第1章 镀金的猎场

The Gilded Hunting Ground

1873 marked the beginning of the Gilded Age in the United States.

Edward Sinclair, the 7th Marquess of Ashton, arrives in New York from London burdened with his family's enormous debts and an empty title. His bargaining chip is his lineage of Old World nobility; his target is the vast wealth of the New World's bandit aristocracy.

When financial tycoon Jay Cook collapsed, Wall Street closed, and everyone was gripped by panic, Edward, with his timeless memory, saw an opportunity to rebuild the empire.

He moved among Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, and J.P. Morgan; this gilded beggar would use the gold of the New World to recast the crown of the Old World.

1873年，美国镀金时代的开端。
第七代阿什顿侯爵爱德华·辛克莱，背负着家族的巨额债务和一个空洞的头衔，从伦敦抵达纽约。他的筹码，是旧世界贵族的血统；他的目标，是新世界强盗贵族的庞大财富。
当金融巨头杰·库克倒闭，华尔街休市，所有人都陷入恐慌时，爱德华却凭借超越时代的记忆，看到了重组帝国的机遇。
他周旋于范德比尔特、洛克菲勒与J.P.摩根之间，他这个镀金的乞丐，将用新大陆的黄金，重铸旧世界的王冠。