Susquehannock Tribe 'Big Bird' Village, Mayor. As I entered the market located on one side of the village, guided by the 'dazzling eyes', as expected, the Susquehannock tribesmen gathered to see me.
"Your Majesty the Emperor!"
"Because he is the son of God, his skin is different from ours."
"You are so handsome."
For a while, the Royal Guard warriors had a hard time holding back and controlling the Susquehannock tribesmen who were coming from all directions.
"Please move a little further away."
"If the opportunity arises, His Majesty the Emperor will greet you."
"I will confiscate the weapon and return it to you later."
The Susquehannock warriors in the village also assisted the bodyguard warriors in controlling the Susquehannock people.
Despite their hard work, I have fulfilled my duty as the emperor who rules over the 'sun in the sky'. Just as a politician campaigns in the marketplace, he spoke to the Susquehannock tribe members whenever he had the chance, shaking their hands one by one.
"···Nice to meet you."
"···I came to look around the market."
"···Is there anything inconvenient about the market?"
The Susquehannock tribesmen who shook my hand and talked to me all turned around with happy expressions on their faces, as if they had received a great blessing.
"I have to go home and brag to my son."
"It is truly an honor."
"Thanks to Your Majesty the Emperor, it has become much easier to live without worrying about food than before."
I spent some time at the market greeting people from the Susquehannock tribe. After a while, the crowd of Susquehannock tribesmen began to die down, and I was finally able to relax and look around the market properly.
'It's so clean and well organized.'
Well-paved roads made of stone and brick, well-maintained water and sewer systems on both sides of the road, shops grouped together according to the goods they sell, fairly ornate and solidly built buildings, etc.
There was certainly nothing to find fault with as it was a market that was planned and built by the Ministry of Construction.
At that moment, I noticed a nearby store owner and a customer arguing over items.
"Let's trade one deer leg for a sack of salt."
"That won't work. I'll make a deal if you give me one more deer leg."
"No, I heard yesterday that you carried salt with one of the deer's hind legs."
"I don't know where I heard such a strange story. I traded it for exactly one sack of corn along with a deer leg."
"The prices are so out of control. I'll never do business here again."
The Susquehannock tribesman who appeared to be our guest turned around, looking very angry. And behind him, five large deer legs were hanging uncomfortably.
The 'dazzling eyes' who were watching the scene from the side said.
"···It would be difficult to carry all those things around the market. And as you can see, the prices of the items are all over the place."
The negative 'glaring gaze' on personal property also raised issues about the wide differences in prices of items from store to store.
I emphasized the need for pricing of goods as if I had been waiting for this moment.
"I guess it seems like the heads of each administrative agency in the country need to get together and set prices for things."
'Dazzling Eyes' also nodded as if agreeing with that opinion.
"That would be good."
Prices should be formed naturally in the market according to the supply and demand of goods. However, to prevent illegal activities such as hoarding or monopolization, it was necessary for the country to set or regulate prices to some extent.
And I thought that since the market economy was just beginning to take hold, it was right for the government to intervene more actively.
'Until the market economy becomes stable.'
After that, I went around to various stores and listened to the opinions of store owners and customers. In particular, the upper-level stores directly operated by the state continued to suggest similar things, although they did not directly say that it was currency.
"We, as well as our customers, would like to trade in lighter items like shell beads rather than corn or meat."
Processed shell beads are used as material to make necklaces and precious ornaments. So, often during trade between tribes, ornaments made of shell beads are traded at a high value.
"That's a good idea. It will be of great help to the heads of administrative agencies."
"···No, Your Majesty the Emperor!"
These acts of genuine listening may seem like small things, but they definitely had a positive effect on people's perception of me.
Of course, it was an intentional act. As expected, the store owner who finished talking to me this time looked very moved.
After a while, I told the 'dazzling eyes' who guided me there as if there was no need for me to stay here any longer after I had finished understanding the items being sold at the market.
"Let's go back to the village."
"Understood, Your Majesty the Emperor!"
* * *
Back at the town hall, I started by writing a document to send to the 'very big' city, the capital of the country. To be exact, it is a document to be sent to the chief of staff and the heads of each administrative organization.
「···Set the exact value of the items traded in the market. In addition, symbolic items that eliminate the inconvenience of bartering, such as corn or meat, and can be traded more easily in the market are needed. Accordingly, the heads of each administrative organization should hold in-depth discussions and come up with measures. In addition······.」
The 'fast-footed deer' who read the contents of the document I handed him shook his head as if he had a headache.
"The heads of administrative agencies are going to be very busy for a while."
"Once you become a leader, you must take on the duties and responsibilities that come with it."
"That's true."
The 'fast-footed deer' let out a short sigh of relief, as if it was very fortunate that I was with him.
Phew!
'Because the head of the Intelligence Service hates to use his head like that···.'
I couldn't help but laugh. Anyway, the items that can be used as currency are written separately in the form of hints in the document.
For example, coins or paper. We are considering using gold as a common currency, even creating a bank in the future, but we have not yet developed any gold mines, so we have decided to do that later.
First of all, I am satisfied with the fact that for the first time, homework has been assigned to each administrative agency.
'It's important that the system runs well without me.'
I could not present methods or solutions one by one for ever.
"Then, I will send this document as soon as possible with the highest priority."
"okay."
As the 'Swift Deer', who had been given the mission, retreated, this time the 'Brave Wolf' entered the town hall.
"···The Cherokee prisoners are said to be under the responsibility of the Susquehannock tribe and are to be transported to the 'very large' city. And they are ready to leave tomorrow as directed by His Majesty the Emperor."
Now we will leave the Susquehannock tribe territory and go to the savage tribe (the Powhatan tribe) temporarily ruled by 'Cold Tree'.
"Good job. Where's the patient?"
"We are waiting for His Majesty the Emperor in the temple."
Before leaving this village, I stood up to treat one last Susquehannock tribesman.
'By the way, this is a big problem.'
I did receive a report from the 'Cold Tree' about the gifts from the Tusukarona tribe. The problem is that the gift is to a woman.
'What should I do?'
* * *
The middle reaches of the Swan River (Potomac River, now Washington, USA). A savage tribe village. Today, too, the 'Cold Tree' was busy focusing on stabilizing the Savage (Powhatan) tribe.
At the village hall, the 'Cold Tree' gave instructions one by one while receiving reports from the white chiefs.
"How is the construction of the garrison going?"
"Except for the southern garrison, all other garrisons have been built. Based on the current progress, the southern garrison construction will likely be completed within this month."
"I hope you take full responsibility until the end so that no major accidents occur."
"Understood, Master Cheon In-jang!"
"Who are the people of interest?"
"So far, there hasn't been any major problems."
"You never know when or how an accident might happen. Don't let your guard down and keep a close eye on them."
"Understood. We will add more personnel and monitor them thoroughly."
When the work for the day was almost done, 'Cold Tree' asked about the Tuscarora woman with a worried look in his eyes for the last time.
"How are you, Pure Soul? Did you go hunting with the warriors today?"
A pleasant smile spread across the lips of the white chief in charge of her.
"As always, he is a good storyteller and gets along well with our warriors. He is also a better hunter than our warriors, so he often brings us good prey these days."
"···hmm."
First of all, by His Majesty the Emperor's instructions, the Tuscarora women are not sent to the 'very big' city, but are being kept here...
As Baek In-jang reported, as time went by, the number of warriors who liked her increased.
'If I act rashly, I'll be met with a cold stare from Her Majesty the Emperor's wife.'
Even though it was a headache to think about what would happen in the future, 'Cold Tree' did not dislike 'Clear Soul' who had a bright personality.
'Phew! I'm sure His Majesty the Emperor will make a wise decision.'
* * *
The Sun in the Sky, the 'very big' city, In a cooking workshop set up on one side of the city, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 'Dal-i-tteuda', and women with good cooking skills gathered to create a new dish.
"Bring the beans so I can grind them on the grindstone."
"Yes, sir!"
The women carried various types of beans (a type of kidney bean) that had been soaked in water for half a day the previous day into large wooden basins.
And following the instructions in 'The Moon Rises', they paired off and took turns grinding soaked beans on a grindstone.
"It's definitely ground more finely than a pestle."
"This is the first time I've heard of cooking beans this way."
"I think learning new dishes is really fun."
The women chattered with anticipation about the bean dishes they would prepare in the future. However, unlike them, 'The Moon Rises' had an anxious expression on its face.
I tried making tofu like my husband said... I wasn't sure if it would be tofu or not. After a while, the soybean water, separated from the pulp with a cloth woven from hemp, was put into iron pots by type.
As soon as the iron pot on the brazier began to steam, 'The Moon Rises' spoke cautiously.
"Please put the guard in."
"yes."
The women who had been stirring the bean water with a wooden spatula quickly began to pour in the brine separated from the sea salt little by little.
And then I waited for the tofu lumps to form.
"······."
However, contrary to the expectations of 'The Moon Rises' and the women, no lumps of tofu were formed. The conclusion is failure.
I tried different beans, but I couldn't make tofu the way my husband expected.
"······."
The cooking workshop that had been filled with anticipation was filled with disappointment in an instant.
"Sir! I'm sorry, but I think I failed···."
"What do we do now?
"······."
"The moon rises" said powerfully, leaving behind a regretful smile.
"What should I do? I ground the beans finely, so let's make porridge with maple water."
"Kill him···."
"It seems okay."
After a while, the women were all amazed when they tasted the bean porridge made with a new cooking method.
"It's so delicious."
"I think the kids will really like it."
"The texture isn't rough either."
Although he failed to make tofu, 'The Moon Rises' also showed a satisfied expression as if he liked the bean porridge.
* * *
The middle reaches of the Swan River (Potomac River, now Washington, USA). A savage tribe village. We were able to reach the Savage Tribe village in ten days after leaving the Susquehannock tribe village.
"···Have you arrived? Your Majesty the Emperor!"
"great job."
The 'Cold Tree' came out of the village with the warriors to greet me. At that moment, a woman walked confidently among the savage tribesmen who were watching us.
"I've been waiting for you to come, but now I finally get to see you."
"······."
As expected, my ominous premonitions were never wrong.