"Crown Prince, there is no denying that beet sugar production is indeed a very novel technology,"
the reviewer from the Supreme Louis Award for Biomedical Science, the renowned French biologist Matilan Jacques Brison, said hesitantly, "However, it is also a useless one."
Another reviewer, Guillaume Bossk, added in a low voice, "Even harmful."
"Yes, even harmful," Brison nodded and continued, "In fact, two years ago when I went to Bavaria to study birds, I heard about Mr. Achard's technology.
"Using this technology to extract sugar from beets costs about 1.2 pounds per franc, while sugar cane from the Caribbean Sea region can produce 1.9 pounds. Oh, and that is after production 'on a scale' as Mr. Achard said; initial costs would be even higher.
"That is to say, making sugar from beets would only result in a loss.
