The Department of Political Affairs was particularly sensitive to the "money shortage." Besides the Near East needing vast sums to drive development, the main reason was that the Southeast Province had always been the hardest-hit area whenever the Kingdom suffered a money shortage.
With fertile land suitable for agriculture and far from the battlefield, several southeastern provinces had surpassed the central regions a century ago, becoming the Kingdom's most economically developed areas.
Economic prosperity often meant a great demand for currency. Yet the Kingdom lacked the ability to inject sufficient currency into the Southeast Region—and had never even considered doing so.
When faced with a "money shortage," the Kingdom's only forceful measure was allowing local nobles to pay taxes in kind.
The rest was left to time to heal the wounds naturally. As long as the war ended, the Kingdom's dependence on the outside world would decline.
As import trade volumes plummeted, the constant outflow of gold and silver would gradually be reversed.
Then, through mining and trade with the Orc Empire, the amount of currency circulating on the market would slowly increase until the "money shortage" crisis was overcome.
As for the economic pains suffered during this process, no one had a good solution. They could only endure them.
Rubbing his forehead, Hudson looked troubled as well. In theory, once a "money shortage" occurred, all they needed to do was increase the money supply.
Unfortunately, that theory was utterly impractical on the Aslant Continent. Under a gold and silver currency system, it was difficult to increase the money supply within a short time.
Taking the income from magic potions into account, their currency had actually experienced a net inflow. They had simply expanded their operations too quickly, causing a temporary shortage of money.
Even conclusive evidence was useless. Politics