April 16, Editor Shi Zhengcheng from the Financial Network of the Union - As is well known, Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has always been an active advocate of human reproduction. However, as the number of children increases, the disputes that follow have also given the public a glimpse of his "baby army" vision and his strategy for managing multiple mothers.

As background information, with the revelation by Ashley St. Clair, a right-wing American online celebrity writer, that she had given birth to a child for Musk in February this year, the total number of publicly known "Musk children" has reached 14. According to several people close to this tech entrepreneur, the actual number may be even higher.

$15 million confidentiality fee

According to reports by American media on Tuesday, Jared Birchall (Jared Birchall), who manages the family office of Musk's family, is responsible for handling matters related to Musk's "baby army". In addition to managing Musk's wealth, he also has another behind-the-scenes task - to reach financial and confidentiality agreements with women who have had children with Musk.

For Clair, Musk's terms were a one-time payment of $15 million and monthly maintenance fees of $100,000 until the child turns 21. The agreement explicitly requires Clair not to disclose the identity of the child's father to the outside world, and also prohibits her from making any negative comments about Musk. Birchall informed Clair that Musk had signed similar agreements with other biological mothers.

According to documents and insiders, if these mothers object or seek external legal advice, including Birchall, Musk's advisors will retaliate economically, including returning the $15 million fee.

Clair revealed that Birchall once told her: "Privacy and confidentiality are the top priorities in Musk's life, and his entire world is built on meritocracy. When people appear outstanding on the surface, benefits will follow."

With Clair's public disclosure of their relationship, Musk's side withdrew the proposal of a $15 million fee and reduced the child support agreement to $40,000 per month. Both parties are still engaged in custody litigation in the New York State Supreme Court. The latest development is that last week's paternity test report showed that Musk's "parental relationship probability" with the involved infant reached 99.9999%.

Clair said that the point of contention between them was that this agreement would make her son feel like a "love child". Moreover, if the child falls seriously ill, there are no additional support clauses in the agreement. At over fifty years old, if Musk dies before the child turns 21, there are no measures such as trust funds in the agreement to ensure continued payment of child support. Finally, she also requested clear provisions for the allocation of security costs in the agreement.

"Baby Army" Vision

It was reported that Musk's reproductive plan is closely related to his pessimistic view of Earth civilization and his ambition to land on Mars.

In his view, population decline is a threat facing civilization. Sources familiar with him said that he is working to help Earth "breed more high-IQ humans" to reverse this historical trend. He also believes that making humans a "multi-planetary species" is crucial for the long-term survival of civilization.

All his business layouts serve these concepts. SpaceX's main goal is to build rockets capable of reaching Mars, while Tesla and other companies provide financial support for this plan.

Musk calls his children the "legion" (Legion), a term derived from ancient Rome, which can accommodate up to thousands of soldiers. It is worth noting that at Musk's request, the name of his child with Clair is Romulus - the name of Rome's first king.

According to text messages reviewed by the media, Musk once expressed "reproductive anxiety" to Clair. In the text message, he wrote: "To reach the scale of the legion before the end of the world, we need to rely on surrogates."

Insiders also said that Musk, who loves surfing his social media X intensively, has also tried to persuade women he has never met on the platform to bear children for him. In the era of social media, receiving a glance from super-celebrity Musk himself means huge traffic and wealth.

The media reported that Tiffany Fong, a cryptocurrency influencer, gained Musk's attention during her coverage of the collapse of the FTX exchange. As Fong released more content supporting Trump, Musk's interaction with her increased, and he followed her last summer. As part of the creator revenue sharing program, during the period when they interacted most frequently in November last year, Fong earned $21,000 in traffic revenue in two weeks.

Around that time, Musk, who had never met Fong, sent her a private message asking if she would be interested in bearing his child. Fong refused this request and shared it with others. Musk then accused her of being insufficiently cautious and unfollowed her.

Of course, there are also cases where people proactively offer to bear children for Musk. According to text messages reviewed by the media, during a conference in 2023, Musk received a request from someone he described as a Japanese official, hoping he could provide sperm for a well-known lady, to which Musk readily agreed.

Austin "Baby Park"

In addition to "having more children", Musk seems to also prepare to centralize the management of his increasingly large "baby army".

Insiders revealed that Birchall was involved in purchasing a property in Austin, with the aim of fulfilling Musk's vision: for his girlfriends and the "baby army" to live together in a community consisting of multiple residential buildings.

Currently, Shifan Zelis, the Neuralink executive who has at least four children with Musk, is living with the kids in this closed community. Musk invited Canadian singer Grimes to move into this community, but she refused. He also sent a text message to Clair, trying to get her to spend some time with the "child army" in Austin.

It is worth noting that Zelis is considered a stabilizing force in Musk's life and is the most influential among the many mothers of his children. Zelis graduated from Yale University and is a founding member of the Bloomberg Beta investment team. In 2015, she was selected for the Forbes "30 under 30" venture capital elite list. Zelis served as a board member of OpenAI and also worked at Tesla.

People close to Musk said that Zelis has a "special status," referring to Musk's choice to spend time with her at his home in Austin and to take her to various public events in a high-profile manner.

(In February this year, Musk, Zelis, and their children met Indian Prime Minister Modi)

Musk Guardian

As Musk's family affairs agent, Birchall is a traditional Mormon. Although he has never been divorced himself, he has rich experience in family law.

He once told Clair that his job was to "protect Elon." Due to working for Musk, he felt as if he had experienced three divorces.

Insiders said that Musk often asks Birchall to intervene and negotiate pregnancy arrangements and subsequent financial support with multiple women. In fact, the process of arranging things for different women follows a similar pattern.

Birchall said in a conversation with Clair in December last year: "We've been through too many situations: it's crazy and irresponsible not to sign any relevant agreements when transferring more than $15 million. Because some of the people we deal with are extremely unstable emotionally and can suddenly experience memory lapses."

He added that his boss "cannot allow others to casually disclose personal information about him. He is the most prominent figure in the world."

(Financial Network of the Union, Editor Shi Zhengcheng)

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