Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 265 032 Solovyov vs. Zombies

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

This is also why he married a good wife, Marie Claire Bonheur, a widow whose ex-husband was a wheelwright, and who married Dessalines in 1800.

This lady was very generous. She rescued many wounded soldiers among the rebels, and when her husband was furious, she even knelt down and asked him to forgive the prisoners in prison.

When the massacre against white people occurred in Haiti, she rescued many people and even hid a few French people under her bed. She managed to save some people. Compared with the scale of the massacre, the number of people she saved single-handedly, while thousands of people were being massacred, she saved more than a hundred people, which was considered the best she could do.

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

Moreover, she lived to be 100 years old, and even when Haitian leaders later offered her a pension, she refused.

Although her face was also very dark, her character was noble, and later Haitian leaders and their wives could not compare to her.

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

But many of the people below don’t think so, especially Louis Boiron-Tonnerre.

By the way, his last name is Boiron and his nickname is Tonnerre, which means "Lightning".

"Is there really such a thing?"

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

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

"Yes, when Monsieur de Boiron was a baby his cradle was struck by lightning, and nothing happened to him."

There are so many Tongliao elements in Haiti that it can survive being struck by lightning.

"So that's why you got the nickname 'Lightning'?"

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

"This is the soup of the morning glory. I tasted this dish when I was in Martinique."

"In the past, the master on the plantation didn't allow us to drink this soup. Even supervisors like me and skilled cooks like my wife were not allowed to eat it. Now, everyone can share this dish."

"It's not bad, but it tastes too much like cream."

"No cream in Russian food?"

"No, in the plantation in Martinique, at my stepmother's father's house, I should call him grandpa, and they don't add so much cream to their soup."

Dessalines had no objection to this, as it was not happening in front of him, and the white young man's straightforward and sincere speech was just what he liked.

"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."

When Dessalines first heard that Solovyov's stepmother was French, he frowned a little, but after hearing the subsequent stories and that the manor owner had freed his own serfs, his expression relaxed and he even grinned and laughed.

"You are a good man, Lieutenant Colonel. I didn't realize that at your young age, you are much better than the governor in Paris. He wants to come here to restore slavery and take all the brothers back to the plantations."

"I think that was a way for him to restore the 'old order', but it's hard to judge."

After all, Napoleon was still his uncle, even though he was only a cousin.

"Ah, but this dwarf is a man. And that cunning fox that was taken away by yellow fever, we suffered a lot at his hands."

Solovyov couldn't even say such a weird thing as 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 brutal and outrageous tyrants often appeared, he would be willing to chat with this black governor for a while longer.

Of course, he came from a humble background, and he was a “hero” type, with strong attributes of a mountain king.

When General Petion saw Dessalines' actions, he felt relieved. At least he had passed the governor's test and there wouldn't be too much trouble afterwards.

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 are not many, white people owe them everything, and even people who have nothing to do with them are always hated, just because of the skin color.

Obviously, these people are not well educated, are prone to causing damage, and are very powerful.

Even for the black people who believe in voodoo, we have to mobilize the masses and believe that the masses are just this Mr. Boiron, whose plan is somewhat shocking.

For example, after killing white men, underage children would also be killed. White women who were unwilling to bear children for black people would also be killed. This was a complete ethnic cleansing.

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

The massacre of defenseless women and children is somewhat excessive.

Maybe the white people made Saint-Domingue too urbanized. Haiti really became independent from the French colony. This kind of weirdness always appears in French colonies. Even the French are not so responsible.
Apart from Haiti, it’s more or less geopolitical, and the fact that France doesn’t want to let go of its colonies.

This is the original ecological environment, but after various forces came to power, it was completely turned into a septic tank in America's backyard.

If the Bourbon dynasty comes to claim compensation in the future, it will only make the situation worse and be like stepping on the accelerator.

Damn it, you're still going to die, there's nothing you can do about it.

Dessalines then listened to the opinion expressed by Solovyov, which was to take all the local French people away, but not to hand them over to the French, but to take them to the Russian Rossburg territory.

"You moved these people to a wasteland. It must be a valuable place. Maybe there is gold buried underground!"

What Dessalines said was very insightful, and he had no objection to it.

"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 black independence cause should not be sacrificed at the cost of the blood of civilians." "There's nothing we can do about it. Some wizards will say that watering the land with white people's blood will make it more fertile. That's bullshit. When I was an overseer on a plantation, I never heard that soaking blood into the ground would yield more coffee."

After all, he was still a governor, and the massacre was more or less politically motivated. Moreover, 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, he could still get some money by moving the local French away, and most of the white people's property would be left behind, which at least ensured that the soldiers' hands would be clean.

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

"Governor, I think it's getting late now. We need to settle the envoys. Also, some of them need to return to the ship to report."

After this excuse was brought out, Dessalines seemed to realize that he had said too much, so he agreed with Petion's statement and left Solovyov and Pavel behind, while Yakov Hannibal returned to the ship.

So far, Dessalines and Seniavin both thought 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, so things went relatively smoothly.

But at a time like this, an accident is bound to happen.

Petion arranged for his adjutant to take them to their residence, but on the streets of Port-au-Prince, people were always committing crimes for money and murder.

After all, there are still many wealthy plantation owners left in Haiti, and they still have a lot of wealth, which the military leaders are aware of.

Dessalines wanted to control the wealth by slaughtering adult men, which was actually used to cover up the chaotic plantation economy under his rule. The entire economic base had been destroyed. By this means, it was possible to ensure that the wealth would remain in their hands.

Christopher in the north thought the same. His target was the rich people in Cape Haitien and he didn't care about the common people.

Although he is more of a bandit, he also knows the problem.

Dessalines himself knew
And then on the streets of Port-au-Prince, this is what happened.

The two medals Solovyov was wearing and the insignia of the Order of St. Anna on his sword attracted the attention of street thugs.

Port-au-Prince will become a strange place where gangs run rampant and plunder the common people in the future, but it is not obvious from the streets now.

However, he was always very vigilant. After Petion's adjutant left, it seemed that someone was watching him at the door of the hotel.

As for who would come, Solovyov actually had some preparations.

He took out his sword and pistol and asked Pavel to be as careful as he was.

"You made a mistake not taking the Italian henchman with you, Misha."

"Belzoni has a loose mouth. If he says something he shouldn't, it will cause trouble."

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

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

He also remained highly alert and kept his gun with him, but the safety was not turned on.

There are also intruders at night, and some of them are camouflaged, which is actually quite troublesome.

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

After all, someone like Solovyov, who carries his own weapons and has been trained in war, is not an ideal prey.

Even when someone tried to strangle him from behind, he was elbowed.

In the dimly candlelit corridor, someone actually attacked him, but he knocked the man down with just this elbow.

Then Solovyov took out his gun, but the other party pounced on him with bared fangs and claws, which scared him.

Are we really going to encounter zombies?

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

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

Solovyov himself was unharmed, but the skull of his attacker was blown open.

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

The Haitian "gendarmes" who arrived later knew who this man was: "Sir, you are unlucky to have met Jean Zambi, a local who often murders white people. Even the Governor would be shocked by his murder methods."

"What? Zombie?"

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

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

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

However, voodoo probably also has some strange beliefs, such as the strange custom of revolvers restraining zombies.
Although the earliest zombie culture came from Guadeloupe in 1697, this man whose last name happened to be "Zombie" deepened this impression with his brutal methods and brought zombie culture to the United States.

"It's a close call. I have always had the habit of carrying a gun with me. Otherwise, it would have been really troublesome."

As for this serious accident, it brought other troubles.

Bouillon’s “thunderbolt” attempt to detain Solovyov constituted murder, even if it was self-defense.

He was so hostile to white people that he even wanted to lock Solovyov up.

But Pétion believed that the Russians should not be provoked. After all, four 4-gun battleships were facing the forts of Port-au-Prince, and Pétion, who came from an artillery background, was very familiar with the artillery skills of the fort defenders.

Dessalines thought that the young man was really capable of shooting the attacker so quickly. He was just looking for fun and not afraid of trouble. He advocated sending Solovyov and Pavel Hannibal back to the ship. If you have any questions, we can continue to talk.

After all, the Russians are still prepared to spend money to redeem all these white people, which can be considered profitable.

(End of this chapter)