Chapter 990: France's Industrial Development Plan (Part 2)

Mirabeau had begun drafting coal and iron extraction plans for Rhineland upon France's initial control, per the Crown Prince's request, and has revised them multiple times by now.

He immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness, the Cologne coal mine has completed share offerings and can commence production at any time. The supporting cleaning, crushing, and transportation equipment has already been procured ahead of time.

"However, Aachen's coal mine and Hunsrück Mountain's iron mine have not received sufficient investment, and cannot be extracted in the short term.

"Especially the iron mine. Most domestic investors have chosen to set up ironworks in the Walloon Region or Luxembourg, causing the Palatinate iron mine to have only secured 22% of its shares."

Joseph couldn't help but frown slightly.