The years-long War of Independence wreaked havoc on Ireland. In the entire base area, almost every village, there are martyrs who have died, and in the fiercely contested areas, there is hardly a family whose house has not been destroyed by fire. Although the federation has always adhered to the principle of grasping the revolution with one hand and promoting production with the other. However, a large number of able-bodied laborers became soldiers, agricultural labor was often supported by women, the elderly, and children, and the British came from time to time to make trouble, engaging in some kind of "three-light policy", so agricultural production was also greatly damaged, and if it were not for the selfless support of the French all the time, there would have been a famine in Ireland a long time ago.

Therefore, Ireland's first priority now is to restore agricultural production.

To this end, the Irish Independence Army will undergo a large-scale demobilization of its numbers and halve its numbers. Only the most experienced and combat-ready fighters will remain in the army. Some of the most combat-ready armies will also shoulder their international responsibility – to continue the fight for the overthrow of British imperialism.

Ireland is swampy, so there's a lot of peat. It is also the fuel used by many Irish households. However, peat is very low in calories, and it is okay as a fuel for household cooking, but it is not very good as an industrial fuel. In addition, some low-level peat can also be used as fertilizer. This thing, in the eyes of the French, basically does not have much economic value. But for Ireland now, it's really important. The mining of low-level peat, in particular, is vital to the recovery of Irish agriculture. Therefore, the mining of peat is the first important direction.

In addition, according to the British exploration, Ireland has some copper and silver mines, but the reserves are quite limited and the grade is not good. Lead-zinc ore is quite good. This is probably a key focus for the development of the mining industry in Ireland in the future.

It's just that Ireland's mineral base lacks the most important coal and iron mines, so it is basically difficult to develop heavy industry or something. However, what kind of heavy industry does a country that is positioned as a fierce dog need? How can anyone become a dog and have to buy their own bones? Anyone who wants to buy his own bones is actually a fat pig who doesn't even have the qualifications to be a dog.

However, Ireland has good hydropower resources, and there are many rivers with large drops in the mountains of the south and northwest of Ireland, which are very suitable for hydropower development. And with electricity, it is not only very good for agriculture, but also makes it possible to develop many light industries.

"The next most important thing in Ireland is to rebuild the economy. Due to the lack of coal and iron resources, Ireland is not suitable for heavy industry, but as far as I know, the mountainous areas of southern and northwestern Ireland are indeed very rich in water resources. Ireland has abundant rainfall thanks to the water vapour brought by the Atlantic Ocean, and the difference between the mountains in the south and northwest and the plains in the centre provides us with very favourable conditions for the construction of cascade power stations.

As you may know, agriculture in France is the most secure in Europe today. Water and drought come from people, and they don't know hunger. By what? It relies on an electricity-based irrigation system. With electricity, we can pump water from rivers and even groundwater to irrigate farmland during droughts. When there is a flood, we can pump the excess water into the river. As a result, our French agricultural production is not known to be more resistant to natural disasters. It also makes it a good harvest year almost every year in France. And if Ireland can build such an irrigation system that relies on hydropower, the Irish will have a good harvest year every year.

Sufficient electricity will also make it possible to develop light industry. The textile and food industries will be able to develop rapidly, and the development of these industries will also make Ireland richer.

Comrades and friends. At this moment, I suddenly remembered what my younger brother Napoleon had said a few years ago when he was talking about the fundamental tasks of the revolution in the French National Assembly after defeating the interference of the reactionary forces on the European continent in the French Revolution. He said: 'The French people want to win a rich and happy life!' Their right to a good and prosperous life can no longer be trampled on by the greedy feudal rulers. In the same way, comrades, why should the Irish people make a revolution, in the final analysis, also for the pursuit of a good and prosperous life?

Comrades, the fighting of the past few years has amply demonstrated how good we are at destroying an old world; And in the future, a greater, more difficult goal awaits us, and that is to prove to the world how good we are at building a new world! ”

At the preparatory meeting for the founding of the country, Joseph's speech provoked a round of applause from the delegates.

In the days that followed, with Joseph's matchmaking, the Bank of Rome provided large interest-free and low-interest loans to Ireland to support the Irish economy. At the same time, Joseph also represented the French Academy of Sciences, as well as the University of Paris, and Ireland, in the identification of educational support programs.

"Education is the foundation of a country's development. No matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education', Frederick was able to lead Prussia to rise back then, relying on vigorous education. If Ireland wants to develop well, it also needs to pay attention to education. For example, if we want to build a large number of hydropower stations, we need to have a large number of power engineering personnel. In the short term, we can solve the problem by hiring French engineers, but in the long term, Ireland must produce enough builders of its own. So, education is a top priority. We cannot afford not to take it lightly.

When the British colonial rulers ruled Ireland, not only did they not establish schools in Ireland, but they also forbade Irish people to study abroad and forbade Irish people to apply for degrees and scholarships at British universities. Why do they do it? Isn't it so that we can become stupid, so that they can continue to oppress us and enslave us.

Our French comrades are ready to provide us with selfless help in this regard. Together, our two countries will set up an education fund for universal education. Our French comrades will send us a group of teachers every year to support our basic education. Help us to build a complete system of primary education.

In addition to this, our French comrades will also offer our outstanding students the opportunity to study abroad with full scholarships. These places are offered each year according to a certain percentage of our secondary school graduates. In this way, after a few years, the cultural quality of our people will be greatly improved. Our culture and economy will be greatly developed.

Of course, our French comrades have given us such selfless help, and we cannot reciprocate nothing in return. Although the French comrades did not think about this when they helped us, we Irish people are not the ungrateful bad kind. Our ability to help our French comrades is limited, but we are willing to fight alongside our French comrades at all times. A friend of France is a friend of us Irish; The enemy of France is the enemy of us Irish. I therefore request the Federation to authorize me to sign, on behalf of the Federation, on behalf of the new Government of Ireland, and with the Government of the French Republic, a Franco-Irish Treaty of Amity and Cooperation based on equality and mutual assistance. At the last preparatory meeting, President Russell made such a request to the entire conference.