"State your reasons, Patrick," Gawain looked at the Empire's commercial and financial chief before him, his expression serious and earnest, "You should know that implementing Credit Currency is quite an aggressive measure, and the greater the pace of reform, the more the difficulty and risk will increase exponentially."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Patrick adjusted the collar of his black short coat, took a deep breath and slowly began to speak, "The main reason I propose such a suggestion is... Typhon."
"Typhon..." Gawain mused slightly, "Go on."
"Your Majesty, you've said before that there will inevitably be a war between us and Typhon, and in my opinion, this war has actually begun — you must also think so. We have just avoided a war with real swords and guns, but economically, our contest has just started, and at this stage, the essence of this contest... is about the gold settlement."
