Volume 1 Chapter 2 Part1 (1/2)
On the day I confessed my secret to my parents
After I finished theand comforted the downhearted Dan, I headed towards ,for an afternoon nap However, because there was so I wanted to talk about while I still had ti body towards the office Nicholas, as in charge of the office work, and my father were inside the office However, when I entered, , and gave Nicholas sos to do After Nicholas had exited the room, I said,
”Father, I wanted to talk about the plan for ie, the Lockhart house's territory”
My father nodded and then picked me up, and put me into the chair that ay too tall for a child like me to sit on
”Since I don't know the current state of this village very well, I want to start off with exaive e?”
I've only left the area around our house two ti the summer last year, when our family went on a trip to a lake in the south called the Black Pond The second tie's shrine on the day of the autumn harvest festival Only those two tie nu both occasions, and therefore, didn't have the ability to freely look around I understand that they were thinking of my safety when they only allowedour house Nevertheless, I still think that they were being overprotective Well, if you think about it norrounds surrounding our house are h If I was a child who only wanted to play, there's no reason for ue that my parents aren't as overprotective as I say
”Walk around freely, you saythis is difficult Let me think about it”
Seeing my father's reluctant expression, I inquired about whether or not there was any danger for the feudal lord's son to be walking in the village
”The people of our village are all good-natured There's absolutely no one ould think about inflicting hare is close to the forest I have no idea when a n you an escort, there aren't many people available”
I personally felt that it would feel aard to walk around the village if someone were to be pushed onto me as an escort
”Could we say that father is going on a village inspection? We'll use that opportunity to announce the public debut of the Lockhart family's second son”
After thinking about it for a little while, reed to accompany me
”Alright, Nicholas and I will take you around the village Let's schedule it for theof the day after tomorrow”
My father's sed to aa prank as he whispered those words into my ear
”What are you planning? Even if it's just a little bit, could you tellon?”
”Nope I' about it”
My face assuhtly disappointed expression
”I think it's better to show you e're going together with Nicholas”
I was feeling surprised to seeso seriously I wondered what it was he was up to
”I also have so I want to confirm”
My father cheerfully replied, ”What do you want to know about?”
”It's about the changes in population of this village It would also be good if I could learn the mortality rates of the children, especially the infants”
”Population, you saywe should be able to access that inforh our Orb Directory”
It seems like they didn't have any exact numbers since population statistics weren't recorded However, we should've been able to grasp the village's overall shi+fts in population by referring to the Orb Directory The Orb was a nifty little ical device that everyone used for personal identification (TL: If you needCtrl + F)
However, I was concerned about how they were even able to decide the taxes for our territory in the first place
”In that case, how do you set the taxes for our territory?”
”We examine the area of their fields and the number of livestock they own As for the artisans, they're tax-free”
Due to the absence of a poll tax, they didn't really need to bother with the population's nurandfather had freed them from taxes It was the nors
”I seealright then, first, we need to do an examination of the population”
Without understanding the reason for such a thing, ly at me and asked, ”Why?”
We'll be able to grasp trends in our labor force and consues in population On the other hand, if we're able to understand the ure out why the population is decreasing, and if it's increasing, we'll be aware of whether or not we need new fields and also how much forest we need to clear for thees to increase, we'll be able to call in oods”
Hearing hts, my father nodded in comprehension as he muttered, ”I see” However, he continued, ”What about the infant mortality rate you spoke earlier?”
”Suppose that the population of this village ree, and that approximately fifty children are born in one year Let's also assume that in one year, approximately thirty percent of our children die If ere able to reduce that thirty percent by ten percent, the population will increase by ten people per year Therefore, after ten years, there will be an increase of one hundred people Furtherive birth to more children in the future”
As the village's current feudal lord, he seemed to be able to understand most of er very cheerful
”One hundred people in ten years? I see Although I understand your reasoning, it's not easy to protect infants froh our house is able to have someone responsible look after the children, the reality is different for poorer faned to look after children even younger than thee”
I was honestly ie's situation in his role as an a government administrator
”Since I still haven't seen the situation with my own eyes yet, I can't claim to understand it very well However, I think I have a plan that can both increase food production and lower the infant mortality rate at the same time”
My father spontaneously stood up as hehis excessive reaction, I reminded him not to expect too much
”However, if I can't exae's situation, I won't be able deter the circumstances should be our current priority”
Persuadingworkshops At that point, Nicholas had returned to the roo, I headed towards the hall that had beco area of me and the other three