"Previously, we used the resources at our disposal to engage in various forms of cooperation with most of the interstellar merchants in the Star Alliance."

"We'll ship the goods to the Star Alliance, and then they'll sell them through their sales channels," Li Yaqi reported to Zhao Chen.

Red Rose said, "But there might be a problem with this approach. It could take one or two years, or as little as six months, to expose the fact that our Dragon Star System is the mastermind behind everything."

After all, the fact that we arranged for the interstellar merchants we supported to pressure the Star Alliance into abandoning the Qian family is enough to make them suspect us.

Zhao Chen said calmly, "Don't worry about your identity being exposed. This is something I could have foreseen."

The civil war in the Starry Empire can be quelled in as little as six months or as long as a year. At that point, whether it is exposed or not will be irrelevant.

External threats, like the Holy Empire of Light and the Warhammer Starfleet, will happen eventually.

As for whether the Star Alliance group will still be willing to cooperate with us then...

Hehehe, now that they've tasted the benefits we've brought them, are they willing to give up those benefits?

Merchants, regardless of era or race, are inherently greedy. As long as we continue to provide them with benefits, they will not be willing to sever their cooperation with us.

Hearing the commander's words, Li Yaqi and Red Rose felt more confident.

Their ability to expand their business empire so freely stems from two factors: the competitiveness provided by their high-value products and the sense of security offered by the JF-17 Legion.

Unlike the Allied Forces, they cannot band together for mutual support.

It must rely on a powerful military fleet behind it to provide 'protection'.

"Based on our current business development strategy, relying on the sales network of the Star Alliance, the sales revenue of our two trading groups can achieve a monthly growth rate of 50% in the first three months, and then an average monthly growth rate of at least 10%!" Li Yaqi replied.

Red Rose nodded in agreement.

"Since we can make so much money, why don't we do it ourselves? We have to share a portion with the Star Alliance, which means we'll lose billions of star coins every month, right?" Chu Xuan muttered to herself.

Chu Xuan is a soldier, and recently she has also become familiar with some of the internal affairs of a secretary.

But when it comes to interstellar trade, I'm still a complete novice.

Zhao Chen smiled and looked at Li Yaqi: "You two explain this to our Secretary Chu."

Li Yaqi looked at Chu Xuan and said, "Because of efficiency."

We can certainly do these things ourselves. With the products we have, we can open up markets anywhere. Red Rose and I are confident in this.

However, this will take time.

Opening up a market, establishing shipping routes, selling to foreign markets, and operating the market all take time.

What we lack now is time. We outsourced all of these things to the Star Alliance, even though it might cost us billions less in Star Coins each month.

However, it can quickly open up sales channels for our products, reducing our time and investment in various aspects.

Once the situation in the Galactic Alliance calms down in the future, we can use various means to slowly and thoroughly erode the Star Alliance.

As long as we have those goods in our hands!

That's our invincible weapon!

Chu Xuan looked as if she had just realized something.

Zhao Chen nodded in satisfaction. To maximize efficiency, it was sometimes necessary to share some of the pie. As for whether to take it back in the future, that was entirely up to Zhao Chen's mood.

In any case, Zhao Chen has now planted a seed in the Star Alliance.

The Star Shark Guild will become Zhao Chen's pawn in the future.

"You all did a great job, keep up the good work."

"At the same time, you need to observe the interstellar trade of the Starshine Empire. Once the civil war in the Starshine Empire ends, I need the two of you to seize at least 80% of the Starshine Empire's interstellar trade in the shortest possible time!" Zhao Chen said, squinting his eyes.

Li Yaqi and Red Rose both understood each other perfectly, and their eyes met with a hint of provocation.

The Star Empire will also become the arena for the two trading groups to compete.

The meeting on interstellar trade concluded, and Li Yaqi and Red Rose took their leave, their shadows fading on either side of the conference table.

Zhao Chen rubbed his temples.

Then he said to Chu Xuan and Lilith beside him, "Chu Xuan, contact your grandfather; Lilith, contact my eldest sister and the little princess."

We need to discuss how to stew this cowardly Qin Xiaotian.

Lilith replied, "Yes."

Chu Xuan's eyes lit up, and she clenched her fist: "Great, we can finally end this civil war in the Starry Empire."

...

Starry Empire - Imperial Capital

Qin Xiaotian sat at the head of the conference table, looking at the marshals and generals under his command.

"You've been discussing this for several days now; it's time to finalize the strategic plan."

Qin Longcheng, today you must give me a detailed battle plan.

"A purge of the rebel forces in the Starshine Empire must be launched in June. I will completely control the Starshine Empire this year!"

Qin Longcheng looked at Qin Xiaotian, the current emperor of the Star Glory Empire, placed his hand on his chest, and said solemnly, "Based on the discussion among our marshals..."

We believe that the third strategic plan, the latest revised version, is the most suitable.

"Oh? Show me the latest revised version of the third strategic plan." Qin Xiaotian's eyes lit up.

The secretary next to him immediately opened an electronic document and placed the latest revised version of the third strategic plan on the electronic screen in front of Qin Xiaotian.

Qin Xiaotian glanced at it.

A satisfied expression appeared on his face.

"It's confirmed that the military operation will begin at 20:00 on June 10th, right?" Qin Xiaotian looked at Qin Longcheng.

Qin Longcheng raised his hand and brought up the map of the Star Glory Empire.

"Yes, we will launch a surprise attack at that time."

Destroyed several key rebel areas.

The first target is the princess's royal fleet. Princess Qin Xiaolei is a symbol of the rebels. Eliminating her will hypnotize the rebels' beliefs.

The second target is the Chuwen Star System, the second star system in the Chuhe Star Region. This star system is home to the Chu family's main industrial facilities, and nearly two-thirds of the interstellar warships produced in the Chuhe Star Region are produced in this star system!

Destroying it would be tantamount to severing the lifeline of the Chu family!

The third target is the Morton system in the Northwind region, which houses the North Goose Group's interstellar factory, currently the largest starship manufacturer for the rebels.

Upon hearing the name 'Beiyan Group', a shadow of gloom and murderous intent appeared in the eyes of everyone present, including Qin Xiaotian.

They all purchased T2 Tibetan Mastiff-class medium-sized interstellar destroyers from the Beiyan Group, but they never expected that this starship company was actually backed by the Xiaolong Lord!

This directly led to the previous 'tragedy'.