Life of Being a Crown Prince in France

Chapter 781 - 781 689 Claude Sharp

?Chapter 781: Chapter 689 Claude Sharp Chapter 781: Chapter 689 Claude Sharp Lord Marquis pointed at Bailly, saying, “Just as sugar cane production decreased in the Caribbean, beet sugar production in France surged massively. Isn’t that too much of a coincidence?

“Surely you plotted to destroy the Caribbean’s sugar supply to sell your beet sugar at high prices! Yes, now a pound of sugar has already been sold for 1 shilling and 4 pence, and you have made a huge profit!

“What else do you have to defend yourself with?”

Bailly suddenly burst into laughter. “You’re quite humorous, Mr. Envoy.

“Why don’t you do the math yourself?

“Our country lost 50 million francs in Santo Domingo, while our beet sugar production is only 2 million pounds a month, profiting less than 30 million francs a year.

“Do you really think that our country would act like a headless brute, destroying everything only to suffer losses itself?”

He was taking advantage of the unequal information other countries had.

Firstly, France did not incur such substantial losses in Santo Domingo. The 50 million franc loss was calculated as if no sugar was produced, but in fact, even with the war damage, production could at least reach 30 to 40 percent of its previous capacity.

Secondly, the scale of France’s beet plantings is far from saturated; if it could be profitable, multiplying several times over in the future would not be difficult. Moreover, the price of cane sugar was still rising. Now the profit is 30 million francs a year, but in a few months, it might be 40 million or 50 million.

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