Putting aside the topic of Black Snake Bay and the Lightning Furnace, Horn quickly brought the conversation back on track.
Horn tapped the table and cleared his throat: "Firstly, I create a budget not because I personally like to plan everything, but to ensure every penny is spent where it truly counts.
Without a budget, we'll fall into chaotic spending—the various lords, monasteries, and even ourselves could waste funds on redundant, ineffective, and corrupt projects.
If this continues, no matter how much income we have, it will all be eaten away."
He paused for a moment, glanced at Moliat, and continued: "The core of budgeting is to spend money on what truly matters."
Horn picked up a draft budget priority list from the table: "I won't dictate how to spend money, but will set up a priority list, starting with the most crucial: military spending, government formation and administrative expenses, infrastructure development."
