Even though Muhammad Ali had always conducted himself with composure, he widened his eyes at this moment: "Are you suggesting an ironworks?"
Talleyrand nodded: "Of course, and it will be a factory capable of producing high-quality steel used for cannons.
"Oh, you don't need to worry about the technology. The Crown Prince has granted your factory permission to join the 'French Steel Technology Association', and you can obtain the necessary technology by paying a small annual license fee."
He said this, but Joseph certainly would not allow high-end technologies such as "blast furnace heating" and "alloy steel" to be provided to Egypt.
In reality, merely using the blast furnace iron-smelting and crucible steelmaking techniques that are very common in Europe would be sufficient for Egypt to dominate the Middle East.
