Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 265 032 Soloviev vs. Zombies

Dessalines still suffered from his lack of education. He himself did not advocate taking action against the elderly, the weak, women and children. After so many battles, he would only kill French soldiers and adult men, and would not harm women and children.

This is also because he married a good wife, Marie Claire Bonheur. This lady was a widow. Her ex-husband was a wheelwright. She married Dessalines in 1800.

This lady was very generous. She rescued many wounded soldiers in the rebel army. When her husband was furious, she could kneel down and ask him to forgive the prisoners in the prison.

When the massacre against white people occurred in Haiti, she rescued many people, and even hid a few French people under her bed. Finally, she saved some people. Compared with the scale of this massacre, she saved more than a hundred people by herself when thousands of people were massacred. She has done her best.

If he knew the ending, Solovyov might think that Dessalines was Huang Chao + Zhu Wen, and this lady was a bit different.

Moreover, she lived to be 100 years old, and no matter how the future Haitian leaders wanted to give her a pension, she refused.

Although her face was also very dark, her personality was noble, and the future Haitian leaders and their wives could not compare.

If Dessalines followed his current thinking and his wife's advice, perhaps he would not raise the butcher knife.

But many of the people below did not think so, especially this Louis Boiron Tonelle.

Speaking of which, his last name is Boiron, and his nickname is Tonelle, which means "lightning".

"Is there such a thing?"

This gentleman hated white people, so when Dessalines entertained Russian guests, he did not appear at the table.

Therefore, Dessalines, who had little culture, is now sharing the story of Haiti with a table of cultural people.

"Yes, when Mr. Boiron was a baby, his cradle was struck by lightning, and he was fine."

Haiti is a place with too many Tongliao elements. It can survive being struck by lightning.

"So you got the nickname 'Lightning'?"

"That's right, my friend. Come and try this soup. It's my wife's cooking."

"This is Everest soup. I tasted this dish when I was in Martinique."

"In the past, the master of the plantation didn't let us drink this soup. Even supervisors like me or people with skills like my wife were not allowed to eat it. Now, everyone can share this dish."

"It tastes good, but the cream tastes too strong."

"Doesn't Russian food have cream?"

"No, in the plantation in Martinique, at my stepmother's father's house, I should call him grandpa, and his soup doesn't have so much cream."

Dessaline didn't have any objection to this. It wasn't in front of him, and the white young man spoke frankly and sincerely, which was to his taste.

"Ah, your stepmother is French?"

"She was captured by pirates and suffered a lot. It happened that the Russian fleet went to fight the pirates and rescued her. Then she met my father, and then they got married and returned to their hometown estate. Speaking of which, we also have serfs there, but the serfs in my own estate have all regained their freedom."

Dessalines frowned when he first heard that Solovyov's stepmother was French, but after hearing the following stories and the fact that the owner of the estate released his own serfs, his expression relaxed and he grinned and laughed.

"You are a good person, Lieutenant Colonel. I didn't realize that you are so young, but you are much better than the ruler in Paris. He wants to come here to restore slavery and take all the brothers back to the plantation."

"I think that is a means for him to restore the 'old order', but it is hard to comment."

After all, Napoleon is still his uncle, although he is only a cousin.

"Ah, but this dwarf is a character. And the cunning fox taken away by yellow fever, we have suffered a lot from him."

Soloviev couldn't even say that he slept with Polina and asked her to give birth to his child.

Dessalines was not well educated, but he liked to criticize the French and was very eloquent.

If he didn't know that Haiti was a place where all kinds of cruel and outrageous tyrants often appeared, he would be willing to chat with this black governor for a while.

Of course, he came from a humble background, but he was the "hero" type, and his mountain king attributes were very strong.

When General Petion saw Dessalines's actions, he was relieved. At least after passing the governor's level, there would not be too much trouble in the future.

But the one who was struck by lightning was not so friendly, and even wanted to stir up trouble.

After all, in the eyes of some black people who have some culture, but not many, white people owe them everything, and even people who have nothing to do with them are always hated, just because of their skin color.

Obviously, such people are not well educated, and are particularly prone to sabotage, and their power is still very great.

Even for black people who believe in voodoo, they must be mobilized by the masses. The only person who believes in the masses is Mr. Boiron, whose plan is somewhat shocking.

For example, after killing white men, underage children were also killed. White women who were unwilling to give birth to black children were also killed. This was a thorough ethnic cleansing.

Although there was Rochambeau, the insect who invented the gas chamber, on the other side, he also killed captured black soldiers. On the other hand, Dessalines stabbed French wounded soldiers with a bayonet. This inhumane behavior was limited to mutual revenge among the army.

The slaughter of women and children who had no resistance was more or less excessive.

Maybe the whites made Saint-Domingue too urbanized. Haiti really became an independent French colony. This kind of weird thing always appears in French colonies, and even the French are not so responsible.

Except for Haiti, it is more or less geopolitical, and things that France does not want to let go of in the colonies.

This place is the original ecology. After all the forces have made trouble, it has finally become a cesspool in the backyard of the United States.

If the Bourbon dynasty comes to claim compensation in the future, it will only worsen the situation and step on the accelerator.

Damned, they will still die, there is no way to do this.

Then Dessalines also listened to Soloviev's opinion, that is, to take away all the local French, but not to the French, but to the Russian Rossburg Territory.

"You move these people to a wasteland, it must be very valuable there, maybe there is gold buried underground!"

What Dessalines said was to the point, and he did not object.

"It's okay to take these white people away. If they really use knives, it's not my wish. I promised them that I would protect their safety. I will not take back my promise, but brothers"

"I think the independence of black people should not be sacrificed with the blood of civilians."

"There is no way. Some wizards will say that watering the land with the blood of white people will make it more fertile. It's bullshit. When I was an overseer in the plantation, I didn't hear that you can harvest more coffee by soaking blood into the ground."

After all, he was still a governor, and it was a massacre with political purposes. And that thunder-struck Boiron seemed to have said something to him.

At this time, Petion was worried that the two sides would not be able to reach an agreement. After all, if the local French were moved away, they would still be able to get some money, and most of the white people's property would be left behind, so at least the soldiers' hands would be clean.

He did not want the rebels to have the blood of civilians on their hands, especially the army left by Toussaint Louverture, which was more or less a revolutionary army, and these soldiers would never attack civilians.

"Governor, I think it's getting late now, and we need to settle the envoys. In addition, some of them have to go back to the ship to report."

After this step was taken, Dessalines seemed to realize that he had said too much, so he agreed with Petion's statement, leaving Solovyov and Pavel behind, and Yakov Hannibal back on the ship.

So far, Dessalines and Seniavin both believed that the negotiations were going relatively smoothly. The Russians knew that the Governor of Haiti still wanted to expel the whites, and Dessalines also confirmed that the Russians had no ill intentions, and things went relatively smoothly.

It's just that at this time, it's inevitable that something unexpected will happen.

Petion arranged for his adjutant to take them to their place of residence, but on the streets of Port-au-Prince, there were always people trying to kill for money.

After all, there were still many wealthy plantation owners left in Haiti, and they still had a lot of wealth, which the military leaders knew.

Dessalines wanted to control the wealth by slaughtering adult men, and in fact, it was also used to cover up the chaotic plantation economy under his rule. The entire economic foundation had been destroyed. Through this method, it was possible to ensure that the wealth could be in their hands.

Christopher in the north also thought so. His target was the rich people in Cape Haitien, and he didn't ask about civilians at all.

Although he was more of a bandit, he also knew the problem.

Dessalines himself knew

Then on the streets of Port-au-Prince, such a thing happened.

The two medals hanging on Solovyov and the logo of the Order of Saint Anna on his sword attracted the attention of street thugs.

Port-au-Prince will be a strange place where gangs run rampant and plunder the common people. It is not obvious from the streets now.

However, he has always been very vigilant. After Petion's adjutant left, someone seemed to be watching at the door of this hotel.

As for who will come, Solovyov is actually prepared.

He took out his sword and pistol and asked Pavel to be more careful like him.

"It's a mistake for you not to bring that Italian follower, Misha."

"Belzoni's mouth is not guarded. If he says something he shouldn't say, it will bring trouble."

"That's right. But you have to be careful. The blacks here are not friendly to whites. Even the adjutant said that mixed-bloods are also dangerous here unless they are officers."

"Take care of yourself. My pistol is ready to fire at any time."

And he remained highly vigilant and kept the gun with him, but the safety was not turned on.

There are also infiltrators at night, and they are "camouflaged", which is actually more troublesome.

If these people who are out to kill for money target Russian diplomats, they will have to consider themselves unlucky.

After all, Solovyov, who was armed and trained in war, was not an ideal prey.

In fact, when someone really wanted to strangle him from behind, he was elbowed.

In the dimly lit corridor, someone really attacked him, but this elbow knocked the man down directly.

Then, Solovyov took out his gun, and the other party rushed over with fangs and claws, which scared him.

Did he really encounter a zombie?

But his shooting was still textbook-like. After three shots, the black shadow staggered and fell.

The gunshot would alarm many people. Although there were not many guests in this hotel, the owner and servants of the hotel still came over with candlesticks to check the situation.

Solovyov himself was unharmed, but the skull of the person who attacked him was opened.

When shooting at close range, it is inevitable to open the top of the head.

The Haitian "gendarmes" who arrived later knew who this person was: "Sir, you are unlucky. You actually met Jean Zambi, who often murders white people in the local area. Even the Governor would be shocked by his murder methods."

"What? Zombie?"

Soloviev probably killed a zombie, but it didn't cause any big waves.

Even Dessalines himself was deeply shocked by Jean Zambi's murder methods.

Because a murder case not long ago happened under Dessalines' nose.

However, voodoo probably also adds some strange beliefs, such as the strange custom of using revolvers to restrain zombies.

Although the earliest zombie culture came from Guadeloupe in 1697, this man who happened to be named "Zombie" deepened this impression with his brutal methods and brought zombie culture to the United States.

"It's a close call. It means I have always had the habit of carrying a gun, otherwise it would be really troublesome."

As for this serious accident, it brought other troubles.

Boiron "struck by lightning" and tried to detain Soloviev. Even if it was self-defense, it was murder.

He hated white people very much and even wanted to lock Soloviev up.

But Petion believed that the Russians should not be provoked. After all, four 74-gun battleships were facing the forts of Port-au-Prince. Petion, who was an artilleryman, knew the artillery of the fort defenders very well.

Dessalines believed that the young man was really capable of shooting and killing the attacker so quickly. He was just watching the excitement and not afraid of the big trouble. He advocated sending Soloviev and Pavel Hannibal back to the ship. If there are any problems, we can continue to talk.

After all, the Russians are still prepared to spend a sum of money to redeem all these white people, which is also profitable.