Joseph continued along this line: "What ports do we have on the Western Coast in collaboration with Spain?
"Zeebrugge, Ostend, Le Havre, Dunkirk, Rouen...
"Bilbao, Santander, Gijon... together there are at least 12."
Marquis Leesar immediately added: "Your Highness, there are also Dieppe, Fécamp, Cherbourg, Havia..."
These are all smaller ports, most of which Joseph had never heard of, but as the Minister of the Navy, he was very aware of them.
Joseph nodded: "In that case, we have nearly 30 seaports. Hmm, the Netherlands also has several ports.
"I never realized before that we have so many ports available to us."
In the past, the seaports of Western Europe were mostly under the threat of the British fleet, so he had only paid attention to large ports like Le Havre and Brest. It was only now he discovered that France actually has such excellent maritime resources.
