2449. Hari Seldon's Reform (Part 2)
At the same time, in order to ensure the value preservation of Neutron Steel, Hari Seldon will also set up a special department to symbolically store and maintain Neutron Steel.
The currency management department will establish a semi-public storage point at Mensua Nebula, where 1 billion tons of Neutron Steel will be stored, which will be used exclusively for the preservation of the new currency. Some individuals and third-party organizations that have been reviewed and have sufficient qualifications can be invited to visit here and ensure Neutron Steel reserves.
In short, with the guarantee of Kingdom of Dawn military, as long as the reserves of Neutron Steel are sufficient, then Kingdom of Dawn can issue almost unlimited amounts of currency.
Not only that, the currency management department will also disclose part of the molecular structure of Neutron Steel, but also the detailed density of Neutron Steel, which ensures that the authenticity of Neutron Steel can be determined using the simplest weighing method. At the same time, some physical properties of Neutron Steel were also announced, such as being burned at a high temperature of 100,000°C for a long time without deformation, not reacting in strong acid, etc.
This series of relatively simple detection methods also provides a very intuitive judgment of authenticity. Anyway, no matter what you take out is Neutron Steel, if you can really make this thing achieve these physical properties, then you are awesome and you have succeeded in this counterfeit coin. As for the cost, there is no guarantee.
The currency management department also issued Neutron Steel ingots weighing 0.5 kg, 1 kg, 5 kg, and 10 kg. The publicly disclosed part of the molecular structure of Neutron Steel and Kingdom of Dawn's national emblem were etched on the steel ingots, as well as a unique anti-counterfeiting code. Each Neutron Steel ingot has an independent anti-counterfeiting code.
Apart from anything else, just being able to etch such a pattern on Neutron Steel is a very terrifying technology.
The spokesperson of Kingdom of Dawn also joked at the press conference, "If you can buy enough Neutron Steel ingots to surround your spaceship in a circle, then congratulations, your spacecraft's protection capability will already reach the level of the Kingdom of Dawn Navy battleship!"
At the same time, this is also a naked show off.
Anyway, the Neutron Steel ingot is here, and we use it as money, and it is also a component of our battleship armor. The thing is here, Galactic Empire, you can slowly reverse engineer, analyze and deconstruct, and think of ways to fight against it.
Even not just Galactic Empire, after people from other forces get the Neutron Steel ingot, they will carefully consider the terrible industrial and technological strength behind this heavy steel ingot. Think about the shell of their own spaceship that can dig a hole with a knife. At this time, if someone asks them to do harm to Kingdom of Dawn, they themselves will know how to choose.
This new monetary policy reform is also a very important turning point for Kingdom of Dawn. This marks that Kingdom of Dawn's economy further draws a clear line between it and Galactic Empire, which represents the main status of the galaxy, and moves towards complete independence.
From then on, the two sides not only confronted each other militarily, but also confronted each other more directly economically. Because no matter how the currency changed in the past, both parties still used the same standard material, which is equivalent to the fact that the currencies of both parties are interoperable. But now, even the currency standards of both sides are different. Interoperability? It's simply impossible! This is a life-or-death ending.
In fact, this also shows that Kingdom of Dawn's domestic industrial, agricultural and civilian production no longer needs Galactic Empire, and they can meet all domestic needs by themselves.
So on this basis, Hari Seldon's currency reform also included a series of more external measures.
For example, Kingdom of Dawn will announce that the official will no longer hold Galactic Empire credits as foreign exchange, and all foreign trade settlements in the Kingdom will be forced to use Kingdom of Dawn's own Currency Number Four.
At the same time, in Kingdom of Dawn's country, Galactic Empire credits will be completely unrecognized after one year. In other words, residents have one year to exchange their credit points into Currency Number Four. Kingdom of Dawn will not recognize any property losses caused beyond this time.
Moreover, Kingdom of Dawn will also impose high tariffs on all products of the Galactic Empire, which will basically crush Galactic Empire's trade to death. And this also has a potential benefit, that is, it can also force Rebel Alliance to organize and take sides.
Because of the decoupling of currency and economy, support and contact between Kingdom of Dawn domestic and Rebel Alliance organizations in the Galactic Empire will become difficult. Otherwise, you will continue to recognize Galactic Empire's currency, or you will hold your nose and recognize Currency Number Four of Kingdom of Dawn. And if you recognize Currency Number Four, it means that you recognize Kingdom of Dawn's economic policies, which will not only deal a blow to their beliefs and spirit, but also the subsequent activities of the Rebel Alliance will gradually be exposed.
After finalizing two major military and economic changes for Kingdom of Dawn, Tang Xiao finally had to solve a huge problem for him. In a sense, it was also a failure...
The number one general in the galaxy, the invincible super Commander...
Sefrans-Tann.
It's a failure, no doubt about it.
After arriving in time travel and determining his goal of dominating the galaxy, Tang Xiao knew that he would face a terrible opponent-Grand Admiral Thrawn!
In the original plot, Grand Admiral Thrawn is the real invincible super general in the galaxy, a real soldier and marshal. He has unparalleled personal charm, unparalleled strategic and tactical thinking, and unconstrained command art.
No one can study his combat mode thoroughly. He will never conduct any two battles in the same way.
What he has is always adapting to local conditions, but every choice can directly hit the enemy's vital points!
It can be said that if he was not assassinated by his bodyguard in the original plot, he would be almost invincible. Even the bodyguard who assassinated him was actually just a deeply hidden accident. Otherwise, with Thrawn's caution, it would have been impossible to use such a bodyguard with questionable loyalty.
For Tang Xiao, defeating Das-Sidious is the biggest goal, but this is only his personal goal. If he can't defeat Darth-Sidious, the worst he can do is die. After death, everything is over, and there is no need to worry about anything.
However, for Kingdom of Dawn, Grand Admiral Thrawn, which is highly consistent with the concept of the Galactic Empire, and basically only joins Galactic Empire, is a hurdle that cannot be overcome.
Sefrans-Tann is not the opponent of Thrawn, Tang Xiao is very sure.
No matter in the original plot, she was defeated by Shen Qiaoen in both personal battles and military battles, or through the analysis and judgment of her as a person, it is easy to reach this conclusion - if Tann confronts Thrawn, she is destined to be only a background.
Tann is proud of his talents and respects neither his enemies nor his comrades. She is emotional and will do whatever it takes to achieve her goals, but once there is a setback, there will be a huge gap in her thinking, allowing the enemy to take advantage of her.
The reason why Shen Qiaoen was able to defeat Tann in the plot was that he disrupted her peaceful mind and made her vulnerable, thus defeating her in one fell swoop.
And the battle in the plot ultimately cost Tann his life.