Eagle’s Glory

"As God bears witness, I offer you victory and liberty—"

After listening to the translation, Theozolos-Kolokotronis seemed deeply moved.

"I don't know how much useful knowledge you have absorbed when you were raised and educated by the Austrians, but I have at least seen that you have been cultivated with wit and tenacity. As far as my experience is concerned, these Quality is a must for a great career, and they cannot be taught, they can only be learned by yourself. I admire you, when I was as young as you, I didn't even know what I wanted to do, let alone Say you really did it! If you have the courage, then you will leave your name in history. As for the end result? That is the will of God. I think as long as you leave a mark vigorously, it will be It's a hero."

Of course he knew that when this young man came to Greece, he would definitely not, as he himself said, to eradicate the strong and help the weak out of righteousness, but that was not important, the important thing was that he dared to do it, and that he really He pulled a team over.

To have such courage and determination at such a young age is already admirable in itself.

At his age, it is easy to recall his original appearance in front of young people, but when facing this young man, he faintly felt a little ashamed.

Just look at what kind of history he will create in the future. If he can really bring independence to Greece, then why not bless him on the throne in the future?

The way a person fights for himself is always admirable.

But for now, do your own thing first.

"Compared to being a hero, I would rather be a winner." Egron replied, "The demise of a hero may be tragic, but it means that he has achieved nothing; the victory may not be too glorious, but at least the winner is writing history. The one side—survival is the greatest justice. I am the best example. Napoleon was famous all over the world, but he failed, and the price was to die on a deserted island. I was so tired that I had to be imprisoned for more than ten years. No matter how glorious the fame is, how much does it mean to me? In order to prevent my descendants from suffering the same disaster, I would rather do what I should do.”

"Your words also make sense." Theozolos Kolokotronis nodded, agreeing with the young man's opinion, "We are now fighting to survive, and if we fail again, I am afraid that we will have nothing—so, I would like to ask you, to what extent are you willing to support us?"

Aigron knew that with his question, the conversation between the two of them had officially entered the topic.

During the first pleasantries when they met, the two praised each other while exchanging their outlook on life.

Although this beginning is not too friendly, at least it is friendly enough. Aigron believes that he has left a good impression on the other party - at least the other party will not see him as a brat, but as a An ally equal in intellect and strategy.

"What kind of support do you need most now?" He didn't make any promises at the first time, but inquired about the price of the other party.

"To tell you the truth, we lack everything now." Theozolos Kolokotronis replied with a wry smile, "we lack soldiers, we lack clothing, we lack weapons, but in the final analysis what we lack most is money. It was originally a poor country, and continuous wars have destroyed our already poor and weak economy. Now we have lost most of our land... Simply put, we are bankrupt, just because there are still people who are willing to sacrifice for the nation. That's why we barely survived. However, there is a limit to this kind of sacrifice and endurance, and I believe we are close to the limit."

Theozolos very frankly exposed the predicament he was facing, because he knew that these situations could be seen with a little analysis, and there was no point in concealing them, so it was better to spread them out.

"I understand your current predicament, and I am very willing to help you." Aigron replied with a smile, "I think you already know that when I first came to Greece, I have already shown everyone what I have. Huge wealth."

"Ah, I know, Panos reported it to me from the very beginning." Theozolos nodded calmly, "I'm glad our friend has a lot of money, but in the end, it's all yours The money has not been transferred to our accounts, so our current crisis remains the same, just a little more hope."

"So how much do you want?" Aigron asked straightforwardly without going around in circles.

"In terms of conversion, we immediately need property equivalent to three million francs to pay for our most urgent expenses." Theozoros was obviously prepared for this question, and immediately answered the boy's question, "and continued It needs continuous financial support, if possible, it is best to give us one million francs every month, if we can get this fund, everything will go much smoother.”

After finishing speaking, he immediately stared at the young man, waiting for his answer.

Egron listened quietly to the other party's request without any expression change.

"It's a lot of money," he replied calmly. "I can afford to pay, at least for a while, fortunately."

He is telling the truth. The wealth he unearthed on Monte Cristo Island is about 40 million francs according to Alexandre Dumas’s estimate in the novel. This consumption rate can even last three years ago—and he is sure, about a year There will be a fundamental turning point.

One year, plus the initial investment, that is 15 million francs, one-third of the property he currently owns.

He is not a person who is stingy with property. Fifteen million francs is a dazzling figure for anyone, enough for a person and his children and grandchildren to live in wealth for several generations. To him, that was just a number—and besides, he had twenty-five million at his disposal, which was huge enough.

It's just... What does he want to get for paying 15 million?

"You mean, do you agree with my proposal?" Theodoros pressed.

"Wait." Aigron waved his hand to stop the other party's words. "I think there is a premise that I must explain. Although I have always promised to help you, I never said that all this is free, right?"

"I know." Theodoros nodded.

"So, what can I gain from this?" Aigron asked the other party, "I know you will thank me, and maybe even leave my name in your history books, so that children will praise me a hundred years later... But I am a more practical person, and I don't think these prices are enough to exchange for a wealth of more than ten million francs. I don't know if you agree with me?"

Aegron's question was a bit sharp, but Theozoros was not angry, because he knew that these were the truth.

"Of course, I agree with you. Reputation is important, but it is not enough to exchange for such a huge wealth." He nodded calmly, and then continued, "We will not treat your money as a donation, but as a donation." An investment, and if we ever become independent, we will find a way to repay the money—”

"How to repay it?" Aigron asked again.

It's not that he intentionally made things difficult for the other party, but that he knew that Greece had already run out of money during the war of independence for many years. Even if it succeeded in independence, it must be a small and poor country, and its finances must be very difficult. Slowly gathering more than 10 million francs of property in the finances to repay it to myself is almost like a fool's dream.

Under Aegron's aggressive gaze, Theozolos knew that he would not be able to pass this test without showing some real sincerity.

He decided to come up with the conditions in his heart in order to get the cooperation of the other party.

"We have a lot of silver mines in Mycenae." He didn't hesitate anymore, and said directly to the young man, "If we recover the country, these silver mines will become our source of income. I plan to set up a special organization to manage these Silver mine, and you can send someone to participate in this management organization, and extract a certain percentage of the income from the silver mine as our repayment, what do you think of this condition?"

Finally came up with the real thing.

After listening to his words, Aigron couldn't help laughing.

He knew that Theodoros did not lie to himself. Greece did have silver mines, and it was even a very large mining center in ancient times. Although it is not what it used to be, there are still many silver mines left, enough to become a huge financial resources.

But these silver mines are currently under the control of Turkey, that is to say, he has to drive the Turks away before he has the opportunity to get involved in these silver mines as his payment.

It means that he is bribing himself with something from the enemy.

It was indeed a wise decision—

"What do you think of this condition?" Theodoros Kolokotronis asked a little nervously. "I know that you may be worried that these silver mines are not in our hands at the moment, but this is already the wealth that we can take out most—"

"No, I'm not embarrassed, I think this proposal is good." Aigron suddenly answered. "Then let's make it a condition."

There is no doubt that the exchange terms proposed by the other party are not so attractive, but as the other party said, this is already the best condition he can get.

He also knew that even if the silver mine was returned to him, he might not be able to get back the money worth more than fifteen million francs, but so what?

Of course, he has to settle accounts clearly when he thinks about achieving his career, but pennies cannot be exchanged for victory—for him now, cooperation with his allies is more important. As for the wealth of several million francs, it is nothing more than props to him , as long as the conditions are right, it doesn't matter if you throw it away.

His goal is the throne of the richest and most powerful country on the European continent at this time. If he can sit on the throne, then he will have untold wealth. Even 100 to 200 million francs are nothing more than his own pocket money Money; what was the point of having more money if his business failed? My life is wasted in vain.

"You mean, you agree to this condition?" Theozolos-Kolokotronis was pleasantly surprised, and then asked.

"Yes, I agree." Aigron nodded without hesitation, confirming his will. "We can sign an agreement for this, and state this exchange condition."

"I believe in the promise between men, but if you need an agreement to confirm, then I am more than happy to sign it." Theozolos-Kolokotronis agreed immediately.

For him, the biggest obstacle has been removed. As long as he can get such a sum of money support, then he can stabilize the morale of his subordinates and get through this difficult time.

In addition, he can also gag the opposition and let them know that his coup is completely beneficial to the cause of independence.

"Go and draw up an agreement." Aigron turned his head and looked at Edmund Dantès, who had been in charge of the translation, "Write this clause clearly."

"Okay, Your Majesty!" Edmond Dantès immediately responded.

He knows better than anyone else the source of the huge wealth owned by His Majesty, and the money will almost fall into his hands.

Watching a large part of this wealth being diverted, it is impossible to say that I feel sorry, but Edmond Dantès was able to use this huge amount of wealth for such a great cause. I think it's a good use of everything.

Together with Panos Kolokotronis, he discussed with each other and quickly drafted a loan agreement in duplicate, and then sent it back to Aegron and Theodoros Kolokotronis Two people around.

Aigron picked up his agreement, and then walked among the ruins of the ancient theater.

While looking at the reliefs on the ground, he used the broken wall as a table, and wrote the signature of "François-Charles Bonaparte, Commander of the Knights of Fontainebleau".

And after he got it back, Theodoros had already signed his name.

This also means that this agreement has officially come into effect.

"When will you be able to carry out the agreement?" Theodoros asked.

"After I go back, I will have people give the money to Panos immediately, and then he will control it." Aigron replied immediately.

He knows that the opposite is a veteran who has experienced many battles, and it is meaningless to lie to him, it will only make others look down on him in vain.

So he intends to implement the agreement as soon as he returns so that he can be trusted.

After signing the agreement, it means that the biggest and most urgent problem between the two parties has also been solved.

Undoubtedly, there are still many problems to be solved, but he believes that these are no longer obstacles.

Theozolos-Kolokotronis was also in a very good mood. He looked at the ancient theater not far away, and then suddenly looked at Aigron again.

"Your enemy is much stronger than what I have faced. I think you should know how difficult you are facing... I am full of contemporaries and expectations for you."

"I know that my greatest strength is that I can reflect on myself all the time." Aigron replied calmly, "But I believe that crushing them will be easier than you think, because fate has abandoned them."