Third, in the aftermath of the Witch disaster in Blue Moon Territory, large tracts of land and wealth had been left vacant. The council hoped Catherine would redistribute these resources.
Fourth, Yusofa had been completely taken over by Rose Territory. In theory, Yusofa belonged to the Criss Clan, who were vassals of the Jackson Family, so the question was whether to retake it. Of course, the ministers' consensus was to avoid using force and instead try to buy it back with gold.
In response to the first issue, Catherine decided to pay the Witch protection tax in a single lump sum.
This greatly surprised Lian. The Guardian Bureau was demanding an exorbitant price, a one-time Witch protection tax of 100 million gold. Had it been Green Shade Territory, they would likely have had to take on massive debt and pay in installments.
