Yu Lian and the others had indeed brought back nothing but good news: antiquities from the previous civilization, precious metals, and zero-element materials worth at least two billion Xin Stars, along with ancient alchemical and technological artifacts whose value was impossible to estimate. With those proceeds, Yang Xiyi could at least put a down payment on his grand construction plans.
The soldiers who had worked so hard at the governor's office, as well as the troops who had come from the homeworld, could also receive a nice bonus.
"Wait, a down payment? What exactly are you planning to build?" Yu Lian asked, a little surprised.
At a time when experienced technicians and junior office managers across the Commonwealth earned barely ten thousand Xin Stars a year, two billion was an enormous sum.
What's more, as had been mentioned many times before, engineering and construction technology in this universe was downright futuristic. And we all knew that once technology got futuristic, costs naturally weren't all that high.
By Yu Lian's estimate, two billion Xin Stars would be enough to build two more planetary shields and ten artillery positions on each of the inhabited planets, New Lushun and New Jade Gate. It could also provide every town with a population over ten thousand with a closable armored alloy wall, as well as various defensive trenches.
...Of course, that estimate didn't include the necessary military equipment. But there was no need to worry about that. Although the homeworld couldn't send a fleet right away and the Military Command couldn't persuade the gentlemen in Congress to provide funding, Marshal Parris still had the authority to transfer supplies from the warehouses.
Besides the reinforcements already in place—two marine divisions and four surface defense divisions—the old marshal had indeed sent over all the weapons and equipment