"Your Excellency Joseph, Germany can rebuild an entire industrial system for your country. However, that will require a vast sum of money. Germany cannot possibly take a loss because of it!" Oscar said.
Joseph was instantly overjoyed. "His Majesty the Emperor, thank you so much to your country. Buru will forever regard the German Empire as our friend! And naturally, we would never let a friend suffer losses. The profits that should be made must, of course, be guaranteed."
If Germany could rebuild an industrial system for Buru, Buru would be spared a great deal of trouble. Of course, Joseph was somewhat puzzled by the Germans' generosity. Yet he could not understand what benefit this would bring Germany, so he said nothing further.
"However, Your Majesty, Buru currently does not have sufficient funds to pay for this. We hope to obtain a loan from Germany!" Joseph said.
"Your Excellency Joseph, are you joking? Establishing an entire industrial system would cost more than ten billion marks! Germany does not have that much money to lend you!" Oscar cried out.
Joseph felt rather embarrassed by this. When such an enormous sum of money was involved, expecting to borrow all of it from Germany was indeed asking too much.
"Your Majesty, then what do you suggest we do?" Joseph asked.
Oscar pondered for a moment before saying, "Your Excellency Joseph, let us follow the old rules. Buru can pay with Agricultural Products and Mineral Resources!"
At present, those were all Buru had left. As a great power—or at least a great power in terms of territorial area—Buru possessed exceptionally abundant resources. Obtaining these resources from Buru would be highly beneficial to Germany's industrial development. Moreover, in this kind of barter trade, Germany usually set the prices. That would allow Germany to reap enormous