Although the first meeting ended with Arthur failing to make a sale, Arthur knew that it was not because the warships he was promoting were unattractive, but rather that the other party's finances were somewhat strained.
Moreover, the emissary did not know much about warships, and it would have been problematic to sign a warship order for the first time.
In fact, even though the other party was a backward and decaying country, some reforms and industrial construction in recent years have increased their financial revenue several times compared to decades ago.
If Arthur remembered correctly, in 1908, the other party's financial income reached 230 million taels of silver, which was not a small amount.
Of course, this level of financial income was nowhere near as exaggerated as it seemed on the surface.
If converted slightly, 230 million taels of silver would only be equivalent to 32.85 million pounds and 65.71 million Australian dollars.
