Sweet Reincarnation

I want money, have you ever wondered?

If you are a living person in the monetary economy, you must have thought less of it.

In the Kingdom of God, a wealthy house basically refers to nobility. Exceptionally, merchants can become millionaires, but they won't be more than certain.

In this world, commerce always needs the back shield of the powerful, and nobility is more overwhelming when it comes to the power relationship between nobility and merchants than it is prone to structures that suck up profits. No asylum-seeker gets richer than an asylum seeker.

Rich is almost equals and aristocratic.

But there are also types of such wealthy aristocracy.

Territorial aristocrats and wealthy. This is simply about someone who manages and runs a territory well. Those with mines and so on are particularly delicious. Because what you have for free sells for a good price. It's like gold springing up, unless it's run by a sizeable asshole or costs too much to run. Once you have a lucrative system in place, even if you're asleep, the money will come in. It's rowing.

court aristocrats and wealthy. This is about someone who is abusing their authority or taking a bribe.

In the Kingdom of God, abuse of authority is a sin, but bribery is not otherwise illegal. Because if you physically protect the merchant's business, protect the rights of those who have been wronged, etc., then naturally you are asking for something in return.

It is also difficult to distinguish it from coronations such as it is a celebratory greeting. Are you giving gifts as part of a relationship with someone with the feeling of celebration, or is your lower heart wrapping gifts in the name of them? At first glance, I can't tell the difference.

If you do not abuse and do not engage in unscrupulous public or private confusion, it is within your authority to make conveniences to close or preferred people. That's common sense in this world.

For example, when a system of special subsidies is established, it is a public/private confusion if the subsidies are to be distributed solely within the body, but it would be within the authority to teach people close to you how to process subsidies after complying with fair standards. And it is also in the realm of people to thank the people who taught and gained, and it can be said that it is in the sphere of common sense if you want to have a cup of gratitude. In the meantime, if you send a thank you note and add a souvenir, it's a socially acceptable standard.

It is a bribe in the sense of a facilitation and its gratuity, but to the extent that it is not overdone, it is often acquiesced to if you have a distinction that is not annoying.

And the size of the eye spill is the bigger the status rises.

The magnitude of the convenience offered and the consequent increase in the amount of gratuity. This is why the aristocrats of the court want positions and status.

As a foreign affairs nobleman, Count Kowenbar and others, who are quite high up, are good at using their powers to benefit.

It benefits to the extent that it does not conflict with the law and social norms, receives gratuities and rewards in return, operates where it earns money, and becomes wealthy.

Society without even concepts such as insider trading. If the earthy Earl as a foreign affairs nobleman earnestly seeks to manage his assets, the profits to be gained are also enormous.

"Director, you look as good as ever."

"Your Excellency the Count remains unchanged."

In the office of the Director of the Royal Laboratory, Count Cowenbar greeted the Director with a smile.

The Count is not just a good moneymaker. He attracts favor by generously wandering the money he makes, letting the money say things and gather information, forming a broader and stronger network.

Many connected connections create more wealth, and it is the person who embodies the cycle of relationships producing gold that is the Earl of Cowenbar.

Even today, he visited the Royal Institute with all kinds of thoughts and schemes.

"Oh, is it Emerald that the director is wearing?

Count Kowenbar, who is good at people's observation, saw a jewel gleaming in the hands of the director.

A dark, yet clear, bright green gem reminiscent of a deep forest would be a gem called emerald. It is well worth it in terms of good color development and transparency. There is nothing wrong with jewellery and works of art as deeply built people.

I have had several meetings with the Director so far, but this is the first time I have worn such a fine jewel. Because if it was so conspicuous, you would have always noticed.

"Master Left. I'm also a person in a position, so I recently bought one or two of these rings that I need to keep."

Director pointed out by the Count and happily responding. Gems also proudly show off again because he is a highly lusty man. With all this jewellery, I don't see a human being who can be called a managerial position in the institute as something that can be bought on a paycheck alone. Then there must have been some kind of extraordinary income.

Incidentally, the culprit of extraordinary income is the man sitting now in front of the Director.

"Ho. Boulders are the best sages in our country, aren't they? The economy seems to be good, I envy it"

"No, no, the economy is just fine. I just had plans to see someone a little rare, like, without stopping. It's a decent thing to keep so that you can never take the lab lightly."

"Ha ha, I see. The great people are in trouble."

Who is the Director's rare opponent? Several candidates came to mind for Count Cowenbar.

For example, dignitaries who are coming from foreign countries now. These are always aimed at the technology and knowledge of the Kingdom of God, and we are so eager to obtain and use them ourselves. So it's going to be called industrial espionage, but espionage matches are another invisible battle against the country. It is one of the darknesses.

Or, emerging aristocrats. A suddenly growing aristocrat tends to have distorted strengths. It grows rapidly while growing all its strengths in balance. It is common sense in the world that such a thing is extremely difficult. There are some “reasons” for growing rapidly, such as developing a revolutionary military system and significantly increasing military power to increase influence, or catching an absurd Taiko customer in the maritime trade to monopolize profits. And houses that have only grown biased towards certain areas like that get a headache somewhere. Alternatively, suddenly squeeze for a suddenly swollen amount. If we are trying to avoid this, one pattern is to find a way to live in new technologies, unknown findings.

Maybe a royalty. Basically, there is nothing like royalty desperate for knowledge or skill, but exceptionally there will be cases where new technology is sought as far as possible for greater advantage, such as when successor strife is on the rise.

Which is where it came from, it's not a tranquil story. We can see that we provide financial assistance to the extent that high-end gems are easy to buy. It looks like the people in that position are moving.

Then it is the earl's mood that wants to stir it up well and get information.

"No, no, not as much as your Excellency. If you ask me, I was recently played a major role in bringing the apostles from the Nanotech country."

But the director also said something. After discerning the Count's intentions, it is an informational inducement that deflects the story. They want more information outside than they do in a quarantine space called a laboratory.

"Ha ha, that's part of the goodwill exchange. He was coming with the principalities, and he would say hello to His Majesty. I don't think I can make it."

"Ho."

The director is an oblivious race to diplomacy. But I can tell that no matter how many foreign envoys come together, there's no way it's just a greeting.

When it comes to nanotech, the mighty power of the continent that lines the kingdom of God. Perhaps it is a peaceful reason to say that you have come with the envoys of the Buffer Nation's Duchy, but what seems to be the only thought.

"Yes, speaking of foreign envoys, during this time I went to a party hosted by Count Rockwell, where I heard rumors about the director."

"Well, when it comes to Count Rockwell, you're a foreign nobleman with strong connections, especially with the Principality."

Count Rockwell's name is also known by a director who is neglectful of socializing. In a heavy town of foreign affairs valves, he should be one of those unfamiliar people with the Earl of Cowenbar in front of him. Foreign affairs valves are also hard to say a single rock, contending for power and initiative in the details, even within the faction.

But this is an interesting part of the Foreign Affairs Valve, but even humans who can be called these political opponents appeal to Nico's friendliness on the surface. In the world, enemies of enemies also have the word allies. The same foreign nobility continues to be the enemy of the enemy for the foreign power valves, which always deal with virtual enemies: foreign countries. They are potentially competitors, but they are also allies who can always explore cooperative relationships.

As someone who conspires, he also tells you to bring it.

"Ruri. Many northern aristocrats often pass through the Count of Rockwell about their hesitation to interact directly with the Principality. He is the heavy town in the heavy town of the foreign affairs valves. The principalities have come, and it is our job to receive guests. Undoubtedly there were a lot of guests from the Principality... so we talked about the institute."

"Ho."

"Anything, like daring to reform the institute"

"... what is it?

Reform of the Institute. That is not, of course, a story that can be done without the consent of the Director. But the head of the institute didn't even think about reform. Of course, it is most desirable to maintain the status quo, although there is a feeling that what needs to be changed is changed. A position where I am at the top and can have a lot of delicious thoughts and get a lot of respect. It is important that we continue to protect this. Talks about reform and so on are basically what people who are dissatisfied with the status quo say.

Where the hell did such a story come from, the director tried to listen at the foresight.

"Was it about abolishing unproductive laboratories and giving more useful laboratories more generous treatment than ever?"

"That's factually rootless content. There is no such fact."

Whatever laboratory it is and abolishing it somewhere will set a precedent. That was crushed, so it's weird that we're still here, which gives rise to an argument.

If you can do what you have now, if you need change or need new research, it is desirable to have a new laboratory. Of course, the budget is up accordingly. Research institutes that have not gotten their hands on what they have been and continue to build more. All the directors, at least until today, have run the institute in that way.

"Is it Master Left? Well, rumors and so on are a lot of things. Sometimes I, for example, call people by uncertain rumors, so I think people who brag about the cod rumors in their hands are jerking off."

"Really?"

Rumor denied. In other words, the Director replied that he did not intend to reform the Institute. Count Cowenbar is flat, despite being utterly denied the story he brought in. Rather, I guess this was the point of the story from now on.

"But I was concerned that this rumor came out in public."

Earl who rode himself out all the time. The opposite is true of the humans who have embarked on it earlier.

"When I say"

"In this time of year, there will also be a lively debate on the budget among those in the court. Even trivial rumors will be used by a few people."

"I guess so."

"Especially since what I'm hearing is that budget allocations are likely to bias military factions, especially the central army, this year."

In recent years, the allocation to the military has been skewed during budget compromises, which is the exclusive view within the court. It deprives each other of a limited budget, so there the power relations between the nobles are represented as they are.

This means that the influence of the human beings belonging to the military has increased here lately. At the centre, it is the Count's guess that it lies in the increased influence and unity of the central military forces headed by the Kadreček family.

"To the army, is it?

"Because the restructuring of the central army must have been remitted before, but it is our view that unity is also strong under the Duke of Kadreček and that this year's budget will be considerably more generous"

"Well, that's an enviable story."

The more budget you have, the better. Especially, research and the like, if there was money, there would be as much use as there was.

You have to do good research and produce good results in order to get money, but it costs money to do good research. I'm talking about whether the eggs go first or the chickens go first, but I've never had more money.

"So let's just say where we're going to eat for it... here's the rumor ahead. The Director should take care of this."

"I wonder what that means."

How to be a good man and show a worrying attitude, Count. I have to say the acting around here is a boulder.

The budget is finite, so when a budget is increased somewhere, the budget is reduced somewhere. The meaning of the word "eat" is obvious.

"In public, the Institute, rumored to be reforming, demands what it has always done when it comes to budgets. How can this be seen in the eyes of others..."

It was probably the Earl in front of him who made him speak in public. It's just a guess, but it probably is. But it's bad that we're just letting third parties speak.

What the hell are you thinking? Where are thoughts? The Director tries to gauge the sincerity of the man in front of him.

"I'm sheltering an unnecessary lab for a budget," he said?

"I don't think so, but there will be a few such opinions. I want to get the budget in line with the previous fiscal year, but I wonder if it is unnecessarily enlarged the organization…. objections to this better be prepared now"

In budget winning matches, leg pulling is rampant. What would happen if, at least, an organisation that was publicly debated on the merits of the reform asked for a prior-year order at the time of the budget application? This is like advertising for me to pull my leg.

"I see."

"… one or so of the laboratories should be an unproductive laboratory. I'm not telling you to crush anything there. I would fool myself into thinking that it would be a good idea to cut the budget and be generous to other growth sectors."

"I appreciate your valuable advice."

We spreading rumors ourselves and setting them on fire, giving kindly advice on putting them out of the fire.

This is what the world calls a match pump.

"No, no, I also think it's our job to help the director in a noble position, far from indistinguishable things like these social rumors. Sorry to bother you so long. I'd like to continue to work with the director."

"Stay tuned."

Count Cowenbar leaves the institute behind in the form of what he wanted to do and in the end just came to give advice.

And later, an unexpected figure appeared beneath the director.