In the office of the Lord of Ivalice's household--

　The city of Ivalice is not very populated, but it is an agricultural city that requires fertile farmland outside the castle.

　It mainly produced wheat and other crops, and all the surplus was shipped to the free city of Arsenum, which accounted for the majority of the city's coffers.

　In other words, the quickest way to double the tax revenue might be to double the amount of crops shipped to the city.

　Convinced of this, I ask Satie, a girl in a maid's uniform, how does the tea here taste?

'How does the tea here taste?'

　The white haired girl called Satie panicked and begged for forgiveness.

''I'm sorry, too. Did I put it in the wrong way?''

　Perhaps because she was forced to work as a slave in the house of the Lord of Arsenum, this girl is quick to change her tune.

　She is extremely afraid of offending her master.

　Of course, I have never even scolded her, let alone abused her....

''No. That's not what I meant. I'm not asking if it's good or bad.

'Huh...'

　She made a pouting face and hung her head apologetically.

I'm sorry, sir. I don't know.

　I apologized.

'I'm not asking for your professional opinion. I'm simply asking for your opinion. I'm looking for any and all advice I can get.

But I've never had a drink of tea so I can't tell you what it tastes like.

Seriously?

　What a stupid, honest girl.

　Normally, a maidservant is supposed to sneak some of the delicacies in the house while her master is away.

　While he's away, he smokes tea leaves, pours copious amounts of sugar, and enjoys the aroma and the thrill of it.

　She's also known for smoldering bacon and sausages, drinking brandy with them, and laughing about how some of her maids have better skin than their masters.

　But in her mind, it's probably forbidden.
　Did her former master discipline her so severely, or is it something innate?

　I had a feeling it was more of the latter, but there was no point in contemplating it, so I suggested she take a cup of tea.

'I'm on the verge of drinking it, but drink this.'

　I offer her the teacup.
　She takes the cup but hesitates to put her mouth on it.

　With a slight tint to her cheeks.
"...an indirect kiss.
　I whispered.

　Then, after hesitating often, he put his mouth on the cup.

　He took two or three sips of tea.
It's delicious.
　And then she gave me a flowery smile.

　I couldn't help but admire that smile, but she didn't seem to have the answer I wanted to hear.

　Her thoughts.
It's sweet.
　That was all I had to say.

　Probably, he had never eaten sugar candy before.

　Even a beverage with only two spoonfuls of sugar in it would seem to taste out of this world.

　If you gave her something without sugar, she would just comment that it was bitter.

　This means that there is no point in asking her about the taste since there is nothing to compare it to.
　In the future, we should consider improving her diet.

　But I was with her in not knowing whether tea was good or bad.

　In the meantime, I knew about the extent of knowledge, tea is produced in the Ivalice region as well, but that's about it.

　Seeing that it wasn't prized as a famous brand among the demon race and the nations, it was unlikely that there would be a significant increase in tax revenue even if this was mass produced.

　Then there was the rest of it, or four-wheeled (Norfolk) farming....
　It is one of the most efficient farming techniques that originated in modern Europe.

　Two-field farming is still the mainstream in this world.
　Incidentally, the two-field farming is a method of alternating the types of crops to be planted so that the nutrients in the field do not die.　

　In this different world, magic must have been poorly developed and farming techniques have not been developed.

　If we brought four-wheeled farming to such a world at once, we might be able to double the tax revenue.

'Four-wheeled farming?'

　Satie asked back with a strange look on her face.

'Oh, did it come out of my mouth unintentionally? 'I was just thinking about the new farming methods in this world. I suppose farming in this world involves resting the farmland after the wheat harvest, turning it into pasture, feeding the grass to the livestock and taking the meat from the livestock.

Yes, I do.

'But that would mean more time resting the farmland. So if we drop that order and grow barley, then clover, then wheat, then turnips and so on, we'll have less time to rest the fields. By the way, clover isn't for humans to eat, it's for livestock.

'What?　How is that possible?
In theory, yes.

　I'm assuming that the soil and crop characteristics of this world are the same as in previous lives.
　But it's worth a try.
　I've quickly put out a proclamation to introduce it in some areas.

　Normally, it would take at least a few years to see the effects of this method, but this is a magical world. If we only had experimental farms, we would be able to confirm the effectiveness of the system by magically stimulating the growth of the plantation.

　When I heard about the experiment, Sati said, "I'm looking forward to it," she said with a smile on her face.

　Incidentally, the reason I'm looking forward to it is that it might allow me to eat turnip soup every day.

　I'm looking forward to it," he said.
　Oh dear, it's a simple idea.
　But I didn't mind that idea.

　Since I was the new lord of the city, I wanted to make sure that all the inhabitants, not to mention my men, had a satisfactory amount of bread and meat.