Scrooge made a bet with Dorothea that if there were no rumors of Texas gold before Christmas, it would mean that the worker had not escaped, even if Scrooge had won. If, by then, news of gold in Alaska spreads, it means that the worker has escaped, and Dorothea has won. The bet was ten pounds of gold shipped back from Larasga.

By Christmas, there was still no news coming back about Alaskan gold. Scrooge was proud of this for days.

It was also during this time that the final construction of the Swan Castle was completed. This building is the underground vault of Swan Castle. After learning that the underground vault was completed, Scrooge took Dorothea to visit it.

The entrance to the underground vault is below the castle's open-air pool. After opening a drain pipe, the water in the pool was drained out of the pool amid the sound of rushing water. Then under the pool, a secret door was opened, revealing a row of steps that stretched diagonally downward.

"Why are you putting the entrance to the vault here?" Dorothea asked.

"It's a burglar prevent," Scrooge explained, "and anyone who tries to get into the underground vault from here needs to drain the pool first." And this will inevitably make a loud noise and attract the guards. ”

"Very nice design." Dorothea said.

At this time, the gas lamp in the passage was automatically lit, and the sound of the ventilation fan turning rapidly was heard.

"These ventilators were electrically driven, and in fact, the first electric motors were not used in the New York Tower, but here." "That way, in this underground vault, people won't be in danger because of the lack of oxygen." Well, let's go down together. ”

Five or six meters down the passage, a lift appeared in front of them. Boarding the lift, the lift began to descend and then stopped.

"Here we are." Scrooge said to Dorothea, "Please come with me, my princess. Follow me into Alibaba's treasure trove. ”

"How deep is this?" Dorothea took Scrooge's hand and stepped out of the elevator.

"25 meters deep." Scrooge replied.

"Will someone dig a tunnel to get in?" Dorothea was still not reassured.

"Dorothea, do you know how thick this concrete wall is?" Scrooge patted the concrete wall next to him and said.

"How thick?" Dorothea asked.

"6.6 feet!" "There was also a web woven from an inch of steel bar, which was difficult to break even with explosives," Scrooge said. In addition, on the outside of it is not dirt, but thick rock, although not the hardest granite, but just ordinary limestone, but it is not so easy to dig into. ”

Scrooge pulled Dorothea and explained as she walked forward. At this time, a large door appeared in front of them.

It is a very heavy gate, which is a full eight inches (2o3 mm) thick and made entirely of a single piece of steel. Because it is so heavy, it must be opened and closed by a guò winch mounted on the gate.

The two bodyguards inserted the keys into both keyholes at the same time, turned them around and held them at this angle, and then one turned his winch, and the door slowly opened.

"Dorothea, you see, this gate can even withstand shelling. Even if there is a key, it can't be opened at all without the cooperation of two or three people. Scrooge said.

"It's safer than the treasury, isn't it?" Dorothea asked.

"Treasury? What is the treasury? "Scrooge is arrogant.

"It's a pity that your vault is still empty, and even the rats are starving to death." Dorothea deliberately hit him.

"My coffers are no bigger than the coffers, and no rat can get into them. And it won't be long before the gold from Alaska is constantly being put into this vault, and the gold will pile up more and more in it, and finally pile up like a hill. Scrooge was not affected at all, and he was still triumphant.

By this time, the door was fully open. After walking more than ten meters, there was another gate. It is a circular door, which is much smaller than the front gate. Next to the keyhole are ten more keys with ten numbers from O to 9 written on them.

Scrooge stepped forward, gently entered a code, and then inserted the key and the lock was opened. Then, with the help of a winch, he slowly pushed open the door, which was the real vault.

At this time, a large basement was six meters high, about fifty meters long, and about thirty meters wide.

"Oh my God, so big?" Dorothea was taken aback, "Can the gold in the Alaskan gold mines fill it?" ”

"Honey, I'm afraid not. However, we are not living entirely on gold mines. Someday, it's going to be full of gold. Scrooge said.

In general, women always like to be painted with her about a better future, and Dorothea, who is intoxicated by the imagination of the future, can't help but make this declaration:

"Until that time. I'm going to move the bed here. No, I'm going to sleep right on top of that gold and roll on it! Just like the legendary dragons. ”

Scrooge looked at Dorothea's excited golden eyes, and couldn't help but wonder if Dorothea really had dragon blood, right?

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The final completion of Swan Castle means that the wedding of Scrooge and Dorothea is just around the corner. Compared to Carroll's wedding, Scrooge's wedding is much more striking. When the time comes, all kinds of celebrities will come to cheer. Not to mention in the economic world, even in the far Far East, there are customers who are close to MacDonald. And in the United States, as early as when Scrooge announced his engagement to Dorothea, there were already many businessmen who wanted to get such an invitation. Because to be able to get such an invitation letter is in a sense to prove your status in the business circle. And in the political circles, whether it is the political figures of the Republican Party or the political figures of the Democratic Party, they are all courting Shi Gaozhi. Because, Scrooge was rich and had a very good reputation. You need to keep it a secret if you get a political donation from Morgan, because once you know that so-and-so takes Morgan's money, then he will immediately be regarded as a guy who sells his soul like a devil for profit, which will affect the votes; And taking Scrooge's money is different, I can openly say that even a good person like Scrooge supports me.

In the past, Scrooge was clearly inclined to the Republican Party, and before the war, the Democratic Party did not try to win over Scrooge, but Scrooge rejected the Democratic Party outright, and even when he refused, he did not even say such a polite word as "I am very moved". But now, the opportunity for the Democrats has come, and although Scrooge is still a little more Republican, his wife, Ms. Dorothea, is a staunch supporter of the Democrats. It is said that Scrooge doted on her and gave her a lot of power. This gives Democrats hope. Since the end of the war, the Democratic Party has been overwhelmed by the Republicans. Because of the drag of the Southern issue, any confrontation between them and the Republican Party will become like this:

Democratic Party: Political party rotation is the expression of democracy, and the Republican Party cannot always be allowed to dominate.

Republicans: You support slavery!

Democratic Party: We believe that the current policy is too biased towards big financial capital, which will harm the interests of the middle class and those who engage in business.

Republicans: You support slavery!

Democratic Party: We need to work hard to curb the phenomenon of becoming more and more strict.

Republicans: You support slavery!

Democrats: We feel we should step up efforts to rebuild the South.

Republicans: You support slavery!

Democrats: Can we stop talking about slavery?

Republicans: Your whole family is a traitor!

Democrat (sweaty): Otherwise, let's talk about slavery......

What's more, any election costs money. In the past, the Democratic Party had the support of money from the South, so it could fight with the Republicans, but now, the South is all finished, and of course the South has no money. Without money, there is no voice, and without a voice it will be forgotten. Therefore, it is so important to find financial support as much as possible.

Fortunately, God will not stop the Democrats, Lincoln is dead, and the vice president who was originally nothing more than a vase, Andrew, a Democrat?? Johnson became president, although his cabinet is still dominated by the Republican Party, although the majority of the Congress is still Republican, but at least the president of the Democratic Party is still very good for the Democratic Party. Also, Monopoly Scrooge?? Macdonald, to marry a wife who is completely inclined to the Democratic Party in politics is definitely a window that God has opened for the Democratic Party. And, under the influence of his fiancée (at least that's what many Democrats feel), Scrooge has also been very enthusiastic about the reconstruction of the South. Taking advantage of his wedding to get in touch with him is too important for the Democratic Party.

On the other hand, in fact, Scrooge is also consciously strengthening his support for the Democratic Party. The Democrats have strong roots, and now they just need someone to pull them up, and they will definitely rise again. Moreover, the Republican Party is too strong now, and if they don't find a rival, they will definitely become disobedient enough. In fact, it's a bit of a disobedient sign now. Moreover, they also seem to be too close to Wall Street and Morgan.

In addition to the political figures, there are also experts in the scientific community in Europe and the United States, who have also constantly blessed him. So Scrooge's wedding can't be as simple as Carroll's, it has to be tall enough, because, in a sense, this wedding is a sign of the building of MacDonald's empire.

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