The Martial Unity

"Our second demand is increased fiscal expenditure into gross fixed capital formation," Guildmaster Bradt answered, pushing another file to Rui, who promptly read through it.

"You're demanding a thousand-five-hundred-percent increase in gross fixed capital formation in public infrastructure?" Rui narrowed his eyes, turning to Guildmaster Bradt with a dubious expression.

"This is your demand, isn't it?"

Guildmaster Bradt didn't reply.

But his silence was deafening.

Gross fixed capital formation, or GFCF, was a macroeconomic concept that dealt with fixed capital or fixed assets. Things like state and public infrastructure, production facilities, and equipment were considered to be fixed capital.

GFCF, in turn, simply measured the increase in the net value of fixed capital.

The fact that the demand specified public infrastructure, such as roads, railways, and dedicated tracks for high-speed carriages, was enough for Rui to infer that this came from Guildmaster Bradt. His company, Bradt Distribution Service, desperately relied on such infrastructure to distribute goods, services, capital, and information.

After all, it was impossible to rely on carriages to transport capital when there weren't road tracks specifically designed to accommodate the rigors high-speed carriages.

Rui wasn't opposed to increasing fiscal expenditure on public infrastructure and gross fixed capital formation. These were important assets to the Kandrian Empire and would certainly nourish the economy.

a thousand-five-hundred-percent increase?" Rui raised an eyebrow. "That's a bit much for a

massive towns such as the town of Hajin, Vargard, and the port town of Farund. But interconnectivity between these towns and across the large nation is shoddy, at best. On top of that, many of the

that his reasoning was unshakable

"The Kandrian Empire has an enormous territory and a low population density. Thus, the increase in GDP caused by gross fixed capital formation is minimal. The incentive to connect a nation as enormous as the Kandrian Empire

it would be in smaller nations with greater population density," The guildmaster remarked. "But regardless of degree, it is always beneficial. If you intend to liberalize the economy in ten

narrowed. "This is not a suggestion; it is a demand in a potential agreement, which means we are willing to

over your two main demands, let us hear your compensation," Rui remarked. "These are not light demands. You guys

as Guildmaster Bradt impassively placed a single

a cheque

surprise as he beheld the

our political venture capital guild chipped in a chunk. This is the amount we are willing to give you if

heaved a

was feeling a little guilty at the moment. He didn't intend to ascend the throne, and yet

these two be if they

"…Are you serious?"

Bradt

make such

even a third of

Rui raised

of our certainty in your victory," Guildmaster Bradt impassively remarked. "I've personally witnessed what you are capable of with your own personal power and mind. I am unable to conceive your defeat in the Kandrian Throne War now that you have earned the