Chapter 292: , Trade and wealth

Dessalin visited various places in France, and then went to Paris, which was praised as the "City of Miracles" by those who accompanied him. He first met with the Minister of Truth Lucien in Montmartre Heights.
Lucien has two records regarding where to meet Dessalin. One is in the upright Ministry of Truth building, which is the original Bourbon Building. (This building fell into the hands of Murat in the original history and became his mansion, and was named "Elysee Palace") The other place is the Palais Bliss on the hills of Montmartre.
The Palace of Bliss is Lucien’s private residence, and it is built on the site of the "Sacred Heart Church" in another time and space. It is not far from any place for fun on the Montmartre Heights, but it can be relatively quiet. This may be the reason why another time-space "Sacred Heart Church" was built in this location. But unlike that time and space, in this time and space, here is where mortals enjoy themselves. If there is any similarity between them, it is probably only the building materials and colors.
Like the "Sacred Heart Church" in another time and space, the "Elysium 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 in the wind and rain.
Whenever it is sunny after the rain, the sun shines, and the white "Paradise Palace" reflects the sunlight, so sparkling and shining like a palace in the sky.
According to Napoleon's arrangement, during De Sullin's inspection in France, people from the Ministry of Truth and the Ministry of Public Security followed De Sullin 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 personality and tendencies.
Regardless of whether it is the Ministry of Truth or the Ministry of Public Security, there are several mentions in the analysis of Dessalin:
First, Dessalin is very sensitive and is proud of some things, but in fact, he is quite inferior to his origin. Because he is very sensitive to whether people are polite to his reception. Or to put it more clearly, this is a person who has a tendency to admire vanity.
Second, Dessaling is very yearning for the luxurious "upscale life". For example, when eating, he always seems to prefer high-end foods such as "truffles" and "caviar", but people who observe him can see from some of his detailed actions that he is not actually Really like the taste of these things. (In fact, truffles are called "diamond-grade ingredients", but they taste weird. In fact, very few people like it the first time they eat them.) However, analysts believe that he is very interested in "truffle caviar". Love is also from the heart. He may not like the taste of these two things, but he really likes the status and luxury they represent.
Based on these two points, as well as some other details, Lucien made an interview with Dessalin at his own residence in the "Pavilion of Bliss".
Of course, some preparations are needed before this. For example, he kept hinting to Dessalin that Minister Lucien rarely meets other people in the "Palais de la d'Or," and only the most valued people can receive this honor; the Ministry of Truth building is quite crowded and is not suitable for hosting distinguished guests. , The people who were received there were only ordinary people; the "Elysium Palace" is the most luxurious and highest-grade place in France. If you haven't been there, you will be regarded as ruby ​​buns by people with real status.
After making these preparations, when Lucien sent an invitation to Dessalin, inviting him to the "Palace of Bliss", Dessalin was so happy that he almost couldn't control himself. His heart was suddenly filled with gratitude to Lucien and the Bonaparte family.
Two days later, Lucien received Dessalin in Dessalin. He first asked about Dessalin's life in France; Dessalin expressed his sincere thanks to the French for the warm reception he received.
Dessalin told Lucien that his trip to France had given him a lot of knowledge and he was deeply impressed by the richness and strength of France. I hope to get the help of France to build Santo Domingo into an oasis of democracy and prosperity and make Santo Domingo 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 can the people of the world be prosperous and liberated. The blacks of Santo Domingo are willing to advance towards freedom and prosperity under the leadership of France, the great man from heaven and the first ruling His Excellency Napoleon.
Of course, these are all official statements. According to some "historical inventors", the meeting between the two people is not so formal at all. The two people are eating, drinking and having fun while talking nonsense. Finally, Dessalin asked Lucien for such a question.
"Dear Minister Bonaparte, I really want to know how much salary you can get each year so that you can own such a luxurious building."
Lucien took him to the top of the "Palais de Elysée", overlooking the roads leading from Paris to Montmartre.
"Did you see those two-way four-lane roads?" Lucien asked.
"Is there something wrong with my eyes, Mr. Minister?" Dessalin said questioningly. "I only saw some one-way two-lane roads."
"Ah, that's because we are stepping on the other two lanes," Lucien replied.
A few years later, when De Salin became the new president of Haiti through a coup d'etat, the new French ambassador went to his presidential palace to deliver his credentials, and during chats, he also asked almost the same questions. On the other hand, President de Salin took the ambassador to the balcony of the presidential palace, overlooking Port-au-Prince below the mountain, and said to him:
"Mr. Ambassador, have you seen the shipyard and power plant over there?"
"I haven't seen anything." said the ambassador.
"Oh, that's because they are all under our feet now."
Of course, this kind of legend is also very unreliable, and it may be completely fabricated by those British people. However, to be more credible, the famous historian George Lefebvre's "History of the New Roman Empire" stated that the two actually had a similar conversation.
"Minister Lucien, I am in France, and seeing how wealthy France is. This makes me both envious and puzzled. I want to know how France became so rich." De Salin
"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 offer him wheat that can't be pulled by thousands of bullock carts every year. , If he just piled up the wheat in the warehouse instead of selling it, would he have money? No, things that didn’t enter the market were not wealth. Those wheat would only rot in his granary. 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, do you think the salary of a French minister can make me own such a palace? How can this be? But I also participate in a lot of trades, which make me rich. Santo Domingo is a place rich in resources and can produce many things with great trade value. If you can make good use of trade, you can be as rich as I am. "
After a cordial conversation, the two sides reached a general agreement on the status of Santo Domingo.
According to the negotiation between the two parties, Santo Domingo will become the dominion of France until Santo Domingo can pay for the purchase of the national territory. After the payment is completed, Santo Domingo will form an alliance with France as an independent country. France will help the new Negro Republic of Santo Domingo establish its own industry and agriculture, and protect its land and trade security. Santo Domingo must accept French guidance in both foreign and internal affairs, and adopt French priority policies in trade.
It is said that after this agreement was basically reached, Lucien reminded Dessalin:
A principle in trade is that one person cannot completely occupy all the benefits, because no one can trade with oneself. And the equalization of interests can form one. A truly strong community, and let more talented and capable people stand on your side."
Later, after returning to Santo Domingo ~EbookFREE.me~, he voluntarily gave up his post in the Santo Domingo army, took the initiative to ask, and became the foreign trade chief of the dominion of Santo Domingo. After becoming a person, he used this position of communicating internally and externally to make himself, and many people, especially those who revolted with him at the beginning, to get rich.
These blacks who have made a fortune through trade feel that Dessaling is irreplaceable because he can lead everyone to make a fortune. This also made him apparently resigned from the military post, but his influence in the military has not diminished. Later, with the support of the army, he launched a coup and overthrew the life-long ruling Dusan Louvidul of the Republic of Haiti, and became the president of Haiti, and became the "Kommersant" wealth list. "The richest black man in the world.
In his memoirs, he also admitted that he had learned a lot from his mission to France, especially the conversation with Minister Lucien. These things will benefit him immensely in his future political life. It also allowed the newly born Republic of Haiti to become a relatively wealthy country in Central America. (Of course, it is also the country with the greatest disparity between the rich and the poor in the entire Americas, and even the entire world, and there is no one)
Of course, these are all later things. Now, the rest of De Salin, who has reached an agreement with Lucien, is quietly waiting for the first ruling call. l0ns3v3