After finalizing a tacit understanding with Panos about the next joint action, Aegron said goodbye to his ally and watched him leave the church with his entourage and return to the Peloponnese Peninsula.
Because the situation is getting clearer now, Panos is in a very good mood, but now both of them have a lot of things that need to be dealt with as soon as possible, so he doesn't stay for another two days to have a drink with Aigron, but the two of them have agreed
Well, after Greece is officially established as a nation, we must gather happily for two days to celebrate the hard-won victory.
As for Aigron, now that Haidee's baptism ceremony has ended, he has begun the next step.
Just today, he officially announced Haidee's identity to the outside world, and planned to bring her back to Ioannina, where his grandfather once ruled, and the next step was to carry out this step.
During the more than half a month he was preparing for Haidee's christening ceremony, he had been observing the movements of all parties, especially the progress of the Russian Imperial Army.
Sure enough, as he expected, in this Russo-Turkish war, the Russian Empire's advance was very smooth. Even because of his own troubles, the performance was better than the original historical line. From the beginning of the war, it was close to
Within a month, they had broken through the Turkish Empire's defense line in Wallachia and had penetrated into Bulgaria.
Judging from this progress, Turkey has no power to fight back against the Russian Empire this time. Soon the Russians will attack Adrianople and force the Turks to form an alliance under the city walls.
What happened next can be expected to be that the European powers would come together to mediate, "persuade" the Tsar to stop his military offensive, and then come to a collective compromise at the expense of Turkey's interests.
What Aigron has to do is to carve up his share of the benefits in this "collective compromise".
The greater his progress, the more things he can get.
Now that Haidee's conversion ceremony has been completed, he will march to Ioannina and turn it into a new independent principality and his next place of refuge.
After the ceremony, the crowd dispersed, and he and Teresa returned to Mesolonghion with Haidee.
Because of his order, the armies stationed everywhere were already regrouping and preparing to march northward for the next journey.
That's right, this time he will take his fiancée, Haidee and others with him on the expedition. He is not worried about any trouble at all, because he has already sent Michel Ney and Edmond Tangtai.
Si and others entered the Ioannina area as an advance team.
In the past half month, judging from the responses from these people, their progress was extremely smooth. The Turks' originally extremely weak ruling order had become even more shaky in the turmoil of the past few years, and they did not encounter any resistance.
After Isaac Valleolo, the captain of Ali Pasha's vanguard who accompanied the team, took up the banner of Haidee, the locals cheered even more. They were able to accept Ali Pasha's last orphan as their ruler.
Because of these reports, Aigron was very relieved about his expedition. It was more like an armed patrol than an expedition.
In addition, the advance team also reported that after several months of action after arriving in Greece, his reputation had spread throughout Ioannina, and the local influential religious figures and wealthy landowners had
I dare not organize resistance for fear of becoming a victim of his wrath.
Eggron understood that it was very easy for him to win this expedition, and it was even easier to kill people and set fire to them, but if he wanted to establish a stable rule, he had to show both "deterrence" and "softness" at the same time.
Therefore, he will take Teresa and Haidee with him to show his majesty and shock the locals who are still dissatisfied. And he will keep most of the influential local upper-levels and let them cooperate with him.
Receive and rebuild the local ruling order at minimal cost.
However, he will deliberately find a small group of people from the local upper class to scare the monkeys, firstly to frighten the disloyal local upper class people, and secondly, to "borrow" their wealth.
As for the crime, it is easy to find. Whether it is "fighting against the Grand Duke" or "blaspheming religion", or simply "tyrannizing and causing harm to the village", there is always a suitable one for them. Aiglon has secretly ordered Edmond Dantès and Yi
Sac-Paleoloux asked the two of them to secretly draw up a list of the local elites with the worst reputations. When he arrived in Ioannina, he would purge this group of people according to this list and accept them with joy.
of land without causing violent local riots.
Before marching, Aigron had already thought out all the necessary details, so he took his time during the conversion ceremony and looked confident.
He has overcome the most difficult and darkest days, and now there is a broad road in front of him. As long as he walks along that road, he will be able to pick the fruits of victory that are waiting for him.
Mesolonghion, which was originally calm, began to fall into the hustle and bustle again. People were packing bags everywhere, even small items. These officers and soldiers knew that this time Aiglon went to Ioannina.
After that, they will stay there for a long time, and Messolonghion will be returned to the new Greek government, so they will definitely not be able to come back here in the future, so they will take away everything they can take away now.
Aiglon could understand their mood, so he did not stop them. He only ordered that all members must assemble after the specified time, and there was no direct military action in place.
He also used the Turkish prisoners who stayed as laborers to help the soldiers pack and transport them as gifts, in order to reward the soldiers who followed him.
At his own residence, Teresa's maids were already packing their luggage, preparing to follow their masters to the north.
Because these little things were handled by dedicated personnel, Aigron and Teresa were free.
Aigron, who was busy every day, now had time to relax, so he invited Theresa to go for a walk with him on the city wall by the sea, and Theresa naturally accepted it happily.
So, they handed Haidee, who had just completed the baptism ceremony, into the care of Chanel, and then together they came to the city wall of Mesolonghion by the sea.
It was already approaching winter. Although the temperature in the Mediterranean was relatively warm and humid, the sea breeze was still biting.
But both of them were in a good mood at this time, so they didn't care about it anymore.
Standing on the city wall and looking around, the sun is lazily floating on the sea, weakly spreading the sunlight to the sea, and then breaking into golden light as the waves roll, and between the sandbanks in the distance, the waves break out
There are white traces, like circles of silk thread, wrapping them.
Looking at this majestic scene, Aigron couldn't help but feel very interested. He raised his hand and pointed at the small sandbars in the east, "Look, Teresa, those death squads rushed over from those sandbars!"
After Teresa came to Aiglon, she had already heard the details of the siege of Messolongion from others, so she couldn't help but admire these warriors.
"Just by watching the scene, you can see how difficult it was for them at that time... not to mention crossing the sandbank in the middle of the night."
"Yes, they used their wisdom and courage to complete the most important task for me. It is precisely because of them that we can stand here and speak so calmly." At this point, Aigron couldn't help but feel a little bit.
Sadly, "It's a pity that only one of them survived... they all died for us."
"I think this is also the glory they dream of." Teresa quickly comforted Agron, "Your Highness, wasn't your father also on the verge of despair in Marengo? If there was no General Desai, how could it be possible to survive?
Will there be a glorious empire for the next ten years? No matter how great a person is, sometimes he can only make up his mind, close his eyes and wait for God's judgment without saying a word. And since fate favors you, it means that God has favored you.
He is on your side, you just need to fulfill God's will."
"Yes, in order to thank fate for its blessing, we must succeed. Only in this way...all sacrifices will be worthwhile, and those who died for us can rest in peace." Aigron looked at the sea, and then nodded heavily.
Nod. "I don't have the power to part the sea at once like Moses, but I still have to lead my followers back to the promised land! That place must belong to me!"
Looking at the aggressive young man, Teresa was secretly happy. She liked to see His Highness look so energetic, and it satisfied all the girl's romantic imagination.
Among all the princes and princes in Europe today, who can compare with His Highness?
Of course, although there is light surrounding the two of them, there is inevitably a little shadow in it.
The most important and urgent problem is not enough money.
The treasures that Aiglon brought from the island of Monte Cristo were all handed over to Teresa after he led the troops on the expedition. She was also the only person who had detailed accounts of Aigron's property and knew it clearly.
Just because she knew it, she was quite worried about it.
Wealth of tens of millions of francs can enable a large group of people to live comfortably for several lifetimes in this era, but when it is put on the scale of "war", it seems so insignificant.
Fortunately, this was only a small-scale war, so Aigron managed to hold on for a few months without any difficulty, but if the war continued to extend into next year, things would be difficult to handle.
In addition, Aigron also has to spend a sum of money to support his allies. Therefore, due to rapid consumption, only a quarter of Aigron's seemingly inexhaustible treasure chest is now left.
In public, Theresa naturally kept silent about this to avoid disturbing the morale of the army, but now there were only two of them here, so she could naturally speak freely.
"Your Highness, I am going to write to my parents again and ask them to give us some more money. If it doesn't work, just lend it to us..." Teresa suggested in a low voice, "Although the money is enough now, we must do more
Be prepared to avoid being caught off guard in the future.”
"How can this be done? Silly girl!" Aigron immediately shook his head, "I have already taken a large dowry from them, how can I have the nerve to trouble your parents again? This is too embarrassing. Besides, what will they think of it?
I?"
"You don't have to worry about this." Teresa shook her head. "Judging from mother's letter, father is quite satisfied with you. If you ask, he will definitely be happy to give you more. Not only will he not laugh at
On the contrary, you will understand your difficulties. After all, for him, money is definitely not as important as noble character and enterprising spirit. Besides, it’s not that we can’t afford to pay it back in the future, we are just borrowing a little..."
"No, we can't do this anymore." Aigron still shook his head and rejected the proposal.
He had already caused enough trouble for Archduke Karl. If he continued to ask for money from him, even if he could get it, the debt would be such that even he would be embarrassed.
"Then what are you going to do?" Teresa asked helplessly. "We can't really watch the cash box bottom out, no matter how loyal the people who follow you are, they still need to survive."
It was not that Aigron had not considered this question, so he immediately answered Theresa.
"After we capture Ioannina, I will immediately disarm, demobilize those Greeks who were temporarily recruited, and allocate them land within the principality."
This is a method that has the best of both worlds. On the one hand, these Greeks can get sufficiently satisfactory rewards; on the other hand, they will also serve as the basis of Aigron's own rule, maintaining a trustworthy base in the MLS area.
The remaining few thousand people are Aiglon's current core force. They can temporarily serve as Ioannina's garrison and rely on the local income of Ioannina to support them. They no longer have to worry about spending Aiglon's own money.
Bag.
Therefore, as long as there is a piece of land, things will be much easier to handle, and the money can form a stable cash flow cycle, instead of relying on oneself to bleed out all the time.
The Principality of Ioannina will be a crucial step for him to establish his presence on the mainland, and he must take this step well.
After talking about this plan, Aigron continued to talk about another idea of his.
"Teresa, after the matter on the Greek side is resolved, I will ask the Pope and Cardinal Vittorio Esposito to invite me to Rome. This time I came openly and openly.
Rome, enjoy the Pope's commendation for me, and then I will go to meet my grandmother..."
"That's great!" Teresa cheered, "I miss her very much too..."
For her, Rome was not only a glorious holy city, but also her lucky place. It was there that she seized her destiny and reunited with His Highness.
For Aigron, in addition to enjoying the cheers, he also has to take over most of the remaining property of his grandmother, Queen Mother Letizia. This time, her grandmother should be very satisfied with agreeing to his request.
Then he would find a way to get from Rome to Bavaria.
When he thought of this, he suddenly felt that time could not wait for us.
Facing the hunting sea breeze, he took a deep breath and smelled the fishy and salty smell.
"Your Highness, how about stopping by to visit your mother then?" Teresa suddenly suggested. "She has helped us this time..."