Chapter 107, Ever-Decreasing Expectations

Having failed to achieve his goals, Laohe-George could only sigh that the world was changing too swiftly, and the French government was no longer easy to cheat.

Unlike the pro-British Bonaparte Dynasty, the restored Bourbon Dynasty had nothing to do with the British Government. To avoid suspicion, the Carlos Government even deliberately kept its distance from the British.

The facts were right in front of everyone, and no matter what great benefits Laohe-George promised, they couldn't cover up the extremely high risk of participating in the war against the Holy Roman Empire.

France was now severely weakened, and the wealth accumulated over centuries of colonial imperialism had been depleted. Simply put, there was no capital left to oppose Shinra head-on.