Like many patriots, Richelieu harbored a deep hatred for the V.E Company and its fox-like president. But unlike the simple-minded brave ones, the prime minister could more objectively grasp the various impacts that Li Lin and his industries brought to Charlemagne.
The V.E Company and its vassals were undoubtedly a group of profiteers with no moral concepts. Still, their actions objectively stimulated Charlemagne's economic development. Many public construction projects, hindered by bureaucratic style, were realized with the participation of the V.E Company. The continuous economic growth in turn promoted demand for resources, positively contributing to Charlemagne's overseas colonial expansion and naval development. Finally, despite infringing on the privileges of the nobility and the church, this was good news for Richelieu, who sought to strengthen the central government's authority.
