'Ummm...'

　I look out over the sea from the Governor's office, which was built in a renovated parliament building in Rezad.
　The Adelunian peninsula's largest trade port, or should I say the largest, has quite a few ships floating in its harbor, despite the fact that it is just after the war.

　The ships are loaded with cheap foreign wheat, silk, cotton, spices, sugar, glasswork, goldsmithing, jewelry, ceramics and other luxury goods.
　On the contrary, the goods about to be loaded are slaves, spirits, and paper.

　'Your Majesty, what has been troubling you since the beginning?
　Do you understand?
　"A rare sight for His Majesty to see outside.

　I shifted my gaze from the sea to Raimondo.

　'Did you know that prices in our country have been on the rise lately?
　...Is that so?
　Yeah. I had Ains look it up for you.

　I'll occasionally hide my identity and stroll around the castle town.
　No, in fact, it's obvious, "Your Majesty!　Would you like some apples? I'm not sure.

　Well, my poor disguise story is good, but I noticed that the prices of goods have gone up a lot compared to the past.

　So I got curious and had Ains look into it, and it turned out that prices have been rising a little bit every year.
　So it was a gradual inflation.

　'Does that matter?'
　'No, higher prices mean that the value of the currency is going down, which means that the amount of currency in circulation is going up. So we're making progress in the monetary economy, so that's a desirable trend.
　'Huh...'

　In Raimondo's head? comes to mind.
　He wasn't sure about the descent around the value of the currency.

　After a little explanation, he immediately understood.

　'It's good, isn't it? What is bothering you, sir?　Like the impoverishment of the common people due to rising prices?
　'No, the majority of our country's commoners are self-farming farmers, so higher prices are rather desirable.

　Since he makes his own food, he has no trouble finding food.
　On the contrary, you can sell your food at a high price, so even for a commoner, it's a hooray.

　There are three reasons for the rise in prices. The first is an increase in the volume of trade. The second is the reparations obtained from other countries. And third, immigration no, refugees.
　...I see...the Cilician-Persian War?

　The Cilician-Persian War.
　The war that broke out between the Union of Cilician Cities and the Persis Empire, which was fought east of this country and ended in victory for the Persis Empire.

　As a result of this war, many Cilicians fled from the Cilician peninsula and settled in various colonial cities around the world.
　The Adelunian Peninsula in particular was a very popular place to flee because it was a strategic point that divided the Teutonic Sea into east and west.
　These immigrants and refugees brought large amounts of gold, silver, and copper to the Adelian peninsula.

　To accept migrants and refugees or not to accept them is a political proposition that is not a success or failure.
　The simple fact is that the working population will increase, domestic demand will grow, and tax revenues will increase.
　It will take at least 15 years for the working population to increase (until children are born and reach adulthood), and it would be great if we could shorten that time.

　However, language and cultural differences also need to be taken into account.
　It is also possible to rent a house and lose the main house.

　This is a problem that has been confused in modern Japan as well, but we should not think of it in the same way because the situation in Japan is very different from that in Japan.

　The first difference is that immigrants and refugees are richer.

　There is a sea between the Adelnian and Cilicia peninsula. So the immigrants and refugees are the ones who escaped by boat.
　Since the sea is so wide, it is very difficult to escape by raft.
　That is to say, only those who had a good trading ship could escape.

　A small trading ship can cost as much as several houses.
　Moreover, it is impossible for a single person to operate a trading ship. You'd have to hire slaves and specialists.
　So what I'm saying is that the only immigrants and refugees are rich enough to hire a getaway ship and a few dozen people to operate it.
　Such rich people would be about 1% of the Cilician population.

　Difference two, Cilician people have been settled in the Adelian peninsula from the beginning.

　In Japan, most of the population was born in Japan and all of them could speak Japanese.
　That's why there would be a problem if other ethnic groups were to enter the country....

　More than a quarter of our country's population is Cilician, if you include allied and autonomous cities.

　The issue of culture and language was a new one.

　'Personally, I think it's okay to accept them positively. But at the same time, I think it's a problem if the number of Cilician people is increasing too much.

　The Cilician has come against me many times.
　Our interests are aligned now, but will we be able to maintain this relationship?

　Will I end up taking poison when I think I'm taking medicine?
　That's what I'm worried about.

　I think it's good for me personally. At best, it will reach 50,000 people, right?　I thought it would be no different for us.

　...Really?
　I guess I'm overthinking it.

　Well, maybe it's better to let the refugees in and get around to the Cilician pockets than to limit the refugees and antagonize the Cilician people in the country.

　'From my point of view, I don't see why His Majesty would be so worried about it.
　''Well these things can become a problem later on, hundreds of years later.

　It's an irreversible problem.
　...Is that what you think?

　In the past life world, ethnic problems, religious problems and historical problems were big issues, so we may be a little too sensitive about them.

　The concept of 'ethnicity' was formed in the pre-modern world only in the early modern world to begin with.
　In this age of the world, the concept of ethnicity is very thin.

　The Cilician people are a people who would easily break up if their country is in danger.　

　People in this world are world citizenship (cosmopolitanism).
　The Persis Empire is the best example of this.

　Well, let's continue with the status quo for the time being. Instead, we'll keep a strict eye on the movement of people across the sea.

　So now we have a new enemy, Pofenia.
　You should be at least that cautious.

　''Oh yeah, speaking of population shifts, there's one thing that's on my mind.
　What is it?
　I don't like the exportation of Adelian slaves.

　I point to the slave trade ships.
　It's not even close to being populated, but it's spilling out of the peninsula.

　Within the same country, if it's traded between regions, it's plum zero, but if it's crossed across the ocean.......

　'We've seized the ports, we want to control trade and revise the tariff rates,'

　Trade is the movement of money.
　Sometimes money comes in, sometimes money goes out, and if the amount going out is greater than the amount coming in, there is a deficit.

　Even in a land blessed with the ability to dig up gold, silver, and copper in bulk, like Japan in the Edo period, trade friction was a problem.
　Even more so in the Adelian peninsula, which is not rich in natural resources.

　Paper and spirits certainly create wealth.
　But even so, there are limits.

　Silk, cotton, spices, sugar, goldsmithing, glasswork, jewelry, ceramics, etc.

　There are too many attractive things in other countries.
　If it were King Loseys' country alone, it might be making money from exports.

　But in the future, and in terms of the Adelian peninsula as a whole, isn't there a drain on wealth and resources?

　'That's why, Raimondo. Call the Cilician merchants in the near future. We'll discuss it and put controls on trade.
　I understand, Your Majesty. But are you sure you want to do this?　You're going to complain.
　'We can just say that only a few, privileged merchants will be allowed to handle luxury goods........ It doesn't matter to most of the common people.

　In fact, it's a tasty treat for the merchants because it adds value and gives them a vested interest.

　'Not from you it's from your wife, sir.

　I mean, it's a family matter...








　Hey, what's going on?
　I demand an explanation.
　What are you talking about?

　A month later I was cornered by Yulia and Tetra.
　I could feel an uncanny thing coming from both of them.

　I was sitting on my lap when my daughter Fiona looked up at me.

　'Chichiuei, did you do something wrong?
　'I wouldn't do anything wrong. I'm a man of justice.
　So your moms are the bad guys.

　Fiona laughs with a jerk.
　Oh man, I've poured oil on the fire.

　Glancing around, I check the expressions of Yulia and Tetra.
　You're even more grumpy than before........

　"Almus, the ban on luxuries and the trade control order are too strict.

　Tetra crowded me.
　The ban on extravagance is a law that says that we can't be extravagant (luxury) in the true sense of the word.

　Specifically.....

　Silk is not allowed to be worn in political places. It is forbidden to be used as everyday clothing, and is only allowed for special occasions such as parties and Thanksgiving.　
　Maximum number of accessories allowed to be worn is three.
　Limits on the amount of spices that may be used in one meal.

　That's about it.

　The Trade Control Order is a law that, in its literal sense, governs trade.

　The price of grain and other commodities is regulated to the extent that it does not depress the price of grain on the Adelian peninsula.
　The rate of duty on luxury goods is thirty-three percent (one-third tax), plus a weight limit on the amount of each luxury item traded per year.
　A ban on the export of slaves from King Rosais' country.

　And so on.

　It's the ban on luxuries that the two men are angry about.

　You see, I know exactly what Armes means. It's not a good idea to be extravagant, you know. It's the taxpayers' money. Spices are valuable, so I can understand why they are restricted. But don't you think the ban on silk is too strict?　Even accessories, I think three is tough. Yeah.

　Julia rolls up.
　Next to her, Tetra nods repeatedly.

　By the way, they are currently wearing silk clothes, hair ornaments, earrings in both ears, a necklace around their necks, a brooch on their left chest, and a ring on their ring fingers.
　It's against the law to wear silk clothing and three accessories over and over.

　In defence of the two of them, they are quite modest.
　You can wear as many accessories as you like, and it doesn't look too flashy even if you wear six.

　It's not a bad idea to have a few of these in your pocket, as most upper class women wear ten or twenty of them.　
　However, since the unit price per piece is high, the overall price surpasses those of the aristocrats.
　Well, the two of them are queens, so they don't want to be dressed like they are poor, but that's not good enough.

　''I'm not extravagant, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not.''

　Tetra grabs me by both shoulders and rocks me back and forth hard.
　My head is spinning...

　Hey, Alms. I think we're pretty thrifty compared to most queens. Have you ever seen King Domorgal's official family or his mistress?　He's all decked out in jewelry. Like the wives of Cilician merchants, they're more dressed up than we are. In addition, our hobbies include witchcraft and sorcery, which serve our interests rather well. You know what I mean?　Do you understand?

　Julia is winding up at a speed of one and a half times faster than before.
　I don't know how you don't bite your tongue.......

　I heard you. I heard you. Yeah, I hear you, too. You're a big help. I feel bad for you guys. I wish you guys had more money. I'd like to have a little luxury.

　I heard that King Domorgal has ten women, including his mistress.
　King Fardham is said to have a total of thirty women.

　And I heard from Qingming that the emperors of the Persis and Scarlet Empires have an imperial palace with more than a thousand women.

　It's a shameful story.

　Me, Yulia, and Tetra are all super thrifty.
　With that in mind........

　Wear flax, not silk. You can wear flax for comfort, too.　If you guys don't refrain, the law won't mean anything.

　For me, I want to foster domestic industry.
　Specifically, hemp, flax and wool.

　Silk is the enemy.

　Well, I'm not saying that you should wear hemp, but flax is good.
　Until a while ago, everyone was wearing flax.


　Nuh-uh-uh...　
　'Ughhhh...'

　The two of them snorted, frowning as if to say they were full of frustration.

　''........Okay.''
　'I'll take it off, won't I?　Take it off!

　Then she started to undress.

　Tetra's shapely tits and Yulia's well-grown, lush tits, followed by the two beautiful legged beauties, were revealed.

　Yulia's overall development is good, including her breasts.
　Her hips are also large and you can't help but want to grab them with your hands. She's going to have a safe and healthy baby.

　Overall, they are well-fleshed, but not overweight.
　Rather, on the contrary, her flesh is tight and her waist is cinched.

　Personally, I like her hips the best.

　Tetra isn't quite as big as Julia, but she still has above average Adelnian tits. They are big enough to grab with both hands and are beautifully shaped.
　Her hips are tight and cute. I'm a little worried that the small buttocks might make it difficult for the baby to pass. But Ankus was delivered safely, so it shouldn't be a serious problem.

　Overall, she's slender and has a slender body with no excess fat. Of course, the waistband is also beautiful.
　However, if it is showing, it is showing, so it is not lacking.

　Personally, I like her ass the best.

　And the thing that impressed me was that they both wore their bras well.
　It's not a degraded version that I would have made at random. They were made of silk, remade by a Cilician craftsman.
　This will not cause the breasts to fall apart. It's safe.

　After taking off their tops, the two of them took off their underwear and....

　Hey, idiot!　I'm an idiot!
　This is not the time to be judging us!

　Hey, Fiona's here. It's bad for education!　Hey, Alice!　Clothes, get your clothes!
　I'm coming!

　Alice appeared from the ceiling. Are you a ninja?
　No, it doesn't matter.

　What are your clothes?
　'Wouldn't it take you ten seconds to run as fast as you can, and more than that, wouldn't it be faster for your wives to be completely naked?
　Do something!
　Okay, I'll take care of it! I'll take care of it!

　Alice produces a black thread from her fingertips.

　'I'm sorry, both of you, but this is just another way to educate the princess on her emotions.

　Alice's black thread instantly wrapped them both in a circle.
　They are both rolled up in a seaweed roll in an instant.

　Their bras and pants fall to the floor.
　It was in the nick of time....

　'Puffer!　Hmm, ug!
　Hm!　Coo!　Hmm, ngg!

　Yulia and Tetra moan as their mouths are blocked by the thread.
　They are completely naked under the thread, but the color of the thread is black, so they only look like human seaweed rolls.

　Well, I don't think this is unhealthy.

　'I can change the nature of the yarn at will. This yarn is fluffy like wool, highly breathable, and on top of that it is light, stronger and more elastic than any fiber. It also has excellent heat resistance and does not deteriorate over time. It will not cause any damage to the couple's bodies.

　Great job, Alice!　
　Nice response!

　...and by the way, it just occurred to me.

　Can't we just harvest and sell your yarn?
　Yes?

　Alice gave him a scowling look.