Aircraft carriers were exceptionally resource-hungry. Manpower, materials, personnel training, Arcane Constructs-all of these had to meet certain standards. Otherwise, why had so many countries in his previous life been unable to build their own carriers?
Quelrintis continued awkwardly, "The problem lies in our trade with the goblins. We all know what goblins are like: greedy, endlessly greedy. Our trade with Ratchet has gradually increased, but the goblins' goods are rather expensive, and some of their commercial terms contain traps. If our people let their guard down even slightly, they get cheated by the goblins' hidden clauses. As a result, our profits from trading with the goblins fall far short of those from trading with the orcs and the Forsaken."
As he spoke, Quelrintis flipped through the thick notebook in front of him. "Since the Scourge invasion, after deducting all expenditures from the kingdom's gold income, we have had a surplus of only... only 8.9 million."
After the Scourge invasion, the entire kingdom had entered a period of massive construction. With the establishment of new legions, all the resources consumed, and all the battles fought, the kingdom still had a surplus of 8.9 million gold coins. This was completely beyond Patrick's expectations.
After all, how many gold coins had the Council allocated to Patrick to renovate the entire Sun Temple back then? Moreover, most ordinary residents of Silvermoon City still used silver coins for their transactions. These 8.9 million gold coins truly exceeded Patrick's expectations.
How much annual income would Quel'Thalas have had in peacetime? It was simply unimaginable. No wonder Quel'Thalas had gone straight to a Free Rationing System, letting all the elves consume its excess production capacity.
When Patrick remained silent for a long time, Quelrintis took it that the kingdom's low income had displeased him greatly. "Lord Regent,