Although the Constitution was shot in the battle, the sailing equipment was not damaged and its navigation ability was not greatly affected. The two ships continued to sail towards Santo Domingo. At about ten o'clock the next morning, a huge island gradually floated out from under the sea level.

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

This was the first time in Victor's life that he had been on a boat for such a long time. Now looking at the island from afar, a feeling of joy suddenly emerged, making Victor's mouth bend upwards.

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

"Yes. I didn't notice it before, but as soon as I saw the island, I immediately felt that my legs were so eager to stand in a place that would not shake." Victor also replied with a smile.

"Actually, everyone is the same. Whether it is a passenger or a seafarer, after a long voyage, they all yearn for their feet to step on the land that will not shake. Everyone is the same. The only difference is that every time a seafarer like us, every time we go ashore and stay in less than two months, we will start to miss the blue sea and the shaking deck."

"Haha, this is how humans are." Victor also smiled.

Although the islands can be seen, it is still far away. It was not until around 3 o'clock in the afternoon that the "Free Trade" and the seized "Constitution" came outside Port-au-Prince, the largest port in Santo Domingo.

Port-au-Prince is the largest port in Santo Domingo, and it is also the largest city and political center. Most of the products produced in Santo Domingo are shipped from here and then transported to Europe. So this is a very busy port.

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

The "Free Trade" broke down near the waterway outside the port and waited. After nearly an hour, a small boat with a French flag came approaching.

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

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

"I am Jacques, the Port Authority of Port Auspicious Prince, what are your purposes? Are you going to enter the port? You may have to wait. We don't have enough berths for you for the time being." The black water marshal asked.

"Hello, I am the captain of this warship," Zola replied, "We came from France and escorted the First Governor's envoy to meet with Governor Tousan Louveduer. If the ship is not enough, we may not enter the port for the time being. But..."

Speaking of this, he turned his head and proudly pointed his finger at the Constitution behind him and said, "On the way to Port-au-Prince, we were attacked by this American warship. We defeated them and captured the ship. The ship was damaged in the battle and may require emergency repairs in the port. So, if possible, I hope you can prepare a berth for this ship as soon as possible."

Unfortunately, the black water corpsman didn't seem to understand this statement that implied the demonstration. He just said "Oh" and said, "We will arrange it as soon as possible."

"In addition, the First Governor's Special Envoy is here. You can inform the Port Department and the Governor's Office." Zola added.

The black man said goodbye and left. When it was almost dark, he came back and told Captain Zola that a berth had been vacated in the port for the "Constitution" they captured. In addition, the envoy could also land and go to the Governor's Office.

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

Port-au-Prince is a city that grows freely. Its core is the port, and then it expands outward layer by layer with the port terminal as the center, extending from the seaside to the nearby hillside. Because there was no plan or rules during construction, it was completely free and free to create how to create it. Therefore, the city roads are narrow and tortuous, and in many places, even two carriages cannot pass.

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. It is a wealthy area and a place where people like manors live. The roads are relatively wide and the houses are mainly luxurious garden villas.

The Governor's Mansion in Santo Domingo is naturally in this area, but those who used to live in the Governor's Mansion were all white people, but now they have changed into a black man.

After Victor got off the boat, he got into a carriage and surrounded by a group of black soldiers, he turned around along the narrow streets. By the time he arrived at the Governor's Mansion, it was completely dark.

Victor entered the Governor's Mansion and a black officer came up. He first introduced himself to his identity as the Governor's Adjutant, and then asked Victor's identity and whether he had used dinner.

Victor presented him with a letter of authorization from the First Governor 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 the restaurant next to him for dinner. When Victor finished, he took Victor to the living room, where the only black governor in France was already waiting for him.

Governor Toussen Louveduer wanted to split and make independence, and no one in France could not know about it. However, at this time, he was still very polite when treating Napoleon's special envoy.

Governor Tousan Luveduer first talked to Victor about his itinerary along the way, and then asked, "Do you send you here to give me any instructions?"

Victor was more direct. Victor replied bluntly: "Governor General, the First Governor has no intention of giving instructions to you. He just sent me to discuss with you some kind intentions about the present and future of Santo Domingo. IMHO, it is not a secret that Mr. Governor has been pursuing Santo Domingo to become an independent country."

"So, what is your opinion on this?" Since Napoleon's envoy acted so straightforwardly, Toussen Louveduer no longer concealed it, but asked directly.

"The First Governor believes that you may not have considered 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?" Tousan Louveduer said bluntly, "I have heard of the great reputation of the First Governor on the European battlefield, but we are not afraid of sacrifice for freedom. Although there may be some difficulties in the future, if you want to conquer us by the army, you can try it."

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

Dusan Luveduer glanced at Victor, but there was no interface.

"Because Mr. Governor, you are pursuing the free liberation of blacks and the elimination of slavery. But whether it is the Spanish or the British, they are supporters and beneficiaries of barbaric slavery. They can support you in order to oppose France, but they will not allow you to truly overthrow slavery. Even, they do not want to see an independent, abolished black country appearing in the Caribbean. Because once such a situation occurs, it may cause a chain reaction in their territory, especially in their territory where slavery is also used. This is why you and the British, the Spanish are against the goal.

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

"Yes, I've read their books, and it's them who inspired me," replied Tousan Luveduer.

"You should also know that the French Republic today is different from the French Kingdom that exploited you in the past. In fact, after the uprising of your rebellion was spread to Paris, the revolutionary government immediately responded, announcing the abolition of slavery and giving the black people complete citizenship.

Mr. Governor, it is precisely because of this that you choose to cooperate with us to fight against countries that still insist on evil slavery." Victor continued, "Mr. Governor, after the end of the last war, the French Republic followed his promise to abolish slavery, and the black people of Santo Domingo did obtain complete citizenship, including the right to vote and the right to be elected. It is through election that you became the governor of Santo Domingo.

Mr. Governor, look at the fact that there is any country around you, is the governor of any country elected? Is the governor of any country black? In the whole America, except Santo Domingo, there is no black man with full citizenship? Mr. Governor, the French Republic has been fulfilling its commitments, because this is not a stopgap measure, but a requirement of the Declaration of Human Rights, the foundation of the founding of the French Republic. In that case, I do not understand, why are you obsessed with making Santo Domingo independent?

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Chapter completed!