With some thought, leading to a moment of decision, Fleet Admiral Percy Nelles put pen to paper.
"With the recent influx of recruits and subsequent difficulty securing funds and materiel for the war effort, the Budget of the Bretonian Armed Forces is strained."
"Consequently, I, Fleet Admiral Percy Nelles pledge $50 Millions of my personal fortune to the cause."
He signed, and posted, the correspondence.
His BMM stocks were doing well, so he could afford it.