Chapter 50- Working Together
To Yuan Xi’s surprise, this time, they were not here to spend money but to send money.
Jin Zi reported to Yuan Xi with a smile- Yuan Xi’s head was a little confused, but he was finally able to grasp the point.
This money is the taxes paid by the planets located in the 9871 tar field for the whole year, and Jin Zi gave a detailed introduction to the tax payment of each habitable planet, although Yuan Xi can’t remember how much tax there is on the specific planet, but he can rely on mental calculations to approximate the total amount.
After Jin Zi’s report, Yuan Xi asked, “The total tax amount is about 198.4 billion?”
As soon as Yuan Xi’s words came out, Jin Zi was slightly stunned, but when he approached him, he laughed again, but the smile was much deeper. He came over to report, but he was just following Ye Heng’s order, he reported truthfully, without missing anything, but deep down he didn’t care much for this task.
Yuan Xi has a baby face, and he may not look like he is under twenty years old, but he still looks too young. Although Jin Zi does not have any objection to Ye Heng’s decision, he only thinks that Yuan Xi is simply a key.
Yuan Xi’s question just now surprised him, the content of the report he just reported was complicated and lengthy, although the 9871-Star Domain is only a barren and remote star field, there are still thirty-seven habitable planets. These planets are also divided into third-level resource stars, second-level resource stars, and first-level resource stars, and there is also a central commercial star. The tax payment amount of each planet is very different so what he just said was about thirty-seven different reports, he didn’t expect Yuan Xi to be able, to sum up the total amount just after he finished speaking.
Although mental arithmetic is not a very powerful skill, Yuan Xi’s sensitivity surprised him, and he was able to accurately summarize the information he wanted, which was a rare advantage for a layman.
He thought a lot in his heart, but Yuan Xi also thought a lot in his heart.
198.4 billion, at first glance, what an astonishing number, if ordinary people heard this amount of money being handed to them, it is estimated that they would faint with joy, let alone a lifetime, that is, two lifetimes, even three lifetimes, it would be enough to eat, drink and have fun.
But…… At this time, they were facing the supply of an entire star field.
He didn’t know anything about the situation of the Federation, and he didn’t know anything about the tax situation and operation of a star field, but he could estimate about it based on the existing situation.
Thinking of the two hundred billion that Ye Heng spent in the blink of an eye before, Yuan Xi frowned.
The tax revenue of a star field accounts for 80% of their money, that is to say, the 198.4 billion is all the funds of the 9871-Star Domain for a year, but it is not enough for Ye Heng to spend with a wave of his hand…
However, it should be mentioned that, after all, the development of Blue Star is not a trivial matter, and Ye Heng did not spend money indiscriminately- if he hadn’t made a big deal at that time then he wouldn’t have been able to let the residents immigrate smoothly, and it would not be easy to operate smoothly at that time.
However, no matter what, this reality of making ends meet is an issue in front of them and cannot be ignored.
After Jin Zi’s report, he transferred the tax to the account of Yuan Xi’s ring and then left.
Yuan Xi confirmed that now he has 298.4 billion in his ring, which is about the same as when he first got the ring. But at that time, Yuan Xi thought that this was a huge amount of money, and deeply thought that he couldn’t finish throwing money outside, but the fact was…
He looked at this Ye Heng and said firmly, “We are indeed quite poor.”
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Ye Heng looked at Yuan Xi with a smile and said, “Xiao-Xi, tell me what you think.”
Ye Heng’s gaze and voice were very soft, and he was really listening carefully. Yuan Xi knew in his heart that Ye Heng definitely had a whole team making suggestions for the development of Blue Star, but now he wanted to hear his opinion, which made him feel quite comfortable in his heart.
Yuan Xi cleared his throat and said, “You have already transferred the residents of Blue Star, that is, you can only take the all-mechanical route, even if the Federation has been very precise in the research and development of agricultural equipment, but such a large area of land, if we want to plant it all, the amount of equipment required is also very huge. And the equipment is bound to cost money, so the budget should be very huge. ”
He looked into Ye Heng’s eyes, Ye Heng nodded and said, “Yes, the money we have in hand is only enough for one percent of the development of Blue Star.”
Yuan Xi was slightly stunned, but he was shocked in his heart, he thought that 300 billion was enough to develop one-tenth, but he didn’t expect it to be only one percent…
The cost of all the development, tsk… It’s unimaginable!
Of course, from another point of view, the benefits that this Blue Star can bring are also extremely amazing.
Yuan Xi thought of another question, “We need a large amount of albite, for the supply of this resource, would it be purchased externally or produced internally? If we produce it internally then Blue Star would not be able to supply our needs. ”
Ye Heng said, “Yes, let alone Blue Star, even if the entire 9871-Star Domain is mobilized, the output will not be able to keep up, so albite must be purchased externally.”
Yuan Xi paused, looked at Ye Heng, and said softly, “Purchasing such a huge amount of albite from outside will inevitably attract the attention of some people.”
He didn’t say it thoroughly, but he had already felt that Ye Heng didn’t want the secret of Blue Star to be made public, and according to the situation introduced by Ye Heng some time ago, the reason why he chose the star field of Blue Star was to avoid the limelight.
Ye Heng smiled and said, “It is true that there are some scruples, but if we want to hide such a big movement, the price we pay is too great and not cost-effective.”
Yuan Xi was a little confused, what does this mean?
Ye Heng squinted his eyes, smiled slightly, and said, “As long as we do enough superficial work, we will still be safe.”
Yuan Xi still has less experience after all, and he has some vague understanding of the meaning of Ye Heng’s words, but he is very confused about the specifics.
Seeing him like this, Ye Heng patiently explained, “You know that I came here to avoid the limelight. But what is my character, what is my nature?”
Nature? Character? Yuan Xi blinked, Ye Heng didn’t say it, but he knew in his heart that he was the youngest major general in the history of the Federation, Ye Heng’s ability had long been obvious to the entire Federation. His character is one that is very calm in the face of turbulence, he not arrogant or impatient, he has his means of dealing with the world, he can be said to be the leader of the young generation of the Federation, it is because he is so good that when he chose the 9871-Star Domain, it made the world so shocked.
Seeing that Yuan Xi was thinking, Ye Heng nodded again, “The blade may be returned to its sheath, but its sharpness will not be lost in the slightest.”
Yuan Xi looked at him sharply.
Ye Heng smiled and said, “Everyone understands this truth, so even if I want to be low-key, I can’t be too low-key. If this star field really has nothing to offer, and I am stationed here with peace of mind, then I wouldn’t be able to show even a bit of my ambition, I would’ve gambled my future away, what then?”
Speaking of which, Yuan Xi completely understood. After understanding, he was a little shocked, Ye Heng’s mind was so deep…
To put it bluntly, what Ye Heng is afraid of is nothing more than Su Mingyu, who has just taken the throne, so what he has to guard against is the new president of the Federation. From Ye Heng’s words, Yuan Xi could hear that Ye Heng had the ability to completely hide the secret of the Blue Star, to the point that Su Mingyu would not be aware of it at all, but he couldn’t do that.
It is because Ye Heng understands Su Mingyu’s character, Su Mingyu is extremely smart and suspicious, if Ye Heng shows even a bit of weakness, he can see it. He’ll also believe that Ye Heng was avoiding him, but he would think deeply, Ye Heng was too good and too proud, such a person could not be willing to be ordinary. The more barren the 9871-Star Domain was, the worse it was, the more it would make him frightened, make him suspicious, and make him think that Ye Heng was secretly carrying out a bigger conspiracy, and the ambition buried under the barren surface would make Su Mingyu sleepless at night.
Therefore, Ye Heng wants to expose a bit of it so that Su Mingyu’s connections and soldiers can also be investigated by him. The secret of Blue Star can be investigated, and show what Ye Heng is doing in secret so that Su Mingyu knows that the 9871-Star Domain is not useless and that Ye Heng is just avoiding the limelight while secretly developing his power.
Only by knowing such a ‘truth’ will Su Mingyu feel at ease, he has identified Ye Heng’s ambition. If he can’t see Ye Heng’s ambition, he will be even more suspicious, but since he knows his ‘secret’, he will calm down, as long as all the development is under his nose, he can tolerate it, because, he can control it!
It is precisely because of this that Ye Heng spent a lot of money to transfer the residents of Blue Star, seemingly to hide the secret of Blue Star, but in fact, he is leaving clues for Su Mingyu to divert his attention.
This kind of plan is not difficult to execute as the real difficulty lies on thoroughly making the plan itself.
Yuan Xi, who had figured it out, was distracted, he looked at Ye Heng as a sentence lingered in his heart, and he was stunned for a long time, but he didn’t ask: Ye Heng, what do you want in the end?
He closed his eyes, looked at Ye Heng again, and asked, “Why do you believe in me so much?”
Ye Heng’s expression did not change in the slightest, and he only said softly, “Xiao-Xi, we are a family.”
Yuan Xi’s eyes suddenly deepened, and the impact of this sentence may be stronger for him than the sentence I love you.
He doesn’t understand love, but he yearns for family, the loneliness of the previous life made him extremely hopeful that he could have a home, so he would so easily accept the fact that he was a man but gave birth to a child, Xiao Yuan Zhe is his family, and then he was lucky to have Yuan Yucheng and Lin Suyun, and at this time… He met Ye Heng again.
Ye Heng is Xiao Yuan Zhe’s father, the same as him.
They are Xiao Yuan Zhe’s family, and they can create a home for Xiao Yuan Zhe, only they can do so.
Yuan Xi looked at Ye Heng and smiled slightly.
Ye Heng has been staring at Yuan Xi, he knows the truth of striking while the iron is hot, so he decisively proposed, “Xiao-Xi, I have already dealt with the matter of Beijing Star, and now I will start developing Blue Star, tomorrow I will go to purchase the first batch of equipment, can you join me?”
Yuan Xi came back to his senses, his heart was still warm, and he only hesitated a little about Ye Heng’s proposal before responding, “Okay.”
The next day, he regretted it…
***
At Beijing Star.
Father Ye counted the days, Ye Heng should be buying equipment these days, the two had discussed this matter before he left, and because of the large amount, he would have to go directly to the Benis Star Domain to buy it all in one stop, which can not only save costs, but also save time and effort.
Before he promised Xu Ruoxin to meet Yuan Xi, he wanted to meet them directly in Benis, and then go to Blue Star together, visit Yuan Yucheng and Lin Suyun, and then meet his baby grandson.
Xu Ruoxin was anxiously waiting for this day, and the gifts and equipment had been prepared early, he was just waiting for Ye Hao’s word and then she open the door and walked out.
But at this critical juncture, someone came to visit.
Ye Hao and Xu Ruoxin glanced at the image, then glanced at each other, got up, and personally went out to welcome people in.
The person who came was an old man over seventy years old, because his hair was light when he was young, and now it was all white, but his face was ruddy, his body was still healthy, his eyes were slightly squinted, and he looked like a man who often had a smile on his face.
However, those who know this old man know that the first marshal of the Federation, Sully Alf is a decisive and blood-soaked god of war. He has a strong and headstrong personality, and he can’t be linked to the word harmony at all.
The Alf family is not related to the Ye family by marriage, and they didn’t have any past connections but Sully Alf is gracious to Ye Hao.
Few people know about this matter since Sully doesn’t want to make a noise regarding this, and Ye Hao and Xu Ruoxin have never said it to anyone, because of the status of the two families, it is not good to be too close.
So even if he is gracious, Sully has never taken the initiative to communicate with Ye Hao, but Ye Hao will privately greet Sully and give gifts every holiday.
Today, Sully appeared personally in the Ye Mansion so how could Ye Hao and Xu Ruoxin not be surprised in their hearts?
It was then that they turned their gaze to Sully’s side, a young girl with long blond hair that was soft and fluffy, soft and scattered behind her, a dazzling color but very gentle. She has fair skin, delicate facial features, very beautiful appearance, but her demeanor is very modest, wearing a simple dress, and the whole person is very quiet.
She looked at Ye Hao and Xu Ruoxin, bowed, and said hello softly, “Hello uncle, hello aunt, I’m Vivian Alf. ”
Although Vivian doesn’t have a trace of Sally in her appearance, her iconic blonde hair has named her identity, she was Sully Alf’s favorite and only granddaughter.
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