America 1869: A Doppelganger Every Day

Li Changsheng not only gave speeches in San Francisco, but also toured areas of California with Chinese communities.

They even have to travel to other places to give speeches.

While he was giving his speech, the Chinese American Weekly and the Chinese American Daily were also reporting on the matter extensively.

Within a short period of time, everyone in America knew one thing.

The claim by the Irish that the Chinese want to take over California is pure nonsense.

Some mainstream American media outlets have also begun reporting and analyzing this matter.

I never believed that the Chinese could take over California, but now I see their determination even more clearly.

The fact that the Chinese are simply trying to survive, and that they're willing to build factories in the freezing cold of Alaska, is enough to prove what they're saying is true.

[As Changsheng Li has stated, from now on, Chinese people will no longer seek citizenship in California, but in any state in the United States, and they will lose all threat.]

The Irish wanted to occupy California and gain independence, but the Chinese thwarted their plan, so this is retaliation.

[Now that Chinese people are willing to go to Alaska, can the Irish also prove themselves?]

Of course, some people said good things, and some said bad things.

However, after Li Changsheng's performance, those words barely made a ripple.

It was under these circumstances that the states of America saw an opportunity.

The Chinese people, putting aside everything else, are quite adept at creating wealth.

In particular, everyone shares the same understanding about Li Changsheng: he is absolutely destined for success and will create a great deal of wealth.

His newspaper earned tens of thousands of dollars every month.

Although the patent for the fountain pen he invented was bought by a white man, he was still able to earn a steady income.

Moreover, he has his own novels, which have been published worldwide, and he is now considered a world-renowned figure.

Even if he does nothing in the future, he will still have a lot of wealth. What's more, he is also a writer and an inventor. If he writes a few more books and invents a few more things, he may be able to multiply his wealth several times over.

Wherever such a person sets up a factory, they can definitely boost the local economy.

Therefore, various regions all wanted to bring Li Changsheng over.

Alaska is currently under military control.

To put it bluntly, there's hardly anyone managing it.

For this very reason, the troops stationed in Alaska cannot expect any additional income.

Of course, they can still go hunting and fishing.

The only place that could be considered the capital of Alaska is Sitka, which is governed by Russians and has only a few hundred people.

To put it bluntly, Alaska is currently a place where no one cares about it.

No one wants to go to such a place.

The United States bought Alaska a few years ago, but only for strategic reasons.

After buying it, I had no interest in taking care of it at all.

Now that people are hearing that Li Changsheng is going to build a factory in Alaska, even members of Congress are starting to talk about it.

"Alaska is simply not a habitable place, but it is not in the interest of the United States to leave it like this."

"In my opinion, we should agree to let Changsheng Li go to Alaska. We can promise him that as long as he can actually establish a factory in Alaska and increase the population of Alaska to a certain level, he can become the governor of Alaska."

"After all, nobody wants to bother with this dump right now."

However, the congressman's proposal was quickly rejected.

"No matter how bad this place is, it's still American territory. We can't let a Chinese person govern it, but it's okay to let him give it a try."

"If he can really get Chinese people to set up factories in Alaska and even settle down there later, it will promote the development of Alaska and maybe even give this wasteland some value."

"Once Chinese people settle there and factories are established, we can then send white people over to prevent Alaska from being occupied by Chinese."

"Moreover, Alaska already had a certain value at that time, and I believe there would be people willing to go there."

"If there are still too many people by then, can't we just restrict Chinese people from obtaining citizenship in Alaska again?"

"Moreover, we can promise that anyone willing to go to Alaska can buy land in Alaska at a low price. We can buy Alaska back for less than five dollars per square kilometer."

"We can promise that anyone willing to go to Alaska can buy a portion of the land at this price, and stipulate that half of the land they buy must be developed within one year."

"If they can really develop, it will boost Alaska's economy, making Alaskan land more valuable, and Alaska will be able to gradually develop."

"If it doesn't develop, it won't affect us. At least we can recoup some of the money we spent on the land. Also, as long as they build factories and start operations, they can collect some taxes, which can be considered part of their income."

For the United States today, Alaska has absolutely no value.

After they finished their discussion, the matter naturally fell out of their hands. Since Alaska now belonged to the Department of the Army, the rest was no longer their concern.

Not long after they finished their discussion, Li Changsheng received a guest.

Li Changsheng was somewhat surprised to see the white officer in front of him.

"Mr. Changsheng Li, I am here on behalf of Commander Sherman to see you."

Li Changsheng never expected that his speech would attract this person's attention.

Sherman, as the current supreme commander of the U.S. Army and the supreme commander of the Alaskan garrison, actually sent someone to find me personally, which shows that he really has a plan to have Chinese people immigrate to Alaska.

That's wonderful.

"I didn't expect it was someone sent by Commander Sherman. My apologies."

Without further ado, the officer invited Li Changsheng to a coffee shop and then produced a document.

He pointed to a blank area on the document and said.

"The general said you are the first person willing to go to Alaska."

"Therefore, the general gave me special instructions."

"If you're willing, I can sell you any habitable area in southern Alaska for five dollars per square kilometer."

"You know, we bought Alaska from the Russians for about the same price a few years ago."

"Furthermore, the general also said that in order to make your factory better and make Alaska better, you are allowed to repay the money for purchasing the land in equal installments over 20 years, without interest."

"And all you have to do is make the factories in Alaska bigger and bigger, and increase the population."

"Of course, besides land purchase incentives."

"The general also clearly stated in this contract that, due to special reasons, the land, rivers, and forests you purchased will belong to you forever, and even the land tax will be waived for you."

"You don't even need to pay taxes if you fish or cut down trees yourself."

"But if you cut down trees and sell them, or catch fish and sell them, just like a factory makes a profit, you need to pay taxes."

"Of course, if minerals are discovered in your area, then you must also pay the most basic taxes."

"That means you'll be exempt from all taxes except for the ones you absolutely have to pay."

"The only requirement is that at least half of the land you buy must be developed within one year, otherwise all your land will be taken back."