The Government Affairs Department was especially sensitive to the "money shortage" not just because the Near East needed a large amount of capital to push development, but mainly because the Southeastern Province was the hardest-hit area during each financial crisis the Kingdom had experienced.
The land was fertile, suitable for agricultural production, and far from the battlefield. A hundred years ago, several provinces in the southeast had surpassed The Central Region and had become the most economically developed areas in the Kingdom.
Economic prosperity often meant a high demand for currency. Yet the Kingdom lacked the ability to inject enough currency into the southeastern region, and didn't even entertain the thought.
In the face of "money shortage," the only forceful measure the Kingdom took was to allow the local Nobles to pay their taxes in kind during tax collections.
