After Caesar left the group of five intoxicated adventurers, he returned to the palace, where he then entered his study. A few opened books and papers littered the large desk, and he calmly sat down on the chair. He rested his chin in the palms of his hands as he put his feet onto the table.
He lit a nearby candle and s.n.a.t.c.hed a piece of parchment from a drawer in his desk. He then dabbled his quill pen in an inkstone. The fresh, black ink dripped from the tip of his pen as he eloquently wrote down a few words.
"Economic growth would require expanded territory, advanced agriculture, Innovation, Tariff"s, and, of course, a trading partner. All of which are essential to Rahvin kingdoms future brilliance. The supplies that Rahvin kingdom was capable of procuring as of this moment were lackl.u.s.ter." Caesar thought inwardly as he wrote down a few plans.
First of all, the city was currently overpopulated. This fact resulted in a lack of jobs, money, and even food. Many low-income families were now unable to provide for their family; this was because of Caesar"s act of inviting both the fox-kin and elves. From a citizens point of view, it was merely foolish.
However, economic growth has been proven to move at a much quicker pace with a more diverse population. If the elves, humans, fox-kin, gnomes, dwarves, and even furbolgs worked together, then a few miracles could certainly befall upon them.
Thinking to here, Caesar focused on his expansion plan. War was one of the easiest ways to grow and would become the catalyst for Rahvin kingdoms future success. Not only would it invite a more diverse crowd, but it would also enable more jobs, agriculture, and trade routes.
The second most important thing was the handling of businesses and merchants. Tariffs would likely increase the money In Rahvin kingdoms treasury by a few folds. Not only would that be the case, but procuring new resources would make innovation easier.
If some of the resources on earth were present in the current world, then Caesar could easily create much more powerful weapons. Things like pota.s.sium nitrates, sulfur, and even charcoal could expand not only his weapons business but many other things as well. To obtain such resources, however, Rahvin kingdom would need to gain an influx of merchants from separate continents and empires.
Such things were the very crux of Caesar"s plan for economic growth. Furthermore, he would likely tweak the law system. Making it easier for immigrants to obtain a job and earn money would a.s.sure considerable benefits in the long run.
Once Caesar finished writing on the piece of sheepskin, he neatly folded it and placed it inside of his storage ring. Unfortunately, he was forced to leave Rahvin kingdom and travel to Limbo kingdom in a few days. Thus, his plans could not be implemented as of now. He would try and converse with his father about a few issues.
With this in mind, he blew out the nearby candle and stood up from his chair. He ma.s.saged his forehead with both his index finger and thumb as he walked to the door. He regretted not learning more about the economy in his past life; alas, there was no cure for regret.
He quietly made his way to the dining room, the majority of maids bowing and smiling seductively as he walked by. Caesar returned their greetings with a slight and soon reached the thick doors, to which the guards opened them upon his arrival.
Immediately, a small gust of wind lifted the ends of Caesar"s shirt as the doors creaked opened, slightly fluttering his hair as well. A moderately bright light momentarily blinded Caesar as he walked into the dining room. It was a strange, white ball being held in his father"s hands.
It generated an almost mesmerizing light and both Ahri and Elizabeth were observing it from up close. Once they noticed Caesar"s presence, Crowley gestured with a wave of his hands. "Come over here my son, look at what I found in our treasury."
Intrigued, Caesar walked over and scrutinized the object. "What you see here is a magic-powered light," Crowley explained, "A magician has injected his holy magic into the ball, and somehow, the materials have miraculously contained the mana for decades, not letting a single bit escape."
As he spoke to here, Caesar nodded his head with an impressed smile forming on his lips, "how many other magical powered devices does our kingdom possess?" Caesar inquired, "I"m quite curious as to what the limits of magic are when it comes to technological advancement."
His words caused his father the chuckle dryly, "our kingdom isn"t rich enough to have any more magical powered devices… unfortunately, only the behemoths live with that luxury," he replied with a wry smile, ashamed of his mediocrity.
Caesar patted Crowley on the shoulder a comforted with a slight smile, "don"t worry father, the higher they are, the further they will fall," he said, "this world is constantly changing, sooner or later, our kingdom will rise to the top as well."
As he spoke to here, he sat down on the nearest chair with Elizabeth and Ahrion in his right and left respectively. "Now, let"s stop worrying about such troublesome matters and devour the scrumptious dinner laid out in front of us."
Crowley nodded his head in agreement, and they soon started to relish the food. It was a light dinner, with lean, roasted chicken, scallops, and some beets. A thin, vegetable soup and salad was also served as a side.
They ate in relative peace, informing each other of their days and progression. Elizabeth excitedly explained to Caesar some history that he had long learned about and some other things she had figured out. Ahri was just recently starting to teach her how to read and write, so Elizabeth was especially excited.
Not many children liked to learn, but Elizabeth was the opposite. She treated school as if it were a fun activity. Her intelligence couldn"t be considered extraordinary, but she certainly put in the effort required for greatness. Whether or not she would make it far in life was up to her.
Caesar vaguely applauded her hard work but didn"t pay too much attention to it. Learning how to read and write at her age was nothing to be impressed about; however, as a "father," he was somewhat proud of her. Though, if he compared her to his past-self, her achievements could only be scoffed at.
Alas, he didn"t dwell on such redundant topics for very long and quickly finished his dinner. He then went over a few issues with his father that bored both Elizabeth and Ahri to death. They conversed about their current law-system and future.
Ahri paid close attention to their words, as she was well aware of the fact that Caesar was departing soon. Although she was still reluctant, she was also abnormally determined to teach Elizabeth about the more delicate things in life.
This heated discussion lasted until the dead of night and Elizabeth pa.s.sed out on her chair, snoring loudly. Seeing her exhausted figure, both Caesar and his father decided to end their discussion and head to bed for the time being.
"My son, you make some interesting points… I"ll bring some of this up at the next meeting with the other n.o.bles," Crowley said with a slight smile, he was in a rather affable mood.
"Very well, father. I want you also to start preparing resources and soldiers for war," Caesar said, " Although our kingdom is still recuperating, without expanding, we will inevitably enter into a depression. With our recruits, we do not fear war any longer."
As he spoke to here, he winked and left the dining room with Ahri in hand. They were both relatively silent on the entire way back to their room, and Ahri couldn"t think of anything to say. Not until they were both getting undressed and entering bed did Caesar finally speak up.
"Be sure not to teach any false history to the young girl… we don"t want her to start believing the clever ruses set up by the victors of war." Caesar suddenly said while he pulled the covers over his body.
Ahri nodded her head solemnly.
"Are you going to inform her of your departure?" Ahri changed the topic while blowing out the candle.