America 1869: A Doppelganger Every Day

[Our Earth is our home, and protecting it is everyone's responsibility - Some thoughts on the environmental damage caused by blast fishing.]

Li Changsheng's title directly states the theme.

In this day and age, nobody cares about ecological and environmental issues.

Or rather, even if someone cares, it's only a small number of people who care.

Even those who care haven't expressed their opinions in such newspapers; they've only talked about it behind people's backs.

Li Changsheng can be considered a pioneer in environmental protection.

Li Changsheng could even imagine that he would become the initiator and pioneer of global environmental protection in the future.

He made this clear in the article.

"After the Irish started using blast fishing, I had my men use it too."

"It has to be said that catching fish this way is just too easy, and making money is just too easy."

"Even though the price of all fish has dropped now, you can still make a lot of money using this method."

"However, during use, I discovered several problems that I believe should attract the attention of people all over the world."

"After all, as far as I know, blast fishing is now widespread all over the world."

"If this behavior is not stopped, it will cause enormous damage to our living environment."

"First, let me talk about my personal experience with ocean fishing."

"In the process of ocean fishing, a bomb dropped into the water often brings a large catch of fish, including many large fish as well as a lot of small fish."

"Normally, when we use fishing nets to catch fish, the small fish will survive, but if we use explosives to blast fish, all of these small fish will die."

"The result of the small fish dying is that the number of fish in the area will decrease in a short period of time."

"However, in the ocean, this situation is barely acceptable."

"After all, there are countless fish in the ocean, and even if there are a certain number for a short period of time, it won't have much of an impact."

"If, in the end, fishing with explosives does cause damage to marine fish, we can try to make up for it."

"But later I also tried fishing in inland rivers and lakes a few times."

"Fishing in inland rivers and lakes causes enormous damage to the ecological environment."

"The number of fish in rivers and lakes is limited. If explosives are used extensively for fishing, the number of fish in the rivers could be reduced by more than half in just a few months or at most a few years."

"Even if you drop a bomb into the lake, it won't kill many fish."

"Let's start by comparing the effort and the reward."

"Inland lakes and rivers all need to be contracted out."

"So that means these rivers and lakes have all been contracted out to one person."

"If this person contracts for ten years, he can catch all the fish in just one year, and then there will be nothing for the next nine years."

"Not only did he lose nine years' worth of contract fees, but the river will also lose its value in the future."

"In other words, you used explosives to blast fish."

"You can reap the rewards of ten years in one year, but the money you make from selling it may not be as much as you would have in ten years."

Overall, you may have lost money.

"The most crucial point is that this river may not be contracted out for decades after you, or even ever again, because there's nothing left in it."

"In this way, the corresponding countries will also suffer losses."

"If it's just one river or one lake, it might not be a big deal, but if there are countless rivers and countless lakes, then it will be a huge blow to the country's fiscal revenue."

"So even for the sake of my own country's fiscal revenue, I urge all countries in the world to restrict or even strictly prohibit the use of explosives for fishing in inland lakes and rivers."

"Next, I'll talk about a dream I had a few days ago, and it's because of this dream that I wrote this article."

"I was woken up by this dream a few nights ago, and I was out of sorts for several days afterward. I only wrote this article today because I felt a little better. After writing it, I felt much more relaxed."

"Normally I can't remember my dreams, but I keep thinking about this one, and I keep dreaming about it."

"In my dream, explosives are used to fish in every river and lake in the world."

"The time in the dream must have been several years in the future."

"A few years later, freshwater fish production in all countries decreased by 99%."

"What's even more terrifying is that, although this behavior has created a bunch of rich people, these people have basically blown up all the freshwater rivers and lakes in the world in order to continue making money."

"The result is that more than 90% of the river and lake water on Earth is no longer drinkable."

"That means 90% of the freshwater is in trouble."

"Similarly, the variety of aquatic life is also rapidly decreasing."

"What's even more frightening is that while we humans can filter and disinfect this undrinkable water, animals can't. As a result, many animals have died, causing ecological imbalance."

"In some places, crows flock together; in others, rabbits roam in abundance; in still others, mosquitoes swarm everywhere; and in some places, rats infest the entire house."

"The wars among the various races and nations of mankind did not begin; instead, they fought against nature first."

"I don't know if any of this is true or not, but the more I think about it after I woke up, the more likely it seems."

"I don't know anything about chemistry, so I don't know if this will actually happen, but even if only a few of these things do happen, I hope it doesn't."

"Based on the above two points, I hereby appeal to people all over the world to give up using explosives to fish."

"Or if you really want to make this money, you can go fishing with explosives in the ocean."

"If individuals cannot stop it, then I urge all countries to take action to protect their own homes and the entire planet."

"The Earth belongs to everyone, and we hope that all of us on Earth can work together to protect our home."

"Protecting the ecological environment starts with not using explosives, but with blasting fish in rivers and freshwater lakes."

"At the same time, I will establish a global environmental protection association with several like-minded friends, and welcome all people around the world who are willing to contribute to humanity to join the association."

"To join, please contact the local Chinese American newspaper."

Since a global environmental protection association is bound to emerge, Li Changsheng might as well establish one himself.

At least establishing this association would allow him to stand on the moral high ground.

Moreover, the reason he said they were a few like-minded friends is because he prepared several clones to be responsible for global ecological and environmental protection.

His article caused a huge stir.

It has also shifted global public opinion toward ecological protection, making it harder for things in the Far East to be discovered.

Of course, there's another point that Li Changsheng considers lucky: the Franco-Prussian War broke out in a parallel world.

Although Li Changsheng's Natural Environment and Ecological Protection Association caused a sensation and drew attention to environmental protection, what truly captivated the Russians was the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War.

After all, the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War was related to the future development direction of the Russians.

This is also why they paid less attention to the Far East and did not notice the changes there for a while.