Clearly, the British were inspired by the sensational effect of installing gas street lamps in Paris, and they quickly secured an investment of over 700 million within four to five months, preparing to replicate it in London.
This alone showed how wealthy the British were. With such a start for themselves, they were probably ready to attempt to revive the glory of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Suddenly, Joseph thought of a question and looked towards Dupont, "Has England already mastered the gas distillation technology?"
"Um..." Dupont lowered his head to recall, "I haven't heard them mention this technology."
Joseph frowned, "Then they are going to invest in gas street lamps?"
Murdock shrugged helplessly nearby and said, "Your Highness, the British are notoriously shameless when it comes to stealing technology."