Pray, attend to this most distressing news for every rogue and scrivener in the Empire! It has been decreed by the highest authority that from the first of September, in the year of our Lord 2026, the great watch-dogs of the Financial Monitoring Service shall cast their piercing eyes upon the private ledgers of the common folk.

Every transaction made via the 'Mir' system, the Bank of Russia's swift transfers, and even those peculiar QR-codes—which are, I suspect, some form of modern sorcery—shall be laid bare. The State, in its infinite benevolence and insatiable curiosity, intends to 'increase efficiency' in hunting down the laundered spoils of criminals. In truth, it is a feast for the bureaucrats!

Imagine, if you will, a gentleman commercialist, a veritable prince of the Bourse, trembling in his boots as he realizes that not a single shilling, nor a solitary farthing, may be shifted in secret. The National Payment Card System shall deliver these secrets gratuitously, as if offering a tray of sweets to a greedy child, via a 'personal account' or some other clandestine method. The exact volume of this espionage shall be decided in a cozy agreement between the watchers and the Bank, much like two merchants dividing a spoiled carcass.

But wait, the comedy of surveillance does not end here! There is yet another decree, to take effect in October 2027, ensuring that every soul who dares to take a loan or a promissory note shall be notified via the 'State Services' portal. This is ostensibly to thwart the knavery of fraudsters, though it serves primarily to ensure that every debtor’s shame is formally recorded in the government's great book.

One can almost see the image of a panicked shareholder, clutching his bills and praying that the authorities ignore his modest little 'diversions' of wealth. Alas, in this age of transparency, the art of the financial rogue is swiftly becoming a relic of the past!