Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 264 031 It is not appropriate to recognize someone randomly!

The time spent in Le Robert would not be too long. After receiving the reply from Mr. Henri de Rivery, Solovyov returned to Fort-de-France.

For this matter, it is indeed impossible to make it public, and it is meaningless.

At this time, there is no need to cause any trouble.

After returning to the flagship "Elizabeth", he also began to re-evaluate the environment around him.

It is true that he has found relatives, but he cannot talk about it. When France and Russia are at peace, this can be brought up and talked about, but not during the war.

And after returning, how to explain to his family, Solovyov also has his own ideas.

In short, this matter cannot be reckless, and he does not expect the title given by Napoleon to be redeemed in St. Petersburg.

Although the titles of the First and Second French Empires can indeed be certified in Russia, there will even be a strange phenomenon in the future that the White Russian leader is a member of the de Beauharnais family.

The descendants of the Bonaparte family, who have blood ties with the European royal families, do not appear too often in the families that are still royal families in various countries in the 21st century. Instead, the descendants of Josephine and Viscount de Beauharnais are intermarried everywhere, and many of them are still descendants of Josephine.

This matter is indeed interesting, but it is not the main point.

Afterwards, the Russian fleet continued to set off from Martinique and continued to move towards the destination of this voyage, the west of Saint-Domingue, that is, Haiti.

In Martinique, they already knew that the French army in Saint-Domingue was defeated by the rebels on the western island of Hispaniola under the command of Rochambeau, so they had to retreat to the central and eastern parts of the island, which is equivalent to this part of the Dominican Republic, and there was still a piece missing in the north.

This gap was taken by Christopher of the rebels after he defeated some French defenders in the north and controlled this land, and it was also to ensure the safety of the warlord's base camp, Cape France.

Of course, this place will also be renamed Cape Haitien in the future.

The founding of Haiti is just around the corner. General Dessalines will become the lifelong governor, imitating Napoleon's lifelong rule. Every step is equal, but what is done is very funny.

"It's all imitation. They may only know the French system and then copy it."

"It's because their lack of education limits their imagination. If the British colonies become independent, they may also have to deal with cabinets and parliaments. If they start to argue, it may be even worse."

The voting system of liberalism did not have a good result in the end. Buying votes and threatening to vote are trivial. If it goes too far, it is not surprising to cast private votes.

"Misha, if you say that, those bigwigs in our country who admire the British system may have something to say about you."

"But if you copy a country's system, there will definitely be some places where it is not suitable for the local conditions. Of course, if education is not popularized, the people will always be ignorant, and that will be completely ruined."

Among the leaders of the Haitian uprising, Toussaint Louverture was self-taught. Although his level was limited, he was one of the few clear-headed and sensible people among the blacks, and he was also the person who regretted Napoleon's actions on St. Helena.

He regretted many things, but he still had some appreciation for the leader of the uprising in St. Domingo, and it was unknown what his attitude was.

But changing the plantation economy and distributing land to black slaves and free people would completely destroy the local economy, and eventually lead to the collapse of the entire Haitian economy.

But the Haitian warlords who maintained the plantations were extremely reactionary, and even went to the east side of the island to capture slaves.

So whether Haiti changes to an American-style constitution in the future or imitates French rule now, it has already given the lower limit of human governance ability, which is quite scary.

The Russian fleet quickly turned the corner and came near Port-au-Prince.

In fact, after Port-au-Prince was controlled by the rebels, it was still highly vigilant about the arrival of white people.

There was no reason. Dessalines and Christopher had fought against the British, Spain and France with Toussaint Louverture before. Christopher had also followed the chasseur detachment composed of free blacks from Saint-Domingue to the United States and helped the US military fight in Savannah.

Although he had seen a lot, he was also very clear about the level of these warlords.

On the artillery platform of Port-au-Prince, someone had reported that a large warship was approaching, which had caused great panic among the blacks in the city.

Some of them even thought that the French Navy had broken through the British blockade and sent another fleet over.

Who made the flag used by the Russian Empire still a tricolor flag?

"Are the French fighting back?"

Dessalines was also confused after listening to his subordinates' report. Fortunately, his wife and Alexandre Petion had some knowledge, and Petion had attended a military academy in Paris. For the black people in Haiti, this was already a high-level intellectual who was both civil and military.

"Governor, although it is a tricolor flag, it does not necessarily mean that it is a French warship. The Dutch and Russian warships also fly the tricolor flag. Let the commander of the artillery see what color the flag is. If the other party sends someone to negotiate, we must also know what color clothes the other party is wearing and what their purpose is."

"Okay. Follow General Petion's instructions. We can't be wrong."

However, Faustin Suluk, the soldier at the fort's lookout, was completely illiterate and couldn't read, which led to a big mistake in his description.

He even described the green uniform as blue.

"What, blue uniforms again? Are the French really coming?"

"If they come, they will fire directly at the fort. Did you really see it clearly?"

"I saw it clearly, but they put down two small boats and waved white flags. It doesn't look like they are here to fight."

"They must have come to surrender. The French soldiers we captured before and the Polish 'black' brothers who joined us all came this way."

By the way, although there are only a few mixed-race officers of Polish descent, most of the Poles who came to Haiti are still white at this time, and there are at least 4,000 soldiers from the Polish Legion.

All these people were recognized by Dessalines as "black brothers". He was very advanced in this regard. I am afraid that the "honorary whites" in South Africa all learned this trick from him. Haiti still has some things that are relatively advanced in racial segregation.

"Governor, I'll go and take a look. It's not that I don't believe in the brothers' eyesight, but we must be cautious in such matters."

So, Petion left the Governor's Palace and came to the fort of Port-au-Prince.

At this time, he saw the white officer who came down from the ship, followed by two blacks.

"We are from Russia and hope to meet General Dessalines, your governor."

"I don't believe it. With your flag and three colors, dare you say you are not French?"

"Yes, you also speak French."

After seeing this, the two Hannibals were also quite helpless. It was because they came together that these black soldiers were not so hostile.

Otherwise, Solovyov, who is white and beautiful, would be in trouble.

"Russians, can't you speak French? French is used in many countries. Even those damn British pirates can speak a few words."

When Soloviev was about to explain to these soldiers, Petion had already come over on horseback.

He still recognized the Russian flag, and the green military uniform and the two medals hanging on it showed the origin.

"Okay, brothers, you all put away your weapons."

"General Petion, these people..."

"Don't worry about them, they are all Russians, not French. Go back to your posts, brothers."

These black soldiers seemed well-trained and lined up in formation. When the French army was attacked by tropical diseases, they were still able to drag the French to death on the island.

"I am Alexandre Petion, I used to be an artilleryman, and now I am the State Councilor of Haiti."

Speaking of which, if there are not a few educated people, it will be difficult to do this well even if we imitate the French system.

"Mikhail Solovyov, Lieutenant Colonel of the Guards, I am the envoy of this fleet. These two are Pavel Hannibal, Lieutenant of the Guards, and Yakov Hannibal is the secretary of our fleet. Their grandfather is General Abram Petrovich Hannibal, Russian General of Engineers."

Speaking of which, Abram Hannibal is still somewhat well-known among black cultural figures.

Petion can also confirm that they are indeed Russians, but they still need to confirm their purpose.

"On the one hand, we have to submit the credentials to the Governor of Haiti to confirm diplomatic relations. On the other hand, there are indeed some things that we need to consult General Dessalines in person."

"Okay, you can come with me. I believe in your goodwill, but in Port-au-Prince, you must also pay attention to your personal safety. The locals are not friendly to the French, and they are also a bit aggressive."

Speaking of which, this is all old news. Attacks on other races are a reserved program for black-ruled governments and organizations.

Fortunately, the two Hannibals are one-quarter mixed-race like Petion, so they won't make things so complicated.

The Governor's Palace of Haiti at this time is the former Governor's Palace of Saint-Domingue in France. Although it is in the same location as the "National Palace" presidential palace that collapsed in the earthquake, it is just its earliest appearance.

In the future, the gunpowder depot will explode here, causing hundreds of deaths of the president and the presidential guard.

But it does not prevent Duvalier from turning the presidential palace into an arsenal again, and he is not afraid of explosions.

Moreover, before the gunpowder depot exploded and sent the president to heaven, the Governor's Palace in Port-au-Prince exploded once because of the storage of gunpowder, and was almost completely destroyed.

After all, the feng shui is not very good, but it can be lived in. After all, such a disaster will not happen to them.

And Dessalines's appearance scared Solovyov. He was really handsome and dark. I don't know if he is a kiln burner or a charcoal seller.

Even if he was mentally prepared, he had never seen such a dark black guy.

Of course, Solovyov's whiteness also aroused their curiosity.

"Hello, Governor."

"Hello, sir from Russia. I didn't expect that there are black people in Russia. I heard that it is ice and snow in your country. But, compared with France, which country is bigger?"

"I think the land area of ​​Russia is much larger than that of France."

"No wonder. General Petion showed me a map. Russia is indeed not small, but France still has so many colonies. In addition, how strong is your Russian army?"

"The quality of the Russian army is still very good, not inferior to the French. And I myself once followed Marshal Suvorov to defeat the French in Italy, and captured General Scherer, the commander-in-chief of the Italian Corps."

"Since we have beaten the French, we are friends."

Dessalines' attitude was indeed unexpected, and somewhat straightforward.

No matter how you look at it, it seems that if Li Kui became the governor, he would be more suitable for the image of this black man if he brought two axes and sat behind the desk in the governor's office.

"Don't you ask us clearly about our purpose?"

"The British, French, and Spanish are all bastards. The Poles here are our black brothers. You Russians have no grudges against us in the past, and you have beaten the French, so you are naturally our friends."

This statement is indeed invincible.

It saves diplomatic etiquette, which is very refreshing.

Dessalines hated the French, so he made a black-and-white classification.

He did not treat his Russian friends as outsiders, and invited the Russian fleet commander to the Governor's Palace for dinner.

But before that, his assistant Louis Boiron Tonnerre had to ask a few more questions.

After all, Dessalines only hated French whites, and this Louis Boiron Tonnerre, who had some culture, might also hate white people other than Poles who were considered black, and he was not friendly to anyone.

"Your purpose of coming here is not just a formal visit, right?"

"Of course, our voyage in the Caribbean this time is also to recruit settlers for our Rossburg colony."

This Boiron was still vigilant and unfriendly. Although he was the son of a free carpenter and the drafter of the "Declaration of Independence of Haiti", he was generally unfriendly to the white government.

Haiti is also a strange place. They have already started reverse racial discrimination just a few days after the founding of the country.

It's like the French Revolution's method of eliminating political enemies was used directly on white people.

Not long ago, Dessalines' men executed hundreds of French wounded soldiers, although many black soldiers did not intend to do so.

There was no other way, after all, in this era, France and its colonies were full of this kind of stuff.