82 buying and selling (1/2)

So, here are the prices for selling the monsters. And this is the reward for killing the unicorn beast. Please check the price.

The next day, I was summoned to the castle and the amount of money I was offered was much more than I had expected, and there was even a reward for defeating the monster. I'm not sure what to make of it, but I think it's a good idea.

I have this letter from the king. And I have this letter from the king. It is about the wheat trade. What?

I'll take your advice and stop expanding the country for the time being and work on domestic adjustments, so please cooperate and provide technology! In exchange, we'll allow you to sell your wheat.

Axiom... you've walked away from direct negotiations. .... I'm sorry.

The civilian in front of me chuckles at this muttering.

We have permission to sell up to a third of last year's wheat stockpile. Would you like me to check?

”I don't know how much, but let's check the amount and price and buy it. I don't know how much, but let's check the amount and price and buy it.

It was a huge amount, but because it was unprocessed wheat, last year's crop, and there was no contractor involved, the price was very low, so I decided to buy it. The price was less than the price of a bear.

”Well, that was a good deal!

”No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. The king has been focusing on the flashy and effective things in the war and has not paid much attention to the domestic affairs. This time, he had a chance to talk with us civil servants and said that he would refrain from wars... As a person who deals with the country's wealth, we are very happy that wars that involve huge amounts of money and food are no longer stable. No.

”No, you've got it all wrong. Civil servants should not start wars not for the sake of wealth but for the sake of the people's livelihood.

If you're a general or a knight, then you should be proud of the fact that you're able to finish the job without starting a war.

It's the civilian's job to admonish them. What if the king is the one who can't reprimand the wrongdoers? If it is the king who nurtures the people, then it is the vassals who nurture them! If all you want to do is calculate money, you can do it as a merchant... but think again about the difference between merchants and civil servants. What's the difference between merchants and civil servants? Or the lives of your people?

”Thank you for pointing that out. I will be sure to share this story with everyone and make use of it in the future. I'll be sure to share it with everyone.

”Well, that's all well and good, but I'm only a civilian... so do what you think is best for you. Do your best to convince yourselves.

After that, they talked about politics and economics for a while, and had a question and answer session for about two hours.

After leaving the castle, Masaru went to the Stone and Artisan. He had a business meeting scheduled with Zerg's sister Dina.

I'm sure you're not going to tell your sister about what you did over there, are you? I don't want her to worry too much. I don't want to worry her too much.

I don't want to worry my sister too much.” Zerg was waiting for me in front of the store when I arrived, and he said that to me, but his eyes were swimming.

All right. So let's go talk to Dina right away. Okay.

”Yeah, she's in there, let's go. Come on.

When I entered the store, there was a woman who was diligently calculating something with a stone brush on a stone slab. In this world, paper is parchment, which is very expensive.

You must be Dina. I'm sorry for making things difficult for you this time. My name is Masaru. I'm Masaru.

I'm Masaru.” ”Oh, my pleasure. I can't even prepare tea here... sorry for the mess. ....

I'm sorry about the mess.

I'm not very good at math, and I've never sold this much ......... before, and the numbers are too big. I'm not good at math.

I'm not very good at math. Can you show me the summary of your calculations? It doesn't have to be all the way through. You don't have to finish everything.

He showed me a summary of his calculations, which showed that he had completely researched the type and number of items, and all he needed to do was to calculate them.

Please wait a minute. Please wait a moment. I'll do the calculations. .... Please wait a moment.

And three minutes later: ....

”I'm done. Isn't there a lot of stuff?

I think my dad had a warehouse of his own, and there was a lot of merchandise in it. There was a lot of stuff in there.

Bricks, firebricks, stones, lumber...hmm? Some of them I've never seen before.

What's this special plate 1?

Oh, that's it. It's a board that my father developed when he was an engineer. It's light and strong, but it didn't catch on because of its high initial cost. There are some special materials, too, and it's hard to get enough of them. .... The material is also special and not available in large numbers.

It's a hard, lightweight board about the thickness of a roof tile, somewhere between stone and ceramic, and it's quite easy to use, but it seems to be standardized at a size of about 1 meter square.