"Technology is the way of the future, my friend. You are not remiss to seek it." Oslow reviews the Ikaranarean reserves and considers his position carefully. Among the details and well-documented statistics stands an excellent opportunity for future logistical trade. He marks on a sheet of paper containing a rough outline for an agenda regarding this meeting and continues onward.

"I suppose it would be suitable for a market for Eggrarian technology to open in your nation? We offer a fine range of home computers, logistical equipment, factory automation hardware and software -- anything you could need, save for military technology. Certainly, we do not mind providing these things to you at a discounted cost on account of the rather generous steel allocation. After all, we measure the value of our products by both the materials and the labor that came into the creation of the product, and for many of our products, the steel allocation almost certainly handles a significant portion of the materials." 

The aide calculates some numbers in order to determine an appropriate reduction in price. He perks up, adding, "it would reduce your costs by about 23%, making it some of the cheapest technology to import for your sake."