Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 257 The Not-So-Successful Irish Rebellion
Paris was always well informed and had now received the latest news from Ireland.

The Irish rebels against Britain launched an uprising in Dublin in May 1803, but only a few hundred people took part in the action and it ultimately failed.

The cause was the sudden explosion of the British army's arsenal on Patrick Street. When the war between Britain and France just broke out, some Irish Protestants and armed militias had already begun to take action.

This action was obviously not well-planned and was doomed to fail.

Now the news reached Paris, which was the final result of the trial. Robert Emmet, one of the leaders and organizers of the uprising, was arrested, convicted of treason in court, and first hanged and then beheaded in public.

In the face of such irrefutable evidence, the British actually bribed Emmet's defense lawyer Leonard McNally. If the Chief Justice of Ireland, Viscount Kilwarden, was still alive, he would definitely cry his eyes out. After all, after he was seriously injured by the rebels, he said on his deathbed that the trial must be fair.

As for this viscount, because of his profession, he has always acted as a centrist. He has also reported the "crimes" of the rebels in several past uprisings in Ireland. However, many of them were eventually sentenced to exile or deportation, and some even went to Australia. Although this man is not a friendly force and is a running dog of the British, there is no benefit in killing him, and he also killed many captured rebel leaders.

At the same time, Ireland's Chief Secretary William Wickham felt that his own cabinet was not fair enough, so he would resign at the end of the year and leave. Even if someone asked him to take up a position in the Ministry of Finance in the future, he would not go back and actually withdrew from politics.

There is still a lot of metaphysics in the matching mechanism in the UK.

"Seeing this, I don't know what to say. If you want to launch an armed uprising now, you must be fully organized, not just rely on courage."

Solovyov met with Bolivar and del Toro again in a cafe, and they discussed what had happened while drinking coffee.

"Ah, Russian, you seem to be speaking to us."

"Although I'm telling you this, there is one thing. The Irish want independence from Britain, but they don't want to become a vassal of other countries. Sometimes, they want too much, and Ireland... In the British context, I'm afraid Ireland won't play any role."

"I'm afraid your statement will make the Irish unhappy. General O'Connell, for example, is from Ireland and has always sought independence for Ireland from the British."

"But their armed struggle is not well organized. And there is an even more troublesome problem. Ireland is too close to Britain, and they can't follow the Americans. You are even further away from Spain."

Del Toro also laughed when he heard this.

"It's a pity you're Russian, otherwise we should invite you to be a consultant."

"Fernando, but my ideas may not be friendly to the big landowners. You and Simon are both from manor owners, especially you. Your father and eldest brother are marquises overseas."

However, for the sake of colonial independence, or at least loosening up the restrictions, Fernando's eldest brother, as a marquis, would also betray the Jellyfish King of Madrid.

Especially after the queen began to employ Godoy again, Bolivar was unjustly humiliated because he belonged to the faction of the queen's former favorite, and his change of direction was very obvious.

It was the foolish Spanish royal family and the incompetent government that pushed the nobles, who were originally loyal to Madrid, to the opposing side.

"So what are you going to do?"

"You definitely can't do this in Russia, but I can give you a hint."

After all, in Europe and America, people with some culture are probably very sophisticated.

"What's your tip, Miguel?"

"Simon, you know the Gracchi brothers, don't you?"

"Ah, needless to say, I still know what Tiberius Gracchus and his brother Gaius Gracchus did. But this distribution is indeed a good idea." Bolivar not only knew about the reforms of the Gracchus brothers, he also planned to travel to Rome, just like Solovyov before.

"Simon, but it's a little dangerous. If I go back and persuade my eldest brother, he might give some of the land to the farmers, but if it's someone else, it could be fatal."

"Thank you, Fernando, for these words of yours are proof of our friendship and your loyalty to our cause."

But Bolivar has not made up his mind yet. In France, many nobles were beheaded by the guillotine, and some even had their entire families killed.
It is indeed difficult to do this in America, because in the future, the caudillo politics there will be dominated by large landowners. In the end, Bolivar and San Martín had a hard time, which was more or less related to these people. It was good that there were a few large landowners who always supported his career.

"Then we need to develop a base and have well-trained armed forces. But you still need to wait for the right time. I wonder how the French expedition to Saint-Domingue is going now."

"The news will be strictly blocked in France, but you should know more about the late General Leclerc, his widow, than we do."

"Hey, we know something about that too."

Men always have something in common when talking about beauties. Even though Bolivar vowed never to marry again because of his wife's early death, he still had mistresses and lovers when he was in Paris.

"I recently moved back to the apartment in the Rue Montmartre. The lady has remarried, to Prince Borghese of Rome."

"Let's not talk about this for now. The expedition to Santo Domingo should not have gone smoothly, otherwise there would have been news of it by now."

"But even if Dessalines can defeat the expeditionary force, it is still a question whether he can establish a stable regime. He may even have to imitate the French system and do what the French do."

However, the Caribbean islands are indeed a direction. After Bolivar failed in his business, he often hid on the Caribbean islands. Even before his death, he considered going to Jamaica.

After Haiti was founded, they were indeed the first to practice fan behavior. Even as soon as the news of Napoleon's vote reached Port-au-Prince, Dessalines proclaimed himself emperor. This speed was truly unmatched by others.

But the failure of the Saint-Domingue expedition not only led to Haiti's independence, but also served as a transit point for the Latin American revolutionary movement. Solovyov could not say much, and the rest was up to Bolivar and his men to consider.

France and Spain were both ruled by the Bourbon in the past, and after the colonies gained independence, many royalist nobles in Latin America left the independent colonies and went to the many islands in the Caribbean, which eventually led to the strong royalist forces in Cuba. It was not until the Americans came that this place was separated from the Spanish colonies.

The property and land they left behind could be distributed.

Apart from this, the territorial division of North America has attracted more attention. At present, the US Congress has not formally approved the purchase of Louisiana, but the United States has picked up too many bargains in the early days of its founding.

In a short time, they expanded their territory across the Mississippi River and reached the Rocky Mountains.

In this way, there would not be much land left to be divided in North America. The Spanish colonists had an unsteady grip on their northern colonies, and Russia only controlled Alaska and individual fortresses on the west coast. It seemed that the remaining tracts of land would all become the property of the Americans.

It wouldn't matter if they fell into their hands, but the indigenous people of North America would be in trouble. Moreover, the potential of the United States is there. If their power becomes too strong, it will have a major impact on the international situation in the future.

But now it seems that the emergence of the United States in North America is relatively convenient for containing the British.

If we want to contain them in the future, we must not let them cross the Rocky Mountains too easily. At the same time, Russian colonists must maintain good relations with the indigenous peoples of North America.

At times like this, the Russians' behavior was always very strange. They exploited the Aleuts who had long since surrendered very harshly, but were relatively friendly to the locals near Fort Ross. However, the indigenous people near several transit stations were still fighting with them.

Just as Solovyov was on his way to Paris, the Russian American Company was defeated once again by local natives.

His subordinate Fyodor Tolstoy in the Guards had also embarked on a journey around the world, but his trouble-making nature always caused him to have many stories, even though he was born with the title of count and came from the prominent Tolstoy family.

"Miguel, what do you think of France selling Louisiana to the United States?"

"It's hard for me to say. If the world is divided up now, obviously all the land with better conditions has been divided up. In the future, there will definitely be people who will say that we got less when the world was divided up, or that we didn't catch up with the division of the world."

"It will certainly be so, Fernando, don't you think?"

"I don't care, but the British have always coveted our land."

"They have already received enough. I think some countries don't have this opportunity. If it is a request from the monarch, it means war. If it is just someone saying a few words on the street, it will be a joke. However, it is still quite dangerous if there are inflammatory and ambitious people."

"Do you say that because Russia is big enough?"

"No, every country has its limits in terms of power projection. When their control is not that strong, challengers will appear, which often means war. There are also countries like Britain that take the initiative for their own interests. The way they deal with France and Spain is just in their own interests. This is very clear."

"It is indeed easier to talk to smart people. Thank you, Miguel, for giving us a lot of inspiration."

"I wish you success, but whether you choose to establish a republic or invite a king to establish a constitutional monarchy in the future depends on your own choice. If it is a country like France that has been under autocratic rule for a long time, they may still be strong if they establish a republic. But if it is Britain or the United States, their governments..."

It sounds harsh, but it's also true. If he had the chance to go to England now, it might be more fun.

After all, he was very familiar with the British way of doing things. In those Western European countries, they were just like Frederick satirizing his cousin, talking about morality while taking away what belonged to them.

As for the extra part, if the British don’t want to be human anymore, they can take away everything that belongs to you and leave you there to fend for yourself.

In this respect, they are not as good as European countries. It might be more convenient to kill them directly. There is still some difference between pirates and robbers.

"But it's up to us, Miguel."

"Yes, even if it's our emperor, with good intentions, it's hard to change everything. Simon, and Fernando, you will face the same problem when you return to Caracas."

After all, Russia's serfdom had been strengthened over the past few decades to the point where it was almost irreversible.

Sometimes people always have to succumb to reality. Even the Tsar himself cannot change everything. It is not easy to be an autocratic monarch or a vase monarch. The former needs to make political judgments, while the latter has to deal with the paparazzi from all directions and the troublesome court life.

If anyone wants to be king, his neck must first be able to bear the weight of the crown.

Then, you need to have the corresponding skills, instead of just wanting to be king. Some people may not even be able to leave the Novice Village and will have to be dealt with.

Solovyov had thought about the fact that some "local tyrants" could be directly eliminated by the police and the people. That scene would be very funny.

In Europe, there were people who pretended to be Peter III in Montenegro and established their own territory.
"As for the support you need, I think you should absorb all possible support, but you also have to see clearly what they need."

"From this perspective, the British are not trustworthy. General Miranda wants to recruit volunteers in the United States."

"Simon, we may have to observe for a while, and don't rush back to Caracas now, we still have to go to Rome."

"To the mountain where the common people pursue equal rights? I think the current monarchy will not compromise with the common people who moved away from Rome like the ancient republic did. And that was in the early days of the Roman Republic. By the time of the Gracchi brothers and the three great powers, there was no such good thing. There might be rivers of blood again. We have seen it more than once, both in books and in reality."

If you want to see rivers of blood, you can actually experience it. It's absolutely wonderful.

(End of this chapter)