Upon hearing this, even the well-informed Byron sincerely marveled at Catherine's acumen with numbers and economics. He couldn't help but begin to applaud softly.
"Impressive, truly impressive," he said. "Catherine, you are a genius. Even I can't help but look at you with newfound respect. I have no doubt that once you've mastered this swordsmanship to its peak, eradicating an entire kingdom would indeed be a piece of cake."
Although it sounded simple, it essentially pertained to the theory of "economic colonization." Compared to the Castilians' primitive colonial methods of pillaging and razing to seize territory, this was an evolved version 2.0, or even 3.0. Greater benefits, fewer future problems. Even if you repeatedly exploited others, countless of their citizens would still bring their own provisions to sing your praises, lauding you for bringing civilization to their "barbaric" world.
