Political issues were also a matter of price.
As long as the benefits were generous enough, there was nothing that could not be negotiated.
Secret negotiations were underway in full swing, and the expeditionary army grew increasingly busy.
Thanks to the withdrawal of various nations, the Alpha Kingdom's controlled territory expanded considerably once more.
The problem now was this: the cake was large enough, but everyone's stomach capacity had not grown.
This kind of happy trouble was something nobody had ever dared dream of before, yet they had actually encountered it this time.
After going hungry for so many years, it was only natural to overeat when they finally came across a feast.
The Expeditionary Corps had run into this problem. The spoils they had seized filled the ports, but there were too few ships to transport everything back in a short time.
New Moon Port.
Watching ships come and go every day, Hudson smiled with satisfaction.
While other nobles still suffered from insufficient transport capacity, Snow Moon Territory had already begun enjoying the dividends brought by plundering the Papal State.
Ship after ship brought back grain, while ship after ship transported people into the Near East Region.
Hudson's emphasis on maritime transport was certainly one factor, but the larger reason was "throwing money around."
Not every country was like the Alpha Kingdom, wanting population, grain, and treasures alike. Many countries had merely come to make a quick fortune.
The population and grain they had seized naturally had to be turned into cash.
By simply buying, buying, and buying, Hudson quickly established cooperative relationships with the nobles of those countries. Their ships were hired along with them.
Near East Development Bank had only two main lines of business in the Papal State: buying up goods and taking deposits.
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