Resurrection Empire-Chapter 998 - 384: Masterminding the Strategies (Part 3)

Despite feeling helpless inside, Ren Zhong said outwardly, "Then when you return, thank the Chairman for valuing me so much. I'm very willing. However, currently, I'm just a seventh-level citizen. If I rashly take on too high a position, some people within the Military Industry Group might be dissatisfied. Moreover, hastily forming an overly large army might cause others in the Association to harbor grievances. The Chairman can withstand such trouble; I, however, don't have that ability. I believe the Chairman should first appropriately expand the scale of factory Guards in various locations, improve the level of equipment, and continually enhance the elite status of these Guards. When the time is right, then swiftly integrate the factory Guards in various locations to form a strong combat force. When inactive, stay inactive; when active, be like thunder and give no chance for others to interfere. This strategy is called 'concealing soldiers among the civilians.'

Xiao Xingyue dared not agree outright and only said, "Yes, when I go back, I will report this to the Chairman."

Ren Zhong: "Alright." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Ren Zhong achieved his purpose. He didn't refuse Ying Hao, and he also knew that there's an eighty to ninety percent chance that Ying Hao would approve of his proposal. After all, Ying Hao is an "ancient person" from two hundred years ago who values lifespan greatly and strongly yearns for the world after the Great Migration. Since he has been unable to sleep due to recent disturbances, he must be irritated inside. If the pace is slightly slowed, during this preparation period, he can naturally go back into deep sleep without causing any delay.

Therefore, for Source Star Military Industry to complete the series of preparations he mentioned, it would take at least several years.

Before that happens, Ren Zhong doesn't need to make a decision.

After this discussion, Gao Ya came to knock on the door again to inform Ren Zhong that Ma Xiaocheng had arrived.

Ma Xiaocheng, unlike the other attendees, is a genuine power player.

Moreover, his current cooperation with Ren Zhong is at the peak of a honeymoon, with nothing needing negotiation.

The fundamental reason Ren Zhong invited him today is to have Ma Xiaocheng endorse him, enhancing his identity strength when negotiating with Tanggu Group and Purple Crystal Mining.

About two hours later, the meeting concluded.

Under the mediation of Ren Zhong, the Deep Communication Group, Source Star Military Industry, Tanggu Group, and Purple Crystal Mining—all four leading companies—will jointly invest and provide resources, taking shares in Ren's Group.

This seems to be a commercial contract on the surface, but its essence is a multi-party strategic alliance cooperation.

The four leading enterprises have tangled interactions in other domains with many collaborations but have never simultaneously owned shares in one sub-level enterprise. Moreover, the combined shareholdings of these four leading enterprises only amount to 40%, while the remaining 60% is held by Ren Zhong, a "low-level citizen." This is unprecedented.

Moreover, the voting rights of these four enterprises are also transferred to Ren Zhong, who still holds absolute control over the group, except that he gives out some nominal dividends which are dispensable.

Do the nine leading companies need this money? Of course not; what they need is merely to bind the value of Ren Zhong himself.

Ren Zhong, on his part, will certainly gain benefits.

For instance, regarding Purple Crystal Mining, Ren Zhong will obtain the Source Star System-level mineral exploration map held by Purple Crystal Mining. This enormous map marks all the resources discovered within the eight major planets and numerous small asteroids in the Source Star System. The metal resources have been almost developed and utilized, and will be fully exploited before the Great Migration. But there remain large amounts of oil and coal resources idle on Source Star. Additionally, many hydrogen isotope resources that could be used for nuclear fusion are also idle.

Source Star civilization, sitting on stellar trade goods, has little interest in nuclear fusion energy, with an almost empty tech tree related to it. But Ren Zhong, born in the 21st century, knows this is a broad, untapped blue ocean.

As for Source Star Military Industry, besides the personal conditions proposed by Xiao Xingyue, Ying Hao also agreed to transfer the ownership of many old factories storing sub-level equipment to Ren Zhong. Ren's Group will use these resources to mass-produce internal combustion engines and various heavy industrial machinery.

Regarding Tanggu Group, apart from compensation terms agreed with Tang Youyun earlier, more control over the town resource recycling enterprises in First Continent will also be transferred to Ren Zhong as collateral assets for investment. Ren's Group will seize this opportunity to continue expanding outward, forming a crisscross stance with the Mengdu Group which is vigorously supporting agents in First Continent.

This is just the beginning.

Ren Zhong has a whole set of proxy warfare art from history books, including hot wars, but also soft war techniques such as cultural wars, economic wars, ideological wars, public opinion wars, etc.

As long as his domain can expand outward, he has ten thousand ways to gradually erode the territories already established by the Mengdu Group through constant resource control, population absorption, and other means.

Subsequently, Ren Zhong personally sent everyone onto the return airships.

Then he promptly returned to Alson Hotel. Next, holding the contract just signed with the four leading enterprises, he will slightly pull Locke Group, Alson Group, Tianlong High-tech, and Bas Group into the water.

It may not be possible to turn them all into allies, but at least keep them neutral.

He intends to isolate Mengdu Group.

As long as there is leverage, even an ant can shake a big tree.