“Currently, under Jiang Hong's management, the Owl Dragon Star System has established a new aristocratic system, and the newly risen nobles are all under our control.
However, because there are no pillar industries yet, it is not very strong.
The annual tax revenue of the Owl Dragon Star System alone is currently only about ten million star coins.
But, the Owl Dragon Resource Star Zone that was built last year has been completed, and the ten Gold Digger-class Heavy Interstellar Mining Ships equipped have already started working, capable of extracting raw material resources worth nearly fifty million star coins per month, with an annual output of around five hundred million star coins.
Furthermore, we have already arranged for Jiang Hong to establish related industrial chains around the Owl Dragon Resource Star Zone, which is expected to increase the Owl Dragon Star System's own tax revenue by at least ten times.
At the same time, it will provide five million jobs.
Relying solely on this Owl Dragon Resource Star Zone, there is hope that the Owl Dragon Star System's future annual tax revenue will exceed one hundred million star coins!” Lilith said.
Just the surrounding industries of a single resource star zone are enough to bring such high profits to a Star System, which shows how important a pillar industry is to an interstellar territory.
However, given the current growth rate, increasing the average living index from 0.6 to 7 within a year is still quite difficult.
“How many people are currently in our Owl Dragon Star System?” Zhao Chen asked.
Lilith said, “Originally, the Owl Dragon Star System had nearly five hundred million people, but due to the previous noble turmoil, some nobles were purged, and some nobles moved out of the Owl Dragon Star System.
This led to a large outflow of population over the past year, in addition to your request that Jiang Hong not restrict population outflow.
Therefore, in the past year alone, the population outflow from the Owl Dragon Star System reached two hundred million, with less than three hundred million remaining!”
This is the so-called ‘when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.’
After all, in the eyes of most people at the time, the Owl Dragon Star System had no possibility of rising, and coupled with the loss of a group of core nobles, the Owl Dragon Star System’s system was destined to collapse!
Naturally, a group of people tried every means to escape the Owl Dragon Star System.
Three hundred million... that’s still a bit much.
Zhao Chen muttered to himself. He didn’t care about the population size within his Star System; he wanted the people he supported to genuinely want to stay in the Owl Dragon Star System.
“Arrange a meeting with Jiang Hong for me, on Xiaolong Main Star.
As the Lord, I haven’t shown up for a long time, and it’s time to go back and see.” Zhao Chen arranged his next itinerary.
The main purpose of this was naturally for the system mission and that T5 ‘great beauty.’
“Yes.” Lilith responded.
“Reporting, Commander, Governor Chu River’s communication has been scheduled and can be connected now.” A Bridge crew member reported.
“Connect it.” Zhao Chen sat in the captain’s chair.
The next second, he entered the holographic immersive communication mode, and the surrounding Bridge scene disappeared, replaced by a lake.
He saw an old man holding a fishing rod, casting it, seemingly preparing to fish.
This is a function under holographic mode, which can simulate any scene and behavior.
Zhao Chen walked over and looked at Governor Chu, who was holding a fishing rod.
“Boy, you never come without a reason. What’s the sudden matter that you’re looking for me?” Governor Chu said without turning his head.
“To ask you for money. The final payment for the second batch of T3 Flame Dragon-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer technology authorization fees.” Zhao Chen said directly.
“The second batch of T3 Fire Dragon has not been built yet.” Governor Chu stated the reason for not paying the final balance.
Zhao Chen said, “My T4 Interstellar Destroyer research has made breakthroughs, but there is a great demand for raw materials.
It is estimated that a total of ten billion star coins worth of raw material resources will be invested.”
Governor Chu turned his head to look at Zhao Chen, eyeing him suspiciously: “You didn’t trick me, did you?”
“Do you think I need to trick you?”
“You certainly don’t need to trick me in terms of Starship technology. Old Zhu has been praising you to me a lot lately. I heard you helped him solve a technical problem with a T3 Interstellar Warship.
However, ten billion star coins worth of raw material resources, it’s quite difficult to allocate that much in a short period.” Governor Chu looked at the lake, as if waiting for a bite.
Zhao Chen raised his hand and placed several pieces of technical data, which he had already prepared, in front of Governor Chu: “This is some of the T4 starship technical data that I have broken through in my research during this period.”
Governor Chu glanced at it a few times and his gaze did not move away.
Although he was not from a Starship engineer background, he had commanded Interstellar Warship for so many years; even if he hadn’t eaten pork, he had at least seen pigs run.
He had some understanding of certain technologies.
The Starship technologies Zhao Chen provided were mainly Starship energy, Starship propulsion systems, Starship Star Shield technology, and Starship armor technology, all of which were T4-class interstellar warship technologies without exception!
“Can I show these to the researchers at my Starship research institutes?” Governor Chu asked Zhao Chen directly.
“No problem.” Zhao Chen said.
Governor Chu was not polite, he copied a set and sent it directly to several of his Starship research institutes, requesting them to give him a reply within ten minutes.
Zhao Chen remained calm at his side.
Zhao Chen doesn’t have a T4 Interstellar Destroyer yet, but don’t forget that Zhao Chen currently has two T4-class interstellar warships: the t4 level Hui Guang-class Interstellar Jump Ship and the T4 Rebirth-class Clone Starship.
Extracting some Starship technology from them could somewhat fool them.
Perhaps Governor Chu’s Starship researchers might find some data a bit strange, but as long as these Starship technologies belong to the t4 level-class, isn't that enough?
“How is your Owl Dragon Fleet currently being built? How many T3 Interstellar Warships do you have?” Governor Chu asked.
Zhao Chen didn't expect Governor Chu to ask this question directly.
He hesitated for a moment, then honestly replied.
“Over a hundred Interstellar Warship, including 26 T3 Interstellar Warships.” Zhao Chen admitted frankly.
Anyway, these things would be exposed sooner or later. Zhao Chen still had to be ‘honest’ with this father-in-law, who was currently his ‘protective umbrella.’
“Nearly thirty T3 Interstellar Warships, this combat power is already equivalent to an Imperial Marquis’s private fleet.” Governor Chu nodded, his tone very calm.
It was unclear whether he was praising Zhao Chen’s actions or what he meant.
“Zhao Chen, let’s be frank, just us two.
We both know that from the beginning until now, we have actually been in a relationship of mutual exploitation.
I’m eyeing the T4 Interstellar Destroyer technology you can provide, and you’re eyeing my Chu family’s reputation.” Governor Chu looked at Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen smiled without speaking.
“Actually, if you have true talent and real ability, and if you and Chu Xuan are fated, I wouldn’t mind if you two really got together.” Governor Chu said.
Zhao Chen said, “Such matters still depend on the fate between Miss Chu and me.”
Governor Chu’s gaze turned to the bobber on the lake surface, which had begun to rise and fall.
“As a grandfather, I ask you one thing; you can agree, or you can disagree.” Governor Chu’s gaze was somewhat complex.
“Please tell me.”
“If one day in the future, a great change occurs in the Starlight Empire.
I hope you can take Chu Xuan and escape as far as possible, and never return.” Governor Chu’s hand, holding the fishing rod, tightened involuntarily.
