| 1 |
I am looking for business partners to take part in my project. My plan is to connect the Mediterranean and the Red Sea to make a fast route to India. It will be called the Suez Canal. |
| 2 |
It took some effort but the new ruler of Egypt, Said Pasha, has authorized me to build the Suez Canal. Now I am raising money and looking for partners to found the Suez Canal Company. |
| 3 |
The canal will make the travel between Europe and Asia much faster by avoiding the route around the Cape of Good Hope controlled by the British. Let me tell you more about it at lunch. |
| 4 |
I have two French engineers working on the construction plans. They will still need to be approved but I am feeling optimistic. We can start collecting materials for the construction. |
| 5 |
I may be getting ahead of myself, but there was this fine deal for workers’ uniforms. So I have already purchased them. We will need to provide some helmets too. |
| 6 |
The schematics have been approved so we are ready to begin the construction. I have already put up an ad that we are looking for workers. Might be faster if you help with that too. |
| 7 |
Of course, there is some criticism. Especially the British don’t like our plans. Lord Palmerston, the head of the British government, is very vocal about it. But I have no time to worry about it. |
| 8 |
There is also a worry that the sea around Port Said is full of mud and will obstruct the entrance to the canal. We will try to remove as much mud as we can to reach rock bottom. |
| 9 |
We need two hundred million francs to found the Suez Canal Company which will be taking care of the construction. I have raised almost half of it from investors in France but other countries are reluctant. |
| 10 |
Your contribution was helpful too but in the end, Said Pasha and the Egyptian Government saved us with their investment. They also promised to provide us with the explosives for the construction. |
| Final |
My dream has come true and the Suez Canal is open. Take these artifacts that were found during the excavations as a reward for your help. |
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