The scene in front of them stunned everyone. The people pushing the boat for Ma Hui and others were nobles from the local tribe, the same men who were chatting with the imam in the mosque.
The world has a very strict aristocratic system. Even the French do not dare to provoke these very powerful families in the local area and choose to cooperate instead.
I never thought that these local snakes would personally escort the Chinese and even push their boats into the sea for them? Ferdinand almost dropped the telescope in his hand. "What's going on? When did the Chinese influence penetrate here?"
"Immediately send someone to find out what's going on? Damn it, are these Chinese people the incarnation of the devil? Why can't they be dealt with..."
What was even more surprising was that the natives at the port, the idle men who just watched the excitement and were not afraid of big troubles, were now so frightened that they could not straighten up under the hawk-like gaze of the nobles.
"In the evening, the heads of each family immediately gathered at the mosque. There are important matters to discuss..." Soon such a sentence began to spread among the crowd. The heads of the families who did not know what was going on hurried home to tidy up and prepare for the evening. Meeting.
The medical team successfully escaped from the Port of Suez safely, and the British sailors overhead on both sides of the row gave them a round of applause and loud whistles.
In the eyes of these British sailors, those who dared to confront the French with bayonets were brave soldiers who could suppress the arrogance of the French. This was a show that the British loved to see.
After the sampan approached the Zhiyuan, Luo Houhou and others were about to climb the ladder to board the ship, but Mr. Buck stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, you can't get on the ship. Everything must be fully disinfected before boarding..."
Under the command of the medical team, everyone's masks and gloves were thrown into the sea, and their white coats were taken off, folded and put into a special box.
Immediately afterwards, Doctor Huang opened a wooden box, took out bottles of narrow-mouthed porcelain bottles, and opened the wax seals and corks under the puzzled eyes of many soldiers.
A strong aroma of wine hit their faces, and many soldiers drooled. "Wine! Let's drink! Is this our reward for going on a mission?" After saying this, they started to grab it.
"Stop!" Doctor Buck knocked off the soldier's cat's paw. "This is strong alcohol for disinfection. The alcohol content is very high. It's over 60 degrees. It's not for drinking!"
After speaking, Buck raised his head and took a sip of wine, then sprayed it on himself. The strong aroma of wine suddenly rushed into the air, and even the people on the deck of the Zhiyuan could smell the aroma of wine.
"That's it, spray yourself and all your equipment before getting on the ship! There are a lot of weird diseases in Africa. If you encounter germs we haven't seen before, it will be bad!"
Doctors are all used to this method of disinfection. Some use mouth spray, some pat with their hands, and some use liquor cotton to wipe the medicine box. Everything is in order.
But the soldiers like Luo Houhou were hiding their secrets. They drank at least half of the strong liquor in their mouths, leaving only a small part to spray on their clothes.
Liquor with more than 60 degrees of alcohol content was already considered a fine product in ancient times, and it was definitely expensive. In ancient times, grain output was not high, and eating was a problem for the people, so the winemaking industry was really considered a luxury industry.
Ordinary people only drink some local wine during the New Year and festivals. This highly pure grain spirit is exclusively for city people and cannot be enjoyed by ordinary people.
After half a bottle of antiseptic wine, Luo Houhou and the others all turned into monkey faces. Only Ma Hui didn't drink because of his religious beliefs and just wiped his body with strong alcohol cotton.
"Look at your potential! The head of state is watching from above. If you continue to secretly drink, you will not be responsible for any tasks!"
Upon hearing the name of the head of state, the group of drunkards were so frightened that they quickly returned the alcohol bottles and helped the medical team board the ship one by one.
As soon as they boarded the ship, Xiao Letian and others gathered around and asked anxiously, "What's going on? Is the plague serious? Are the French doing something wrong?"
Buck briefly introduced the situation of the plague and finally said, "The plague is not very serious. As long as we follow our methods to prevent it, we can get through the dangerous period within half a month. The key is to prevent the epidemic in the future..."
"But the biggest gain this time is the French. I met the French Consul Ferdinand..."
Buck carefully repeated what he had encountered in front of the Canal Company building, and Xiao Letian frowned as he listened. Immediately afterwards, Ma Hui also recounted his own experience.
"We were attacked by many half-grown children, all around sixteen or seventeen years old. They shouted that we were the devils who brought the plague, and then they were very cruel! Look, head of state, my head is covered with bruises... "
"Back in the mosque, the imam and the nobles did not tell the reason why the teenagers attacked us, and this question made them very embarrassed. I feel that there must be something wrong here!"
"Maybe it's the French who are behind it!"
In fact, there was no need to speculate at all. Everyone present had already guessed the answer. The whole thing was organized by the French. Why were those nobles embarrassed? It's not because they know the reason very well in their hearts, nor do they want to reveal an image of being greedy for money in front of their relatives far away.
Xiao Letian nodded, "Yes, it seems that the French have prepared a big dish for us, just waiting for us to start talking! If it weren't for Ma Hui's special status, maybe the three of you would have died on the street!"
"It seems that this trip to the canal will never go ashore again. Inform the British to share this information!"
Xiao Letian didn't know Jason's attitude after receiving the information. Anyway, the British ships began to make strong demands to enter the canal, and the French could only step up coordination to drive away the merchant ships at the mouth of the canal and make way for the warships.
An hour later, when the sun began to sink below the horizon, the first British warship finally slowly sailed into the narrow canal, followed closely by the second and third ships.
The long fleet sailed into the canal one after another like it was endless. The Chinese warships and supply ships were protected among them, and the Zhiyuan was the top priority.
The moment the Zhiyuan ship sailed into the mouth of the canal, countless onlookers suddenly poured out from both sides of the bank. The local indigenous people watched in stunned silence as the steel behemoth sailed into the canal. There were also many French people with twinkling eyes. Crowded in it.
Xiao Letian knew that there must be many masters of cameras and sketching recording the appearance of the Zhiyuan at this moment, and there must also be French engineers studying the details of the battleship.
But it doesn't matter. The proud Chinese people have stood up confidently. Since they dare to pull out the Zhiyuan, they are not afraid of enemy plagiarism.
Ferdinand stood in the crowd and looked up at the tall battleship, feeling the layers of murderous intent. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. "Is this the legendary battleship? It is indeed different. It is a completely genius design, completely It breaks the original concept of naval warfare!"
"It looks like we're going to start an arms race again! Damn it, the empire's finances are already tight, and now the navy needs more money..."
