Yeah, I don’t get why people get so overworked about a fictional story set in a fictional fantasy world with Magic. I usually just don’t think much about stuff like that, I’m here to enjoy; not to get myself overworked about a fictional story.
She a villainess that needs to enough money to buy herself an expensive baron title so she could escape monastery. And of course she going to use the most efficient and powerful method known to men to earn money fast.
Ngl if I understood all of that business stuff and had the ambition to do it, I too would do what she does
For people who are sad about capitalism... have you forgotten that she's a villainess? Of course she would prioritize her own gain and trample on others, that's what 'wicked' people do.