Yes, the paychecks... I'm sure previous kings have demonstrated just how easy it is to hide large amounts of money from the general population
Our dear king must think that it is easiest to make a lowly noble like myself seem like a huge threat as a distraction but I suggest that our dukes should be looking closely at how much they're getting paid every year instead. By now, at least one of those paychecks should be close to if not above 40 gc if our Goblin King has indeed been fair in his payments.