The General's Mansion, dining room.
Li Nannan held Jiang Senlin, feeding him with a spoon.
"He's old enough, you don't need to feed him," Jiang Ye said, speechless.
"I want to, mind your own business." Li Nannan hugged Jiang Senlin tighter, as if he were her own child. "Other people's children nurse until they're eight. If I had milk, I'd feed Senlin too."
Cen Yemeng was equally speechless.
Jiang Ye had specifically called Li Nannan over for matters concerning Solaris Star. He had explained everything from beginning to end during dinner. Li Nannan hadn't expressed an opinion, focusing instead on feeding the child.
Jiang Senlin, having eaten his fill, wriggled out of his godmother's embrace and ran upstairs to play.
Only then did Li Nannan turn to Jiang Ye. "I understand what you mean. Your methods are quite conventional. So, what did you want to ask me?"
"I want to know the risks involved," Jiang Ye said. "With the methods I'm using, while it might not be apparent on the surface, I suspect the Galactic Empire would find a way to investigate. If they really dug deep, they could trace it back to me."
"They don't even need to dig deep to trace it back to you, but they generally don't investigate such matters. There are countless planets. Trillions of black money on large planets go unnoticed. Why worry about such a small amount?" Li Nannan smiled.
"What if they do investigate?" Jiang Ye asked. "These things happen in waves. Assuming the worst-case scenario, if this matter is traced back to me, what crime would I be charged with? They wouldn't execute me, would they?"
Li Nannan's smile widened. "Just put your mind at ease and do your work. If you're still worried, give me a portion, and I'll help you manage the higher-ups."
"I want to know too," Cen Yemeng said, looking worried. "I don't want Jiang Ye to take risks."
"Don't worry," Li Nannan said. "Nothing will happen. In fact, the rules for reincarnated individuals were originally designed with your situation in mind."
"What do you mean?" Jiang Ye was stunned.
"It means that the higher-ups tacitly approve of you doing this," Li Nannan said. "Planets approved for the production of reincarnated individuals are all underdeveloped planets that have passed planetary audits. The purpose of this rule is to help you supplement your manpower and finances."
"The so-called surrender of all property of reincarnated individuals is merely a means to force their assets to flow into your planet. Because many reincarnated individuals still yearn for their homeland and have substantial savings, if their money is not handled this way and integrated into your planet's economy, they will quickly flee Jiang Ye Star after revival and return to their home planets. This would exacerbate the imbalance in the development of various planets."
Jiang Ye was dumbfounded.
He could hardly believe it.
"Even if you honestly surrender all the property of the reincarnated individuals, the Galactic Empire will eventually allocate a portion of this money back to you," Li Nannan said. "However, that's not what the higher-ups want. If it's centrally allocated to you, it's uncertain where that money will go. But if you handle it privately, you'll definitely direct it towards directions that benefit the planet's development."
"This sounds too fantastical. Please don't trick me," Jiang Ye was unsure.
Cen Yemeng, listening beside him, also looked incredulous.
"The Galactic Empire has very sophisticated governance experience and a legal apparatus. With hundreds of billions of planets and astronomical populations, it has maintained smooth operation for so many years. Do you think it would make a mistake in such a significant matter as reincarnated individuals?" Li Nannan picked up her wine glass and took a sip. "The high-level decision-makers for these matters are not from Earth races. Human intellect cannot manage billions of planets. These are high-dimensional biological races that, combined with machinery and programs, set all the plans. Theoretically, there are almost no loopholes. If there are very obvious loopholes, don't think twice, they were specifically designed for you to exploit."
"Why can't it be done openly?" Jiang Ye frowned.
"Of course, it's to achieve the goal. All matters have two parts: determining the destination and determining how to get there. Loopholes are shortcuts for you," Li Nannan said. "In short, rest assured. I am your supervising leader. If something goes wrong and you have to be executed, I'll be torn to shreds as well."
"I don't want to go down with you," Jiang Ye's face twitched.
"Look at you, with money, power, and a family, your courage is diminishing. Where is that ruthless spirit you had back then, the one who killed without batting an eye?" Li Nannan sneered. "Has Solaris Star been surveyed? How many people want to come to Jiang Ye Star?"
"The first batch..." Jiang Ye paused. "Twenty-nine million people."
Li Nannan's eyes widened. "So many?"
"Actually, it's more," Jiang Ye said. "I only took these. Too many people would be unmanageable. Once this batch arrives, Jiang Ye Star's population will reach fifty million."
"Of these twenty-nine million people, how much money is expected to flow to Jiang Ye Star, how much to you, and how much to themselves?" Li Nannan asked.
"This hasn't been fully tallied yet. Feng Zhi Shuang is already working on it," Jiang Ye said.
The phone on the table suddenly vibrated.
Jiang Ye picked it up. It was a message from Feng Zhi Shuang.
【Estimated number of reincarnated individuals: 29.01 million】
【Total assets of reincarnated individuals: 335.15 trillion】
【Estimated total assets flowing into Jiang Ye Star society: 100.545 trillion】
【Estimated total assets flowing to other planets, organizations, and individuals: 167.575 trillion】
【Estimated total assets flowing to individual reincarnated individuals: 50.2725 trillion】
【Estimated total assets flowing to individual Jiang Ye: 16.7575 trillion】
Jiang Ye stared at his phone, unable to speak.
He felt his tongue stiffen.
He immediately called Feng Zhi Shuang. "Is the unit wrong?"
"No," Feng Zhi Shuang said. "This data has been verified four times, there should be no problem. The final actual data fluctuation should be within 15% of the estimated value."
"This is the first time I've seen the unit of trillions appear in Jiang Ye Star's data," Jiang Ye said. "It's truly terrifying. Are these reincarnated individuals millionaires on average?"
"More or less. Their average asset is over eleven million. But there's a big difference. Some consciousnesses died later and only have over a hundred thousand in their accounts. Some consciousnesses died earlier and have already accumulated hundreds of millions."
Jiang Ye couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
Twenty-nine million millionaires!
The wealth of this group alone, in terms of sheer numbers, was several times higher than the total wealth of ancient Earth.
Jiang Ye had anticipated that these consciousnesses would be incredibly wealthy, but the final tallied figures presented to him still startled him.
However, upon reflection, it was understandable. Many consciousnesses had been confined in black boxes for hundreds of years, and time would have brought them immense wealth. They constantly engaged in intellectual labor to earn money, buying various stocks, funds, and bonds, and investing in startups. As long as they weren't extremely unlucky, they would inevitably become wealthy after hundreds of years.
Even when they first died and became consciousnesses, if they had spent a small amount online to buy some dishes and bowls and stored them somewhere, after four hundred years, each bowl would become an expensive antique.
"After these reincarnated individuals come to Jiang Ye Star and are revived, how much money will the wealthiest among them have?" Jiang Ye asked.
He felt a sense of dread.
Such a large influx of people, such a large number of wealthy individuals, could completely form a disruptive force.