Green immediately picked up the thread. "Your Highness, of course it's possible.
The North is in a desperate, desperate, desperate situation now.
We've already begun sanctioning those who refuse to work.
The refugees they've formed pose no threat at all, but they're still a nuisance, especially when it comes to public opinion.
Fortunately, those willing to work can eat their fill, and so can their families.
As a result, society has actually become much more stable. The disadvantaged groups who used to make trouble no longer dare to.
If things continue this way,
we'll have to turn some people into refugees.
Then we'll have to form a large Prisoner Army, with little to no training.
We'll use it to threaten the Coastal Countries into building a high-speed railway, import grain from other continents, and make that lucky country provide grain as well.
If they don't cooperate,
we'll simply start a war, send the prisoners off with traditional weapons to fight the Coastal Countries, and even head to the Orcs to import some goods.
To put it in Lynn's words,
if they go to the battlefield and die, they won't consume any grain.
Since they're a Prisoner Army, we don't need to pay them compensation.
They'll be carrying Cold Weapons, and Cold Weapons are what we have most of.
Besides, fighting Cold Weapon battles and laying siege to cities can use up a lot of people. Once we take a city, we'll reward the prisoners who've earned Military Merit."
"Oh? Then what can the North offer?" Louis said with a smile. "You're in such a hurry. That doesn't sound like a merchant."
"If the price is right, a merchant can sell anything."
Louis knew that the North was short on grain. Lynn had also told him that the North was keeping