ONE COULD BE THE KING OF ANOTHER WORLD
Volume 1 (Ch 1 FINANCIAL PROBLEMS KINGDOM ) Part 3
Perhaps she had been intimidated by the menacing air of a man who went without sleep, because the girl nodded as I spoke.
Goody.
Maybe about two hours passed with him working quietly beside me.
Finally, the girl in the military uniform spoke to me, her hands never stopping from their job of checking documents like her. "...Hey."
"What's? If you are tired, you can rest
any time."
"No, it's not that... I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Liscia Elfrieden. The daughter of the former king, Albert Elfrieden.
I stopped moving my pen. "... You're a princess, aren't you?"
"I don't look like that?"
"You're in uniform, so I didn't notice. But ... Yeah, maybe you do look like a princess."
At this point, she finally made me notice how attractive she was.
"I ... David Mashlow's. Technically, I am the new king.
Liscia turned to face me. He was close enough, and we looked at each other. Unlike me, who was just shocked, his golden eyes looked like they were trying to evaluate me. After we stared into each other's eyes for some time, Liscia slowly opened her mouth.
"I'm not a princess anymore. Since you seized the throne, my current position is a little unclear."
"Repossessed...? Your father pushed the throne and all his duties to me, I'll let you know. Honestly, why do I have to go through all this pain and complexity?
. Seriously, what's going on? I know you are the summoned hero, but how did it suddenly turn into you who took the throne?"
"Tell me. I just did what I felt I needed to do to protect myself...
I explained what happened around the time of the summoning ceremony to Liscia.
When I was summoned to this world, I was almost handed over to the Empire. The King did not seem to be enthusiastic about the idea, but, because he had no other plans, if the Empire pressured him to
doing so, he probably would have no other choice. No one knows what will happen to me if I am handed over to the Empire, so I have asked the king to choose the option "don't hand over the hero".
My proposal to the king and the prime minister is that they pay war subsidies to buy time, and over time, push forward with policies that will build a strong and prosperous country. If they say "hand over heroes in place of war subsidies," all we have to do is pay subsidies. If we do that, they will lose justification for meddling in our affairs. It was not an actual threat, no matter what it felt like. In order to keep up appearances, the Empire would not force him any further. That's my reason. We will use the time bought in this way to pursue a policy that strengthens the country that allows us to stand on par with the Empire.
They both have objections, of course. They say the country has no means to pay war subsidies. But, after examining the materials they brought to me, I was able to point out that if we sold some state-owned facilities, set limits on government spending, and the king handed over some of his "private assets", he said", it might happen to pay.
I went to the School of Socioeconomics
Studies at the university (with the subject I chose for the social part of the entrance exam is World History, by the way), and my dream for the future is to become a local government employee. It's all in my area of expertise.
Hearing of this plan, the king had taken a heavy expression, but the prime minister, Marx, was very enthusiastic. He must have finally decided that, instead of handing over the hero to maintain the status quo, enacting economic reforms was more likely to leave the country with a future. The king became more enthusiastic as we continued.
As the person who suggested it, I knew I might be expected to do a lot of work on that reform, but only as a single bureaucrat in the finance ministry.
"And then he pushed the throne on me."
"us, well... Sorry."
"Well, yeah... Wait, huh? Which of us is ranked higher
now it? Do I need to be super polite and formal? "She exclaimed unsure whether she should speak to me like an ordinary person would a king, or as a princess who was a candidate to become queen.
"... I think we can stay relaxed" I said.
"...Sure." Sure."
"Also, don't worry about engagement issues. I only hold the rone th for now. Either way, I'll probably quit the king show in a few years."
"Huh? Why?!"
"Because I only ever planned to work hard enough to get a subsidy for the Empire so I wouldn't be handed over. Now that I have been handed the throne, I will be enough to get this country on the right track, but after that, I will leave it to the people of this country to handle the rest. Of course, then we can break the engagement."
I smiled at Liscia.
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"I'll probably quit this king's show in a few more years." My eyes widened when I heard David say that.
He makes it sound so simple. Did he even realize how difficult it was?
Even someone like me, who has been so focused on military matters that my political knowledge is weak, can see the situation of our country. I believe the word is "sacrifice". Food shortages, economic sluggishness, the influx of refugees was caused by a vicious invasion, plus pressure from the Gran Chaos Empire. We have nothing but uncertainty on us.
For that reason, I can somewhat understand my father's decision to abdicate immediately to someone he feels is more capable of. But still. Considering all that, is it possible to get this country back on track? Even if he sings, he can do it, will the people allow a king who has achieved such a great feat to retire so easily?
"... So, do you think you can get funding for a war subsidy?"
"Hm? Yep. I've secured the funds to send to the Empire."
"... Huh uh?"
"Right now, I'm trying to extort funds for my reform. After all, it costs more than a war subsidy."
Wait for... Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait,
just wait! Did he get the funds? The amount the Empire requested was so large that it was on par with the national budget, from what I heard!
"Where do we have that kind of money ...?"
"I'm selling, like, a third of the warehouse
the treasure."
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