Chapter 595: Song of Poland (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Bailly continued to describe his envisioned "Northern Trading Point": "Even if the British mobilize a large fleet, for instance, more than one third of their naval force, to blockade the entire western coast of the Southern Netherlands, we can still divert our 'business' to Dunkirk, or even continue operating in Calais."

Joseph looked at his Trade Minister with some surprise, feeling that this plan didn't seem to be thought up on the spot.

Dunkirk and Calais are both ports in the northwest of France, and are only a little over 50 kilometers from Ostend. Moreover, there are waterways connecting the two, making the transfer very easy.