Chapter 132
132. Mech Knight Pluto (2)
Currently, the biggest problem facing the North, specifically the Renslet Duchy, was that there were no problems.
The threats of savages, the bitter cold, disease, and starvation had all been eliminated.
Now, the North was as safe as any other region of Arcadia, with its greatest dangers being little more than wild beasts, bandits, goblins.
As a result, both income and population had risen naturally.
People had more leisure in their lives, but there weren’t enough outlets for them to spend their newfound time and wealth.
How bad was it? They were importing porcelain from the East, less beautiful and more fragile than our ceramics, and calling it a luxury item.
“If we leave things as they are, the internal system will rot. Inflation, which we’ve just managed to control, could spiral out of hand.”
They say maintaining a conquest is harder than achieving it.