episode_0120

Is that it?

“You are distributing these crops for free?”

The official who was looking at the documents gaped. The young lady said she raised it simply as a hobby, but it was too much to just dismiss it that way.

If eaten sparingly, it was an enormous amount of food, enough to last the entire population of the empire for several years, not just the winter.

“If you leave it like this, it will rot anyway. If the residents of the territory eat well, manpower and taxes will increase, so it is not a loss. There is nothing to save, so spend generously.”

The young lady was no different from usual. As if it was nothing. He didn’t even show any condescension.

Marian lifted her chin with that meaning, ‘Do you have anything more to say?’

The retainers of a certain age exchanged glances with each other.

‘This.’

‘Right.’

How can you be so merciful?

This is our lady!

With that meaning in mind, I smiled proudly.

On the other hand, some officials who were still young and strict about money frowned.

The official who was repeatedly reviewing the documents raised his hand. With this amount, the value of food also increased as it was a cold spell. You said it would rot, but if you sell it now, how much wealth can you accumulate?

“If rotting is the problem, you can’t just make it into a snack…”

The official who expressed his opinion immediately kept his mouth shut. The moment the young lady raises her eyebrows.

“Are you now going against the lady’s will?”

“Do you think she doesn’t even know that?”

“Anyway, young people these days.”

Before she could open her mouth, the elders rushed in.

“Now, don’t be so mean.”

When Marian raised her hand, the elders’ criticism stopped.

“Snacks are not just made, they are also made by people, so they need to be given time to rest. The same goes for preservation magic, you can see it in the documentation. How much is the quantity?”

The young lady clicked her tongue. The slightly pathetic look made me want to go into a mouse hole.

“ㅡ!”

And he wasn’t the only one who thought that way.

‘okay.’

‘It was something like that.’

Let’s distribute it for free?!

Isn’t that throwing money away?

The young officials who had thought that way bowed their heads.

Those were all excuses.

Just to distribute food to the residents of the territory.

In the first place, does it make sense that even a duke’s daughter would raise an enormous amount of 5 million tons as a hobby?

‘Ah, lady.’

‘We don’t even know what that means–‘

The young officials soon gathered their thoughts and looked at Marian with bewildered eyes.

From the beginning, Marian was well aware of their miserly nature and chose them.

Quick work done. Thorough calculations and how to increase profits.

And the older retainers immediately noticed the trend.

‘–Now you have finally come to know our lady’s deep meaning?’

‘We noticed right away.’

Their shoulders shrug up.

“As I said, you can distribute enough to the residents of the territory and sell the excess to other territories. That’s what you guys are good at, right?”

Marian tilted her head.

‘-Why are the gazes so passionate?’

“Just leave it to me! We will make sure no one goes hungry!”

“We will also charge you the highest price for any surplus food!”

“Leave the bargaining to you!”

A loud voice. Marian smiled with satisfaction at the enthusiastic appearance of everyone.

‘Well, it’s good that you’re motivated.’

Frankly, the crops were overflowing. Since I couldn’t make fun of the land I acquired under a borrowed name, I just sowed seeds and left it alone.

Thanks to the results of various experiments, we were able to successfully harvest even herbs that were difficult and difficult to cultivate. But what if it was a crop that was originally easy to grow?

Literally, if you just sown a seed, it would grow quickly.

“ㅡWell, there is no need to charge so much, since most of the people will eat this crop.”

It is the people who eat sweet potatoes and potatoes the most. If you sell it at too high a price, more people will starve. You may not need to worry about it since we are not Young Ji-min, but there are many ways to make money other than this.

“ㅡ!”

Is this really what a noble lady would do?

How can you be so thoughtful?

As expected, our lady.

While they were once again lost in inner emotion.

“ㅡAh. It’s snack time for me.”

With those words, Marian left the conference room.

‘My face will be pierced.’ muttering like that.

The retainers who were looking at the door opened their mouths one by one.

“ㅡYou went.”

“It certainly doesn’t seem like it would be enough to cut down on sleep to process this much volume.”

“It cannot be said that Ekel Territory, located at the end, has no repercussions at all, but as it belongs to a duchy, it is no exaggeration to say that there was no damage compared to other territories.”

“The territory where Lady Maria and Maid Marian went on a pilgrimage maintains a particularly warm temperature, so some people praise them as goddesses of the sun!”

The vassals continued to praise for a while.

The duke held his chin upright and watched with satisfaction.

If Marian had seen it, she would have said, ‘Wow, those guys are really good at social life.’ It was a sight that would have been admirable.

In fact, sudden cold weather was unavoidable, but the residents of the Arjean territory enjoyed a richer meal than usual thanks to the territory support policy.

Therefore, the vassals continued the meeting by drawing up the same budget plan as previous years, rather than a meeting to repair the damage.

“This time, there is a top who is starting to make an impact quickly enough to succeed Michelle top. It is presumed that the names of the existing merchants were discarded and renamed, and the names of each merchant were Wendy Merchants, Tooth Merchants, and Seori Merchants, and since they were large enough to be called a target group, taxes were also considerable.”

“Exemption.”

“Yes?”

Not only the aides but also the vassals looked dumbfounded at the Duke’s words that interrupted him even though he had not yet spoken.

“Tax exemption.”

But the duke was adamant.

“Your Excellency… ?”

The duke glared at each of the guests with wide-open eyes.

“Tsk tsk. You don’t have much to say.”

Count Hermann, who was looking at this, clicked his tongue and shook his head.

“Ah.”

One by one, the retainers also realized this.

“Wendy’s top would provide food during this cold spell.”

“The frost merchant also came to the rescue.”

“Is this the top of the lady?”

“I guess so.”

“Well, a young lady can do that.”

One by one, they also began to understand. Even though it was a huge business, they reacted as if their grandson had earned it by beating them.

This was because they too had thick bean pods.

*

“Ha. Good.”

As I enjoy warm black tea in a well-lit glass greenhouse, my breath is slightly warm.

As I do this, I feel like all my worries and concerns will just disappear.

Seira’s mother and daughter were conducting an investigation that also included treatment at the organization, they had secured a card to hit the imperial family, and the upper part was also empty, so I was having a very leisurely tea time with my family for the first time in a while.

‘This sense of stability gained through money.’

In fact, I heard that due to the heavy snowfall, the cold wave damage is quite significant, especially in the northern region, excluding the capital and duchy.

However, the weather in our territory is like early spring, just past winter, so I also had no sense of reality, except during the pilgrimage to the territory.

Of course, someone might be wondering if it would be useful to act like this when someone is freezing to death, but is it because even in modern times, we have seen African children’s broadcasts? To be honest, it didn’t feel real because it wasn’t mine and it didn’t happen right in front of my eyes.

And I think I’ve done enough.

Envoys were sent to territories that were especially severely damaged by the cold wave. I said I would sell a magical tool that would prevent snowstorms, or in short, control the weather, for just the cost of the materials, but I was called a thief.

If Yeongji-min dies, it will ultimately result in a loss for the lord. Magic tools that can be used semi-permanently will be needed in the future.

‘They’re really just idiots.’

I decided to just take care of my family.

“It’s a little hot.”

At a time when more than 70% of the empire is covered in snow, is this also an act of power?

The effect of the highest grade magic stone was outstanding. Power is power. If it’s maintenance, it’s maintenance, and the Duke Castle, the center of it, had summer-like weather.

‘This needs to be adjusted.’

“Elaine, please give me a drink~”

[Ah = Ice Americano.]

“Now, my little brother, eat this too.”

“This too.”

“Marian. Oh, do it.”

I opened my mouth in happiness. Strawberry cake is truly a human invention.

Of course, physical sweetness is also possible because of money.

“Now that I think about it, sister.”

“Huh?”

“You said before that you don’t need to worry too much about the lady.”

“It was like that, right?”

“Why is it like that? If my dad remarries, that lady will become my stepmom.”

When I tilted my head, Maria kindly explained everything to me.

“That’s natural.”

Is it obvious?

“If you do a reasonably good job, they will look after you, and if it bothers you, just get rid of it.”

“Ah.”

I hadn’t thought of that. I thought the marriage itself should be prevented, but there was also a way to make her a duchess and get rid of her if it bothered her.

In the first place, removing someone from the duke castle was simpler for us than eating dessert.

But then he really seems like a villain.

Still, I saw my dad nodding his head as if it were obvious to Maria’s words.

This one is probably right.

“Dad. Did you enjoy watching me go toe-to-toe with the lady? I was really worried about my dad.”

“Do you not want me to get married?”

When I spoke sullenly, my father gently touched my cheek and asked.

“Hmm. That’s not it.”

Isn’t it true? To think of losing such a kind father to someone else.

“…I think I don’t like it a little.”

“Don’t worry, I have no intention of remarrying.”

“Hehe. Really?”

For some reason, I smiled heartily.

“How is your daughter?”

“Me?”

It was when I tilted my head.

“Marian. Are you going to leave your dad?”

My dad looked at me with bright eyes like a large dog.

“Oh, no?”

To be honest, I have no idea at all.

“Really?”

Maria suddenly intervened.

“Huh? Uh, huh?”

“Marian, aren’t you going to get married?”

Seria also smiled and leaned her head on my lap.

I stumbled, unable to avoid the gazes of the three people looking up from the sides, front, and bottom.

“Uh. huh. Wouldn’t it be happy if a family lived like this for the rest of their lives?”

All three of them seemed to be moved by my words, and gave me bright looks and hugged me tightly.

I’m not sure, but everyone looks happy, so it’s okay.