Only with money could they train more soldiers, buy more weapons, and wage war. Self-sufficiency alone was nowhere near enough.
The royal palace.
The king received Hoenn's envoy.
"Aruba Port?"
The trade proposed by the envoy tempted the king somewhat.
Many of the goods were necessities, such as salt and sugar. Most importantly, the Groudon Company sold weapons!
Under the World Government's jurisdiction, large-scale arms trading was illegal. Anyone who wanted weapons either had to buy them from the World Government at high prices or smuggle them in secret.
This was one of the main reasons many Affiliated Nations struggled to grow stronger.
The weapons they produced themselves simply weren't enough. Once their weapons ran out, they would lose the war.
But the Hoenn Government wasn't under the World Government's jurisdiction!
According to the envoy, the Groudon Company could deliver weapons to the Goa Kingdom. They would simply need to pay an additional shipping fee.
But that wasn't a problem!
Transporting the weapons themselves would also cost considerable time and money, and carried extremely high risks.
There was also the most important point of all.
The Groudon Company accepted land as payment for debts. If they didn't want to pay money, they could sell unwanted territory to the Groudon Company, which would send people to appraise the land.
That suited him perfectly.
"I've wanted to clear out those unruly peasants for ages!"
The king sneered.
Mount Colubo, Gray Terminal, Foosha Village, and so on.
All the Goa Kingdom needed was its prosperous, clean urban district. As for the trash outside, it would be best to clear it all away.
Only then could it be called a segregated society!
Sell it. Sell it all!
With money and weapons, he could conquer new islands, expand the kingdom's territory, and gain even more