Corsica is the largest French island in the Mediterranean, and the island has been under French rule since 1768.

Speaking of which, the only one who allowed Corsica to show its face in the world was the Napoleonic Emperor who almost unified the continent. However, after the second son of the Bonaparte family became emperor, he only made the Bonaparte family brilliant, and he could not do anything about Corsica, the birthplace.

Yes, Corsica is a barren island whose economy depends mainly on cheese and wine. The population of the island is just over 100,000, which is far less than that of Sardinia, which is 18 kilometers away. Yes, Sardinia is one and a half times larger than Corsica, but the difference in population is nearly seven times that of the two.

From here you can see how barren Corsica is, and even the population cannot feed much. Even in later generations, Corsica was the poorest place in mainland France.

As the saying goes, poor mountains and bad waters make bad people, and that's exactly what Corsicans think. The Corsicans believed that the reason why their islands had remained so poor was largely due to the French occupation. France threw all Corsican taxes elsewhere, completely ignoring the interests of the Corsicans.

So all this time, the independence movement in Corsica has not been quelled. It's like a whack-a-mole, and at some point, it will pop up from somewhere.

In recent years, for example, talk of Corsican independence has resurfaced. However, it is different from the simple and independent rhetoric of the past. The word Italian appeared in the speech of independence this time.

What's going on?

It turned out that it was difficult for Corsica to achieve independence on its own, so why not use the hands of others. For example, next door to Italy, which was hostile to France.

Don't get me wrong, although the Corsican language and culture are more Italian, the Corsicans don't have a good sense of Italy, mainly in the 18th century, when the Genoese ruled by their brutal rule.

Of course, with the great improvement of Italy's economic level in recent years, Corsica has a slightly better sense of Italy.

Of course, the French government, as the ruler, took Corsican's independent rhetoric very seriously. From time to time, the French secret police have to arrest a group of Corsicans who dare to discuss independent topics.

However, the repression of the French government did not discourage Corsica from wanting independence. Every crackdown is rewarded with a backlash, which is also a headache for every French government.

Bastia is the second largest city in Corsica with a population of 40,000 people. It was the main port of Corsica for Italian trade. However, due to the size of Corsica's economy, the city has not developed much.

Recently, the Bastia police have become extremely busy, as a large number of Corsican independence signs have been put up in the city. This made the mayor furious, and demanded that the police chief must find the people who put up the signs, or he would report to his superiors that he was incompetent.

In the face of the mayor's coercion, Bastia's police became extremely busy, not only having to deal with the work at hand during the day, but also keeping their eyes open like night owls at night to see if there were any suspicious people to put up signs, which is also strange to say.

On a street, two policemen yawned and cursed down the street, flashlights shaking in their hands.

"Damn, this patrol day and night, when is it a head, it's been a week."

"Who knows, I don't know if the suspicious people can be caught, but I'm almost exhausted. I slept for four or five hours a day, where did I get the energy to catch independents. ”

Amid the grumblings of the two policemen, they slowly walked down the street, and after a corner they were gone. Then the empty streets fell silent.

Suddenly, three dark figures appeared, holding slogans with independent slogans in one hand and paste in the other.

"Colonna, you're holding a sign and sticking it up on Oak Street next door. Burgan, you go to Dowapu Street on the south side. ”

One of the men, who assigned tasks to the other two, seemed to have put up the previous slogan.

"Okay."

"Got it."

The two were just about to leave after answering, when the leading man continued. "Everybody has to pay attention to the timing, the interval between these police patrols that we observed earlier. You must be vigilant, it doesn't matter if you can't finish posting, you must protect yourself. ”

Facing the advice of the leading man, the two knew that it was all for their good, so they nodded and replied. "We know, we'll leave as soon as twenty minutes is up."

"Okay, let's meet at my house when we're done."

Then three bold young men pasted slogans on the walls of the streets.

When the time came, the three of them quickly left with slogans and buckets.

The next day, the slogan appeared again, and everyone in Bastia talked about it, some for and some against, but no matter how it was discussed, the topic of Corsican independence spread in Bastia. The police, on the other hand, patrol around as if they were on the verge of a great enemy, checking for suspicious people.

As for the three young people who put up the leaflets, they sat together and admired their masterpieces as if they were fine.

"Jafery, you're right. This method of posting flyers can really expand the independent topic and make more people talk about it. ”

"This allows independent ideas to spread more widely."

"Beautiful Corsica, unable to accept the fate of enslavement by France, someone has to stand up. This is also the philosophy that Teacher Quiroga passed on to us. ”

The three of them talk about independent rhetoric while observing the chaos they have caused.

They all belong to the Corsican independence movement, part of the Corsican National Liberation Party.

The Corsican National Liberation Party, founded in 1897, has been in its fifteenth year. And their organization, which currently has more than a hundred people, is seeking to liberate Corsica from French rule.

On weekdays, the Corsican people are mainly called for independence in the form of slogans, leaflets and speeches.

It is not a radical independent party, but despite this, it is also within the scope of the French government's crackdown.

For France, at least organizations and individuals who talk about independent Corsican rhetoric are within the scope of its attack.

As for how many independent organizations there are in Corsica at the moment, according to the French Ministry of the Interior, there are currently nine. These illegal organizations promote the independence of Corsica under various banners, some radical and some moderate, but these organizations are not large, and the number of people is no more than two or three hundred, and it is a pipe dream to rely on these organizations to make Corsica independent.

It is necessary to prevent foreign forces with ill intentions from interfering in Corsica, and the French government is a priority target for the recent rhetoric of using foreign forces.

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