The Rothfield Family.
The family was little known within the Empire. Unlike other families, the Rothfield Family had a long history there. According to the information Li Wei had uncovered, they had put down roots in the Empire a hundred years ago, and their ancestor had even received a hereditary barony.
Unlike other capitalists, the Rothfield Family employed highly sophisticated business practices. Their wealth generally took the form of stocks and bonds, making it difficult for either the Royal Family or other nobles to seize their assets through force or trickery.
After all, stealing gold and jewels was easy. Stealing stocks and bonds was another matter entirely.
The Rothfield Family was also one of the Empire's few multinational financial dynasties. Their business interests extended not only throughout the Empire, but also into countries such as Francis, Cront, and the Sasha Alliance, where they maintained branches.
The Rothfield Family's businesses primarily involved banking, textile mills, and the Imperial Railway Company. In banking in particular, they even used their vast funds to provide substantial loans to the rulers of other countries. Moreover, according to news reports, the Rothfield Family maintained close ties with the Pope of the Holy Lord Church.
Hmm, a multinational capitalist family... That was Li Wei's next target for investigation.
Nobody knew exactly how much money the Rothfield Family possessed. As mentioned earlier, nearly all their wealth consisted of various stocks and bonds, which were nothing but wastepaper without the right channels. Unlike jewels and gold, they were difficult to appraise. The Rothfield Family also kept an exceptionally low profile, rarely appearing in public, and their status as barons was not enough to attract much attention from the Royal Family.
But things were different now.
If he treated this series of incidents as a criminal case, the process Li