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No, that's not right. The people on this continent are essentially the descendants of the experimental subjects. Although they are all human, their genes should be different from those of the humans on the Penichesia continent.

"Are the male mages here naturally inferior to the female mages?"

As long as we know the answer, Rhine can basically be sure that it is a human genetic problem.

"No, it's better to say that most of the mages on this continent are men. Because in terms of qualifications, men and women are equal, there is no question of who is worse than who. Your Majesty, do you have any other questions?"

"temporarily unavailable."

He was now basically certain that the genes of the people on the Landia continent had changed. This was because the genes of the men on the Penician continent were defective in magic, and they were naturally much worse than female mages. The high elves might have also discovered this, so they began to study humans, and the people on the Landia continent were the result of their research.

After lunch, Rhine and Alisha sneaked out of the palace.

Although it is not impossible to go out in a swagger, that would have nothing to do with an incognito visit.

Because the news of the Rhine Revolution was only on paper, the people of this country only knew that the king had changed, but they didn't know who the new king was. So Rhine could walk openly on the bustling streets.

"It's strange. Isn't this country facing a food shortage? Then why are all the taverns in the city still open and the liquor trade still going on?" Rhine frowned and included this in the items that needed rectification.

In ancient times, when the harvest was bad and the grain production was seriously reduced, the state would introduce laws to prohibit or restrict brewing or drinking. Because it takes several kilograms of grain to brew one kilogram of wine, brewing requires a lot of grain. If you can't even get enough food, how can you brew wine?

"Slavery still exists in this country?" Looking at the slave trading shops all over the city and the convoys transporting slaves passing by on the avenue from time to time, Rhine frowned again.

He thought that this country with equality between men and women and racial equality would be an enlightened country, but he didn't expect that such a bad habit as slavery still existed. Needless to say, this is another project that must be rectified.

"Alisha, are there slums in the royal capital?" Rhine asked.

"Yes, it's in the southwest corner of the royal capital. Do you want to go?"

"go."

After inspecting the slums, Rhine's work for the day came to an end. He spent the rest of the time letting Alisha take him around this bustling and prosperous city.

“Although I’ve heard that there is a slum in the capital, I didn’t expect there to be so many people living there.” Alisha sighed.

"There are not many local residents. Most of them are refugees from outside." Rhine thought thoughtfully.

"These refugees cannot find jobs because they are rejected by local residents, so they have no choice but to live in slums without a source of income. The kingdom cannot really leave them alone, so the daily expenses for helping these refugees are astronomical."

"What are you going to do? Cut off the food supplies for the refugees?"

"No, if I do that, it will put the Kingdom of Elfriden at a disadvantage in public opinion, so I plan to use work as a relief."

"Work-for-relief?"

"Well, to put it simply, it means finding them a job."

"But the local residents seem to be very disgusted with these refugees... Can they find jobs?"

"If we can't find any, we can provide them ourselves. Agricultural reform requires a large number of laborers. As long as they come to work, they can have enough food to eat instead of having to drink porridge every day to survive. I think they will be very willing to participate." Rhine said.

Only those who have experienced hunger will understand how happy it is to have a full meal.

"What does agricultural reform mean?" Alisha asked curiously.

Although it is said that the brave are the ones who lead the changes of the times, Rhine's pace of change is too fast. It is not one thing after another, but is carried out in multiple aspects at the same time. This will definitely cause a strong backlash.

"Can you get a horse? I want to go somewhere."

"Wait a moment." Alisha blew a whistle, and a peregrine falcon flew down from the sky. She then tied the note to its feet.

"Okay, we can just go outside the city, and someone will have horses ready for us there."

"It really is...an ancient way of communicating."

When the two arrived at a certain intersection outside the city, a mysterious man, who was completely hidden in a cloak, was waiting for them with a horse. After seeing Alisha, the mysterious man bowed and quickly disappeared from sight.

"He should be a member of your royal secret force, right?"

"Well, I'll hand them over to you in a few days, otherwise you won't have any power to use."

"No, you keep it. I'll have my own troops in a few days."

"It's getting late, let's get going."

"Um."

"Well, I can't ride a horse..."

"It's okay. You sit in front of me and I'll drive the horse."

Just like that, the two exchanged roles and began to gallop on the continent. Rhine could feel the impact of the flesh bomb on his back from time to time.

………It’s really quite elastic.

"Stop, stop, stop, it's right here."

Alisha slammed on the brakes and all her weight fell on Rhine, but fortunately she had an airbag.

"Is this where you want to come? But there are only farmlands here."

Alisha was right. As far as the eye could see, there were only lush green farmlands. There was nothing else except lush green fields.

"It's right here... there's no mistake." Rhine jumped off the horse with the help of Alisha.

"This is what I wanted you to see."

"The view of the farmland? It's really beautiful, but..."

"Beautiful... right? It's because of 'this' that 'people starved to death' appear one after another. It's also the culprit for the famine." Rhine said as he squatted by the field and stroked the green plants.

"What's the meaning?"

"Alicia, do you know that this 'inedible land' is the cause of the food shortage in the Kingdom of Elfriden?"

"The inedible fields..."

"It means exactly what it says. This whole area is just 'cotton fields'."

"Cotton fields... I see. This is what they mean by inedible."

Cotton is a plant used to weave cotton thread, not a field used to provide food.

"In conclusion, the country is facing food insecurity because of the rapid increase in cotton fields. You may not understand what it means for a country to have two-thirds of its arable land used to grow cash crops."

"……what?"

"When I was sorting out the data, I discovered that as the Demon King's territory gradually expanded, the demand for necessities such as clothing also increased rapidly. Cotton is the raw material for making clothes, so of course the demand also increased greatly. Since the purchase price has risen, no matter how much they grow, they can sell it, so farmers abandoned their previous food crops and started growing cotton. This kind of crop that is not for eating but for trading is called a "cash crop". As a result of farmers starting to widely grow "cash crops", the country's food self-sufficiency rate has dropped significantly."

"..."

"Because ordinary people cannot see this kind of overall big data, they will think that they are the only ones who grow cotton. In fact, if we look at the whole country, almost all large arable land has been planted with cotton. Everyone thinks that the problem of food shortage may be related to climate or the lack of fertility of the land. In fact, it is simply that no one grows food anymore."

"If we dig deeper, the country's economic downturn is also due to the same reason. Once the food self-sufficiency rate drops, food must be imported from other countries, otherwise people will go hungry. However, imported food must bear the transportation costs, and the price of food will naturally remain high, which will burden the expenses of ordinary families."

"However, there is a limit to how much food expenses can be cut. After all, not eating can kill people. Therefore, the first thing to be cut is of course the expenses on entertainment and luxury goods. The tightening of people's consumption is the reason for the economic downturn."

"Is there a solution?"

"Now that we have found the root of the problem, it is not too late to do anything if we carry out agricultural reforms."

“…What are you going to do?”

"Limit the planting of cash crops and replant food crops to increase self-sufficiency. During the transition period, the state will pay subsidies to subsidize it. First, widely plant soybeans that are widely used, and sweet potatoes that do not require special care, and then gradually increase the area of ​​rice fields. Then..."

Rhine spoke at length about the agricultural reforms he had envisioned.

Although there were many professional terms that she couldn't understand, his expression was particularly bright in Alisha's eyes.

She now had some idea of ​​why she fell in love with this man.

Chapter 288 Everyone's Eyes Are on Me

Late at night, the lights in the king's office were still on.

Rhine, who was busy drafting national policy at his desk, suddenly dropped his pen to the ground.

"What the hell am I doing?"

Looking at the papers filled with various policies and reform plans, Rhine felt speechless.

Others become kings to enjoy themselves, but he becomes a king to be a social animal.

After all, why would he have to work overtime until late at night in another world?

He was not happy at all doing these things.

The most important thing is that there are too many messes in this country and he cannot handle them all by himself.

As for finding someone to help?

It's not like he hasn't tried.

But to be honest, except for the prime minister who is somewhat useful, the rest are just good-for-nothings.

No, calling them gluttons is an overstatement.

The old king was a man who cherished old times. When he was in power, he would arrange a job in the palace for anyone recommended by his friends, regardless of their ability.

One or two is okay, but damn, now two-thirds of the officials in the entire palace are just relatives who come here to get by, and some of them can't even write.

The remaining one-third was mixed with the three dukes and nobles. He was afraid that his policies would fall into their hands as soon as they were written, so Rhine could only let them do some insignificant things.

There is a shortage of people, a severe shortage of people!

The current situation is that most of the people under the former king are incompetent good-for-nothings, and if we hand things over to them, there is a high probability that they will mess it up.

The remaining small number of elites were mixed with people from the aristocratic faction, and he wanted to use them but didn't dare to. After all, if these reform plans were to be spread, it would not take long for him to commit suicide by being shot three times in the back.

In short, he can't do anything now.

He finally understood that he, as a king, had no people and no military power, and was just a clown king. If it weren't for the fact that the prime minister was in the same faction as him because of the relationship with the old king, he would have become a commander without any troops.

Although there is a central guard directly under the king, whose duty is to protect the safety of the royal family, in fact, this army is no different from having no army at all. Because the members of the guard are all the leftovers from the army, navy, and air force, and only those who failed the examination are included in the guard. In other words, this is a team of rotten fish and shrimp.

Moreover, because the old king trusted the three dukes, he gave priority to distributing the best equipment to them, while the imperial guards used their discarded equipment. The reason was that the king had the protection of the three dukes and had no chance to use the imperial guards at all.

This was completely different from the situation in his Far Western Empire. The Emperor's Imperial Guards were the most elite troops in the entire empire. Every soldier was strictly selected, and the equipment they wore was the most complete and best quality in the imperial army.

He didn't know what was going on in the old king's mind.

In short, the military power of this country is actually in the hands of the "Three Dukes".

Let me introduce them again. The so-called "Three Dukes" are the three dukes who command the army, navy, and air force respectively.

They are:

Duke Keoluk Carmine, the general of the Elfriden Kingdom Army.

He is an orc who was born with a lion's mane. He is feared by his enemies for his fiery ability to mobilize troops and is in charge of an iron-blooded army of 50,000.

The Admiral of the Kingdom of Elfriden, Duke Axel Woda.

The Jiaolong Clan, whose ancestors were pirates, are not only fleet warriors, but are also female heroes who are proficient in political tactics. They have 10,000 sailors and dozens of steel battleships under their command.

The Air Force General of the Kingdom of Elfriden, Duke Castel Barcas.

Half-dragon. The overlord of the sky, leading the most popular dragon knight unit of the Kingdom Army. Although the number is the smallest, only more than a thousand, but each soldier is equipped with a dedicated dragon.

How do you want him to fight? Attack with his head? This time he was really hit in the face by the opponent's dragon.

The families of the three dukes each pledged allegiance to the kingdom, which allowed them to own territories (dukedoms) in the country and recognized autonomy within the territories. Note that they pledged allegiance to the country, not the royal family.

This is a system established at the beginning of the founding of this multi-ethnic country in order to protect one's own race from harm by other races.

Even now that all the races live in peace, the old system is still preserved. After obtaining the territory, they vowed to defend the country they love with all their strength - this is the pride of the three nobles.

Now the three dukes are holding on to their own territories with their respective armies, and they do not seem to recognize that Rhine, who suddenly "seized" the throne and succeeded as king, is the lord they are loyal to.

This is also the biggest problem that Rhine is facing now. Because as long as the three dukes do not recognize him, the officials below will not recognize him. Because according to the joint declaration at the founding of the country, the three dukes have the right to dismiss the king if they agree.

In addition, the combined territories of the three dukes amounted to one-third of the kingdom. Without their assistance, Rhine would have been unable to push forward his reforms.

And according to the news sent back by Alisha's intelligence team, Duke Carmine seems to have begun to make moves.

On the other side, in the capital of Amidonia, a neighboring country of the Kingdom of Elfriden, the army was gathering and heading towards the border of the Kingdom of Elfriden.

The reason is that the hostile Kingdom of Elfriden suddenly staged a power transition.

The former King of Elfriden suddenly announced his abdication.

Although the previous king was a mediocre person, his gentle and honest style won the love of his subjects. However, it was because of his overly gentle personality that he could not take a vigorous and swift policy to purge the treacherous people hiding among the civil and military officials. Coupled with various other reasons, the kingdom's national strength gradually declined.

Because the transition of power happened so suddenly, some people suspected that it was a usurpation of the throne. However, with the full support of the king himself and Princess Alisha, the people finally dispelled their concerns.

After confirming that the Kingdom of Elfriden was indeed led by a young boy, the Principality of Amidonia, the mortal enemy of the Kingdom of Elfriden, naturally would not give up this opportunity.