America 1869: A Doppelganger Every Day

The United States is a free and equal country, so it not only accepts Chinese people to work, but also allows them to become American citizens.

But on the same continent of America, I heard some shocking news.

Our reporters from the Chinese American Newspaper have personally verified and confirmed the authenticity of the news.

I truly cannot imagine that someone, as a member of a civilized society, could do something so utterly shameless and without any moral compass.

As a Chinese person, I sincerely hope that all Chinese people living in Chile will come to live in the United States.

Because here, you can receive the most basic respect, the most basic freedom, and equality.

[And I believe that every American who sees what you've been through will reach out a hand of compassion to you.]

I got a little emotional and might not have gotten to the point yet. Let's get to the point now.

According to our reporter's investigation, Chile actually defrauded over 100,000 laborers in China in order to develop their guano mines.

When they went to China, they told everyone that they would have an easy job and earn more than ten times the money they had in China.

[Furthermore, the work is flexible; if you decide you don't want to continue, you can join Chile and take on other jobs.]

They even claimed that working for just one year would allow one to buy a piece of land and become a large landowner, or own their own small shop.

[None of these promises were fulfilled. After bringing the people to Chile, they tricked the Chinese into signing so-called labor contracts.]

In fact, these so-called labor contracts are far more terrible than slave contracts.

We live in a new era. Slavery has been abolished globally, and many slaves have become citizens of various countries. There should be no more slavery.

However, Chile is attempting to reinstate slavery through this method.

I hereby express my deepest condemnation of the Chilean authorities.

At the same time, I hope they will keep their promise and at least destroy the labor contracts that are no different from slave contracts.

If possible, I hope Chile can offer everyone the same equal and free life as the United States.

If that's truly impossible, you can release them. I believe America is willing to accept these hundreds of thousands of laborers.

Li Changsheng didn't say much after that, but once the newspaper was published in the United States and even around the world, information about Chinese laborers in Chile was quickly reported in many newspapers.

In particular, the newspaper also included some photos, and the working environment, living environment, and the mental state of the Chinese laborers in the photos could all be described as terrible.

This sparked widespread speculation that Chile was considering reinstating slavery.

Many reporters even went to the area around the guano mines to conduct interviews at various mines.

In this situation, one of Li Changsheng's clones also stepped forward.

As a Chinese laborer, he stood at the forefront of everyone.

He even rallied Chinese workers from several mines to stage a strike and demonstration.

This scene was captured on camera by dozens of reporters.

It was published in major newspapers around the world the next day.

The Chilean authorities originally intended to suppress the matter first and deal with it later, but they did not expect it to have escalated to this extent.

Chilean authorities are naturally unwilling to admit that they did it.

So a few days later, the Chilean official newspaper published a news item.

The labor contract issue was orchestrated by corrupt officials within the mining group. The person involved has been dismissed, and the next steps for resolving this matter are still under discussion.

The meaning is obvious; it's the same as the current practice of pushing everything onto interns.

As for why the higher-ups didn't get involved in such a big matter, it's because they were deceived.

As for why the traitors in this mining group are interns, it's because interns are spies sent by the enemy.

They use this method to damage the reputation of mining groups and undermine the stability of the entire country.

So everything was done by the interns.

After shifting the blame, they faced new problems.

How should we address the issue of these hundreds of thousands, nearly 20 Chinese people?

The guano mines needed a lot of workers, and these Chinese were the best workers.

But now, facing global public opinion, they must first deal with these people.

Therefore, how to solve the problems of these laborers and the guano mines has become an urgent issue that Chile needs to address.

The higher-ups held meetings and discussed this matter for many days.

"If we cannot quell public opinion as soon as possible, the impact on our country will be enormous. Therefore, I think we should prioritize quelling public opinion. So we can give these workers some compensation and promise them that we will provide them with normal treatment when they work in the mine."

Unfortunately, this proposal was rejected by everyone.

"They've been working for so many years, do you know how much compensation we'd have to give them? If we give them compensation, will we still make a profit?"

"As for giving them normal treatment, that's even more impossible. If we give them normal treatment, our profits will be greatly reduced. The most important thing is that the mine is not ours. We are only responsible for mining. If we give these workers the best treatment, our profits will be reduced by more than half."

Now everyone was at a loss.

Without compensation, there's no way to quell public opinion.

Moreover, this matter has attracted too much attention. The best we can do is to treat these people fairly, or at least give them normal treatment. Otherwise, the issue will continue to be exposed.

Most importantly, reporters were surrounding every single mine.

Then there was a bunch of miners going on strike.

Most importantly, the presence of reporters prevented them from taking action.

Their frustration right now is unimaginable.

Therefore, some people have even suggested taking control of the mines directly, then paying the workers better wages and earning the same amount.

However, he was rejected again.

The situation is already escalating, and now you're going to seize mining farms. You're already in the wrong, and now you're going to seize mining farms from other countries because of this. No one will help you then, and some might even help your rivals.

Only someone with a bad brain would do that.

Just when they were in a dilemma, the Consul General of the Qing Dynasty in Chile came to their door.

The Consul General was also an American and was among Alexander's first students.

Of these first group of students, some returned to coastal cities in the United States, while others went to Europe and America. Coincidentally, Smith became the Consul General of Chile.

He didn't pay much attention to this matter when it first came up, until Li Changsheng's clone found him and said something that instantly moved him.

That's why he arrived immediately as the Consul General.