Chapter 774: Gone
The Emperor sat high on the dais, watching the Prime Minister speak at length about the post-crisis handling of Harmony Capital.
He didn’t dwell much on the demands of the shareholders and instead tossed the question to the Prime Minister. “What are your thoughts?”
The other ministers naturally kept their distance. This was about the Prime Minister seeking control over the Treasury—it had nothing to do with them, and they had no intention of getting involved.
To the other ministers, as long as they still held power and there was no immediate threat to it, there was no reason to do anything foolish.
After a moment of silence, the Prime Minister said, “Your Majesty, admitting mistakes is not shameful. We should acknowledge our errors in allowing an unsuitable enterprise like Harmony Capital to go public.”
“Some individuals used questionable means to make dirty money during this process. I believe we should recover these illicit gains and impose punitive fines.”
“We need to make it clear to speculators and anyone associated with Harmony Capital that there is some money that simply cannot be taken.”
The Emperor listened thoughtfully. The person who profited most from this disaster was probably Lynch.
Confiscating his earnings and fining him sounded like a good idea—both publicly and privately. It was an appealing option.