Eagle's Glory

That is, in the Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848, the United States of America, with its terrible appetite, swallowed vast territories such as California, New Mexico and Texas from Mexico, with a total area of ​​more than 250 million square kilometers, equivalent to half of Mexico.

After annexing this new territory, American pioneers were lucky to discover a large number of gold mines in California.

These gold mines sparked a gold rush frenzy, and a large influx of immigrants directly changed the face of this fertile land, making it the wealthiest state in the United States.

However, for Aigron, that is "20 years from now" and something that "may not happen".

When he set foot on this land, history was like a brook in front of him, with a new fork, and he had to use his own power to make the world revolve around him.

Even if he can't do it in Europe, he will leave his mark in America.

Aegron glanced around,

If he remembers correctly, this area had the largest open-pit gold mine in the world at that time. At that time—or should I say "future"—the miners only needed to find the right place, and then put the silt mixed with gravel and water. Put it into the pan, then shake the pan back and forth, and you can pan for gold in an indigenous way.

Because the gold is heavy, it will eventually sink to the bottom of the pot, shake the pot, the gold is at the bottom, and the useless stuff is on top.The miners can then remove the gold and set it aside.

Sometimes lucky miners can even dig out gold ore blocks with a high content directly from the soil.

It's that simple, it's like picking up God's gift from the ground.

So since I was the first to get there, why couldn't I receive the gift from God?

"Your Majesty...why do you believe so firmly that there is gold here?" Chanel asked in a low voice while Egron was thinking.

Before Aigron could answer, she immediately explained to herself, "It's not that I don't believe your words, it's just that...you have never been to America before, and you have no way to conduct field surveys. All you rely on are some records, and other people's It’s just a few words, why do you believe in this judgment so firmly?”

Although Chanel has always said that she believes in Aigron's words, asking this question itself means that she is a little shaken.

It's not her fault, because Eggron has been wandering around this area since he brought them to this wild place. It has been almost a month but nothing has been gained, so she will naturally be a little discouraged.

"Don't worry, Chanel... The guidance I have received is extremely reliable." Aigron replied, "It can't be wrong."

This is what you said before... Chanel answered in her heart.

"But whoever told you that there are gold mines here, why doesn't he mine them himself?" she asked back.

"Because all this is left to me, he dare not presume." Aigron replied casually.

Then, he said firmly, "Don't worry, it will never be wrong... All the hard work and sweat we have put in is worth it. There must be a gold mine here! If we still can't find it today, we will continue to look for it along the way." Look around until you turn this place upside down!"

While Aigron and Chanel were arguing in a low voice, Aigron suddenly felt his eyes flashed by a flash not far away.

It was a stream, where the clear water made a slight bend, slapped on the stones, and then broke into tiny waves, and what he had just seen was the flash of the waves.

As if blessed to the soul, the original heat and anxiety disappeared, and Aigron felt cool all over.

He stood up straight and looked there.

It's here...it must be here.A sliver of enlightenment suddenly appeared in his heart.

He knew that he shouldn't believe in supernatural things, but... the month-long efforts should bear fruit.

Since fate brought him to this brand new world, why didn't he continue to protect him?

"Let's go there and try!" Eggron raised his hand, and said indisputably.

Then, a group of people walked towards the place he pointed at immediately.

They approached the stream, and then carefully observed the surrounding environment.

Then, they walked into the stream, and skillfully used special tools to pick up a few handfuls of mud,

The silt and pebbles scratched their feet a bit, making their shoes dusty again, but no one cared.

They put all the grit and silt into the pan, and then they poured some stream water into it, and someone shook the pan back and forth.

Aigron stood by, quietly watching the final result.

He has tried many times in the past month, and although he has failed repeatedly, the desire in his heart has not been reduced by half.

The shaking of the pan quickly succeeded in stratifying, and then the operator carefully poured out the stream water in it, and finally only the mud remained at the bottom of the pan.

Eggron moved closer, trying to see the scum for what it really was.

Then the sun, he saw clearly—

Although it was covered with mud, the golden flash could still be seen.

The dazzling light made Aigron feel absent-minded for a moment.

This is the favor of fate for me, I succeeded!He shouted in his heart.

"Gold! It's gold! We found it!" The people nearby also shouted ecstatically.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty! We succeeded!" Chanel wept with joy and hugged the young man.

While everyone was dancing ecstatically, the young man remained calm.

Although gold is touching, in the final analysis, it is just a sacrifice for him to realize his dream. He found gold, but this is not the end, he still has a lot to do.

"Let's camp here tonight." He ordered calmly.

As night fell, the originally desolate and desolate valley now sank into dead silence. The moon hung high in the sky, allowing the cold moonlight to draw a vague outline of the mountains and forests.

Aigron stood by the stream, quietly looking at his spoils during the day.

"Your Majesty..." Chanel walked carefully to the side, and then asked in a low voice, "What are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking about our next step," Aegron replied.

Then, he explained his plan to Chanel in a low voice, "There is a lot of gold buried here, and we have seized the opportunity to dig it earlier than anyone else, but we are destined not to monopolize it, and we don't need to monopolize it. When our reserves are enough, I will let people come here to pan for gold, and I can even pay for the boat tickets for the gold panners."

"Ah? Why?" Chanel asked.

"In order to get enough labor." Aigron replied with a sneer, "Although gold is good, it is limited after all. A large number of gold diggers have poured in here, but only a very small number of people can get gold, and the rest still have to make a living after all." Yes, we can hire them, turn this place into a prosperous town, and then into a city... In the end, they will also turn into my strength."

Chanel got it. "You want to be the ruler here?"

"Is it just here? No! Chanel, I want to rule a country!" Aigron replied, "When I have enough power, I will find a way to become the ruler of the entire Central America, and then we will have an empire Already!"

Because of the heavy blows of the French Revolution and the subsequent years of war, the colonial power of Spain and Portugal was greatly weakened, and the centrifugal tendency of their American colonies also expanded after absorbing revolutionary ideas.

Beginning with the Mexican Uprising in 1810, wars of independence broke out in many places in Latin America in the next ten years, and finally the colonies that belonged to Spain declared their independence one after another, and a large number of new countries were born.

The Portuguese Prince Pedro also declared the independence of Brazil, established the Brazilian Empire, and appointed himself Emperor of the Empire.

The continuous war has naturally brought incomparable chaos. This kind of chaos is especially serious in Mexico. It can be said that the city is changing.

The white upper-class elements in Mexico, such as the big manors and the priests, were afraid of the rebel army’s claim to divide the land at the place of revolution, so they tried their best to help the Spanish army suppress the rebel army. The leader of the rebel army, Miguel Hidalgo, also brutally He was executed during the repression.

However, because Spain itself later fell into the revolutionary movement, these upper-class elements feared that the local revolution would once again lead to a new upsurge in the Mexican revolutionary movement, so they proposed to secede from Spain in order to seize the leadership of the independence movement and safeguard the interests of their own class.

At this time, an officer in the Spanish colonial army who had suppressed the independence movement, Colonel Iduvid, came out with his personal ambitions. He played the banner of demanding independence from Spain, and at the same time advocated the maintenance of the reactionary manor system and the maintenance of the church in Mexico. His activities won the support of these upper-class elements, and his slogan of independence also deceived some of the lower-class masses. So in 1821, Iduvid occupied the capital Mexico City, usurped the state power, and declared Mexico's independence.

After Iduvid seized the state power, he declared the monarchy in the nascent Mexico in May 1822, and established himself as Augustine I, establishing the Mexican Empire.

However, Iduvid’s empire was quickly opposed by the Mexican people. He was overthrown within ten months of his ascension to the throne. After fierce struggles and compromises from all walks of life, the new Mexican Constitution was finally promulgated in 1824, which established Mexico as a federation. republic.

Even so, the chaos in Mexico continued.

For Aigron, chaos is a good thing, because chaos means that no one can interfere with him now, and it also means that he can draw out chestnuts from the fire in the future.

"I understand...I understand!" Chanel finally realized. "Your Majesty, that's great! We can fulfill your dream here."

"Not only my dream, but also yours—" Aigron suddenly turned his head and looked at Chanel, "As long as we work hard, you will become the president's wife in a few years—if we are lucky enough, In a few more years, you can become the Empress of the Empire again."

Chanel opened her eyes wide, as if she couldn't believe what she heard, "You...what are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about what you've heard." Aegron looked at Chanel and said proudly. "I want to marry you and share my career with you."

The sudden ecstasy brought tears to Chanel's eyes, but after a moment, she shook her head abruptly.

"No, Your Majesty... No, I'm not worthy... I'm just the daughter of a small officer, how can I marry you? I'm satisfied as long as I can be by your side. You should marry the princess..." Said, as she secretly wiped away tears, apparently for her it was hard for her.

However, she stubbornly believes that this is the most beneficial approach for His Majesty, and her personal interests can take a backseat.

"ah!"

Chanel let out a cry of pain before she could speak, because Aigron pinched her face and made her interrupt.

"Silly girl!" Eggron shook his head and sighed, "We're going to dig mines here, build a city, and then unify the country. Which princess do you think would be interested in going to this wild place to do this with me?"

"Maybe there will be..." Chanel replied with tears.

"Even if there is me, I don't want it." Aigron replied decisively, "You are the best-you obey me and follow me selflessly, you have endured the same suffering as me without complaint, you have witnessed my most painful Time, also witnesses the time when I am going back to glory...Since it was like this before, no one is more suitable than you to accompany me to chase our dreams, Chanel, you are worthy of me."

After a pause, he added, "At the end of the day, our Bonaparte family is not a natural royal family. The hereditary king had already lost his head at that time, so what is there to brag about? Of course, if you insist on this, I can announce that you are the daughter of a nobleman of a certain empire ——Anyway, my father canonized so many nobles, and there are always many extinct ones during the years of war. Maybe some people will question you in Europe, but this is America, the lawless America, why should we care about this! Anyone who talks too much Talkative, come and argue with my gun barrel!"

"Your Majesty... can't this be done...?" Chanel was still a little hesitant.

"What's wrong, I said you are, you are!" Aigron became impatient, and he asked Chanel again, "Okay, don't think about anything else, Chanel, tell me first, will you marry me? ?”

Chanel froze.

Under the sight of the young man, she has no resistance—not from the beginning.

And... to marry His Majesty!

This thought makes almost everything else moot.

There may be many other troubles, but His Majesty can definitely solve them.

Chanel was full of tears, then nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty, since you have made up your mind, I will always obey all your orders, whether as a maid or as a wife. I am willing to marry you. This is an honor I will never forget. I will do my best to make myself worthy For this honor..."

Before she finished speaking, Aigron took her into his arms and kissed her deeply and painfully.

As if this was not enough to vent his comfort, he suddenly picked up Chanel's legs, and then hugged her and turned around a few times.

Chanel clings tightly to the young man's arms to gain the strength to face the future.

Unexpectedly, the young man's chest was already wet with tears, but the tears were not shed for sorrow and fear, but for the blessing of fate. Chanel prayed to God countless times in her heart, thanking God for giving She is so glorious.

She knew that this so-called "Queen" was not worthy of her name at all, and would even be ridiculed if she said it. Maybe they still had too much to go and too many obstacles to overcome.

However, as long as she leaned in his arms and listened to his heartbeat, she was already fearless.

His Majesty's pity has linked their fate together, and nothing can separate them from now on.

Aigron, who was holding Chanel, was also in ecstasy at this time.

Yes, the drama of his life has passed away from the dull and painful prologue to a generous and intense chapter.

The beauty is in his arms, and the gold mine is under his feet. Although the resources in his hands are still pitiful at this time, he knows that he has grasped the thread of fate.

No one can be considered exhaustive, and he will definitely encounter many accidents in the future, but he is absolutely fearless. The guidance of fate has brought him here, so no one can stop him.

His eyes followed the stream and looked at the mountains hidden in the night in the distance. The burning flames in his eyes might be able to melt all the gold contained in them.

"Chanel, the sea and the sky are vast in front of us, just wait for us to conquer them together! Come with me, everything will be ours!"

Then he laughed and kissed his wife again.　　

1. A new journey

【The LORD your God, bring you into the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.There are cities there, great and beautiful, which you did not build. 】

In the cold wind of early spring in March, Aigron, accompanied by his new wife, stood on the roof of his apartment in the port of Mesone, overlooking the sea in the distance.

Just last year, he landed here and came to the land of Greece, and now, his new journey will start from this place again.

Looking back on this year's experience, he couldn't help feeling a little overwhelmed.

He escaped from Vienna where he had been claustrophobic for more than ten years, came to the island of Monte Cristo, stole treasures, and finally relied on these treasures to attract supporters of the Bonaparte family, and then relied on them to march into Greece.

Although there were many twists and turns, he seized the opportunity at the time when he carefully cut in, created a great reputation, fished in complicated troubled waters, and finally established a small principality.

Although the nominal owner of this principality is not him, nor can it carry his ambitions and ambitions, it is enough to become a temporary foothold for him and his supporters.

They got a piece of territory they could freely dispose of, trained military officers, and reserved political talents to prepare for taking over a larger and wealthier country in the future.

Of course, that huge and rich country will not fly into the hands of Aegron by itself, and he still has a long way to go to achieve his goal.

—He is now ready to embark on a new journey.

And now, he is no longer alone, he already has a group of people accompanying him - there are guards, secretaries, and maids who take care of his daily life. Invisibly, he already has the pomp of a lord.

Of course, the most important thing is that he has a beautiful wife to accompany him.

Aigron's eyes moved slightly, and then fell on Teresa.

Since they were newly married for three months, they have tasted the sweet and greasy feeling of the newlyweds. Although they get along day and night, they still never get tired of each other. joyous.

At this time, Teresa still had traces of happiness on her face—it was precisely because her life was harmonious and happy that although Teresa did not change her usual agility and talent, she had a little bit of the charm of a little woman again. There are traces of happiness on his face from time to time, and he always smiles unconsciously.

Although the girl was haughty, she seemed content with her newlywed life after her long-cherished wish had been fulfilled.