Start with Planetary Governor - Chapter 758

The Martian sect’s “crazy” behavior made Qi Bo Du quite uncomfortable.

No, buddy, what are you doing?

According to the standard, have you been given all the benefits?

For the reconstruction of the Devouring Star Universe, a considerable part of the orders will be given to the Martian sect instead of those from far away.

Although the products on Mars are the best, with the highest production capacity and relatively low prices, they are particularly competitive; however, if you add the round-trip transportation cycle of almost two years, no matter how high the product competitiveness is, it will become very low.

If you have to go through Mars and ensure the profit of Mars, it means that the reconstruction will cost more money and time. These costs are all for the purpose of giving the Martian sect enough benefits.

At the same time, the Martian sect will also obtain the exclusive operating rights of more than 20 mineral worlds in the Devouring Star Universe, which are not lacking in rare mineral deposits of extraordinary value.

Qi Bo Du also hinted that he would give the green light to the Martian sect’s proposal to punish and sanction a disobedient medium-sized mechanical sect.

According to the political tacit understanding between the two sides, such a price is already quite good.

You guys, what else are you not satisfied with?

But soon, Qi Bodu came to his senses.

He remembered that the great sage Kaul had met Gu Hang once.

His spy did not hear that conversation, not because Gu Hang blocked it, but because Kaul himself did it.

However, Gu Hang told Qi Bodu part of the content of the conversation.

Of course, he did not say what should not be said. What prophecy, what future mission, what end of the war… What is there to talk about these things?

However, it was Kaul who revealed the clues of the assassination to him, and Gu Hang did say it.

Qi Bodu still felt strange at the time.

Before this, no intelligence mentioned that Gu Hang or the alliance had any connection with the Martian sect. The two sects that have fallen into Gu Hang’s hands are basically his collaborators or under his control, the Mingyang Sect and the Aramita Sect (Alfonzo Sect), which may have some connection with Mars, but it should not be deep.

Why did Mars tell Gu Hang about this information when he had nothing to do?

Or did he go to his house and tell him himself!

Is there any secret deal between them?

This was the thought that came to Qi Bodu’s mind instinctively when he learned the news.

However, from the time when Yu Jinwen’s mansion was raided by the imperial army to now, he was too busy during this period of time. He only had time to instruct the intelligence department to go to the alliance and Mars to investigate the information about this matter. After that, he had no time to take care of it.

Up to now, of course, no intelligence has been sent back in this regard, and he himself has even forgotten about it.

It was not until this time that he reacted.

What Mars wants is to push Gu Hang to the position of high lord?

How can this be!

Damn it, I knew that Gu Hang was not honest. When he asked me for the position of high lord before, he was servile and subservient, as if he was a loyal minister who had completely surrendered. Now he turned around and asked Mars to put on eye drops for me, right?

Although he scolded, the activities in his mind were more like complaints than scolding.

In his heart, Gu Hang was of course never a filial son or a good grandson. Even in the last secret conversation between the two of them, when Gu Hang made a series of statements, especially the one that asked Qi Bodu to choose a high lord representative for Gu Hang, he was only slightly moved.

Really just slightly.

Only the name and the instrument cannot be borrowed from others, this is a famous saying of ancient Terra that Qi Bodu had copied when practicing calligraphy.

He deeply agreed with it.

Gu Hang was not one of his own, and the high lord gave him a false title. After a long enough time, Gu Hang might be able to realize it.

He would not underestimate Gu Hang now.

An extremely powerful psychic, plus a thriving alliance that he had to look at differently after seeing all kinds of intelligence and reports.

It was a false title now, who knew what the future would be like?

It was said that as long as Gu Hang did not obey, he could use the majority vote at the Supreme Council to remove him from the position of high lord chairman at any time. But just like he couldn’t dismiss the State Church, Mars, and the Inquisition, if the power of the Alliance continued to expand, and the network of relationships continued to expand, to the point where the Empire could not withstand the rebellion of the Alliance, and even the rebellion of the Alliance might not be regarded as a rebellion, and then get the support of other forces and factions… At that time, no matter how many votes he had, he could not dismiss Gu Hang from his position as a high lord.

He had to think about this possibility, especially after the Mechanicus pretended to support Gu Hang.

But he was curious.

What did Gu Hang pay to get the support of the Mechanicus to get a high lord?

Mars’ appetite has never been small.

Only by figuring this out can we know what Mars is planning?

Without figuring this out, Qi Bo Du really didn’t dare to make any extra moves.

Now, he regretted it a little.

The “Alliance Plan” was signed too early.

But now the signing ceremony, which was broadcast live, was also passed by a high vote at the Supreme Lords’ Council, so it was impossible to go back on it.

If you go back on it, the Alliance can also not pay.

All current budgets are based on the additional 300 billion tax coins after the “Alliance Plan” is passed; in the next ten years, the additional income of 2.1 trillion per year is taken into account.

If you want to overthrow it, you can’t overthrow it a little bit.

Qi Bodu can’t play cards with this chip.

He could only forcibly interrupt the second meeting on the Star-Eating Space Domain.

Then, he summoned Gu Hang, and the two had another secret conversation.

This time, he directly showed an angry attitude and asked questions repeatedly.

Gu Hang was obedient and explained.

The general content is that even I don’t know what the idea of ​​the Mars Sect is.

In a sense, Gu Hang was indeed telling the truth.

However, Governor Qi Bodu definitely didn’t believe it.

Gu Hang skipped this topic and took out all the conditions mentioned before and said them again.

His attitude was humble, but in fact he did not give in at all.

Qi Bodu told him to get lost.

Gu Hang left quickly.

Then came the third meeting a week later.

To no avail.

After the meeting, Governor Qi called Gu Hang over again and chatted in detail for an hour.

Afterwards, he chatted for a long time with various people from the Mars Sect in private.

In the end, Qi Bodu compromised.

In fact, after careful calculation, he didn’t lose anything. Even in the recent past, he still made money.

All the benefits originally promised to the Mars Sect were not given. The Cult of Mars has to pay some additional costs.

Gu Hang also had two major benefits: the sixth rejuvenation surgery and the alliance army being recruited by Governor Qi Bo.

Although the position of high lord was given away, it was only in name. The person who represents Gu Hang and exercises the power of the High Lord in Holy Terra is Jon Curtis.

Gu Hang had just met this person.

He was originally a member of Qi Bodu’s staff, so this was considered a step forward and he came to the front of the stage.

For Qi Bodu, he got everything he expected.

Even because of the concessions made by the Alliance and the Mars Sect, he got more than originally planned.

As for hidden dangers… that will happen very far in the future.

At least now Gu Hang still behaves quite respectfully.

Anyway, it seems that overall, after going through this turmoil, Qi Bodu not only did not lose money, but also made a lot of money.

So let’s do this for now.

Qi Bodu’s attention shifted from Gu Hang to the struggle against the state religion and the situation in the Star Swallowing Universe.

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The installation of a high lord is also a major event.

No matter in name or in reality, he was one of the thirteen most powerful people in the empire.

A grand inauguration ceremony is also essential.

This became the third grand ceremony that Gu Hang attended in succession after arriving at Holy Terra.

He has been the most popular person on Holy Terra for almost a year.

I originally thought that the triumphal ceremony would be the peak of his popularity, but I didn’t expect that the series of stories that followed would be even more dizzying.

For ordinary people or middle- and lower-level government officials, the signing of the alliance plan is very surprising, but for some people who love Gu Hang, it is also a joy: this means that here In the past, many comments about Gu Hang being a separatist force who might be disloyal to the empire and harmful to the empire have all gone bankrupt.

If the signing of the alliance plan was a surprise to most people, it was even more incredible that Gu Hang could become a high lord.

Gallardo is one of them.

“I never expected it, really.” Gallardo sighed to Gu Hang in the banquet hall, “Although I fully support every decision and everything you make along the way. But To be honest, I still feel in my heart that you have taken a difficult road, and I don’t expect you to succeed in the end, but I didn’t expect it…”

He himself is a high lord, and he rises quickly. I arrived in Holy Terra more than thirty years ago. It took me more than ten or twenty years to move from the position of deputy minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs to the position of prime minister and lord.

But it is precisely because he has experienced this process personally that he knows how difficult it is.

In his opinion, the path he originally envisioned for Gu Hang to become a high lord should be the smoothest and most majestic road.

But Gu Hang had to take a difficult road.

I really let him go!

Gu Hang raised his hand to raise his glass: “I can’t do without your help.”

He meant what he said.

The help Gallardo brought to Gu Hang in Holy Terra was very crucial.

Without Gallardo, the league’s earliest sources of legitimacy would be in question. Later, Gallardo played a big role in winning many imperial policies for the alliance and in gaining various political support for the Holy Terra Alliance.

The difference between a single move and a thought back then would play a crucial role in the future.

Gallardo waved his hand and said: “There is no need to be polite between the two of us. We have gone through the difficult journey, and the stage for the two of us will be huge in the future!”

At this point, his natural attitude was that Gu Hang would definitely take back the power of the high lord slowly in the future. By then, just the two of them will hold two seats in the Supreme Council, and they are already a force that cannot be underestimated. As time goes by, maybe if you think of a way, you can overthrow Governor Qi?

Gu Hang knew Gallardo well. He knew that his good brother was an absolutely restless and ambitious person.

Pretty good too.

He is not Gu Hang’s subordinate, but a collaborator, and in the cooperation between the two of them, they can each get what they need, without any core conflict of interest.

Of course, this may only be temporary.

Gallardo’s ultimate goal in the future is probably what Qi Bodu is now. Gu Hang can strongly feel that in Gallardo, there is a belief that “he can replace Qi Bodu”.

If he becomes a centralized prime minister like Qi Bodu, and Gu Hang still wants to be a powerful local lord, then the conflict between the two will probably become inevitable.

This kind of conflict cannot be erased by personal friendship, no matter how good the relationship is.

But fortunately, it is still a long way from that day. Qi Bodu is still sitting firmly in his position, with great authority. Obviously, it was his people who had problems, but not only did he not lose his position as a high lord and chairman of the universe under his faction, he also used his false reputation to buy Gu Hang, the most popular hero in the empire in recent years, and severely hit his political enemies…

This is the outside world’s perception of Qi Bodu at the moment, which makes Qi Bodu’s authority more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

In a sense, these perceptions are indeed facts.

With such a big boss suppressing him, no matter how ambitious one is, he will have to hide it honestly.

Moreover, will there be such a day?

If the End War really exists and takes place in a few decades or a hundred years, what is the point of being the leader?

Because of this, Gu Hang did not consider the possibility of conflicts between the two in the future.

He was not even so worried about the conflict between the Alliance and the Central Empire.

When a huge crisis that will destroy the entire human empire comes, all other conflicts must give way to the biggest conflict of human survival.

Moreover, compared to promotion, although Gu Hang will not stay in Holy Terra for a long time and currently only has a false name, it is not certain who will be promoted faster in the future.

There is nothing to worry about anymore.

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“We are ready to leave Holy Terra in nine days.”

When Ye Lixia heard Gu Hang say this to herself, she smiled sincerely.

She hugged Gu Jing, swung his little hand, and said happily: “We can go home!”

Little Gu Jing was ignorant.

For him, there was no concept of home. Since he was born, he lived on the battleship. Then, he lived in the palace on Holy Terra for nearly a year.

But it doesn’t matter, he just wants to be with his parents.

After coaxing her son to sleep, Ye Lixia said to Gu Hang with emotion: “These years are like a dream…”