William Pitt Junior frowned immediately.
Ninety thousand British Pounds per month may not seem much, but he knew very well that the Parliament had previously allocated 380,000 Pounds to build fortresses in Portugal, with 160,000 Pounds spent solely on purchasing cannons. Additionally, 270,000 Pounds per year were used to train the Portuguese army and support local guerrillas.
In other words, the Portuguese battlefield consumed 1.73 million British Pounds of England's funding each year!
He looked at Lord Grenville and said, "It seems we must do something to ensure the balance of income and expenditure."
"That is exactly what I wanted to discuss today." The latter nodded, then took out a report and waved it, "Last month, Sir John Shor submitted a plan to me."
He was referring to John Shor, the current Governor of the British East India Company.
