"10 million!" The middle-aged man with brown eyes seemed paralyzed, as if his brain's storage unit could not accommodate such a large number.
After a moment, he burst into laughter, "Haha, I know, it must be the King you're talking about, right?"
Mara immediately shook his head, "No, Valois, you've guessed wrong."
Ever since he'd had access to the government's financial data, he'd known that even if the King wanted to, he definitely couldn't embezzle tens of millions. In fact, most of the time, it was the King who was subsidizing the treasury.
"It's Necker." Mara said gravely, "Jacques Necker."
Valois was stunned for a moment, then let out an even bigger laugh, "Mr. Necker? Haha, you're saying Mr. Necker embezzled?
"Don't joke around, Mara! He was the Finance Minister who cared most about the poor! He hardly raised taxes at all during his term."
