America 1869: A Doppelganger Every Day

Chapter 103 He who does not plan for the long term is not fit to plan for the short term [Fifth update, please subscribe]

The clone didn't quite understand Li Changsheng's meaning and looked at him with confusion, when Li Changsheng continued.

"If you want to popularize Mandarin and simplified characters in a certain place, you definitely need someone to guide you."

"People who left the Qing Empire could become guides. They only need to study hard to learn Mandarin and simplified characters, which is an opportunity for many ordinary people."

"But it's impossible for them to popularize Mandarin and simplified characters, because they don't know many of them to begin with."

"If we want to popularize simplified characters and Mandarin, we will need to use Han Chinese from the Far East."

"Nowadays, Mandarin is widely spoken in the Far East, and many people have also learned simplified Chinese characters. The next step is to have the clones establish their own companies and expand globally."

"Traveling to various countries, even their respective colonies, to develop business under the guise of company employees."

"While developing, it is natural to also establish schools to disseminate knowledge."

"At that time, Mandarin and simplified Chinese characters can be spread to all parts of the world."

"My voice of China and my phonograph have opened the door to the world for Mandarin and simplified Chinese characters."

"Next, as long as we continue to publish in newspapers around the world in Mandarin and simplified characters and play on phonographs, many people will become familiar with Mandarin and simplified characters."

"By then, those who have mastered the skills in the Far East will be able to teach and spread them throughout the world, which will allow Mandarin and simplified characters to become more widely known."

"In a decade or so, before Edison, I'll have my clone apply for all the photography-related patents in the Far East, making the Far East the birthplace of world cinema, and turning the film subtitles into simplified Chinese characters. In the future, when we add audio, it will also be in Mandarin."

"There are also radio, television, and so on. As long as we are one step ahead in all of these, we can use these channels to promote Mandarin and simplified characters to the world."

"In a few decades, when people in all countries speak Mandarin and write simplified Chinese characters, and many countries are still populated by Chinese people, then Mandarin will become the world's common language, and simplified Chinese characters will become the world's common script."

Seeing the clone's sudden realization, Li Changsheng continued with a smile.

"He who does not plan for the long term is not fit to plan for the short term."

"For me, my lifespan is endless. I can summon a mindless clone at any time to become my new main body."

"So I need to consider the longer-term future."

"As a Chinese person from a parallel world, I hope that Chinese people in this world can go further, stand higher, and have a higher status in the world."

"We also hope that Mandarin and simplified Chinese characters can be used all over the world."

"At the same time, I desire even more to control the world's most powerful forces and most advanced knowledge."

"Therefore, I need to control more Chinese people in order to control more resources in the world, so that we can control more countries in the future."

"To be the mastermind behind this world."

"At the same time, for the sake of the longer-term future."

"When we have sufficient strength, we must also do a good job of protecting the Earth so that it can exist for a longer period of time."

"If possible, we should also explore the stars. If we can really make Earth a cosmic race, then our clones can be spread across countless planets, which would be much safer."

"If there were a way to extend lifespan, it would only mean we could create more and more clones!"

"Of course, that's all a long time from now."

"It might even never happen."

"I might be able to see these things, but it's probably impossible for you to be in the first batch."

"So I have another hope, which is that each of you can have enough status, wealth, and money to achieve freedom in life."

"Delegate all the tedious work to your subordinates."

"If you have the means, then enjoy life to the fullest."

"Therefore, the Far East is our base. As for the branch offices that have developed like yours, you only need to control the general direction. The subsequent immigration or the spread of simplified Mandarin can be left to your subordinates."

"Putting aside other things, there are plenty of opportunities in Southeast Asia and the Indochina Peninsula right now."

"Let your subordinates invest, build, do business, and bring people to settle down. They can all become rich while acquiring a lot of resources, and at the same time, spread Chinese culture."

"It can be said that this is a win-win situation."

"Therefore, in my plan, the Qing Empire will be responsible for the basic immigration."

"It mainly involves the supply of labor and essential personnel."

"But the Far East represents the elite of the Chinese community."

"The people in the Far East were responsible for spreading Mandarin, simplified Chinese characters, and Chinese culture, while also controlling these people who came from the Qing Dynasty."

"Guide them in the right direction."

"Therefore, immigration to the Far East must continue, and the birth rate in the Far East must be accelerated."

"By distributing the trained personnel to various parts of the world, we can spread the Far East's various branches across the globe."

"However, this will definitely attract the attention of countries around the world. Therefore, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the plan and to prevent the Far East from being attacked, we need to do one crucial thing."

This time, without Li Changsheng saying anything, the clone simply smiled and said.

"Don't worry about that. Ever since we took control of the Far East, the military strength in the region has been continuously increasing."

"No one understands better than us that it won't be long before world wars continue to break out."

"Putting everything else aside, just being a weapons dealer can make a fortune."

"Therefore, arsenals have been established wherever possible in the Far East."

"Whether it's pistols, rifles, bullets, grenades, artillery, or shells."

"The large ironclad warships that are currently under construction in several shipyards will make the Far East's military strength far surpass that of other countries."

"They've even reached the point of exporting weapons."

"It can be said that the Far East is no longer afraid of any country's attack. If we are given more time, the Far East can become a world power."

"But now there is another problem, which is also a very important one."

"Nowadays, although our Far East has a very high steel production, especially after the open-hearth steelmaking process was promoted and popularized, the Far East's steel production is close to the world's number one, if not the largest."

"But even so, it's still far from enough."

"Steel is needed for everything, from the production of weapons and the construction of ironclad warships to the construction of buildings and the laying of pipelines."

"What we need most right now is new sources of iron ore, or even to buy steel directly."