The king and his ministers echoed one another, swiftly reaching a decision, leaving Earl Rinnares feeling bitter in silence.
Agricultural reform entrusted to the front-line Marshal—what, then, was his role as Minister of Agriculture?
There was no choice; the arm cannot wrestle the thigh. Even as one of the king's confidants, he had to make concessions for the greater good.
The Alpha Kingdom's guiding principle was that everything must serve the military. Ostensibly, it was agricultural reform; in truth, it was to ease the logistical pressures on the Kingdom's Army.
As for promoting new technologies, that wasn't even considered a task.
As long as improvements in grain yield could be proven, the local noble lords would send their people over to learn on their own.
Resistance was nonexistent; no one would complain about having too much grain in their own territory.
