"We should unite all influential people within Egypt to jointly establish a company capable of monopolizing the entire Egyptian cotton industry!"
After hearing Jerome Bonaparte's suggestion, Muhammad Said fell into deep thought.
If the cotton industry were truly as Jerome Bonaparte described, then even Said, the helm of Egypt, could not swallow all the benefits alone.
After all, Said's role as Governor of Egypt nominally belonged to the jurisdiction of the Ottoman Empire.
In other words, the Ottoman Empire still retained the nominal right to replace Muhammad Said.
If Muhammad Said chooses to swallow this bountiful fruit (referring to the cotton industry) alone, he will inevitably incur the enmity of some power players within Egypt.
Moreover, Abdul-Sultan in distant Constantinople will inevitably covet the astonishing profits of the Egyptian cotton industry and may choose to make some maneuvers against Egypt.
