Banquet venue

Although the atmosphere was lively, you could see that the guests would occasionally glance at a corner.

Because there sat a row of stunningly beautiful women.

In the past, some of the more distinguished male guests would have definitely stepped forward to strike up a conversation, hoping for a romantic encounter.

But here, they dared not have the slightest thought of crossing the line.

Because they knew very well that although these were roses, they had thorns, thorns that could kill.

Just then, a man in military uniform walked in, and everyone immediately perked up.

“Your Highness, I’m from the North Wind Star Region. We’re even alumni.”

"Your Excellency Regent, congratulations! I'll drink this cup first as a sign of respect."

"Your Highness, my sister and I have long admired your reputation. We wonder if we could get to know you?"

Wherever Zhao Chen went, he was met with fawning conversations and attempts to build relationships. Some women even flirted and posed, hoping to win the favor of this rising star of the empire and rise to prominence in one fell swoop.

Zhao Chen completely ignored this.

Zhao Chen walked straight to that corner.

These beautiful female officers stood up early and saluted Zhao Chen: "Commander."

"You're quite the big shot now, Your Highness, Prince, Your Highness the Regent."

"Old man, I have to bow to you when I see you." Chu Changhe held a wine glass in his hand and looked at Zhao Chen.

"That girl didn't discuss this with me."

"I got scammed too." Zhao Chen shrugged helplessly and sat down on the sofa.

Looking at the women standing around him, he waved his hand and said, "Don't all stand, sit down."

Eat and drink as you please.

With Zhao Chen's permission, the women sat down, but they didn't have much of an appetite for the food in front of them.

Because it's on a completely different level from the Starship Restaurant in the JF-17 Legion.

"Ahem...we should be a little more careful about how we address each other...at least in this situation." Chu Changhe coughed, reminding Zhao Chen.

Right now, the only person who dares to call the Empress "little girl" is probably Zhao Chen.

Ignoring Chu Changhe's reminder, Zhao Chen looked at Li Yaqi opposite him and asked, "Where's your brother?"

"He's over there giving face to his future father-in-law," Li Yaqi said, pointing to Li Wei, who was surrounded by a crowd in the banquet hall.

Li Wei wore a humble expression, and a beautiful young woman stood beside him.

There was also a middle-aged man who was talking to someone with a smug look on his face, occasionally putting his arm around Li Wei's shoulder.

"Who is that person?" Zhao Chen asked.

"A woman from a second-rate family in the Cangyue Star Region met a girl named Xiaomiao when Li Wei was traveling, and the two are now dating."

"There's nothing wrong with their backgrounds, and there's nothing wrong with their relationship," Li Yaqi said.

What Li Yaqi meant by this was that she had already investigated the family background of her younger brother's partner and there were no problems.

Li Yaqi didn't think it was excessive to investigate her brother's boyfriend.

If Li Wei were just a person, or had some other identity, Li Yaqi wouldn't care who her younger brother's partner was.

But now that Li Wei is the president of Beiyan Group, he needs to find out all kinds of information about the people around him, which is for the sake of Beiyan Group.

"Have Li Wei come over here for a moment, I have something to tell him," Zhao Chen said.

Li Yaqi nodded, stood up, and went to call Li Wei.

Soon, Li Wei arrived. After Li Wei left, the group of people there cast envious glances at him. Li Wei's future father-in-law had an even brighter smile, as if he himself had been summoned by Prince Xiaolong.

"Uh... Your Highness..." Li Wei saw Zhao Chen and didn't know how to address him for a moment.

Zhao Chen looked at Li Wei and said, "I have something to tell you. I have already discussed it with Her Majesty the Empress Qin."

The Imperial Army will undertake a large-scale expansion, aiming to grow to 500 legions and a total of 1.5 million interstellar warships.

This includes 10,000 T3-class interstellar warships.

This large military procurement order was entirely handled by Beiyan Group.

The total value reaches ten trillion Star Coins.

"1.5 million interstellar warships? Ten trillion star coins?" Li Wei was startled.

This is a military procurement order that Beiyan Group has never received before.

After learning about the construction data of those Xiaolong series interstellar warships, Li Wei knew very well how terrifying the profits could be from this military procurement order of ten trillion star coins!

"I have calculated the current production capacity of Beiyan Group. Based on your current production capacity of 20,000 T2 Iron Hammer-class heavy interstellar industrial ships, it would take more than ten years to complete this military procurement order."

Therefore, I allow you to expand the T2 Iron Hammer-class heavy interplanetary industrial ships, with a total fleet size of up to 100,000.

At the same time, establishing industrial subsidiaries in various star systems will not only create manufacturing jobs locally, but also supplement the production capacity of your Beiyan Group.

I want you to complete this military procurement order within three years.

"Can you do it?" Zhao Chen looked at Li Wei.

Li Wei was still processing and analyzing these data in his mind.

Li Yaqi, who was standing to the side, spoke first: "It can definitely be completed within three years. If the subsidiary's process goes smoothly, it can be completed in one year."

"One year?" Li Wei was startled. One and a half million interstellar warships to be produced in one year? He swallowed hard.

"The establishment of subsidiaries in various star regions, responsible for the production of components for those low-end technologies, can reduce the time for Beiyan Group to produce an interstellar warship by nearly half."

"The Beiyan Group only needs to master the production of the core technology for interstellar warships." Li Yaqi looked at her younger brother.

Her brother has made a lot of progress recently, but there are still some shortcomings.

“But... such a huge Beiyan Group... what if there’s no production demand after this batch of military procurement orders is completed?” Li Wei raised a concern.

Zhao Chen hadn't even opened his mouth to explain.

Li Yaqi went up and slapped Li Wei on the head.

"Be flexible! Be flexible! Why can't you figure this out?"

Are interstellar industrial ships only used to produce interstellar warships?

Wasn't this palace in the clouds we're in produced by an interstellar industrial ship?

At that time, many civilian industrial facilities can also be produced, and business opportunities will be everywhere!

Li Wei suddenly realized what was happening and was overjoyed.

"Your sister entrusted Bei Yan to you, so don't let her down," Zhao Chen said, patting Li Wei on the shoulder.

Li Wei nodded heavily, then whispered, "Old Zhao, my girlfriend really admires you and wants to ask you for an autograph and a photo."

"No problem, I'll be there in a bit. You go back first, I think your father-in-law is getting impatient."

"If things are settled, remember to call me. I want to be at your wedding." Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Alright, wait for my good news." Li Wei beamed with joy upon hearing this, and then quickly left his seat.

Chu Changhe, standing to the side, picked up his wine glass and watched Li Wei's departing figure, saying with a hint of meaning, "Little Zhao, you've practically fed the food to the mouth of the Beiyan Group."

A military procurement order worth trillions, wow... it's hard for Beiyan Group not to become a military procurement giant in the Xingyao Empire.

The subsequent maintenance and upkeep of these Imperial fleets also required a considerable investment.

“You can also place some orders, and I’ll have Li Wei give you a discount,” Zhao Chen joked.

Chu Changhe rolled his eyes: "I don't care about those T2 and T3, I want your T4!"

"T4 production is too low right now, let's wait a while longer."

"I've already sent my granddaughter to your place, it wouldn't be fair if you didn't give me a few T4 ships."

"Nothing else, just that T4 Blue-Eyes White Dragon! One! Just one!"

"You don't already have the God of the North Wind, do you?"

"The North Wind God is nowhere near as exciting as your Blue-Eyed White Dragon, don't be so stingy."

And that T4 Gorgon... the old man can't afford a space missile ship, this space gunship is pretty good.