I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 720 The Most Profitable Business

"It seems that I have come here for nothing." Lord Grenville spread his hands and continued, "Well, let's talk about a business deal next?"

Hamilton sat up straighter. "I'm listening carefully."

To be honest, the current US-UK relationship is not very good. Especially after Booker wreaked havoc in Georgia, the voices of the American people for "strengthening the US-France alliance" have become louder and louder.

The British actually came to ask the United States to provide logistical assistance to the British troops in Saint-Domingue.

Hamilton had made up his mind that no matter what tricks the British Foreign Secretary might play, he would reject them outright.

Grenville coughed lightly and said, "Parliament has decided to sell all the colonies in the Caribbean to the United States."

"That's not..." Hamilton suddenly shuddered and said with wide eyes, "What did you say? Colonies in the Caribbean?"

Grenville smiled and nodded: "Yes, all sold to the United States. From Jamaica to the Lesser Antilles."

Hamilton's breathing suddenly became rapid.

The United States has always coveted the Caribbean Sea, which is right next to its home, but it has already been divided up by major powers such as Britain, France, and Spain, and the United States can only watch.

And the British suddenly said they wanted to give the colony here to the United States!

You know, Britain occupied the most colonies in the Caribbean, more than half.

Hamilton quickly calmed down and asked, "You mentioned business before, but what about the price? I have to remind you that the entire Caribbean region is in turmoil with black riots, and there is no profit to be gained at all."

"The riot will eventually subside," Grenville said in a relaxed tone. "For an island so close, I believe the United States will definitely have a way."

Hamilton did not make any statement, but he actually agreed with this statement in his heart.

The cost for the United States to deploy troops to the Caribbean islands is much lower than that of the United Kingdom. At the same time, it is also extremely convenient to manage them nearby.

But if someone told him that the United States had not been able to deal with Cuba, the Bahamas and other countries until the 21st century, I wonder how he would react.

“But I think Parliament will still not invest much in these ungovernable islands.”

Grenville struggled with him again, and seemed to be ready to give up the struggle: "Okay, okay, you are really good at bargaining.

“Let me just state the bottom line of the parliament.

"First, when war breaks out in Europe, the United States must remain neutral, at least not attack Britain and its allies."

Hamilton did not express his opinion, but raised his hand to signal: "Please continue."

"Second, the United States must recognize British assets in the Caribbean islands, if they have not been destroyed by the niggers. Of course, the British plantation owners will pay taxes to the US government.

“Finally, our country will receive the lowest price for sugar produced in the Caribbean for 30 years.”

"that's it?"

"that's it."

Hamilton thought for a moment and nodded, "I will submit a bill on this matter to Parliament."

"I hope I won't have to wait too long."

Hamilton remembered something else and asked, "What about the British expeditionary force in Saint Domingo?"

Grenville sighed: "Marquis Cunningham will return to London in early November. So, you'd better be prepared before then."

The fighting in Saint-Domingue showed no sign of ending.

After the British government had spent more than 60 pounds here, it finally decided to "cut losses".

However, Grenville had already obtained as much benefit as possible for Britain.

Especially the second one he said.

If the Americans were really able to quell the black riots, many British plantations would have been saved, which was equivalent to using the American army to safeguard British interests.

Of course, this depends on whether the United States has the strength to do so.

At noon the next day, the U.S. Congress quickly made a decision to buy all of Britain's colonies in the Caribbean for $3, and the two sides signed the Caribbean Agreement. More than half a month later, the exhausted British expeditionary force evacuated Saint Domingo by ship.

The Congress of Saint-Domingo immediately left Mount Duarte and returned to Port-au-Prince, and loudly announced that this day would be designated as the National Day of the Republic of Saint-Domingo.

When the news reached Europe, major powers such as Austria, Prussia and Portugal successively recognized the Saint-Domingo regime. At that time, sugar cane was as expensive as gold. Who wouldn't want to buy some cheap sugar from Saint-Domingo?

But they didn't know that the island's sugar sales license had already been held in the hands of the crown prince of a certain country.

……

Southwestern Russia.

Kharkov.

Kosciuszko pulled the reins of his horse and looked at the vast plain behind him. The Russian Kursk Fortress, which was blackened by artillery fire, was almost out of sight.

He made the sign of the cross on his chest, a wave of pain surged in his heart, and he murmured in a low voice: "Warriors, may God bless you."

In order to capture this sturdy fortress, the brave soldiers of his Royal Third Division launched a fierce attack for three consecutive days and two nights without fear of life and death. They even carried sandbags and used corpses and sand to fill a passage in front of the first barrier.

Finally, after suffering more than 2000 casualties, they captured the Kursk Fortress.

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In order not to slow down the march, more than a thousand wounded soldiers resolutely requested to stay in the fortress and brought almost no food.

Dombrowski looked in the direction of the commander's gaze, came over and patted him on the back, sighed, and said: "The motherland will always be proud of them. And we have to keep moving forward."

Kosciuszko nodded, squeezed his legs against the horse's belly, and caught up with the marching column.

He collected his thoughts, looked at the endless oak trees around him, turned to Dombrowski and whispered, "How much food do we have left?"

"We still have enough bread for three days," the latter said in a low voice, "but the hay and oats are almost gone."

In long-distance raids, the amount of supplies consumed by war horses will far exceed that of soldiers.

Kosciuszko frowned and said with difficulty after a long while: "As a last resort, we can only kill the warhorse."

Although cavalry is very important, on the plains of East Europe, infantry without cavalry cover can easily be "walked" to death by Cossacks.

But, soon his troops were left with only war horses to eat.

This place was still a month's journey from Crimea, and Kosciuszko could not help but feel a surge of despair in his heart, but he suppressed it hard.

He tried hard not to think about the soldiers who had suffered huge casualties and marched hundreds of miles only to perish silently in the dense forests of Kharkov.

More importantly, he and his army have not been able to change the situation in Poland.

He doesn't want to die like this!
We must not perish like this!

three days later.

The lonely Polish army is still marching through the dense forest.

A soldier from the baggage camp stroked the skinny warhorse reluctantly and whispered sadly: "Old buddy, may you rest in peace in heaven. I'm sorry..."

The whole army did not have breakfast this morning. According to the commander's order, more than a hundred horses here will be slaughtered as rations for everyone.

The officer of the baggage battalion sighed and gave the order to start slaughtering.

The soldiers silently drew their knives.

The warhorse didn't struggle much, perhaps because it was too hungry to have the strength, and just looked at them quietly.

Just as the knife was about to stab, a burst of trumpet sounds suddenly came from the front of the marching team.

That was the warning signal that the reconnaissance cavalry had discovered the enemy.

Kosciuszko immediately ordered the troops to form a line, and drove his horse to a relatively open high ground. Looking south through a telescope, he saw a team of carriages and horses reflected in the sunlight near the east bank of the Sem River, which was so bright that it was somewhat dazzling.

The attire of those drivers seemed to be Ottomans...

(End of this chapter)