"20 years?!"
Joseph's face immediately fell. In 20 years, France and England would have long since determined the winner. What use then would your sugar beets be?
He immediately stretched out three fingers.
Achard waved his hand, seriously saying, "Your Highness, I have confidence, it really won't take 30 years to..."
"No, it's three years," Joseph said sternly, fixing his gaze on him. "I give you three years, and all the support you need, to give me a new variety of sugar beet!"
"This," Achard's face showed difficulty, "Your Highness, perhaps you are not very familiar with breeding technology. This requires a lot of experiments, and it takes a very long time. Even if you give me 50 acres of experimental ground and sufficient funds, three years would definitely not be enough."
He looked to the biology master Brison for help.
