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　A knight with a fiefdom is truly a lord of the land.

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　They basically have the right to collect taxes and judge the affairs of the territory, so they can rule freely.

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　But with rights come duties.

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　My position is that of a knight in the service of the Fontana family, and I owe my allegiance to Carlos, the head of the Fontana family.

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　My oath of allegiance means, roughly speaking, that I will obey Carlos, that I must pay taxes to the Fontana family from the taxes I collect, and that I will gather an army to go to the Fontana family when called upon to do so.

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　This gathering of men must always be kept in the back of my mind.

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　This area has been in turmoil for a long time.

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　Originally, a single royal family united the nobles into a kingdom, but as the power of the royal family declined, the power of the nobles grew stronger and they could no longer control the outbursts.

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　The powerful noble families have repeatedly started wars against other noble families and taken their territories, and the opposing forces have fought back, and there has been nothing to stop them.

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　Fortunately or unfortunately, the land was not invaded by other countries because it was difficult for them to interfere, but because of this, the war continues.

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　Because of this situation, it seems that when I stood up as a faction, there was no military force from other nobles.

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　From the point of view of the other houses, as long as the Fontanas could suppress the insurrection without incident, there would be no problem, and if by some mistake the Fontanas lost, they could take advantage of the opportunity and seize the territory.

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　That seems to have been their thinking.

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　War could break out at any time.

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　In such a situation, the nobles must always be ready to mobilize.

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　And this also applies to the knights under their command.

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　If the Fontanas, the lord's house, did not immediately gather their men and go to the battlefield at a word, they could be deprived of their lands for that reason.

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　You have acquired your lands so well.

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　I need to do some things to keep it.

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　And what I need most right now is money.

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　I'm running out of money to pay for the naming of this place.

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　If I were to be called upon in such a situation, I would soon run out of funds to even prepare food, and my unit would be transformed into a band of bandits roaming around in search of food.

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　But even if I were to make money, I would have to get away from my own way of earning money.

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　Even if I leave my territory, I will create a system to generate money.

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　In short, we need to create an organization that can manage our internal affairs as soon as possible.

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　In other words, we need to create an organization that can manage the internal affairs of the country as soon as possible.

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"Yes, attention. I would now like to announce the personnel changes in the territory of the knights of Barca.

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　I gathered the key members in the castle and spoke up.

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　I don't think I can run this place by myself, no matter how hard I try.

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　So I decided to use all the people I could find to help me.

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　The members here are the ones I gave the family name of Barca.

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　This means that they are the ones whom I, a knight with a domain, have taken under my command to become knights.

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　This means that they are to be loyal to me and work for me just as I am loyal to the Fontana family.

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　By the way, if they do something wrong, I have no problem to judge them at my discretion.

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"First of all, Trion Valka, the old peddler. He is in charge of internal affairs with me.

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　Of all the people who were given the surname of Barca, the most valuable were those who could write.

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　Most peasants cannot read or write properly.

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　This man not only could read and write, but he could also calculate.

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　I think he promised to open a store in the settlement, but I'd rather have him work in the accounting department of the estate than in the store.

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"Next, Bite and Vargas will be the commanders under me. They should gather the peasants and train them regularly."

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　I would really like to have a standing army, but it is too expensive to have people on the payroll all the time.

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　It is impossible to keep a standing army at present.

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　Therefore, I have decided to put my brother Bite and Vargas, who have played an active role in the current struggle, in charge of organizing the troops and have them train alongside the farm work.

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"Next, father, you take care of the guards. Especially those who use offensive magic in their daily lives, you can take them out without question.

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　In contrast, the decision to always hire people was about maintaining security.

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　Some of the people I have given magic to have also been able to hurt people by casting it out at a moment's notice.

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　I really needed an organization to control such people.

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　I decided to establish a standard that would allow a person to do it twice, but not a third time, based on the idea that "a Buddha's face is not seen three times" which would not be understood in this world.

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　I know this is a tough job, but I wish you all the best.

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"Next, Mr. Madoc and the two chiefs will be judges with me. From now on, I will make the rules clear, so please be mindful of them.

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　Next, I'll tell you about the trial.

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　It is common in this world that when, for some reason, the parties are unable to resolve a problem among themselves, they take a trial as a means of resolving it.

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　However, the problem lies in the fact that there is no law.

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　Basically, in a dispute, the person in authority listens to what the parties have to say and says, "Okay, let's settle it this way," and the court makes a decision that satisfies both parties.

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　But frankly speaking, I think it is difficult to understand.

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　Then, I will make a law.

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　However, if I make a law with my previous sense of life, it will surely fail.

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　Therefore, I have decided to make a trial by a panel of the chiefs of the two villages and Mr. Madoc, who have probably solved disputes in their past lives.

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　It would be even better if they could draw up a law that would be the greatest common denominator from the precedents that have been set in the past.

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"Next, Gran will continue to be in charge of manufacturing. If there is anything you need, we'll be happy to help you.

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　As for Gran, he will continue to make all kinds of things as before.

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　However, he seems to be the type of person who would rather make what he likes than organize others to do something, so I'll keep him close to me.

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So, the rest of you guys will do the chores at my place."

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　I also decided to hire directly some people who caught my eye.

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　They were the ones I had my eye on when I was building castles and roads.

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　When we were building roads, we were basically doing most of the work by magic.

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　But when I was trying to make a road straight, for example, there were some people who said to me, "It would be easier to do it this way.

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　Most of them just listened to the instructions given by others, but there were those who could think for themselves and give their opinions on how to make the process more efficient and successful.

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　Probably, they are smart even if they cannot write.

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　Then, they should be used.

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　Since he has the family name of Barca, he can use the magic of "meditation" to recover from fatigue.

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　They will not die of exhaustion.

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　I'll have them work as hard as if they were in a black company.

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　And so, my territory management has begun.

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