Under wartime economy status, the Family Council would tighten its control over maritime trade and industry in Kul Tiras. Military production would expand, civilian production would shrink, and ordinary people's standard of living would fall sharply.
There was nothing wrong with regulating resources and the economy. After all, war was raging in the Outer Sea, and the situation was far from clear.
The combined force of the First Fleet and Third Fleet was trapped in the Outer Sea, leaving everyone in Boralus, from nobles to commoners, gripped by anxiety.
With the Outer Sea Route out of commission, supplies and goods shipped from the Eastern Kingdoms to the Tradewinds Market and other major markets had plummeted, sending prices soaring.
On top of that, the major families had funneled all their resources into the military, losing control over economic regulation within their territories.
Under these circumstances, prices spiraled completely out of control. Family merchants' guilds with ulterior motives began hoarding goods, food, and daily necessities, preparing to fleece the public for all they were worth.
Since ancient times, commoners had always been made to bear the cost of protecting noble interests. Prices in Kul Tiras skyrocketed, with pork prices doubling three times over.
Rowan had once been a young, vulnerable victim of that same exploitation, so he understood that helpless feeling all too well.
As the family's leader, Rowan actually knew a great deal about the living standards of the commoners in his territory.
The state of the family's economy directly affected the quality of life of its people.
The heads of the family's various merchants' guilds might not understand the commoners well enough.
But as the man in charge, Rowan saw everything clearly.
The major families' willingness to let prices soar infuriated him.
Rowan was no saint, but as the man