Chapter 21 (2/2)

Even if they have been hostile to you in the past and you didn’t like their arrogant behavior, it becomes a reign of terror if you start persecuting others who have knowledge and wealth, and will eventually end in failure.

President Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Pol Pot’s group from Cambodia are prime examples of such.

As a result of persecuting and removing the white people and scholars that they dislike because of their overbearing nature so far, their economy collapsed and every country (who did) turned into h.e.l.l.

[Daily:… Don’t ask me…]

Those who he skillfully won over, were absolutely necessary for Ritone to stabilize the Shylock territory.

「Well then, everyone. Please try to cultivate these in your respective territories. And please spread these deep-rooted crops. As for the method for doing so, please refer to this book.」

Ritone pulled out agricultural books that people from j.a.pan found unnecessary, and distributed the cultivation manual and seeds for each crop to the va.s.sals.

Rostania Kingdom Treasury

After checking how much money and properties the country has left, the Minister of Finance, Eagle Shylock, heaved a sigh.

「This is terrible…」

As it is a country’s treasure vault, it was overflowing with gold and silver, but there was not enough of the most important thing.

At the time of the foundation of the kingdom, the gold and silver coins were so numerous that it could be piled up into a mountain. Presently though, they were nearly non-existent.

The remaining items were relics left behind by previous generations that cannot really be sold, and just jewelry and artwork.

「…When I told you I was returning to my territory, didn’t I tell you not to touch anything in this room?」

Eagle glares at the Bureaucrat of Finance with a piercing eye.

He began to beg on his knees, feeling small, and make excuses.

「That is… the emergency expenses.」

「Expenses?」

「It was the additional budget for the Hero Artemis’ 400th birthday festival, and making up for the gambling loss of Princess Antoinette-sama. And because of the poor harvest of rye, the debt from enlisting the knights…」

Being shown each amount of money (spent), Eagle almost pa.s.sed out.

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