“Stewarding the Wealth of the Realm—With Grace, Grit, and an Occasional Audit.”
The Ministry of Economics & Finance is the Crown’s principal authority for managing the economic life of Eyehasseen. It balances the public purse, crafts national financial policy, guards the currency, oversees taxation, and investigates anything resembling “funny business” in the books.
This Ministry coordinates all departments that deal with currency, revenue, and fiscal governance—from traditional gold coinage to more recent digital innovations that cause older Council members to reach for smelling salts.
While the Treasury’s motto is “Stability, Prosperity, Prudence,” most officials agree that the unofficial motto is “Is this line item necessary?”
🏛️ Departments of the Ministry
💰 His Majesty’s Exchequer
The bedrock of the national economy. Oversees collection of taxes, administration of the Royal Budget, and guardianship of the Crown Treasury. Every coin is tracked, every ledger closed in ink and finality.
“If wealth is power, the Exchequer is the socket it plugs into.”
📈 Economic Policy Council
Provides long-term financial guidance to the Monarch. Tracks inflation, employment, and the rise in prices of both bread and philosophical outlooks. Most meetings include at least one graph, two dissenting opinions, and a mild existential crisis.
“Because the Invisible Hand occasionally needs a nudge.”
📚 Office of the Royal Auditor
Maintains the financial honesty of all ministries, departments, and institutions. Has the power to request receipts going back years, and the social fortitude to point out when a palace chandelier may be “fiscally robust.”
“Every coin accounted for. Every eyebrow raised—when necessary.”
🪙 Council of Engraving and Printing
Designs and produces all physical money, from the stately One Aureal note to the rarely seen Frostmint Shiel. Responsible for medals, ceremonial tokens, and making sure King Edmund’s profile always appears dignified, even when squinting.
“Beauty, Order, and the Occasional Anti-Counterfeit Measure.”
🧮 Cryptocurrency Council
Advises on blockchain policy, crypto regulation, and other matters so modern they practically glow. Famous for coining the phrase ‘Trust, but verify… then hash it.’
“In Code We Trust (with due caution and quarterly oversight).”
“The kingdom may be built on honour, but it pays its soldiers in coin.”
— Chancellor Elric Wardon, on Fiscal Diplomacy