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For European nobles, hunting was once a stage for them to show their privileges, especially large game such as wild boar and elk. For a period of time, this was a game that only nobles had the right to hunt.

Many nobles loved hunting. For example, Constantine's grandfather, Christian IX, the current king of Denmark, liked hunting very much and would go hunting every spring and autumn.

Constantine's grandfather and father were both reigning kings.

In 1862, the 18-year-old George, Prince of Denmark and Constantine's father, was elected King of Greece, while Christian himself was still the Crown Prince of Denmark at the time.

This created the bizarre spectacle of a son becoming king first, before his father.

Later, Christian was crowned King of Denmark, and there was the wonder of father and son being kings at the same time.

In Constantine's hand, he was holding an exquisite shotgun that he had received as a gift from his grandfather when he accompanied his grandfather Christian IX on a hunting trip last year. The stock was made of painted reddish-brown walnut wood. It felt extremely smooth to the touch, and his hands were as black as ink. The barrel is decorated with bright silver patterns and complex patterns on the back.

This is a rare handcrafted double barrel shotgun.

Wearing high boots, a tight red hunting suit, and a black felt hat, he came to the yard.

I heard the barking of dogs one after another in the yard, and 30 hounds of various colors and patterns gathered together. The reins were held by a male servant in hunting clothes.

Probably seeing Constantine's arrival, the dogs waggled their tails vigorously, barked "Wangwang" loudly, and struggled in the direction of Constantine.

30 strong hunting dogs worked hard together. The servant gritted his teeth and tried to control the agitated hunting dogs. He pulled the reins hard and his face turned red.

Constantine came to the hounds and stroked the heads of the dogs one by one. The petted hounds stretched their heads and squinted their eyes with a look of enjoyment.

At the same time, he muttered the words: "Good boy, how are you?"

These hounds are usually kept in dog pens on the manor, and Constantine will feed these hounds when he is free.

Therefore, these hounds had a close relationship with Constantine, and occasionally Constantine would train these hounds on how to chase prey.

Tatoi Palace covers an area of ​​4,500 hectares and is located on the mountainside north of Athens. It is surrounded by forests and grasslands and is a good hunting ground.

While Constantine squatted down and greeted the dogs one by one, he asked the Capet steward next to him:

"Butler Cape, are the guests I invited here?"

Butler Capet glanced at the watch on his wrist and replied: "Your Excellency, they will be here soon."

Hearing last night that Constantine was going to invite several guests to the manor for a spring hunt, Butler Capet quickly sent someone to deliver invitation letters to the invited guests' mansions.

"Good morning, Constantine"

Suddenly Nina's voice came, and Constantine turned around to see Nina wearing a black hunting suit and a black felt hat, riding on a white horse.

But she is dressed like a huntress who is heroic and looks like a woman.

Constantine said: "Nina, do you want to go hunting too?"

Nina on horseback said excitedly: "How can you miss such a good outing season?"

Nina has a special status. Although she is nominally Constantine's maid, she is supported by Miss Aurora and is deeply loved by Queen Olga.

It's more like a nobleman visiting the palace.

Just then, there was a noise, and it seemed that the guests had arrived.

I saw a few young men riding horses, carrying shotguns, followed by several carriages, followed by servants.

Constantine stepped forward to greet him, and several young men dismounted and bowed.

"Welcome to Tatoy Palace as a guest," Constantine stepped forward and hugged the leading young man.

This person's name is Gian Gauberi. The Gauberi family is one of the founders of the National Bank of Greece and has held shares in this bank since then.

The National Bank of Greece is now the largest bank in Greece. It is also the issuing bank of the Greek currency and the dramak, and controls the issuance of Greek currency.

"Hello, George Steve, long time no see." Constantine hugged a young man with a high nose and blue eyes.

"Thank you for the invitation, Your Highness. It's an honor to be a guest at Tatoy Palace," Steve complimented.

"Thank you," George replied.

In 1841, Swiss bankers Gian Gauberi Indiana and George Steve founded the National Bank of Greece.

Although this bank sounds like a government central bank, it is an authentic private bank that has always controlled the issuance of currency in Greece.

Gian Gauberi Indiana and George Steve are the grandfathers of the two young men in front of them respectively. These two families control the largest bank in Greece.

"Hello, Costebleu," Constantine greeted the third young man, hugging him.

"Hello, Your Highness, it is an honor to receive your invitation," Costebrew replied.

The Costebrew family is the owner of Alfa Bank of Greece and has controlled the bank since its establishment in 1879.

There were some other children from wealthy families, but these three were the ones Constantine paid more attention to.

In the carriage behind, several wealthy girls dressed in gorgeous long skirts came to Constantine. They held the sides of the skirt with both hands and bent down to perform court etiquette.

"Welcome to Tatoy Palace as a guest, beautiful ladies, I hope you have a good time," Constantine responded.

If it were in other European countries, most of Constantine's invitations would be children of nobles.

But the situation in Greece is special.

Greece, which had just gained independence from the Ottoman Turks in 1830, had a short-lived independence, lasting only a few decades.

Also, King Otto before George I was deposed by the Greeks.

This led to the special situation in Greece: except for the royal family and a few nobles from the royal family, there were no other nobles at all.

So there is today's scene, the guests are all from merchant families.

"Well, the guests are here, we can set off", Constantine felt loudly, raising his voice.

The young guys got on their horses, but the rich ladies couldn't ride because they were wearing long skirts, so they had to get into the carriage.

The European upper class in the 19th century viewed hunting as a rare opportunity to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and get close to nature.

Therefore, Constantine was still looking forward to the popularity among the upper class.

The servant let go of the hound's reins.

The hounds quickly ran to Constantine's bay horse, gathered around it, squatted on the ground with their heads raised, observing Constantine, and barked at him non-stop.

The maroon horse was carrying a package on its back, which contained tools that might be used during hunting.

Tools include: binoculars, dog whistle, a large and small dagger, medical bandages, matches, poncho, compass, plenty of food and water.

Constantine, riding on a bay horse, took the lead and led the cavalry out of the gate, followed by the hounds behind him.

Nina saw this and quickly followed.

The crowd went to the hunting ground in great numbers.

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