Chapter 211 Rousseau and the Corsican Constitution(2/2)
With help. I have a premonition that one day this island will shock Europe."
In this passage, the "wise men who are willing to teach them how to defend freedom" that Rousseau refers to are actually himself, which can be regarded as a kind of self-recommendation.
Fortunately, on August 31, 1764, Matteo Butavco, the then Corsican ambassador to France, read this passage, so he wrote a letter to Rousseau, asking Rousseau to serve as Corsi's ambassador.
Chia drafted a constitution and promised to provide Rousseau with all necessary information.
Rousseau received this letter in October of the same year, immediately accepted the task excitedly, and wrote back to the Corsican ambassador:
"For the rest of my life I had no other interests except myself and Corsica, and everything else had been banished from my mind."
In the second year, Rousseau published the "Opinions on the Constitution of Corsica", which generally elaborated on his conception of the Corsican Constitution. This was also the first time he participated in the Constitution before providing constitutional opinions to the Polish government.
to the formulation of the constitution.
Unfortunately, in history, France annexed Corsica in 1768, and Rousseau's constitutional work came to an end. He could only depressingly condemn the French and throw all his ideas into the garbage heap.
Of course, many historians believe that Pauli probably did not intend to actually use the constitution formulated by Rousseau. He might just want to use Rousseau's reputation in sociology to enhance the legitimacy of the Corsican government.
But in this timeline, since Corsica has not yet been annexed, it means that Rousseau's constitution-making work is still continuing, so it is not surprising that he had an exchange of letters with Pauly a few months ago.
After clarifying this relationship, Lawrence couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly and suddenly had an idea.
Since Rousseau is still working on the constitution of Corsica, and he will soon return to Corsica to reorganize the Constituent Assembly to determine Corsica's constitutional monarchy, it is entirely possible to invite Rousseau to work in Corsica.
"You can give him the status of a member of the Constituent Assembly... No, it is most appropriate to let him serve as the speaker. After all, the speaker's status is high enough and he does not have much real power."
Lawrence looked at Rousseau calmly and secretly planned in his heart:
"Perhaps it would be good to have him serve as Minister of Education... No, that kind of political symbolism is not strong enough. As expected, the Speaker of the Constituent Assembly is the most suitable."
Lawrence knew that even in this world, Rousseau's thoughts would definitely influence thousands of revolutionaries. It was just a matter of time.
And if Rousseau can be made a member of the Corsican government, especially at the top of the government, then Lawrence can fully claim that the Corsican government is the orthodox successor to Rousseau's ideas in the future.
"In this way, there may be unexpected effects in the great revolution in the future."
Chapter completed!