Interstellar Farmer

Han Zhen's fleet, escorted by the border guards, approached the capital of West, Yase Lianxing step by step, and finally entered the capital circle in fifteen days.

West's capital circle is a three-dimensional irregular area with a radius of more than 3,000 light-years. It is somewhat different from other provinces it passes along the way: administrative stars are more and more dense, and even stars can be seen everywhere, just four or five Consecutive stars with planets under the same star are also extremely common; the population of administrative stars here is much smaller than that of other provinces, and many administrative stars would rather be empty than let the population reach saturation. There are only about 400 to 500 million people on the planet, which is in stark contrast to the scale of billions or more outside; there are also a lot of secondary stars and meteorite mining areas, but no one mines them; warehouses can often be found in the capital circle. Seeing the warehouse clusters connected together, in terms of scale, it is very normal to use a whole sub-star as a warehouse; factories, each planet has various large-scale factories, and most of the planet residents serve these factories; The transport ships that come and go are all tens of thousands of scale, and the momentum is huge. The joint fleet formed by Han Zhen and Nibal is really inferior in terms of size;...

Lieutenant General Nibal, is this the specific manifestation of the policy that the local government supports the development of the central government and builds a leading advantage in the capital circle as mentioned in the materials? Han Zhen asked.

Although it takes 16 days to travel from the border to the capital Lianxing, there are several planets and Lianxing passing through along the way. After verifying the identity with the imperial pendant, we can get a deeper understanding of West from these planets; plus Nibal may have obtained the approval of his superiors before, and he can open up to Han Zhen for things that are not too confidential.

Now Sun Jing's Institute of Intellectual Brain Research is busy. Use the little time when passing by the planet to download as much as possible, and then organize, translate, and summarize. Han Zhen’s previous understanding of West all came from some introductions in Kaoraki and passing countries, which was not enough at all. With the extension of the travel time, Han Zhen can now be regarded as getting a glimpse.

Yes, Your Excellency Jingzhen, in the entire capital circle, except for some basic mining areas where small-scale mining can be carried out, others, at most, set up the framework of mining, and the minerals must be sealed up; there is an entire country in the capital circle 40% of the high-end manufacturing industry, any large-scale factory, the first priority is here; the raw materials for the factory manufacturing industry are provided by the following provinces, and the capital circle provides at most some basic minerals; these factories, all There are royal shares, probably on the third to fourth floors; the warehouses, the warehouses in the capital circle are the most, not only supplying various factories, but also the national inventory, 80% of all minerals are in the capital In the circle;.... Nibal gave a detailed answer to Han Zhen's question, which is not a question that needs to be kept secret.

Hey, Ziegler's lair is really strong enough. I don't know how many years of construction and accumulation his ancestors have made the capital circle like an iron barrel; how many years of accumulation is completely conceivable, as long as If the capital circle is not lost, the West Empire will not be in danger of subjugation. Of course, if the capital circle can be captured from the very beginning, the empire will collapse in an instant, but this possibility seems to be unfeasible—the surrounding area is full of The province is blocking it.

The emergence of such a situation where the central government is strong and the local regions are weak is inseparable from the great atmosphere of the universe. The universe is too big, and the territory of any country, even with the extremely developed domestic transportation in West, can be easily separated from one place. It takes about two months from the border to the right border. The distance of tens of thousands of light years is not a joke. This is only possible with the assistance of long-distance space channels. , It is normal to go on for a year.

As the country grows, it is very troublesome to manage. It takes ten days and a half months for the communicator to travel tens of thousands of light years. Therefore, if the country wants to maintain long-term stability, it is very important to maintain a strong posture in the capital. Even if there is an invasion by foreign enemies, even if there is a local rebellion, as long as the capital is still there, it is not too serious. It is only a matter of time before counterattack and extermination .

Lieutenant General Nibal, why are there so many planets here? Could it be that the degree of development here is very high? The degree of development and manpower are sometimes poor. Compared with the vastness of the universe, the proportion of areas that people can reach or have reached is very small , which is the degree of development.

Yes, Your Excellency, Nibal nodded, Compared with the territory of the whole country, the area of ​​the capital circle only accounts for one-fiftieth of the territory of the whole country, but it has 1,200 administrative planets. There are only more than 6,000 stars, and the capital accounts for one-fifth; the second-class stars alone have more than 6,000 first-class stars, more than 20,000 second-class stars, and third-class...; Stars, the latest number, has exceeded 500,000, first-class mineral stars...

In the past few days, Han Zhen has learned a little bit about the division of the sub-stars of West. They are not as general as other third- and fourth-level countries, but divide the sub-stars into five classes according to their quality, like Dayu Star. , is the first-class star, which can be transformed into an administrative planet; the second-class is next, it is more troublesome to transform, but it has the possibility of transformation; the third-class and fourth-class stars, the third planet Gonggong Star obtained by Han Zhen belongs to the fourth-class to fifth-class stars. Waiting; as for the Zhurong star, it cannot be counted as a secondary star for West, and even the mineral star is also not included. According to West's division: only the planet with high production and large reserves Minerals of more than precious type can be named Mineral Stars. It is also divided into the same five classes, and those without good minerals are called Death Stars or Waste Stars.

Nibal went on to say: There are so many planets and mineral stars in the capital circle, which is inseparable from the country's vigorous development. We all know that the size of the territory has a great impact on the overall strength of a country. In other words, it is not an absolute factor. In the 3,000 light-years of the capital circle, our country has spent tens of thousands of years of continuous exploration and development. We can be very proud to say that the development rate in the capital circle area has reached 30%! The passages are everywhere, There are many jumping points, four days, at most only four days, after any ship enters the capital circle, it can reach any planet!

30%? ! If Han Zhen didn't know what this meant before, it's different now, and he couldn't help but gasp. How many planets and sub-stars and mineral stars will there be in a light-year, it is very troublesome to explore, you can only use the expedition ship to make short jumps or direct navigation to search, not only extremely dangerous, It is also quite time-consuming, and the investment is also extremely huge. How much manpower and material resources are needed to search the three-dimensional three-thousand-light-year range, and it can still reach 30% of this ratio, which is definitely a huge project for a long time.

No wonder there are so many planets here! In general, the development rate of the capital circle of a country reaches 4-5%, which is quite appalling. In other provinces and regions, if there is one or two points, it is time to laugh, 30%, and the materials stored in the capital circle for tens of thousands of years Not to mention, the overall strength alone is stronger than several Weixi countries combined!

Han Zhen sighed and sighed for a while, and understood West's strength better from here. Nibal on the opposite side showed no trace of impatience. All the people who had just found out about this had this expression, and they had seen it a lot.

Lieutenant General Nibal, I also saw that these planets in the capital circle, no matter whether they are concatenated or single, have a small population. This should be deliberately formed in consideration of not increasing the burden on the capital circle, right? However, Aren't you worried about the lack of manpower caused by the small population? For example, the problem of the source of troops?

Your Excellency Jingzhen, what you are seeing is the situation outside the capital circle. All planets here must have a population of no more than 500 million. Nibal carefully explained that these things will not appear on the Internet. An empire has many The planet, the resident population in the planet, most of the time only know what happened on the planet, and the news from the outside world will only let you know when the higher-ups need you to know. The reason for doing this is to reduce the burden, but the bigger reason is that the population of 500 million can fully meet the human needs of all planets. Our country's technological development is at the top of the four-tier countries. , In the same position, the manpower needed would be less than that of other fourth-level countries. The rapid progress and development of science and technology will inevitably reduce the manpower demand. If the population is kept at around 500 million, the current planets can be reduced by at least 100 million!

Technology, technology is the primary productive force. When I just entered Weixi and saw the factory that all civilizations have for the first rough refining of basic minerals, only a few hundred people can produce more than tens of thousands of people on the earth. Much more! The shock was huge, but here in West, the personnel will be reduced. Han Zhen has always been thinking about a question, in those countries above the fifth level, will there be one person who can do all the work of a factory? For higher civilizations such as the ninth level, is there a situation where only a few people exist on a planet? With the emergence of robots, these situations may not become a reality.

I still know too little about civilizations above level 4! This time, I want to come out from Ziegler's inside story of finding more fifth-level countries. After all, West is the closest one to the fifth-level countries.

When Han Zhen was meditating, Nibal paused tactfully, saw Han Zhen raised his head and looked over, and then continued: What you are seeing now is only the outer planets. There are two hundred planets beside the capital Yaselian Star. There are many planets with a very large population, and each planet has a population of billions on average. Almost all of these planets are members of the military, and my hometown is there. In terms of the source of soldiers for the empire: all soldiers of the Royal Legion It is from this place, and half of the border guards and garrison come from here; military officers, if the rank reaches the colonel level, they have to move their homes here. Such centralized management has kept the quality of our country's military resources at the top of all four-tier countries. The best and most loyal of all! Nibal's words could not conceal his pride, and it seemed that he was quite supportive of this system.

Isn’t this the military household system, like the Danyang soldiers of the ancient Chinese on the earth and the Kazakh cavalry in Russia, which provided qualified soldiers for the army in a regional state; several countries that Han Zhen has come into contact with have more or less appeared. In this situation, soldiers from several planets in Weixi have a good reputation, but how can this be compared with West? More than 200 planets are dedicated to producing soldiers. It is hard to imagine how big that is. handwriting!

The benefits of doing this are self-evident: the atmosphere of the military is extremely strong, and it can be seen and heard from an early age, and it can better train qualified soldiers. Education should start from a baby, and it can be implemented here; centralized management , Loyalty is also more guaranteed, as long as you serve as a soldier, you will be supported for a lifetime, and your children and grandchildren are all members of the military department. There are thousands of planets in the country, as long as the royal family wins over the people on these two hundred planets, there is no need to worry about major rebellion problems; security, so that those who serve as soldiers outside have no worries, you must know that these planets are in the capital circle The place closest to the capital Yaser Lianxing, except Yaser, is the safest place for them. If the capital circle is not breached for a day, family and friends will not be in danger; isolation, these two hundred or so planets are a world of their own. , when the soldiers of a country come from one place, and their relatives and friends live in one place, it is basically difficult to win them over...

Big money, absolutely big money, although the supply of materials needs to be increased a lot, compared with the benefits it brings, it is very cost-effective.

Oh, that's right. By the way, I know that there are three types of legions in the army. Is the Royal Legion directly under the command of His Majesty the Emperor? How many are there in total? What is the structure of the frontier defense and garrison legions? Han Zhen held back. Conquering the shock in his heart, he asked again.

Well, Your Excellency Han Zhen, the Royal Legion is indeed under the direct jurisdiction of His Majesty the Emperor. As for the number, I really can't answer. Can we talk about these things after you meet His Royal Highness? Nibal was a little embarrassed and thought about it. He said hesitantly after the meeting.

Han Zhen knew that he had asked too much, but he also learned from Nibal how loyal these soldiers were to the West Empire. It was my fault, okay, let's not talk about this.

Nibal heaved a sigh of relief, apologized quickly, and then said: Your Excellency Jingzhen, it is not easy for us to discuss the Royal Legion, but I can still talk about some simple situations of the border guards and the garrison. The garrison has sixty-two There are establishments in every province, the number is determined according to the size of the province, but each province will not be less than 30,000; the frontier defense army, in terms of the number of troops, the frontier defense army is the largest, with 14 military regions, Each military region has an establishment of no less than 300,000 warships.

Han Zhen was completely speechless. The garrison will have at least two million ships, and the border guards will have 4.5 million. Adding up these two, after leaving the defensive fleet, it is not at all possible to dispatch three million warships at a time. Difficult, this force, which level 4 country can stop it! No wonder it is said that West is the most powerful of the fourth-level countries. Compared with Wei Xi, that is the ratio of giants to small babies. Depending on the number of planets alone, West is six to seven times stronger than Wei Xi. And from the perspective of military strength, even the twenty Veseys combined are no match for Wester!

No wonder it is said that judging a country by the number of planets and its territory is inaccurate, it is true!