I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 659 One goes down and the other goes up
Joseph was sure that lending to Caribbean countries was a sure win.

Like the 5 million francs given to the newly established Republic of Saint-Domingue, even without interest, it is unlikely that they will be able to repay the money within 10 years.

The top government officials, who are made up of black and mixed-race people, have no experience in governing, and there is no industry in the Caribbean region, so these small island countries cannot develop on their own.

Not to mention repaying the loans, the country would be lucky if its finances don't collapse.

Therefore, the loan could only be repaid by mortgaging plantations or something like that.

In this way, France seems to have given up the colony of Saint-Domingue, but after a circle, most of the sugar industry here will return to France.

Although the profits were certainly not as much as before, and France could no longer monopolize the colonial market, at the same time, it also saved a lot of investment in maintaining colonies.

For example, there were hundreds of French officials and nearly 2 soldiers in Saint-Domingue, and the salaries of these people alone were a huge sum of money. If there was a riot on the island, it would swallow up a huge amount of funds.

Now, the blacks and mixed-race people on the island manage themselves, and even if they starve to death, the French government does not have to pay for the aftermath.

All in all, the benefits France will gain from this will not be much less than before.

Moreover, after gaining freedom and autonomy, black and mixed-race people will express gratitude to France - this gratitude often becomes a tradition in these countries and lasts for centuries without changing.

Later, Joseph also planned to help these newly established countries develop and impart administrative experience to deepen this gratitude. Of course, the experience imparted would certainly not be disadvantageous to France.

At the same time, since the black slaves in the Caribbean were basically captured from West Africa by Britain, which monopolized the slave trade, black people naturally have a deep hatred for Britain.

In addition, in order to preserve its colonies, Britain sent a large number of troops to fight against the black regime, which further deepened this hatred.

It is foreseeable that hatred of Britain will become a tradition in these countries in the future.

France made a huge profit from this inflow and outflow.

On the basis of all this, Joseph had a bigger plan, which was to gradually create the "Sugar Franc"!
The meeting in the Capitol of Santo Domingo continues.

Brisso said with a confident expression:
"As for Spain, I believe that you only need to use some diplomatic means to make them give up interfering in Saint-Domingue."

Oger immediately rubbed his hands in embarrassment:
"Mr. Brissot, you know that we have no Ministry of Foreign Affairs yet..."

As a colony, Saint-Domingo had no need for diplomacy before. When dealing with foreign relations, it just followed the orders from Paris. This led to the fact that after the establishment of the new government, there was not even a qualified diplomat to be found.

Brissot comforted him: "Don't worry about this, Mr. President. I can negotiate with the Spanish on behalf of Saint-Domingue. Oh, and then I can apply to the Palace of Versailles to send a diplomatic expert to assist you."

Oger and others were not at all dissatisfied with "other countries interfering in their internal affairs". Instead, they thanked them repeatedly: "You really helped a lot."

"Thank you, Monsieur Brissot. I assure you that the specialist's salary will be higher than it was in Paris."

"Ahaha, now we have a Ministry of Foreign Affairs too."

The Minister of Justice of Saint Domingo stood up hesitantly and said:

"Mr. Brissot, the Republic is very short of magistrates. It may be a little difficult to ask, but if you can get some judges from Paris, I swear I will always remember your kindness."

"In fact, we still need a Minister of Industry, Mr. Brissot, you see..."

"And the schools. There are only four ordinary schools in Saint-Domingue, which is far from enough. M. Brissot, I beg you to--"

This is also a common situation in colonies.

In the past, they were overly dependent on their former suzerain state. When they suddenly became in charge, they found that they could not handle many things, so they habitually sought help from their former suzerain state.

In fact, even in the 20th century, after India's independence, a large number of government positions were still held by the British.

Brissot quickly signaled everyone to calm down, and then said to Auger:

"Mr. President, you can first count the needs of your government. I will then consult His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Oger was so excited that he could not stop saluting:

"Thank you so much, Monsieur Brissot, you are truly the patron saint of Saint Domingo!"

After discussing the new government, Brissot regained his serious expression:

“I must remind you that Santo Domingo still faces a difficult battle.

“If the British Expeditionary Force cannot be defeated, everything we have achieved today will be in vain.

"On the contrary, as long as you defeat the British this time, the French government will immediately recognize the Republic of Saint-Domingue."

Oger and others were immediately ecstatic - being recognized by a big country like France meant that the new government had the foundation to gain a firm foothold in the international arena!

……

A week later.

Isla Juan, Havana.

Brisso complained angrily to Governor Juan Cristóbal de Rojas:

"Damn the British for ruining Saint Domingo with their stupid battle plan!"

Marquis Roxas nodded in agreement:

“My troops almost didn’t make it back. Britain’s mistakes led to the whole Caribbean region going out of control.

"What I am most worried about now is that the abolitionist movement will spread to Juan."

"This is indeed very dangerous." Brissot lowered his voice and said, "To be honest, the Palace of Versailles is likely to give up Saint-Domingue in exchange for the safe return of the captured soldiers to France."

"Oh, God!" Rojas nervously made the sign of the cross and frowned, "This is too bad! It seems that I must fully cooperate with the British. Although I don't like them, this is the only way to suppress those rioting blacks."

Brissot said earnestly, "That's why I came to see you. Because of the deep friendship between France and Spain, I can't let Juan Island end up like Saint Domingo."

"I am not quite sure what you mean."

"I remember that Juan's garrison had only about 1400 men."

"Yes, 1430 soldiers."

"Honestly, if those people from Saint Domingo came to Juan Island to incite an abolitionist riot, your army would probably not be able to defeat them."

"And the British Army..."

"Ha, they haven't even dealt with the niggers in Jamaica and the Bahamas. Oh, and I heard there's a rebel army in Barbados again."

Roxas's eyes showed panic:

"I'm afraid His Majesty is unlikely to send an expeditionary force to Juan."

At this time, Spain's national strength was weak, and it was indeed difficult to come up with the huge funds to organize a transatlantic military operation.

Brisso looked at the Spaniard seriously:

"If I were you, I would choose to reach out to those people in Saint Domingo."

(End of this chapter)