In Xu Yi's eyes, the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom had many shortcomings that affected its investment environment, but if he had to choose the most important one, it would be transportation.
It could not compare with the Lampari Kingdom, where roads now spread everywhere and an entire road network connected every city and even every town. Nor could it compare with neighboring countries such as the Rulson Kingdom and the Drake Duchy, which had also laid several roads linking their territories together. In fact, transportation in the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom was worse than in many other countries on the Sains Continent.
The reason was that the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom lay in the southeastern corner of the continent. Its climate was hot and humid year-round, with lush forests and abundant rainfall, leaving the ground throughout its territory soft and damp-hardly ideal for transportation.
Although the thirteen merchant guilds, including the Warsaw Merchant Guild, had used their considerable wealth to build more than a dozen gravel roads surfaced with hard stone, these roads had never been particularly good. The climate also made maintenance difficult, so their condition had never truly been satisfactory.
Moreover, in Xu Yi's opinion, a mere thirteen roads, none longer than two hundred kilometers or even five meters wide, could not possibly bear the responsibility of keeping traffic flowing.
Thus, the first issue he raised with Jia Sha was his hope that the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom could solve this problem.
Jia Sha was not surprised by the issue Xu Yi raised, but he felt helpless.
The reason he had approached Supervisor Riley earlier was to establish contact with the Amli Merchant Guild and invite it to build roads in the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom.
Jia Sha had visited the Milando Duchy on business the previous year.