Using vessels, nutrient solution is used to plant planting plants in an environment with lack of soil. This technology was invented by humans thousands of years ago in the Earth era. However, after entering the era of great immigration in the universe, the Interstellar Conference began to use increasingly lack of food to control the people as necessary. However, this situation did not last long. The "Ibola" plants and discoveries, as well as the large-scale use of gum, have made malnutrition and rich industrial synthetics eventually become new food for humans.

"Do you know why pure agricultural and animal husbandry products are so expensive? In fact, the reason is very simple - according to the public agreement concluded between the Earth Federation and the Pan-United Nations, except for traditional soil cultivation, anyone is prohibited from performing soilless planting in any form."

"Why do they do this?" Zhao Yi was a little confused.

“It’s very simple————————————————.”

Zhang Xiaoxian walked to a row of petri dishes with light steps, pulled up the transparent bo membrane hanging on the shelf, pointed to one of the wheat that had ears, and said: "Take this as an example. The normal cycle from sowing to harvest should be about one hundred days. If soilless cultivation is used, the harvesting period can be shortened by more than half with the addition of nutrient solution and increasing light. In this way, the difference in output of the same area will be more than twice. Moreover, soilless cultivation can make full use of space. The output of the same hundred acres of land cannot be compared with the petri dishes that can be stacked. If the Earth Federation completely opens up this technology, then the source of food for humans will not be any gum at all. But this pure natural agricultural product."

"For the same ton of flour, colloidal synthetics can only be purchased in 400 federal standard currency. If it is exchanged for agricultural and animal husbandry, the price will be as high as 8,000 yuan, or even higher. The difference and the profit generated are really hard to choose."

"So, the federal government uses such means to gather wealth. And use it to control the entire citizenship?"

Zhao Yi began to understand a little.

"If you pay more attention to the scientific conference reports over the years, you will find that there are very few parts to mention agricultural product cultivation technology. However, those research results on genetic improvement and increasing harvest will be praised and praised by everyone. This is the reason."

Zhang Xiaoxian hugged his arm tightly and whispered: "If the number of agricultural and animal products is increased too much, it will inevitably cause a sharp drop in market prices. Therefore, the federal government will not announce any new cultivation technology, but will also seal all such patents. However, a large amount of money will be invested in the research on variety improvement. The combination of the two can not only stabilize the market, but also ensure that sufficient response methods are retained in the face of unknown disasters. Haha! It sounds a bit despicable, but for rulers, it is the best way to control the people."

"Why do you know and use this technology?"

“I have received a systematic education in this regard.”

Zhang Xiaoxian smiled.

"To put it bluntly, this is just a very simple thing, and there is no so-called research. Any student from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences is very clear about the principle. But no one can scale the industry. Because once discovered by the federal government, the only outcome is to deprive all property and exile them into civilians. The punishment method is so severe that even the consortium with strong strength and background will never dare to involve it. Because, this is no longer just for personal gain, but also violates the ruling basis of the entire Federation and even the entire pan-union all nobles. They will not let these technologies be disclosed, and will never..."

Hearing this, Zhao Tian nodded thoughtfully.

Cultivating agricultural and animal husbandry products inside the base is Zhang Xiaoxian's suggestion.

The positioning of the planet ag64 is a tourist planet similar to that of Las Vegas. In addition to service and natural landscape, it is also necessary to have a sufficient amount of food. The food and wine consumed by guests in the tourist area are all from here. If you buy it from an alien planet alone, the expensive price alone will be enough to drag the economy across the entire base. Not to mention the so-called profit.

Twenty large cultivation rooms like this have been built. The output is mainly wheat, rice, various fruits, pigs, cattle, sheep and other livestock. Since the space utilization rate has been fully utilized and the ripening effect of only ecological simulators, the output of various materials is far exceeding the expected number. Judging from the annual output alone, there is absolutely no problem to feed more than two million people.

Of course, Zhao Tian is not as luxurious as to use these expensive materials to support his subordinates. The output of all training rooms is given priority to the consumption of guests in the tourist area. This is a very secret plan and can only be carried out secretly at the underground base and cannot be shy at all.

"What a wonderful method!"

Looking at the wheat plant in the cultivation tank, Zhao Yi finally understood the terrible thing about the two major forces' governments jointly banning such technologies.

Food is a necessary thing for people's daily life.

While using colloidal products to solve hunger, they also put pure agricultural and animal husbandry products on the shelves. The purpose is to sting the people's purchases. Just like the poor who eat wild vegetables every day will definitely be obsessed with it after tasting the delicious taste of beef. If you want to eat this expensive food every day, you need more money. If you don't have money, you have to earn it. You have to follow the government's arrangements to enter all the required fields and create more social wealth. In addition, the strict supervision of the army will achieve the ultimate goal of controlling society.

This is the same as in the ancient times when salt and iron were used as monopoly countries. The purpose of using certain necessities of daily necessities to achieve the goal of mastering and controlling the people is actually the same.

As for now, this effective weapon has fallen into my hands again.

......

The dim sky light illuminates the city, and the streets in the morning begin to become noisy. The golden sun moves slowly in the sky as usual, but it will never be able to place warm and bright light into every corner of the city densely packed with tall buildings.

Yin Sen narrowed his eyes slightly and looked to the east where the morning light rose. Through the narrow gap between the buildings, at the end of the horizon, there was a dark and blurry cloud.

The window was open. The wind blowing in from outside pricked his eyes and couldn't help but want to close it. But he kept trying to open his eyelids to make himself see more clearly.

"He...my son...is he still alive?"

When Yin Sen asked this, Wang Er was sitting at the dining table more than three meters behind him, and spread butter on a steak that had just been served by the waiter and made a "sizzling" oil-beaded popping out of the plate. Dining in this office has become a practice for fat pirates. Only here can he enjoy real pure animal husbandry natural beef.

"I'm not sure———"

Wang Er cut the steak quickly with a knife and replied without raising his head: "But your son must be in New Minsk, with the new federal garrison officer."

"Why?"

Yin Sen suddenly turned around, his thin face trembled slightly, and a sharp gleam was released in his eyes. He asked, "Why did you say that?"

“You should have been to ag64.”

Wang Er put up a piece of the newly cut steak, dipped it in the black pepper juice that exuded a strong fragrance, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it while vaguely: "The place is very desolate, and there is no second source of income except for the mutant poppy. I don't know if the little garrison officer is clear about the matter of the "Torch" mining company? But you should understand that whether the Earth Federation or Pan-United Nations has a deep hatred for crystal particles, or any by-product of using it as a raw material. Obviously, that boy should have seized the handle of your mining company - drug dealing/drug. Of course, if he wants to expand the matter, he can add charges such as drug production, drug transportation, drug hiding and other crimes... But the problem is that until now, you have never received inquiries from the federal police, searches, arrest warrants, etc."

Yin Sen's expression gradually became solemn. He walked to the dining table and sat down, picked up a fresh apple from the rattan fruit basket, placed it in front of Wang Er, and said coldly: "Speak on———"

"Click————”

Wang Er grabbed the apple and ripened the bright red in the center of the ball, which was completely bred by nature and represents sweetness and moistness. He took a big bite, puffed up his cheeks high, chewing hard, and his voice was a little low: "I sent someone to sneak into New Minsk. Compared with a few months ago, there was a completely new state. As a garrison officer, he obviously wanted to transform the environment there into a livable level. This required a lot of money. The federal government could not pay for a desert planet with no development value. If he wanted to get the funds, he could only find a way."

"So, that garrison officer named Zhao Yi wants to get enough money from me?"

Yin Sen began to understand what Wang Er meant. His face was tight and there was a bit of angry mockery mixed with.

"Your son must have fallen into his hands. He will definitely use this as a price to extort a lot of money from you----"

Wang Er's thinking was completely following the logic of the pirate. He nibbled the apple with big mouth, and the juice flowed down the corner of his mouth to his chin, and then dripped onto the table: "I bet---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This sentence obviously has a secret special finger. Yin Sen frowned, suppressing his heart that wanted to pound wildly, and still asked calmly: "So, what do you mean?"

“You have three ways to choose now.”

Wang Er threw away the apple core that had been gnawed, rubbed his mouth roughly with the sleeve of his clothes, and lit a cigarette, and then said seriously: "First of all, you can complain to the federal government, or let the federal police come forward to investigate this matter directly. However, I don't agree with you to do this------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This was very vulgar, but it made sense. Yin Sen's muscles twitched in the corners of his eyes and shouted in a low voice: "Continue to talk———"

"You can negotiate directly with him or wait patiently at home, and he will definitely contact you. It costs a lot of money to support a prisoner for a long time. Moreover, the food of ag64 is very expensive. Raising someone who is not on his side is not cost-effective."

Wang Er flicked the ash, and his eyes squeezed deep into the sockets by the fat flesh, flashing a shrewd light: "He will ask you for a lot of price. Or, ask to be your partner in the crystal grain business. This is no different from a tiger's skin. His asking price will be very high. According to my estimate...it will not be less than 100 billion federal standard currency. Even more."

Yin Sen took a deep breath, his sinister face looked even colder. He smiled strangely, and said in a tone that was completely different from his usual style: "One hundred billion... are you sure?"

"Maybe two thousand."

Wang Er nodded solemnly: "The name of the "Torch" mining company alone is worth the price. Besides, he holds your son's life in his hand. If it were me, the price would definitely be higher than this---300 billion, or 500 billion, it is possible."

Yin Sen showed an almost cruel smile. He stared at Wang Er's fat and round face for a long time, and sneered: "Now, let's talk about your third method."

The fat pirate was not busy speaking. He threw the cigarette butt on the ground, raised his feet and stepped on it, spread his hands, and looked sincere without reservation.

"You know, I've been to ag64, to Novo Minsk. Of course, that was to rescue your son. But I suffered a lot of losses and my fleet was almost wiped out."

Yin Sen's eyes were frozen with a sarcasm: "So, do you want to get the lost part from me?"

"I'm just telling a fact——"

The expression on Wang Er's face was like a poor child who had just suffered grievance but had nowhere to appeal: "Your price is really low. You can't imagine that the little garrison officer actually had a fleet of powerful force. It's so terrible. I've never seen such a terrifying scene in my life. The anti-aircraft artillery on the ground is denser than locusts, and the unmanned fighter in the sky is more arrogant than ants... Oh! Sorry, I was wrong. There should be ants in front and locusts behind."

"You took my money, but didn't get things done----"

Yin Sen's face had already risen with flames that could burst at any time, and even his voice exuded a pungent smell of gasoline: "Don't forget——I saved your life back then. If it weren't for me, you would still be avoiding the rubbish of the federal police in the dirty sewer, and you were still kneeling in front of people like a dog and crying beggars."

"You are right———"

Wang Er was not angry at all. He still smiled happily, and at the same time used a respectful word, saying, "But you have to understand that without sufficiently strong armed forces, I cannot complete your commission. Besides, my asking price is not high - 5 billion, both federal standards or imperial primaries. I will give you a beautiful, healthy, lively, no shortage of arms and legs, and even a few kilograms of weight than before. And you don't have to spend hundreds of billions of ransoms. This is very cost-effective... quite cost-effective."

Yin Sen stared at Wang Er's chubby face, his eyes full of blood-red. It took him a long time to breathe a sigh of relief, breaking the suffocating silence.

"You'd better remember these words that I said today———"

He said viciously, and at the same time he took out the check book and filled in the blank column with the number Wang Er said, 5 billion.

"If you can't bring my son back, I'll let you know... I could save you back then. Now, I can also take your life———"

Yin Sen, with disgust, threw down the check directly, and didn't even want to say a word of extra words. He stood up from the chair and left the room.

Looking at the checks falling on the ground silently, Wang Er smiled faintly, with his plump and round belly, bent down with difficulty, picked them up, leaned closer to his mouth and blew the soot, folded them carefully, and put them into his pocket carefully.

Then, he continued to keep his head shut and deal with the plate of steak on the table that had already turned cold but had not yet finished.

"This world has changed. Why should I work for you? Of course, if you have money, you can say anything. If you don't have money, then you don't need to say anything. If you save me, you can always drink at me? If it's not for the sake of money, I care whether your son is dead or alive? Mah... This is the last time I will help you with things. If it's changed to someone else, don't say it's 5 billion, I won't do it even if it's 50 billion———"

He didn't say these words, he just thought about them in his mind, that's all.

......

Almost at the same time, the earth, in the mansion of Zhang Kuishan, was also having another quarrel.

Old Antonio sat on the sofa, holding a crutch in his hands, and staring coldly at Zhang Kuishan opposite him.

"You promised to marry my daughter to me. But now she is missing. I think, should you give me an explanation on this matter? Of course, you'd better find a reasonable excuse. Otherwise, I promise you will have big trouble---"

(To be continued)
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