Hearing the military band's drums, Georgiana and Fargeon, who were taking a walk by the sea, hurriedly stepped aside to make way for the marching troops.
At first, the grenadiers did not recognize her. Then someone spotted her and whistled at her.
She forced a stiff, twisted smile but did not wave.
Compared to military music, Georgiana actually preferred the divine music of Bach. Still, the rhythm of military drums was indeed well suited to marching.
Together with Fargeon, she watched the soldiers who were also about to take the stage and "perform." In truth, Napoleon had not been occupied solely with the artillery positions. He had also inspected the transport ships, arranging the supplies more scientifically and efficiently so that they could carry more.
This was firsthand experience from the scholars who had gone to Egypt. Back then, the artifacts had been piled up carelessly, leaving them with incredibly cramped sleeping quarters.
How should she put it? If Bonaparte truly intended to lead an army in a landing on Britain, he would also need to bring as many supplies as possible, lest his retreat be cut off and leave him without provisions.
Of course, it was also possible that they needed to be ready to pack up at any time and move the entire camp to Germany. Frederick the Great had said that the British were like men knocking on doors one after another with money bags in hand. Practice had proven that, between kings, bishops, and wealthy men, quite a few soldiers would choose gold coins and rich men.
But now the wealthy men's purses were somewhat depleted. The key was that the income tax supporting military expenditures had been forced to stop.
In truth, the textile industry was not as important to Britain's development as they imagined.