Silence reigned over Cambridge tonight, and it also seemed to be the prevailing theme of today's meeting at Ten Downing Street.
Everyone was recalling the chaos in London following the collapse of the Lightning Coal Company, and cold sweat trickled down their backs.
Bolton-Watt was even larger than Lightning Coal, and its impact would certainly be greater still.
Grenville stared at Reid's report, his eyes suddenly widening.
It stated—the stock price of the Chat Han Shipyard had already fallen by a third, and as more clients canceled their orders, the decline was still accelerating. At present, the shipyard's liquid funds totaled less than 30,000 pounds.
Chat Han was even larger than Bolton-Watt; should anything happen there, let alone the Navy's new warships, the entire city of London might experience an 'earthquake.'
He immediately turned to Reid: "What can be done to save this company?"
