Chapter 1 The First Batch of Refugees
[The list of approved refugees has been confirmed, a total of 20,000 people, and they will arrive at your planet within three days. Please maintain clear communication.]
[A refugee group chat will be established in five minutes. You will automatically become the group owner and can contact the immigrants in advance.]
Jiang Ye's eyes widened. So soon!
He sent a message directly to Xu Yan.
Jiang Ye: "The refugees will arrive within three days. Can the oil city be completed?"
Xu Yan: "We are rushing to finish it, but it's unlikely to be completed in three days. It will take at least five to six days at the earliest. Within three days, we can only prepare housing for about ten thousand people."
Jiang Ye: "Then I'll think of something else."
Putting down his phone, Jiang Ye sighed with worry.
The preparation was too rushed. They should have built all the housing first before approving refugee applications.
If it were summer, it would be fine. The refugees could rough it out on the streets for a couple of days, with military police keeping watch, and there would be no problem.
But it was the dead of winter, with nighttime temperatures below minus forty degrees Celsius. People sleeping on the streets would turn into mummified corpses from the cold.
He absolutely could not let the refugees sleep outdoors; they would freeze to death too easily.
Isabelle sat at the desk, looking at him with concern. "If it's really impossible, we can only prepare bonfires. Light large bonfires at every intersection, and let the refugees sleep around them. It should be fine for a few days."
"Ten thousand people sleeping on the streets would require at least a thousand bonfires, enough to surround the entire city. Moreover, the refugees aren't coming alone; they'll have all sorts of miscellaneous luggage. Are we supposed to pile it all on the roads?" Jiang Ye frowned. "This is a last resort."
"Then what will you do?" Isabelle spread her hands. "There are no other options. They are refugees, after all. We should be grateful they are alive, no need to pamper them."
Jiang Ye remained silent. He typed on his phone, quickly sending notifications to the army and police, informing them of the arrival of 20,000 refugees within three days and instructing them to prepare contingency plans and maintain order.
A moment later, five minutes passed.
A notification message popped up punctually.
[You have been appointed as the group owner of the "First Batch of Refugees Reception for Jiang Ye Star" group chat.]
Jiang Ye clicked on the new group in his chat list and saw the group chat messages flooding in.
The approved refugees were continuously joining.
500 people, 1000 people, 2000 people...
8000 people, 13000 people...
In less than two minutes, the group chat had grown to 20,001 members. Besides Jiang Ye, the group owner, all others were immigrants who were coming.
He decisively exercised his group owner privileges and initiated a full group mute.
Then, he quickly edited a group announcement and posted it:
[This is a very important announcement. Please read it three times!]
[Greetings to all new immigrants. I am Jiang Ye, the commander of Jiang Ye Star.]
[I warmly welcome your arrival, but the war was hasty, and the immigration process was also rushed. Your new homes are not yet ready. After three days, only 10,000 housing units can be prepared. Jiang Ye Star is currently experiencing severe winter, with temperatures below minus forty degrees Celsius. Living outdoors is very dangerous and can lead to frostbite or even death.]
[Therefore, we need everyone to settle their housing issues as soon as possible. There are two options for you to choose from:]
[Option One: Sign up to purchase a house.]
[Option Two: Sign up to rent a house.]
[Currently, there are three types of new housing units available:
130 square meter residence, priced at 1.8 million yuan, with a monthly rent of 8,000 yuan.
200 square meter residence, priced at 2.4 million yuan, with a monthly rent of 12,000 yuan.
500 square meter residence, priced at 7.1 million yuan, with a monthly rent of 30,000 yuan.]
[You can find your relatives and friends to co-purchase or co-rent a house to alleviate the immediate need. Those interested should transfer money directly to me and state your name. First come, first served.]
Jiang Ye set the full group mute duration to three minutes. Three minutes should be enough for everyone to read the announcement, after which everyone could communicate and discuss in the group.
Isabelle leaned over to take a look and exclaimed, "Selling houses to refugees, you'll make a fortune again, right?"
"It shouldn't be a problem to make nine figures from this batch," Jiang Ye nodded. "Sister, can you work a night shift and help me tally the purchase information?"
Isabelle's eyes widened. "Are you even human? I've already worked all day! Besides, these refugees might not buy many houses..."
Jiang Ye's phone vibrated wildly, as if it were leaking power. Transfer messages were spewing out like machine-gun fire. The refugees were already rushing to buy.
Isabelle frowned, glared at Jiang Ye, and said, "Overtime pay, night shift bonus!"
Without a word, Jiang Ye transferred 100,000 yuan to Isabelle.
Isabelle had no more complaints. Earning 100,000 yuan by working overtime was still very tempting for her.
The two of them returned to the desk and buried themselves in their work.
Following the order of the transfers, they quickly tallied the purchase information.
Most people bought the smallest units, with a few purchasing larger ones.
After all, although these people were refugees, they were originally civilians from other planets, and many still had some savings.
As Isabelle was tallying, she let out a surprised "Oh."
"Lu Bao Bian, purchased 4 units of 500 square meter residences."
Jiang Ye was also taken aback. He remembered Lu Bao Bian; he was an old scholar. He was surprisingly wealthy, spending 28.4 million yuan in cash!
Isabelle hesitated. "Can he buy four units by himself?"
Jiang Ye shook his head and refunded the money for the three units.
Housing was scarce right now. Even limiting each person to one unit wasn't enough, let alone selling four units to a single buyer at once.
Meanwhile, it was time to lift the mute in the refugee group, and messages began to surge.
"Looking for someone to pool money to buy a house, I still need 300,000 yuan! PM me!"
"Anyone looking to co-rent! I'm a girl, want to rent a small house, looking for two other girls to share!"
"This Jiang Ye Star isn't very good, they don't even have enough houses. Are they very poor?"
"They lack houses, should have known not to apply for this planet. Planets with low development indices are indeed bad!"
"Can I buy more? Has anyone tried to buy multiple units?"
"Minus forty degrees Celsius, won't people freeze to death? With such cold, you can't even guarantee the number of houses? Jiang Ye, are you useless?"
"Whoa, you guys are bold enough to curse the commander of a new planet... Don't you want to live anymore..."
"What's there not to curse about? Everyone has left their homes and traveled thousands of miles, only to have no place to live. Why shouldn't we curse? I, a wealthy person, can still buy a house, but what about those who don't have money? Are they supposed to freeze to death upon arrival?"
Jiang Ye glanced at the group chat messages and was quite surprised.
Even as refugees, their tone was so arrogant?
They all had quite tempers!
Isabelle laughed. "They're all from different planets, with different cultures and different ways of thinking. Some planets have extremely free social atmospheres, and people are defiant. They'll curse you if they want to, and they won't fear how high your rank is."
Jiang Ye smiled and didn't take it to heart, continuing to focus on his work.