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"So, in a manner of speaking, most of the knights have accepted the agrarian improvements?"

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　After the New Year's greetings were over, I mumbled to myself as I gave a shoulder pat, a gesture not suited to a child's body.

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　Well, I guess that's just the way it is.

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　I had been discussing with various knights for a long time, so it was only natural.

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　The most important and most influential work I have done as acting head of the House of Fontana.

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　It was tax reform.

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　The size of the land and the acreage of the fields in each area were calculated, and the harvest for the following year was estimated and calculated.

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　Based on these data, they announced the taxes to be collected from the knights who governed each region.

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　The amount of the tax was completely different from the previous year.

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　Anyone would have complained if they saw the amount of tax payments that had been raised beyond their expectations.

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　However, these figures are only for this year, and there is a possibility that they may change even more next year.

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　I was even thinking that some of the knights who just can't accept it might come to blows with me right in front of them.

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　However, it is true that I have been very lenient in my calculations.

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　That's how much my magic [soil preparation] and [soil improvement] will increase the yield.

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　But I am not an ogre.

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　After some negotiation, some of them have agreed to reduce the amount of tax payment.

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　Because no matter how good Barca's magic is, it is not possible to improve all the lands in Fontana at once.

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　First of all, the territories under the direct control of the Fontana family should be improved, and then other territories should be expanded to other knight's territories.

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　It was just a negotiating tactic to show a large figure first, and then both sides could work out a compromise.

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　Furthermore, it is necessary to consider a system that allows for the payment of taxes on other things besides wheat.

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　Even though the immediate goal is to increase the yield, there is no such thing as too much.

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　If we can harvest much more wheat than before, the market price of wheat will eventually fall.

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　This means that even if we produce a lot of wheat, we may end up not making as much money as we had expected.

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　Actually, I have thought about this point to some extent.

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　That was the condition of the peace we made with the Memento family.

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　We promised the Memento family that we would sell them wheat at a discount for the next few years.

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　This also served as a condition for the withdrawal of Memento's army, with which I fought.

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　The wheat was a tax, and the continued sale of wheat at a discount was intended to save face for Memento's army.

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　It was as if they were the ones who had forced the Fontana to accept these conditions.

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　Considering this alone, Fontana might seem to have been at a disadvantage, having defeated two of Memento's top leaders.

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　However, the priority was to make the other side's army turn back smoothly, and he also had the wheat market in his mind.

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　In order to stabilize the increasing market price of wheat in Fontana's territory, he initially intended to encourage the production of alcohol.

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　They wanted to stabilize the price of the wheat market by using part of the large wheat harvest for distilled spirits.

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　However, this idea was only possible when Carlos was still alive.

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　When Carlos was alive, there was no intention to redevelop the agricultural lands of Fontana so rapidly.

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　He was dispatched to improve the farmland at a slower pace, and he was waiting for the market principle to work and stabilize the wheat market while promoting the brewing industry.

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　However, it was dangerous to wait and see the fluctuation of the market as long as the other great nobles might take notice of him.

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　Therefore, the peace was meant to stabilize the market price of wheat by forcing the knights of each region to pay wheat as tax and sell it directly to the Memento family.

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　We will sell wheat to the Memento family for the next few years and collect more data during that time.

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　Then they can move on to other vegetables and oilseed rape in addition to wheat.

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　Now, if only there was a way to make more money.

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"So, I'd like to sell this guy: ....... Can you sell it?"

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Of course, of course you can sell it. I mean, there are too many buyers, so I think this is exactly what we need to adjust the price, boy."

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"Right. I'm sure you think so, too. It can replenish magic faster than the restoratives, and it's more convenient to use."

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　When I had finished thinking about the market price of wheat, I started talking with the old man about something else.

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　It was about the sale of magic stones.

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　Actually, the other day, I had finally completed the spell of [Create Magic Stone].

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　As the name suggests, it is a spell that can create a magic stone.

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　The more magic power is put into the blue crystal-like magic stone, the deeper the blue color becomes.

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　If the magic power contained in the stone is lost, the color will become lighter, but if the stone is infused with magic power again, the color will become darker and the magic power will be replenished.

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　And if you use magic with the magic stone in your hand, the magic stone will replace the magic power consumption required for the magic.

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　The magic restorative used in Barca until now was a kind of tea made of magic mushrooms.

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　The powdered form is boiled in hot water and then drunk.

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　Then, after a while, the magic power would be restored.

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　In other words, the effect is slow-acting, while the magic stone has a more immediate effect.

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　It was the common understanding of all the knights that the magic stone was more convenient.

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　They created a spell to create this magic stone.

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　And this magic stone has enough value to be sold.

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　There is no doubt that it can be sold.

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　The old man is right, there will be no shortage of buyers.

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　But I think there is a better use for it.

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"...... How about the sale of magic stones only to the Reinzatz family, old man?"

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"Only the Reinsatz family?　Hmmm, yes, they have the money of a great noble, but why the Reinsatz family?"

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"Don't you remember?　I sell wheat to the Memento family at a discount because I am wary of trade problems. If I went east from Fontana to the Royal City area, it was because of the influence of the Memento family. On the other hand, the western side is heavily influenced by the Reinsatz family. We could aim to maintain economic ties by limiting the sale of magic stones to the Reinzatz family, and not to other noble families."

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"I see. That might be a good idea. We can use the river transport to bring the magic stone from the west to Rheinsatz territory. We might be able to increase the number of jobs in the Arbalest area where the number of inhabitants has decreased.

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"Okay, then it's settled. From now on, we will create a special organization for the sale of magic stones and sell them only to the Reinzatz family. Send a messenger to the Reinzatz family and arrange for a meeting.

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"Okay. I'll get it ready right away."

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　I talked to the old man and made up my mind immediately.

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　But there was more to this than just the trade issue.

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　The three noble families, which had been united as an alliance of three noble families, are now at each other's throats.

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　If we only deal with the Memento family, if the three noble families fight each other, Fontana would not be automatically judged as a member of the Memento camp.

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　We want to have an even relationship with all of them.

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　That is why we will limit the sale of the magic stone to the Reinsatz family.

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　If we can reach an agreement, we will be able to have a good relationship with the Reinsatz family in the future.

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　While worrying about the relationship with the knights of my own camp in the Fontana territory, I continued my duties with an eye to the outside of the territory.

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