Just as Jenny met Locke.
The space base also received a special message via satellite.
It is special because of its origin.
North America.
That place that has always refused to communicate with them directly.
Zhou Kun rushed over after receiving the message, and his brows twitched involuntarily when he saw its contents.
"Pass this message up immediately; this isn't something we can decide."
Soon, Yuan Heguang received the news.
He stared at the screen, also lost in thought.
The message sent via satellite from the other side was very simple; it was just a letter of cooperation.
The above statement indicates that they have fully recognized the importance of cooperation and therefore wish to discuss with Yuan Heguang the possibility of engaging in deeper cooperation and exchange...
Yes, deeper cooperation and exchange.
Out of consideration for personal relationships and to respect the facts, the announcements previously broadcast only mentioned Professor Brand and others who had come to join them, simply referring to it as a collaboration.
After all, Professor Brand and his team made significant contributions, and the data they provided was quite timely.
Therefore, the Chinese side did not directly state that they acted without authorization and forcibly defected, nor did it mention the conflict between the Chinese side and the other side.
If other countries didn't have access to information from North America, they would naturally assume that current space exploration is a collaborative effort between China and the other side.
So now the other side is taking advantage of the situation and officially acknowledging the cooperation...
That's really shameless.
Yuan Heguang knew that the people Professor Brand brought had been reported throughout North America, clearly stating that these people were traitors.
But on second thought, this is normal.
It would be abnormal if those people had any shame at all.
Putting that thought aside, Yuan Heguang quickly relayed the matter to the Mutual Aid Society headquarters through the branch's channels.
The other side requested deeper cooperation in the aerospace field.
This is not just a domestic issue for them, but also concerns the Mutual Aid Society.
Because their current space exploration is done in partnership with the Mutual Aid Society, or even saying they're just partners would be giving them too much credit.
Moreover, Yuan Heguang hadn't forgotten that the aerospace experts from the Mutual Aid Society had previously heard that they might have to engage in cooperation with the other side.
When it happens, the reaction is so intense...
Zhang Tianyuan received the message quickly and rushed back from No. 0 Spacetime.
"A cooperation letter from the other side?" He picked up the printed letter and read it over.
Yuan Heguang chimed in from the side, "They're trying to take advantage of the situation and put on our coattails."
"The previous announcement left them a loophole, so they took advantage of it."
"Once they agree to the cooperation we've proposed, they'll transform into our official partners, and then they won't have to worry about us targeting them."
"After all, forcing a partner to their death could easily scare other countries away."
Zhang Tianyuan analyzed the situation based on this line of thought and concluded that Yuan Heguang's assessment was correct; this was roughly the opposing side's current line of thinking.
"However, it won't be very effective."
"Because..."
Zhang Tianyuan turned his head, his expression somewhat innocent.
"We never intended to harm them in the first place."
Yuan Heguang chuckled. "Indeed, we even went above and beyond for them."
Zhang Tianyuan wholeheartedly agreed with this.
Because the Mutual Aid Society has already been very restrained.
Putting aside everything else, just consider the seven million starving people who were mobilized. The fact that these people can remain calm and live peacefully around the granaries is entirely thanks to the Mutual Aid Society association.
If the Mutual Aid Society to inflame the emotions of these starving people even slightly, such as by organizing a grievance meeting, these people would probably just rush out and cause trouble.
Whether the attempt to cause trouble will succeed is unknown, but the society on the other side will definitely be thrown into chaos.
This isn't a difficult task, it's just that neither Zhang Tianyuan nor the Mutual Aid Society wants to do it.
After all, if a war really breaks out, it's uncertain how long these seven million starving people can hold out. Even if they do win, a large number of innocent people will die.
Rather than doing that, it's better to boil the frog in lukewarm water.
Thinking of this, Zhang Tianyuan shook his head and said, "In this cooperation letter, the other party only wants some data. There's nothing to keep secret. Let the North America Branch decide this themselves; we won't get involved."
"Those people may indeed have some kind of conspiracy, but given the current situation, whatever their intentions, they can't affect us anymore."
After finishing his sentence, Zhang Tianyuan casually inquired about the situation on the other side.
Yuan Heguang was not familiar with this either, as his work focus had always been on China, so he called over an assistant from the No. 7 Branch to explain it.
"According to recent news, at least two million tons of grain have flooded into the black market across the border in the past few months. Although the number isn't particularly large, the growth is rapid, indicating that they are becoming increasingly audacious. This has greatly alleviated the food and clothing problems of some people in certain areas..."
Zhang Tianyuan nodded.
He hadn't expected that the guards would collude with the starving people to steal and sell grain.
On the contrary, experienced people like Yuan Heguang foresaw the outcome, believing that this phenomenon would directly destroy the current abnormal order on the other side.
Because of the large number of grain depots and guard units, a state of involution has actually been created.
If you steal less grain from one granary, other granaries might steal more. Once they drive down the price, you'll earn less money selling the grain, which is practically a loss.
In this situation, everyone would naturally work together to dig grain out of the granary.
If you dig here and I dig there, and in the end, the grain in the granary is all gone, what will we do then?
Stop?
That's impossible.
What those guards were more likely to do was send the starving people to new granaries and then continue their "bandit suppression"... Xxs-2
As the suppression continued, grain reserves were directly depleted.
The various guard units also grew stronger and achieved new glory during the bandit suppression campaign, making it impossible to get them to obediently follow orders anymore.
With so many guards who obey orders but not decrees, it would be hard for the other side not to be happy.
By this time, the country should generally be entering an era of warring states.
However, Interstellar Spacetime has a very special point.
Blight.
This directly locked down the upper limit of productivity, and also locked down the upper limit of development for many "feudal lords".
After the existing grain reserves are quickly depleted through infighting, the increase in grain production cannot keep up, at which point the various "lords" will face a grain shortage.
In such situations, the Mutual Aid Society will thoughtfully offer them a suggestion --
"We suggest you take your team to New Star to explore and cultivate the land, dear."