Chapter 596: The Song of Poland II

Poland, despite its vast Eastern European plain and rich mineral resources, along with convenient inland water transportation, was brought to the brink of collapse by its incredibly foolish political system.

At present, Poland hardly had any semblance of industry, with its financial mainstay being grain exports. However, due to serfdom, grain production wasn't particularly high either.

Thus, Poland was quite poor, and military funding was severely limited.

Under the previous surge of nationalism, many Poles were eager to join the military, but the nation simply couldn't afford to maintain them.

France's finances were also tight, so naturally, it wouldn't dispense funds for aid as Britain did.

The solution Joseph had for Poland was to fully exploit the Tarnovsk Mountain Silver Mine.

In his memory, this was the world's largest silver mine in the 21st century, with an annual output of thousands of tons.