Ethan was noncommittal.
Palansi was indeed raising an issue that the new cabinet had been discussing recently.
After the unrest in the imperial capital, the Lofic Consortium moved out of the capital. Their strategy differed from that of Pope Julius; they actively responded to a series of initiatives proposed by the new cabinet but were deceitful in their actions.
Regarding the Lofic Consortium, the cabinet had many differing opinions.
If the Life Church was once the ideological seal of the Empire, then the consortium was equivalent to the Empire's treasury. Enterprises represented by the Imperial Reserve and Imperial Military Industry controlled the lifeline of the Empire's development, and according to Ethan's understanding, Henry VI had not nationalized these vital industries, leading to the current situation.
For this reason, the new cabinet had several disputes not long ago.