Chapter 1807: Meeting
Zhao Chen opened the video conference window, and the largest video window that appeared directly opposite him was that of Lilith, the secretary.
There were other attendees nearby.
Also present were Li Yaqi, Minister of Commerce; Hua Yalanlan, President of Bailan Interstellar Trade Group; and other members of the Imperial Bank, the five major banks, and so on.
There were at least a dozen people attending this meeting.
This was a scene Zhao Chen hadn't anticipated.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Even though they were separated by a video window, these people still bowed first.
Zhao Chen nodded.
Secretary Lilith took the initiative to speak first, saying, "Now that His Majesty the Emperor has arrived, let's begin our meeting."
Although everyone already knows the main content of this meeting.
However, I will briefly explain it again here.
The main topic of our meeting is the reconstruction and development plans for those reclaimed universes.
These universes have now been recaptured by our legion's fleet, and due to the needs of the previous war, some necessary tactical measures were carried out in these {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} universes.
It destroyed some of the original production tools and cities, etc.
And then, surprisingly, they want to rebuild the civilizations and environments of these universes.
Therefore, the original owners of these universes must not have had that many resources and financial strength.
At this point, we can get involved and help them rebuild these universes, and build them according to the best possible framework.
Because these universes themselves have a lot of resources.
Take, for example, the Parker Universe that was recently reclaimed.
Before this, this universe was just a T5 technological civilization with an annual output of about 10,000 trillion star coins.
However, based on the survey intelligence data obtained by our personnel previously.
The resources contained in this universe, and their related development value.
If we use our technology to rebuild it.
It could be developed into a universe with an annual output value of 100,000 trillion star coins.
This is an example I gave.
The main topic of the meeting was for everyone to share their plans and opinions on this matter.
His Majesty the Emperor of the Dragon is also here today.
If you have anything to say, feel free to say it.
Right now, what our empire lacks most is time. Since we're going to do this, we need to finalize it as quickly as possible...
..."
Secretary Lilith briefly summarized the core points of the meeting.
Lilith had mentioned this to me before regarding the development of these reclaimed universes.
Zhao Chen also knew about this.
Zhao Chen affirmed this direction.
Since these universes are to be rebuilt, we should not use the old technologies and techniques, but instead directly boost the industrial and related output of these universes.
After all, in Zhao Chen's view, these universes are now the lifeblood of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.
Previously, upgrading the production tools and related technologies of these extraterrestrial civilizations was quite difficult because the gap was too large and the compatibility between the two sides was extremely low.
Therefore, this idea was not implemented.
But now, in these universes, there is such a wonderful natural opportunity.
Zhao Chen naturally had no objections.
With Emperor Xiaolong's approval, Lilith's secretary naturally began to explore the feasibility of the project and finalize the general plan.
Gradually, all the necessary leadership positions were brought together.
This meeting is the first major meeting convened after each department had discussed the matter privately.
Because the Dragon Star Empire has always prioritized efficiency.
Even if it's the first meeting, the main core content should be finalized in this meeting!
"First, let me clarify a few points."
I know that our Dragon Star Empire doesn't have many resources available right now.
Because of the previous war, and the subsequent investment and development of various space-related projects.
In reality, we have very few resources at our disposal.
Nevertheless, such investment is still necessary for the rapid development of our future Dragon Star Empire.
However, we can also find ways to reduce spending in this area and use limited funds where they are most valuable!
..."
After Lilith's secretary finished speaking, it was the turn of the others to speak.
There was a brief moment of silence.
It's clear that this project presents a significant challenge for everyone.
In the end, it was Minister Li Yaqi who stepped forward. She was in her office at the moment, looking at several video windows in front of her.
She slowly began to speak, saying, "This project plan is actually not problematic in essence."
I believe everyone agrees.
The only few problems are...
How should we make use of the limited resources we have?
And what about those other universes? How are we going to develop them?
On this point, I think we should first do some statistics.
Based on the numerous development projects in these universes, we can determine whether they are low-investment, high-return projects, considering the potential benefits, the time and costs invested, and the final returns.
Also, don't forget that these universes don't actually belong to us.
They are those interstellar forces that originally controlled these universes and have now established exiled governments.
When they left their universe, they took a considerable amount of wealth with them.
Each of them is a walking treasure trove.
Don't forget this, everyone!
Minister Li Yaqi's meaning is already quite clear.
At this moment, Hua Ya Lanlan, the president of Bailan Interstellar Trade Group, raised her hand with the permission of Lilith's secretary.
She began her speech: "In addition, for this kind of development project, we can also directly attract investment from outside, just like with the previous projects."
We took the lead, and our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire is now a brand in itself.
Moreover, with us taking the lead, we can fully utilize the financial resources of others to develop these projects.
For example, in the reconstruction and development plan of a galaxy, we divide it into one hundred segments.
These 100 shares correspond to a value of 10 billion Star Coins.
At this point, our first step is to inquire whether the original powers in this galaxy are willing to invest in its development.
We can offer them certain preferential treatment.
We can sell a share worth 100 million Star Coins to them for 110 million to 130 million.
Of course, this is not us overstepping our bounds, because we were responsible for all the construction and technological application in this area.
We are essentially their...builders.
As I just mentioned, most local lords can probably only afford 30% to 50% of the expenses at most.
Actually, achieving 30% would be considered quite good.
Let's assume it's 30%.
That means we sold thirty shares to them. Besides getting the corresponding cost, we can get at least 300 million Star Coins in profit from these thirty shares. This doesn't even include the profit margin from our construction project.
Now let's go back to what we talked about earlier: attracting investment.
At this point, we can gather other interstellar forces to invest in this project.
The equity offered to them will be priced higher, based on the project's rate of return. Let's assume the price offered to these third-party investors is 150 million Star Coins per share.
At this point, we can open up 30 shares to them, from which we can obtain a profit of 1.5 billion Star Coins.
Including what came before, if we go up a bit, it'll be around two billion.
For the remaining amount, we only need to pay one billion star coins, or we might not even need to pay one billion star coins. We can use the profits from our construction project to offset the cost.
In this way, we won't incur any costs for the entire project.
We can even recoup some of the funds during the later stages of supporting project construction!
Hearing what Huaya Lanlan described.
One investment bank president raised his hand and said, "But those guys aren't exactly pushovers either; they're not going to willingly hand over their money to invest."
"Then we'll willingly let them pay."
Our first batch of projects can include not only high-quality projects, but also some normal projects.
First, do they all see these high-quality projects as a cake and desperately want a piece of the pie?
We'll release the news in advance.
In the first batch of projects, we will first attract investment to projects with normal profit margins.
At the end of the first batch, we will release projects with high profit margins, and at the same time, we will announce that we will give priority to partners who have shown enthusiasm in previous projects for these high-quality projects.
In this way, these people will eat the greens in front of them in order to get the cake at the back!
Hearing what Hanayama Ranran said.
Everyone already understands the whole scheme.
This is essentially selling a bundle that mixes high-quality assets with normal assets.
Want to make money?
Then you have to vote for all of them.
"Among these, the first batch of high-quality projects is very important."
Not only do you need to choose the right items, but you also need to describe them in detail, just like auctioning off a product.
You need to explain its good points in detail.
Only then can we get people to willingly part with their money!
After hearing this, Zhao Chen couldn't help but applaud.
As expected of a businesswoman, Hana Ya Lanlan's tactics are very sophisticated.
"In addition, in order to further save costs."
Many of the original inhabitants of the universe must have longed to return to their former home, right?
Then we can use the banner of rebuilding homes to get them involved in the reconstruction effort.
During this temporary work period, we will only provide food and basic necessities.
In this way, we can save a lot of labor costs, right?
Of course, we also need to give them some benefits.
For example, when rebuilding a city, those who participate in the construction may directly receive a house, a job, and so on in the future.
If it's about being responsible for building a certain industrial sector or a certain mine.
We could say that after the construction is completed, he can continue to work here, and be given some senior positions and high salaries, or even stock options and dividends.
In addition, I suggest that among the first batch of reconstruction projects we invest in, apart from some that are for building habitable planets, the rest should preferably be related to raw materials and industry.
In this way, for the second phase of the reconstruction project, we won't need to transport some raw materials and components from other universes; we can meet the demand locally.
This significantly reduced costs.
Huaya Lanlan depicted the entire blueprint very completely.
"Then some of the policies we implemented before, and the investment plans of the Imperial Bank, can also be applied to these areas."
A certain amount of loan is granted to certain powerful groups or families with the ability to borrow.
"Our first priority is to revitalize these reclaimed universes!" Hua Ya Lanlan paused for a moment after saying this.
She looked at Emperor Xiaolong with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, there is actually another very important part in this whole plan."
That is confidence.
Since these universes have just been reclaimed, everyone must have a certain idea in mind.
What if I make an investment now, and the Conqueror Civilization's fleet comes back to fight me off in the future?
Then all the investment costs will be wasted, right?
Because of this factor, many people, even the native forces of these universes, will definitely be in a wait-and-see state.
Hearing this, Zhao Chen frowned slightly and said very honestly, "What you said does exist."
But I'll also tell the truth.
Grand Marshal Charlotte's battle plan is to wait until the enemy withdraws voluntarily.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for us to drive all the conqueror civilization fleets out of our universe cluster in a short period of time.
That's the truth. Everyone present was one of their own, so Zhao Chen had nothing to hide.
"Your Majesty, you may have misunderstood me."
I know the current situation on the battlefield; it's very difficult to completely wipe out all the invading legions and fleets.
But this confidence is not something that can be gained solely through the battlefield.
"We have other ways to obtain it." Hua Ya Lanlan's words piqued Zhao Chen's interest.
Even Lilith's secretary and the others looked on with curiosity.
"The Dragon Star Empire offers a promise to these investors who are willing to rebuild their homes and explore these galaxies."
promise?
At that moment, Zhao Chen seemed to understand something.
At this point, Hua Ya Lanlan revealed the answer completely: "The promise is that if, after the reconstruction project begins, these galaxies are destroyed or unable to proceed due to war, the project will be cancelled."
The Dragon Star Empire will fully cover all investors' losses.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the meeting was taken aback.
The officials from the Imperial Bank looked thoughtful, while some of them frowned.