Chapter 54, Seizing the Cotton Market

Prime Minister Felix handed Franz a document and said, "Your Majesty, considering the rich resources and the considerable number of immigrants in the African Colony, we have formulated an economic development plan for the colonies. Please take a look."

An economic development plan for the colonies? This concept was very avant-garde; in Franz's memory, this should have appeared only after the emergence of dominions, where autonomous governments would formulate systematic economic development plans.

In the current mindset of most people, the purpose of establishing colonies was to plunder wealth. Concerning the economic development of the local areas, there was essentially a laissez-faire attitude with no long-term planning.

Despite his doubts, Franz received the document and began to read it seriously. It wasn't long before he understood why such a plan existed.