Although the "Constitution" suffered two rounds of shelling in the battle, the sails were not damaged and the sailing ability was not greatly affected. The two boats continued to go to Santo Domingo. At about ten o'clock the next morning, a huge island gradually emerged from below the sea level.

"Mr. Trevel, that's Santo Domingo, we are here." Captain Zola said to Victor, pointing to the island.

This was the first time in his life that Victor had been on a boat for such a long time. Now looking at the island from a distance, a feeling of joy suddenly appeared, causing Victor's mouth to bend upward.

"Do you miss the land very much?" Captain Zola noticed this and asked with a smile.

"Yes. I haven't noticed it before, but when I saw the island, I immediately felt my legs want to stand in a place where they won't shake." Victor also smiled and replied. .

"In fact, everyone is the same, whether it is a passenger or a seaman, after a long voyage, they are eager to let their feet step on the unshakable ground. Everyone is the same. The only difference is probably like us. Seafarers, every time we go ashore and can’t stay for two months, we will start to miss the blue sea and the shaky deck very much.”

"Haha, human beings are like this." Victor also laughed.

Although the island can be seen, it is still far away. It was not until about three o'clock in the afternoon that the "Free Trade" and the captured "Constitution" arrived outside Port-au-Prince, the largest port in Santo Domingo.

Port-au-Prince is the largest port in Santo Domingo, as well as the largest city and political center. Most of the cane sugar, coffee and other products produced in Santo Domingo are shipped from here and then shipped to Europe. So this is a very busy port.

The appearance of "Free Trade" and "Constitution" caused a commotion. After all, it is rare to see such a big ship in this area.

The "Free Trade" was anchored near the channel outside the port and waited. It took nearly an hour before a small boat with a French flag approached.

The sloop stopped not far from the "Free Trade", a small sampan was put down, and two black men rowed the small sampan and brought a black man in uniform over.

The "Free Trade" dropped the rope ladder, and the black man in uniform climbed up the rope ladder.

"I'm Jacques, the pilot of the Port Authority of Port-au-Prince, what is your intention? Do you want to enter the port? You may have to wait, we don't have enough berths for you temporarily." The black pilot asked .

"Hello, I am the captain of this warship," Zola replied, "We are coming from France and escorting the first ruling envoy to meet with Governor Dusan Louvidour. If the space is not enough, we can temporarily No port. But..."

Having said this, he turned his head and proudly pointed his hand to the "Constitution" behind: "We were attacked by this American warship on our way to Port-au-Prince. We defeated them and captured this ship. This ship was damaged during the battle and may need emergency repairs. So, if possible, I hope you can prepare a berth for this ship as soon as possible.”

Regrettably, however, the black territorial officer did not seem to understand this implied demonstration. He just gave an "oh" and said, "We will arrange it as soon as possible."

"In addition, the special envoy of the first ruling party is here. You can go and inform the port authorities and the people in the Governor's Mansion." Zola added.

The black man said goodbye and left. When it was getting dark, he came back again and told Captain Zola that a berth had been vacated on the port side, which could be used by the "Constitution" captured by them. In addition, Mr. Special Envoy could also go ashore, and Go to the Governor's Mansion.

So Victor followed the black man into their boat and entered Port-au-Prince first.

Port-au-Prince is a city that grows freely. Its core is the port, and it expands layer by layer with the port terminal as the center, extending from the seaside to the nearby hillside. Because there were no plans or rules when it was built, it was completely free and easy to make. Therefore, the urban roads are narrow and tortuous, and in many places, even two carriages cannot cross.

On both sides of the road are simple and crowded shacks. Most of these shacks were rebuilt after the earthquake in 1794. The entire port area is dirty and chaotic.

But the area on the hillside is different. There is a wealthy area, where people like manor owners live. The roads are relatively wide, and the houses are dominated by luxurious garden villas.

Santo Domingo’s Doge’s Palace is naturally also in this area, but the people who used to live in the Doge’s Palace were all whites, but now they are replaced by black people.

After Victor got off the boat, he got into a carriage, and was surrounded by a group of black soldiers, turning around the narrow streets. When he arrived at the Governor's Palace, the sky was completely dark.

Victor entered the governor's house, and a black officer greeted him. He first introduced himself as an adjutant to the Governor, and then asked Victor's identity and whether he had already eaten dinner.

Victor then showed him a letter of authorization from the First Ruling and told him that he had not eaten yet.

"The governor asked me to take you to dinner first, and then the governor will meet you in the living room." said the adjutant.

Then he took Victor to a nearby restaurant for dinner. When Victor finished eating, he took Victor to the meeting room, where the only black governor of France was already there waiting for him at this time.

Governor Toussaint Louvidour wants to split up and fight for independence. It can be said that no one in France is ignorant. But at this time, when dealing with Napoleon's envoy, he still behaved very politely.

Governor Dusan Louvidul first chatted with Victor about his journey along the way casually, and then asked: "The First Ruling Your Excellency sent you here, do you want to give me any instructions?"

Victor was more direct. Victor replied bluntly: "Your Excellency, the first ruling does not mean to give you any instructions. He just sent me to have some kind discussions with you on Santo Domingo's present and future. With all due respect, It’s no secret that the Governor has been pursuing Santo Domingo to become an independent country."

"So, what do you think the First Ruling Lord has on this?" Since Napoleon's envoy behaved so straightforwardly, Dusan Louvidul no longer concealed it, but asked directly.

"The First Ruling believes that you may not have considered clearly what may happen after independence. In other words, you may not have considered the difficulties in the future." Victor said.

"You mean, the French army?" Toussaint Louvidul said bluntly, "I have heard of the prestige of the first ruling on the European battlefield, but we are not afraid to sacrifice for freedom. Although it may be possible in the future There will be some difficulties, but if you want to rely on the army to conquer us, then you can try."

"No, no, no, Mr. Governor, you may have misunderstood our meaning." Victor said, "Mr. Governor, back then, I mean when the French revolution against tyrants occurred, Mr. Governor you also launched an uprising in Santo Domingo. At the beginning of the uprising, you and the Spanish and the British formed an alliance to deal with the French. But soon, you parted ways with them, and later you even cooperated with us to fight the Spanish and French together. Why? "

Dusan Luvidul glanced at Victor, but there was no connection.

"Because Mr. Governor, what you want to pursue is the freedom and emancipation of blacks and the elimination of slavery. But whether they are Spanish or British, they are all supporters and beneficiaries of barbaric slavery. They can support against France. You, but will not allow you to truly overthrow slavery. Even, they basically do not want to see an independent black country that abolished slavery in the Caribbean. Because once such a situation occurs, then It may cause a chain reaction in their territories, especially their territories that also use slavery. This is why you and the British and Spanish are opposed to your goals.

And we, France, is a completely different country from Britain and Spain. I heard that you are a profound person. You have read the great works of French sages such as Rousseau and Montesquieu, and have a certain understanding of their thinking. "

"Yes~lightnovelpub.net~ I have read their books, it is they who inspired me." Dusan Luvidul replied.

"Then you should also know that the French Republic today is not the same as the French kingdom that squeezed you in the past. In fact, the revolutionary government responded immediately after your uprising was spread to Paris. It announced its abolition. Slavery, and gave blacks full citizenship.

Mr. Governor, it is precisely because of this that you choose to cooperate with us to jointly fight against those countries that still insist on the evil slavery. "Victor continued, "Mr. Governor, after the last war, the French Republic has kept his promise to abolish slavery, and the blacks of Santo Domingo have indeed obtained full citizenship, including the right to vote and be elected as the Governor. Sir, you became the governor of Santo Domingo through election.

Mr. Governor, take a look at your surroundings. Are there any other country's governors elected? Is there a governor of any country's territory, is it black? In the entire Americas, except Santo Domingo, does any black person have full citizenship? Mr. Governor, the French Republic has been fulfilling its promises, because this is not a stopgap measure, but a requirement of the Declaration of Human Rights, the foundation of the French Republic. That being the case, I don’t understand why, Mr. Governor, you are so persistent in making Santo Domingo independent? "

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