Chapter 345, Hundred Years of Technology Plan

Li Fu pondered carefully in his mind. This warp engine is not just a problem of an engine, just like an aircraft engine is not just a problem of an engine. It is also designed to be energy, materials, electronics, high-end processing and many other aspects.

As the saying goes, an engine represents the strength of a country's scientific and technological development!

This warp engine is also a truth. It is not just the warp engine itself. First of all, the materials for building the warp engine cannot meet the requirements of all current materials. In theory, at least degenerate materials are required.

Secondly, a powerful warp engine requires huge energy. The current energy technology is simply not enough to provide enough energy to drive such a powerful engine. The greater the power, the better and more food it naturally needs.

"Old Chen, do you have any suggestions or ideas?"

Li Fu thought about it and asked. Since Chen Bin raised these questions, it means that he should be able to come up with some solutions.

"What can I do about this?"

Chen Bin shook his head helplessly.

"The warp engine involves the overall technological level of our empire. We need to accumulate and then develop, and we need to make great progress in all aspects before we can research it. Even if we have made progress in some technologies now, we cannot build a warp engine."

"Our only way is to accumulate and then develop, lay a solid foundation for our empire, and promote the comprehensive development of various disciplines, so that we can finally achieve it. We can't rush it."

Chen Bin thought about it again, and slowly said that this kind of thing involving the overall technological level of a country and civilization is really not something that can be done in a short time.

"Well, you said a lot. We are a little too anxious now. We are eager to go to the interstellar universe and expand, but we don't think about what's behind us, nor do we consolidate everything we have."

After listening to Chen Bin's words, Li Fu nodded slowly.

Although the empire has developed for decades, it has developed from a Centaur galaxy to more than 30 galaxies and nearly 40 life planets. From only more than 10 million people at the beginning, it has developed into a huge empire with more than 500 million people.

The speed of the empire's development can be said to be very fast. In just a few decades, it has laid such a large territory. However, the foundation of the empire is still unstable. Let alone the population, even if the Earth Federation persists in absorbing immigrants and has its own compulsory birth policy, it only has more than 500 million people now.

You should know that the population of the Earth Federation has exceeded 10 billion. If a new life planet is acquired, the Earth Federation can organize hundreds of millions of immigrants to migrate there in a very short time, and the new territory can be consolidated soon.

Even if various policies are constantly formulated, the population growth of the empire's new galaxy is still very slow. The population of the empire is basically concentrated in the Centaurus galaxy, and the population in other galaxies is relatively sparse.

In addition to population, another aspect is that in scientific research and development, the empire attaches too much importance to space technology, cosmic astronomy technology and other technologies that can rapidly strengthen its own strength. On the contrary, it does not pay enough attention to the development of some basic technologies, so the technological development of the empire will gradually be restricted by shortcomings.

"My opinion is that since our empire has just emerged in the sub-spiral arm of the Orion spiral arm, and only the Kalan Empire knows of our existence, we should keep a low profile as much as possible."

"We might as well develop quietly on our own territory for a few decades, first thoroughly consolidate our existing territory, and at the same time develop all the shortcomings of our empire in all aspects and accumulate some strengths."

"When our empire has accumulated strength and developed the warp engine, it will not be too late to expand into the interstellar universe. Anyway, even if we expand to a larger territory, we do not have enough population to consolidate and develop. It is better to make the existing territory into an iron barrel first."

Chen Bin then slowly opened his mouth and put forward his own opinion.

His opinion is quietly contrary to the plan formulated by the upper echelons of the empire. Now the empire is constantly eager to expand outward, because the empire has tasted the benefits of external expansion. As galaxies and life planets are constantly incorporated into the embrace of the empire, the empire has gained endless benefits from it from top to bottom.

Li Fu was the same, so when he heard about the technology that could speed up the passage through the space-time ocean current, he also hurried over, because Li Fu's heart was also eager to continue to expand outward, and the hearts of the empire were relatively restless.

Now Chen Bin's words were like a basin of cold water poured on Li Fu's head, instantly extinguishing Li Fu's restless heart. In his mind, he kept thinking carefully about the deep meaning of Chen Bin's words and the future of the empire.

What he was carrying on his shoulders was no longer a family or a company, but the future of the entire empire and the entire Yanhuang nation, so when Li Fu thought about problems, he would always try to look at the long-term and think more.

Chen Bin is not against external expansion. Continuous external expansion is the unchanging strategy formulated by the empire since its founding. The meaning of his words is actually simple. Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood.

The empire is not in a hurry to expand externally now. Anyway, the current territory is enough. It is better to practice your internal skills at home first. When the internal skills are fully developed, you can go out and venture, and naturally you will get twice the result with half the effort.

"Without the warp engine, if we encounter a stronger civilization, we will attack the galaxies one by one, which will cost too much. With the warp engine, it will be different. We can choose any point to enter a galaxy and easily occupy it."

"It's still too hasty. We should reflect on it."

After figuring out everything, Li Fu sighed for a long time and admired Chen Bin even more. He was able to sober up when everyone else was drunk, and look at everything now with a calm eye, which often saw things and problems that others could not see.

"Thank you, Lao Chen. I was too impatient. I almost made the Empire's future situation awkward."

"Brother Fu, let's not say thank you. We have been brothers for many years. Besides, this is just my personal opinion. It is better to let the Empire think tank conduct detailed discussions on the specifics."

Chen Bin smiled modestly. He is the kind of person who doesn't talk much, but every word he says is to the point. He is also very modest, which is exactly the opposite of Yu Liang.

"No, your suggestion will save the lives of countless soldiers of the Empire. If we continue to expand outward and take on grudges with powerful civilizations, but have an overwhelming advantage, our Empire will continue to bleed and there will be no peace. There is no way to calm down and develop with peace of mind."

"Under a vicious cycle, perhaps in the future our Empire can dominate the entire Orion Arm and the entire Milky Way, but it will take an unknown amount of time, and how can we look forward to a wider starry sky in the future?"

Li Fu shook his head solemnly. Thinking of this, he felt that Chen Bin's words were really timely. Now the Empire has only come into contact with the Kalan Empire, and it has also hurt the Kalan Empire, so it can at least live in peace for decades.

If it continues to expand and encounters some other civilizations, perhaps the Empire will not be able to develop quietly at that time. Someone may invade you today, and tomorrow you may invade other civilizations. In short, it should basically be developing in the midst of fighting, and the speed will obviously not be very fast.

"Our empire needs a 100-year science and technology plan. We need to use 100 years to consolidate the empire's existing territory and everything, strive to improve all aspects of science and technology, and finally accumulate strength and develop a warp engine to lay the foundation for dominating the entire galaxy in the future."

In Li Fu's mind, a huge and grand plan is still gradually taking shape.

"A hundred years? Well, with the development speed of our empire, it's almost enough."

After listening, Chen Bin pondered for a while, and then nodded. The speed of the empire's scientific and technological development is very fast. 100 years of quiet development of science and technology is enough to bring about earth-shaking changes.

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Soon, Li Fu returned to Yanhuang Star and convened a highest-level meeting in the name of the emperor of the empire. At the meeting, Li Fu proposed that the empire stop expanding first and consolidate everything it has, and most importantly, proposed the "Empire 100-year Science and Technology Plan".

The 100-year science and technology plan clearly proposed that the empire will be at ease and calm in the next 100 years to strive to develop science and technology in an all-round way, and make great progress in all aspects of science and technology to lay the foundation for the creation of an epoch-making warp engine.

At the same time, in terms of foreign policy, it is to keep a low profile and try not to attract the attention of other civilizations in the Orion spiral arm and sub-spiral arm, especially the attention of powerful civilizations, and to dilute the attention of the Kalan Empire to the Empire. In layman's terms, it is to develop in a low profile, not to equip, not to attract hatred, and it is best to make all civilizations forget the existence of the Empire.

The meaningless opinions raised by Li Fu must have set off a huge wave. Obviously, a strategy for external expansion has been formulated. Not long ago, it was said that a small Orion spiral arm would replace the Kolov Empire. In the blink of an eye, it immediately said that it would stop expanding and turn around to keep a low profile. This change is really too huge.

So at the beginning, there was a lot of opposition among the top leaders of the Empire. However, after Li Fu and Chen Bin explained the importance of the relationship, the top leaders of the Empire gradually began to agree, and finally passed the 100-year science and technology plan proposed by Li Fu.

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