Chapter 322: Saturn Civilization Circle_1
Jiang Yu had just finished organizing his cultural warfare team when Rediaz officially took office as the Governor of the Solar System State.
Jiang Yu attended the inauguration ceremony, where Rediaz announced his intention to greatly develop the Kuiper Belt of the Solar System, to ensure the nation's continued development momentum.
In just over a decade, the Solar System State established numerous Space Cities and colonies at Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Preparatory work for the development of the Kuiper Belt had already begun, and Rediaz's plan did not attract much attention from the outside world.
For humanity, the Kuiper Belt was still too distant, and its celestial bodies too sparse, although it did contain many dwarf planets, including Pluto.
Others included Eris, Haumea, Makemake, and so on, with Eris being even larger than Pluto.
Once human spacecraft speed achieved further breakthroughs, the vast expanse of the Kuiper Belt would become significantly more valuable than that of the main asteroid belt.
But neither Fleet International nor PDC showed much interest in such a remote and frigid realm.
There were even many individuals who opposed the development of the Kuiper Belt, fearing it could serve as a springboard for some to attempt escape.
However, the Solar System State did not concern itself with these objections. Should anyone dare to obstruct, the nation would accuse them of hindering humanity's exploratory efforts.
They would then educate the naysayers that even with the development of the Kuiper Belt, mankind had yet to step out of the Solar System's "doorway."
It would not be until the establishment of frontier bases in the Oort Cloud that humanity could be said to have entered the "courtyard" of the Solar System.
However, building bases in the Oort Cloud would be of little significance, as Jiang Yu was already working on the "Lightspeed Spaceship," which could potentially bypass the Oort Cloud and head directly to other planetary systems.
If it were a Stellar Spaceship, traveling to other planetary systems, a final stock up in the Oort Cloud would still be necessary.
But with a Lightspeed Spaceship, supply at that location would become optional.
One might say that the interstellar war with the Trisolarans caused humanity to skip the phase of massive migration with Stellar Spaceships and prepare to enter the phase of migration via Lightspeed Spaceships directly.
After Rediaz became the new Governor, he announced a series of new policies and began an ambitious military recruitment drive.
The reason for the recruitment was that the Kuiper Belt initially lacked conditions for colonization and had to be developed entirely by military personnel.
He then intensified the development of Neptune, preparing to make the Neptune Civilization Circle a logistical support base for the Kuiper Belt.
This series of actions even led some to speculate whether the focus of the Solar System State was shifting further out to the outer planets of the Solar System.
As Rediaz's plans started to steadily progress, Jiang Yu prepared to continue his inspection tour.
But before he could depart, Thirty-Six arrived in the Jupiter Civilization Circle.
When Jiang Yu left Earth, Thirty-Six had not yet "emerged from seclusion," and Jiang Yu did not disturb him.
Who knew that Thirty-Six would "emerge" just six months after Jiang Yu left Earth.
Thirty-Six looked somewhat tired, "Our future is exceedingly dark!"
Jiang Yu quickly said, "Let's talk in the 'Blind Zone.'"
But Thirty-Six shook his head, "The things I have to say, you've surely thought them through already.
"While considering these issues, I nearly completed my breakdown of you.
"Take solace, we're on the same side."
Jiang Yu smiled and asked, "What are your plans for the future?"
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"Hibernation!"
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"Why hibernation?" This reminded Jiang Yu of Jiang Shiliu's choice.
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Thirty-Six sighed, "On my way to Jupiter, I learned about our most cutting-edge theoretical knowledge. We need to make up for the two centuries of stagnation as soon as possible!
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Wait until you've cracked the 'Dark Forest' and have achieved some results, then wake me up.
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'The Dark Forest' should enable us to catch up with the Trisolarans, and there might even be a chance to overtake them on the curves."
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Jiang Yu nodded, "I understand. When the time comes, I'll wake you and Jiang Shiliu up together."
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In the next two to three decades, it will be a gushing period for basic physics. The work isn't hard; average-level physicists can handle it.
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Jiang Shiliu and Thirty-Six both plan to hibernate now and reap the benefits of the completed research in the future.
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After seeing Thirty-Six into hibernation, Jiang Yu continued to inspect the Solar System State.
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This time, he planned to sequentially visit Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and the newly constructed industrial system of the Kuiper Belt.
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Saturn is considered "close" to Jupiter, with an average distance of 9.5 astronomical units from the sun, and it is also a Gas Giant Planet, albeit much smaller than Jupiter.
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Most famously, Saturn's rings are made up of countless tiny rings of ice and dust.
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Even near Saturn, you need to be in the right position to see the full majesty of Saturn's rings.
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The last time Jiang Yu visited Saturn, the point where he entered orbit was right behind the planet's shadow, so he only saw part of the rings.
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This time, Jiang Yu was in luck, as he just happened to see the side of Saturn facing the sun.
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Saturn's rings, like colorful ribbons, wrapped around the planet, made Saturn appear even more majestic and spectacular.
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Saturn also has a large number of moons, rich in resources, with intriguing satellites like Titan with its atmosphere, and icy satellites like Saturn III.
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They seem even more fascinating than Jupiter's satellites.
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The "immigrants" from PDC and Fleet International, over one hundred and thirty million, have been settled in Saturn Orbit.
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Jiang Yu plans to turn this into a "bustling area" like the Jupiter Civilization Circle, amassing wealth for further expansion to the outer reaches of the Solar System State.
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Wealth doesn't grow on trees or sprout from the ground; it has to be created by people. The Saturn Civilization Circle designed by Jiang Yu is meant to be a place to generate wealth.
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However, the Saturn Civilization Circle is still under massive construction, and it will take at least another decade or so before it can profit.
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The current Chief Administrative Officer of the Jupiter Civilization Circle is Gu Cheng, a former convict who, in his spare time, had proposed many visions for constructing the Saturn Civilization Circle to the Governing Council.
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These visions were much better developed than those of the previous highest official of Saturn.
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Jiang Yu was well aware of Gu Cheng's abilities, but he also knew to be careful when utilizing him.
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So Jiang Yu assigned a Wallfacer Committee Member he deeply trusted to Gu Cheng, and began to cautiously make use of him.
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Gu Cheng indeed lived up to expectations, not only exceeding annual goals but also having enough capacity to undertake unique construction projects, attract foreign investment, and actively develop profitable industries and so forth.
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Every order from Gu Cheng was known to the Wallfacer Committee Member; the leaders of a few critical departments under him were also Jiang Yu's own people. There was no fear that Gu Cheng might harbor a hidden agenda.
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Besides, Gu Cheng had no military power at present, and the three divisions of the Third Corps stationed in Saturn's defense were newly established units after Jiang Yu took power, with no ties to Gu Cheng and high loyalty to the Wallfacers.
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And Jiang Yu never intended to give Gu Cheng military power, which allowed him to safely and reliably continue to use him for the time being.
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