Franz also wanted to reduce micromanagement, but waiting for them to find the answers to their own problems was simply too slow.
So Franz dispatched several secret envoys, who could offer advice to officials handling special assignments when necessary.
This was both to improve efficiency and to prevent certain officials from going astray.
For instance, if Franz had not stepped in at this moment, Director Hostar would most likely have considered that planter's suggestion.
This was not to say that the planter's proposal was unworkable. On the contrary, as a local native, he understood the locals' sore points extremely well. It truly was a vicious scheme to cut the grass and pull up the roots.
The West Indies had always focused primarily on producing sugar crops, so the land left for cultivation was extremely limited.
Coupled with planning issues, those lands were highly concentrated.
All it would take was a small fire to cut off the islands' food supply. Then grain could be sold at exorbitant prices for huge profits, and once people could no longer afford food, they would naturally choose to leave.
As for following later generations' example and filling their bellies with bananas, that was not very realistic at this time. The banana industry in the West Indies had not yet begun to develop, while plantains were actually grown over a larger area.
In truth, plantains had always been an important food source for those Black slaves. Because plantains were less sweet, they had not attracted the colonizers' covetous eyes.
Yet plantains actually contained more starch than bananas and needed only simple cooking before they could be eaten.
Moreover, plantains were in fact an excellent staple food. They were not only nutritious, but also contained considerable starch and dietary fiber, and were easy to cultivate.
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