episode_0351

“They say the people are praying for the princess. “I wondered if it would be of much help to get support from the common people, but after experiencing something like this, I feel like I was complacent.”

Compared to the support of the nobles, the support of the commoners would not have much of an impact on the selection of a successor.

“It’s been so long since I paid you back, and I owe you something like this again.”

“They are also the ones who will eventually become the princess’s people.”

It may have been a bit shameless, but I don’t think it’s necessary for the princess to repay them for everything they did for their master.

Although Princess Mona’s advantage was that she had clear rewards and punishments, it was cumbersome and cumbersome to pay attention to every single thing.

“Anyway, won’t the princess receive sufficient compensation when she reaches the highest position?”

He is currently a Viscount, but at that time his title may be Count.

As a reward for supporting the princess, the top will receive more benefits than now.

“If you accumulate too much debt, you will have to pay for it later with a larger amount. If it continues like this, it will be too biased to one side. Moreover, if what I have built was built through their efforts, can I say that it is completely mine?”

“… !!”

I didn’t know what the princess was worried about.

They are merchants.

The merchant was a person with good sense in trading, and he would want to get back twice as much as he invested in the princess.

This could later lead to the creation of a powerful new noble family after the princess ascended the throne.

His Majesty’s current Majesty has chosen to delegate political affairs to nobles, receiving only benefits and abandoning duties.

Thanks to this, the nobles increased their power by exploiting the power of the imperial palace.

‘We plan to organize things neatly when the princess ascends the throne, but it would be unreasonable for us to create such nobles. Even if you’re on our side, you can’t let down your guard.’

We need to come to our senses and keep them in check.

The only person next to the princess who could do that was herself.

Isn’t their purpose not clear enough to just like them because they are people you can communicate with?

“If dealing with them is something I have to do as a monarch, I am willing to do so.”

Hearing the princess’s words made me smile.

I am proud and proud of the fact that this kind of person is the lord I serve.

“Do not worry. Am I not there? “If the princess needs it, I will keep them in check.”

“We’re still allies, so don’t be too harsh.”

“But they are so capable. You need to know where the ability you show comes from. “I don’t think it’s a good choice to simply believe that we are allies.”

“I’ve never done anything to harm myself, but I’d feel bad if I was checked by you.”

It’s as if what he does is the will of Princess Mona.

“There might be a misunderstanding. I will be careful. Still, you can’t completely ignore checks. What on earth did they gain by solving the epidemic? “Aren’t we just suffering huge losses?”

The reason for their actions cannot be inferred from the degree of division.

It was a blow to his pride, as he had been admired by his lord for his cleverness.

“Their behavior is so duplicitous. They are selling combat rations at ridiculous prices and then making profits by selling grains at high prices. The problem is that by doing so and giving honor to the princess, we are suffering a huge loss.”

The more combat rations you sell, the more you lose.

Therefore, through this incident, the princess was able to receive tremendous support from the people.

No royal family cared about the commoners dying, but Princess Mona was the only one who came forward.

“The amount of combat rations sold every day is enormous. One merchant is feeding all the commoners of the empire. “This is not something a single top company can accomplish.”

“Yeah, I had my doubts about that too. “They sell goods, but the source of the goods is not clearly known.”

“The problem is that we can’t dig into it.”

“Yes, that part is included in the conditions for receiving protection.”

At first, I thought that was a sufficient condition to ask for.

This is because the top has been playing around with money for a long time.

But this time, after seeing the ridiculous amount of combat rations provided, I realized why they had set such conditions.

‘There’s something I’m hiding.’

Where do you constantly get things from?

It seemed like digging into the source would be more important than I thought.

If we investigate that part, wouldn’t we be able to uncover their unclear purpose?

“I think maybe I should have been more vigilant. “I can’t help but be wary of his capabilities exceeding my expectations.”

“But didn’t I say that he seemed like a good person? “Will your opinion change at that point?”

“No, I still think he’s a good person. “It’s just that I don’t know what they’re thinking or what their plans are, so I just become wary.”

“It is not a good monarch to reject a subject just because he or she is competent.”

“You are correct.”

I trust and follow him because I know he is this kind of person.

“It is good to be on guard, but I will not allow hostility.”

“I will keep the princess’s will in mind.”

When there is a subordinate who is superior to oneself and receives greater support from the public, one is not jealous or jealous of the subordinate and rejects him, but rather is happy to use the subordinate’s abilities and uses them appropriately.

Although he was very talented himself, he was also a person who cherished talented people.

‘In the direction of keeping things in check, but not causing hostility. I guess I’ll have to act carefully.’

It seemed like there was a need to visit and talk again.

* * *

Those who initially collapsed were treated with previously developed treatments, and those in poor condition were treated with treatments developed later on to take out the monsters and kill them.

Those who survived had to suffer greatly from the aftereffects, but they knew that they should be relieved that they survived and did not die.

“I made a recovery medicine to give to patients. It will be helpful for patients who have not yet woken up due to aftereffects. “Eating this may not eliminate all the aftereffects, but it will at least greatly shorten the recovery period.”

It appeared to be a hastily developed potion purely out of concern for the patient.

However, he was not sure whether Princess Mona would take care of these things for the commoners.

“This recipe probably contains some of your know-how, so can I hand it over without receiving anything in return? Even if the princess takes this, I’m not sure if she’ll use it on the patient. “As you know, you are a commoner.”

“ah… .”

“Of course, I know you also paid attention to the price. Looking at the ingredients, it looks like it was made well using materials that can be purchased cheaply. But the princess thinks she’s seeing enough results even now.”

Combat rations kept commoners from going hungry.

Of course, it was entirely my responsibility, but it was something we had to do with Princess Mona as our face madam.

This is because providing an unlimited supply of combat rations to all regions was a ridiculous thing to do just in the name of the top.

It can be seen that he used Princess Mona to avoid arousing suspicion from others.

‘Of course, the princess was caught. I only cooperated a little, but I gained tremendous support from the common people.’

Since this incident has given the princess an overwhelming advantage, she will probably make as many of the potions developed by Yul and spray them on the patients if I ask her to.

I felt really sorry for Yul, who had come all the way here to make a cure for the infectious disease, but I had no intention of letting Princess Mona think about this incident.

“The princess is already receiving overwhelming support from the common people.”

Therefore, there should be no passing this potion to the princess.

“In a situation where she has everything to gain, will the princess spend money she doesn’t need to spend?”

“ah… .”

Commoners would also be satisfied just by surviving.

It may be sad to see your broken body, but didn’t the combat rations keep your family from starving?

“No matter how cheap the ingredients are, there are too many people.”

“yes.”

Yul fully understood what I was saying.

Although Yul took a short time to develop this potion, I know that it was created with a lot of things in mind.

“In my view, if you want to use this as you wish, rather than offering it to the princess, I think it would be best to sell it at the top in a way that leaves as few marks as possible so that commoners can also purchase it.”

“After listening to it myself, I think it would be better.”

“I know what you were thinking when developing this, so I’m going to make it as cheap as possible. “I promise that.”

It seemed to me that if this potion was officially sold, it would be possible to make quite a bit of money as a fatigue recovery agent.

“thank you.”

Yul laughed and said that was enough.

Since I know the kind heart of Yul, who developed this, I wanted to praise him for something amazing.

“It’s amazing how something like this was created in such a short period of time.”

“I just did it to take some time. “It’s not that big of a deal.”

“It’s great enough, right? It’s great that they developed this, but it was made with price in mind. It’s not something anyone can do. “Maybe it will sell better than you imagined?”

“I hope so.”

For commoners who struggle with hard work, this will be an attractive potion that they cannot help but purchase.

“I don’t think either you or I have anything more to do here, shall we go back soon?”

“ah! I see. I guess I should go back. “I can’t stay here forever.”

“Let’s go right back tomorrow. “Nothing good will come of staying here for too long.”

To begin with, it was a rural area and there was nothing to see, so there was no reason to stay for long.

You have to go through quite a complicated process to get out of the village where the epidemic is spreading, but as long as you have Princess Mona as your ally, it won’t take long to get out.

“Yes, I will prepare!”

If I leave tomorrow, I will be able to arrive home and spend January 1st.

Speaking of the New Year, something suddenly occurred to me, so I quickly asked Yul.

“Did you have any plans to go down to your hometown? “It’s the new year, so everyone is going to see their families.”

I was worried that I might have prevented my reunion with my family by calling the child for no reason.

“are you okay! “My mother also understood.”

“this.”

I guess I was lacking in consideration.

“I’ll take you home.”

“It’s okay….”

“Please make sure to do that. request.”

“Um… then I’ll ask you a favor.”

My conscience ached.

If we had Damon, it would be tight, but it would be possible.