Him and their stars

Then, everyone set off again, sailing along the Shanhai Channel to the New Shenzhou Star Region. On the last day of 833, the fleet arrived at the last stop of the Shanhai Channel, a star system called "Shanhai Pass".

There are also various constructions here. Array artillery groups, deep space probes, docks, everything that can be had, the original small fortress has been expanded more than one circle, and the small space city used as a transit point for merchant ships is being rebuilt in a militarized direction.

In addition, there are two large work ships on standby nearby, as if they will lay the skeleton as soon as the money is in place.

In fact, when the community started to build a large-scale project the year before last, Mr. Bai, as a cabinet minister, tried every means to get a sum of money from the military budget and gave it to his hometown for construction, and finally built a batch of transit and maintenance equipment for both military and civilian use.

After the outbreak of the war, the second phase of the defense project naturally began. At that time, the Far Shore War Zone had not even been established.

If you look at it from this perspective, the people of New Shenzhou are probably the most crisis-conscious group of people in the community.

Judging from the scale of the project, they really want to turn this narrow mountain-sea waterway into a steel defense line, but after all, resources and manpower are limited, so of course they can only do their best.

Fortunately, from a geographical point of view, New Shenzhou is isolated and remote, and is not on any major transportation routes. If the army of the Galactic Empire really breaks through the far shore defense line, it will definitely break through the South Heaven Gate and attack the earth. In this case, it should be unlikely to waste troops and let the main fleet attack the narrow mountain-sea waterway.

At that time, New Shenzhou may be a very important retreat.

Of course, the premise is that the armaments of New Shenzhou can make the empire choose to retreat in the face of difficulties.

What a loser! Yu Lian couldn't help shaking his head in self-mockery. Who would have thought that the "Dawn Dragon" who constantly led everyone from victory to victory was the biggest pessimist in the entire army?

So, classmate Luo Zeshi always thinks that I am a congenital optimist, which must be because of the subjective filter of being my adjutant for a long time.

Having said that, Yu Lian could not show any emotion in this regard. He once again highly praised the builders of New Shenzhou and the great spirit of the engineers in the Far Shore War Zone who overcame all difficulties and obstacles and climbed to the top.

He told everyone that war is not terrible, and the Galactic Empire is certainly not terrible.

The only thing to be terrible is the fear itself.

In short, before the official arrival of 834, Yu Lian and his friends finally arrived in New Shenzhou, the most remote star region in the community with the smallest population, the lowest GDP and development index.

Of course, few people know that this may also be the star region with the most development potential in the community.

Mr. Qi smiled: "You have done a lot for the people of this star region. It's strange to say this to you now, but it seems to lack the sense of ceremony if I don't say it."

Yu Lian knew what the old man was talking about, and immediately gave him a thumbs up: "Okay, welcome to New Shenzhou!"

Mr. Qi was slightly startled, and then laughed: "Well, you are worthy of it."

Indeed, Yu Lian has always had a good relationship with New Shenzhou, but this is the first time I have come here (in this life). However, in the previous timeline, he lived here for a long time. Not only did he participate in the Leviathan crusade that attracted the attention of the entire universe, he also worked as a traitor in Shanhaiguan, farmed in Baichuan, and worked as a primitive predator on the pioneering planet of Tianshu.

In the end, he even used a vest to buy a property in Baiyujing, and really considered coming here to spend the rest of his life after retiring from the arena.

In a sense, this remote star region, which is in the stage of barbaric pioneering and full of vitality, also gave him a sense of déjà vu of his second hometown.

Therefore, as he got closer to Baiyujing, Yu Lian felt a little homesick. This experience was really wonderful.

Yu Lian and everyone welcomed the arrival of the New Year of the Common Calendar 834 on the passenger ship.

Everyone held a simple celebration, and old friends naturally gathered together, eating hot pot, singing songs, and drinking wine.

Then, Yu Lian sent a blessing video to the soldiers online.

Of course, he also received a New Year's blessing video from President Keith Nishita. In the video, the president seemed to be more energetic than the last press conference. He also calmly expressed his gratitude to all the officers and soldiers of the army, and encouraged everyone that they would be able to drive away the evil imperial invaders next year.

To be honest, President Nishita performed well as a politician-style New Year's greeting speech.

However, Yu Lian still felt a sense of routine and routine.

What puzzled him even more was that in previous years, at this time, the President would definitely greet all the young generals whom he "regarded as brothers" one by one. Yu Lian was of course one of them.

This was the character of Mr. Nishita who had been trying to be courteous and humble since he was the chairman.

Regardless of whether this was a routine of lip service but no substance, there were still many senior officers who fell for it.

Even Yu Lian, who was as bloodless and tearless as he was, had to admit that Mr. Keith Nishita was talented, polite, and well-spoken. Occasionally chatting with him was actually a good way to relieve stress. If it were other young generals, I'm afraid they would have already opened their hearts to him.

However, this year is clearly a wartime, when the morale of the frontline troops is most needed, but Mr. Nishita did not show this expression. This made Yu Lian a little uncomfortable.

... Tsk, is this considered "If you are not close to someone, you will be resented by those far away"? He thought of this question and slapped himself directly.

But no matter what, Yu Lian was sure that President Nishita was indeed not normal. It is necessary to prepare the friends on the Earth side to deal with emergencies.

As for him, he cannot directly interfere in the affairs of the Earth side at present, so he still has to focus on the present.

On January 5, 834 of the Common Calendar, Yu Lian and everyone arrived at Baiyujing, which was loyal but had never been there.

In the three hundred years since the discovery of the Shanhai Channel, this planet has always been the only naturally habitable planet in the entire New Shenzhou, an earth-like planet with a standard ratio of land to ocean of 3 to 7. The oxygen content is slightly higher than that of the Earth by one percentage point, and the climate is slightly dry, but overall it is within the adaptability range of ordinary humans.

However, that's all.

Now, Baiyujing's confirmed permanent population is less than 200 million, but it already includes more than 70% of the total population of New Shenzhou. This is because the star district government has been attracting immigrants, and the icebergs of the neighboring Baichuan Star have melted and a huge farming area has emerged.

"Haha, although I am called a star district chief, I am actually equivalent to the level of a commissioner of the empire's planetary office. In the era of the mother star, I was just a county magistrate. However, this is also good. A mere literati has turned to politics, and the starting point is a little lower, so that I won't be so busy."

When talking about his work, Mr. Qi couldn't help showing a little pride, or he was not the type to be humble: "So, we will increase the infrastructure construction of the star district, provide jobs to attract immigrants. Develop Baichuan and Tianshu. Build townhouses as citizen welfare for immigrants and pioneers. Ah ha ha, when the glaciers of Baichuan Star melt, I am even going to name the lake dug out by nuclear bombs West Lake."

Is the area of ​​West Lake equal to the sum of the five Great Lakes?

Yu Lian smiled and said, "Are you comparing yourself to Mr. Dongpo?"

"Mr. Su's writing, calligraphy, painting and cooking are all the best in the world. He can also create a good country by governing a place. I really regarded him as an idol." Mr. Qi still did not show any modesty: "If the war had not broken out, the villa area we developed in Baiyujing would have been sold out, and the planetary government would have had the money to build a top-grade pioneer forward camp in Tianshu, right?"

"Villa area? Oh, yes, it's a villa area. I remember that this villa area was mainly built for the imperial nobles who came to invest, and it seems to be selling well." Yu Lian nodded.

"All sold, and only a small deposit was collected..."

"..."

"In three years. In three years! We can get a large balance. In addition to building the forward camp in Tianshu, we can also build a few more health care centers specifically for pioneers, right?"

As for the 52 billion loan that the Alliance Red Rose Foundation gave to New Shenzhou before, it has basically been spent now. Of course, it has become the high-energy physics laboratory of Tianshu, the highway and hydroponic granary next to the West Lake of Baichuan Star, the military equipment of Shanhaiguan, and the more than 100 primary and secondary schools and technical schools in the entire star area.

What is the saying? An excellent politician may not be able to make money, but he must be able to spend money. From this perspective, Mr. Qi has done a good job.

Of course, these expenses naturally constitute the first phase of the construction of Baiyujing Shipyard.

The history of this shipyard is not short, it has a history of nearly a hundred years, but it can only build some small armed cargo ships and exploration ships, and provide a little repair and maintenance services for light cruisers and below.

It was only after receiving capital injection that Baiyujing Shipyard began to expand. Now, they have the ability to build torpedo ships and assault ships, plus fighter planes.

Of course, considering that the assault ship is already a type of ship to be eliminated, whether the torpedo ship is a "ship" or a "boat" is still controversial, and whether the Baiyujing Shipyard is a real warship factory is still debatable.

But no matter what, the expanded Baiyujing Shipyard has provided more than 30 Beiwei and Hubaoqi to the Guard Fleet and the Far Shore Fleet, and has also renovated all the old warships of the Far Shore Guard Fleet.

"Moreover, after the expansion is completed, we can not only produce new fighters, but also build destroyers."

The person who said this was a tall and burly young man with dark and shiny skin. His physique, temperament and eyes were full of the breath of the working people. Naturally, it was Busca who had not been seen for a while.

Three years ago, when Yu Lian went to Hongfeng Factory, he was an engineer who graduated from a technical school. Two years ago, when Yu Lian was in Xinyumen, he was the captain and consultant of the aid team of Tulong Factory. He was still an engineer who graduated from a technical school. Now, he has become the branch manager sent by Tulong Factory to Xin Shenzhou, and he is also an engineer who graduated from a technical school.

Of course, he is also an old friend of Yu Lian. When the latter inspected the Baiyujing Shipyard, he naturally appeared in the accompanying crowd and could even interrupt at any time.

"Destroyer?" Yu Lian asked curiously.

"Yes. The 7-type rapid-fire guns made of Tulon gears have shown excellent combat effectiveness on torpedo ships. Therefore, Dr. Xie tried to replace all the defensive firepower of Fletcher 4 destroyer with MK7's rapid-fire guns, and prepared to hand it over to Baiyujing Shipyard for construction." Busca said hurriedly.

Hand over the so-called new warships to the new shipyard for construction? No, to be precise, except for the new shipyards that no one pays attention to, such as Baiyujing, no one will use the precious production capacity to try to make new ships.

"When will the construction start?" Yu Lian suddenly became interested.

"February. Wait for the support personnel from the Xinshuntian Shipyard to come." Busca said hurriedly.

"Let them run over now, and start construction in late January!"

"Understood!" Busca's voice was loud and even a little gloating. Anyway, it was not him who had to rush.

Yu Lian certainly knew that the timetable he gave was also very extreme. However, as the commander of the war zone, if he did not play to the limit of the military resources under his command, wouldn't this commander be in vain?

Then, after the routine inspection, Busca was naturally called to Yu Lian's office for a private gathering.

Of course, Yu Lian also called over Cerdy Stocker, who had been working on Baichuan Star. His specific work was the construction planning of the agricultural reclamation base around the "West Lake District" of the entire Baichuan Star System, as well as the subsequent agricultural and material management.

Speaking of which, some people have raised opinions about a young man in his twenties managing such a large agricultural area, but this voice is not loud. After all, it was he who proposed the method of buying nuclear bombs under the billion-year-old glaciers of Baichuan Star, so naturally he should continue to take responsibility.

And Stocker, this kid, is still worthy of these trusts.

Around the lake blown up by nuclear bombs, hundreds of huge ecological farms have been built, which completely solved the food problem for everyone in the entire New Shenzhou Star Region last year.

Now, there are an equal number of farms under planning, some of which are specialized in producing high-quality ingredients for export. The beef and lobster that Yu Lian ate on the far shore front were produced here.

All of this, of course, is inseparable from the precise planning and careful arrangements of Mr. Stock.

It is said that if the war had not broken out, he would have exported those blue-label bullet lobsters to the Empire. In fact, before the war broke out, there were really merchants from the Empire who came to ask for the price.

What a sad, terrible and lamentable era!