William Pitt Junior immediately frowned.
Ninety thousand British Pounds per month might not seem like much, but he knew full well that previously, Congress had also allocated 380,000 pounds for building fortresses in Portugal. Just the purchase of cannons alone had cost 160,000 pounds. There was also 270,000 pounds annually for training the Portuguese army and supporting local guerrillas.
In other words, the Portuguese front consumed 1.73 million pounds of British funds every year!
He looked at Lord Grenville and said, "It seems we have to do something to ensure a balanced budget."
"That is exactly what I want to discuss today." The latter nodded, then took out a report and waved it. "Last month, Sir Shor submitted a proposal to me."
He meant John Shor, the current Governor of the British East India Company.
