The Most Profitable Deal

"Looks like I came here for nothing." Lord Grenville spread his hands. "Then shall we discuss a deal?"

Hamilton sat up straighter. "I'm listening very carefully."

To be honest, relations between the United States and the United Kingdom were not very good at the moment. Especially after Booker had wreaked havoc across Georgia, calls among the American public to "strengthen the Franco-American alliance" had grown louder and louder.

And now the English had come asking the United States to provide logistical support to the English Army in Saint-Domingue.

Hamilton had already made up his mind: no matter what tricks the British Minister of Foreign Affairs tried, he would refuse outright.

Grenville cleared his throat. "Parliament has made its decision. It is willing to sell all its colonies in the Caribbean region to the United States."

"That's not..." Hamilton jerked upright, his eyes widening. "What did you say? The Caribbean colonies?"

Grenville nodded with a smile. "Yes, all of them, sold to the United States. From Jamaica to the Lesser Antilles."

Hamilton's breathing immediately quickened.

The United States had long coveted the Caribbean Sea right on its doorstep, but the great powers of England, France, Spain, and others had already divided it all up. America could only watch helplessly.

Yet the English had suddenly said they wanted to hand their colonies there over to the United States!

It had to be known that England possessed the most Caribbean Colonies—more than half of them.

Hamilton quickly calmed himself and asked, "You mentioned a deal earlier, so what is the price? I must remind you that the entire Caribbean region is in the midst of Black uprisings. There is practically no profit to be had there."

"Uprisings always die down eventually." Grenville's tone was relaxed. "For islands so close at hand, I believe