Start with Planetary Governor - Chapter 755

Qi Bo Du had no doubt whether what Gu Hang said was true or false.

Even though these remarks were all Gu Hang’s words and the result of his interrogation, Qi Bo Du believed them.

He didn’t trust Gu Hang, he thought Gu Hang was not a fool and couldn’t make up such nonsense.

All the content could be verified, and he would turn around and ask the Imperial Guards about the situation.

No matter how arrogant the Imperial Guards were, it was impossible to conceal such information closely related to the Prime Minister.

On the premise that the information was true, Qi Bo Du did have to consider who would take over this position.

The acting Prime Minister of the Ministry of Justice was a little too inexperienced, and Qi Bo Du didn’t like him in terms of ability and loyalty.

He was more inclined to choose someone like Yasdai from the presidents of the universe who obeyed him.

There were many candidates in his mind, and he hesitated for a while, not knowing who to choose.

But in any case, it would not be Gu Hang.

What does it have to do with Gu Hang?

Of course, he wanted Gu Hang to be loyal and be his little brother. However, it is still far from that state. Gu Hang is far from being trusted by him now.

As for the exchange of interests?

In Qi Bodu’s opinion, the total tax amount of 2.1 trillion tax coins in the future of the alliance has already squeezed them dry. In addition, what else can be squeezed out of them?

Oh, the alliance’s quite good military strength is quite valuable, and there are several regiments that are controlled by them.

The navy and the army, plus the Space Marine regiments, are indeed very powerful. If this force can be mobilized at will when needed, it is still very valuable.

But the power to mobilize this force lies in Gu Hang. In addition to personnel and equipment, its value also includes the logistical support provided by the entire alliance.

War is fought with logistics.

If the prime minister needs to pay for the mobilization of this force, then the value of the army will be cut in half.

Then again, is the alliance willing to hand over all the power of its army, including the supply of the army, to the prime minister?

Of course, they are not willing.

Even if he was willing, Qi Bodu didn’t believe it.

He said he would hand it over, but what if the alliance refused to do so when he really needed it?

This matter requires trust.

But obviously there is a lack of trust between the two sides.

And apart from the alliance, what kind of exchange of interests can Gu Hang provide?

The sixth rejuvenation operation that can be performed is what Qi Bodu cares about very much. However, this thing has been exchanged for the approval of the “Alliance Plan”.

Is Gu Hang going to use the rejuvenation operation to force Qi Bodu to change the position of the high lord?

Qi Bodu will not give in.

Now, he is just about to do the fifth operation, and he has at least 60 to 100 years of life left, so it is not so urgent.

In 60 years, he may be forced to compromise.

Now, don’t even think about it.

But one thing Gu Hang proposed turned Qi Bodu’s mind back a little.

“If I am elected by the High Lord as the Chairman of the Spider Web Universe and the Chief Grand Master of the Psychic Order, can the Prime Minister recommend a talent to serve as my representative and stay in Holy Terra?”

Hearing this, Qi Bodu was moved.

The High Lord’s representative, this position is actually not important. It is essentially to carry out the will of the High Lord himself. All the powers of this representative come from the High Lord himself, and it is impossible for him to act independently of the High Lord’s will. The High Lord will never tolerate such behavior, so the selection of representatives, regular reporting and review, and changing people and positions every once in a while… are all routine operations.

Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to steal the power of the High Lord by bribing representatives.

But what if the High Lord himself cooperates?

This is what Gu Hang meant in his words, and Qi Bodu heard it.

He is quite interested in this.

In the past, the high lords he trained, whether they were the president of the universe like Yasdai or the leaders of some departments, since they have reached the position of high lords, no matter how submissive they are, they all have their own dignity, bottom line, and even… some ambitions hidden in their hearts.

They are willing, and indeed in most or even all cases, they are in step with Prime Minister Qi Bodu. The struggle within the faction is one thing, but when Qi Bodu makes a decision, no matter how unhappy they are, they will suppress their thoughts and obey management.

However, this is also a decision they made themselves.

It is not said that Qi Bodu directly cast this vote.

That would be too low a bottom line.

But Gu Hang seems to not care.

His representative, let Qi Bodu choose, doesn’t it mean that this representative only needs to listen to Qi Bodu’s instructions? At that time, if there is something, it will be good to send a report to Gu Hang to inform him.

This attitude, even Qi Bodu’s most familiar dog has never had.

He couldn’t help but look at Gu Hang differently.

After thinking for a while, he said: “Then let’s talk about the alliance army, can we…”

…

The conditions were not agreed upon. Qi Bo Du wanted the command of the alliance army and wanted to insert a large number of generals and officers into it, so Gu Hang would definitely not let him succeed.

He would rather give up the position of Lord Gao.

If he pushed him further, he could even refuse to sign the “Alliance Plan”.

Military power and political power, this is Gu Hang’s bottom line.

But in fact, he was not too disappointed.

It may not be a deal, but as long as there is something to talk about, there is hope.

The bottom line that Gu Hang can accept is that the Alliance Army can go abroad and fight for the Empire. But all the conditions are the same as the Empire recruiting any Star Army Corps. The Empire pays the war expenses and gives bounties. The Alliance can undertake logistics, but everything must be calculated in money.

In addition, the Alliance Army has complete autonomy in combat. It can accept being assigned by a higher level in joint operations, but its own combat command is determined by itself. And if the battle is dominated by me, then other imperial military units must also obey the command of the Alliance Army.

There is no need to discuss this point if it cannot be negotiated.

And as long as it is negotiated, in Gu Hang’s view, it is equivalent to taking the position of the high lord at no cost.

He can accept that the Alliance Army goes out to fight for money and acts like a mercenary. Even if there is no such thing as a high lord, he has to take the initiative to promote it.

After all, wars accounted for the vast majority of the development of the Alliance in the past thirty or forty years. The alliance has grown rapidly while fighting wars.

Apart from war, there is nothing else that can allow a force to develop from a planet to a universe in less than forty years.

But in the future, there should be no major wars to be fought within the alliance. However, in the past development process, a huge army and military industry have been accumulated.

The military industry is easy to say, the products produced are quite popular as imperial taxes or trade goods.

In the uneasy empire, arms are hard currency.

But the army itself is not easy to deal with.

It is very uneconomical to maintain a super-large army without fighting, which will seriously drag down the economic development of the alliance.

Especially under the huge tax pressure.

Take the elite soldiers of the alliance to offset taxes?

Gu Hang would not do that.

It is better to reduce the army and let the soldiers retire, which is also to increase the labor force. It is a huge loss to offset taxes for the empire.

But if the army is really disarmed… it’s not only painful, but the key is that the prophecy of the end of the war has always been in Gu Hang’s heart, like a thorn, always making him uneasy.

Who knows when the prophecy will come true?

What if the army is disarmed and the war breaks out right after?

Using war to support war is a good choice.

Send troops to fight for the empire. As long as the war can be won, don’t say it’s a loss, there is still profit.

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Gu Hang doesn’t care how much he earns. As long as the empire can support a considerable part of the alliance’s army, and it is also a training ground for rotation warfare, it would be great.

On this basis, if this matter can be used as a bargaining chip and exchanged for some additional political benefits, it would be even more profitable.

Promising to the Executive Yuan that the alliance will send troops to interfere in the chaotic war in Solaria is based on this consideration.

Being able to promise the prime minister to participate in wars in various parts of the empire according to his requirements is the same thing.

It depends on whether you can earn a high lord position.

The representative is to let Prime Minister Qi Bodu “recommend” the candidate, which is equivalent to handing over the power, but…

First, if not, Gu Hang will not even be qualified to enter.

Second, I used the person you recommended. If I am not satisfied with him after a few years, it is my right to change him.

Of course, the second point cannot be used easily. It must be used when the wings are strong.

Why didn’t Qi Bodu think of this? It’s nothing more than that Gu Hang broke the tacit understanding and changed the representative, and Qi Bodu had the ability to change a high lord in the Supreme Council.

The key to prevent this from happening is that when Qi Bodu cannot replace Gu Hang’s high lord position in the Supreme Council, it is the time when Gu Hang can really take power.

This requires a process.

But even if it is a high lord in name only, it is still a high lord, and one of the thirteen people with the most power in the central government of the empire in theory.

Gu Hang has this title, which is just a title, and there are too many tricks to play.

Whether it is in the local area or in Holy Terra.

What’s more, this is a matter of dynamic balance.

There is a middle ground between a nameless person with no real power and a powerful high lord. It’s not that he is a nameless person in the last second and turns against his master in the next second. Instead, as Gu Hang’s strength grows, the game between him and Qi Bodu develops, and the mutual exchange of interests, concessions, and compromises will make the peace of the entire power constantly shake.

The center of the empire is still in Holy Terra after all.

When Gu Hang has already established a foothold in the East Territory, has a stable and huge power in the local area, and can be regarded as a player who has entered the room in the entire empire’s political situation, his expansion in the local area is no longer as disorderly and barbaric as in the past.

He has to find a new path.

At his level, the new path is only possible in Holy Terra.

…

Later, Gu Hang stayed for a few days in peace.

Then, it was the signing ceremony of the “Alliance Plan”.

The specifications of this ceremony were very large, and the people attending were of high status.

Of the two signing parties, Gu Hang was of course the one representing the alliance; on the side representing the imperial government, Qi Bodu did not show up in the end, but the three prime ministers and high lords of the empire, Luo Fei, Xu Fuzhen, and Gallardo, were all there, so the standard was already very high.

The signed document was picked up by the four people and displayed to the camera. Through live broadcast and the remaining images, it was spread everywhere.

This matter was considered to be a final conclusion.

Then, a week later, Gu Hang was awarded the title of co-grandmaster within the Psychic Order.

He did not directly take over the Psychic Order in its entirety, but let the original chief, the old man Dou Zhao, continue to serve as the chief grandmaster and manage the Psychic Order.

Almost everything is the same as before.

Gu Hang has many ideas for the Psychic Order, but he cannot be in Holy Terra in person to watch their realization.

Then it is still left to Dou Zhao.

When Gu Hang was awarded the title of co-grandmaster, and Dou Zhao had fully supported him and supported him in promoting all the reform measures he wanted in the Psychic Order, what Gu Hang did not expect was that there was movement in the system panel.

In the [Vassal] interface, there was an additional [Psychic Order].

It was a pleasant surprise.

Although the obedience is not particularly high for the time being, it doesn’t matter. No matter how Gu Hang said inside the Psychic Order, I will lead the order to greatness again. But in fact, for him, the greatest value of the Psychic Order is still just the name.

However, now that the system can identify it as a force and include it in, it is not impossible to invest a little bit of resources.

According to Gu Hang’s original reform intention, the future route of the Psychic Order is to cultivate more psychics and form its own armed forces. Then use this as a foundation to handle more psychic affairs in the empire, gain influence and funding… On this route, continue to expand and even revive.

In the future, when the Psychic Order itself is strong enough, the lost “management rights over psychics in the entire empire” may be able to be taken back.

At least some of it is taken back.

Gu Hang’s Storm Mage Corps has a team on the way. Some construction materials are also on the way.

The Psychic Order has also selected a group of people who will follow Gu Hang to the Alliance.

The Psychic Order will focus on building branches in the east.

The next ten-year plan has been determined. In Holy Terra and even in the entire Solar Star Region, more mage academies will be built.

With the support of the Alliance, the Psychic Force will also be built independently.

Later, it is to actively participate in various external interference in psychic disasters, psychic collection, and provide psychic support in external wars.

The dedicated psychic force can openly ask the imperial government for money after doing the work.

So far, the “Alliance Plan” has been completed, the Psychic Order’s plan has been determined, and Gu Hang’s main activities in Holy Terra have been completed.

He already wants to go home.

Before going home, he has to wait for the results of the latest discussion of the High Lords’ Council.