Joseph was somewhat surprised and asked, "It seems you need to draw a large amount of funds. Can you tell me more about it?"
"Oh, of course, your Highness," Mirabeau hurried, "Actually, the Industrial Development Fund has witnessed a rare period of rapid growth in the past few months.
"Surely this must be thanks to the favorable tax collection and market environment your reforms have brought, as the factory revenues in Lyon, Nancy, Saint-Etienne, and even the Southern Netherlands have all increased substantially. Did you know, the volume of orders doubled consecutively in March and April, and factories everywhere are massively hiring more workers.
"Consequently, the factories are experiencing a tightness in production funds. After all, just purchasing raw materials requires a large amount of money.
