"Those local natives are in a meeting?" The long table, covered with snow-white tablecloths, is filled with delicate silver plates filled with delicate French cuisine. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Foie gras, veal, salted snails...... A variety of vegetables and fruits, as well as the best French red wine brought by sea, the canal management company used a large amount of public money to entertain the noble Egyptian consul, Viscount Ferdinand.

In the corner, the band is playing a light waltz, all of which are masters from France, who are proficient in hundreds of movements, and who know how to control the rhythm of the banquet.

The conductor kept his eyes on the rhythm of the wine table, and when everyone began to talk about serious work topics, the sound of the whole orchestra would be lowered and lowered, and it would become a background music that did not interfere with the host's thinking.

When the topic progresses to the toast session, the band will speed up the beat to make the atmosphere suddenly cheerful, this kind of enjoyment is not something that ordinary people can experience, such an experienced band has to pay hundreds of gold francs a day, which is really not consumed by ordinary people.

However, the canal company will not care about this small amount of money, the Suez Canal is the main route of Eurasian traffic, and it has been making money every day from the day it sets sail.

Although this kind of super project has a large investment at the beginning, the profit of making money later will be greater, and no one wants to check this kind of money when it costs a few thousand gold francs to entertain the consul general.

The food on the wine table went up and down, the red wine and champagne were opened one after another, and the leading figures of the French side of the port of Suez were basically all there.

The managers and heads of the canal companies at all levels, the battalion commanders of the local garrison, and the full twelve or thirteen people gathered together to flatter the viscount like the stars and the moon, and toasted one after another.

When the wine was hot, Ferdinand wiped his mouth and looked out the window contemptuously: "Those natives are in a meeting? Do they think the Chinese method can be trusted? Can this group of ignorant natives actually understand the subtle bacteriology?"

The conductor of the band immediately motioned for the band to lower the volume when he heard the Viscount's words, and the beautiful music gradually became the background sound.

"Hahaha, your joke is so funny, how can these ignorant fellows comprehend the cutting-edge science that Europe is exploring, and what ...... they have in their minds other than eating and whom"

"Hahaha...... That's right, this group of lowly people who can work hard with a little favor knows what science is, hahaha......"

There was a wild laugh in the room, but Ferdinand didn't laugh, "Oh, since it's a group of lowly natives who don't understand science, what are they discussing when they gather together?"

The gentlemen at the table were suddenly speechless, yes, what can those natives talk about?

"Your Excellency, maybe the natives have indigenous affairs, they are talking about the wedding of a certain family, or the preparation of some religious ceremony, anyway, those indigenous nobles are idle all day long......"

Ferdinand glared at the mouthy guy coldly, "If they are talking about how to rebel against our rule, why are you so confident!"

The guy who interjected was so frightened that his head was sweating, but the commander of the cavalry company who had been dispatched in the morning smiled: "Honorable sir, will the powerful army of France be afraid of the rebellion of these natives?

"Hmm...... Remember, the glory of France does not depend on blind self-confidence, but on careful judgment and strong military support!"

"In the recent period, don't relax, the local natives try not to provoke, and you must not destroy the plan of the Great Bitter Lake, if there is a mistake in any place, you will wait to live in the dungeon for the rest of your life!"

Everyone hurriedly put down their wine glasses and sat down, "Yes, Your Excellency, there will be absolutely no accidents, if you need any help from the Great Bitter Lake, please tell me as soon as possible, if there is a gap in funds, we can dismantle some of the ...... from the Canal Company."

"Not yet, it doesn't cost much to hire that little Bedouin, a few gold coins will be enough for them to work hard...... Okay, we've got a drink!"

Ferdinand was really too confident, he thought that the French colonial rule of Egypt was like an iron bucket, but he never expected that among those blank-faced local maids, there was a smart girl who could understand French.

No one in the Canal Company knew that the girl knew French, and the girl was also a good actress, and her face did not change in the slightest no matter what she heard.

The natives who the French feared did not come about, and the next day the French cavalry was surprised to find that these lazy natives had organized themselves and began to clean the toilets throughout the city.

Specially people use various vehicles to transport manure to the depths of the distant desert, and the heat and sun will quickly kill the plague germs. The local indigenous aristocracy began to purchase coal for distribution to poor families, and from this day on, drinking raw water was absolutely forbidden.

With a lot of garbage being cleaned up and improvised sewers being dug, it seems that these Egyptians have decided to go it alone.

Of course, Ferdinand can't care about the Egyptians to solve the health problem on their own, anyway, don't bother us French, and don't ask us for money, it's a good thing that the plague can really be solved.

The deference of the natives made the French relax their vigilance, but no one expected that the natives employees of the canal company would act secretly under the secret instructions of the local nobles.

The canal company and the barracks outside the city had their own wells, and the local natives began to find ways to mix sand into them, and the contaminated well water was carefully put in, and some people even dissolved the feces of dysentery patients in the well water in the night.

These natives knew that they were no match for the French army, and there was absolutely no chance of winning a direct confrontation, but when the Chinese lifted the veil of the mystery of the plague, they finally thought of a way to treat them in their own way.

Unbeknownst to the French, they were surrounded by the plague, and perhaps it was the conspiracy on the other side of the Great Bitter Lake that attracted everyone's attention, and when their minds were all filled with the conspiracy of the Great Bitter Lake, it was natural for them to relax their guard against these respectful local natives.

Under the leadership of the **** lantern, God knows how much contaminated drinking water has entered the stomachs of the French, and retribution has caught up with him.

The next morning, while Ferdinand was enjoying a refreshing and cold lemon tea, suddenly the latest telegram was received from the telegraph office of the Canal Company.

"Your Excellency Consul, there has been a telegram from Dakuhu that the Zhiyuan has officially entered the lake area at nine o'clock this morning, and is now waiting for the canal to be cleared in the north...... When is the attack?

With a snap, the cold lemon tea was sprinkled on the table, and Ferdinand rubbed his hands excitedly, "Great, order those natives of the desert to fire on time at twelve o'clock at noon......"

"Send a telegram to Port Said, the Mediterranean Fleet will enter the northern mouth of the canal as soon as it arrives, and the canal must be blocked for me!"

"Hahaha...... Zhiyuan, you want to enter the Mediterranean Sea through the canal? Dream on, I'll lock you up with this unexpected conflict, and even the British can't do anything about me!"

After saying that, Ferdinand walked out of the room in a hurry, leaving only the strange-looking maid cleaning up the iced tea on the table, her gaze sweeping over the tea stains on the table, leaking a strange light.