I take it that to say "none of the above", I would mean to pick "other"? I think I'll just hold off for now...
I normally like to play it pretty conservative. But, I'm willing to offer a "stock market" scenaria to be played with the world technology market, and France's economy.
Edit: redundent information deleted here.No other known nation holds Literature. If we do wish to trade Literature with France, why not hold off a bit? They are already offering all of their gold. The following scenarios might occur:
1.) We witness a steady rise in Frances economy, and capitalize on selling Lit (or any other technology, but I'm going with Lit) at a higher price later on (assuming that French offers more each turn as their reserves increase).
2.) We wait too long, and the French research Lit.
3.) We wait too long, and another civ researches Lit (resulting in their trade with France, or our trade with France at a lesser price).
4.) France suddenly splurges and loses a ton of gold from other means.
The risks are high. We might be talking about gaining a few gold here with a loss to it all. However, in the last few years [four turns] we've seen France's economy increase, with their National Wealth Accumulated Reserves increasing 21 Gold units [By any chance, did Ravensfire save the middle saves? We might get a better idea of their economy].
Ideas?
