"This..." Archbishop Talleyrand pretended to ponder for a moment, "perhaps I could find a way to help you."
"Oh? Are you saying you could provide a loan?"
"That's not what I mean." Talleyrand leaned back in his chair, "I can try to persuade the French Government to accept your cotton in exchange for warships.
"However, as you know, if the funding to fight the pirates is not handled well, I might not find it too easy to speak on your behalf."
Upon hearing that warships could be obtained without spending money, Hamilton immediately responded without hesitation, "Please rest assured, I will contact all the 'Federalists' to ensure the bill is passed as soon as possible."
"That would be best."
As Talleyrand spoke, he put on a mysterious expression: "If I could secure a lower cotton import tariff for the United States, would you be interested?"
