"I myself is against slavery, being a descendant of former slaves." King Lapu began, sipping the oghi again. "That's why I wanted to free this thousands of slaves. Freeing the children along with them is just a bonus. For your information, they will be given a monthly stipend, if you could call it that, a home anywhere in Lungsod City, Nueva Lungsod, or in Bulataan, and a job from any legally registered company as either minimum wage workers or specialized skilled workers. Their homes will be loaned to them and after five years, they should start paying back. This way, it would be fair to them and to the citizens of Quintelia." He explained, taking a spoonful of the harissa before continuing.
"We opened up to the ES first as they are our oldest qly and we needed to renew our treaty with them after a short change of leadership in 2010. We also opemed up to Miteravia seeing as they and the Ecclesiasticals get along easily. As for UC, they were the closest Ardian power that is not Rokkenjima, so I went there." King Lapu took a few bite from the ghapama and resumed to his talking. "We also opened up a bit with Royal Seleucid and East Moreland, though our negotiations were short."
"We don't really want to impose a tariff on any nation yet, and I imagine that any tariffs put on us would be negligible to our sustainable economy." He cleared his throat of phlegm in a discreet way. "As for Dizon Farms, they're lucky that Orelle Dizon, may he rest in peace, the founding farmer of Dizon Farms, was a member of our tribe, the Wewazkang Tribe. Of course, this is them an advantage in the local economic stage. They developed slowly, but always made bold and risky decisions that I wouldn't even dare to do if I were him." The King took a bite of his food again. "And thank God that you aren't strict with alcohol or else I would die of thirst here." King Lapu chuckled at his own remark.
