Fox of France

Dessalines visited all over France, and then went to Paris, which was praised as the "City of Miracles" by his accompanying people. He first visited Minister of Truth Lucien in Montmartre Heights.

As for where to meet Dessalines, Lucien had two records. One is in the serious Ministry of Truth building, formerly the Bourbon Building. (This building fell into the hands of Murat in the original history, became his residence, and was named "Elysee Palace") The other is the Palace of Bliss on the Montmartre Heights.

The Palace of Bliss is Lucien's private residence, which is built on the location of the "Sacred Heart Church" in another time and space. It is not far from any place of pleasure on the Montmartre Heights, but it can be relatively quiet. This may be the reason why the "Sacred Heart Church" in another time and space was built in this location. However, it is different from that time and space. In this time and space, this is where mortals enjoy themselves. If we must say that they have any similarities, it is probably only the materials and colors of the buildings.

Like the "Sacred Heart Church" in another time and space, the "Bliss Palace" also uses a special white stone called "London Fort" as the main building material. When this kind of stone comes into contact with rainwater, it will dissolve a white substance commonly known as glass shavings, so this kind of stone has the characteristic of becoming whiter and whiter under the wind and rain.

Whenever the sun shines after the rain, the pure white "Palace of Paradise" reflects the sunlight, shining so brightly that it really looks like a palace in the sky.

According to Napoleon's arrangement, during Dessalines' inspection in France, people from the Ministry of Truth and the Ministry of Public Security followed Dessalines to observe him and record his every move. These records were sent to the analysis centers of the Ministry of Truth and the Ministry of Public Security for analysis to determine his character and tendencies.

Both the Ministry of Truth and the Ministry of Public Security mentioned the following in their analysis of Dessalines:

First, Dessalines is quite sensitive, and he is proud of some things, but in fact, he is quite inferior to his origin. Because he is very sensitive to whether people treat him politely. Or to put it more clearly, this is a person who is a bit vain.

Second, Dessaline is very yearning for the luxurious "high-end life". For example, when eating, he always seems to prefer to eat high-end foods such as "truffles" and "caviar", but people who observe him can see from some of his detailed actions that he is actually not Really love the smell of these things. (Actually, truffles, although known as "diamond-level ingredients", have a weird taste, and there are actually quite few people who like them the first time they eat them.) However, analysts believe that he is very interested in "truffles" and "caviar". "The love is also from the heart. He may not like the taste of these two things, but he likes the status and luxury they represent very much.

Based on these two points, as well as some other details, Lucien arranged to meet Dessalines at his residence, the "Palace of Bliss".

Of course, before that, some preparations are required. For example, he constantly hinted to Dessalines that Minister Lucien rarely received other people in the "Palace of Bliss", and that only the most valued people could receive this honor; the Ministry of Truth building is quite crowded and not suitable for receiving distinguished guests , the people who are received there are only ordinary people; the "Palace of Bliss" is the most luxurious and highest-grade place in France.

After making these preparations, when Lucien sent an invitation to Dessalines to go to the "Palace of Bliss", Dessalines was so happy that he almost couldn't control himself. His heart was filled with gratitude to Lucien and the Bonaparte family.

Two days later, Lucien received Dessalines in Dessalines. He first asked about Dessalines' life in France; Dessalines expressed his sincere gratitude to the French for their warm reception.

Dessalines said to Lucien that the trip to France gave him a lot of insight, and he was deeply impressed by the richness and strength of France. Hope to get help from France to build Santo Domingo into an oasis of democracy and prosperity, and let Santo Domingo become the black France of Central America.

Therefore, he said that France is the beacon of democracy and freedom in the world, illuminating the direction of the people of the world; France is also the helmsman of the people of the world, and only under the leadership of France, the people of the world can achieve prosperity and liberation. The black people in Santo Domingo are willing to move towards freedom and prosperity under the leadership of France and under the leadership of the great man from heaven, His Excellency the First Consul Napoleon.

Of course, all of the above are official statements. According to some "historical inventors", the meeting between the two people was not so formal at all. The two people were talking nonsense while eating, drinking and having fun. Finally, Dessalines asked Lucien such a question.

"Dear Minister Bonaparte, I would like to know how much salary you can get every year so that you can own such a luxurious mansion."

And Lucien took him to the top of the "Palace of Bliss", overlooking the roads leading from Paris to the Montmartre Heights.

"Did you see those two-way four-lane roads?" Lucien asked.

"Is there something wrong with my eyes, Mr. Minister?" Dessalines asked suspiciously, "I only see some one-way, two-lane roads."

"Ah, that's because the other two lanes are being trampled under our feet." Lucien replied.

A few years later, when Dessalines came to power through a coup and became the new president of Haiti, the new French ambassador went to his presidential palace to submit his credentials and asked him almost the same question during the chat. And President Dessalines took the ambassador to the balcony of the presidential palace, overlooking Port-au-Prince at the foot of the mountain, and said to him:

"Mr. Ambassador, have you seen the shipyard and power plant over there?"

"I don't see anything," said the ambassador.

"Oh, that's because they're all trampled under our feet now."

Of course, this kind of legend is also very unreliable, and it is likely to be completely fabricated by the British. However, in the relatively credible statement in the "History of the New Roman Empire" by the famous historian George Lefebvre, the two actually had a similar conversation.

"Minister Lucien, I'm in France. Seeing how rich France is, it makes me both envious and puzzled. I want to know how France became so rich." Dessalines

"Of course it is trade." Lucien replied, "Trade is the source of wealth. For example, even if a person owns a vast land, this land can provide him with wheat that cannot be pulled by thousands of ox carts every year." , if he just piled the wheat in the warehouse instead of selling it, would he have money? No, nothing that does not go to market is not wealth. The wheat will just rot in his granary for nothing, Until someone else can use his wheat to grow cabbage - will such a person be rich? When he can eat truffles and caviar every day? Of course not. He is just a beggar guarding Baoshan.

Trade is the source of wealth. For example, me, do you think the salary of a French minister can allow me to own such a palace? how can that be? But I'm also involved in a lot of trades that have made me rich. Santo Domingo is a place rich in products and can produce many things with great trade value. If you can make good use of trade, you can be as rich as me. "

After a cordial conversation, the two sides reached a general agreement on the status of Santo Domingo.

According to the negotiations between the two parties, Santo Domingo will become a French dominion until Santo Domingo can pay for the purchase of the national territory. After the payment is made, Santo Domingo will be allied with France as an independent state. France would help the new Negro Republic of Santo Domingo establish its own industry and agriculture, and protect its homeland and trade security. And Santo Domingo must accept the guidance of France in terms of foreign affairs and domestic affairs, and adopt a policy of giving priority to France in terms of trade.

It is said that after basically reaching this agreement, Lucien reminded Dessalines: "One of the principles in trade is that it is impossible for one person to fully occupy all the benefits, because no one can trade with himself. Only by sharing benefits can a Really strong community, and let more talented and capable people stand by your side."

Later, after Dessalines returned to Santo Domingo, he voluntarily gave up his position in the Santo Domingo army and volunteered to become the head of foreign trade of the Dominion of Santo Domingo. After becoming a human being, he used this position of communicating with the inside and outside to make himself rich, as well as many people, especially those who rebelled with him at the beginning.

These blacks who have made a fortune through trade all feel that Dessaline is irreplaceable because he can lead everyone to get rich. This also made him resign from the military on the surface, but his influence in the army has not weakened. Later, with the support of the army, he launched a coup d'état and overthrew the lifelong ruler of the Republic of Haiti, Dusan Louverture, and ascended to the position of President of Haiti, and became the "Kommersant" Fortune List "The richest black man on the planet.

In his memoirs, he also admitted that he learned a lot from his mission to France, especially the conversation with Minister Lucien. These things will benefit him endlessly in his later political life. It also allowed the nascent Republic of Haiti to become a relatively wealthy country in the entire Central American region. (Of course, it is also the country with the widest disparity between rich and poor in the entire Americas, and even in the entire world, and there is no one)

Of course, this is all later. Now, Dessalines, who has reached an agreement with Lucien, has to wait quietly for the summoning of the First Consul.