Cabinet of Elders.
After the meeting concluded, the twelve cabinet elders gathered for tea—a rare occurrence. Usually, these twelve individuals formed small cliques of three or five, divided into various factions and fighting their own battles. Right now, however, a single issue had led them to set aside their prejudices and political disagreements, bringing them together on the exact same front line.
That issue was the economic war between Fang Yan and the British Empire.
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