Since he saw Zhao Xinglan for the first time at a cocktail party a few years ago, Qin Yuanjun has left the shadow of this goddess sister in his heart. and began to look forward to the scenes where he would marry her one day in the future, give birth to children for himself, take care of the family business, and teach her husband and children.

In fact, with his status and status, there is basically no excellent woman who will not be moved, as long as he hints at it, most of the girls who are confessed will gladly accept it. It's just that when facing Zhao Xinglan, many of his excellent conditions are not good.

Qin Yuanjun was very depressed about this, but the stubbornness in his bones made him make up his mind not to marry Zhao Xinglan. I believe that with my perseverance, I will one day impress this goddess sister.

And according to Jia Chenfeng's calculations, Zhao Xinglan may indeed relentlessly agree to him in the future because of some kind of opportunity and become the head mother of the Qin family, as long as he is good at seizing opportunities.

Therefore, after knowing Zhao Xinglan's true identity now, knowing that it was no longer possible, Qin Yuanjun still had the courage to make this request, hoping that Zhao Xinglan would be soft-hearted and let himself get what he wanted.

No matter how powerful the goddess sister is, she is still a normal woman after all, as long as she has the first time, it will be much easier to make similar requests in the future.

“…… You're guts. ”

Suddenly hearing Qin Yuanjun's request, Zhao Xinglan stared at him in disbelief: "Do you think I should agree to your request?"

"I think it's very much right. Qin Yuanjun said seriously.

Zhao Xinglan: "......"

The stunning beauty was close at hand, and the faint fragrance hit, and the flame in his heart was also ignited, burning irrepressibly.

"Sister Lan, just promise me once, right?"

Qin Yuanjun pleaded again, and at the same time hugged her smooth and tight waist, through the thin skirt fabric, the warm and smooth graceful touch, which immediately made him react.

"No, Sister Lan can't give it to you. Zhao Xinglan's face sank, and she turned around to push him away.

Qin Yuanjun still refused to let go, and between the two of them, his hand suddenly pressed on the tall chest of the goddess sister, and the amazing elasticity and indescribable soul feeling almost made this guy explode on the spot.

In the face of such stimulation, it is impossible for any normal man to hold on. Qin Yuanjun let out a low, beast-like roar in his throat, and violently threw Zhao Xinglan's delicate body down on the wide throne.

"Smack!"

He received a heavy slap in the face, and then an invisible force field poured out, binding his limbs tightly, and he hung in mid-air and couldn't move.

"Lanlan,"

Ji Meng walked in at some point, glared at Qin Yuanjun angrily and said, "Do you want to slaughter this bastard?!"

Zhao Xinglan had already calmed down, straightened her dress and got up and said, "No need, arrange the spaceship to send him back to Earth." ”

"Alright then, you're in luck. ”

Ji Meng stared at this guy hatefully and said nothing more.

Qin Yuanjun sighed helplessly, and regretted the impulse just now, after this incident, he and the goddess sister would not even have to be friends in the future.

When the fleet returned to the capital of the Zilan Empire, Zhao Xinglan immediately convened a meeting in front of the emperor, met with officials from many departments, and dealt with the backlog of various government affairs.

It has been nearly two years since the Mother Emperor was promoted to the thirteenth order, and it has been a year since the banner of the Zilan Empire was planted all over the galaxy. With the help of Phantom Li, the empire's territory of more than 1,200 star fields was finally fully integrated.

Each star field and each administrative planet has appointed a corresponding chief officer, and a supporting governance team has also been established. Of course, due to the establishment of the empire, it is not yet possible to guarantee that all officials are absolutely loyal, and only with the passage of time, step by step, and the authority of the central government gradually penetrated into the hearts of the people, can we ensure that the foundation of the empire is increasingly stable and strong.

Imperial Prime Minister Dilslan once proposed to follow the practice of other interstellar powers to set up a provincial-level administrative body on top of the star field to govern the affairs of dozens of star domains, and the provincial governor was directly responsible to Zhao Xinglan. This has the advantage of being easier to manage and reducing the burden on the Imperial Cabinet and Her Majesty the Empress.

After careful consideration, Zhao Xinglan put this proposal on hold for the time being. After all, a province controls dozens of star fields, which is equivalent to a medium-sized country in the past, and the authority of the governor of the province is extremely heavy, and once the heart of disobedience is born, the damage caused to the imperial government will be extremely huge.

The position of the imperial power was not yet secure, and a rebellion in one of the provinces would have a considerable negative impact on the authority of the central government. The size of the star field is much smaller, and it is simply powerless to resist the central power of the empire.

Zhao Xinglan felt that only after the empire's territory was further expanded and the authority of himself and the empire's center became more and more stable, could he consider the possibility of establishing a province.

“…… Another important thing is about the Empire's plan to build a large industrial system,"

Prime Minister's Dilslan continued: "According to the cabinet's calculations, the empire must invest no less than 500,000 star crystals every year in the next ten years before it can initially establish a complete set of fourth-level interstellar civilization industrial technology manufacturing and research and development system......"

"How big is the funding gap?"

Zhao Xinglan frowned when she heard this. She knew that the internal and economic construction of the empire was a veritable gold-swallowing monster, but the situation reported by Dilslan was even more unoptimistic than she had predicted.

After all, the predecessor of the Zilan Empire was composed of a large group of small countries and small forces, and there were basically no decent industrial assets on their territory. Measured by the standards of a fourth-level interstellar civilization, the territory of the newly unified Zilan Empire is not much different from being poor and white in addition to natural resources. Everything had to be built from scratch.

Star Crystal is the hard currency of the Star Sea World, and its status is equivalent to the gold reserves on the earth, and the exchange ratio with Star Yuan is one to one million. That is to say, if the Zilan Empire wants to initially establish a complete industrial system of its own, it must invest at least 500 billion star yuan per month, and it will take ten consecutive years to complete it.

These funds are first used to vigorously develop education and train a sufficient number of technical personnel, and secondly, to improve the environment, purchase a large number of instruments and equipment, recruit experts to introduce technology, and so on. All things considered, the potential for overspending is considerable.

If Zhao Xinglan needs to complete this huge project in a shorter time, or wants his empire to have a more advanced industrial technology system, then the capital investment will have to be more.

It's just that the current empire has just been unified, and the financial revenue is stretched, and even if you add the resources that the mother emperor can produce every month, it can't meet the demand. Therefore, Zhao Xinglan has to find a way to develop another source of income.

The Minister of National Defense, Marshal An Luotai, then spoke: "The plan for the formation of the Empire's standing military force is going smoothly, and one million warships of the fourth-level peak civilization standard have arrived and been delivered, and another one million warships have been ordered, which will be delivered in the next six months, including supporting spare parts, logistics materials and maintenance facilities, etc. ”

"The 200,000 standard warships of the fifth-level interstellar civilization used to form the Praetorian Guard Corps have all arrived and been delivered, but the selection and training of officers and soldiers have not yet been completed. Two-thirds of the five hundred war fortresses of different specifications ordered have been delivered, and the rest will arrive within half a year. ”

In addition, it is necessary to build more than 30,000 new military bases, energy reserve centers, military training camps, maintenance workshops, etc., and expand and upgrade the original more than 200,000 military facilities of the empire to varying degrees, train hundreds of millions of officers and soldiers to operate warships, and most importantly, the cultivation and formation of the Extraordinary Legion, and the specific plan has been submitted to the cabinet for deliberation. Just wait for Your Majesty to decide......"

Again, this is a prodigiously expensive project, and there is no room for any kind of cutting corners. Of course, with the backing of the Mother Emperor's legion, the security of the empire will not be significantly threatened for the time being.

"It's not easy to fight the country, and it's even more difficult to defend the country. ”

Zhao Xinglan now finally understands the meaning of this sentence, and if he wants to build an empire, it is much more difficult to build this country than to build this country.

"Your Majesty, we can apply for a long-term loan from the Blue Dome Empire, or the Shagrons Empire, or the organization behind Baluku. Dillsblue suggested.

Zhao Xinglan was slightly moved, thought about it and said: "Let's put this matter aside for the time being, and let this palace think about it for a few more days." ”

She did not doubt that as long as she was willing to speak, these three major forces would not refuse to provide loans. Moreover, the Zilan Empire is now a full member of the Human Civilization Alliance, and it is not too difficult to ask for help from other members of the alliance.

Of course, there is no pure friendship between nations, and with the loan there will certainly be all sorts of strings attached, requiring her empire to pay a corresponding political and security cost. So as a last resort, Zhao Xinglan was unwilling to choose this path.

After the imperial meeting, Zhao Xinglan passed through the secret star gate in the inner garden of the imperial palace and arrived at the hiding place of the mother emperor's body, that is, the depths of the Fengyuan Star Domain.

Since advancing to the thirteenth stage, the mother emperor left the earth under Zhao Xinglan's instructions and chose this place as the hiding place of his own body. With its current size, the Earth's oceans simply can't accommodate it.

"How long will it take you to advance to the ultimate state?" Zhao Xinglan asked bluntly.

At present, the Mother Emperor can produce resources worth 300 billion star yuan per month, which is already extremely huge, but it still can't meet the needs of the empire, unless it is promoted again.

"With sufficient supply of resources, it will take about three years and ten months before the fourteenth stage of metamorphosis can begin, twelve years before the fifteenth stage of metamorphosis can be met, and it will take another thirty-five years to reach the sixteenth stage, which is the ultimate form, and a series of rare and rare resources. The Mother replied.

"It's so troublesome?" Zhao Xinglan said in surprise.

"Master, this is something that cannot be helped. For an ordinary fifth-level interstellar civilization, if you want to cultivate an ultimate form of the Mother Emperor, it must take a huge amount of precious resources and hundreds of years to complete. If you want to shorten this time process, you have to invest more!" said the Queen Mother helplessly.

As a big killer that is enough to change the strategic situation between the stars and the sea, the mother queen is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp. Compared to the tremendous value it can play, its demand for many resources is also extremely staggering, which is enough to hollow out the home of a senior fourth-level interstellar civilization under normal circumstances.

"Isn't there any other solution?" Zhao Xinglan asked with a deep groan.

"There are still solutions, but they are not necessarily feasible. ”

"Let's hear it first. ”

"It's very simple, just like last time, finding the remains of other dead Mother Emperors and devouring them will speed up my transformation. Otherwise, killing and devouring some of the star-sea beasts and the special resources produced in some of the desperate realms can also shorten my growth period. The Mother Queen said.

“……”

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