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.

an eyebrow. "That's a bit much for a demand,

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 smaller towns, villages, and settlements are entirely disconnected from travel infrastructure, increasing the cost of transport to them. If not for the Kandrian Empire's powerful Martial economy and maritime exposure due to its exposure

that his reasoning was unshakable

fixed capital formation is minimal. The incentive to connect a nation as enormous as the Kandrian Empire is not as strong as it is in

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

a demand in a potential agreement, which means we are willing to compensate

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

smirked as Guildmaster Bradt impassively placed a

was a cheque

eyes widened with surprise as he beheld the amount.

many members of our political venture capital guild chipped in a chunk. This is the amount we are willing

heaved a deep

didn't intend to ascend the throne, and yet he was getting billions of

these two be if they learned about

"…Are you serious?"

Bradt calmly

probably didn't make

a third

why…?" Rui raised an

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 support of the Martial Union and have successfully