The same endless streams of vehicles appeared on the three highways leading from the Stantin Duchy to the Rulson Kingdom.
After signing a new aid agreement with the Rulson Kingdom, the Xinfei Merchant Guild had spent the past several months continuously shipping vast quantities of aid supplies of all kinds to the Stantin Duchy.
Aside from various daily necessities that the Rulson Kingdom's people lacked because of the comprehensive blockade, most of these supplies were materials needed for the Xinfei Merchant Guild's expanded construction of factories throughout the Rulson Kingdom.
Given the Rulson Kingdom's current circumstances, providing daily necessities alone was merely a drop in the bucket and could not address the underlying problem.
Thus, in the aid agreement proposed by the Xinfei Merchant Guild, Xu Yi had suggested that the guild fund the comprehensive development of magic industry throughout the Rulson Kingdom and build large numbers of magic machinery factories. These would fully address the employment needs of the kingdom's people, helping them improve their living conditions at the source and resolve their struggle to survive once and for all.
Of course, unlike the joint venture factories the Xinfei Merchant Guild had previously invested in and built in the Rulson Kingdom, these new factories would belong entirely to the guild. Ownership, primary management authority, and even the right to set prices for the goods they produced would all rest with the Xinfei Merchant Guild.
The Rulson Kingdom's sole authority over these factories was the right to collect taxes as usual.
Had there been any other option, the Rulson Kingdom would naturally have refused such terms. They effectively meant handing over everything within their country for the Xinfei Merchant Guild to use, allowing the guild to reap the vast majority of the benefits while leaving the kingdom with only scraps.