Sorry, My Interstellar Fleet Only Recruits Women

When I met Phoenix.

Zhao Chen was startled.

Because at this moment, Phoenix looks completely different from the handsome pirate he used to be.

His face was covered in unkempt beard, and his hair was a bit messy.

There are also dark circles under the eyes.

What's wrong with you?

"I feel like my body has been hollowed out." Zhao Chen looked at Phoenix with a puzzled expression.

"This is even worse for him than if his body had been hollowed out."

On one hand, there are military matters, such as military deployments and the actions of enemy troops.

And the development of our military.

on the other hand.

Now that the territory is bigger, isn't it?

So many noble families would hold a banquet every three to five days, and drinking was inevitable at the banquet.

They might even send their daughter over.

"How can you not get tired after all this?" Huo Lidia joked.

Phoenix rolled his eyes at his sister: "Don't spread rumors about me here."

I didn't take any of the women who were sent to me.

Firedia stuck out her tongue and whispered, "Just because he doesn't want any of them."

Now the nobles outside are spreading rumors that our King is attracted to men.

Some people are even thinking of sending pretty boys next time!

Phoenix, who had just taken a sip of water, almost spat it out.

He widened his eyes and said, "What bastard would have such an idea!"

"Then I can't say."

Perhaps you'll be pleasantly surprised next time.

surprise?

This is probably more of a shock than a fright.

"Fire Phoenix, although the development of the Frost Dragon Kingdom is very important now."

But you need to take care of your health.

"I don't want to have to find someone else to replace you halfway through the job." Zhao Chen looked at Phoenix seriously.

Phoenix smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please don't listen to this girl's nonsense."

I haven't had a proper rest for the past two days.

I rested for one night and everything was fine.

It's mainly recent news; there's been a lot going on.

Both established and emerging forces have been making numerous moves.

It's so annoying.

Besides, my kingdom was only established not long ago.

This team is not very stable yet. Although the people under them are somewhat capable, their thinking cannot keep up with the pace of development of our kingdom under such rapid circumstances.

In short, their ideas are often too conservative.

Zhao Chen expressed his understanding.

After all, the Frost Dragon Kingdom is developing too fast right now.

They often issue a large-scale administrative order every few months.

In other countries, this process might take five or even ten years to complete.

But here, it may be less than half a year.

Such rapid development has caused some concern among their ministers.

Some conservative ministers were extremely worried.

Some of the more radical ones, however, came to Phoenix.

They also became conservatives.

“Actually, I have a suggestion,” Huo Lidia said, raising her hand.

"You say it," Zhao Chen said, looking at Huo Lidia.

"The reason they are conservative in their thinking is..."

It's because they have absolutely no concern for the future of the Frost Dragon Kingdom.

If we let them know what the Frost Dragon Kingdom's development direction and goals are.

Then they might not be so conservative.

I heard that the king of the Baljik Kingdom applied to you to allow his children and other important young members of the family to be sent to the Xiaolong Kingdom for further studies.

Then I thought, could we also send a group of ministers over there?

Let them see what the legendary Dragon Kingdom is like.

Let them know what our goals are.

In that way, they might not think that my brother's executive order was ahead of its time.

They themselves might even think this pace of development is quite reasonable.

Hearing Huo Lidia's suggestion.

Phoenix's eyes lit up; this was indeed a good suggestion.

He and his sister had both witnessed the situation in the Dragon King Kingdom firsthand and knew how advanced it was.

Their goal is to target the Dragon Kingdom.

We don't aspire to develop into something like the Dragon Kingdom.

But if you can learn 50% or even 30%, that would be quite good.

"That's a good suggestion."

I will explain this to my secretary, Barbara, when I get back.

"Your people can then take a flight directly to our Dragon Kingdom." Zhao Chen agreed.

That's great.

Thank you so much, Your Majesty, JF-17.

Let those with feudalistic ideas see how great a new society and a new country are.

Only then will they know that our Frost Dragon Kingdom is not lagging behind at all! Fire Phoenix said with shining eyes.

The group chatted amongst themselves.

Zhao Chen also learned about the current development of the Frost Dragon Kingdom during this time.

And what problems exist, or what needs there are.

This was Zhao Chen's main purpose in coming here.

Sometimes, Phoenix and his team would only report good news and not bad news due to certain concerns.

I think I can solve some problems myself.

Only Zhao Chen could discover the problem after personally inspecting the situation.

"I also noticed something on the way here." Chu Xuan was a little jealous as she watched Huo Lidia chatting with Zhao Chen the whole time.

He took over the conversation, saying, "I observed this city while I was on the road just now."

This city is your capital.

However, I still saw some relatively old factory facilities in your industrial zone.

If it were some remote towns, that would be one thing.

But logically speaking, this is in your capital city.

These outdated industrial facilities should have been demolished long ago.

Upon hearing Chu Xuan's words...

Phoenix said helplessly, "We know that too."

Currently, in our capital's industrial sector...

In reality, less than 50% meet the standards.

The remaining 50% are either in a relatively backward stage or in an extremely backward stage.

I had previously considered dismantling all those extremely outdated industries.

The problem is that this batch of industrial facilities provides a large number of jobs.

Once all these factories are demolished, the question of where these workers will go will be a huge problem.

In our national parliament.

Many people have raised this concern.

Some even bluntly stated that once we demolish those old factories with many workers...

That would inevitably lead to these workers taking to the streets to protest.

This is extremely unfavorable for our Frost Dragon Kingdom, which has just stabilized after the war.

Listen to Phoenix's explanation.

That makes a lot of sense.

However, Zhao Chen said directly, "It's understandable that you have this concern."

However, if these concerns hinder your progress...

This will be a big problem.

"The development of a kingdom cannot take care of everyone."

There are those who follow the kingdom forward, and there are those who are eliminated by the kingdom.

If you make the whole kingdom stop and wait for these people who have fallen behind.

You appear to be a benevolent ruler.

But in reality, you are unfit to be a monarch.

Upon hearing Zhao Chen's words, Phoenix's expression turned serious.

"If you were me, what would you do?"

"You can't be me."

I will not be the king of the Frost Dragon Kingdom.

"I can't teach you every time, and the answers won't always be laid out in front of you." Zhao Chen looked at Phoenix.

I'm a little tired today.

We're going back to our hotel now.

Zhao Chen turned and left, and Marshal Chu Xuan followed him.

Huo Lidia looked at her brother: "Brother."

Do you feel that you are different now than you were at the beginning?

His Majesty the Dragon is right.

Sometimes, you need to ask yourself what your heart truly desires before making a decision.

After saying that, Huo Lidia quickly caught up with Zhao Chen and Chu Xuan who had left.

Phoenix was left standing alone.

"Your Highness," a subordinate whispered as he approached.

"I had to turn it down because of my next job."

Take them to the nearest factory with outdated industrial technology.

"This...this needs to be communicated and guards arranged..."

"No need."

"Go now." Phoenix said seriously, already walking out, with his subordinates hurrying to follow.

Phoenix's car quickly drove to the outside of a factory.

The factory's perimeter wall is not very high and bears the marks of history.

Inside the factory, several towering chimneys can be seen belching white smoke.

As soon as I got off the bus, I could smell the pungent smell of smoke.

There wasn't even a weed on the ground around the factory.

It's obvious without even thinking that this factory is highly polluting.

Furthermore, due to outdated technology, they lack even the capacity to treat pollution.

He got out of the car and walked into the factory gate.

The security guard saw this and immediately prepared to stop them.

The bodyguards immediately stepped forward, showed their credentials, and then allowed them to enter the factory.

It's nighttime now.

But the factory is still operating.

This is a factory that manufactures parts.

Watching the old production line operating in the workshop.

Hundreds of workers were busy working around this production line.

Phoenix had seen production lines with the same functionality, but those lines produced five times the output of this one, which occupied the same area, and required less than one-fifth the number of workers.

Furthermore, the environment is cleaner and less polluted.

However, the workers operating those production lines need more advanced knowledge.

The workers on those production lines are generally quite young, around thirty to forty years old.

The vast majority of the workers here are over fifty years old.

Phoenix walked around the workshop.

Listen to the topics the workers discuss during their breaks.

It's just a matter of where to go for drinks after get off work. Some people declined the invitation, smiling as they said they were going home to be with their wives and children.

This attracted teasing from other workers.

Go to work every day, come home, and then enjoy life.

This is their life now.

What if all of this came to an abrupt end right now?

Phoenix walked out of the workshop.

At this moment, the factory owner rushed over.

This is a minor nobleman.

"His Majesty.

I just found out that His Majesty was coming to inspect, so I'm late.

"Please forgive me," the minor nobleman said, bowing and smiling apologetically.

"How many people work at this factory?" Phoenix asked.

“Three thousand people,” the nobleman owner replied.

Three thousand people?

This means that behind this are the lives of three thousand families and tens of thousands of people.

And this was just an old factory of average size in the capital. As far as he knew, there was another large factory with at least 10,000 workers.

Phoenix found a spot and sat down directly on the ground.

"Your Highness, this place is dirty."

I can arrange an office for you; please go there.

"It's okay, I've sat in dirtier places."

"Sit down, I have something to ask you," Phoenix said calmly.

The young nobleman boss sat down, somewhat uneasy.

Thinking back on whether he had done anything wrong that would attract the attention of the prince of the Frost Dragon Kingdom, he wondered if he had done anything wrong during this time.

"You should know that your factory's production lines and technology are very outdated."

"It's not so much outdated as it is, it's practically an antique," Phoenix said.

The owner of the small noble family said helplessly, "This is how it was built from the very beginning."

It's hard to change now; I'll just take it one day at a time.

"Low production efficiency and serious pollution."

You already know all this, right?

The young nobleman boss fell silent instantly.

You've probably heard about it too.

I had previously suggested shutting down all of these severely outdated factories.

However, some people protested.

Because these factories with outdated production capacity have a large number of workers.

In our capital alone, there are nearly 50,000 workers who work directly in these factories, not including those who work indirectly with them.

If your factories are shut down, a large number of workers will lose their jobs.

I've actually considered that point.

But look at the capital city now, which is developing rapidly.

Your outdated industries are like a patch on this new garment.

It looks terrible.

The young nobleman swallowed hard, not daring to speak.

I know what you're worried about.

I'm talking to you because I want to ask you something.

"Do you aristocratic bosses like you really not want to change, or do you have other concerns?" Phoenix looked at the young aristocratic boss.

The owner of Xiaoguizu said helplessly, "Actually, we know that our factory's production capacity is lagging behind."

However, updating equipment and personnel skills requires a large sum of money, and many people are unwilling to take on the risks involved.

Moreover, once the technology is updated, so many people will not be needed.

Now, at least two-thirds of these people will have to be laid off.

What should be done with these people?

In factories like ours, there are usually relatives of our family members working in the lower and middle levels.

Laying them off would also be a huge problem for us.

So with so many problems piling up, we'll just have to wait and see.

Money, risk, and the work of veteran workers.

"What if we solve the money problem?"

If you want technological upgrades, we'll provide the technology; if you want equipment, we'll provide the equipment.

If you lack mentors, we will arrange them for you.

As for money.

We can provide special funds and interest-free loans.

You don't need to bear any risks; we will take full responsibility.

And what about the long-term employees...?