Chapter 84: 85

Knight-in-Chief Arc

 

Chapter 85 - Organization

 

　A knight who owns a fiefdom is really a lord of a castle.

　They basically have the right to collect taxes and judge the affairs of the territory and can rule rather freely.

　However, where there are rights, there are also obligations.

　My position is that of a knight in the service of the Fontana family, and I owe allegiance to Carlos, the head of the Fontana family.

　Loyalty means, roughly speaking, obeying what Carlos says, and I have to pay taxes to the Fontana family from the taxes I collect, and when I am called upon, I have to gather my troops and come to him.

　I have to keep in mind that I have to gather my troops.

　This is a region that has been in turmoil for a long time.

　Originally, a single royal family had united the noble families into a kingdom, but as the power of the royal family declined, the power of each noble family grew stronger and they could no longer control their unruly behavior.

　The powerful noble families have been waging war on other noble families to take their territories, and the opposing forces have been fighting back, and there is no one to stop them.

　Fortunately or unfortunately, the land is not prone to interference from other countries, so it has not been invaded even in this situation, but because of this, the war continues.

　Because of this situation, there was no army from other noble houses when I stood up in an opposing force.

　From the other families' point of view, as long as the Fontana family successfully suppressed the riot, there would be no problem.

　That seemed to be their thinking.

　You never know when war will break out.

　Because of this situation, the nobles must always be ready to mobilize.

　And this also applies to the knights under their command.

　As soon as the main family, the Fontana family, calls out, knights must gather their people and go to the battlefield, or else they may lose their territory because of it.

　I had managed to acquire my own territory.

　I need to do a lot of things to keep it that way.

　And what I need the most right now is money.

　I'm completely out of money because of retribution for naming others.

　If I were to be called upon in such a state, I would soon run out of money to prepare food, and my troops would turn into a bunch of bandits roaming around in search of food.

　But even if I were to make money, I would have to move away from the way I personally make money.

　Even if I were to leave the territory, I would have to create a system to generate money.

　In other words, I need to create an organization that can handle internal affairs as soon as possible.

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"Yes, pay attention. I would now like to announce the personnel changes in the Barca Knight Territory.

　I gathered the main members in the castle and raised my voice.

　I don't think I can manage a territory by myself no matter how hard I try.

　So I decided to use all the people I could find to help me.

　At any rate, the members here are all the ones I gave the Barca surname to.

　This means that I, as a knight with a domain, took them as my subordinates and made them into knights.

　In other words, just as I swore allegiance to the Fontana family, they will also swear allegiance to me and work for me.

　And by the way, if they do anything crazy, I have no problem judging them at my own discretion.

"First of all, there's Trion Barca, the old peddler. He's in charge of internal affairs along with me.

　Of all the people who were given the Barca surname, the most valuable were those who could write.

　Most peasants can't read or write properly.

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　This old man could not only read and write, but he could also do calculations.

　I think he promised to open a store in the settlement, but I think he should work in the accounting department of the estate rather than the store.

"Next, Brother Baito and Vargas-san, you'll be my troop leaders. I want you to gather the peasants and train them on a regular basis."

　I'd really like to have a standing army, but hiring people all the time is too expensive.

　Currently, it is impossible to keep a standing army.

　So, I decided to make my brother and Vargas, who had done a great job in this struggle, to organize the troops and train them while I worked on the agricultural projects.

"Next, Dad, you take care of security. Please observe the behaviours of people, especially those who use attack magic in their daily lives, and you can have them punished without question."

　On the other hand, the decision to always hire people was about security.

　Some of the people that I've given magic to have the ability to unleash it on a moment's notice and hurt people.

　It was necessary to have an agency that would crack down on such people.

　Bringing up the idea of a Buddha's face up to three times, which would not be understood in this world, I decided to create a standard that would allow a person to be forgiven the second time, but not the third.

　I know it's a lot of work, but I wish him the best.

"Next, Maddock-san and the two village heads will become judges with me. From now on, I'm going to make the rules clear, so please keep that in mind."

　Next, let's talk about the judicial processes.

　It is common in this world to use a trial to resolve a problem that cannot be resolved by the parties involved for any reason.

　However, the problem lies in the fact that there is no law.

　Basically, in a court of law, the person in power listens to the parties involved in the dispute and decides, "Okay, let's do this," and it is up to him to come up with a verdict that satisfies both parties.

　But frankly speaking, I find it difficult to understand.

　So, I decided to make a new laws.

　However, if I were to make a law based on my previous life, it would definitely fail.

　So I decided to make it a trial by consensus with the chiefs of the two villages and Maddock-san, who had probably had some experience in resolving disputes in their lives.

　It would be better if we could get the precedents from the past and make a law that would give us the greatest common ground.

"Next, Gran will continue to be in charge of manufacturing. If there's anything you need, I'll be happy to discuss it with you."

　As for Gran, I'm going to ask him to make various things as before.

　But he seems to be the type of person who would rather be making whatever he wants than organizing people to do something, so I'll keep someone by his side.

"So, I'll keep a person by your side, and I want the rest of you to do miscellaneous tasks in my place."

　I also decided to hire a few people directly who caught my eye.

　They were the ones I had spotted when I was building the castle and roads.

　When they were building roads and such, they were basically doing most of the work with magic.

　But when they were trying to make a road straight, for example, there were a few people who said things like, "Wouldn't it be easier to do it this way?""

　Most people just listened to the instructions they were given, but there was one person who could think for himself and express his opinion that it would be more efficient or work better.

　They may not be able to write, but they are probably smart.

　If so, I have to give them a good workout.

　As long as they have the Barca surname, they can use [Meditation] to recover from fatigue.

　There's no need to worry about dying of exhaustion.

　I'll have them work as hard as a Black Company[¹] would.

　This is how I started to manage my territory.

TLN: A black company, also referred to in English as a black corporation or black business, is a Japanese term for an exploitative sweatshop-type employment system. 

CadmarLegend This is the first chapter of the second arc in this novel. If you did not read the arc name at the top before, then know that this new arc is called the 'Knight-in-Chief' Arc. I feel proud I've translated for this long... and huge thanks to the readers who've stuck with this story for such a long time!!!

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