Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 405 All things are renewed, the task is arduous and the road is long! (The Finale)

Li Ye first inspected the industrial zone in his own star system, namely the industrial planetary cluster.

Within three months, the industrial planetary cluster, under the overall management of Zhou Xing, has been completed.

The progress is so rapid mainly for two reasons.

First, over the next three months, Tomorrow's civilization will produce countless level 0.5 to level 1 mobile cities, and configure engineering components to assist Zhou Xing in building the industrial planetary cluster.

Secondly, the newly joined Shadow Leopard civilization dispatched tens of millions of Shadow Leopards to assist in the construction.

These strange beasts displayed astonishing speed and teamwork, working efficiently and effectively.

With Novi's support as well.

The city's AI presented Zhou Xing with a huge holographic star map, on which hundreds of millions of data points flowed in real time, representing resources, personnel, and progress.

Zhou Xing was responsible for providing reference and suggestions, which precisely optimized the efficiency of the entire construction project.

The Industrial Planets are now officially operational.

The crisscrossing space rail network between planets has been completed. These megastructures, cast from high-strength alloys, connect industrial planets like steel nerve bundles.

On the tracks, a series of space trains shuttle at high speed, transporting raw materials, semi-finished products, and energy modules between different planets with precise efficiency, forming a never-ending logistics artery.

On every industrial planet, millions of Shadow Leopards are working diligently.

In the scorching hot foundry, the Shadow Leopards used short-distance spatial leaps to precisely adjust the molds of the giant forging press.

Amidst the intricate jungle of pipelines, the Shadow Leopards move with ease, using their claws, now as dexterous as hands, to perform millimeter-level equipment calibration and maintenance.

In the production and assembly workshop, the Shadow Leopards demonstrated an astonishing ability to coordinate precisely. Working in teams of three to five, they leaped and flashed synchronously within and outside the complex mechanical structures, responsible for the coordinated assembly.

Looking at the scene before him, Li Ye nodded repeatedly and patted Zhou Xing's shoulder forcefully.

"You did a much better job than I imagined."

After nodding, Zhou Xing also let out a soft sigh of relief.

The burden on his shoulders is far heavier than imagined.

An industrial zone, 124 industrial planets, and hundreds of millions of workers.

All of this was under his control.

What's worse, this is just the beginning.

After all, a galaxy cannot have only one "industrial zone". In the future, as the construction of galactic universe domains gradually progresses, more and more industrial zones will be established, and there will be more workers.

These tasks will all be handled by Zhou Xinglai, who will serve as the Minister of Industry.

Thinking about this, he felt a headache coming on.

Looking at Zhou Xing's expression, Li Ye naturally understood what he was thinking.

He couldn't possibly entrust the construction of the galactic industrial zone to an outsider.

Soon, Zhou Xing realized something else.

"By the way, Alliance Leader, it's not just the industrial zone; we also need to build a system to support workers in the galaxy," he reminded us.

Equal pay for equal work, salary and benefits guarantees, standard working hours, and industrial insurance.
Through their discussions, a preliminary system for ensuring the well-being of galactic workers was established.

Beyond simply building numerous industrial zones, Li Ye's ultimate goal is to create a complete interstellar industrial system in the Burnley system.

It fully covers the entire chain from basic resource extraction to high-end manufacturing, including all industrial sectors such as metallurgy, energy, machinery, and electronics.

Even when interstellar trade is disrupted, hostile interstellar forces impose economic blockades, or interstellar wars break out, it can still operate independently.

From a single screw to a planetary spaceship, everything needed can be resolved within the system, giving the civilization unparalleled strategic resolve and endurance in times of crisis.

A complete industrial system also means that the internal recycling of resources, energy, and waste is maximized, forming a near-perfect closed loop. From asteroid minerals to industrial waste, everything can be classified, recycled, and reprocessed within the system, resulting in zero waste emissions and near 100% resource utilization.

"Hiss!" Zhou Xing couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Building an entire galactic industrial system from scratch is nothing short of a feat akin to the legendary Yu Gong moving mountains—and what's more, it's Mount Everest itself.

"Don't rush, let's take it one step at a time," Li Ye comforted him.

He understood how difficult this job was; it was undoubtedly a long process.

This will be a long-distance construction project spanning millennia, and a relay race involving tens of thousands of people.

With a heavy heart, Zhou Xing suddenly realized something.

"But Alliance Leader, our mobile cities already have a complete industrial system, right?"

Li Ye nodded.

Yes.

The production workshops of mobile cities can produce goods as long as they have design blueprints and raw materials.

Furthermore, Tomorrow has a blueprint research center and an upgrade research center, which means it can "build whatever it wants".

But
“It’s not just about mobile cities; our entire star system must also have the production capabilities. Space battle stars, planetary engines, planetary-level spaceships—anything that mobile cities can produce, our star system must also be able to produce,” Li Ye stated frankly. “Otherwise, it’s merely an appendage of the mobile cities.”

Zhou Xing remained silent for a while, then nodded slightly.

That's right.

Li Ye stroked his chin, lost in thought.

The first industrial zone has been completed and will continuously produce a range of industrial products for clothing, food, housing, and transportation, supplying the Burnley system.

Not only that, these industrial products also need to be sold abroad in order to earn foreign exchange.

Actually, it wasn't just Zhou Xing; he was under a lot of pressure too.

The industrial park is already operational, consuming astronomical amounts of raw materials and energy every day, in addition to paying the salaries of hundreds of millions of Shadow Leopard employees.

Every day when I open my eyes, I see astronomical costs.

However, earning foreign exchange is not as simple as it seems, because we are now in the midst of an interstellar depression following the interstellar financial crisis.

The wealth of most star systems has evaporated in the financial crisis, and the primary goal of the public and officials is "survival" rather than "consumption." Demand for industrial goods has plummeted from "wanting to upgrade" to "just trying not to break down," resulting in a precipitous drop in market size.

In addition, the rampant devaluation of sovereign currencies in various star systems has led to huge exchange rate risks and settlement crises in inter-stellar trade. Now, everyone only accepts Star Currency for doing business.

Interstellar economic protectionism is on the rise, with astronomical tariffs and trade barriers everywhere.

"What should we do, Alliance Leader?" Zhou Xing asked with slight worry.

Li Ye waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to worry.

Before leaving, he assigned Zhou Xingxin a task.

They set about establishing a second industrial zone.

“Okay.” Zhou Xing nodded.

Without a doubt, this will keep him busy for quite some time.

They soon arrived at the agricultural area.

The agricultural area has also been completed.

Although it is much larger in scale than an industrial zone, the difficulty of its construction is several levels lower.

Because it does not require building factories and machinery from the inside out, nor does it require constructing transportation networks across numerous planets.

All that is needed is to plant graded crops and raise fish and livestock.

Through regulation by a gravitational wave controller, 256 agricultural planets are arranged in a standard and precise manner.

And right at their very center is a man-made sun.

After Li Ye authorized the project, the blueprint development center quickly developed the design blueprints for the artificial sun.

Under Novie's control, the artificial sun emits light at a precise angle that sweeps across the entire agricultural planetary group, providing illumination and warmth.

In addition to the mobile city's own graded crops and livestock, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has also introduced a series of high-value alien crops, alien livestock, and alien fish from other star systems.

Because the newly issued Tomorrow Coin lacks credibility in the interstellar community, and the interstellar depression has led to everyone only recognizing Star Coin, the Ministry of Internal Affairs still has to apply to Liye for Star Coin funding when making external purchases.

It was Lin Wu who led the tour of Liye.

"The agricultural products currently produced in the agricultural zone are more than enough to supply tomorrow's civilization," he said. "There's even a large surplus."

“Then let’s build a star system granary,” Li Ye said. “We’ll freeze and store the grains and meat as emergency supplies.”

In this way, whether the population of tomorrow's civilization experiences explosive growth or interstellar turmoil, we will have more confidence.

Lin Wu nodded. In fact, he had already considered this point and had asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to select locations to build star system granaries and store grain in sequence.

As expected, the galactic granary stores enough food to sustain a civilization for a century.

"A hundred years?" Li Ye pondered.

If high-tech freezing technology is used, this can indeed be achieved.

The two then toured the place and chatted.

"Have you established the economic system yet?" Li Ye asked.

“It’s all settled,” Lin Wu replied. “The next step is to distribute Japanese currency to the people so that it can circulate and be used throughout the Burnley system.”

In three months, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Finance worked together to complete the economic system.

From the initial purchasing power of Tomorrow's Currency to the basic banking and payment systems, and the economic and legal framework, everything is already in place.

What needs to be done now is to distribute a basic amount of Tomorrow Coins into the accounts of every citizen of Tomorrow Civilization as start-up capital so that they can quickly circulate in the market.

"So how much do you plan to give each person?" Li Ye asked again.

Lin Wu adjusted his glasses.

"1.5 yen per person."

This figure was derived through calculation.

This is equivalent to the food, clothing, and transportation expenses required for a normal adult citizen's life for three months.

In fact, the purchasing power of Tomorrow Coin is quite high; one Tomorrow Coin can buy a bag of interstellar snacks.

This guarantee fund is sufficient to give citizens ample time to take care of themselves within three months. This money will flow into the market rapidly, like fresh water, gradually revitalizing the entire economic cycle.

The original contribution point system has been completely replaced.

"That's not enough. If we want to fully revitalize the Burnley system, we need to let the citizens open their own shops and do business," Lin Wu reminded him.

After all, money is just blood, while commercial activities are the heart that makes the blood flow.

A truly powerful economy is built upon countless active micro-entities.

Ultimately, it boils down to the issue of "right to production".

Back when they were on the Tomorrow, Li Ye had already realized this. However, due to the unique system of the mobile city, the "right to produce" could not be delegated to individual residents, so they had to give up on the idea.

There is actually no economic system within the Tomorrow Alliance. All aspects of life, including clothing, food, housing, and transportation, are produced by the government, and residents purchase them using contribution points they earn.

In essence, the government monopolized production rights, leaving residents as passive consumers and laborers. Their creativity and initiative were completely suppressed. The contribution point system was more like a rationing certificate for goods than a true form of currency.

This system is nothing short of a stagnant economic quagmire.

Now, Li Ye wants to bring this stagnant water back to life.

At his behest, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Finance began to work together to designate the "Burnley Galaxy Private Economy Promotion Act".

The bill allows and encourages any citizen, individually or in partnership, to apply for permission to engage in any production or business activity not prohibited by law.

From opening a small restaurant to establishing an interplanetary freight company.

Within a specified timeframe, the industrial zone in the Burnley system will sell production machines to entrepreneurs at cost price, and the technology will be provided free of charge.

Furthermore, residents' existing contribution points will be converted into Tomorrow Coins at a certain ratio.

In the future, individual and corporate economies will spring up like mushrooms after rain in the Burnley Galaxy.

Soon, he realized another problem.

"If it's for starting a business, the 1.5 yen we just issued might not be enough. Should we give the residents more?"

Lin Wu shook his head.

If too much money is issued in the initial stage, it can easily trigger inflation.

"Regarding the issue of insufficient start-up capital, we can provide loans," he advised.

Under the leadership of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of the Interior, a massive galactic agency was thus established.

Central Bank of the Burnley Galaxy.

It is like a "visible hand," responsible for precise and counter-cyclical macroeconomic regulation in addition to the spontaneous adjustment of the "invisible hand" of the market, to ensure the stability of the currency and the smooth progress of the entire economic course.

During his discussion with Li Ye, Lin Wu also expressed his heartfelt feelings.

"Without realizing it, our civilization is becoming more and more complete."

"Yes."

Li Ye was also filled with emotion.

With the establishment of the galactic economic system, the issuance of Tomorrow's Currency, and the formation of the galactic central bank, the macro-structure of civilization has been completed. However, both of them are aware that a self-sustaining and sustainable system is still missing one last, and most sensitive, cornerstone: taxation.

In the interstellar era, the level of taxation has clearly risen to a new level.

Trade tariffs and value-added tax, data information and intellectual property tax, planetary resource exploitation tax, technology tax, smart contract tax
Various taxes are being introduced one after another.

The idea of ​​leaving the wilderness is simple.

"Instead of feeling our way across the river step by step, let's just copy the tax system of the McCarran system! That would save us a lot of trouble!"

He finally breathed a sigh of relief after finishing all the tasks at hand.

Now, the Civilization of Tomorrow and the Burnley Galaxy are officially embarking on their journey.

In the future, they will slowly grow and thrive in the interstellar family.

Ultimately, it stood at the pinnacle of the stars.

At Li Ye's invitation, the group boarded the Tomorrow with him and began their tour of the Burnley system.

Lao Zhou, Tang Fang, Lin Wu, Lin Xia, Zhou Xing, Yang Zheng, Fang Yong.
They were all the people who initially followed him on his journey.

Beyond the porthole lies a vast canvas of the universe.

"I don't know why, but I always feel like I'm getting old," Fang Yong said sincerely.

Yang Zheng chuckled to himself.

"Perhaps it's because we've experienced countless things and traveled a long way along the way."

"Hey, hey, cheer up! The Burnley system is just getting started, there's still a lot for us to do!" Zhou Xing reminded him. "Don't slack off!"

Not far away, Li Ye and Lin Xia stood side by side, silently gazing at the scenery before them.

"I didn't expect you to finally be willing to stop," Lin Xia said softly.

In her and everyone else's memory, Li Ye will always be the navigator with his eyes fixed ahead, constantly urging himself and everyone else to run wildly.

Therefore, everyone was somewhat surprised when he chose to settle in the Burnley system and begin construction.

Li Ye smiled gently and took Lin Xia's hand.

"The Burnley system is merely my final destination, but the starting point for tomorrow's civilization."

As he spoke, he also felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

The path to tomorrow's civilization will be paved by its successors.

There will be many, many stories in the future.

And I will go from being a pioneer to a silent observer.

As he pondered this, his eyes flickered.

"Ah Li, you're not even thirty years old yet, but you've become so old-fashioned." A voice came from behind, it was Old Zhou.

Li Ye looked back and found that everyone had gathered in front of him at some point.

Everyone had a smile on their face.

Li Ye was slightly taken aback, and the solemnity that always appeared on his face was melted away by the warm smiles of everyone.

"You talk too much." He patted Lao Zhou's shoulder helplessly, but a genuine warmth shone in his eyes.

The Tomorrow continues its smooth voyage.

On the deck, the figure who had always walked alone and led the way gradually blended into the crowd.

(End of this chapter)