If a Corporate Slave Reincarnated as a Third Prince in Another World - Fan Translated Web Novel - Chapter 18

The character name is not finalized. The character name will be fix once the official light novel is release.

I received the letter again. The thickness had decreased to less than half of before. Before breaking the seal, the corners of my mouth relaxed slightly. —It has become something readable. I took out the contents. There were few papers. But my gaze did not wander.

Current problems
Conjecture of causes
Summary of numbers
Priorities

Finally, it had become a “thought-out document.” I sat deep in my chair and opened the page. Flood damage. Breakage of farming tools. Decrease of blacksmiths. Highway delays. Stagnation of trade. The connections were accurate. However— “There is no mention of money.” I muttered quietly. I took a pen and wrote in the margins.

First Priority: Emergency maintenance of the highway. Complete repair is unnecessary. Create a state where people and carts can pass through as quickly as possible. The funds for that—divert only half of the embankment construction costs planned for this year. Even if the embankment isn’t built right now, it will hold for this year. But if the highway isn’t fixed now, the territory will come to a halt. Furthermore,

Highway maintenance can use the people of the territory as a labor force.
By paying wages, money can be circulated within the territory.
As a result, it will underpin tax revenue. This is not an expenditure, but an investment to restore circulation.

Second Priority: Securing blacksmiths and setting up temporary workshops. Once the highway is open, iron and charcoal will come in. Offer artisans a tax exemption for three years. The cost can be covered by cutting this year’s social expenses for nobles and unnecessary festival budgets. There is no meaning in spending money on vanity right now.

Third Priority: Embankment and land maintenance. This can wait until the highway, farming tools, and artisans return and tax revenue recovers. By that time, the money to build the embankment will likely have returned naturally.

I stopped my pen. And added to the last page. The problem has been captured correctly. However, the most important things in territory management are not “what to do,” but “where the money comes from” and the “order.”

…However, it is still not enough. I took a new sheet of paper.

Regarding flood damage. Before thinking about building an embankment, investigate the lowlands along the river. Designate that area as a retention basin. A retention basin is a place not to stop water, but to intentionally let it escape. By having it temporarily accept water during rising levels, it prevents the main stream from flooding. Embankments take both money and time. If they fail, the damage expands. However, a retention basin can be started just by zoning the land. While suppressing damage, do not stop the circulation of the territory. It is cheaper to let water escape than to block it. First, restore the circulation. Protection can come after that.

I finished writing and put down my pen. The explanation should be minimal. For those who can understand, this is sufficient. For those who cannot, it is the same no matter how many pages I write.

I gathered the papers and sealed them. I handed it to Marc. “Send this back.” “Is that all for your guidance?” “Ah. This is sufficient. …The rest depends on what words she sends back.” Marc smiled wryly. “Lady Lydia seems like she will become quite a formidable opponent.” I shrugged my shoulders. “She has finally approached the mindset of a feudal lord. I look forward to what comes next.”

I leaned back in my chair. My eyes were a little tired. My shoulders were stiff, too. But this level is no problem. If I sleep, it will heal. Today, too, is on time.

Respond to sincerity with sincerity. —This kind of fatigue isn’t bad.