Chapter 765: This Counts as Trouble?
The Emperor of the Empire looked at the Prime Minister sitting below him. His calm expression revealed nothing of his true thoughts.
Whether he agreed or not, no one could tell.
The Prime Minister frowned slightly—this idea had caught him off guard.
In his view, the simplest way to resolve the crisis was to kill a group of merchants and have the nobility cooperate. That alone would stabilize the situation.
Eliminating a group of disobedient, independent-minded merchants would immediately release funds and materials, while also sending a strong message to opportunists.
Merchants bore some responsibility for how far this crisis had spread.
These profit-driven individuals never considered whether their actions might bring disaster to the nation—they only thought about grabbing as much money as possible for themselves.
They needed to pay the price for what they’d done. This was Gephra, not the Federation.
Addressing the problems caused by the merchants would also ease other social issues resulting from the run on banks. Both materials and money were especially valuable during this period.