Chapter 27 The Unknown Secrets of the Cosmic Colony
Long Fei suddenly slapped his forehead.
"Why am I so confused? Minovs Super Energy Thermonuclear Reactor has developed MS for use, and it must also develop for battleships. Otherwise, Albion, the Pegasus-class MS mothership, will not be able to fully use energy-based weapons to fight.
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Long Fei first stopped superconducting communications and developed the Minovs super-energy thermonuclear reactor Ms for the mothership.
Suddenly there was a sound on the tablet table, and a line of words appeared. The person who came was Li Jiaming. Long Fei knew that Li Jiaming must be looking for him for something, so he put all the drawings away.
The office door opened, Li Jiaming entered the office, sat on the chair and reported to Long Fei.
"Boss, this is the list of new members."
Li Jiaming handed a thick stack of folders to Long Fei.
Long Fei took it and checked it, quietly checking the information of the new members. Some of the information of the new members made him a little curious.
"Some of the new members came from asteroids? What is going on?"
"It's like this, boss. Residents living in colonial satellites in many countries have to pay many kinds of taxes, such as residence tax, housing tax, income tax, consumption tax, air tax and a series of taxes. Many residents are unable to pay
For these, after tax, they will be thrown into asteroids to do coolies. It is called asteroids at best, but it is not a big meteorite at worst. Meteorites with a relatively large area are transformed and used as some factories, etc. Of course, there are also some asteroids that are used as other
To get back to the point, the residents of the asteroid who want to join us are mainly because they are too exploited and do not have enough food and clothing. More importantly, the residents of the asteroid who want to join us are all indifferent.
There is no government on the asteroid, only gangs, mercenary groups and other mixed forces. From time to time, there will be some fights. The local residents can be said to be in danger, let alone having a full meal and a good night's sleep.
They want to join us. For them, compared with the asteroid they live on, our place is paradise, and..." Li Jiaming explained everything to Long Fei.
Long Fei listened to Li Jiaming's 15-minute explanation and understood these things. He did not expect that after more than three years of development in this universe, this was the first time he heard of such a thing.
"Commander-in-Chief, I know all about road tax, house tax, and income tax. What does air tax mean? Do you need to pay for breathing air?"
Long Fei looked at Commander-in-Chief Li Jiaming with a puzzled look and asked.
"Boss, although it is no problem for us humans to produce air with our current technology, the materials and machines required for production are very expensive. That is why many colonial countries charge air taxes. How much the air tax is depends on the colonial countries.
Decide how much to charge?”
"Can't those residents buy oxygen generators?" Long Fei asked with a frown.
"Most colonial countries do not allow it, otherwise they will be arrested for criminal offenses."
"It seems that people in many colonial countries not only find it difficult to have enough food and clothing to live and work in peace and contentment, but even breathing is about to become a luxury."
"Boss, let alone colonial countries, the same thing is true even on the earth. There was an international war more than ten years ago, and there are still wars between countries in many areas. The people at the bottom are all suffering.
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"To put it bluntly, we have to take care of our own stomachs first, uh... Speaking of which, it seems that I have never heard of air tax in the Kingdom of Micah and the surrounding countries."
"As I just said, many colonial countries have air taxes, and a few countries do not collect air taxes. Although the Kingdom of Migaon is a small country, including the surrounding countries, they are all peripheral.
This small country is relatively peaceful compared to other countries, and its people live and work in peace and contentment."
"In this day and age, it's almost laughable to be able to live a peaceful life. But having said that, Commander-in-Chief, I just checked here. I found that some of the people you recruited from the asteroid are still children, but no matter what
They are adults and children, their faces are sallow and they look haggard, and their nutrition seems to be insufficient. Is it okay to recruit employees like this?"
Long Fei held the folder and shook it.
"Boss, they just can't keep up with nutrition and don't have enough food to eat. As long as they can eat enough food and take some vitamins and vitamins, they can be trained."
After hearing this, Long Fei checked the information and looked at the teenagers and children in the photos. Although these children looked pitiful, Long Fei didn't want to be a Virgin, and he didn't think he could do it.
"Commander-in-Chief, the teenagers and children of the refugees and the teenagers and children of the asteroid, the former signed a voluntary contract, but the latter did not sign a voluntary contract, but a contract of prostitution. Is there no problem with this?"
"Boss, in the Earth Circle, whether it is a voluntary contract signed by a child or a teenager in the contract you just mentioned or a sex contract, it is illegal. In the colonies, the relevant legal protection is very weak and even legalized in some countries.
For those who were driven to asteroids and as refugees, trafficking and selling their bodies are very common. These problems have existed in the colonies for many years, but there are no relevant laws to change them. They are mainly the source of wealth for those in power behind the scenes in the colonies.
First, this profit involves a very large industrial chain. No one knows how many people are involved in this industrial chain. Even if the law is revised, even if a new law is enacted, loopholes will be exploited by these people. Besides, let’s start with these three things.
Anyone who buys an asteroid is not buying or selling within the sphere of influence of any country, and the deed of sale not only does not protect the relevant rights of the person being sold, but on the contrary, our buyer has also been recognized and legally protected by the countries in the space colonies."
After listening to this, Long Fei thought for a moment and felt that this space colony really had many hidden secrets.
"Then how do you buy these children and teenagers from the asteroid that you don't care about? For the local forces, they are their source of labor. Can the local forces agree?"
Li Jiaming made a money gesture: "As long as their parents agree, and the local forces in charge of the area only need to pay a sum of money."
"As long as these teenagers and children are cultivated and educated, it will be easier for them to be loyal to our Tianyi Mercenary Group."
"Yes, boss, these children are already living in despair. We give them some hope, and then we only need to teach them and let them know that we are their savior. It will not be difficult to educate them to be loyal to us.
Already."
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to the Commander-in-Chief."
"Yes, boss. I have something to discuss with you, boss."
Long Fei pushed the folder back to Li Jiaming, and then asked: "What's the matter?"
"It's about martial arts armor suits."
"You want to know why I suddenly ordered the suspension of production, right?"
"Yes, boss."
"The main reason is that I have developed a directed energy laser weapon for crushing soldiers, and I am currently preparing to test it. After my simulation test, the martial arts armor suit cannot defend against directed energy weapons, and the [Solid Stone] function can only barely block it.
It fails with one hit, so I have to re-improve the martial armor suit, or I will develop a new suit."
When Li Jiaming heard that his boss had developed a directed energy laser weapon for use in crushing troops, he couldn't believe it. Many major countries in the world were still in the process of research and development.
Hearing what his boss said, Li Jiaming was relieved of the reason why his boss stopped producing the martial arts armor suit.
"Boss, I understand, then I'll go down and get busy."
"Wait a minute." Long Fei called to Li Jiaming.
"Boss, do you have any other instructions?"
"That princess, send her back in the next few days."