In reality, he had plans to convert the agricultural land to factories producing wartime versions of the despised and dysfunctional Spagforth Goo-fly 2-stroke, utilizing the dirt-cheap labour that would become available once the cabbage production ceased. None the wiser to this nefarious plan, the British government accepted his munificence with alacrity, and shiploads of cabbage began arriving in English ports, to be quickly distributed to the ravenous population.
Unfortunately, this highly volatile diet had major consequences, particularly upon the sensitive digestive systems of the very young. Infantile Flatulence became a very real and miasmic problem, and the British Health Minister ordered Sir Carruthers, whom he saw as the perpetrator of the dilemma, to provide a solution – and quickly.
The guvnor, quickly sensing another opportunity for well-paid military production, immediately…