As I continued to work in my office, the unpopular woman Silvana came in.
Without even a greeting, she points her finger at me.
“Al! We told you to take a break, didn’t we?”
I thought I was supposed to be free.
But the number of things I had to do had increased so much that the strong embankment had broken down.
In other words, we’re ridiculously busy.
Mil and Kiara were also exhausted.
When Mil came back to the room, she went straight to bed …… and fell asleep immediately.
I’m also tired and have been in a state of respite for a while now.
It’s sad.
“Yeah.”
“You said you were going to rest, right?”
“Yeah.”
“So …… why are you working right now, Al? I’ll call Mil on you.”
Mil looks at me like she’s begging me to stop.
Is there some kind of rule that says you have to do something if you’re approached?
“No …… I’d really like to take a break, though.”
“Take a break, then.”
“Where?”
The unpopular woman Silvana stiffened.
I continued with a cool face.
“This is a mansion and a government office, you know. Even if I’m resting, work will still come.”
The unpopular woman Silvana wavered.
“Damn, you …… knew about it, didn’t you?”
“Who knows? I’ve had my hands full with a lot of things …… so I forgot about it.”
“You black-hearted 16-year-old ……”
“I thought I’d use this opportunity to develop a town near the mine as a sanatorium.”
The unpopular woman Silvana gave me an exasperated look.
“Are you listening to me?”
“I heard that there are natural hot springs there too. So I want to build a sanatorium for the sick and injured.”
“Kuh …… It seems like you’ve readied a reason I can’t argue with.”
Since the unpopular woman Silvana knows of Manora’s situation, she is also concerned about her too.
“I’ve been thinking about developing that as our next priority. Once that is done, Mil and I will take a break.”
“Oh dear, I can’t help it. Don’t forget that.”
And with a flutter of her hand, the unpopular woman Silvana left the room.
◆◇◆◇◆
However, the two secretaries are also overworked.
I think we need to rework the administrative structure.
Jules is away at the moment, scrambling to establish the Elite Guards.
“Are you two good?”
The two of them nodded silently.
They were tired, after all.
“The workload is getting too much, after all. We need to get our administrative structure in order.”
Originally, I had intended to do it sooner.
However, the military matters had taken precedence and it had been put off.
Kiara nodded her head.
“It’s only temporary, but won’t it add up?”
“There is one way.”
Mil looked at me with a frown.
“You’re thinking of something weird again, aren’t you?”
I look at her with a mean face.
“We just need to decide on a budget and send it to each department.”
Kiara didn’t seem to get the idea.
“To each department?”
“Yes, it’s been rather undecided. But I’m going to formally establish it as a ministry.”
“Will it go that smoothly? I mean, it’s my brother we’re talking about, so we’re doing fine.”
“No. It doesn’t have to be smooth from the start. In fact, I want them to think for themselves and go through trial and error.”
Mil’s eyes looked distant as she thought about the hardships everyone was going through.
“Still, it sounds like a lot of work.”
“We’ll have to do it at some point. Even if we try to do it after we have more people, it will be even harder than it is now. Ideally, I’d like to be a decoration and everyone would think of the town as their own.”
Reigning but not ruling.
That’s the goal for now.
Forcing a political form on people in a single step will fail.
If they don’t walk on their own feet, they won’t be able to deal with problems when they arise.
It is important to accumulate failures.
Japan is one of the best in the world at imitating successes, so it has been doing reasonably well.
A single ethnic group, a certain level of social norms, and a sufficient knowledge base down to the common people.
Without that, it’s impossible.
In this world, that’s not how it works ……
Kiara shakes her head exaggeratedly.
“That’s impossible.”
Mil began to laugh.
“Yes, it’s impossible. Al’s presence is too big, after all.”
“That’s right. So, for the time being, they’ll take care of themselves. That’s what I want to bring up.”
Mil seemed to be convinced.
“So you’re just going to throw everything at the department?”
“If they make their own hard decisions, they won’t be so dependent on their superiors that they can’t complain unilaterally.”
The two of them looked both satisfied and astonished.
“You’re right. But it’s unheard of to delegate governance to citizens.”
“If you don’t give them rights, they don’t have duties. Much less be aware of them. Also …… it has a certain appeal to other tribes that have not yet joined.”
Mil’s expression said, “Can you explain it a little more”.
“What do you mean?”
“They can’t win in a fight, but they don’t want to be subservient. But what if, joining up will give them a say in the matter and stabilize their …… food, clothing, and shelter?”
Kiara seemed to understand what I was trying to say.
She clasped her hand.
“Yes, that’s true.”
But then I shook my head sideways.
“That being said, not everything in this world is good ……”
“What’s the problem?”
“Tribal enmity. Some tribes don’t want to join up because they don’t get along. That kind of thing will come up too. And we don’t have that much choice in the order of confluence. When a society is not mature, emotions are more likely to influence decisions than interests. The least we can do is decide the order in which to apply pressure.”
Mil chuckled.
“I guess the world isn’t always so easy.”
“Well, it’s no use worrying about something we don’t have a choice about. Let’s move on to what we do have a choice in.”
Needless to say, the people in charge of political affairs voiced their resentment and despair.
You guys, independence is not easy, you know.
As I continued to work in my office, the unpopular woman Silvana came in.
Without even a greeting, she points her finger at me.
“Al! We told you to take a break, didn’t we?”
I thought I was supposed to be free.
But the number of things I had to do had increased so much that the strong embankment had broken down.
In other words, we’re ridiculously busy.
Mil and Kiara were also exhausted.
When Mil came back to the room, she went straight to bed …… and fell asleep immediately.
I’m also tired and have been in a state of respite for a while now.
It’s sad.
“Yeah.”
“You said you were going to rest, right?”
“Yeah.”
“So …… why are you working right now, Al? I’ll call Mil on you.”
Mil looks at me like she’s begging me to stop.
Is there some kind of rule that says you have to do something if you’re approached?
“No …… I’d really like to take a break, though.”
“Take a break, then.”
“Where?”
The unpopular woman Silvana stiffened.
I continued with a cool face.
“This is a mansion and a government office, you know. Even if I’m resting, work will still come.”
The unpopular woman Silvana wavered.
“Damn, you …… knew about it, didn’t you?”
“Who knows? I’ve had my hands full with a lot of things …… so I forgot about it.”
“You black-hearted 16-year-old ……”
“I thought I’d use this opportunity to develop a town near the mine as a sanatorium.”
The unpopular woman Silvana gave me an exasperated look.
“Are you listening to me?”
“I heard that there are natural hot springs there too. So I want to build a sanatorium for the sick and injured.”
“Kuh …… It seems like you’ve readied a reason I can’t argue with.”
Since the unpopular woman Silvana knows of Manora’s situation, she is also concerned about her too.
“I’ve been thinking about developing that as our next priority. Once that is done, Mil and I will take a break.”
“Oh dear, I can’t help it. Don’t forget that.”
And with a flutter of her hand, the unpopular woman Silvana left the room.
◆◇◆◇◆
However, the two secretaries are also overworked.
I think we need to rework the administrative structure.
Jules is away at the moment, scrambling to establish the Elite Guards.
“Are you two good?”
The two of them nodded silently.
They were tired, after all.
“The workload is getting too much, after all. We need to get our administrative structure in order.”
Originally, I had intended to do it sooner.
However, the military matters had taken precedence and it had been put off.
Kiara nodded her head.
“It’s only temporary, but won’t it add up?”
“There is one way.”
Mil looked at me with a frown.
“You’re thinking of something weird again, aren’t you?”
I look at her with a mean face.
“We just need to decide on a budget and send it to each department.”
Kiara didn’t seem to get the idea.
“To each department?”
“Yes, it’s been rather undecided. But I’m going to formally establish it as a ministry.”
“Will it go that smoothly? I mean, it’s my brother we’re talking about, so we’re doing fine.”
“No. It doesn’t have to be smooth from the start. In fact, I want them to think for themselves and go through trial and error.”
Mil’s eyes looked distant as she thought about the hardships everyone was going through.
“Still, it sounds like a lot of work.”
“We’ll have to do it at some point. Even if we try to do it after we have more people, it will be even harder than it is now. Ideally, I’d like to be a decoration and everyone would think of the town as their own.”
Reigning but not ruling.
That’s the goal for now.
Forcing a political form on people in a single step will fail.
If they don’t walk on their own feet, they won’t be able to deal with problems when they arise.
It is important to accumulate failures.
Japan is one of the best in the world at imitating successes, so it has been doing reasonably well.
A single ethnic group, a certain level of social norms, and a sufficient knowledge base down to the common people.
Without that, it’s impossible.
In this world, that’s not how it works ……
Kiara shakes her head exaggeratedly.
“That’s impossible.”
Mil began to laugh.
“Yes, it’s impossible. Al’s presence is too big, after all.”
“That’s right. So, for the time being, they’ll take care of themselves. That’s what I want to bring up.”
Mil seemed to be convinced.
“So you’re just going to throw everything at the department?”
“If they make their own hard decisions, they won’t be so dependent on their superiors that they can’t complain unilaterally.”
The two of them looked both satisfied and astonished.
“You’re right. But it’s unheard of to delegate governance to citizens.”
“If you don’t give them rights, they don’t have duties. Much less be aware of them. Also …… it has a certain appeal to other tribes that have not yet joined.”
Mil’s expression said, “Can you explain it a little more”.
“What do you mean?”
“They can’t win in a fight, but they don’t want to be subservient. But what if, joining up will give them a say in the matter and stabilize their …… food, clothing, and shelter?”
Kiara seemed to understand what I was trying to say.
She clasped her hand.
“Yes, that’s true.”
But then I shook my head sideways.
“That being said, not everything in this world is good ……”
“What’s the problem?”
“Tribal enmity. Some tribes don’t want to join up because they don’t get along. That kind of thing will come up too. And we don’t have that much choice in the order of confluence. When a society is not mature, emotions are more likely to influence decisions than interests. The least we can do is decide the order in which to apply pressure.”
Mil chuckled.
“I guess the world isn’t always so easy.”
“Well, it’s no use worrying about something we don’t have a choice about. Let’s move on to what we do have a choice in.”
Needless to say, the people in charge of political affairs voiced their resentment and despair.
You guys, independence is not easy, you know.
