Portugal rested his head in his hand. While he certainly played the part of a depressed yet refined gentleman, but secretly, he was worried about the state of his nation. Money was power, and Portugal once had plenty of money. But now, he was becoming a Joke, his children were out classing him in economic power and skill. With Goa and Timor going their own ways, he was no longer the merchant king he used to be. It was a sad day when the Lusitanic Nation had to pay someone else for debts. 

"We, the people of the Portuguese Republic, are moderately well. We do, however, propose a growth of free, fair trade between the nations. Our economy...is not what it used to be. And we seek to open the doors of goods between friends". Or so he said, for really, he just wanted back his spiderweb of trade routs and to hold loans and debt over the heads of the nations again. "It would be in the best interest of all of us, and allow us to build friendships through trade"