After some pleading, real or fake, Charlotte finally forgot her anger at Charles for the time being, and agreed to Charles's request, which made him feel relieved.

To be honest, he didn't come to Charlotte for this, but it wasn't purely because he fell in love with her dowry - if he only wanted to build a factory, wouldn't there be a better place than that? He did this to find a better reason, so that Charlotte could temporarily erase those positions, political opinions, and other troubles, reconcile with Charles, and even more so to erase the guilt in his heart for Charlotte.

It seems that although he lied a lot to Charlotte, this time he was serious, and he did plan to marry Charlotte when the time came.

At sunset, in a small garden filled with the scent of flowers, the shadows of two young men stood close together.

"What are you holding me for!" After a long while, Charlotte, who was ashamed, finally scolded Charles in a low voice, "I'm going back!" Aren't you going to ask my father for advice? Ask him when it's time for dinner! ”

Although her face still pretended to be angry, Charles could feel her joy on her brow. One can imagine how much significance this sudden promise has to Charlotte.

However, despite the fact that he seemed to be equally intoxicated, Charles was very calm inside.

Looking at this girl with excitement in the corners of her eyes, he once again confirmed a fact in his heart. I don't love her as much as she loves me.

No matter how stubborn and arrogant the character is, how many stale views there are in the world's view of the world. But Charles must admit that Charlotte has always been full of love, even the kind of obsession with him.

Although he could not reciprocate with the same fiery feelings. However, his cousin was right - after all, how many people in this world are married purely for love and passion? It is an indescribable honor to be recognized by such a girl since she was a child who can be pinned on the happiness of this life.

"I'm going to make her happy." He said something in his mind. "If the people who love me like this have to suffer with me, then I will not live in vain for the rest of my life!"

Then, he laughed again.

"Hmm. Well, let's go, don't keep the old man waiting. ”

………………

In the dining room in the Ducal Palace. Charles made his request official, and then the little Duke of Trevil casually dismissed it with the phrase "That estate is our dowry to Charlotte, you can fiddle with it as you like", obviously. At the same time, they also acquiesced to the agreement that the two would get married at that time.

Thereupon. Tonight's dinner at the Duke's Palace of Trevil was a rare joy, and the atmosphere that had been somewhat oppressive lately had come to naught in the midst of this great event.

It wasn't until late at night that Charles said goodbye to his relatives and rode back to his home in a carriage.

As soon as he got home, he went straight to the bedroom of the Marquis de Treville, where the old man was also sitting at the head of the bed.

"Charles, you're back sooner than I thought." With a smile full of teasing. The old marquis looked at his grandson, "How is it." Isn't it going well? ”

"Well, thanks to you, everything is going well." Charles nodded, "Charlotte agreed to my offer. ”

"All of them?"

"All of them."

"Great!" After hearing the good news, the old man couldn't help but smile and clenched his fists, "Boy, you can really do it!" Finally didn't disappoint me and my brother! We've been hoping that you and Charlotte will finally get married! ”

Of course, Charles could feel the excitement of the old people watching the juniors get ready to start a family, so he didn't talk much, just laughed along.

After laughing for a while, the old man's expression returned to seriousness.

"Charles, now that you have made this decision, there are many responsibilities that you must take on next, family is not just a word for us, it is a responsibility, it is a faith, it is as important as God! I know that you are a smart man, I don't want to say anything more, you must know more about those big truths than an old man like me. But you see, there are some things that you have to undertake, not just excuses, you know? A hint of affection flashed across the old man's face.

"Now, I'm so happy and excited to see that your career has started to take off, and I know there's more to it than that. And, I really hope to live to see the day my great-grandson is born...... Just for this dream, don't worry, I won't let God take me away in advance. ”

After hearing this, Charles couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and speechless.

"Alright, alright...... I understand what you're thinking right now, who hasn't been younger? Seeing his grandson's embarrassed appearance, the Marquis of Treville stopped talking about this, and changed the topic with a smile, "Charles, you are ready to do a big job, and your grandfather is not ready to be idle, I have been walking away from the previous relationship recently, and it seems that I am already very eyebrow-raising." As long as Monsieur Bonaparte can get to the stage as soon as possible, I will be re-drafted by the army and become a general again. You know, how much Bonaparte now wanted the support of the army, so he must have been anxious for another general among his supporters, and he must have secretly rejoiced, right? Ha Lu Ha I really didn't expect that I would be able to lead the army to fight again one day! God has finally swept away our bad luck! ”

Upon hearing this, Charles was a little mixed, and of course he understood what his grandfather's words meant.

"Young man, don't put on such a sad appearance, shouldn't you be happy for me?" He was still smiling, the white hair on both temples trembled, and he looked very high-spirited, "To be able to lead a large army to fight for the country, that is how many people's childhood dreams, how many people dream of getting this opportunity?" If I do make it happen, you should be thrilled with my luck! ”

With that, he patted Charles on the shoulder.

From this heavy beat, Charles thoroughly felt how resolute the old man's will and desire were. However, he had already expected this outcome, so he had no intention of persuading him from the beginning. Not only does he not intend to persuade him, but he also wants to do his best to contribute to his grandfather's future journey - by the way, let himself be exposed to it.

"Grandpa, speaking of which, I just have another request I want to tell you." Charles looked up and looked at the old marquis rather seriously.

"What? Just say it. The old marquis, though a little surprised, immediately nodded in agreement.

"You've heard of the telegram, haven't you?" Charles asked in a low voice.

"Telegram?" The old man frowned, but he quickly found the impression of the word in his mind, "It's the kind of thing that uses wires to deliver messages?" ”

"That's right, that's the kind of thing." There is no need to explain in detail when Charles knows the road, the other party only needs to know the way roughly.

"What do you want to do with it?" The Marquis was even more amazed.

In these days, the telegraph line is no longer unheard of, but not many people have been able to see through its meaning.

"Grandpa, you also know how fashionable the telegraph is now. In my opinion, sooner or later, it will spread across the continent and become the first choice for governments and businesses to deliver messages. Charles looked at the old marquis solemnly, "You see, it's already in Brussels, what's next?" London, Berlin, Vienna, and even Moscow and Byzantium, all of which were connected by telegraph wires......"

[In the spring of 1845, the French government built an experimental telegraph line connecting the two most important cities, Paris and Lyon. Soon after, in 1848, a telegraph line between Paris and Brussels (then the financial center of Belgium) was opened, becoming the first international line in France. Although the construction of telegraph lines was delayed after the boom in February and June, the construction of telegraph lines in France and continental Europe was still very fast in general.

In 1850, the first submarine cable crossed the English Channel, connecting the UK to mainland Europe. The United Kingdom is also officially connected to the European telecommunications network. At the end of the same year, the Paris-Berlin telegraph line was also opened. 】

After a pause, Charles continued, "Think about how convenient it would be for the army to have this thing! News can be transmitted from the front lines back to mainland France in an instant, no matter what it is. Let's take an analogy, if we really fight the Russians near the Black Sea in the future, how many days would it take us to pass the message back and forth without this thing? And with this, if your troops are short of certain supplies, food, clothing, or even artillery shells, whatever it is, it only takes a few hours, and we can raise supplies in the country, and then send them to the army quickly......"

After hearing Charles's account, the old marquis frowned tightly, obviously lost in thought.

"Sounds reasonable, so, what are you trying to do?"

"I'm going to do something very simple." Shire's voice lowered, "We can monopolize information through these lines...... Think about it, as long as you let our people use this information exclusively, we can get the situation on the battlefield one step ahead of others, and then ...... Then we can use that information to make a fortune. As long as we know the victory or defeat a few hours ahead of others, we can be invincible in the exchange! ”

After hearing his grandson's explanation, the old marquis finally understood what he meant.

"It's worthy of my grandson, I think really clearly!" He sighed suddenly.

I'm just picking up people's teeth, Charles said with shame in his heart.

"This matter is not only dependent on thinking ahead, but also relying on power to shelter." Charles smiled, "If you join the army, you can find a way to let me exclusively provide information about the army, grandpa, as long as this thing is done, we can do anything......"

"I see." After a moment of silence, the old man nodded heavily. (To be continued......)