Under Jérôme Bonaparte's "warm" reminder, Mohammed Said fell into deep thought, with a particularly serious expression on his face. After a while, Said took a long breath and his expression changed.
Relax again.
Seeing the change in Said's expression, Jérôme Bonaparte guessed that Said would choose reconciliation on the issue of Ismail.
The fact was just as Jérôme Bonaparte had speculated. Mohammed Said raised his head and looked at Jérôme Bonaparte, with a solemn emotion between his brows, and his tone was particularly solemn.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to tell Ismail something on my behalf! I wonder if you are willing?"
"Of course!" Jerome Bonaparte said without thinking, and then added half-jokingly, "However, I only like to say some auspicious remarks, and I will not make remarks that offend others.
Tell me!"
"Your Majesty, what I implore you to convey to Ismail will naturally not cause you any difficulty!" Said hurriedly explained to Jerome Bonaparte.
"Then start!" said Jérôme Bonaparte to Mohammed Said.
"Your Majesty, please tell Ismail!" Said said to Jerome Bonaparte word by word, "No matter where Ismail is, he will always be a part of the family. Governor of Egypt
The heir (the subtext is that Said gave up the persecution of Ismail and recognized him as the crown prince of the Egyptian dynasty)!
I also hope that he can understand his position and work hard to maintain the family's rule in Egypt! (Subtext: Ismail should give priority to the interests of the Ali family and not try to seek the participation of the Ottoman Empire)"
Jérôme Bonaparte, who received Said's "guarantee", nodded, smiled and said to Mohammed Said, "Mr. Said, I feel very proud that I was able to resolve a family conflict with my own hands.
Happy!
Although you are in Egypt, your virtue and cultivation are already comparable to those of European monarchs!
I believe that Egypt will prosper under your leadership!!"
"Your Majesty, I am sincerely happy to receive your praise!" Mohammed Said responded to Jérôme Bonaparte with a smile on his lips.
No matter who is praised by a superior person who is far above his own level, he can't help but feel secretly happy in his heart.
After the conversation between Jerome Bonaparte and Mohammed Said, the third course was also placed on the table.
Mohammed Said warmly invited Jérôme Bonaparte to continue tasting the next dishes.
Soon, more than an hour passed. When the last dish was brought to the table, it also indicated that the banquet was about to come to an end.
As the host of the banquet, Muhammad Said once again ordered the attendants behind him to pour wine for every guest present. After all the wine on the tables of all the guests was filled, Muhammad Said, who was slightly drunk on his face,
Said stood up without etiquette and raised his glass to express his gratitude to every guest sitting at his seat.
Afterwards, Mohammed Said placed the wine glass in front of Jerome Bonaparte and said to him, "Your Majesty, please allow me to welcome you on behalf of the entire Egypt!
I believe that the French Empire will become even stronger under your leadership!"
Seeing this, Jérôme Bonaparte also stood up and raised his glass. He first looked around, and then responded to Mohammed Said in an unquestionable tone, "I also believe in the French Empire and the French nation.
Will achieve a more glorious position in the future!
However, I am also convinced that the success of the French Empire is absolutely inseparable from your help.
With you, the French Empire will have the possibility of reaching its peak!
So I can assure you that the French Empire will never forget the country that selflessly helped them!
For such countries, the French Empire will do its best to ensure that they will not be interfered by any external forces.
At the same time, the French Empire will make progress with them within its own capabilities and strive not to give up any country!"
Having said this, Jerome Bonaparte looked at Frederick Bonaparte in the distance. He waved to Frederick Bonaparte and signaled to Frederick Bonaparte that
Come here Nabal.
Frederick Bonaparte tilted his head with a puzzled look on his face. He didn't understand why his father called him over at this time.
However, since his father had waved him over, there was no reason why Frederick couldn't go over.
So, Frederic Bonaparte got up, left his seat, and trotted to Jerome Bonaparte.
Jérôme Bonaparte stroked Friedrich Bonaparte's head affectionately with his hand and introduced him to all the guests present.
"This is my son Frederick. A hundred years from now, he will become the emperor of the French Empire!"
Immediately, Jerome Bonaparte turned his attention to Friedrich. He introduced Mohammed Said to Friedrich again, and then solemnly warned Friedrich.
“Frederich, I hope you can remember! The friendship between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Egypt will not be lost with the passage of time, as long as the Bonaparte family can continue to exist in France!
The Kingdom of Egypt is our best ally, do you understand?"
"I understand!" Friedrich Bonaparte replied to Jerome Bonaparte without thinking.
Friedrich, who followed Jerome Bonaparte, was already familiar with Jerome Bonaparte's tactics, and naturally understood what he should say at this time.
Everyone present is an elite, and they naturally know the falsehood behind Jerome Bonaparte's generous words.
However, they did not care about this, but were excited by Jerome Bonaparte's remarks.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! After all, as the monarch of a large country, Jerome Bonaparte was able to say these words in public, which is enough to prove the importance the French Empire attaches to the Kingdom of Egypt.
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Even if the French Empire would not risk their lives for the Kingdom of Egypt, they would definitely help the Kingdom of Egypt as much as possible.
When Jerome Bonaparte said these words, Mohammed Said immediately put down his glass and applauded Jerome Bonaparte.
After everyone at the banquet saw Governor-General Mohammed Said taking the lead in applauding, they also stretched out their hands to affirm Jérôme Bonaparte's generous words.
Applause resounded like thunder throughout the entire banquet hall. Originally used as a place to invite guests, Jérôme Bonaparte instantly felt like he was in the Palais Bourbon.
The applause lasted for nearly half a minute before it ended. Mohammed Said raised his glass again and said to the guests present, "At the end of the banquet, let us raise a toast to the profound friendship between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Egypt.
drink!"
Everyone present raised their wine glasses at the same time and drank the red wine in one gulp.
The happy melody wafted from the band's hands again, and everyone in the restaurant put down their wine glasses and left the restaurant one after another.
However, before leaving the restaurant, every guest invariably came to Jérôme Bonaparte and Mohammed Said.
Mohammed Said naturally knew their intentions. Whenever a guest came to Jerome Bonaparte, Mohammed Said would inform Jerome Bonaparte in advance.
Ba introduced.
Jérôme Bonaparte responded politely and then shook hands with the other party.
Since every guest was eager to have a conversation with Jerome Bonaparte, Jerome Bonaparte had to spend some time dealing with it.
By the time Jerome Bonaparte shook hands with the last guest, more than half an hour had passed since the banquet ended.
At this moment, the only people standing in the restaurant, apart from the attendants, were the band who had not yet left.
Jérôme Bonaparte turned to the orchestra and extended his hand in a friendly manner.
"Thank you for such wonderful music!"
The band members showed flattered expressions. Until now in their line of work, few big figures have expressed gratitude to them, and some have even been bullied.
Everyone in the band shook hands with this foreign monarch with joy and excitement.
Afterwards, the band left the restaurant under the guidance of the attendants.
"Your Majesty, thank you very much for your honor!" Mohammed Said expressed his sincere gratitude to Jerome Bonaparte. "Your visit to Egypt has really helped me a lot!"
"Mr. Said, aren't we friends!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to Mohammed Said nonchalantly, "Since we are friends, we should help each other!"
When Mohammed Said heard Jerome Bonaparte call him "friend", he couldn't help but be very moved, and secretly made up his mind to give Jerome Bonaparte other places.
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"Yes! We are friends!"
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In the next few days, Jerome Bonaparte took the initiative to visit the powerful factions in the Cairo area. In conversations with these powerful factions, Jerome Bonaparte euphemistically proposed a joint monopoly on Egyptian cotton.
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After the powerful people heard that this project was jointly led by Jérôme Bonaparte and Mohammed Said, they immediately got involved without any hesitation.
Soon, Jerome Bonaparte had contacted all the powerful factions in Egypt.
Led by the Egyptian branch of Norinco, a joint company was established by Governor Mohammed Said and Egyptian powerful funds as shareholders. It was named "Egypt Oriental Cotton Spinning Company".
As soon as the company was established, it immediately used its abundant funds and connections to acquire land in Egypt at low prices. Many farmers living in Egypt had to sign contracts with the company under the coercion of Egyptian local governments and officials.
The "Oriental Cotton Spinning Company" expanded its territory in Egypt in an extremely barbaric way, causing complaints wherever it went.
However, these were just insignificant moans to Jérôme Bonaparte who was near the Suez Canal.
