Zhao Family Meeting Room
Jiang Hong sat in front of Lord Zhao Chen, brewing tea for him.
"It seems you are quite satisfied with me now." Lord Zhao Chen looked at Jiang Hong, who was respectfully attending to him.
Jiang Hong smiled faintly, "Although the Owl Dragon Star System lacks a Star Gate and news is somewhat restricted,
I am still aware of what our Lord has done outside.
Not only has he solidified the Owl Dragon Star System's position, but he has also become a Viscount and graduated early from North Star Academy.
I, Jiang Hong, only disliked the useless Baron of the past, not the current Lord Zhao Chen."
This woman was truly pragmatic.
Perhaps, even now, her loyalty was only to her eldest sister.
However, she did possess ability, at least enough to help him manage the Owl Dragon Star System in an orderly fashion.
"Lord, your return this time is surely not as simple as just coming home, is it?" Jiang Hong poured a cup of tea for Lord Zhao Chen.
Lord Zhao Chen took a sip; the taste was quite good!
"I am here for the management of the Owl Dragon Star System," Lord Zhao Chen said.
Jiang Hong quietly watched Lord Zhao Chen, awaiting his next words.
"I want to establish a civilian archive within the Owl Dragon Star System's territory. Those who join the archive will receive Owl Dragon Star System household registration status and be protected by the Owl Dragon Star System.
However, when the Owl Dragon Star System has a need, they must unconditionally obey the Owl Dragon Star System's deployment arrangements," Lord Zhao Chen stated.
"Household registration status?" Jiang Hong was a little surprised. "This is a relatively ancient management method. Wouldn't it be too outdated to use it now?"
Since entering the interstellar era, the requirement for household registration status has not been high.
Because when you enter a planet, intelligent programs will record your facial information and so on.
They wouldn't care which Star System or planet you were born on.
For those who ventured into interstellar travel, the concept of 'homeland' had become increasingly blurred.
Over time, household registration ceased to be necessary.
"Because I plan to screen out another group of people," Lord Zhao Chen said.
Jiang Hong did not understand Lord Zhao Chen's meaning.
At this moment, Lord Zhao Chen projected an electronic document in front of Jiang Hong.
"One month after the household registration policy is announced, this will be the second decree I issue.
All individuals with Owl Dragon Star System household registration status can purchase natural crops at cost price. Of course, this is only for personal consumption. Once discovered to be reselling, their Owl Dragon Star System household registration status will be permanently revoked.
At the same time, relevant suitable jobs will be prioritized.
And I plan to invest a sum of livelihood funds to build various vocational academies on each planet. People with Owl Dragon Star System household registration status, regardless of age, can study for free," Lord Zhao Chen said.
"Natural crops? Purchased at cost price?" Jiang Hong was stunned. "Do you know how much this would cost?"
Even if, after Lord Zhao Chen's first'screening,' only 100 million people remained,
satisfying the natural crop food needs of these 100 million people would still require a massive amount of capital.
This would absolutely exceed the Owl Dragon Star System's fiscal revenue by hundreds, even thousands of times.
Within the Starlight Empire, there wasn't a single Star System territory that dared to offer such welfare conditions.
"You don't need to worry about the cost. I will take care of it. You just need to implement this first policy.
Remember, before the second policy is made public, it must be kept secret!" Lord Zhao Chen said solemnly.
Jiang Hong nodded blankly. She naturally knew why it needed to be kept secret.
If the second policy was known in advance, a large number of people would certainly join the Owl Dragon Star System's so-called household registration.
After all, this welfare treatment was truly excellent!
"Leaving aside the food shortage for a moment, other aspects of livelihood construction also require a large amount of capital," Jiang Hong raised a question.
"Is one billion star coins enough?" Lord Zhao Chen asked.
Jiang Hong was momentarily stunned. She might have guessed that Lord Zhao Chen had some funds, but she hadn't expected Lord Zhao Chen to casually throw out one billion star coins without batting an eye.
"I will transfer one billion funds to you later. You just need to set up the skill-based vocational academies I requested.
Don't think about saving money. These must be completed by mid-year! They will begin operations in the second half of the year," Lord Zhao Chen said.
"Yes..."
To improve the quality of life in the Owl Dragon Star System, the primary issue was naturally food!
As long as the populace could eat inexpensive food, their quality of life would undoubtedly greatly improve. Then, by providing them with opportunities and channels for advancement and arranging suitable jobs for them,
in fact, the needs of the common people had not changed for thousands of years. For them, interstellar travel and such were too distant.
They only wanted to live out their lives well, with three meals a day and no worries about food and clothing; if, in addition to satisfying these, they were also given the opportunity to realize their dreams, that would be even more incredible!
Therefore, Lord Zhao Chen only needed to satisfy these to certainly improve the quality of life in the Owl Dragon Star System.
Lord Zhao Chen returned to the family specifically to handle this matter.
"Also, there's one more thing. Can you contact my eldest sister?" Lord Zhao Chen said seriously.
"Young Miss?" Jiang Hong said, "My contact with the Young Miss has always been only when the Young Miss actively contacts me, or when I leave a message for the Young Miss through a secret channel.
Only then will the Young Miss contact me."
"Then, in that case, leave a message for my eldest sister.
Just say that by a stroke of luck, I heard that the Starlight Empire's Second Prince and Third Prince might be planning something. Ask her to remind the Little Princess," Lord Zhao Chen said.
Jiang Hong understood Lord Zhao Chen's meaning; he was concerned about the Young Miss. Jiang Hong nodded, "I understand. I will leave a message for the Young Miss.
Once the Young Miss replies, I will immediately notify you."
"Good." Lord Zhao Chen was very satisfied. He stood up and looked at Jiang Hong, "You've managed the Owl Dragon Star System well. Keep up the good work.
I've sent ten thousand star coins to your account as a reward. You can use them as you wish."
With that, Lord Zhao Chen turned and left.
Ten thousand star coins?
Jiang Hong was dumbfounded. Although her current position in the Owl Dragon Star System was essentially second only to one person... no, if you included the Young Miss,
it was second only to two people, but above tens of thousands.
Ten years of not eating or drinking her salary wouldn't even amount to ten thousand star coins!
She looked at the departing back of Lord Zhao Chen, wondering why she felt like she was looking at a nouveau riche.
...
Lord Zhao Chen stayed at the Zhao family for half a day. After talking with Jiang Hong, he returned to his Second Grandma's old house. The two had a simple meal and chatted about family matters.
Lord Zhao Chen then bid farewell and returned to the T3 Blizzard One.
When Lord Zhao Chen returned to the Bridge, a figure caught his attention.
The scar on her face was gone, replaced by fair, delicate, and flawless skin. The broken ear on her head had also returned to normal.
When Lord Zhao Chen saw the person before him, he felt as if he was looking at a work of art.
He finally understood why she had disfigured herself when she was captured before.
Lord Zhao Chen raised his hand and gently stroked the beast ears.
"Don't... touch there..." Charlotte's cheeks flushed, her lips slightly bitten, her eyes hazy, and her tail stood up as if she had been electrocuted.
