"Hoh?" The king and the ministers looked curious. They wondered what kind of plan Noel had. The king nodded. "Elaborate."
Livia nodded. "First of all, the Ardagan family is planning to expand to our kingdom, specifically the Golden Road.
"By expanding to the Greenwood Kingdom, the Ardagan family will be able to expand their business as well as the reach of other merchants. This will allow their venture to become even bigger, which will be more attractive to merchants."
A minister stepped forward and said, "I believe this is a good idea, not only for the Ardagan family but also for the Greenwood Kingdom.
"Right now, they don't have a lot of justification to import the trains. If we do it, the Ardagan family will be held accountable or framed.
"And if we engage in a trade like this, we will be able to give that justification to the Ardagan family.