These supplies really mean nothing to the wealthy England.
But at the same time, England still has more than thirty thousand troops fighting in Portugal.
And their newly occupied colony at the Cape of Good Hope is constantly harassed by the Boers. The East India Company has invested more than three hundred thousand British Pounds to strengthen defenses there, while more than four thousand British soldiers are tied up at the Cape.
Besides that, the British threw in a "big gift"— plunging headfirst into the chaos of the Caribbean and stirring troubles.
Joseph could be certain now that England absolutely had no strength left to intervene in any other regions' wars.
Which meant his long-prepared plan could finally be put into action.
He quickly slipped on his coat and said to Eman, "Please have Mr. Bertier come to see me at once."
When Joseph walked out the doors of the Palace of Versailles, the Chief of Staff hurried over just in time.
