Charlotte's determination to build a new home seemed very firm indeed, and after eating, and after a short rest, she took Charles and the rest of the men who had come with them, plus the servants who had already arrived on the estate, all armed and marched out of the valley.

That's right, there were quite a few people who came with Charles and Charlotte, all of them were armed guards of the Duke of Treville's family, or hired mercenaries, adding up to hundreds of people. With the exception of the dozens of mercenaries in uniform and uniform, everyone else wore everyday civilian clothes, and there was no marching discipline to speak of.

The Duke and Charlotte seem to be planning to take advantage of the current turmoil to solve the problem that has plagued them for many years in the Grange once and for all, and restore their legal property rights.

Charles and Charlotte rode their horses and stayed at the rear of the group, following the large group forward.

"Charles, do you see that?" Charlotte, dressed in a hunting suit and holding a pistol in her hand, looked at Charles next to her with a smile, "We'll be able to get all these bastards out of our manor soon, and then everything will be quiet!" ”

"Really? I wish you all the best. Charles shrugged his shoulders slightly, looking like he didn't care about himself.

"What kind of attitude do you have?" Charlotte was very dissatisfied with his absent-mindedness, and couldn't help but scold him again, "Don't forget, this place will be ours from now on!" After driving out these thieves, the Grange's annual income can be increased by more than half! ”

No matter how much it increases, can it be compared to building a large steel mill? That's to fill in the home with mountains of gold and silver!

Charles retorted inwardly.

The actions of the Dukes of the Tréville family were not isolated. Rather, it was a class orientation – the old aristocracy, represented by Charlotte, who had suffered numerous setbacks during the Revolution and the July Dynasty, still retained a great deal of political and economic power. And they are not resigned to defeat, but are always thinking about counterattacking and recovering the rights and interests that were accidentally lost in the Great Revolution in the past.

And in the present situation, when the July dynasty collapsed and the Bourbon restoration was expected, they were of course greatly encouraged and rejoiced and planned to do a great job - of course, in their eyes, this was the restoration of old property rights and interests. It's a reasonable and just thing to do.

In Charlotte's eyes, Charles, who was absent-minded about this feat of restoring their ancestral business and annexing land, was an outlier, and she would not even think about following Charles's advice. How much money she can earn is essentially against the instincts of the nobility.

So, in this era, always look at the aristocracy of the past. Its dominance will slowly be replaced by the bourgeoisie, which is more broad-minded, more ambitious, and more vicious in doing bad things.

When the Charlottes were still thinking about using guns to drive away the poor. The Barons of Beauvan had already thought of how to loot the propertied people of the country with weapons such as revolution and government decrees—what kind of disparity was this?

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After a long march, the group slowly came to the mouth of the valley, and the farmhouse in the small valley was already in sight.

At the mouth of the valley, a low wall made of stones also blocked the way into the valley, and from a distance, there were many figures behind the low wall, and some gun barrels loomed in it.

Apparently. After receiving Charlotte's ultimatum, the farmers were determined to put up a stubborn fight.

"These people really don't want to give up!" After seeing this sight. Charlotte couldn't help but sneer.

Then, she turned her head to look at the leader of the mercenaries, who had also been appointed by the Duke as the head of the purge because of his military experience.

"I'll leave it all to you, sir. When the time comes, the remuneration will never be less, don't worry! ”

And the mercenary leader immediately bowed down and took the order.

"Yes, miss. We will get your land back for you soon. ”

Then the leader turned, waved at his men, and led his men slowly. Led by the group, the others followed them, cautiously walking forward.

Just as they walked to a place a few dozen meters away from the mouth of the valley, "Bang! More than a dozen stumbling gunshots rang out one after another.

With the help of gunpowder, the projectiles rushed out of the rapidity and rushed towards the enemy who was trying to take their homeland.

Soon, several wails and screams rang out, and some people even fell down on their backs to the sky, and there was no more sound.

Intimidated by the terrible screams of the wounded, the servants sent by the manor and the duke immediately became frightened, froze, and even slowly retreated. Even the mercenaries scolded to no avail.

In the case of friendly retreat, the mercenaries also had to retreat after hastily firing a few shots, and did not even take the dead with them.

"What useless guys, a bunch of rice buckets!" The failure of the first tentative march made Charlotte, who was watching the battle from the rear, a little annoyed, and scolded directly, "Give me another ride!" ”

At the urging of their masters, the men had to re-embark on the road to Taniguchi again.

This time, however, they were much smarter, moving much slower, and moving cautiously while relying on trees as shelter.

However, the opponent seems to be very patient, always firing at the same time after the attackers have reached a certain distance and after they are not well covered, so each round of fire always results in some casualties. This is not surprising, because of the Great Revolution, many of the old peasants had joined the army, and they often went hunting, so their archery skills were good.

After coming and going, the attackers also learned to be obedient, and no longer thought of rushing directly, but under the cover of trees, they shot at the farmers from a distance of dozens of meters - in this case, the hit rate of both sides was naturally very low, or even no hit rate at all.

In this way, the peasants, although poorly armed and outnumbered, fought to defend their homeland, so their morale was high, and they built rudimentary positions early on, and had the advantage of defense; On the attacker's side, although there are many people. The equipment was slightly better, but everyone was afraid of death, so the situation fell into a temporary stalemate.

But. Charlotte wasn't in a hurry, just sneered and looked at the mob behind Taniguchi who dared to resist.

"Charles, I'm going to burn their nest to the ground!" With infinite anger and hatred, she said word by word to Charles next to her, her fingers clenching the whip tightly, and her originally white fingers were now even paler, and it was obvious that her heart was far less calm than it appeared to be.

She was right. These peasants could not have a lot of ammunition reserves, and although they fought ugly, as long as they continued to fight, their ammunition would definitely run out immediately. In the end, he could only be defeated by Charlotte's side by virtue of numerical superiority.

What they face next will be displaced.

That's right, the constitution after the February Revolution already gave them the right to vote. They can cast their votes in parliamentary and presidential elections in the future. But what good is it for them? The disorder that followed the collapse of the regime did them far more harm than the power given to them on paper by the Constitution.

The vote neither sanctioned nor swayed the rural tycoons, and in the absence of a weak government, the tycoons then turned regions into independent kingdoms and essentially ended the ideal democracy – a reality that remains a reality in third-century states such as the Philippines and Mexico into the 21st century.

And after losing faith in the concepts of "revolution", "republic", "democracy", "ballot", etc., the peasants were in a weak state in front of the wealthy people. It will inspire the ideal strongman to come to power, hoping that a strongman can represent their interests. Defend their hard-won land.

Why was Louis Bonaparte able to come to power in the later presidential elections? A large part of the reason is that these small peasants, who had benefited from the revolution, were afraid of the counter-offensive of the old ruling class and of falling into the debts of the bourgeoisie, so they hoped that a strong man would come to power to protect their interests.

Nothing more than the guns of Charlotte and the "The time when France allowed you scoundrels to run wild is over!" Such declarations made them even more afraid and angry.

They wanted to find the Patronus, and they would soon find it—a man who was happy to play the role of giving them hope with a sincere smile.

The surname Bonaparte had this magic for them, and they saw Louis-Bonaparte as a shadow of his uncle, believing that his nephew could be on par with his uncle, and that he could protect their interests in the same way as the Emperor Napoleon, who produced the Code.

It is for this reason that the peasants shouted "Down with the republic, long live the emperor!" Louis Bonaparte was elected president and voted for him to abolish the republic and ascend the throne as emperor of the Second Empire.

So, the more Charlotte made a lot of noise, the more it frightened the peasants, and the more she was trying to win votes for Louis Bonaparte.

And the sound of Charlotte's gunfire is not only a curse that terrifies the small farmers, but also rings the death knell of the Bourbon dynasty.

While thinking about this, Charles was preparing to return to Paris, and secretly ordered the people to publicize the land contradictions between the nobles and the peasants everywhere, so as to create a greater panic in the hearts of the peasants, whether or not the present property rights were legal, their land was taken from the nobles after all, and they would be afraid after all.

As soon as he thought of this, he leisurely gazed at the small battlefield in the distance.

As far as he could see, behind the low wall, a figure seemed to have been shot, fell backwards rapidly, and then fell to the ground.

"Ouch, we've got one less ballot!" This situation made Charles feel a little depressed. (To be continued......)

PS: I hope that this kind of method of putting private goods in the plot can not make children's shoes feel boring O(∩_∩)O~

If the children's shoes can appreciate the plot and understand a little bit of what the author originally wanted to say seriously, then the book is not written in vain...... Although he is always scolded for romance, the author himself still has a lot to say......