Chapter 2249 Fierce Fire Frenzy (9)

The reason for concluding a marriage is money. This has been agreed upon in Versailles before the outbreak of the Great Revolution. The reward that the king can give to his subjects is not as good as the dowry of the girls. It can be said that the center of the marriage contract is the dowry, which constitutes two

Property exchange with the largest number of families.

There once was an earl who wanted to inherit the land left by his father, but the land was mortgaged to others. If he wanted to inherit it, he had to pay the money. The dowry brought by the bride allowed him to quickly obtain cash flow.

Several debts of his father were also cancelled, so even the notary public would warn the young men: "The cost of living is too high now. You young people must not marry a girl with a dowry of less than 100,000 francs."

The situation of the provincial nobles is much better than that of the Paris nobles. Many nobles actually need to rely on the king's assistance to maintain their lives consistent with their status. However, the subsidies they receive are also graded, ranging from 2,400 to 20,000 livres.

Time. For example, the Marchioness Gabriel whose husband died in the war could get 3,000 livres a year, but that was before the king was beheaded.

Since the 16th century, the French royal family has been unable to make ends meet. People who buy annuities are betting their principal and life against their debtors. If they are lucky, they can receive more interest if they live longer. Now that the kings are dead, the kingdom has become a republic.

Can I get an annuity?

Many people have this question, so Finance Minister Gordin established a public debt repayment fund to purchase annuities specifically to repay public debts. He would give a certain amount of money as a buyout at one time to those who were willing to sell annuities.

Their annuities are then used as financial income.

Some people sell the king's annuity, while others buy the new government's annuity. You can't make a fortune relying on annuity. Alice's dowry must be more than one hundred thousand francs. She is probably the happiest person on this tour.

Edgeworth improved the carriage that Georgiana was riding in and installed a device called a shock absorber. Therefore, the entire carriage was not affected by bumps on the road and was very comfortable and stable. Before long, Alice was in her mother's arms.

Fell asleep.

"It's so enviable." Georgiana looked at Alice's sleeping face and said, "I really want to go back to her age."

"You are not much older than she is," said Madame La Rochefoucauld.

Georgiana smiled, she was just an old monster who looked young.

"The scenery here is really bad." Mrs. La Rochefoucauld looked out the car window and said, "Why is it so desolate?"

"This is a characteristic of Belgium. People gather in cities." Georgiana replied, "That's why we can free up such a large place as a battlefield."

Madame La Rochefoucauld seemed not to understand.

Georgiana asked "How is Madame Geoffrey?"

"She likes Oostende very much and may stay for a few more days." Mrs. La Rochefoucauld said with a smile. "She will not go on the next long trip. She can't stand such bumps."

"Do you think the carriage is bumpy?" asked Georgiana.

"Yes." Mrs. La Rochefoucauld looked out the window and said strangely, "The road outside is obviously very bad."

"This is the power of technology." Georgiana took the opportunity to sell shock absorbers to Alice's mother. If the upper class accepted it, it would bring new business to Birmingham.

It may be that the exemption of steel tariffs in France has led to a large increase in orders, leading to worker riots and domestic chaos. It is also possible that because of the cash flow, the British steel industry has developed rapidly, leaving the French steel industry far behind the current 200 mining families.

Far away. But there is another possibility. The French directly annexed the German steel industry. The eastern part of Belgium is adjacent to Hesse, which is already the electorate of the Holy Roman Empire.

There is a Latin saying that goes like this: virus ariete fortior.

The literal meaning is "virtue is more powerful than siege engines", but there is another explanation, "bravery is more powerful than fighting machines".

Although the latter explanation was torn to pieces when Polish cavalry encountered German tanks in World War II, it is also correct to a certain extent.

Frederick the Great also said that building roads is to facilitate enemy invasion. Spain followed the example of the Bourbon Dynasty and built many thoroughfares, but there were none in Germany. This was also influenced by Frederick the Great. When Napoleon built roads in Belgium, it was like

Just as he built a road in the Alps so that he could send troops to Italy at any time, who would have thought that the Italians would in turn invade France through that road?

The best cavalry in Europe is in Westphalia, which is the German cavalry, and the second is the Poles.

She couldn't help but think of the famous "Polish Lady", and Bonaparte would treat her well just for the sake of the cavalry.

What does Georgiana have? She is like a stray cat that was picked up. Of course, she can also end this dream, return to the original world, and settle accounts with the dark wizard who has always been obsessed with her first love.

Being escorted by cavalry escorts was awe-inspiring, but she didn't miss it.

She couldn't help but think of the designed maze again. It was a pity that she was not alone in the car, otherwise she could use magic.

Unknowingly, the convoy drove into a forest. The road was built along the canal. You could see a small church on the other side of the river. Then for some reason, a column of cavalry suddenly went out, and Georgiana's carriage followed.

Left the main force.

The road conditions here were even worse than the road before. Even with a shock absorber, Alice was awakened. She looked around blankly and kept asking "Where are we?", and Georgiana couldn't answer.

About ten minutes later, the carriage stopped. It was Caulaincourt who opened the door for her. After he opened the door, he looked not far ahead. Georgiana followed his line of sight and found that it was a ruins, or something.

In other words, this is a castle where vampires live. Even in broad daylight, it looks eerie, as if there is a layer of black shadow covering it, and there are many crows building nests here.

Bonaparte, wearing a gray coat, drove a white horse with mud spots on its belly.

"The cavalry found it while exploring the road. Go and see if there is anything wrong with it." He ordered proudly while riding on his horse.

She actually didn't tease him, maybe because she was in front of many people, so she didn't disobey the order and got off the carriage.

"You stay in the car." Georgiana said to Alice and Mrs. La Rochefoucauld, who wanted to follow, and then took out the wand from the bracelet.

It can be seen that it was once a strong fortress, and it can be used if the defense line is to be repaired, but she smelled an unpleasant odor, like that of burnt protein.

She raised her wand and used a "fluorescence flash", and then she discovered that these walls were not naturally black, but had become like this after being smoked. The ground was also charred wood. It was obvious that there had been a fire here.

fire.

She walked to the courtyard of the castle, or something like that, for it was late autumn, and the leaves of the vines had turned red, and the roof was gone, and the blue sky could be seen.

"Hilfe..."

She heard a man say in a trembling voice. She followed the voice and looked over and found a man kneeling on the ground. He...

"Georgina!" Leon suddenly shouted.

She woke up suddenly, looked back, and found him standing at the entrance of the ruins, as if ready to rush in at any time.

Then she looked at the man kneeling on the ground.

He is gone.

She raised her wand and looked around carefully. It seemed to be a door. There was a line of vague words on the lintel. She floated the water in a pond next to it and washed away the dust on the door. There were two lines written on it.

Character:

Sunt arreptitii vexati doemone multo.

Est energumenus queen doemon possidet unus.

"Do you know where this place is?" he continued to ask loudly outside.

"Yes, I know!" She replied loudly, "Don't come in, I'll be out right away!"

After saying that, she turned and left. Before leaving, she took a look at the place where the man was kneeling and found a small cross on the ground. She used a floating spell to levitate it, never touching it with her hands, and then walked out.

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Chapter completed!