"I remember you once told me that California is not your final destination; your goal is the entire Federation!"
"Will you really leave California in the future? Can't you stay in California and develop?"
"You must know that in California, you are an absolute presence; whatever you want to do, it is easy."
"But in other states, as you know, America is a federal system, and each state is independent of the others," Lawrent said directly.
Zhu Wencong, of course, understood the meaning of Lawrent's words: venturing into other states meant starting from scratch— and even facing suppression from local forces.
The more economically developed a state was, the more it was like throwing lambs into a tiger's mouth to compete with the capitalists for the market.
Lawrent believed that Zhu Wencong was very young and could afford to wait until he was fully prepared before expanding into other states.