After lunch, the cabinet meeting entered a rather dull segment—beginning to discuss the main issues facing various departments.
The biggest challenge for the Ministry of Agriculture was the Crown Prince's demand to control the scale of beet cultivation.
Farmers who previously planted beets made money due to high sugar prices. Now, if you prevent others from planting them, they will certainly have objections.
There are even instances where people secretly plant beets in wheat fields.
Venio has already suggested imposing a tax on beet seeds.
Additionally, there is a shortage of manpower to cultivate the vast lands in North Africa. Keep in mind, Tunisia and Algiers are fertile lands stretching for miles; with just a little labor and sowing, they yield good harvests.
But only the very impoverished French people are willing to settle in North Africa.
