"The fact is," Barras said, assuming his Director's tone,
"it costs us a great
deal to keep our men in arms. Over
half our revenues go to the Ministry of War.
A standing
army of five hundred thousand requires...how much would
you
guess a day, simply in sacks of wheat? Over six
hundred," he said,not waiting
for a guess. "Six hundred
and fifty," Ouvrand corrected. "Seven hundred head
of
cattle, seventy thousand sacks of oats- a day.
The
horses alone require two million bales a day."
from: Tales of Passion Tales of Woe
by: Sandra Gulland
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