"Ah?" Liang Wan was surprised, she hadn't expected this.
"A few days ago, the leaders of various planets came for a meeting, and I was almost disgraced. Jiang Ye Star has nothing, and I've been desperately trying to gather all sorts of things. Tea is a major hurdle!" Jiang Ye poured out his troubles, "Let me list a few major items, and you'll know how serious it is!"
"You... please tell me." Liang Wan had a premonition, and her whole body tensed up.
Jiang Ye began to complain according to the list in his hand:
"Currently, Jiang Ye Star has almost no decent tea companies, but the population is close to ten million. According to data from the M78 Nebula Tea Development Association, the average annual tea consumption for every ten million people is 20,000 tons. This 20,000-ton civilian market is almost entirely blank. How can such a large gap be filled?"
"The army holds meetings, the police department holds meetings, departments in various cities hold meetings, and newly established schools in various places hold meetings. The tea consumed in meetings every month is all purchased uniformly with my allocated funds. The suppliers are unstable, and we keep switching them, wasting a lot of money!"
"Health product companies and food companies all need to use tea to extract various ingredients. If there is enough local tea, they don't have to transport tea extracts from other planets at high prices, and the cost can be significantly reduced!"
Jiang Ye rattled off a long list.
Liang Wan's heart was pounding in her chest.
"If Jiang Ye Star is really so short of tea... I can ask my family." Liang Wan took a deep breath.
"It's best if you come and open a company, I'll allocate a good location for you." Jiang Ye immediately seized the opportunity. "Many necessities are in urgent demand, and tea is also on the urgent demand list. If you, Commander, can help me with this, I will be eternally grateful!"
"However..." Liang Wan said with some difficulty, "According to military regulations, a military officer like me cannot participate in large-scale business. And you are the Commander, and I am the stationed Regimental Commander. It wouldn't look good if this got out."
"I won't be involved in this matter. My wife has a friend named Ju Lanlan, and she's excellent at business." Jiang Ye gave a thumbs-up. "The procurement of tea for meetings in various places should be handled by designated staff in each place, reimbursed by local finances, and has nothing to do with me. I will not interfere with this process."
"As for you, you are in charge of this regiment and also the Music City matters. You are already busy enough, so you don't need to do it yourself." Jiang Ye smiled. "Let your family, or some distant relative, or some friend come to Jiang Ye Star to immigrate, and then register a local company. It won't enter the Galactic Empire's data network, it will just be an insignificant local enterprise on Jiang Ye Star, with freedom of trade and relaxed operations."
"Of course, monopolies are absolutely not allowed." Jiang Ye suddenly became serious again. "I cannot crudely interfere with the tea market, nor can I allow there to be only one company in the entire Jiang Ye Star tea market."
"Perhaps we can establish a dozen or even dozens of small tea companies, competing with each other, and also cooperating with each other." Liang Wan reacted quickly.
"That sounds good, with competition and cooperation, this is how the source of living water flows." Jiang Ye smiled. "Please give this matter your careful attention."
"It is my duty to share the worries of Jiang Ye Star." Liang Wan readily agreed. "I wonder how much of your worry I can share?"
"How much of your worry do you think you can share?" Jiang Ye asked back.
"If I work hard, at least thirty percent." Liang Wan gritted her teeth uncertainly. It was her first time experiencing something like this, and she didn't dare to ask for too much.
"If you work a little harder, at least seventy percent in the first two years." Jiang Ye said. "Jiang Ye Star's operations are small now, and there are fewer worries. In the future, there will definitely be more troublesome matters, and you might only be able to share ten to twenty percent of the worries. But that ten to twenty percent might be as much as the current one hundred percent."
Liang Wan calculated silently in her heart.
Then her face flushed.
This was too much!
"The soldiers should have all been assigned their dormitories. Let's continue the tour." Jiang Ye made a gesture of invitation.
Leaving the dormitory building, the soldiers got into a sightseeing vehicle and continued forward.
The Thousand-Person Auditorium was built to the specifications of a grand theater, with soft leather sofas for seats, and massage functions.
Jiang Ye gave a brief speech on the auditorium stage, welcoming ladies, gentlemen, and robots to come and work. Han Xing was honored. To reward everyone for their arduous journey, there would be more than a dozen benefit performances held here in the coming days, featuring all alien star teams, from handsome and beautiful dance troupes to orchestras and even Peking Opera and crosstalk. In the future, performances would be arranged as much as possible on holidays.
Jiang Ye also pointed to the ground. "Under your seats, there is a tentative program list. In the lower right corner of the program list, there is an app. If you want to see any performance, you can leave a message on the app, and we will do our best to arrange it for you."
The soldiers below were all excited.
"There are even performances to watch? This really isn't a resort?"
"Holy crap, Master Ma is going to perform crosstalk on the fourth of next month? Is this real? I've been a fan of his for ten years!"
"Terrifying, this group of handsome guys is for the female soldiers, right? I heard their appearance fees start at twenty million, what a grand gesture!"
"These dozen performances must cost hundreds of millions, right? Just for us one regiment to watch? Commander Jiang is truly a great philanthropist!"
"Is being a soldier on Jiang Ye Star this enjoyable? I even want to transfer..."
"Speak softly, the boss has good hearing. If he hears you, he'll make you do push-ups until you die."
Liang Wan sat in the front row, her expression subtle.
She heard her subordinates talking about transferring, but for some reason, she wasn't angry.
Because... she herself wanted to transfer.
Although she was unwilling to admit it, the thought of "working for Jiang Ye" did flash through her mind.
With such good treatment, who wouldn't be tempted?
Huh? Who wouldn't be tempted?
Even the personal guards of ancient emperors didn't get this kind of treatment!
But she was also clear-headed, understanding that the excellent treatment was because she represented the Galactic Empire's military and could ensure the stable future profits of Music City, which were in the trillions. If she truly left the Galactic Empire's military sequence and joined Jiang Ye, she probably wouldn't get such treatment.
After leaving the auditorium, they continued the tour.
A gymnasium with an indoor swimming pool.
An obstacle course, a large shooting range.
A cinema, a game pod experience hall, a military convenience store.
As they passed the military convenience store, Jiang Ye whispered to Liang Wan, "This place is set up for the convenience of soldiers buying things. We haven't decided which merchants will be stationed here yet. Please give it your careful attention."
Liang Wan's heart trembled, and she nodded repeatedly.
There were even sugar-coated bullets!
The enemy's firepower was fierce!
No, this wasn't the enemy, this was their own people!
Liang Wan pinched her hand, contemplating how to manage this small convenience store. This store was special, half of it was located within the military camp, and the other half was outside. Perhaps it could attract customers from Music City. The building's scale was not at all for the consumption of five hundred people, it seemed Commander Jiang had considered this in advance.
The last stop was the mess hall.
The chefs had already prepared the food.
After a day of activity, the soldiers were starving and, after Liang Wan nodded, they rushed to the serving windows.
Then, they all froze.
And gasped.