# Chapter 42
Let me remember the Korea I used to live in.
Severely ill patients are transferred to regional emergency centers.
Naturally, the conditions for these centers are to provide sufficient admission beds, and for them to be high-level comprehensive hospitals.
But applying this concept in this world is impossible.
If I think about it, it's just a matter of site conditions.
Is it normal for there to be one in the capital, and perhaps in a place with convenient transportation?
If such a large hospital is built, the value of land in the area will rise, and commercial development will inevitably occur in its vicinity.
If patients influx, their relatives will need places to stay and food, and transportation will develop further.
With this, the “Pemfy” phenomenon will definitely appear***
**PIMFY is an abbreviation for: Please In My Front Yard
It means: “Please put the project in my yard.”
This phenomenon is the opposite of:
NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) in which people refuse to establish projects or facilities near their homes.
In the PIMFY phenomenon:
A person welcomes the establishment of a particular project near him, because he sees it as a direct benefit to him or his region.
In short: PIMFY = Accept a project close to you because it directly benefits you.
Excluding the capital, there are four places left, so they can be fairly identified as East, West, South and North.
Well, first of all, very rural areas are not suitable.
Building a hospital is not everything.
It needs employees to work in it, and the countryside immediately lacks accommodation for employees.
Within the prepared budget, building and equipping the hospital takes almost everything, so let's choose cities with relatively good infrastructure.
However, very large cities or tourist areas are excluded due to high land prices.
I started drawing circles on the outstretched map of areas that matched the conditions I had in mind.
In the east: Luchin, Salred.
In the west: Naniwa, Belchian.
In the north: Siklacho, Kiel, and in the south: Logtan, Bul, approximately.
Oh?
The owners of these areas…
By chance, it split into the Nobles Faction families and the Emperor Faction families one after the other?
So, one can be fairly allocated to each!
The east and west are for the families of the Nobles of Salred and Nanni faction, and the north and south are for the families of the Emperor's faction of Kiel and Logtan?
The distance to the capital is similar, and there are no big rivers or mountains around, so travel is easy.
Of course, it must be checked separately whether there is enough space to build the hospital.
But that's about the employees there.
This is a solution for now.
It's time to address the problem I overlooked earlier.
How do I calm nobles who are dissatisfied with paying too many taxes to the medical system?
Yes! The public also pays taxes.
Originally, in this world, only nobles pay taxes to the empire.
Because the common people pay the land tax to the lord of the region to which they belong.
The problem is that land tax varies greatly by region.
By law, the commoners cannot be taxed more than 5%, but they pay whatever the nobles demand.
Secretly, the nobles deduct a portion of the taxes they collect.
Since this is the case, the empire will collect taxes directly.
With this, he would help the commoners who pay huge taxes every year, and deal a blow to the nobles who were secretly manipulating taxes.
Plus, if the empire's treasury is full, there are many benefits, right?
“Well, ideas are coming!”
***
After that, the work continued—
It was getting late, and everyone left one by one, but I stayed in the office to finish tomorrow's work.
Only with this I can get out in time on the day of the Galerhead match.
“…Aren’t you going?”
“Ah, Your Highness.”
When I regained consciousness and looked around, only Edmund and I remained.
“Now we must go.”
“This, have you already started?”
Edmund tilted his head as he looked at the draft policy I was arranging.
It seems surprising because I brought up something that usually happens at the end of every month early.
"Just, well. It's a good idea to get it done in advance, right?"
In fact, I was searching because of the plan to collect taxes from the public.
It is better not to say it until it is certain.
“Yes, okay. Get out. It's late.”
“Yes, you worked hard.”
The rest tomorrow then.
“...Go carefully.”
Edmund left the office first, leaving those words.
Why is he worried all of a sudden?
I left, tilting my head in amazement.
Well, I'm also Edmund's assistant.
He gets a lot of work done, so he seems to treat me like one of his minions.
“As usual, late checkout today too?”
“His Highness Lucid.”
Now, if someone talks to me on the road, Lucid immediately comes to mind.
Lucid always talks to me when I walk in here?
It's definitely not a coincidence, so you have to be careful.
“Does Edmund overwork you like this?”
“No, just...”
Just because I want to finish it quickly and play with Galerhead.
“By the way, I heard a rumor.”
“What rumour?”
Is Lucid walking around listening to rumors instead of working?
“A date with a man other than Edmund, right?”
“Ah… yes, it happened by accident.”
“Are you going to change him? You confessed to Edmund every day.”
This is because he was the only candidate for master at that time.
Now, Galerhyde may be the master instead of Edmund...
“If you change, wouldn’t joining me be a good option?”
"What?"
“What is this expression, even if I look like this, I am a prince too?”
Ah, I unintentionally revealed my expression.
Lucid frowned as he saw my stern expression.
Judging by his exaggerated gestures, he doesn't seem really angry.
“Why? Is working in my office undesirable?”
“Ah, that's what you meant?”
I thought he was asking for my attention.
“Wait, this is worse?”
Lucid laughed merrily.
“You're planning a medical regimen, aren't you?”
"Yes."
“With an idea like this, what if we work together? The Empress will generously donate her entertainment allowance for her son’s future.”
Is she aware that she is wasting?
I stopped walking and looked at Lucid next to me.
He was smiling with crescent eyes, but his lack of seriousness was clear from one look.
“Don't you really think about working under me with your abilities? I don't burden people like Edmund, and I have the support of the nobles, so you can achieve what you want more effectively.”
The wind blew—
A cold wind gently passed through his brown hair.
I particularly noticed the shiny teardrop above the thick folded eyelid.
What I want.
He doesn't even know what it is.
The only thing I want more than anything is to stay alive.
Finding my master and winning his heart.
So…
“Your Highness. Is your previous offer still valid?”
“Which offer do you mean?”
“Help me win the heart of His Highness Edmund.”
His expression changed strangely at my words.
Maybe because an old story suddenly comes up, or because it's not the answer you wanted.
“What, do you want to be my assistant?”
Lucid shrugged and averted his gaze.
Under the setting light of the sunset that tinged the entire world with warmth, his face was astonishingly cold.
“Not so, I will assist in your labors of love, Your Highness!”
“Acts of love?”
“Do you have an appointment this week?”
But Lucid asked me with a voice full of laughter as if nothing had happened.
“If it's a date request, I'll say no~”
“Not so!”
Edmund and I went to Umfa, and Ekla insisted on coming.
Wouldn't it be good to find a partner for Ecla?
She said she loves Edmund, but her feelings are not deep yet!
“We agreed to inspect the Umfa area with ECLA at the end of the week.”
“One last check before the opening ceremony, right?”
“Yes. What if you come too, Your Highness?”
“What am I doing there?”
...Isn't it Lucid who built housing for foreigners in the Umfa area?
Of course, the project will fail, but Lucid doesn't know, so he must take care of his project.
“It's because you built a residence for Vogelich, so you should go see him? Then you pretend to meet us by chance in the Umfa area!”
"Me? Why would I go to a place like Umfa? No matter how much it's redeveloped, it's a dirty place."
He frowned as if just thinking about it disgusted him and continued.
“It was enough for me to fund. The rest is up to my followers.”
Was he always like this?
So you lose the throne and Eclat to Edmund.
“Only in this way will you get closer to Ecla!”
"Eclara? Are my acts of love with that woman?"
Oh, he loves Eclat and we all know, but he pretends not to.
“If you love, you should make an effort for her! Share what you love, spend time with her! Ecla is serious about improving the conditions of the Vogelische, so try in that direction as well.”
who knows?
If Lucid really loved Ekla, he might take a serious interest in Vogelich.
With this, an opportunity might arise for Lucid as well?
“Hmm.”
Lucid rubbed his chin and then looked at me.
“So, what do you like?”