Start with Planetary Governor - Chapter 760
Gu Hang left Holy Terra.
This news once again became the biggest news on the capital of the empire and the home planet of mankind.
In the eyes of the vast majority of Terran people, they were very reluctant to let him go.
Why is the ‘hottest IP protagonist’, a serious imperial hero, leaving now?
Originally, when Gu Hang accepted the position of Chief Honorary Grand Master of the Psychic Order and then became a high lord, the people of Holy Terra thought that Gu Hang would stay in Holy Terra for a long time and become one of the lofty rulers of the empire.
They were looking forward to this scene.
Gu Hang was not born in Holy Terra, which was a minus point for him. Terrans have a great sense of superiority.
However, Gu Hang’s deeds have been spread on Holy Terra from the beginning through various literary and artistic works. The people of Terra can be said to have watched Gu Hang grow up and have a very close feeling. The minus point brought by Gu Hang’s origin has been greatly pulled back.
Terrans can fully accept Gu Hang.
Moreover, in the general psychology of the people, it is a better choice for a hero to lead the empire than for a politician to lead the empire.
Because of this, his departure made the people of Terra quite reluctant.
But it is understandable.
After all, the border is not settled, and there are still many hidden dangers, which may evolve into a disaster that threatens the entire empire, and heroes are needed to solve it – this is what many literary works imply.
In addition to the general public, for those senior officials of the central government of the empire on Holy Terra, Gu Hang’s departure is also a major news.
Among these politicians, not many people welcome Gu Hang to lead the empire.
Of course, they also realize that Gu Hang will not stay in Holy Terra. His identity as a high lord is a false name, and this part of the power that can be nominally exerted in the central government of the empire is actually in the hands of the prime minister; the Psychic Order has given up some big and useless false names, and instead has taken the route of low-key development.
Although Gu Hang will not stay, his trip to Holy Terra, which lasted less than a year, has brought profound changes.
Those with a thin eye can see that Prime Minister Qi Bodu’s authority is becoming more and more solemn. With Gu Hang as a general in the camp, he suppresses the state religion with his left hand and unites with the Mechanicus with his right hand. The Inquisition and the Assassin’s Court must obey his orders… In the more than 30 years since the death of the Sun King, another powerful figure has risen. Looking at this trend, if there is no trouble in the future, Prime Minister Qi Bodu will be able to truly control the power of the empire for a hundred years.
Those with a more far-sighted vision can see that a powerful prince who started from the frontier of the empire will have a profound impact on the empire’s political arena. After the war, Gu Hang has now built a solid base and has obtained the legitimacy recognized by the central government, with both name and substance.
There are many local princes in the empire, but there is only one like Gu Hang now.
An entire universe with two star regions under full control. In name, officials are appointed by the central government, but in fact, they are all appointed by themselves… Have there been such vassals in the history of the empire?
There should be. After all, the overall scale of the empire is too large, and the system is inevitably rigid. Once some places are cut off from information, or a key route node has problems, a large area will be cut off from information and communication with the central government.
However, on the one hand, the scale of the territory actually controlled by the alliance is rare in history.
Secondly, the unity is very high.
The existing powerful cosmic domain chairmen of the empire may not be able to control all the star domain heads under their jurisdiction; even if they can control them, they are more like “leaders of vassal alliances” and “feudal leaders” rather than establishing a unified regime. Most of them still have to obey the central government of the empire. At the worst, they can only pretend to obey and disobey, and dare not really do anything.
But Gu Hang is different. His independence and legitimacy were all affirmed after the signing of the “Alliance Plan” and after he obtained the position of high-ranking chairman as the chairman of the Spider Web Universe. This means that within the alliance, it is legal to ignore the imperial officials.
As long as Gu Hang does not openly rebel, as long as his high-ranking chairmanship is not deposed, and as long as the “Alliance Plan” is not declared invalid by the imperial center… the existence of the alliance as an independent kingdom is legal and reasonable.
At present, this will do more good than harm to the imperial center. The spider web universe, which was destroyed in the war, is a major reconstruction burden and a financial black hole. Now, not to mention that it has been thrown to the alliance, the imperial center can also get 2 trillion yuan in revenue from Dongjiang a year. Even if the 2 trillion yuan is to be gradually increased over ten years, the current 300 billion yuan in revenue is higher than the income of an ordinary universe under normal circumstances after deducting tax costs and losses; after ten years, it will be equivalent to the income of ten universes.
The area actually controlled by the alliance is calculated to be 14 star regions, which is much larger than the average universe. This is because the spider web universe itself is relatively large, with 12 universes, while the average universe does not exceed 10, and the smaller ones are even only six or seven. Counting the two star regions of Menghe and Dragon Eagle in the north of the Eastern Universe, there are a total of fourteen.
This is even equivalent to the administrative divisions of two smaller universes.
However, it should also be considered that the Spider Universe is the main battlefield of the Iron Armor War and the Zerg War. The war has burned almost all of the thousands of worlds in the universe. Many places have even suffered from the weapons of extinction and cannot be used again. It requires a huge investment in reconstruction.
From this perspective, it has been pulled back a bit.
However, a considerable number of people believe that Gu Hang’s so-called future tax amount of 2 trillion tax coins is purely for power, and the boast is an unrealizable promise.
It is impossible for the alliance to complete such a high amount of taxation under the premise of maintaining rule, post-war reconstruction, and bearing tax losses.
Even if it can be maintained, is the alliance still capable of doing anything?
I’m afraid not.
Therefore, many central officials who support the alliance do not want to see the emergence of a separatist regime. Instead, they believe that Gu Hang is using the political form of the alliance to demonstrate efficient administrative efficiency and provide huge tax revenues for the central government of the empire. Once this form is implemented, with the normal territory of two universes, it can pay the tax amount of ten universes to the central government. In the long run, this credit is not even less than winning a war.
This is what many self-proclaimed smart people see: Terra is still the most important political stage, and Gu Hang is sacrificing the alliance and relying on the central fiscal revenue of 2 trillion a year to gain greater power in the central government.
Moreover, once this form can be promoted, then he, a capable minister of governing the world, can he come to the big stage of Holy Terra naturally? Will the Prime Minister want him to promote the policies of the “Alliance Plan” to other parts of the empire and carry out political and economic reforms throughout the empire?
That’s hard to say!
In that process, how will the relationship between Gu Hang and Qi Bo Du, and the relationship between the alliance and the central government of the empire develop?
There are many variables.
The keen dignitaries are now secretly looking at the East Border of the Empire, the area that has been portrayed as the “Land of Hope” in literary works.
They are watching what kind of achievements Gu Hang, a very young high lord, great mentor, chairman of the universe, marshal of the star army… can make in the East Border.
It has become a place where politicians focus their attention.
In addition to ordinary people and politicians, there is another group that is also very interested in the East Border.
They are even planning to sail and run to the East Border in droves.
This group is the Empire merchants.
Unlike ordinary trade, in the interstellar era, the cost of cross-galaxy trade is very high.
Although merchant ships and transport ships are not as expensive as warships, it is difficult for ordinary forces to get so much money. In addition, interstellar trade is officially controlled by the empire and requires a license.
In addition, the threat of pirates, the risk of star shuttle, the risk of getting lost, the huge demand for manpower and energy during long voyages… all these make the survival ability of small merchants very weak.
The Imperial Chamber of Commerce came into being. They are responsible for issuing licenses, collecting business taxes on each license, and directly managing a large number of large-scale merchant fleets that do specific work.
The president of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce is even a top dignitary who is eligible to run for the position of high leader chairman.
Moreover, unlike the Psychic Order, which has declined and has not had the position of high leader chairman for a long time, the president of the general commerce can still get the position frequently, but it has not been in recent decades.
The Imperial Chamber of Commerce has a strong interest in Dongjiang. In terms of economy, they are much more sensitive than politicians.
The Spider Web Universe is going to be rebuilt, the Alliance’s extremely developed manufacturing industry… these are all business opportunities that can be smelled.
When Gu Hang and many Alliance officials were still in Holy Terra, many Chamber of Commerce clerks stationed in Terra, and even the Chamber of Commerce presidents came in person to discuss with the officials sent by the Alliance Commerce Department to accompany Governor Gu, and signed many trade contracts in draft.
The reason for the draft is that the merchants also need to look at the risks of the policy. If the “Alliance Plan” fails to be successfully signed, wouldn’t it be in vain?
But now, the dust has settled!
A large number of adventurous merchants have already sailed to the east on merchant ships loaded with goods.
Even some quick and decisive ones have directly formed a merchant fleet and set off from Holy Terra with Gu Hang and his party who are heading east to return to their hometown.
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No matter what the parties think, Gu Hang has left Holy Terra after all.
In a grand farewell ceremony, Gu Hang smiled and waved to the crowd and the camera. The door of the orbital elevator closed, and he and the large group of people accompanying him went up to the magnificent star port of Holy Terra, and then got on the airship and entered his vehicle – the Emperor-class battleship “Golden Gate”.
This time he came to Holy Terra, he brought the Golden Gate.
As for safety, Gu Hang was there, unless he had a falling out with the Central Empire, otherwise he would be safe on the way.
The Golden Gate in the star port had already prepared for departure. The crew members who had gone out to play and the materials that needed to be assembled had been recalled and shipped a few weeks ago. At this moment, the Golden Gate, which had waited for Gu Hang, slowly sailed out of the star port.
Following the Golden Gate, there was a fleet of about 20 cruisers, destroyers, and frigates. The number was small and the scale was small, so people would not feel any sense of crisis. At the same time, the style was enough and decent.
Those merchant fleets that traveled eastward together also valued the sense of security. Although they also had fleet escorts, in addition to their own armed merchant ships, some powerful merchant ships also had powerful warships to escort. But in an emergency, where can you find a strong escort ship? In any case, it is not as safe as following a battleship.
After leaving the port, the Jinguan passed through the “Triumphal Gate” with many escort ships.
This is the honor of being a hero.
Those accompanying merchant ships are definitely not worthy of passing through here. They can only bypass far away and then catch up.
Gu Hang stood on the bridge, looking at the Holy Terra that was getting smaller and smaller on the big screen, and he did not move for a long time.
This time, coming to Holy Terra, his goals were roughly achieved, but to different degrees.
But overall he was very satisfied.
The big worries have been solved, and he also got the seat of the high lord, even if it is just a false name.
This time he left with great satisfaction. In the future, the alliance should be able to get a long period of development time.
Go home and farm well.
As for Holy Terra, goodbye for now.
This will not be the last time Gu Hang comes to Holy Terra.
He will definitely come again.
Speaking of which, every time he goes to Holy Terra, his identity will change.
The first time he came, he was a nobody. He became famous by virtue of the victory of the Iron Teeth War. Because of the threat of Iron Armor, he was supported and given the title of Marshal, so that he could pull up the southern line and fight against Iron Armor. At that time, no one thought that the Alliance was the main force in the Iron Armor War. The dignitaries on Holy Terra just regarded him as a sacrifice. It was good enough to play a little role in the southern line.
They all looked down on you, but you were the most competitive.
This second time, he became a hero of the Empire by virtue of the victory of the Iron Armor War.
He led the triumphal army, walked through the Arc de Triomphe, and accepted the cheers of people all over the world;
He won legal status for the Alliance;
He became the Honorary Grand Master of the Psychic Order, and actually controlled this organization that was in decline but still had a good influence.
He shines in the political arena of the Empire and even becomes a high lord.
So, what will happen when he returns to the Alliance, develops again, and makes more achievements?
What kind of identity will he have when he comes to Holy Terra for the third time?
Gu Hang is waiting to see.
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