Chapter 766 Saving France is Saving America

Chapter 767 Saving France is Saving America

Yes, even though the war has already begun, Britain still has to keep buying sugar from France.

At the same time, France is also continuing to supply sugar products to all of Europe.

After all, the British always have to get sugar to live, and France has invested heavily in the sugar beet industry. There are also many farmers who rely on growing sugar beets for a living, and the refined sugar also needs to be sold.

Besides, the price of sugar is so high now, only a fool would not sell it.

In fact, the high profits of sugar currently support almost one-fifth of France's military expenditure.

Somewhat different from people's usual concept is that no matter how fierce the war is, most of the economic exchanges between the people are still continuing.

Just like when the United States and the Soviet Union were in the Cold War, they wanted to dig each other's ancestral graves, but in fact, the business that should be done has always been done, but the transaction method may be a little fancy.

Of course, France relies on the transportation volume of only 7 merchant ships, which is far from meeting the trade needs of the Americas and the Far East.

It can still persist in the short term. If the war drags on too long, the impact on the domestic economy will still be very large.

The first is the shortage of industrial raw materials.

France's cotton, wool, leather, oil, and even ropes are heavily dependent on foreign imports.

These things are processed industrially in France and then sold to all parts of the world with high added value. If there is a shortage of raw materials, France's industry will soon shrink on a large scale.

The second is the reduction in the market.

The inability to recover funds after the products are made will further undermine France's industrial foundation.

The decline of industry and commerce will be followed by a national economic crisis...

Therefore, facing the British naval blockade, the overall situation of France is still very dangerous. It is necessary to win on the battlefield as soon as possible to break the deadlock.

Another thing is to use diplomatic means as much as possible to gain a favorable situation for France.

More than 50 days later, the "Cloud" finally completed its crossing of the Atlantic and arrived at the Port of Philadelphia in the United States.

Baron Fourcade changed into a very formal outfit and met the US Secretary of State Jefferson who came to greet him at the port.

Fourcade came to the United States as a special envoy of the King of France.

He originally planned to follow the French Navy's fleet to North America, but Lord Richard Howe had been leading the English Channel Fleet to travel around the port of Le Havre to the port of Brest, and the large number of warships leaving the port would easily attract the attention of the British Navy.

If a diplomat like him was captured by the British, it would be very troublesome.

So, at the suggestion of the French Navy, he took a different approach and quietly came to the United States on the "Trade Express" ship.

After a simple welcome ceremony, Foucade submitted a note to Jefferson. The content was very simple, which was to ask the United States to comply with the "French-American Alliance Treaty" and immediately declare war on Britain.

Joseph knew very well that the United States, a traitor, had betrayed France in history.

After France went to war with the anti-French alliance, it was difficult for the United States to trade with France due to the British naval blockade.

In order to make up for the missing market, the Americans immediately signed the "Jay Treaty" with Britain and turned to Britain, without mentioning the fact that Louis XVI almost bankrupted the country in order to support the independence of the United States.

Later, they even defaulted on the huge loan provided by France when the United States became independent.

In this life, Joseph naturally couldn't let the United States be indecisive and stab France in the back at will.

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Washington immediately used the delaying tactic, and kept making the excuse that he needed to discuss and vote in Parliament, so that Fourcade waited for more than half a month.

And Fourcade was not in a hurry to urge Washington, but began to give speeches in various parts of Philadelphia according to the instructions of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The theme was to recall how France helped the United States gain independence, the deep brotherhood between the United States and France, and the shameless Britain provoked the war again. The brothers of the United States and France should unite as before and teach the British a lesson together.

At the same time, the French-controlled "American News" also followed suit, talking about the British naval blockade, which was actually a conspiracy to destroy the United States' trade with Europe and weaken the United States. If France lost the war, Britain would immediately concentrate its forces to turn the North American continent into its own colony again.

For a time, a saying became popular all over the United States-saving France is saving the United States.

Then, some people began to call on the people to march in front of the US Congress, shouting to abide by the treaty and oppose British hegemony.