Chapter 1,143 Reconciliation between Uncle and Nephew
"We should unite all the influential people in Egypt to form a company that can monopolize the entire Egyptian cotton industry!"
After listening to Jérôme Bonaparte's advice, Mohammed Said fell into deep thought.
If the cotton industry is really like what Jerome Bonaparte described, then even Said, who is the helm of Egypt, cannot swallow all the benefits alone.
After all, Said's governorship of Egypt was nominally under the jurisdiction of the Ottoman Empire.
In other words, the Ottoman Empire still nominally reserves the right to replace Muhammad Said.
Once Mohammed Said chooses to swallow this rich fruit (referring to the cotton industry) alone, he will inevitably be hated by some powerful people in Egypt.
And Abdul Sultan, who is far away in Constantinople, will inevitably covet the amazing benefits of Egypt's cotton industry and choose to make some small moves against Egypt.
If the two forces reach a consensus, the governor of Mohammed Said is likely to face the risk of being shaken.
The reason why Mohammed Said was able to serve as governor was because he relied on compromises with various powerful factions in Egypt.
Otherwise, how could Mohammed Said, a guy who was heavily suspected of assassinating the previous governor, become the new governor, and how could he obtain the approval of the Ottoman Empire.
Ismail, who was imprisoned in the Algiers army by Jérôme Bonaparte, had a strong influence both from his bloodline (the son of the previous governor) and from the power of the Ottoman Empire (his mother was a member of the Ottoman Empire's Queen Mother).
Smail is no worse than Mohammed Said.
After thinking about this, Mohammed Said looked at Jérôme Bonaparte with a look of gratitude.
If Jérôme Bonaparte hadn't made the stakes clear to him, he might have been in big trouble.
"Your Majesty, you are right! We should indeed unite all the influential people in Egypt to form a brand new company!" Mohammed Said responded to Jérôme Bonaparte, "
I will contact all the gentlemen who are qualified to participate in this great cause in the near future to discuss the construction of the company together!"
"That would be great!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to Mohammed Said with a smile, "I am happy to learn from each other and explore together with the leaders from all walks of life in Egypt!
I believe that Egypt will gradually become stronger and stronger under your leadership!"
"Your Majesty, I welcome you!" Mohammed Said responded to Jérôme Bonaparte in an extremely humble manner.
As the conversation between Jérôme Bonaparte and Mohammed Said came to an end, poached salmon with vegetables and jam was served.
Jérôme Bonaparte looked at the bright red salmon fillets on the table, and his face wrinkled unconsciously.
To be honest, he personally dislikes this kind of fresh food.
In the 19th century, the processing of fresh food was far inferior to that of later generations, which resulted in fresh food being dangerous to a certain extent.
However, now that the food has been served on the table, in order not to embarrass Said as the host, Jerome Bonaparte had no choice but to reluctantly pick up the tableware on the table, cut off a small piece of salmon and put it in his mouth with jam
inside, and then quickly put the tableware in its original position.
Mahomet Said, who was sitting next to Jerome Bonaparte, saw that Jerome Bonaparte only tasted a small sip and then put it down. He immediately realized that Jerome Bonaparte was not
Don't like this dish.
Therefore, Muhammad Said also just took one bite, then put down the tableware in his hand, and at the same time ordered the waiter behind him to pour wine for him.
When the butler came to Muhammad Said with the wine, Said took the opportunity to use his eyes to signal the butler to change to the next dish.
The butler who had been serving Muhammad Said for a while naturally understood what he meant. After pouring the wine for Muhammad Said, the butler went to the kitchen calmly.
"His Majesty Said (Mohammed Said likes to be called His Majesty when he is in the palace) hopes that you can serve the next dish as soon as possible!" the butler said with a straight face to the chef in charge of the kitchen.
Give the order.
After receiving the order, the chef took out his pocket watch, glanced at the time, and then replied to the butler, "Sir, less than 3 minutes have passed since the food was served!"
Is it too fast to replace it now?
Many guests have not tasted this dish carefully!”
"Mr. Chef!" the butler described to the chef what he had just seen behind Muhammad Said. "I was behind His Majesty Said just now and saw with my own eyes the people accompanying His Majesty Said.
The monarch only took a small sip and then put down the tableware in his hands.
This shows that His Majesty does not like the dish you cooked, and the reason why Your Majesty (Sayed) chose to serve French food to the guest today is entirely because the guest is the monarch of France!
I think you should understand what I mean!"
The chef immediately understood the subtext of the butler: the chef does not need to please all the guests present, or even Mohammed Said himself. He only needs to serve the French monarch well to get the governor's favor.
favor.
"I understand!" The chef took a long breath and responded to the butler solemnly.
Then he asked with a serious face whether the third course was ready to be served. After learning that the third course was ready, the chef replied, "The third course is ready to be served. Please send someone to bring the second course."
Get the food back!"
After hearing the chef's reply, the housekeeper went to the junction between the kitchen and the restaurant and gave the order to change the dishes to the service staff who were ready to change the dishes at any time.
One by one, the service staff came to the guests and took back the dishes placed in front of the guests. Some of the guests were about to continue enjoying the plump salmon, but when they saw the service staff, they consciously put down the tableware in their hands.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The waiter holding the dinner plate returned to the kitchen again, and when he saw the salmon that had left before the time was up, Jérôme Bonaparte naturally knew it
Reason, he raised his glass and said to Muhammad Said, "Mr. Said, thank you very much!"
Mahomet Said and Jérôme Bonaparte clinked their glasses and replied calmly, "Nothing!"
After a glass of wine, Jérôme Bonaparte suddenly thought of Ismail who was still "eating sand" in Algiers.
Considering that Mohammed Said himself had no children (Sayed's son died in 1858), Ismail was legally Said's successor, Jerome Bonaparte decided to use his own
The influence can slightly ease the relationship between the uncle and nephew.
Jérôme Bonaparte first lamented the passage of time, and after getting the resonance of Mohammed Said, he brought the topic to his nephew Jérôme Patterson who was far away in the Congo.
Full of praise for Jerome Patterson, the topic was finally directed to the relationship between Mohammed Said and Ismail.
After hearing about Ismail, Muhammad Said's eyes revealed a complex emotion, including regret and disgust.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Ismail asked for your help when he was in Paris!" Mohammed Said asked Jerome Bonaparte in a serious tone.
"Yes!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded frankly to Mohammed Said without hesitation, "Just a few months ago, Ismail came to the Palace of Fontainebleau!
"
"What did he ask of you?" Mohammed Said then asked Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Said hopes to join the French army, and I allow him to join the French army in Algiers Province!
Judging by the time, he should have become a member of the Foreign Legion in Algiers!" Jérôme Bonaparte replied to Mohammed Said.
"Military life really helped his growth!" Mohammed Said replied in a perfunctory tone.
Obviously, Mohammed Said did not want to talk too much about Ismail.
In the heart of Muhammad Said, Ismail was indeed the most suitable successor, especially since Said was old and it was difficult to have time to cultivate a successor.
However, Mohammed Said still wanted to have a successor of his own.
Therefore, when Said faced Ismail, he often had the urge to suppress him.
However, Jérôme Bonaparte did not stop talking. He leaned close to Mohammed Said and spoke to him again in a low tone.
"By the way, do you know what Ismail said about you in front of me?"
"There must be some words that are not good for me!" Mohammed Said said calmly.
"That's right! He also told me that the death of Governor Abbas was related to you!" Jerome Bonaparte's voice lowered, "Ismail doesn't want to be like Abbas.
Die!"
After listening to Jérôme Bonaparte's words, Mohammed Said could not help but feel a sense of unknown anger in his heart.
In view of Jerome Bonaparte's identity, Mohammed Said still suppressed his efforts and asked in a stiff tone.
"Your Majesty, do you want to persuade me to welcome Ismail back?"
"No!" Jérôme Bonaparte shook his head and said frankly to Mohammed Said, "I just hope that you and Ismail can put aside their past differences!
Ismail is your nephew and your successor.
You should give him a certain degree of tolerance, so that other forces with ulterior motives (referring to the Ottoman Empire) will not feel that they have an opportunity!
Your (Ali family) rule in Egypt, to this day, has only lasted a hundred years!
And they (the Ottoman Empire) have ruled Egypt for hundreds of years, so we must not take it lightly!"
