In the past, although the French People's Government had been protecting the Continental Parliament of North America, because of the peace agreement signed between France and the British and Prussia after the North American War, the public and large-scale support for the Continental Congress at the beginning turned into the covert.
This situation has also caused the power of the mainland parliament to decline to an unprecedented level.
For Jefferson, being poor is the best portrayal of his current homesickness.
Moreover, if the French colonial government really fully supported the Continental Congress, then the Continental Congress would not be able to make a comeback.
Although Britain and Prussia have vigorously rebelled against the Continental Parliament in their respective colonies, for the people at the bottom of these colonies, the ideas put forward by the Continental Parliament are undoubtedly more in their interests.
Even in the North American colonies to which Prussia belonged, the people at the bottom were generally sympathetic to the Continental Congress.
Whether it is Britain or Prussia or any colonial power in the world, their essence is basically the same, they supplement the country's own finances by plundering and dumping the colonies, and in this case, the benefits to the inhabitants of the colonies are very small.
"Jefferson, even if the French had promised to provide four thousand soldiers, but with our present armed forces, the total number of men would be only seven thousand, and such a force would be quite difficult to drive the British and Prussians out of North America.......
While Washington spoke, Jefferson listened quietly, and when he heard that what Washington said was an objective fact, Jefferson's brows were furrowed deeply.
"Jefferson, I think.
If we want to defeat the British and Prussians once and for all, then we must rely more on the strength of the inhabitants of North America, and here I would like to offer you a suggestion, that is, can we put forward the slogan of emancipation of the black slaves?
” Hearing Washington's words, Jefferson's heart was shocked.
Emancipation of black slaves.
That's a big deal.
The North American continent was basically a manor economy, and the colonies relied mainly on agriculture and animal husbandry, and this traditional industry required a large amount of labor, in which case blacks became the largest source of labor.
Although countries do not have a thorough count of the population of the North American continent, it is predictable.
The largest number of people on the North American continent, apart from Indians, are blacks.
There was no better labor force for the manor owners than the black slaves, after all, these manor owners only had to buy the black slaves and let them starve to death, and what they got was the fruits of the black slaves' labor day and night.
Hundreds of years of slave trade to blacks have left millions of black slaves living on the North American continent.
Although it seems that once the black slave emancipation bill is proposed, the power of the continental parliament may swell in a short time.
However, it is foreseeable that this bill will cause huge waves even within the mainland parliament.
At present, most of the members of the continental parliament are bourgeoisie, in other words, the bourgeoisie who own their own industries use black slaves in their homes.
"Washington, are you crazy?
Do you know how much of a stir your suggestion will cause?
I can guarantee that if this issue were to be discussed in the Continental Parliament, most of the parliamentarians would oppose it!
” Not to mention other members of the Continental Parliament.
At least Jefferson's family had several estates, all of which used black slaves as the main laborer.
In fact, this was not the case in Washington's family, and even Washington, who was the wealthiest member of the Continental Congress, owned far more property and the number of black slaves than anyone else could match.
"No, no, no, Jefferson, you should know I'm not crazy!
By black slaves, I actually mean the black slaves who helped us in the war and their families, in other words, those who did not help us in the war could not be free!
” Seeing that after he finished speaking, Jefferson's face still showed a look of hesitation.
Washington struck while the iron was hot and said: "Jefferson, you should understand that we have no other way but this way.
Our enemies are not small tribes, but two of the most powerful nations in the world today!
We were in North America.
Together with the French army, we had an armed force of 50,000 men at one point, but it was in this situation that we were still unable to drive the British out of the North American continent, and even attracted the Prussians, a new wolf!
And now, the French central government has completely failed, and the only thing we can rely on is the local French colonial government, but we all know that with the French colonial government there is not much power left to help us!
In this case, if we do not emancipate the black slaves and join forces with the Indian tribes, then what can we do to compete with the British and Prussians!
” Washington's words were directly uttered by Jefferson, who was speechless.
Although Washington's words are not in Jefferson's interest, Jefferson must admit that Washington is quite right.
The reason why the French colonial government is still able to support the Continental Congress with these troops and weapons is mainly because in the previous war, because the coastline was blocked, the colonial government has retained a lot of forces that were mobilized during the war and were ready to be transported to the French mainland.
And now that the French mainland has been defeated, and the French colonial government in North America is not willing to fail like this, they will decide to aid these forces to the Continental Congress, and then the Continental Congress will come forward to fight the British and Prussians.
I have to say that the French colonial government is really a good calculation, they do not need to remobilize any forces, and they can also help the continental parliament to regroup and even create big problems for Britain and Prussia again.
Jefferson's face looked a little struggling, but when he noticed the resolute look on Washington's face, Jefferson also seemed to be greatly infected.
I only heard Jefferson sigh and then said firmly: "Well, Washington, your suggestion is indeed a very good one, if possible.
I'm going to call all the members of the council next Thursday, and you can put this bill in at that meeting!"
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But I want to make it clear to you that before the situation is clear, as the current head of the Continental Council, I can't rush to help you!
I hope you understand!
” Hear Jefferson say that.
Washington immediately nodded and said: "Jefferson, I understand your concerns, and since you have such an attitude, then I also hope that you can convince the councillors who support you not to rashly stand against me.
I'll do the rest!
” After Washington finished speaking, the two looked at each other in silence, after which Washington left.
The day after Jefferson and Washington finished their discussions, Washington began to visit all members of the Continental Congress, and Jefferson immediately announced in the name of the Continental Congress that a plenary session of the Continental Congress would be held next Thursday, hoping that all members would attend on time.
And after that.
Circulars began in Mississippi about Washington's plan to emancipate the slaves.
The resistance to Washington was so great that even some of the Continental congressmen who had always supported Washington opposed the emancipation bill proposed by Washington.
As mentioned above, most of the members of the Continental Congress were bourgeoisie, and in the context of the present era, although the industrial construction of the colonies was not bad, the colonies were more dependent on agriculture, and in this case.
As bourgeoisie, these members of parliament kept a number of black slaves in their homes.
"Washington, do you know what you're talking about, your words tonight are almost impossible to get off the stage!"
Adams said with a displeased look on his face as he stood beside Washington.
In the Continental Congress, Adams was a close ally of Washington, and the two men were united by the same political ideas and demands.
Adams was born into a very wealthy family, and before the North American War, the Adams family owned hundreds of hectares of land in Massachusetts as well as a luxurious estate with a private garden.
Although after the North American War, Adams was wanted by the British government because he was one of the leaders of the Continental Congress.
But the family's wealth ensured that even Adams enjoyed a privileged life when he came to Mississippi, where Adams had bought a farm of more than 100 hectares a few years earlier.
The reason why the Addams family was able to re-acquire such a large property in Mississippi after the great changes was mainly due to Adams's thrifty housekeeping, but sometimes for some people, thrifty housekeeping is not a compliment.
Adams kept a large number of black slaves in his home.
And Adams has always been committed to buying more farms, in this situation, although Adams showed kindness to the black slaves, but only the black slaves who worked in Adams's house knew their own suffering.
There is never any doubt that history is written by the victors.
And the thrifty housekeeping mentioned in the history books is actually a modifier for stinginess on the other hand.
For the black slaves of the Addams family, their master Adams can be regarded as stingy.
Think about it, how could such a person who is usually quite stingy with black slaves be so generous as to give those black slaves free bodies all of a sudden?
If that were to be done, wouldn't it be cutting flesh on Adams' heart!
Seeing that even his closest allies are now coming out to oppose his claims, Washington said helplessly: "Adams, didn't we say that!
The emancipation of black slaves is only for those black slaves who help us fight and their relatives, in other words, if you do not join our army, the black slaves who do not help us fight will not be free, and I have communicated with you countless times about this!
” Hearing Washington's words, Adams shook his head and said: "I know this, and I can understand it, but if you think about what you said tonight, you actually said that one day in the future you will release all those black slaves, and not only for the black slaves who help us fight, as you said before, do you know that your remarks have caused considerable trouble to many people!"
Adams's words silenced Washington for a moment.
Indeed, because the anger was very good tonight, Washington's interest became more and more high-pitched during the speech, which directly led to a certain future that did not appear in the manuscript to be imagined by him.
And this hypothetical scenario immediately caused concern among many people present.
Although Washington secretly explained afterwards that it was just some kind of thinking about the future, as the leader of a faction in the Continental Congress, Washington's words still made some people angry, after all, these people have every reason to regard Washington's words as Washington's political declaration.
"Alright.
Adams, the future is the future after all, and the most important thing for us is the present, isn't it?
All we need to do now is hurry up, now is enough!
” Seeing Washington's attitude, although Adams was still a little angry in his heart, looking at his old partner, Adams finally had a smile on his face and turned the page away.
March 16, 1794.
Mississippi in North America Standing on an oval podium and looking at the crowds of members of the Continental Congress around him, Washington took a deep breath and said: "Dear gentlemen, welcome to the Mississippi.
Many gentlemen may feel that this meeting is taking place suddenly, because it is not in the plans of the Continental Congress.
But I don't think you should be surprised.
Because the situation has changed now........................." .......................................................
After giving his speech, Washington sent his ideas to the presidium of the Continental Congress.
Washington's proposition has three main points.
The first point is to encourage black slaves to join the army, and all black slaves who join the Continental Army, from the moment they put on the uniform of the Continental Army, they are automatically separated from slavery, and if they can serve in the army for three years or kill three enemies of the Continental Army, then their relatives (no more than five, no more) will also be freed.
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At the same time, all slave owners under the Continental Council were not allowed to prevent black slaves from joining the army.
Anyone who was found to be deliberately preventing a slave from joining the army was fined 1,000 francs.
The Emancipation Act was also applicable to other colonies, which meant that a slave in other colonies, no matter what means he could use to reach the Continental Army's entry point and voluntarily join the army, would no longer be a slave from the moment he put on his uniform.
As a constraint, of course.
All black slaves who served in the Continental Army must serve for five years, and if they become deserters or are expelled from the Continental Army within five years, not only will they be reinstated as slaves, but their preferential treatment for their families will also be abolished.
Re-enslaved.
The second point was to form an alliance with the Indian tribes and recruit troops from among the Indian tribes.
The Continental Army treats every Indian who participates in the Continental Army as equals, and the Continental Army will also ensure the security of the Indian tribes that have helped the Continental Army.
The third point.
Washington proposed that space be exchanged for time, and that the Continental Army would abandon the once mainstream Continental Army operations in favor of mobile warfare, which can also be called guerrilla warfare.
Washington's three-point argument caused a great deal of repercussions in the Continental Congress, especially the first and third points.
This has also caused widespread controversy, but fortunately, Washington has a large number of followers in the Continental Congress, and under Washington's patient persuasion, although many people still do not understand, more followers still choose to follow Washington.
In addition to Washington's faction, Jefferson also gave many explanations to his allies, and these people who were confessed by Jefferson did not stand up against Washington against Jefferson's will.
In this way, the voices for Washington directly outweigh those who oppose it.
On March 20, 1794, after four days, Washington's bill was passed by a majority of votes in the Continental Congress on the 20th.
On the day that Washington's bill was passed, notices from the Continental Congress were posted on the streets of Missisppi City, and recruiting points were set up on the spot.
Not only that, but the Continental Congress sent nearly a dozen propaganda teams to other parts of Mississippi, especially the large farms, to spread the word about the law.
Of course, Mississippi isn't entirely the territory of the Continental Congress right now, but that doesn't cause much trouble for the Continental Congress, which Washington has persuaded the French colonial government to acquiesce.
With the relocation of the Continental Congress to Mississippi, supporters of the Continental Congress and those who had escaped from the British came to Mississippi, even creating a situation in which the French colony was controlled by the Continental Congress except for the French in name.
However, after that, the Continental Congress saw the possible disastrous consequences, so the Continental Congress subsequently curryed favor and bribed the local French colonial government, which also made the French colonial government turn a blind eye to the various actions of the Continental Congress.
However, the French colonial government only proposed one of the slavery laws that had just been promulgated by the Continental Congress, that is, all farms could not be forced to obey the orders of the Continental Congress.
There is no doubt about this, but the Continental Council has also made a special explanation for this, that is, for those slave owners who agree to join the army, the Continental Congress will compensate them according to the situation, and if the Continental Council can return to their hometowns, then these slave owners will be rewarded with land.