"Whoever held the initiative in international trade controlled the world!"
Lin Qi had said that a few years ago. At the time, Mr. Truman hadn't felt much about the statement, thinking it might simply have been a way to... help elevate the mood of whatever else was being discussed.
Only now did he understand the true meaning behind those words.
Looking at those enthusiastic diplomats, who practically wanted to become brother nations with the Federation on the spot, he saw the benefits of controlling the initiative in trade.
These Small Countries wanted to develop and wanted orders, so they couldn't afford to offend the Federals. The more dependent they became on Federal orders, the less able they would be to escape the Federation's control in the future.
Gefra's Diplomat sat off to one side, his expression extremely grim, yet there was nothing he could do.
Oppose it?
He would very likely be asked to leave, thereby forcing Gefra out of the organization.
All he could do was sit there silently and endure that miserable feeling, as though tens of millions of insects were crawling all over his body, tearing and biting at him!
After discussing trade for a while, Mr. Truman brought up the issue of monetary order.
"This time, the Silver Alliance's silver currency actually gave us a wake-up call. The stability of major international currencies in circulation, especially settlement currencies, is extremely important."
"A few days ago, the silver currency's Exchange Rate with the currencies of its member states was still very high. They waved their banknotes around and made massive purchases internationally, but now..."
Mr. Truman shook his head regretfully. "Those things have already become worthless!"
"Many countries, including us, were affected by this turmoil. Some Federal merchants also sold their goods to them in exchange for