America 1869: A Doppelganger Every Day

Chapter 109 Far East Colonialism Part 2: For Profit

"General, you are worried that your position will be replaced because there is not enough crisis in the Far East."

"When there is no crisis in the Far East, your position can be replaced by anyone."

"After all, in a stable and developing Far East, there is no danger in changing generals and letting someone else take the throne."

"However, if there are numerous crises in the Far East, then national stability and the unification of the entire Far East are needed."

"In this situation, without the general, the entire Far East will be torn apart, and everyone's interests will be impacted."

"Their losses will be enormous."

"At this point, none of them want anything to happen to you; in fact, they hope you can stay in that position longer."

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Of course, this is just a hoax.

All the regional leaders in the Far East were actually Li Changsheng's alter egos; it could be said that all the hundreds of warlords in the Far East were Li Changsheng's men.

To put it even more bluntly, all the warlords in the Far East belong to Li Changsheng, and they can merge into one at any time.

In other words, the Far East has always been under Li Changsheng's control, and the Far East General is just a puppet.

Li Changsheng had considered replacing his own people directly, but his clones were unwilling.

Even if the Far East General was really just a puppet, he had a lot of things to deal with, and the rapid development of the Far East had accumulated a lot of contradictions, all of which weighed on the General's shoulders.

The people didn't have many complaints about Li Changsheng's clones, but they all complained about the general.

Therefore, the general was not just a puppet, but also a scapegoat and a scapegoat.

At the same time, the general also had to deal with many things in the Far East, and was busy from morning to night, with no opportunity to enjoy life.

Li Changsheng, these clones all traveled from a parallel future world. None of them wanted to be slaves; they only wanted to enjoy themselves.

Thus, the Far East General secured his position as general.

Of course, the Far East General was unaware of these matters; he was very proud of his ability to balance the interests of all parties and maintain his position as the top leader in the Far East.

No matter how hard or tiring it was, he also enjoyed the joy that power brought.

Now, if he can make his work more stable and last longer, he is even more eager to do so.

"What you say makes sense, but where does this crisis come from? This crisis can only make them rely on me more, but it can't really put the Far East in danger. That's not an easy thing to do."

"Isbury said confidently."

"I had already thought of that. The general should also know that the whole world is currently in a colonial boom."

"The original Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish colonization was coming to an end; they were no longer world powers."

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"And now Britain, France, and Germany have begun to colonize various regions."

Why do so many countries colonize the world? Because colonies can bring enormous benefits.

"The benefits brought by colonies can make countries develop better and make people who go to colonies richer."

"Since colonization can bring benefits, why don't we in the Far East also start colonizing other countries?"

"General, what do you think they'll do when these officials have already profited from colonies outside the Far East, and then if problems arise in the Far East, the colonies will be seized, and their profits will be reduced?"

The general's eyes lit up.

Bickley is right.

If there are colonies outside, and these officials have vested interests in those colonies, then in order to maintain those colonies, they also need to secure their positions.

Only by securing his position and ensuring the Far East remains a unified whole can he prevent anyone from coveting his colonies.

If problems arise within ourselves, the Far East will fall apart, or even warlords will fight amongst themselves, and the colonies will be impossible to protect.

If the colony cannot be preserved, everyone's interests will be harmed.

These people will suffer huge losses, and in order to protect their own interests, they will also want to stay in their positions for as long as possible.

"Great idea, really great idea! You truly are my strategist."

"Now that you have an idea, tell me your thoughts."

Bickley took out a map, spread it on the table, and said to the Far East General.

"General, please look!"

"For some time now, all economic and trade activities between the Far East and the world have had to pass through South Korea and Japan, and then along the coast of the Qing Dynasty, while conducting large-scale transactions, they also entered Southeast Asia to trade with other countries around the world."

"This situation is very unfavorable for the Far East."

"Putting everything else aside, the supply consumption along the way is astronomical, and all of it has been profited by the port cities along the route."

"But if we can have our own ports along the way, then this money belongs to the Far East."

"Whether it belongs to the general himself or to those regional warlords, the general will ultimately have a share of the benefits."

"Therefore, we can convene all the warlords and discuss the Far East colonization plan with them."

"And I set the main targets of the Far East colonization plan on these places."

As he spoke, he pointed to Ryukyu, then to Kochi, and finally to Borneo, which is the future Kalimantan.

"General, if we can colonize Ryukyu, Cochinchina, and several countries in Borneo near Cochinchina, our ships in the Far East will be able to reach Southeast Asia without any obstacles."

"These regions themselves possess immense value."

"Ryukyu can serve as a transit point for travel from the Far East to other parts of the world, and countries around the world can also travel to the Far East through Ryukyu."

"Even if Ryukyu were just a transit point, it could make a fortune."

"Moreover, Ryukyu also has vast sea areas, which can allow our fishing industry, which we have used to make our fortune in the Far East, to continue to grow."

"If they could occupy the Jiaozhi region, aside from anything else, the arable land advantage of Jiaozhi would be enough to feed an additional 5000 million people in the Far East."

"Moreover, the Jiaozhi region has a great advantage, as it is rich in both ports and various resources."

"If we control Jiaozhi, our strength in the Far East will be twice that of our opponents."

"At the same time, there is a Sabah Kingdom and a Lanfang Republic on Borneo."

"Although Sabah has not yet been occupied by colonizers and has never been explored by free people, we can easily occupy it, but the development of this place will take time."

"Moreover, the geographical location of this place is not very advantageous."

"We can let some warlords develop it on their own, slowly."

"At the same time, what we should occupy most is the Southern Republic, because this place can become a key point for our trade with European countries."

"If we can colonize all these places, the Far East will become several times stronger."

"And all the warlords will have to obey the general as the head of the Far East because of the interests of these colonies."

"At that time, the general's position was secure, and he could earn even more. What does the general think?"