The empty room housed three people.
Jiang Ye, Lin Yuren, and Gong Bilege.
"Gong Bilege, allow me to introduce Mr. Lin Yuren, the head of Solaris Technology Company, who is in this wheelchair," Jiang Ye said. "The consciousness entities of your planet can directly connect with him for reincarnation."
Gong Bilege looked visibly excited and rose to bow to Lin Yuren.
"Forgive me for not being able to rise and return the courtesy," Lin Yuren said with a smile, waving his hand. "Let's get straight to the point. Planet Jiang Ye is ready to receive reincarnated individuals, but there are several prerequisites."
"First, after consciousness entities become reincarnated individuals, all their accounts will be cleared and submitted to the Galactic Empire. Simultaneously, they will incur a debt of one million yuan as a reincarnation tax. This reincarnation tax will be submitted to Planet Jiang Ye, but the supervision and pricing rights are determined by the Galactic Empire, so Commander Jiang cannot exempt you from it."
Gong Bilege nodded. "I will inform everyone truthfully and will also show them the official documents."
"Second, Lin Yuren and I have discussed this. The production cost for each reincarnated individual is 2.1 million. This sum will be paid by Commander Jiang himself. We will produce 3,000 reincarnated individuals per month, with the allocation determined by a lottery. All consciousness entities wishing to reincarnate will rely on luck."
Gong Bilege frowned slightly. "But... we really have many consciousness entities."
"We are well aware of that. Even after surrendering all assets and being born with debt, a considerable proportion of consciousness entities will likely be willing to reincarnate," Lin Yuren said. "However, it's simply too expensive. Planet Jiang Ye is a relatively poor planet, and it cannot afford to support too many people."
"Can't we pay?" Gong Bilege asked. "Our consciousness entities can transfer money to Commander Jiang and then reincarnate."
Jiang Ye was taken aback.
Lin Yuren also forgot what he was about to say.
The room suddenly fell silent.
"Because when we were consciousness entities, we could use money freely. Many of us would buy things and donate them," Gong Bilege said. "So, can we also transfer assets through similar means?"
Jiang Ye suddenly felt like he had discovered a new continent.
Lin Yuren was also unsure. "This matter is bigger than the sky. Such blatant asset transfer might be difficult to pull off. I'll have the company's legal department check the relevant clauses."
Jiang Ye immediately called Feng Zhishuang.
"Hello? I'm in a regular meeting," Feng Zhishuang answered immediately.
"Perfect timing. I have a few matters that need your urgent attention," Jiang Ye said. "Immediately register or acquire a game company. This game company must have relatively mature games, preferably with users across various planets. And it must have a cashback mechanism, meaning users can top up to buy in-game currency, and the in-game currency can be exchanged back for money."
"I understand what you mean," Feng Zhishuang, being quite shrewd, replied. "I'll have an agent purchase it on an outer planet and then open a branch company on Planet Jiang Ye."
"Second, establish several foundations with grand-sounding titles, such as environmental protection, care for the disabled, or cultural heritage preservation. Foreign accounts can seamlessly transfer funds to these foundations," Jiang Ye continued.
"Understood, that's easy to handle."
"Third, I just reviewed the briefing this morning. The river passing through Riverfront City flooded due to heavy rain, inundating many shops. I'll have Tang Hanliu lead a team to take some tragic photos, interview some loudly weeping small business owners, and the report will be released today. You spread the news of the disaster online, exaggerate the descriptions a bit, and then launch a widespread fundraising campaign. Foreign accounts can also donate money."
"Okay, I've noted it down. That's also easy to handle."
"Fourth," Jiang Ye mused, "After all this, you should understand what I'm trying to achieve. I'm seeking your opinion: are there any ways to tie ourselves to the Galactic Empire?"
Feng Zhishuang hummed for a moment and then said:
"Promote activities related to the Galactic Empire's great achievements, such as filming several war movies and TV series about the Mir War, developing related games, and building sculpture theme parks. These can be funded through online cloud companies. That is, post calls for investment in these companies, with profit sharing upon completion. According to the Galactic Empire's regulations, a certain proportion of the profits from these activities must be submitted. The leaders of the receiving units need to sign off online and be responsible for these activities."
"There are still hundreds of thousands of prisoners from Machine Planet on our planet. There are organizations advocating for the rights of highly intelligent robots. Through these organizations, generous individuals from other planets can spend money to help redeem the prisoners of war."
Jiang Ye frowned. "Won't Machine Planet get a great deal?"
"The generous individuals from other planets are not simply paying as fools for Machine Planet. They are merely providing a large low-interest loan. Machine Planet will agree because the interest rates from Mr. Jiang Ye's side are too terrifying. In this way, Machine Planet will still owe a large amount of debt to the generous individuals from other planets," Feng Zhishuang replied.
"Good, very good," Jiang Ye said. "You have experience and know how to operate. I'll leave it entirely to you. I have a few requirements."
"First, this network of interests must be linked to as many parties as possible: the military, interstellar organizations of various major powers, planets friendly to us, large-scale interstellar enterprises, and key figures we can connect with. In short, seek shelter under a big tree. Find more patrons, ideally like 'surrounded by mountains all around'."
"Second, these matters should have no relation to me, and try not to involve you either. Find a suitable candidate. This person needs to be one hundred percent loyal to Planet Jiang Ye, intelligent, and ideally have a weakness that can be exploited."
"Third, let the idle legal experts that our planet heavily funds get busy, get them working day and night on these projects, navigating all the pitfalls and landmines, and ensuring there are no missteps. Do you know how ancient people ensured engineering quality?"
Feng Zhishuang was taken aback. "How did they ensure it?"
"Underneath each brick, the name of the kiln and the name of the worker must be carved. This way, if a faulty brick is discovered, the person can be apprehended and punished by name. Many ancient military fortifications were built this way and have stood for centuries. This project will use the same method. If any aspect goes wrong later, I will punish people according to the list," Jiang Ye said. "Of course, those who do the work will be handsomely rewarded. This reward will be enough for them to lie at home for a hundred years without working, or it can elevate their positions and status to the skies."
"I understand," Feng Zhishuang said. "Regarding the second point you just mentioned, I have a candidate, but it might require your special approval."
"Who?" Jiang Ye had already thought of a name.
"Ju Lanlan," Feng Zhishuang said. "She is still undergoing treatment in the hospital."