Chapter 30 – What Happened at the Capital? (8)
Although the situation was a tad different, the government had banned gambling but at the same time allowing random lottery boxes. The basis of their action was whether they could take cognizance of the flow of money. In other words, if I were to distribute the money I stole to the market, the treasury department would have to work their as*es off to control the fluctuating prices.
Actually, thinking back to the attitude I received at the treasury office when I went to register for the civil service exam, it didn't sound like a bad idea. However, it would be bad news if the country I would work for as a civil servant went bankrupt. Even if the empire did not go bankrupt, it may have to reform its currency to curb inflation. That would result in the platinum coins resting in my pocket space being turned into just chunks of iron mixed in with platinum.