Chu Guang could understand Old Charlie's complaints.
The more thrillingly his little players tore things up on the front lines, the tighter things became in the rear.
It was no exaggeration to say that over the past few months, practically every money-related institution in the entire Alliance—from the central bank to the Treasury Department to the Merchant Guild—had been cleaning up after the Alliance's military. The fact that production and the economy had not run into any major problems so far was inseparable from the close cooperation between all departments.
Of course, most importantly, he had fulfilled the promise he had made from the beginning: ending this war before the end of the year.
"Let's talk about the first issue."
As he spoke, Chu Guang looked toward Minister Sun Ruizhi, who was sitting at the other end of the conference table with a nervous expression, and continued gently.
"Do you remember the last question on that test?"
Sun Ruizhi froze for a moment, then quickly realized which test Chu Guang meant and immediately replied.
"I remember! The question was... if we borrowed money from raiders, should we repay it?"
Chu Guang asked, "And what was your answer?"
"I wrote that we should..." Sun Ruizhi said nervously. "I thought that even repaying the money first and then taking it back by force would be better than simply defaulting. Otherwise, others would worry that borrowing money from us might get them labeled as raiders instead."
Chu Guang nodded approvingly, then looked at Old Charlie.
"Unfortunately, he was the only one whose answer was even remotely satisfactory. Some examinees tried to argue that the Alliance would never trade with raiders, so the premise was invalid. Others believed we could simply pocket the money, since no one would sympathize with raiders. But if things