Li Lin was not worried about the plan he had devised; he hadn't been in the past, and he wasn't now.
From the beginning, Li Lin knew he would never fail; Richelieu did not have many options.
Only the V.E Company held the key to prevent the spread of the wheat disease. By holding onto this fact, Richelieu would be cautious. Using force? There was no valid reason, and they could not guarantee that V.E Company would destroy all its secrets. Spreading news about the brutal treatment of merchants could cause social panic, further deteriorating the business environment, along with a significant number of nobles invested in V.E Company...
Richelieu could only choose to fill the stomachs with foreign food, and the consequences of doing so were clear.
Up next, they needed to utilize the [Orthodox Faction] and His Majesty the King in Charlemagne's upper echelons.