Britain's promise was indeed very tempting, but getting hold of it would not be easy.
The British demanded that the spoils of war be divided according to troop numbers and battlefield achievements. On the surface, that seemed reasonable.
But the British had already taken a third of the United States. That fact alone had created a gap between the two sides so vast it would be nearly impossible to make up.
Unless Prussia could seize all the remaining American territory, it would be very difficult to meet the KPI the British had laid down.
But to accomplish such an arduous task, how many troops would Prussia have to deploy?
Britain's total forces on the North American Continent numbered fewer than a hundred thousand at this point. Such an army was hardly worth mentioning to Prussia.
But the question was, how could Prussia transport its army to the North American Continent?
Prussia's maritime shipping industry was essentially still stuck at the level of the early nineteenth century. Its usual trading partners had scarcely extended beyond Europe.
Forget Prussia's navy, which had never distinguished itself—even its merchants rarely had experience with oceanic voyages.
Even if Prussia overcame the difficulties and transported its men to North America, what about their weapons and equipment? What about subsequent supplies?
No logistics? Were they supposed to imitate the Chu Overlord and smash their cauldrons, sink their boats?
Don't be ridiculous! This was nineteenth-century Europe, not Julu in the third century BC.
Without supplies, the army would likely mutiny before it even reached the battlefield.
Of course, the British were considerate about this. The British Foreign Secretary proposed wartime shipping services.
That was, Britain could provide ships to transport Prussian soldiers to the war, for a fee.
The same went for military supplies: as long as Prussia