Chapter 231: Last Instructions Before Hibernation_1
Jiang Yu said, "Commander Chang Weisi was once my colleague; he came from a military family and always liked to share some little-known stories with me.
"The story I'm going to tell today took place about a century and a half ago.
"The period when New China had just been established is somewhat unfamiliar to you all now.
"Since I was born in that country, I've always enjoyed talking about that period of history."
Jiang Yu seemed to reflect for a moment before continuing, "At that time, there were two hegemonic nations in the world; China had just had a falling out with its neighbor, the Soviet Union, and had not yet managed to establish diplomatic relations with America.
"At that point, the Soviet Union claimed that it would carry out a surgical nuclear strike against us!
"Chang Weisi said, the national leaders at the time made a bold plan.
"Of course, this plan might have been a misconception or someone's wild guess, but it should be quite enlightening for all of you now."
Everyone listened even more attentively.
Jiang Yu said, "It was said that a secret deployment was made, that if a nuclear war really broke out, all surviving field armies should immediately head to Siberia and wage guerrilla warfare on Soviet land.
"The surviving populace would follow the steps of the field armies, seeking a livelihood and establishing new bases in the vast Siberian lands, for there would be no way to live on the nuclear wasteland!
"It was said that the Soviet leaders, knowing China had such a determination to fight back with everything they had, dared not launch a nuclear war easily."
It appeared that from Jiang Yu's story, everyone could hear the hardships of the time, being a latecomer among nations.
Jiang Yu let out a long sigh, "At that time, the gap in strength between New China and the Soviet Union was even greater than the gap between the Solar System State and the PDC.
"After all, the Solar System State still had certain technological advantages, whereas New China had almost no advantages at all.
"You might no longer feel it now, but it was extremely difficult for a latecomer nation to attain the right to development, particularly after the prolonged standoff with the PDC ended—it's the time when one is most likely to let down their guard.
"And the gap in strength between humanity and the Trisolarans is even greater than that between New China and the Soviet Union!
"So I ask you all to take your opponents seriously at all times!"
After hearing this story, everyone fell silent for a long time.
In fact, after 20 years into the Crisis Era, most had already been worn out by the hardships of life, thereby overlooking the threat from the Trisolarans.
Brought up in this way by Jiang Yu today, it felt as if an enemy was at their gates.
"I hope you all remember this story!" Jiang Yu continued, "Earth will show a trend of rapid development in the future, and while developing ourselves, we must also seize the opportunities presented by Earth's development."
He paused briefly before continuing, "The third thing is, I hope that the colonies we build in the future will simply bear the names of their planets.
"For instance, the Moon colony would be called Guanghan, at most add the word 'City', and the Mars colony would be called Yinghuo!
"Such names are more concise and also reflect our confidence that wherever we build a city on a planet, it will certainly become the iconic city of that planet!"
Everyone applauded; they still had that confidence.
After the applause subsided, Jiang Yu then said, "The fourth matter, which is also the most important one."
With that, he gave a glance to Number Three, who handed out a document to each of the ten people.
Everyone read it briefly; it was a proposal for institutional reforms.
Having read just a page or two, everyone realized that this reform could harm the interests of some who are currently active in the political arena.
Some also suddenly understood why Wang Wenyang was made the new Governor; he was not affiliated with any familial faction, and thus, reform could proceed without him being tied down.
Jiang Yu said, "For now, keep this a secret; I'm just giving you all a heads-up, as this will be the focus of your work in the future.
"Even if it hurts the interests of some family members present, you must carry it out because you will represent the future of your families."
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"Hurting the interests of a part should be preferred over the entire Solar System State sinking together.
"If you don't support this work, your entire family will have no hope."
Jiang Yu saw everyone had fallen into deep thought and clapped his hands, "Alright! Go back and think about these matters! Wang Wenyang, stay behind. The rest of you may leave."
After everyone had left the conference room, Jiang Yu discussed the details of the reform plan and some operation details with Wang Wenyang in detail.
It's natural to carefully plan when interfering with the interests of others.
At the same time, Jiang Yu also reminded Wang Wenyang that once a certain level of progress was made in the reform, it was important to pay close attention to the construction of the gene modification colony. Genetic Modification Technology concerns the future of all humanity and must not be treated carelessly.
After this meeting, the transition of great authority to the Governor of the Solar System State was finally completed after three months.
Wang Wenyang swore an oath to be forever loyal to the Wallfacer and to always execute and extend the Wallfacer Plan.
After the oath ceremony, Wang Wenyang became the second Governor of the Sun Nation.
Simultaneously, Jiang Yu announced appointments of mayors for the Yinghuo City and other colonies.
Wang Wenyang did not rush to implement institutional reforms but instead, after gaining control of a few key departments and after communicating with a few "Grand Governors" like Kong Fangcheng, suddenly began to push for reforms.
Any reform will inevitably cause conflicts of interest and opposition.
Fortunately, Wang Wenyang was sensible and well-prepared, and the reform progressed very smoothly.
Jiang Yu waited until the institutional reform was essentially complete before he felt confident enough to prepare for hibernation. It was better for him not to be involved if possible.
However, if Wang Wenyang encountered a situation he could not solve, Jiang Yu would also back him up and express support for the reform plan.
Before hibernation, Jiang Yu spoke with Number Three for several days.
This was likely his most extensive set of instructions before hibernation, as he was to sleep for a century.
And this century was destined to be one that would breed hedonism.
Originally, Jiang Yu thought that building a sanctuary in space would prevent the spread of hedonism.
But hedonism had already begun to spread first in this new land, and since it couldn't be avoided, it was better to be well-prepared to face the tide.
In addition to previous points he had mentioned, Jiang Yu also instructed Number Three, "Accelerate the development of the major planets, but be careful and prudent with the development of Venus. It's best not to develop it for now."
Number Three, recalling the content of the Tianshan Murals, naturally understood Jiang Yu's meaning.
This time Jiang Yu hibernated on the Moon, and in the low-gravity environment, he felt the unfamiliar sensation of sleepiness once again.
Despite his many worries for the future, what had to be faced still had to be faced.
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Apart from endless darkness, Jiang Yu also felt warmth, something he hadn't experienced in his previous awakenings.
As his senses gradually returned, Jiang Yu felt this awakening to be much more comfortable than previous ones.
The restoration of sight was also much quicker than before, and shortly after waking up, he was already able to make out the contours of his surroundings.
Someone was standing by his bedside; perhaps noticing Jiang Yu's gaze, they spoke with a beautiful female voice, "Wallfacer, welcome to Crisis Era Year 204. I am Xiao Wu, your dedicated nurse.
"Your language ability has not yet recovered. Please rest assured, your vision will be fully restored in about three hours, and your language ability will return in five."
Jiang Yu nodded slightly to show he had heard.
However, in the following time, Jiang Yu found it odd that Xiao Wu continued to stand by the bedside. Didn't she get tired?
After more than two hours, Jiang Yu finally saw clearly that Xiao Wu was an intelligent robot.
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