Simply put, Floyd wanted to build numerous small marketplaces throughout Kul Tiras.
Their suppliers would be the merchants' guilds in each region, but only the smaller ones.
Once these "supermarkets" gained a loyal customer base in the towns and urban districts, they would provide a stable market for light manufactured goods, agricultural produce, and even ironware.
Everyone would buy their goods at the supermarkets, eventually creating a market network centered on the Norwington Family.
But this trade war would demand tremendous effort from the Norwington Family. They would have to ensure a steady supply of goods and secure the support of the nobles in every region.
And most importantly, they had to give the commoners real benefits while letting the lesser nobles across the country make money.
Members of the Family Council might well imitate the Norwington Family's business model, so they would also have to fight any price war to the bitter end.
"Building marketplaces is just a front. What we're really doing is winning over the local nobility as a whole." Rowan cut straight to the heart of Floyd's plan.
As expected of Young Master Rowan, he always spotted the crux of an issue.
"That's precisely the point, young master. We'll take the Family Council members' own weapons and turn them against them. Then we'll draw in the net and take control of the whole situation. This might be a gentler way to carry out the reforms."
Floyd was, after all, a seasoned veteran who had spent decades navigating Kul Tiras. He had ample practical experience with its economy and politics.
Compared with Rowan's theories, the old guildmaster could devise approaches better suited to the realities of Kul Tiras.
Economic problems were not military ones. If they could resolve things through softer, gentler means, that was far better