Joseph was not surprised by Brian's concerns. After all, the latter had never been exposed to the concept of financial colonization of the future, and his understanding of the application of paper currency was still at a very elementary level.
He looked at the Finance Minister, "Archbishop Brienne, actually, as long as these countries accept our banknote loans and agree that they can only be used for trade and not be exchanged for gold at the Bank of France Reserve, then this money will not affect our financial stability."
Brian and Bailly exchanged glances, their expressions full of confusion.
Joseph had to patiently explain to them, "Simply put, the countries that accept the franc banknote loan are actually recognizing the value of these 'pieces of paper'.
"Even if they immediately spend all this money to purchase our country's goods—this is actually impossible, as transactions are delayed and at least a third will flow into their own production and sales channels.