Chapter 68
Chancellor Richman was visiting the King’s office, a submitted report in hand.
“Your Majesty. A plan for the construction of a new city has been sent from the Prominence Marquis House.”
“Tell me the details.”
“Its main objective is to secure housing for the migrating commoners, but it seems it will also experimentally incorporate various new initiatives.”
“That doesn’t sound like a bad thing, but have they mentioned anything regarding funding?”
“It appears the Prominence Marquis House will cover all expenses.”
“Then I see no issue, but the fact that you’ve gone to the trouble of bringing this to me must mean there’s some problem, correct?”
“Too many commoners are flocking to the Prominence Marquis Domain, and we’re receiving complaints from other nobles. If we let this continue, I fear it could lead to distrust in the Royal Family.”
“A difficult problem indeed. Commoners migrating to other domains should be due to issues in their own lords’ governance, but we cannot simply ignore this. Grant a deferral on tax payments for nobles who are struggling.”
“That will be a burden on the Royal Treasury, but are you certain, Your Majesty?”
“I do not mind. However, also notify them that should they ultimately fail to pay, they will face appropriate punishment.”
“Understood.”
The number of nobles who needed to devise some financial measures during the granted grace period became quite considerable.
Spurred by a sense of crisis at the mention of “punishment,” many began to govern justly to prevent the exodus of their people, and as a result, the number of nobles who were actually punished was small.
Claude was writing a book on magic, drawing upon his own experiences and research findings.
This clearly written book, covering everything from fundamentals to applied methods and specialized topics, was divided into upper, middle, and lower volumes, making it quite a substantial work.
Taking the completed book, Claude visited Netzal-san.
It was to have it evaluated by Netzal-san, a veteran in the field of magic.
Nervously, Claude waited for him to finish reading, and once Netzal-san was done, he spoke.
“How is it?”
“Hmm. This is compiled in a very easy-to-understand manner; it would be revolutionary as a textbook. The way it supplements areas that were previously ambiguous is also a strong point.”
“Thank you very much.”
Relieved after receiving Netzal-san’s evaluation, Claude next visited his Father’s study.
“Father. I have something I’d like to discuss.”
“What is it, so formally?”
“I’ve authored a book on magic, and I wish to publish it.”
“I knew you were conducting various studies on magic, but you actually wrote a book? That’s fine. I’ll make the arrangements.”
“Thank you very much.”
Elated at receiving permission, Claude returned to his room, wondering what he should do next.
Ultimately, this book would spread rapidly and come to be adopted as a textbook in many academies.