Actually, Mr. Troc exaggerated the situation a bit too much.
After all, Napoleon had already occupied Milan and was setting up defenses along the Po River to sever the link between Melas and Austria.
In overall strategy, France still held the initiative.
But these were things that the ship owners far away in Greece could not have known. To them, the French Italian Front Army indeed seemed on the brink of collapse.
The room fell silent for a few seconds, then a middle-aged man with a thick beard sitting by the window stood up, adjusted his coat, and said, "Mr. Troc is right. I still need to do business in the Mediterranean, so I must do something."
He looked at Styler: "Baron Meimark, if you're willing to pay a 40% interest, I don't mind sending my ships to Genoa."
Styler seemed to struggle for a moment before nodding, "Alright, Mr. Borri, 40%. Thank you for your help."
He used a bit of commercial finesse to make it appear the interest was so high that it pained him.
