Lawrence stared at the bitter-faced Mayor Joseph and said:

"From a geographical point of view, it may be better for Corsica to choose Nice. The mayor of Nice will not turn away Corsicans, right?"

"I..."

Mayor Josip was immediately speechless. There was already competition between Nice and Marseille. If the citizens of the city hall and Marseille learned that their mayor had made such an investment in Nice, Mayor Josip would be afraid.

You will lose all face.

"And, Mr. Alderman."

Lawrence put away his serious expression and smiled kindly and said:

"If Corsica and Marseille can continue to cooperate for a long time, there will be many opportunities for communication between the two of us. And if during this period, I happen to discover some extraordinary talents in you, then I will be very happy.

I am pleased to recommend an outstanding person to His Majesty the King and the Duke of Choiseul."

"You, you mean...?!"

Mayor Josip was once again speechless, but this time it was because of his overwhelming excitement.

He excitedly stretched out his index finger and pointed at it, then clenched his fists and asked repeatedly:

"You mean to say that you agree to recommend me to the Duke of Choiseul?"

Lawrence smiled and said ambiguously:

"If you can cooperate with us and make our cooperation always happy and successful, there will be no reason for me to overuse such an excellent manager."

After saying that, Lawrence stretched out his hand and clicked on Mayor Joseph's memo, and said with a faint smile:

"Start from this time."

Mayor Yosip glanced down at the contents of the memo, nodded twice to show that he understood, and then carefully placed the memo in his desk drawer.

In the face of his own political future, Mayor Yosip has little room for hesitation.

When Mayor Joseph nodded in agreement, Lawrence knew that he could be treated as half of his own. The handle he cared about most was already in Lawrence's hands.

As for why he gave half a million livres to the Marseille City Hall and asked it to purchase as much food as possible, this was not because Lawrence deliberately made things difficult for Mayor Josip and wanted to test his sincerity, but was the result of Lawrence's careful consideration.

According to Lawrence's estimate, if the Marseille City Hall is given a month, the amount of food they can raise and distribute is about half a million livres.

Even if Lawrence increases the purchase amount, it will be difficult for the people in the city hall to allocate more food in such a short period of time, unless they encroach on the interests of farmers and citizens in the Marseille area, but this is a consequence that Lawrence does not want to see.

After all, he has regarded Marseille as an important base for the future.

Moreover, Lawrence predicts that the situation in Naples may change at any time, so he can only give the Marseille City Hall one month.

"By the way, Your Excellency Bonaparte, let me ask you a question."

Mayor Joseph put the memo away, picked up the wine bottle and filled Lawrence's glass, and then asked curiously:

"The grain you requested is to be exported to the Kingdom of Naples, right? But I've also mentioned to you that the Kingdom of Naples has increased the tariff on grain imports. I'm afraid you wouldn't have made much profit from exporting this batch of food in the past.

ah."

"That's true, but although money is important, it's not the most important."

Lawrence took the full wine glass and said with a smile:

"So this batch of grain was transported to the Kingdom of Naples not for profit."

"Not for profit? What is it for?" Mayor Yosip asked with a frown.

"Mr. Alderman, an Eastern minister once said something, which probably means..."

Lawrence said slowly:

"People who are cold are happy to wear short shirts, and hungry people are happy to eat chaff. People in the world are crying for food... This is the best asset of the new monarch..."
Chapter completed!