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Chapter 148 (1)
Chapter 148 (1)
Establishment of the Currency and Finance Department(1)
After winning the Crown War, Christian Ismail inherited the emperor's title from the previous emperor and ascended to the imperial throne with a new name, Christian Constantine.
On the day of his ascension as emperor.
All the divided imperial families and forces gathered together in one place to congratulate the new emperor at the coronation ceremony held in the imperial capital.
In order to fulfill his promise with Rockefeller, Christian ignored the opposition of some nobles and welcomed his younger sister, Lucia Rothsmedici, as his wife and empress of the empire. He established a new department called the Currency and Finance Department to hand over control of the empire's currency to the Rothsmedici family.
And he handed the position of the first chief minister of the department to Rockefeller, who was also his financial advisor.
In the imperial palace located in the imperial capital.
In a gathering where all the nobles of the empire gathered to meet the new emperor.
The new emperor announced to everyone the prepared statement, once again conveying the status of the Rothsmedici family.
"From now on, all the currency of the empire will be issued by the Rothsmedici family, who will also control it. I will transfer the position of the Currency and Finance Department, which will be responsible for this role, to Rockefeller Rothsmedici. I will bestow upon him the title of Chief Minister, fitting for his position, and he shall swear loyalty to the empire and contribute to its prosperity as before."
Standing in front of all the nobles, Rockefeller, who now looked directly at his sister, the new emperor and empress, confidently spoke up.
"I, Rockefeller Rothsmedici, consider it an honor for our family that you have entrusted us with the authority to control all the currency of the empire. From now on, our Rothsmedici family will swear to Your Majesty to support the imperial revival by assisting the imperial family."
Soon after, there was a commotion among the nobles.
Although they knew that their relationship was deep and his status was extraordinary, they still thought it was too much to give him the authority to control all the currency of the empire.
So some influential nobles dared to speak up.
"Who wouldn't oppose you taking control of the nation's currency? I just made a natural objection."
"Of course, there will be opposing opinions. But me taking that position is not for my own family, but for the prosperity of the empire. Wouldn't His Majesty know this and entrust me with the position?"
Instead of the grim-faced Eliezer, Sinclair, who had been watching, stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, we cannot agree with a single family having the authority to control all the currency of the empire. Please reconsider your decision."
Never before had the two great families' leaders agreed on the same opinion in such a place.
If they agreed on something, one side would remain silent, and if they disagreed, they could always fight by taking sides.
But this was an extremely rare case in the history of the empire.
These two hostile families were joining forces to restrain a newly emerged family.
"From our perspective, we cannot understand why Your Majesty would hand over control of the empire's currency to him. Do you really want to reduce your control over the empire?"
When his words reached the new emperor, Christian looked at Sylvia Ismail, who was the head of the Ismail family and also Rockefeller's wife, and opened his mouth.
"That matter has already been promised to him before the Crown War. He knows more about finance and treasury than I do, and it's also my wish. I hope you all have no more complaints."
The control of the imperial currency seemed to have been taken by the Rothsmedici family on the surface.
But in reality, it was no different from being shared with the Ismail family.
'Sylvia's identity should remain hidden. If word gets out that she's the real owner of Ismail, those two families won't sit still. This is not about Rothsmedici's power, but about the growing power of our Ismail family.'
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