261 Chapter 261: Resolution to Increase Cabinet Seats in the House of Representatives

Although the first meeting ended with Arthur's unsuccessful sales pitch, he understood that it wasn't the lack of appeal of the various warships he was promoting, but rather the financial constraints of the other party.

In addition, the envoy had limited knowledge of warships, so it was questionable for them to place a warship order on their first meeting.

In reality, even though the other party was a backward and decadent country, they had significantly increased their fiscal revenue compared to decades ago, thanks to some recent reforms and industrial development.

If Arthur remembered correctly, in 1908, the other party's fiscal revenue exceeded 230 million taels of silver, which was a considerable amount.

Of course, this fiscal revenue is not as extravagant as it may seem at first glance.

If we do a rough conversion, 230 million taels of silver is only equivalent to 328.5 million pounds sterling or 657.1 million Australian dollars.