"What about the grain?" Qin Xiaolei asked.

"Our Xiaolong Galaxy will be responsible for providing the food."

We have an Eden Food Trading Group, and I will arrange for them to ensure, over the next three years, that everyone in the entire Star Empire can enjoy better food while still meeting their basic needs for sustenance.

We will sell natural ingredients at very low prices.

An organization previously conducted a social survey.

The survey shows that while a person's basic needs for survival may be met by consuming artificial food over a long period of time, it will gradually reduce their happiness and their resentment towards the local government and the empire.

They will have no sense of belonging to this empire.

Unlike natural ingredients, which can stimulate people's taste buds and provide them with a better life experience.

"So that they can live with a purpose," Zhao Chen said.

"Provide all the natural ingredients needed by all the residents within the Starry Empire? Do you know how huge the supply of natural ingredients that would require!" Zhao Ruyue was startled by Zhao Chen's action.

"To date, the total population of intelligent races in the eight star regions of the Starry Empire before the outbreak of the civil war is estimated to be around 360 trillion."

What I just said is not about satisfying everyone's desire to eat natural ingredients every day.

Rather, it means allowing hardworking people to enjoy these natural ingredients once a day or several times a week during their spare time.

We will satisfy them little by little.

And the cost of this is actually not high.

"My Eden Grain Trading Group is confident in meeting your needs, Your Highness, please rest assured," Zhao Chen said confidently.

The Eden-class starships of all types and models currently equipped by the Eden Food Trade Group are sufficient to meet the daily needs of one hundred billion people.

This is still based on the high living standards of the Xiaolong system.

If we follow Zhao Chen's assumptions, the other star systems in the Starry Empire are definitely not of this standard.

If you eat one to three meals of natural ingredients a week for a month, that's enough to meet the needs of nearly one trillion people.

Although it still needs to be expanded by more than 300 times.

But now, Zhao Chen has the more advanced T4 Golden Eden-class starship, which can greatly increase production.

At the same time, Zhao Chen used this method to control the grain trade throughout the Star Glory Empire, even though he said it was at a low price.

But who says there's no profit in low prices?

This so-called low price is simply lower than those expensive natural ingredients currently on the market.

Zhao Chen's production costs are extremely low, and the profits from this are still quite substantial.

Meanwhile, the workers used the wealth they earned from their low-level industrial jobs at Zhao Chen's company to buy the grain produced by Zhao Chen's company.

In the end, the money still ends up in Zhao Chen's pocket.

However, this allowed Zhao Chen to quickly gain control of the Starry Empire's military and food industries.

The most important point is!

Who will provide them with jobs then?

They would say: Lord of the Dragons.

Who provides them with cheap ingredients?

They would say: Lord of the Dragons.

This is Zhao Chen's method.

He doesn't need to sit in that position, but his influence has already permeated every aspect of the Starry Empire.

"These two skills can indeed alleviate the crisis of the Starry Empire." Qin Xiaolei's eyes lit up as she looked at Zhao Chen with admiration.

Zhao Ruyue had long since discovered her younger brother's scheme, but she didn't say anything.

If Zhao Chen marries Qin Xiaolei, wouldn't that be helping Qin Xiaolei control the empire?

"For the empire," Zhao Chen said solemnly, his hand pressed against his chest.

This made Qin Xiaolei admire Zhao Chen even more, and she felt a sweet warmth in her heart.

"Now let's talk about how to allocate resources after this civil war," Zhao Ruyue reminded from the side. "First, let's talk about the governors who are involved in this civil war."

The governor of the Azure Starfield died, the governor of the Central Starfield died, the governor of the Snow Swallow Starfield died, and the governor of the Azure Moon Starfield surrendered.

In addition, three imperial marshals were killed, and one imperial marshal surrendered and was imprisoned.

These people come from families and control resources.

They all need to be reallocated.

Some of these resource mining areas had their production delayed due to the civil war.

We must recover as soon as possible!

These things should be rewarded to those who have made contributions.

"Zhao Chen, whichever star region you like, you can be its governor." Qin Xiaolei blinked at Zhao Chen.

He casually mentioned the position of governor.

Qin Xiaolei pointed to the location of the Central Star Region on the star map: "How about the Central Star Region!"

Zhao Chen shook his head and said, "No, these should be awarded to those meritorious officials."

All I need is the current Dragon Star System, and the five resource star systems that our Dragon Legion has developed.

These star systems within the empire had long since formed their own intricate web of connections, though Zhao Chen could clean them up.

But that's too much trouble.

The benefits gained were not much.

It's not as good as the five resource star regions outside, which are all virgin lands, where Zhao Chen can do whatever he wants.

However, Zhao Chen did not completely abandon the interests in these places; he simply used more cost-effective methods.

"So what do you want? You can't just not want anything, can you? I won't be able to explain that to others." Qin Xiaolei pouted and said.

Zhao Chen is widely known as the biggest contributor to this civil war. If he doesn't want anything, it's hard for others to ask for anything in return.

"I would like to recommend my subordinates for commendation. Here is a form for Your Highness to review." Zhao Chen handed a data list to Qin Xiaolei.

The list above contains hundreds of names.

They were all officers from the Xiaolong Legion, and Zhao Chen had also noted down the rewards he hoped to give them.

"Don't you want it yourself?" Qin Xiaolei asked Zhao Chen again.

Zhao Chen shook his head and said with a faint smile, "I'm just a figurehead. It's them who are truly fighting on the battlefield and helping Your Highness to reclaim the entire Star Glory Empire."

They deserve the recognition they receive.

"Okay, I agree to all of these!" Qin Xiaolei approved them all immediately.

"What about these resource mining areas? They need to be allocated some resources," Zhao Ruyue said.

Zhao Chen said calmly, "Some can be rewarded to those who have made contributions, and the rest can be resold for mining rights, allowing all mining groups to compete fairly."

This would also help replenish the currently depleted national treasury.

"That makes sense!" Qin Xiaolei clapped her hands. She then took out several documents that were to be announced in a few days and asked Zhao Chen for his opinion.

Soon, all matters concerning the Starry Empire were finalized under the 'observation' of Lord Zhao Chen.

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." Zhao Chen prepared to depart.

"Wait a minute, we've finally gotten together, let's have a meal together." Zhao Ruyue stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Chen's arm, while also winking at him.