Chapter 300: The Empathetic Wallfacer_1

Jiang Yu was furious and decided to confront the Trisolarans about their intentions.

Mixing falsehoods into theories and technology wasn't too excessive; after all, science and technology belong to the category of "teaching the apprentice starves the master."

But what did it mean to mix falsehoods into technology that was already mastered?

Before he could approach the Trisolarans, Jiang Yu received another piece of intelligence: the PDC and Fleet International cherished these theories and technologies as treasures.

Only then did scholars from the Solar System State, including politicians like Jiang Yu, come to a realization: the theories and technology of the Solar System State were far more advanced than those of the PDC and Fleet International.

This wasn't so apparent in everyday life, since, aside from the specialty products of the Solar System State, the advantage of technology wasn't significant for common products. Moreover, many products still had to be imported from the PDC and Fleet International.

The experts from the review team analyzed the situation and concluded that the Solar System State's lead in cutting-edge theories and technology wasn't stage-wise; it was just a slight lead, or perhaps a few years at most, with the PDC and Fleet International closely trailing behind.

Therefore, there wasn't much difference in daily life between the two sides. It was only after the Trisolarans served as a benchmark that the disparity became noticeable.

The Solar System State had always relied on technology as its foundation and had never ceased its heavy investment in science, resulting in the achievements it had today.

At the same time, Jiang Yu realized that the technological support from the Trisolarans was aimed at leveling the technological playing field for humanity, stripping the Solar System State of its technological edge.

However, Jiang Yu immediately thought of the story of the Zheng Guo Canal: if the Trisolarans believed that such measures could undermine the advantage of the Solar System State, then let them continue to do so.

The Solar System State could also use the technology from the Trisolarans for verification and as a reference, so why not?

After returning to Jupiter City, Jiang Yu did not reduce the influence of the military government immediately; instead, he lifted the military control over Taishui City, Ganymede City, and the Yangtze Space City close to Earth's orbit.

From then on, these three cities could interact and trade with other cities normally.

This was done to facilitate business with Fleet International and the PDC. Even though Jiang Yu returned a large amount of property previously requisitioned and "borrowed," the Solar System State took advantage of the mass exodus from space to purchase a huge amount of space industry assets at bargain prices.

Now, 98.6% of the industrial system of the Jupiter Civilization Circle and all the space farms were in the hands of the Solar System State.

Originally, the Solar System State's industrial system only accounted for 95%, but in the past three years, while Fleet International lived sluggishly, the Solar System State did not stop building its new industrial system for a moment.

So the percentage kept rising sharply.

In addition, the Solar System State acquired a lot of industries in the main asteroid belt, on Mars, the Moon, and near-Earth orbit.

The reason Tao Yue stated there was no money for constructing the Jupiter Orbital Particle Accelerator wasn't just because of the excessive spending during the great migration but also due to acquiring so many assets, which depleted the old capital of the Solar System State.

Now was the time to recoup the costs. The PDC and Fleet International expressed willingness to buy back these industries at high prices but were refused by Jiang Yu. With ample labor at his disposal, why would he need to make such quick money?

Whether it's Fleet International building a new industrial system or the PDC constructing new space cities, they can't do without the products of the Solar System State's industrial system.

Furthermore, daily-use industrial and agricultural products also need to be imported from the Solar System State in large quantities.

For the next twenty years, Jiang Yu planned to use these industries to sweep up all of humanity's wealth to nurture the development of the Solar System State.

This was one of Jiang Yu's methods for exerting indirect control over all of humanity within the next thirty years!

The Solar System State must become even stronger in order to fulfill his Wallfacer plan.

However, despite such a trading disadvantage, conglomerates from both the PDC and Fleet International were still willing to pay Jiang Yu earnestly, urging him to recall the Starship Fleet.

This showed that they were genuinely terrified of the "Dark Forest." It was said that many on Earth were even afraid to use communication devices, fearing that the electronic signals they emitted would be detected by advanced civilizations.

Jiang Yu eagerly awaited their continued panic; the more fear they felt, the easier it was to charm their money from them.

The three cities that opened up were immediately crowded with merchants from Fleet International and the PDC, which was a boon for the financially strapped Solar System State.

But the good times didn't last long. The PDC's telescopes observed what seemed to be several Starship Fleets that had not returned.

Jiang Yu then explained, "They're planning to venture into the New Star System to open up new worlds and have already broken away from the Solar System State's control. Now, I declare the fifth, ninth, eleventh, twelfth, seventeenth, and eighteenth fleets to be in rebellion!

"And we will dispatch spacecraft to capture them soon!"

This news caused an uproar within the PDC and Fleet International. They criticized Jiang Yu for not following the terms of the agreement and demanded a refund!

Jiang Yu apologized to them with a lower stance, heh! But as for refunds, they shouldn't even think about it.

It seemed that the PDC and Fleet International planned not to pay the remaining amount, but Jiang Yu appeared unperturbed, simply stating that he would send pursuers shortly.

The PDC and Fleet International were adamantly opposed to the Solar System State sending out pursuers on their own, but they currently had no Interstellar Warships at their disposal.

At this moment, the "considerate" Jiang Yu offered them a solution: continue paying, and I won't send out any pursuers.

The politicians couldn't help but smile wryly; although Jiang Yu's methods had softened, he still achieved his goals through a series of cunning maneuvers.

The key point was that Jiang Yu now held all the initiative, and their struggles seemed extremely feeble.

Having no other choice, the PDC and Fleet International agreed to Jiang Yu's demands. They would pay the final installment, but as for dealing with the fleeing fleets, everyone needed to discuss it together; the Solar System State could not make the decision alone.

Jiang Yu left the negotiations to the diplomats and began to deal with the domestic affairs of the Solar System State.

First, he created the position of Wallfacer Committee Member, whose purpose was to supervise the implementation of the Wallfacer plan by the administrative and military chiefs.

The Wallfacer Committee Members had only personnel authority, with Number Three directly responsible for the city-level committee members.

Once Number Three trained more Wallfacer Committee Members, they would continue to extend downwards, until Wallfacer Committee Members were in place at every main political and military level.

This was the most systematic control Jiang Yu had exerted over the Solar System State since becoming a Wallfacer.

While this system inevitably led to mutual checks and balances, in space, especially across one or two months of travel time, mutual restraint and mutual supervision were more reassuring than autocracy.

Jiang Yu never believed that human nature could overcome the temptation of power.

On the other hand, representatives from the PDC, Fleet International, and the Solar System State negotiated for half a year and finally reached a unified plan to respond to the renegade fleets.