Chapter 1488 "Hive"

What rights and obligations do you have as a citizen?

First, the right to vote and the right to be elected. Compared with the old times, the number of seats occupied by the bourgeoisie in parliament has increased significantly after the Great Revolution. Although in theory everyone enjoys political power, in fact, workers, farmers, and small craftsmen cannot enter the parliament.

There are very few of them.

Every resident of Saint-Domingue can participate in the duel as a representative, fighting for the nation, for freedom, and to avoid greater casualties.

Wait, young man, how do you know that the colonists will really give freedom to the Saint-Domingue people as they said? They have broken the agreement more than once.

So Napoleon added another condition: Saint-Domingue is an integral part of France. If other countries invade Saint-Domingue, it will be regarded as invading France. France is the protector and guardian of Saint-Domingue, just like its father and mother.

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Second, only its own citizens can hold public office and enjoy certain economic rights. Saint-Domingue can use French capital to develop its own natural resources and enjoy medical services, rest rights, etc. that are recognized by society, not individual arbitrariness.

asserted rights.

For example, someone has nothing to do and feels that he has the right to become the ruler of the world. Does he have that power, but does society recognize it?

There are Plains and Mountain factions in the National Convention. This does not refer to those members who come from the plains and mountains, but to where they sit. Radical members sit on higher benches every time they meet, so they

Known as the Montagnards, Sieyès was from the Plains. Not only did they sit at the lowest point in the Convention, but they also sat on low stools.

The last time Georgiana risked her life to keep Sieyes as Speaker of the Senate, this time he took out the constitutional monarchy that he used to deal with Napoleon and used it to deal with Toussaint Louverture. Everyone is equal before the law.

Of course, this includes the First Consul, who cannot, like the king, issue arbitrary orders to torture free citizens.

This is what the people of Santo Domingo fear and care about most.

Some plantation owners in the past were indeed lacking in humanity. They could dispose of slaves at will in their plantations. Torture also existed in France, but it was all done after trial. Common crimes such as theft and financial disputes were handed over to the local authorities.

In court trials where people serve as judges, only the death penalty requires the governor's decision, and police power is also given to locals, so that the people of Saint-Domingue enjoy judicial autonomy.

Literary men loyal to Bonaparte gave Toussaint Louverture and his followers the title of Tyrant Party. He would kill anyone who opposed him, even his own nephew. If he appointed judges, he might

He would set up feudal courts one after another to oppress and eliminate his opponents. Therefore, the candidates for judges were elected by the people, and they themselves voted for the person they felt was the most just to serve as judge.

Not all soldiers are as cruel as Rochambeau. While they fulfill their duties ruthlessly, they also doubt the correctness of what they are doing. Saving the country and the people is of course different from using force to enslave others.

During the Battle of Marengo, Napoleon was already in dire straits, but Desaix came to save him. When Commander Kelelerman started to launch a counterattack with his heavy cavalry, he also shouted "Long Live the Republic".

If Saint-Domingue does not accept such conditions, then no one can help, because maybe one day Saint-Domingue will have a seat in the French Parliament like Corsica. During the Brumaire Coup, Napoleon

He was almost stabbed with a dagger from the same Corsican congressman.

Civilized people have a spirit of humanity, and people cannot bite like wild beasts. How about choosing a **** to have a fair and just duel?

It was a rumor that Napoleon restored slavery in Saint-Domingue. Slavery would not be restored in areas where slavery had been abolished. He admired the courage of the people of Saint-Domingue.

Before Saint-Domingue responded, military operations carried out by the French army to maintain territorial integrity were allowed, but they were no longer directed against the plains and mountains. After Caesar eliminated the last Gauls who supported independence, Gaul became

In a province, those who support the republic are French citizens. They must be issued identity cards, and they will enjoy the rights of citizens in places occupied by French troops such as Port-au-Prince.

This is undoubtedly a dangerous gamble. More than 5,000 commune officials in France are appointed by the central government. Restoring the right to vote in Saint-Domingue is actually very detrimental to the centralization of power. But everyone in Paris knows that the resumption of elections is a fraud.

, Napoleon would not leave life-and-death issues to the ballot like Robespierre and Louis XVI.

Georgiana had read a book about the history of the Revolution, when many royalist administrators remained in the official system of the republic. The royalist administrators in these counties had asked: How to destroy this republic? Destruction.

Refers to the creditworthiness of the bond.

Notes can be understood as paper money. When paper money depreciates to the point that farmers are unwilling to use it to pay land rent, it is no different from waste paper. Even if the harvest in 1792 was good, bread was still scarce in the city, and as prices soared

There was also a sense of despair. When the head of the queen, known as the Austrian woman, fell to the ground, the people in the Place de la Concorde cheered "Long live the Republic."

Since Marie Antoinette once chose to remain silent when she should speak up, she did the opposite, even if one day she would be called the "Mediator of Evil."

The situation in France is not good. Although family status and titles have been cancelled, the former aristocrats still have a certain degree of influence. Some aristocratic families, such as the Marquis Ferrier's family, still live a life of servants. They are affected by

Under the secret protection of the servants, the daughter of the Marquis de Saint-Simon, who replaced Georgiana, was only harassed a little. That was because her father had problems with her father's political views on inheritance. It was not like Madame Dubarry, who had a bloody head thrown into the family.

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Madame Du Barry was betrayed by a slave. The slave's heart was towards the revolutionaries, and he did not take the threat of the former powerful Madame Du Barry into consideration at all.

Later, even if Madame Du Barry confessed that she had used the gems she had secretly hidden in exchange for her life, it would be of no avail. This is a problem that money cannot solve. Even if she shouted to wait before execution, how long would she be able to survive?

The French sent reinforcements this time, but these soldiers were not armed with weapons, but military doctors and staff officers. They brought a lot of printing presses. These people had produced many leaflets in Italy.

Toussaint Louverture did not abolish slavery, even though he himself was a slave, but he knew that slavery could quickly restore the economy, so he still forced slaves to work after signing a trade contract with Britain and the United States.

He is different from Huguet, the slave rebel leader in Guadeloupe who would rather self-destruct than surrender.

If he is allowed to be the leader of the world, what kind of future will he lead mankind towards?

Georgiana wanted to meet him and hear what kind of plan he would say. Napoleon's current goal is to stabilize commodity prices and food prices, and these are probably not problems that can be solved by the theory of monarchy.

When the Patriotic War of the French Republic started, they promised the volunteers that once they were killed in action, their families would be supported. Of course, the lawyers did not do this during the Directory era. Napoleon forgot about it. He could only care about

The law takes care of veterans. Since the pawn shop said it was a charitable organization, Georgiana asked the military widows to take back their pawned items for free with their ID cards and pawn tickets.

The civilians could no longer bear excessive poverty, fatigue and war. They only wanted peace. Even those in the Royal Navy who served on ships had the same idea. Many of them were captured as soldiers.

Even Louis XVI once ordered that winter clothing pawned with an amount of less than 80 francs be returned to the pawner. The women of the Women's Association cleared out old items with less than 20 francs and placed them in three warehouses. Every day

Many people lined up to get things.

This feeling is like the feeling of a woman who is suffocated by a tights and can breathe freely after taking it off. The United States will not eliminate slavery for the time being, because many of its founders were slaves.

Lord, they had great influence in Congress. More importantly, Jefferson himself was not particularly concerned about freeing slaves. He was more concerned about economic development and federal government spending.

If another leader changed, he might not take Georgiana's proposal seriously. How could anyone use a duel to decide the fate of the country?

First, it was just a dream, and second, Napoleon's plan to attack Italy was also a fantasy. Only Robespierre took it seriously and regarded it as a life-saving medicine for a dead horse.

It was better to do something than to remain silent and do nothing. The document and the activities of Ludreher and Sieyes allowed Georgiana to be released from house arrest, but she was not allowed to attend the military parade and was only allowed to

Waiting at the Tuileries Palace.

There was an additional decoration in Bonaparte's study, a model of the Spanish battleship Santa Trinidad, which was placed in Marie Antoinette's small drawing room, the same ship that carried him back from Egypt.

Next to France's Venetian fast battleship.

Because of its huge size and four decks, the Santa Trinidad was also known as the Spanish mare. It was the most spectacular battleship in the 18th century, but it was almost captured by Nelson's Victory.

I heard that yellow fever also broke out in Spain in 1800, killing at least 60,000 people. Maybe yellow fever was replacing smallpox and becoming a deadly plague.

Not long after, the study door opened, and Bonaparte, wearing the uniform of the French Academy, walked in and walked straight to the small living room.

With a serious expression on his face, he quickly walked up to Georgiana and looked at her condescendingly.

"Remember that overseas court?" Bonaparte asked.

"I remember," she said with an expressionless face, "At that time, those soldiers had gone through a hard battle and felt that they could no longer support themselves, so they returned to Paris without authorization."

"Do you still remember what the verdict was?"

She tried to remember.

"The company commander was convicted of deserting the battlefield. He was shot for committing this crime on the battlefield. He was only sentenced to three years in prison. The court president believed that the fatigue and sacrifice of the troops mentioned by the company commander could not be a reason for the company not to participate in the war.

These difficulties can be overcome as long as the soldiers work hard and the officers and leaders are active. Louverture is very cunning. Being kind to people like him will sooner or later be detrimental to me. I am very happy that you can surpass yourself."

"What?" she said in disbelief.

"War can stimulate people's potential. Sometimes people need to be pushed to know how capable they are."

"Have you ever thought that when people are forced to do anything, they can do anything!" she said angrily.

He laughed.

"What defeats you is not setbacks, but your mentality when facing setbacks. Every French soldier has a marshal's hat in his backpack. It's a pity that some of them don't want to wear that hat."

"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier." Georgiana curled her lips and said, "You are plotting against me!"

"I didn't plot against you. That's why I promoted Ludrell and Leoncour." He sat down on the sofa opposite Georgiana. "They will give the king good advice when he is at a loss."

"Not everyone cares so much about reputation and title. Leon, conscience and soul are more important than those external things."

"I told you, as long as he lives, he doesn't care about the lives of millions of other people." Bonaparte said coldly, "This is what people who have truly grown up on the battlefield understand."

"You are not a human being." She shook her head.

"I know, I am a lion in the wilderness." He said somewhat arrogantly, "Do you also want me to die?"

She didn't speak, she felt tired.

How can a woman control a lion?

"If Rousseau and I had never been in this world, it might have been a good thing for the world." Bonaparte said plainly, "Those slave owners created various enjoyments that their fathers did not have, and at the same time they also put on a

Shackles have led to the source of evil for future generations. When people lose these enjoyments, the unhappiness they bring is far greater than the happiness they get when they get them. People will be sad for losing these enjoyments, although having these enjoyments cannot make them happy.

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"On the origin of human inequality," said Georgiana.

"And Emile, the closer we get to enjoyment, the farther away happiness often gets from us."

"So you want to leave me, the source of 'pleasure'?" Georgiana said incomprehensibly.

"Nature gives humans tears because she gives them the most compassionate heart." Bonaparte said, "I didn't want to cry, but you told me that people are not sculptures, so of course they can shed tears."
To be continued...