Early the next morning, Lydia convened a meeting with Copper Hammer and others to discuss how to deal with the social rift caused by the gap between the rich and the poor.

"I have considered leviing high taxes on the merchants to subsidize the poor," said the hammer with a sad face. But the wandering merchant is a little richer than the refugees, but in fact he is very poor. ”

Lydia knew it might be a dead end. Theoretically, it is possible to "rob the rich and help the poor" by using tax adjustments, but now there are only the poor and poorer people in this place. It is not enough to let the residents who have just been able to eat meat go back and nibble on wild vegetables.

Finks opened a brain hole on the side: "Why don't we go to the Black Steel Empire and see if there are any rich lords." Kill him and divide his property? ”

The copper hammer hurriedly coughed a few times, and whispered a reminder not to laugh and read the official document in the back room. This frightened Finks so much that his hair almost stood on end, and he quickly sat quietly in the corner, pretending that he had not said anything.

"Treating poverty is not simply about giving money to the poor, not to mention that we don't have much money." Lydia smiled wryly, "We can help them to provide food and clothing, but more importantly, we need to invest in industries that can make the poor rich." ”

Industry?

The Dam siblings muttered a few words in Cruise's ear. Cruise sat down and said, "We think the cultivation industry is very good, and we can reclaim some land to grow herbs. ”

Herbs?

An irrepressible smile already appeared on Brass Hammer's lips, "That's a good offer!" ”

Lydia scratched her head, completely unsure of what was good about the proposal: "Grow herbs...... Is there anything special? ”

The bronze hammer's eyes seemed to shine with the sparkle of gold coins: "We all know that herbs can be made into potions, right?" So we can recruit a group of alchemists. Alchemy also requires magic weapons, so you can open a magic weapon workshop. With so many merchants in the city, sales must be good. ”

In this way, it seems that this industry can also bring a lot of jobs. Lydia expressed great satisfaction, but she was a little worried: "Alchemists are not easy to recruit, are they?" ”

The longer the industrial chain, the more worried about a problem in one of the links.

Copper Hammer smiled, "Don't worry, there are a few people in our craftsman guild who have learned alchemy. Let them take a group of apprentices, and they will be able to get started soon. ”

Lydia was uneasy: "Alchemy is a difficult thing. ”

"It might be hard for someone else." Brass Hammer stroked his beard and said, "But we have a wise princess, so that we all have the privilege of receiving the gospel of education." ”

Lydia paused for a few seconds before realizing that the Hammer was talking about her, "Does it matter?" ”

Cruise said in a deep voice, "It has a lot to stake. Before I was educated, I always felt like I couldn't learn anything. But now, it seems that it is easier to master some of the skills and methods. ”

"Yes...... Is it? Lydia replied vaguely.

The copper hammer suddenly closed his mouth, looked Lydia up and down for a long time, grinned and clapped, "By the way, there is another industry that must be good." ”

Lydia hurriedly followed him to divert the topic, "What kind of industry?" ”

Brass Hammer laughed: "Horse racing." ”

As a horse racing champion, Lydia vaguely felt like she had just climbed out of one pit and jumped into another.

"It's really not appropriate to collect taxes from the merchants in the city, but it should be good to do something that can be betted." We can take the opportunity to train riders, show off our animal beasts, and maybe expand other businesses. ”

"Horse racing, other monster racing, just don't develop into a gambling business......," Lydia muttered quietly, "after all, the poor will come to bet." ”

As soon as he talked about horses, Finks, who had finally quieted down, became excited again: "Can you sell 'Guyry', that's equestrian romance!" ”

Lydia's head began to hurt.

"Gouiri" is a very strange decoration in this world. It comes in a variety of shapes, colors, and lengths. It also reflects a variety of light, and can drag a beautiful spot of light when running rapidly.

But Lydia hates this decoration because it's really just that: a wig.

And it is a wig in which the rider and mount wear the same hairstyle.

She couldn't figure out why people in this world were obsessed with sharing a hairstyle with a horse or chocobo, and thought it was cool.

As Lydia hid her face and supported her forehead, the copper hammer clapped her hands and said, "Good way! We can also start a textile factory. You can produce the Soul Stone Horse Ornament, the Shiny Cloak, and the Soul Sorcerer's favorite trench coat! ”

Cruise suddenly added, "Embroidered cloth." A style with floral symbols like a blanket from the Wild Sand Empire. ”

Brass Hammer laughed and said, "That's right, big guy. This must be a bestseller too! ”

Although Lydia had a deep dislike for wigs from the bottom of her heart, she thought about it: textile mills are definitely a labor-intensive industry. If it can be done, it will definitely lead to the employment of a large number of refugees.

"By the way, there is another good thing, many businessmen have come to consult recently." Brass Hammer suddenly looked at Lydia again, "They're interested in the princess's self-heating rations. ”

What military rations?

Lydia thought for a while, and suddenly understood: "Oh, you said that 'self-hilarious pot', do they want to purchase?" ”

The copper hammer nodded and said, "Although it is our military rations, the principle is not complicated. Instead of waiting for them to find an artisan to imitate, why don't we sell it first? ”

Lydia shrugged: "It's okay, the military rations from my previous life can also be sold." Just make some clear distinction between the packaging and the food category. ”

Brass Hammer touched his beard, "It's a pity that I didn't invite Chef Skobin to come to the meeting, I think I can open another 'food workshop' to make some delicious food to eat on the road." Those merchants are always on the move, and I guess they'll love it. ”

Lydia's original idea of poverty alleviation "industry" was only infrastructure projects such as building bridges and paving roads, but she didn't expect that the copper hammer seemed to be on the hands of the merchants' money bags, and she put on a posture of plucking the feathers of a goose, trying to lure the merchants' money bags with various goods, and almost swore to empty their last copper coin.

"I'm really sorry for the businessmen." Lydia felt guilty. But she thought about it: "Anyway, the purpose of cash-for-work has been achieved, and it is always good to try to reduce the unemployment rate." ”

The meeting ended in a grand and peaceful atmosphere, but when Lydia announced the end of the meeting, she always felt that everyone else was looking at her strangely.

The instincts of many years of knighthood told her: there was a conspiracy.

Looking at the smiling appearance of the copper hammer, Lydia straightened her face: "Say, what other pit do you want me to jump into?" ”

"Hey, hey, what's the pit." The brighter the brass smiled, the more uneasy Lydia's heart became.

"How could we harm the princess of light and justice." Cruise, who was always serious, even showed a weird smile, and Lydia's heart became even more furious.

"Now we have a very difficult matter, and only a great knight like the princess is willing to lend a hand......

Lydia knew that she had fallen into the pit, so she simply gave up her resistance: "Say, what can I do?" ”

Copper Hammer and Cruise invariably showed a smile of "the conspiracy succeeded", and said in unison: "Today's official document, thank you for your hard work!" ”

Lydia wanted to cry without tears.