Joseph didn't even need to look to know that the following reports were written by renowned scholars he had sought out from the French Academy of Sciences. These scholars lacked Lamark's academic ethics, and after each received seven to eight hundred livres, they managed to craft reports of "severe drought" in just half a day's work.
Archbishop Brienne patiently waited for him to flip through the first two reports before speaking with a worried face, "Your Highness, the conclusions of the reports that follow are similar. If such a situation were to truly arise, chaos would undoubtedly ensue..."
Joseph felt a surge of joy in his heart, as these reports were initially intended to give Archbishop Brienne a nudge, after which he could smoothly transition to discussing how to deal with the famine.
Unexpectedly, Archbishop Brienne caught on and initiated the discussion himself.
