Chapter 322


    I Asked About Land Management


    “Thend rights…in your old world, Mr. Takumi, individuals ownednd?”


    “Huh? Uhh…yes. You could buynd and be the owner and use it quite freely. You could lend it to others or live on it yourself. Well, you have to pay taxes as well, so it’s not all positive.”


    I gave Ms. ire and Sebastian a simple exnation of what it was like in Japan.


    Obviously, there wereplicated contracts and procedures, but I had never ownednd, and that was not important to us now.


    While it sounded good to say that you were andowner, it was not enough to make a profit.


    But how were things here?


    “I see. That is quite strange.”


    “Indeed.”


    “…So it is different here?”


    After hearing what I had said, Ms. ire and Sebastian looked at each other with wonder.


    Judging by their expression, things were done quite differently here.


    It was a different world with different rules.


    “In this country, the king owns all of thend. That is thew.”


    “Hmm.”


    “However…it would be nearly impossible for the king to manage all of thatnd by himself.”


    “Indeed.”


    Even if that king was some kind of genius, it was too much to do alone.


    Though, I’m sure they hired people to help with such work, but it was still a lot to manage.


    “And so thend is given to the nobles to manage. In short, those who have been givennd by the king are the nobility. So every noble in this country hasnd.”


    “So the nobles be thendlords and manage it.”


    “Yes. And the lords in turn lend thend to the people. And so farms, viges and towns are built. At that point, thend is owned by thendlord.”


    “So, Mr. Ekenhart owns all of thisnd?”


    “Yes. And the people that borrow it pay taxes. Usually, the vige chief or town governor takes care of that. They collect taxes from the residents and send it to those above them. That is how it works.”


    “Hmm. So when Nick or I pay taxes…”


    “It is deducted from your payment. As for Nick, the taxes are taken from what you pay him. As this mansion is in Ractos’s jurisdiction, it all goes to the town governor.”


    I now had a general idea of how taxes worked in this country.


    In general, nobles earned an ie through taxes, and those who borrowed theirnd developed viges and towns.


    Previously, I had heard thatndlords could freely decide to raise their taxes.


    However, if the taxes were too high, then fewer people would want to live on yournd, which meant fewer people paying.


    Taxes for other living expenses in the town would rise as well, and it would be harder for the town to develop.


    Also, since it was also possible that people would try to raise taxes too much to fill their own pockets, they were required to make reports of their tax revenue. Sebastian told me all of this.


    It was a little simr to how things were in Japan a long time ago.


    It seemed like a system that would be filled with corruption, but I didn’t want to think about that now.


    If it happened to go well in this world, then I had noints.


    At least, for now.


    “To get back to the subject, we think it would be best for you to borrow somend, Mr. Takumi.”


    “Me?”


    From what I had heard, it seems like it would be difficult to have me managend and pay taxes, or rent for it.


    It was just a small space, and no one was going to live on it. So I wouldn’t be able to collect taxes.


    “Of course, we understand that there is still a lot that you don’t know about this country. And so a butler of this house will be managing it for you. You will be educated enough so that you can just leave the difficult matters to him.”


    “Hah… I see.”


    A butler, eh?


    All of the butlers here were like Sebastian. They seemed very capable, and I wouldn’t have to worry.


    If anything, I would feel fine if I just left everything to them.


    Only, it felt weird to have a butler working for me.


    “Don’t worry. The Liebert house has much lower taxes than thends of other nobles. Of course, considering how much you are paid for the herbs, you will have more than enough after paying taxes.”


    “Yes, but that’s not the problem…”


    Ms. ire smiled and exined after seeing that I looked hesitant.


    Only, she misunderstood the reason for it.


    “I…uh… I don’t know about having a butler. I’m not really used to that sort of thing.”


    “Hehehe. So that’s what it is.”


    “Hoho. While it may be strange for me to say it, you will be fine, Mr. Takumi. I can guarantee that.”


    Hmm, if that’s what Sebastian thought, I suppose I could trust him?


    He at least knew what he was talking about.


    In Japan, no matter how much I worked, I was always at the bottom.


    Regardless, in spite of some ws in his personality, Sebastian was excellent at his job.


    And so it must be fine, if he says so.


    I had wanted to take things easy, but now there was all this talk of managing herb fields and butlers… And then there was Liza.


    I would have a lot to think about.


    …Well, the herb field would be in Range vige, so I could rx there… Time seemed to pass more slowly there.