172 – Side Story – Flowers in the Eternal Garden 1
The world she sees… was never fair.
Right after coming of age, what she sees is the absurd reality of not getting the reward for her efforts.
A cruel world where no one helped those who fell to the bottom.
But… even in such a bleak situation, she still had the story her parents told her in her heart.
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No matter how cold this world is…
People should never lose their warmth.
help to those in need.
We need to reach out to those who suffer…
In such a cold world.. if each person gradually embraces that warmth
That this world could be a very little benevolent place.
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“mmm!”
Stretching out as if tired, she finished the paperwork she was filling out.
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Now, she has gradually shed her girlish t-shirt and has a slightly matured look.
Yuria Sweets took the budget list of the Beden Merchant Chamber for this month and brought it to him.
“Here, Ms. Isolda. I will ask for payment”
“Good job.”
With those words, Lee Sol-da slowly accepts the documents and starts examining them.
She began to read it carefully, taking some time with a sensitive gaze.
“It’s fortunate, every time I saw this, I was honestly a little anxious, but now I think I’ve entered a stable area.”
“Yes, I don’t have to borrow money from the Uranus branch anymore. In the meantime, I was also nervous inside. No matter how much your wife is at the top, it seems like she’s drawing too much money from her…”
Isolda shows signs of relief, and Yuria agrees.
Then, Isolda looked over the details of the funds once again, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.
“Well, it can be seen as a matter between husband and wife anyway, so there is no need to worry too much.
“It is true. Considering that this will all come back as a profit later, this can also be called an investment in its own way, right?”
Basically, the money that is circulating in the market and the money that will be newly appropriated.
And additionally, it still accounts for a significant portion of…
Amounts related to future loans.
Although some time ago, because of these loan amounts, after organizing the budget history like this, the bottom line would show a deficit in blue color.
Fortunately, the situation has been improving somewhat since the fund was transfused while conducting Eastern trade a while ago.
“That said, I really think this is just pouring water into a bottomless dock. What kind of money are these lords spending so much money on? How are you going to handle the aftermath in the future?”
“Basically, running a country requires more money than we think. In trivial ways, from building or inspecting roads in villages to training soldiers and moving troops. After all, it’s all about money. Especially in these turbulent times, like it or not, you always have to maintain and operate an army.”
The organization of the army is an essential element in carrying out defense and attack against the enemy, starting with simple public order. At the same time, it symbolizes the power and authority of the state.
For this reason, many monarchs are longing for a larger and more powerful army, especially now that the entire continent is in turmoil due to religious conflict.
But. This army was also an existence like a so-called money-eating hippo, which could only bring enormous losses beyond imagination when it came to national management.
Of course, maintaining an army costs a lot of money.
From food to weapons and war horses.
Even siege warfare required all kinds of siege weapons to be made, so all of this was money.
However, the military does not produce anything even while consuming so much money.
All the army does is destroy and plunder, and even then, if it is a defensive war rather than an attack, there really is nothing left after the battle is over.
At the same time, most of the manpower mobilized for the army is not the elderly or children, but strong young people.
As much as the country’s most important production manpower had to be borrowed and put into work where no production activities were possible, the national losses inflicted by the military could indeed be enormous.
And now, the monarchs of the continent had to continuously maintain such an army by pouring huge funds, and at the same time, they were using it to oppress their own people and lords, not their enemies.
“Yes, but. I think it’s quite heartbreaking, and if the entire continent were to stir up like this, I’m sure many people would suffer…”
“I agree. Even though it’s a problem that should have exploded at some point. I want as little damage to innocent people as possible.”
As they talked with such bitterness, the name of the problem that was causing the current confusion began to automatically appear in Yuria and Isolda’s heads.
religious dispute.
It is the biggest issue currently shaking the entire continent, and an issue that is causing great confusion.
The church forces that had held the continent together for more than 1,000 years began to gradually corrupt and degenerate as time passed, which naturally planted an uneasy element of rebellion against the church throughout the continent.
And it was a while ago. The fire was ignited due to the actions of the high-ranking priests who were dissatisfied with the current situation, and eventually began to spread into the current chaos.
‘The fact that the clergy directly stepped forward means that the situation has reached the point where they can’t open their eyes. In fact, even from my point of view, his indulgences were quite excessive…’
From the merchant’s point of view, it is to sell scraps of paper with a few letters scribbled on them at a high price.
Even from the point of view of Shinto, the concept of selling heaven with money was difficult to understand normally.
Some priests even sold indulgences and said, ‘If you buy this, even if you rape the Virgin, you will be forgiven.’ It’s already said that it’s been a long time since I’ve been talking about the same line.
Even in the eyes of Lee Solda, who was not very sincere, this incident could be seen as an explosion because it honestly exploded.
The monarch’s authority was basically based on the support of the church and the pope.
To them, denying the Church is tantamount to denying their own authority.
In this regard, paradoxically, the Kalmar Union in the north, which had been living with the church to some extent due to the distance from the original, was rather successful in changing their attitude quickly, saying that they were good with this incident.
On the other hand, the situation in the countries around Schwyz was literally five minutes before the opening.
The forces that claim the reform of the church, and those who oppose it.
Or, as various voices emerged, including those who emphasized the need for a new end, and those who sympathized with it began to emerge, national opinion was divided and the authority of the pope and kings also began to shake greatly.
At least in Schwyz, there was no big problem with the negotiations between the lords in this area thanks to the Beden upper house using their hands, but in the case of other countries, the people and nobles literally split into two and started growling at each other. situation.
Even in a city, it went beyond a mere melee and organized a militia and clashed with weapons. It was needless to say how desperate the situation was.
“However, since the funds that are still being lent by us… and the forces that are decisively advocating for reform have yet to come together clearly, the situation has been suppressed somehow, but it is clear that the situation will get worse and worse in the future.”
“Because it is difficult to stop a dam once it has burst.”
The two people devote themselves to their work again, feeling a bit strange about the conflicting results of the storm that will gradually intensify and the benefits they will gain in the gap.
At that time, Isolda’s expression hardened slightly as she checked the contents of the document she had casually picked up.
“..this.”
“Why are you like that?”
“..I need to report this right away. I’ll tell you more as I go.”
“ah. Yes, Ms. Isolda.”
Recognizing that something important had happened, YuRia followed Isolda and left the room.