Half-Sold, Half-Given

Victor made up his mind to stop the plan. "Uncle, your plan is indeed excellent. If it succeeds, Edelweiss Territory could become immensely prosperous. But if Edelweiss Territory can only rely on the cashmere industry in the future, what happens if those cashmere textiles cannot be sold? Would you still have money to buy grain?"

Viscount Thoros quickly shook his head. "How could they possibly fail to sell? I know perfectly well how good the Golden Sunflower Family's ocean-going trade fleet does in the Southern Kingdoms. What I earn is nothing compared to what you earn!"

Victor knew he could not convince Viscount Thoros with just a few words, so he directly explained the current state of trade with the Southern Kingdoms.

Viscount Thoros punched the wall in fury. "Outrageous! Those nobles of the Southern Kingdoms have no idea what's good for them. They actually dared to stab us in the back, even though we gave them such favorable terms!

Victor, the Golden Sunflower Family's ocean-going fleet is so powerful. Why not teach them a lesson and let them know we are not easy to bully?"

Victor shook his head. "That is impossible. Even if my fleet is considered strong in the Southern Kingdoms, they are still legitimate nations, and there is more than one of them. If they join forces, my fleet will definitely be no match for them.

Then it will no longer be just a matter of trade. What if they cooperate with the East Sea Alliance's fleet?

Even if we count Suffolk County's Coastal Defense Fleet, we still cannot compare to them!"

"Then what do we do? We cannot keep going on like this. What happens to our business? My territory is still building major canals and new pastures, spending dozens of gold coins every day.