After the first batch of Protoss immigrants settled down smoothly.
The immigration work had not been completed. It had just begun.
The ten ships did not stop for long. They returned to the space-time gate near Jupiter's orbit and entered the space-time gate to transport the second batch of Protoss immigrants.
There were ten million people!
At high speed, they made one round trip a month on average.
That was 120 million a year.
This was a long-term job. The Protoss immigration plan was expected to last for more than 50 years.
In addition, the Protoss had a special physique. They ate a lot and had a high cost of living.
Because of their level of knowledge and depth, the Protoss could be regarded as 100% illiterate. It would take at least ten years to cultivate their qualities and make them valuable.
Therefore, for humans, those foreign Protoss were almost all burdens.
A very heavy burden.
So, when the fifth wave of Protoss immigrants arrived, the burden was a little too much for the Federation.
"We can't bring people over like this anymore. We can't take it anymore."
The Federation officials negotiated with the Protoss, expressing that it was very difficult.
After hundreds of years of development, the current Earth Federation had a very high degree of integration. In addition to the two superpowers and about 50 medium-sized countries, the other 100 or so developing China countries had successively handed over their leadership due to poverty, backwardness, government incompetence, and other reasons. They had become free cities under the jurisdiction of the Federation.
In addition, there were space cities floating in space.
And hundreds of immigrant cities on other planets.
Today's Federation was composed of about 60 countries and more than 800 free cities.
2% of the GDP of state institutions and 3% of the GDP of the free cities were the main income composition of the federal government.
Now that the Protoss were immigrating, the Federation's annual capacity limit was about 50 million people.
If it exceeded 100 million, the Federation would probably quickly go bankrupt.
They also heard from the Protoss that the immigration process would last for at least 50 years or more.
The Federation would probably vomit blood.
It could not bear it at all.
"But we don't have money. We can't afford it."
The Protoss shook their head and said, "And the immigration work will not stop. It may be accelerated later. We don't have much time left."
"This …"
The Federation members looked at each other, extremely embarrassed. But it was absolutely impossible not to collect money. If this continued, the Federation would collapse!
"I have a few ideas."
Senator Guo Xin said with a smile, "My idea can solve this dilemma."
"Senator Guo?"
The eyes of many councilors focused on him, and their expressions were a little strange and complicated.
Councilor Guo was the spokesperson of the Chen family's financial group. He spoke for the Chen family and represented the interests of the family, so he wasn't very popular.
Moreover, the Chen Family's attitude towards the Protoss was more unyielding, and they could be called the representative of the "hardliners." In addition, this kind of unyielding was not just in words, but in action.
For example, the space exercise witnessed by the first group of Protoss parliamentarians.
For example, there were several Protoss who went to the human residential areas to stir up trouble, and even committed murder and arson. As long as they committed crimes in the Chen Family's Free City, they would be punished by the law.
The most extreme case was that a Protoss member who had committed three heinous crimes and killed eight innocent humans was sentenced to death immediately!
That Protoss criminal became the first Protoss to die in the hands of a human.
This caused an uproar or applause.
The higher-ups of the Protoss were also furious, but the evidence was conclusive. In the end, they still strengthened the control and swallowed their anger.
Because of all these, the Chen family's tough attitude was known to the whole world.
At this moment, in the face of Councilor Guo's proposal, considering the financial pressure, the other councilors had to say, "Tell us about it, Councilor Guo."
"That is to carry out economic and trade exchanges between the Protoss and the humans."
Guo Xin looked around and said, "Indeed, even if the value of the land is excluded, the cost of settling each Protoss immigrant is about 5 million credits. With the financial resources of the Federation, it can settle at most 10 to 20 million Protoss immigrants every year. The extra Protoss immigrants will consume the financial accumulation of the Federation for hundreds of years.
"This is absolutely unsustainable. Sooner or later, the Federation will be dragged down, and public support will plummet.
"The only solution is to carry out trade with the Protoss and carry out mutually beneficial trade cooperation.
"Only a win-win situation between the two sides can last."
Trade cooperation?
A councilor questioned, "What kind of cooperation? The Protoss have no competitive advantage in other aspects except for their physical strength. How can we carry out cooperation?"
"Of course, we will carry out the most primitive cooperation."
Guo Xin crossed his arms and said, "The so-called Heavenly Realm is said to be a huge piece of land larger than the Milky Way. Due to the crisis of primordial chaos, the Heavenly Realm has shrunk by more than 90%, but the remaining land is still larger than the entire Milky Way.
"With such a large area of land, the mineral resources underground should be infinite. We can import some of the 'Heavenly Realm's minerals.'
"In addition, there are many animal and plant resources in the Heavenly Realm. These biological resources can also be traded to cultivate some economic species that are suitable for the Earth's environment.
"Also, after the so-called 'Revival of Magical Powers,' the Earth has entered the era of cultivation. However, the Awakened are generally weak, and they have to fumble around on their own. Their cultivation is not methodical, and there have been many incidents of Qigong Deviation. In order to form a standard and reduce accidents, we should also import a batch of the Protoss' cultivation techniques and secret manuals and study them carefully to improve the overall strength of the native cultivators on Earth."
Guo Xin listed three products in a row:
Ores and minerals in the Heavenly Realm.
Animal and plant resources in the Heavenly Realm.
Cultivation techniques and secret manuals of the Heavenly Realm cultivators.
These three types of goods all had great commercial value and could be developed for cooperation.
All the councilors looked at Guo Xin, revealing expressions of admiration. They had to nod and say, "In this way, the Heavenly Realm will almost become the Federation's' raw material supply base '… We will definitely be profitable here."
Brilliant.
Very brilliant.
Immediately!
The proposal of "commercial cooperation" proposed by the Federation Parliament was brought to the Protoss' high-level officials.
The Protoss' high-level officials were very opposed at first. They questioned, "Didn't you promise to settle down the Protoss immigrants? What about your promise?"
"The number of people you've sent is too many. It has exceeded the capacity limit. If you don't find a way to bear part of it yourself, what we can provide later is only a place to stay and basic rations. We can't guarantee anything else."
"Then … we have to discuss this."
…
The high-level officials of the Protoss closed their doors and began to discuss.
Suddenly, voices of dissatisfaction and anger rang out.
"Damn it! You can't even do what you promised, and you still dare to raise conditions with us? "
"There's nothing to talk about at all. The remaining population of our Protoss is more than 20 billion, and most of them are masters. Now, at least half of them have to migrate to our home planet. Even if we occupy the entire planet, it may not be enough. Where is there any place for them to stand? It's fine if they don't leave obediently, but they still dare to talk to us about conditions, asking for this and that. I can't wait to slap them to death! "
"The home planet is ours to begin with. Those 'humans', millions of years ago, were just apes enlightened by our ancestors with spiritual techniques. They were born to be pets and slaves. Today, they dare to sit on equal footing with us and make demands. They simply don't know what's good for them!"
"I've had enough! Why don't we ask the elders of the Saints and send anyone to destroy the fleet of those monkeys first. After eliminating the greatest threat, we can attack together and kill all the monkeys on the home planet. In this way, there will be no more problems. "
"Yes, it's been a long time since we fought. Those abominable monkeys who want to use the law to restrain us, let's kill them all!"
The remarks were getting more and more extreme.
The shouting grew louder and louder.
Many of the high-level officials of the Protoss had a huge killing intent after venting and expanding infinitely.
"Shut up!"
The leader of the Protoss, who was sitting at the head of the table, glared at the crowd. "The Saints can't be moved easily. Once the Saints are moved, there will be a gap in the Great Formation of Four Directions and Eight Directions. The Heavenly Realm will immediately be swallowed up by chaos!"
The practitioners of the Shenguang Order who were below the Sages might not be able to withstand the attack of a nuclear bomb.
Moreover, the regular military forces on Earth were equipped with rifles that could kill practitioners of the Condensation Order. They were also equipped with tanks, airplanes, and cannons that could kill practitioners of the Jiedan Order. In addition, there were hypersonic missiles, the powerful Mother of Bombs, small nuclear bombs, and other weapons that could kill practitioners of the corresponding high level of cultivation.
With the help of all kinds of magical foreign objects, the humans on Earth were by no means lambs that could be easily slaughtered.
Several of the high-level Protoss who were clear-headed were very clear about this.
Once a full-scale war broke out with the humans on Earth, the Protoss might not necessarily end up well.
Before they had absolute confidence, they must not take extreme measures.
In addition, even if they took some measures and had a way to eliminate all the humans on Earth at a slight price, what would happen after that?
How would the Protoss, who did not understand what technology was at all, solve the problems of clothing, food, housing, transportation, and other aspects of the tens of billions of Protoss immigrants?
It was just a matter of food. If the tens of billions of Protoss were in the Heavenly Realm, they would need to cultivate tens of billions of acres of land in order to produce enough food (about two to three hundred catties per mu). But the total amount of arable land on Earth was not that much.
But the humans on Earth, using indoor agricultural technology, could easily achieve a thousand catties per mu and four crops per year.
A few of the smarter Protoss noticed these problems and immediately realized that the "humans" that had evolved from apes were of great use to the Protoss!
It was best to enslave them, not kill them.
Therefore, starting a war at the moment was the last resort. It absolutely could not be done!
After thinking about it, the high-level Protoss sitting at the head of the table said, "How about this, we can agree to the first two conditions, but they must give an appropriate purchase price!"
"As for the practice methods and secret manuals, hehe, they better not think about it. Monkeys, if they are not talented enough, they don't need to practice."
What?
Many of the high-level Protoss were shocked.
"They … they agreed? They actually agreed?"
"We can't agree. Once we agree, those monkeys will be insatiable!"
"It is their duty to serve the Protoss! They will not accept excuses such as insufficient funds or ability! They still have strength to spare, and at least 99% of their wealth has not been offered to the Protoss! Those monkeys that need to be taught a lesson are extremely cunning! "
"Yes, if they are disobedient, we will kill a bunch of them, and they will naturally be obedient. We will let them know the rules of the Heavenly Realm!"
"…"
There was still a lot of unyielding voices.
Dong dong ~
The leader of the Protoss knocked the table twice. "Enough! Don't say anymore. There are less than 50 million Protoss who have migrated to our home planet, but there are more than 10 to 20 billion humans! We don't know the depth of their abilities. If we clash rashly, we will be the ones to suffer! "
"For the time being, we will agree to their request for cooperation. When we have enough people and are strong enough, it will not be too late to confirm the master-servant relationship. What's the hurry now?"
"Yes!"
Seeing that their leader was angry, the other high-level Protoss had to lower their heads and agree.
…
After the intention of commercial cooperation was reached.
Less than two months later.
Through a special cargo spacecraft, they were shipped at the exit of the space-time gate.
Batches of minerals, ores, animals, and plants from the Heavenly Realm were continuously transported to Earth.
Then, they were sent to the auction house on the Moon and sold through public bidding.
Because they were products of the Heavenly Realm, after being tested by instruments, most of them had very special physical and chemical characteristics. Therefore, the first batch of goods was quickly snapped up by various merchants and sold at very high prices.
…
Haierfa.
Crater City.
Chen Jin received a call from his daughter, Chen Xing Yue, and listened to some of the situation she reported.
"Dad, more than one-third of the items at the Heavenly Realm Auction on the Moon were bought by our Chen family. We spent hundreds of billions of dollars.
However, not a single set of cultivation methods or secret manuals was provided. It seems that the Protoss are very vigilant.
Also, the population of the Protoss is a little too large. 10 million immigrants every month. In a few years, the Earth will be overcrowded by the Protoss. Many people feel that this is not very good. The living space is limited, and the cultures and values of the two sides are very different. If this continues, there will definitely be problems in the future. "
Chen Xing Yue also raised her concerns.
"This is inevitable."
Chen Jin nodded. "Before the integration, there will definitely be fierce conflicts between the two sides. Peace is often the product of war.
I estimate that it will take at most ten years. After ten years, the population of the Protoss on Earth will exceed one billion. Conflicts will definitely occur, and one side will definitely be unable to hold back.
During this period, our Chen family will slowly develop, accumulate strength, and strengthen the construction of military forces. It is best that the military expenditure should not be less than 5%.
In addition, we must also prepare for the retreat. Since the spacecraft equipped with the curvature engine has been successfully manufactured, we should increase the construction efforts on Alpha Centauri and open up a few sub-bases. The Protoss not only have a large population base, but they also have many trump cards. We must not underestimate them.
"Also, we should speed up the research on cultivation. With the help of the simulation of the supercomputer, we should come up with some cultivation methods and cultivate more human cultivators. As long as we maintain our strength in the fields of technology and cultivation, we will have a double advantage. By then, the mere Protoss will not be a threat. They can only obediently be integrated."
Chen Jin said lightly.
"Yes, Dad!"
Chen Xing Yue was also full of confidence. "I firmly believe that humans will win."
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