Lord Chancellor In the south, the Anahera Cabal has used the vagueness of the treason laws as well as the knock-on effects of political intimidation to mass-incarcerate southern wealthy families and trade rivals, gobbling up the nearby trade assets for themselves. While the effects here are not necessarily something the Chancellor can do something about, it is something that can both be used for benefit or detriment at a later time Prisons across Empire experience mass influx of criminals on treason charges, for even as little as a bar fight. Justicars cite the law as detrimental due to the broadness of their interpretation, and are overworked with fluke accusations and flimsy reasoning to drag people to court. Guard Organisations on the other hand wish to keep the law as a necessity, citing the arrest of a number of high profile gang leaders who had been loopholing the law and escaping justice. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Continued calls from the Ellador settlers to liberate them from annexation as response to the faith laws. The Isldar are not interested in negotiating or niceties from the Foreign Minister, and instead seem to take a more hostile approach to Regalian emissaries. Secretary of Feudal Affairs No News. Secretary for the Army No News. Secretary for the Navy No News. Secretary for the City No News. Secretary for the Faith No News. Secretary for the Finance Resulting the laws pertaining to Aristocratic taxes, house dei Termini is summarily ejected from the Pavisa Knightly Order to comply to the law. Not for the sake of dei Termini, but rather the law implemented on taxation for the Aristocrats is rubbing the other Aristocratic families the wrong way. Essentially they argue that as regular non-fief owning citizens, they have no tax duty, and a mechanic built to blackmail them into paying taxes, without offering any re-bait or incentives, is tyranny. As a result, the Aristocratic families unite in various leagues to punish house Delmotte for infringing on their sovereign wealth as business magnates, and issue a general embargo for Basta & Irvelle. Basta & Irvelle's finances start collapsing rapidly as gem business from Irvelle becomes worthless, wages go unpaid, and a financial crisis is unchained on the Delmotte homeland. Secretary for the Trade The issue of the Financial Crisis in the Delmotte homeland is reported all too quickly to the Secretary for Trade, alarmed bureaucrats saying that it is currently far too easy for the aristocrats and even individual traders to interfere or destabilize the private markets of the aristocratic realms, due to the excesses of Free Trade. Opponents however argue that this free trade is exactly what allows the Regalian merchandise to move freely, and that this response is a natural and free expression of sovereign financial wealth, and that stopping the aristocrats from being able to control their own purchasing and selling markets, would in itself stagnate the economy and cause an Empire wide meltdown. Either way, the opinions in the Ministry are split on whether the Empire should allow itself to be held hostage by the financial powerhouses of finance. Secretary for the Commons Following the healthy relationship between House Viduggla in the Secretary of Commons and the people, particularly jubilant at Kaya Viduggla's frequency and dedication to her occupation, a large influx of craftsmen decided to move their business to the Viduggla lands, as well as do business with Viduggla businessmen, on account of the social credit and reliability reputation built up by Kaya. As a result, the economy of the Viduggla family experiences a rapid boost, with industry on the rise, sending their family into the opposite of a Financial Crisis, a Financial Boon, allowing them to burden more taxes without breaking a sweat.
