Chapter 21, Seal, Seal, Seal

"Money, money, money," had become the curse of the governments across the European Continent. "Twelve billion" was not "twelve pieces," because the previous wars had emptied the national treasuries, and even the Vienna Government could not gather such a sum in a short time.

There was no choice, assets and cash were two different concepts. To extract twelve billion Divine Shield without affecting the economy's normal operations was nothing short of mythic.

Whether borrowing from banks or issuing bonds, it was reducing the liquidity in the market. Once it surpassed the market's tolerance, it would impact the normal functioning of the economy and exacerbate the crisis once more.

One of the essences of an economic crisis was the uneven distribution of social wealth, excessively concentrated in the hands of a few, with the pockets of ordinary people cleaner than their faces, devoid of purchasing power, naturally leading to economic cycle issues.