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"Hmmm, I don't know what to do. ......"
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What can I do for you, Mr. Ars?
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"No, I was just thinking, Payne."
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"Thinking. If it's something you can tell me, I'll listen. If it's something that's bothering you, just talking about it will make you feel better.
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"Yes. Well, it's not exactly what I'm worried about. It's about the Fontana territory.
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What is your problem with the Fontana territory? At the moment, I would say that we have a lot of momentum because we are expanding our territory.
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"That's the point. It is good that the territory is expanding rapidly, but I think it will be more and more difficult to stabilize it. No matter how many battles you win, you will eventually run into the problem of not having enough people to govern the territory.
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"...... that is certainly true. Although we are gathering people from all over the country by Mr. Ars, it will be difficult to rule only by the qualities of individuals. And as the territory expands, the lines of defense will also grow, which may make it more difficult to maintain.
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So far, the Fontana territory appears to be smooth sailing as it continues to expand.
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However, there is a major structural problem.
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This is, of course, due to the fact that the territory has spread out too far.
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The current system is basically feudal.
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Instead of the declining royal family, the nobles rule the fiefs and give the lands to the knights under their command.
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So, to put it simply, it can be said that they simply order knights who have won a victory in a battle, "From now on, you are in charge of this land.
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The knight can form his own vassalage and rule by his own power.
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And in that case, the "house" of the knight is responsible for the management of the land.
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The nobles guarantee the knight's status by granting him permission to receive the "rite of succession" from the church, and the house is responsible for governing the land from generation to generation.
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In other words, it is each knight's house that has the know-how of governing.
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However, the Fontana family does not have much of this know-how.
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There is a reason for this.
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One of the reasons may be that during the reign of Carlos, the knightly houses of Raymond's faction, which were opposed to Carlos, were destroyed.
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Although this measure was necessary to concentrate the authority in the hands of Carlos, the head of the Fontana family, it is not without influence.
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Other than that, there have been significant changes in the governing system in recent years.
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The way of governing has also begun to change greatly due to the vast improvement in the speed of information transmission and processing, such as with Kyle's [telepathy].
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The existing know-how of each knight family may not be able to cope with these changes.
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It is like a workplace full of people who have suddenly been introduced to computers, but who say they are not good with machines.
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Some of them are even saying that they don't care about the details and should focus on extracting taxes from the residents and knights should take the credit for the battles.
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I can't say that this is completely wrong, but it bothers me.
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I would like to see the territory managed and developed properly and tax revenues raised.
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Furthermore, I don't want people like backstabbers to gain power in such a sloppily managed place.
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At the very least, we want to ensure a certain quality of governance.
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"I see. Then, why don't we build a new school here in Fontana?
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"School? If there's a school, why don't we already have one here in the city of Fontana?"
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Isn't that only for the common people and the poor? Why don't you build a school for those of a higher status?
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"A school for those of higher status?"
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"Yes, that's right. In the city of Fontana, families of knightly families have settled here. There are the heirs and brothers of the knights who own the lands, as well as the next generation of young men who will work alongside them. In other words, the people who will eventually rule the various fiefdoms are in the same city, so why not open a school to teach them how to rule their fiefdoms?
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"...... I see. So far, schools have only taught reading, writing, and arithmetic. However, children of knight families are already taught such basics in their homes. So you are saying that it's okay to study more advanced territory management from the beginning?"
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"That's right. Besides, the way of governing here in Fontana and Barca is often confusing even for me from Uruk. If they had learned it here as part of their schooling, it might have become a common knowledge among the knightly families. Well, I am not talking about an immediate effect."
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"No, that was helpful. It is true that we should have considered not only schools for the common people but also for the children of knights. Thank you, Payne.
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"No, it's no big deal, Mr. Ars."
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Don't be modest, Payne.
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Your opinion is valuable enough.
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Perhaps if we call it a "school to teach how to rule" as Payne says, the families of the knights in the city of Fontana will send their heirs there.
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At any rate, it would involve more important factors than governance.
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The most powerful political force in this world, for both knights and non-knights, is their connections with the powerful.
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Political power depends on how well connected you are with other influential people.
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If so, you must attend that school at all costs.
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Because the heirs of the knights who own other fiefdoms are there too.
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It makes a big difference whether they attend the school or not, whether they are well connected or not.
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And of course, the school would not only teach how to rule.
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We will not allow the knights to do whatever they want, but we will teach them the Fontana way, or rather the Barca way.
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Thus, I have decided to plan a new knight school in the city of Fontana.
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