It was either begging or looting. He felt like he wasn't really a governor at all. Aren't governors supposed to live in luxury?
As for technology, importing technology... are the Celestials stupid?
Li Hao understood the reasoning, but everyone's thoughts were also correct. Although it was difficult, this was the only way out of the predicament for Kepler, and the governor was everyone's reliance.
The word "reliance" completely swayed Li Hao. He had been educated from a young age to be frugal and face difficulties head-on. Back in the day, he swept through 888 streets in Tianjing with just a second-hand electric scooter. What hadn't the legendary 567 been afraid of!
Now, wasn't it just replacing the streets of Tianjing with interstellar ones!