be friction between the royal family and the local lords for neither is wrong.

If such tax evasion is acquiesced in and the reinforcement of local lords' forces proceeds, it is more obvious than looking at fire that it will come as a major obstacle to the domestic balance of power.

At worst, even if local lords build coalitions to rebel against the royal family, I want to keep a power relationship where the Royal Army can crack it down without any problems.

At present, there is no guarantee to the local nobles who have taken the initiative that there will be no invisible human beings of reality to blade against the royal family in vain, but there is no guarantee that the successors of the next and successive generations will all be competent and conspicuous figures.

"But illegal activity is illegal. I'll add and subtract, and I'll take care not to hurt their minds and honor, but I'll pay the price."

to Aura, to be clear, Fabio often silenced,

"So why don't you let them know inside that you've discovered any previous paperwork deficiencies and take their story in the form of a" request for voluntary cooperation "so that it doesn't happen in the future?"

Yes, I proposed a compromise.

"Well, is that a reasonable line around there? Okay, I'll take care of the fine-tuning."

"Yes, I understand."

Where the story ends, Aura shakes another topic.

"Speaking of which, what happened to your son-in-law's tutor? It's about time we got out where the Lord was, isn't it?

To Aura's sudden inquiry, Secretary Fabio does not panic and returns his affirmative reply.

"Yes. Self-recommendation III, other recommendation XXXI. The vast majority of them are unmarried women of high magic."

Magical, unmarried woman of marriageable age. Aura can't stop laughing at the obvious side-room aiming candidate.

"Oh man, if you're doing this without realizing our intentions, it's a free incompetence, but if you're noticing and doing it, it's a bit of a hassle. Am I being licked that far?

Ignoring the sincerity of the queen, she sends a sideroom candidate to the queen's companion. Even though it has the great nickname of maintaining blood, it is in a way tantamount to selling fights to the master.

"Instead of being licked, that's all you find attractive beyond risk in sending someone breathing into Master Zenzilow's side chamber,"

To Fabio's words, Aura snorts uncomfortably.

"Hung, I don't think my son-in-law is as far-fetched as being danced behind a side room."

"I agree, that's a sentiment I can say because we know what's going on with Master Zenzilow."

"Well, you are. Then again, can the tutor of my son-in-law only wish Grandma Pasquara enough?"

That said, Aura stretches while sitting in a chair to relax her stiffness.

To Aura like that, Secretary Fabio opened his mouth with a rare and slight mouthful.

"No, that's it, but there's one person recommended that you can't ignore this one. Count Marquez has recommended you, Mr. Octavia.

As you know, Mrs. Octavia is also known as the noble woman's scab. Knowledge, upbringing, magic technology, and from all points of view, you can't get laid. On top of that, I'm married, so it's in the form of His Majesty's will. "

"Oh, that Grandpa Hihi no..."

To an unexpected development, Aura raised her voice to squeeze it out the back of her throat.

Knowledgeable and educated, magically good, married woman. At first glance, it is the candidate who has unified Aura's intentions. Although this is the story of a person named Lady Octavia who, even though she is the wife of Count Marquez, is still a young man in his early twenties, ignoring the fact that, until only a few years ago, he was named 'Famous Flower of the Court' because of his beauty and modest personality to make a man.

Incidentally, Raffaello Marquez, Aura's former fiancée candidate and son of Count Marquez, is one time older than Octavia, who hits his stepmother.

"No way, that Grandpa Hihi, are you going to cheat on your own wife?

To Aura's prediction, Secretary Fabio shakes his head sideways.

"No, this is just my personal view, but I don't think Count Marquez has thought that far either. However, as you know, Mrs Octavia has taken over the common sense of this country, 'the ideal aristocratic woman'. Those who stand up very naturally, admire a man's self-esteem, and are good at planting dynamic confidence.

By bringing such a person into prolonged contact with Master Zenjiro, we are trying to elicit the aggressiveness of Master Zenjiro and create a crack between His Majesty and Master Zenjiro. "

If a modest beauty turns her gaze of praise, respect, and deceit, the approximate man is a good concern. I feel like "I can do it, too". In this way, if we can induce the mental state of Good Jiro and increase his aggressiveness in politics, then Good Jiro will be a user-friendly, direct pipe to the royal power for the nobles.

For example, the purpose of dragging Yoshijiro out "from under the queen's ass," is to be abusive.

What is troubling in this case is that the belly of Count Marquez, who manipulates behind his back, says neither black, nor a shard of malice to Lady Octavia herself, who stands on the arrow.

If the figure of Lady Octavia that Aura has heard so far is correct, the Lady should do everything in her power, without any malice and purely in her duties as a 'tutor'.

On the surface, as a tutor for Yoshijiro, it can be said that it is the best candidate.

"Would you like it, Your Majesty? You can refuse for good reason."

Even though she was a little uncomfortable with the secretary's gruesome gaze, Aura shook her head to the side and answered.

"No, it wouldn't be a good idea to go that far and buy the Count's disapproval. Either way, my son-in-law will be on the table at the very least.

I can't do that either. I can't do this either. Anyway, if you have no problems with Mrs. Octavia's own personality, which you refrain from behind-the-scenes, you can rather call it a beneficial candidate for your son-in-law. Accept it. "

"Ha, I understand. Then I'll arrange it that way."

To Aura's words, Secretary Fabio replied in a gracious manner.