Chapter 17

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Every week, Marianne eats dinner with everyone at the farm dormitory.

Reading picture books is always a big hit.

Today, after finishing reading the picture book, she proposed an idea she had been warming up for the children.

"Would you like to try writing letters?"

"Letters? I've never sent one before!"

"Me neither!"

"Me neither!"

"Let's write letters to people you know. It could be to the gardener Tom, or to big sister Katarina, or to mother Florence."

"Can it be to the head chef Sam?"

The boy who is learning cooking from Sam had his eyes shining.

"Of course! If you write your letters and put them in this box, I'll deliver them tomorrow. You can write about anything. Thank you notes, things you want to try hard at, or even about a fight you had yesterday!"

The children in the dormitory, who are all over five years old, can read and write thanks to Marianne's guidance. The rule is to learn to read and write up to a level where they won't struggle in daily life by the age of fifteen.

Children who had never touched envelopes or stationery before were handling them as if they were treasures.

After that, each of them wrote with great enthusiasm.

Marianne had the idea to let the orphans, who had never had the opportunity to send or receive letters, experience this, and it turned out to be a very enjoyable experience.

The next morning, when big sister Katarina read the letters, she quietly shed a large number of tears, which made Marianne freeze.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"I, I've never been so, so moved by, hic, hic, a letter before!"

After that, she hugged the letter and sobbed. The sender was a child who was learning how to keep accounts.

A child's letter that could make even a stoic person cry, it was the strongest.

Mother was reading with a handkerchief to her eyes.

The gardener Tom and the head chef Sam were moved to tears just by seeing their names, written awkwardly, and the names of the children who sent the letters on the back of the envelopes.

Although they quickly moved away to be considerate, the sound of sniffling from behind was clearly heard.

The replies from the adults were delivered a week later.

Marianne, delivering the letters to the excited and fidgety children, was filled with happiness.

From then on, they started sending letters to older children who had turned fifteen and left the farm to work in the mansion or other homes.

The joy of sending and receiving letters became a popular monthly event for the children on the farm.

In the real world, letters are delivered by servants from person to person, or by merchants who travel regularly, for a fee. This gave Marianne the idea for a new system.

A postal delivery service.

Katarina, who had recently delved deeply into the world of business, lit up when Marianne consulted her.

"It will definitely work! It will be helpful to people!"

She became passionate and they spent many late nights brainstorming ideas.

To ensure the availability of people to collect and deliver letters and to set up collection points in key locations, they consulted Marianne's father.

"Depending on the content of the letters, compensation may be required for loss or damage. And it seems that this job will likely involve a lot of adults in the future."

So, her father took the lead and provided the initial investment.

The establishment of the "Landfuria Postal Company" began.

Initially, the service was only available within the capital, but the demand for its convenience quickly expanded to the surrounding areas.

The key to success was setting up small cobalt blue buildings next to or near the guard posts, which are known to all residents of the town. The proximity to the guard posts provided a sense of security, and the title of the noble family added to the trust.

The small cobalt blue buildings of the postal collection points became synonymous with the color of the post in people's minds.

Before other nobles or merchants could copy the idea, Marianne and Katarina quickly organized the company and gained the trust of the users. The Landfuria Postal Company became the dominant player, and other nobles who wanted to enter the market had to join under its umbrella.

To prevent confusion and chaos from the proliferation of other companies, Marianne and Katarina planned and implemented a rapid expansion strategy. They took on executive roles and, at a young age, accumulated substantial personal wealth.

The Landfuria family began to generate enormous profits from this business, which continued to expand and eventually facilitated international mail service a few years later.

"Creating a company is the most fun!"

Katarina seemed to have opened another new door to the world.