367 Episode 100: The Prodigal Festival of the Empress Meer 4 - Memories of Lights and Miracles of Hope

"What is a nice thing to do, what is it? Meer."

That said, what a soft grin the emperor had. To such a father, Meer said with a slightly dodgy grin.

"Yes, actually, I would like you all to celebrate this birthday."

Put your chest up and say that.

"Mmm? Isn't that normal?

Matthias tilting his neck strangely. But Meer shook her head.

"It's not just the nobles. I want all my citizens living in this empire to celebrate my birthday and enjoy it with joy."

"That's also normal again. Such disrespectful things as not celebrating the birth of Meer give orders when punished with extreme punishment..."

"That's not true. Father, then you will be forced. That's not what I want to do."

Meer shook her head quietly.

"Well, what do you want me to do?

"It's easy. You can all eat something delicious."

So Meer smiled and grinned.

"All I ask is that we all eat in a full belly. of the people, I will not allow even one person to be hungry. Guys, I want you to eat and drink and have fun."

Hearing the words, Matthias looked a little surprised.

"Every year, I was wondering. You aristocrats will have plenty of treats for me. But it's very, very hard for me to eat alone. Customers don't eat that much. So I'm gonna have a lot of extra. But I'm not happy about that. I would be more than happy to please my people."

To Meer, who said so, the emperor had a much more moving eye.

"I'd rather have everyone eat and smile than throw away food for me in vain. I think it's better for the festival."

"Oh, Meer. How sweet my daughter is... Yo! I know exactly how Meer feels. Quickly, let's touch each nobleman. Invite the inhabitants to sift through the meals they prepare there, he said. Prepare a banquet in the square so that no one is hungry in the city."

Hearing my father's words, Meer was shouting delight in her heart.

- Heh heh, it's working. Think about it and it's easy...... All you have to do is let the people "eat up” without throwing it away for nothing. That should do something about it, where the food supply is a little late!

...... I have to. It was unfortunate that there was not a single person in this place who had the heart to read, though.

- This is...

Ludwig......, watched with some emotion what Meer had done in front of him.

Ludwig was also concerned about the waste of the nobles.

At the Birthday Festival, massive amounts of food to be discarded in vain...... As Meer predicted, next year's harvest is on the decline. If starvation were to really come, you could not possibly be allowed to waste food.

But... the idea of what to do to stop it... was not in Ludwig.

In fact, already, the preparation of dishes for banquets has begun. I just told him to save money now, and he would rot the ingredients and end up wasting them.

Besides, this year-end festival to celebrate Meer's birth is led by the Emperor. It must be impossible even for Meer herself to go against it.

Also in the sense of moving money, Birthdays could not be ignored. There is no small point in having this festival, where merchants gather from all over.

So I thought it was inevitable.

Either way, that's what we do every year. When it was impossible to change, there was confusion and the problem was so great that he gave up that he had no choice but to maintain the status quo.

I wonder about that...... Meer presents a solution easily.

- I didn't mean to put that in the belly of the people rather than make them throw it away in vain...

Nobles who want to spend money grandly and show generous things...... Meer's arm to understand that aspiration well and change direction just a little bit...... To its brilliance, Ludwig has to be.

- I see, the more you think about it, I just told you to save money, the nobles will surely only use that food for themselves...

Where I blamed waste here, that savings will not necessarily be spent for the people. Then let the aristocrats use it. And without wasting it, let it be used for the good of the people.

With Meer herself saying, "I hope the people eat full," the noblemen prepare dishes generously to fulfill Meer's wishes, so that the people can flutter through delicious dishes.

- If you say so, that's the next good measure. It doesn't make any difference that it's best to store it up for famine... but if that's not possible, we'll launch the next strike right away. As always, Mia, you don't know that your fountain of wisdom withers...

It is an impressive Ludwig. Indeed, it was the usual sight.

Now began the Birthday Festival, which is called "The Prodigy of the Empress Meer," which he will say to the later world.

Meer said, "If it's about to go to waste, let's all eat it!" It was a suggestion made with mild thoughts… it produced unexpected effects.

It's a "hoarding up” like Meer initially thought... but of course I can't do that. Naturally.

... but I remember.

That was a very pleasant memory.

For the people, nobility is what squeezes taxes away. In a visible way, getting something, etc., was almost non-existent.

But not at this time.

In the name of Empress Meer, the imperial subjects were invited to the banquet without a single leak. To celebrate Meer's birth.

Meals and booze were sifted free of charge. Thus, one command was given to them.

Enjoy today. To celebrate the day with joy......

It was a death sentence from the emperor.

Naturally, there was nothing to turn against, and those gathered enjoyed the festival with a subtle, tight grin.

Some were unfriendly, but we have no choice for today. I saw one of the complaints I wanted to make, laughed, and celebrated the birth of the Empress.

In the meantime, the booze came around, and one man started singing a song. The young people start dancing, invited by cheerful rhythms.

A merchant in the atmosphere offered only one barrel of liquor, also to sell his name. If another merchant watched it, we would, and provide a knob. People also began to behave as strangers to the food that was left in the house.

In such a bustle, the festival was greatly enlivened on the day when the main actor of the day, the carriage carrying Meer, took to the streets.

The obsession that was between the people......, melted in the grin that forced me to float, and so the fake smile only turned into a real, fun smile when.

It was... a strange time.

It was just a miraculous festival that I had never visited the Empire.

More importantly, it was a pleasant memory.

The townspeople, and the merchants, and the rich, and the rich, and the unfamiliar, and the wicked, and the old, and the young, and the men, and the women, all celebrated the birth of one girl.

The memories of the day, which were pleasant, were deeply engraved into the hearts of the people.

And it became a lamp of hope that illuminated people in times of misery.

The Crown Princess Meer is not just a nobleman, but someone who turns a proper eye to themselves.

A generous, kind man who invites you to his own feast, regardless of your identity.

So, trying my best.

It could be painful right now. But if you endure it, then again, you may have a good time back then.

Let's go for it, shall we?

For a pleasant moment prepared by the princess Meer, and also to taste.

After that, even during the crisis that struck the Empire several times, people never lost their morale.

To endure the present and to taste that fun festival again at the end of this year.

Only then will that become a new traditional event of the Empire….

It was another story.