Chapter 384: The Thing you are Proud of

A few days after Duke Reinfeld arrived in the north.

The food brought by the merchants was urgently delivered to the entire northern region.

Now we do not have to worry about food supply.

Alright, what do you think I should do now? Duke Reinfeld.

The person who should decide that is you, Your Highness. You are the ruler of the north.

Let me hear your opinion. I want to see if your thoughts match mine or not. If you are in my shoes, what will you do?

Perhaps he is aware of his own position as the duke who rules over the east, it seems that Duke Reinfeld does not want to interfere much with the norths affairs.

In the end, he just came here to help.

He probably doesnt want to break that stance.

However, Duke Reinfeld is a highly capable person.

If his ideas for the northern reconstruction match mine then the step I am planning to take is probably not a mistake.

Then allow me to give my personal opinion. First, I think that we should bring together all the displaced people.

I also thought of that. I am currently thinking about creating towns just for them.

As expected of you, Your Highness. These people have lost their homes along with everything they possessed. They wont be able to settle down if we only perform half-measures. We should give them a new place to call home.

I understand. Lets pick places for those towns. I will have the dwarves head over to begin the construction.

Leaving everything to the dwarves would not be a good idea, Your Highness. Having the people build it themselves will increase the sentimental value after all.

Right. We will choose volunteers from the displaced people and let them build the town together with the dwarves. If we gradually increase their number, there should be less confusion.

I think that is a good idea.

That ended the talk about the displaced people.

The rest is to put the plan into practice.

However, even if we resolved the problem of the displaced people, that doesnt mean the reconstruction is over.

Duke Reinfeld. If you were a merchant, what would you export from the north?

Are you talking about how the north can make profits?

I think that we need to tackle this as soon as possible. Since the north has been treated coldly for a long time, their contact with the other regions is quite weak. It was fine before the civil war but with the damage from the war coupled with the rainstorm, they have suffered too much. To allow them to quickly recover, we need cooperations from other regions.

For that to happen, you would need the merchants to circulate back and forth between each region. Right now, the merchants I brought only serve as a one-way trade route. If nothing is done, they will eventually return to the east. We have to make them think that the north can benefit them. Your Highness wants to know what kind of lure would work on them, correct?

The food in the north is delicious. We could sell that after the reconstruction but we cant afford to export it now since there is not enough to go around in the north. We need something other than food.

Duke Reinfeld is excellent at spotting business opportunities. He should be able to see what the north has to offer.

In response, the duke closed his eyes and stayed silent.

Then he smiles.

To discuss more on this, I think that it would be better if we have Marchioness Zweig with us. Can you call her? Your Highness.

Char? Certainly, it would be better if we have a noble of the north with us. Is it something that is hard to put into practice?

Please dont worry.

If the duke says so then theres no reason to refuse.

I immediately called for Char.

Specialty of the north?

Thats right. I want the merchants to travel back and forth from the north to the other regions to increase the north interaction with the outside. The problem for that is we cant use food so we have to export something else.

Rather than asking meI think that it would be better to ask for Duke Reinfelds opinion though

This is an important matter of the north. It is not something that I should decide alone.

However, I heard that Duke Reinfeld is good at conducting business. And in fact, you have brought so many merchants to the north. Can we not borrow your wisdom for this?

Reconstruction is about getting help from others, not to completely rely on them. We are offering our help but it is up to the north to stand up again. This plan will allow the north to stand up on its own. And it is up to the granddaughter of the former pillars of the north, Duke Lowenstein, and Marquis Zweig to decide.

Duke Reinfeld speaks like a teacher would to his student.

Realizing that she relied too much on Duke Reinfeld, Char got a little embarrassed and apologized.

My apologies..I took advantage of your goodwill.

No, relying on others is not a bad thing. I am simply saying that relying too much on others is no good. Just a few hints are nothing. It is just my opinions in the end after all.

Only a handful in the Empire has the same business talent on the level of Duke Reinfeld.

Thats why theres no doubt that his ideas will be extraordinary.

Besides, the duke also looks very confident.

He probably is confident that the answer he is currently hinting at will sell.

What is the north famous for?

A simple question.

However, because of its simplicity, Char struggled to answer.

The question is so broad that she doesnt know the right answer.

For the record, I also have a lot of answers in mind myself.

However, the duke purposely directed the question to Char.

It would be better to not say anything and let Char answer.

You dont know?

Im sorryI am still too inexperienced.

I see. But this is something that people in the other regions can answer immediately.

It is such a simple thing?

It is. Allow me to rephrase the question. What is the thing that the north is proud of? Please tell me the answer from the bottom of your heart.

With a business mind like Duke Reinfelds, you will be able to manage even if you have to sell subpar products.

However, there are countless merchants you have to compete with.

Without reliable product quality, you can not call it a specialty.

Therefore, it must be something that the north can be proud of.

Char, who had been thinking for a while finally raised her face.

Then.

I dont know if this is the right answer or not.but.I am proud that the knights of the north are second to none. My grandfather, Duke Lowenstein may have passed away and our forces may have diminished but the strength of the knights of the north is still as strong as they have shown in the previous war.

What do you think, Your Highness?

I agree. The knights of the north are currently in the spotlight. They just showed their strength in the civil war after all. Thats why I think that their strength can be marketed.

Wonderful answer. I also share your opinion.

Y, you are planning to export our knights!?

Char raised her voice in a panic.

Duke Reinfeld shakes his head in response.

We wont do something as ridiculous as selling the knights. What we can sell are the warhorses. The knights of the north have shown their superior strength as cavalry. The quality of the warhorses here is excellent. Now that the attention is on them, you should try putting the warhorses up for sale. If you can plant the impression that the north breeds high-quality horses then, it will be easier for you to conduct business in the future.

Right now the Empire is at war. The army is in need of warhorses and to prepare for the worst-case scenario, the other nobles will want to buy them too.

Then lets make it so. I will have the merchants from the east spread the rumors. Marchioness Zweig, I am sorry but can you put on a knight training exercise for us?

That is no problem.but, I dont know if we are going to have enough horses.

If we scrape it together from the whole north then we should manage.

But if you do that, the war with the Dominion will

We are going to invade the Dominion soon.

If we only have a minimum number of warhorses, the knights will not be able to move satisfactorily.

However, Duke Reinfeld already brought us the solution for that.

No problem. As the Warden of the North, I wont let anyone use the army of the north for the invasion. We already have many knights from the east. This one will be handled by them.

Has the Duke moved the knights from the east with that intention from the start.?

No, I did not think so far ahead. However, with the success of the knights of the north, the knights in the east were also looking for a place where they can raise their own achievement. That was how I borrowed the knights from the nobles there. Our side has the justification after alland more importantly, we have a debt to settle with that country. There is no better honor than fighting on behalf of the Empire against them.

The color of anger was slightly visible in Duke Reinfelds eyes.

The death of the Crown Prince cast a shadow over many.

Lize-aneue is one of them.

It was the Dominion that caused his death.

It seems that he has no plan to forgive them.

Alright, then lets move.

Understood.

I understandalso, Duke. may I have a bit of your time?

What can I do for you?

Char stopped Duke Reinfeld who was about to leave the room.

The duke responded while tilting his head puzzlingly.

You are the person who brought the east together. Could I borrow your experience and knowledge? I wont take much of your time. Please teach this inexperienced me!

No one would call the new Thunder God of the north inexperienced. However, it is true that the work of aristocrats is not just about fighting on the battlefield. I would be more than happy to teach you.

With that said, Duke Reinfeld smiled and left the room.

After staring at the door for a while, Char suddenly sat down on a chair as if her body lost power.

Hes an amazing person..

That is my future brother-in-law after all.

If he cant do at least that much then he wouldnt be able to catch Lize-aneue.

Thinking so, we started moving.

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