Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 2249 Fierce Frenzy (9)

The reason for marriage is money. This point was reached in Versailles before the outbreak of the Great Revolution. The remuneration that the king can give 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. The largest property exchange in the family.

There was once an earl who wanted to inherit the land left by his father, but the land was mortgaged to someone else. If he wanted to inherit, he would have to pay that sum. The dowry brought by the bride gave him a quick cash flow. Several debts of his father were also cancelled, so even a notary public would warn young men: "The cost of living is too high, you young people must not marry a girl whose dowry is less than 100,000 francs."

The situation of the nobles in the provinces is much better than that of the nobles in Paris. Many nobles already need the help of the king to maintain their lives in line with their status, but the subsidies they receive are also graded, ranging from 2,400 to 20,000 livres. between. For example, the Marquise Gabriel, whose husband died in battle, 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 gambling with their own principal and life with the debtor. If they are lucky enough to live longer, they can receive more interest. Now that the king is dead, the kingdom has become a republic. Can I get an annuity?

Many people have such doubts, so the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordin established a public debt repayment foundation to buy annuities to pay off public debts. Then use their annuity as fiscal revenue.

  Some people sold the king's annuity, and some bought the annuity of the new government. You can't make a fortune by relying on the annuity. Alice's dowry must be more than 100,000 francs. She is probably the happiest person on this tour.

Edgeworth improved the carriage that Georgiana was riding, and installed what could be called a shock absorber. The whole carriage was therefore not affected by road bumps, and it was very comfortable and stable. It didn't take long for Alice to be in her mother's arms. Fell asleep.

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

   "You are not a few years older than her," said the La Rochefukov.

  Georgianna smiled, she was just an old monster with a young appearance.

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

   "This is the characteristic of Belgium, people gather in the city." Georgiana replied, "That's why such a big place can be vacated as a battlefield."

   La Rochefukov didn't seem to understand.

   Georgiana asked "How is Madame Joffran?"

   "She likes Ostend very much and may stay for a few more days." La Rochefukov said with a smile, "She won't go on the next long trip, she can't stand the bumps like that."

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

   "Yeah." The Laroshfukov man looked out the window and said strangely, "The road outside is obviously very bad."

   "It's the power of technology." Georgiana took the opportunity to start selling shock absorbers to Alice's mother, which, if accepted by the upper classes, could bring new business to Birmingham.

It is possible that the exemption of steel tariffs in France has led to a large increase in orders, leading to workers’ riots and domestic chaos. It is also possible that because of the cash flow, the rapid development of the British steel industry has left the French steel industry that cannot integrate 200 families with minerals far away. Far. But there is another possibility, the French directly annexed the German steel industry, and the eastern part of Belgium is next to Hesse, which is already an electoral state of the Holy Roman Empire.

   There is a Latin saying: virusarietefortior.

   Literally, "Virtue is more powerful than a siege vehicle", but there is another interpretation, "Brave is more powerful than a fighting machine".

   Although the latter explanation was torn to shreds when Polish cavalry encountered German tanks during World War II, it was also true to a certain extent.

   Frederick the Great also said that building roads is to facilitate the invasion of the enemy. Spain learned from the Bourbon Dynasty and built many thoroughfare roads, but not in Germany. This is also influenced by Frederick the Great. Napoleon built roads in Belgium, just as he built roads 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 the West**, which is the German cavalry, and the second is the Poles.

   She couldn't help but think of the famous "Lady of Poland", just because of that cavalry, Bonaparte would treat her well.

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

   Being escorted by the darts and cavalry is very majestic, but she does not miss this.

   She couldn't help but think of the labyrinth in the design, but unfortunately she was not alone in the car, otherwise she could use magic.

   Unconsciously, the motorcade drove into a forest. This road was built along the canal. You can see a small church on the other side of the river. Immediately afterwards, for some reason, a cavalry was suddenly divided out, and Georgiana's carriage also left the main force.

   The road conditions here are even worse than the road just now. Even with shock absorbers, Alice was woken up. She looked around blankly and kept asking, "Where is this going?" Georgiana couldn't answer.

After about ten minutes or so, the carriage stopped. It was Kolangu 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 ruin, or In other words, this is a castle where vampires live. Even in broad daylight, it looks eerie, as if a layer of darkness covers it, and there are many crows nesting here.

   The Bonaparte manipulator in a grey coat came over with a white horse with mud spots all over its stomach.

   "The cavalry found it when they were exploring the road, go and see if there is any problem." He ordered arrogantly on his horse.

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

   "You stay in the car," Georgiana said to Alice and the Laroche Fukovs who wanted to follow, then took the wand from her bracelet.

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

She raised her wand and used a "fluorescent flash", and then she realized that these walls were not natural black, but turned into this after being smoked by thick smoke, and the ground was also charred wood. fire.

   She walked to the atrium of the castle, or a place like that, because it was late autumn, the leaves of the vines had turned red, 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 that it was a man kneeling on the ground, he...

   "Georgianna!" Leon suddenly shouted.

   She woke up suddenly, looked back, and found that he was 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's gone.

She raised her wand and looked around carefully. It seemed to be a door. There was a line of indistinct words on the lintel. She floated the water in a pond next to her and washed the ashes off the door. Two lines were written on it. Character:

  Suntarreptitiivexatidoemonemulto.

  Estenergumenusqueendoemonpossidetunus.

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

   "Yes, I know!" She also answered loudly, "Don't come in, I'll go out right away!"

After she finished speaking, she turned and left. Before leaving, she took a look at the place where the man was kneeling just now, and found a small cross on the ground. She floated it up with a floating spell, never touching it with her hands, and then stepped out. .

   (end of this chapter)