I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 614 Sugar War (Please read!)
Oger was stunned for several seconds, then his eyes widened suddenly, and he asked in disbelief: "Are you serious?"

Brissot nodded again. "It is absolutely true. Your Majesty's decree is with me."

Oger suppressed his excitement and asked, "So, how much does each black slave have to pay for himself?"

Brissot patted his arm. "There will be no fees, no restrictions, my friend. Everyone will be completely free."

Oger's heart was beating wildly, but he looked at him suspiciously: "You are not here to delay time, but there is an army on the way to Port-au-Prince..."

"I swear to God," Brissot said earnestly, "there is no conspiracy, no army. Slavery in Saint-Domingue is a thing of the past."

Oger confirmed it several times, and finally stopped doubting. He began to cross himself desperately, but he couldn't speak for a long time. The dream he had been fighting for for decades had suddenly come true.

He then noticed that Brissot was still standing, and hurriedly brought a chair over, saying attentively, "Please take a seat. This is indeed a little sudden. Can you tell me why His Majesty decided to grant such great mercy?"

Brissot immediately patiently told him about the king and the crown prince's recognition and practice of freedom, equality, human rights, and fraternity. As a senior abolitionist, he could talk about these things easily.

Then he solemnly took out the abolition decree and handed it to Auger.

The latter held the imperial edict in his hands and nodded excitedly, "Long live His Majesty the King! Long live His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
"Well, M. Brissot, let us go to the Parliament and publish the decree..."

Brissot raised his hand to stop him: "Mr. Auger, I'm sorry, the decree cannot be made public for the time being."

Oger was stunned for a moment, then he angrily said: "I knew it was just a scam!"

"No, you have to believe in your Majesty's determination to abolish slavery." Brissot said hurriedly, "The Saint-Domingue Parliament can immediately pass a resolution to abolish slavery, and I guarantee that the slave-holding members will also vote in favor.

"The French government will express opposition and even send troops for show, but will never take any substantive action."

Oger sneered: "Huh, why do you have to do this?"

Brissot sighed helplessly: "Please understand the government's difficulties. You know, public abolition of slavery will seriously affect the interests of other countries, such as Britain, whose large number of plantations in Jamaica, the Bahamas and the West Indies rely on the labor of black slaves.

"If the French government declares abolition of slavery, black slaves in other countries will follow suit and demand the restoration of their freedom. Then France will inevitably face severe diplomatic pressure. So we can only do it in secret..."

Oger sat down slowly.

He knew that the envoy was right. At present, Britain, the United States, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries all had slavery, and they would definitely strongly oppose France's abolition policy. If France was under too much international pressure, it would probably give up its decision to abolish slavery.

"I'm sorry, I lost my composure just now." He bowed and then said hopefully, "It will take some time, but abolition will be accepted by all countries.

"Oh, the United Kingdom you just mentioned actually supports the abolition of slavery in Saint-Domingue. Not long ago, the Duke of Leeds came to Port-au-Prince to provide funding for the abolition movement..."

Auger was not letting on. He was telling Brissot that if the French government did not keep its word, there were other options.

He then smiled and waved his hand, saying, "But there is no need for an abolitionist movement now, so we will not continue to have contact with the British."

Brissot, however, became alert and asked hurriedly, "You mean, the British support you?"

"Is such that."

"What kind of funding did they provide?" "This..."

"To be honest, I know you are planning a riot. Are the British involved?"

Auger hesitated, then nodded and admitted: "We are preparing for an armed protest. The Duke of Leeds is also involved in this plan. He brought some flintlocks and cannons and promised to provide 3 pounds of supplies per month."

The British never expected that the French government would voluntarily give up Saint-Domingue, which immediately made them lose their value in the eyes of the abolitionist organization and they were easily betrayed.

Auger showed his sincerity and looked at Brissot and said, "I assure you that our armed forces will be disbanded immediately after the parliament passes the abolition bill."

"No, your army needs to continue to exist..."

Brissot stopped talking midway.

According to the previous plan of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Auger's armed forces will secretly cooperate with the army of the Governor of Saint-Domingo to drive the lunatics of the Booker Movement to British Jamaica and let them slaughter the British there.

On the other hand, the French army in Saint-Domingue would pretend to be defeated by Auger's army, throw a large amount of weapons and equipment to them, and then let Auger's abolitionist forces spread to the Bahamas and the West Indies, and eventually completely destroy the black slave plantation economy in the entire Caribbean.

By then, France would lose Saint-Domingue, while Britain would lose almost all of its sugarcane producing areas, as well as a large number of cotton plantations in Jamaica and other places.

The abolition movement even affected Brazil, causing severe damage to Britain's small follower Portugal - Brazil is the economic pillar of Portugal.

As France was the first victim of the abolition movement, no one would doubt that it was France that was behind the movement.

If the sugar plantations in the Caribbean, which account for 80% of the world's total sugar production, are destroyed in large numbers, France's sugar produced from beets will gain the right to set sugar prices in Europe!

But at this time, Auger suddenly said that the British were also involved in the abolition movement in Saint-Domingue, so the plan might be slightly modified.

Brissot thought for a moment and said to Auger: “We will talk about your army later.

"I would like to convey some of His Majesty's wishes first."

Oger frowned slightly, but still nodded and said, "I am willing to serve your Majesty."

Brissot took out a document that he had prepared and handed it to him: "Your Majesty believes that after the abolition of slavery, the property of all Saint-Domingue people should be respected. No one should harm the plantation owners."

"As it should be."

Brissot continued: "Plants need workers to maintain operations. So after the blacks are freed, they have to continue working on the plantations where they originally worked for two years. Of course, they will receive due compensation and respect from the plantation owners."

Oger thought for a moment and nodded, "That's acceptable."

He also knew that black slaves had no property and had to rely on the plantation to survive after they were freed. As long as they were paid, they would be happy to stay.

Brissot glanced at Auger and continued, "The plantations destroyed by Booker's riots must be compensated. And the rioters must be severely punished."

(End of this chapter)