With money in hand, Chen Xi could finally let loose with many things.
Ten million Throne Gelt would not last long, but it was at least enough for Chen Xi to have Ovilia finish the protein processing plant and solve the planet's food problem.
He could also build an ecological dome and grow some grain, vegetables, and the like.
Of course, there was no point expecting much output from those things. At best, they could satisfy the needs of the noble class.
Generally speaking, some Hive Cities used such ecological domes to cultivate rare flowers and scarce medicinal herbs.
Some did use them to grow food, but considering the costs, few were willing to do so.
Besides solving the food problem, Chen Xi used Pavel's connections to order a batch of Astra Militarum heavy equipment from a Forge World, including enough Basilisks and Hydras to equip an artillery regiment, various models of Leman Russ and Macarius tanks sufficient to form an armored regiment, and a large number of Valkyrie gunships.
It was only when Chen Xi had deployed the Imperial Guard in battle before that he learned Rostov II's Planetary Defense Force had nothing besides Chimera APCs, Bison armored vehicles, and Tauruses...
Not even having Valkyries was downright absurd.
It was not that the previous governor had not wanted to give them better equipment. He simply had no money.
The Planetary Defense Force had to be funded by the governor himself. If he could afford it, he could give every soldier a suit of Power Armor; if he could not, then he could hardly complain that rice was expensive when he had too many mouths to feed.
Corpse Starch might be cheap, but it still cost money.
Only the Astra Militarum, funded by the Departmento Munitorum, could be fully equipped