It’s obvious that the Imperial Treasury is probably barely coping with it all; the Emperor himself founded a secret side hustle merchant guild. HE’s probably been spiriting away money from the treasury. The Empress and 1st Prince are like that too so they were definitely getting as much as they could as well. The second prince’s funds weren’t even from the treasury; he made his own merchant guild and had the backing of Tia.
It’s obvious that the Imperial Treasury is probably barely coping with it all; the Emperor himself founded a secret side hustle merchant guild. HE’s probably been spiriting away money from the treasury. The Empress and 1st Prince are like that too so they were definitely getting as much as they could as well. The second prince’s funds weren’t even from the treasury; he made his own merchant guild and had the backing of Tia.