Chapter 257: They were the ones who made the first move

What does Gu Hang think about Black Arrow Star

Of course, he does.

Originally, he sent Perbeuf to lead the expeditionary force here just to protect his mother's safety and ensure the smooth transition of power in the Gu family.

But now an accident happened. He personally led an army and also sent Space Marines to support him. The cost to pay was very high.

Not only the military cost, but also the huge economic and political cost.

After this battle, the Gu family suffered heavy losses. In the past few days, not only has the war on the ground been fierce, but in the space star field of the Black Arrow Star, the two chambers of commerce fleets that originally belonged to the same family have almost beaten each other out of their wits. .

However, there is a bit of a noob pecking between them.

The main reason is that neither side is a serious navy. At most, they are just armed merchant ships. They are said to be frigate-level and destroyer-level, but in fact they are about the same size at most, and their firepower is not comparable, let alone Let’s talk about other aspects.

In addition, in the early stages of the battle, there were nearly a hundred ships in the eight fleets controlled by Wang Qi. Apart from various transport starships with no combat effectiveness, there were many more armed merchant ships left. At least some civil strife broke out.

At the beginning, the fight between the two sides was not very intense.

It was only after Wang Jiarong reorganized the fleet and began an all-out attack that the battle between the two sides really became intense.

But the other party tried hard to deal with it with the help of the planet's orbital firepower. Obviously their side had fewer ships, but their losses were even less than that of Wang Jiarong's side.

But Wang Jiarong ordered the fleet to attack regardless of the loss.

In a few days, both sides exploded more than a dozen ships, and the intensity of the war continued to rise.

Wang Jiarong was also anxious.

Not only does she have a deep relationship with her aunt, but even from the perspective of personal gain, she is an outsider to the Gu family. She only got a high position by following her aunt, and she is a close confidant of her aunt. If something happens to Ms. Wang Qi, she will immediately be the second person to be liquidated.

Although this naval battle felt like novices pecking each other, the pecking was still very hard.

The tragic war did not end until the Blade Tiger, under the banner of the navy, forced both sides to cease fire.

At this time, more than twenty ships had been destroyed.

Gu Hang’s heart was bleeding.

This is all the family's property. If nothing unexpected happens, he will become the leader of the Gu clan in the future, and these are the resources he can use.

Now, it’s all gone.

And these are all obvious losses. The two sides broke out such a big conflict, even so extreme that they resorted to force. Wang Qi may encounter many difficulties in the subsequent process of cleaning up the situation and reintegrating family resources. Many past family business routes, relationships, and resources will be greatly affected.

According to my mother, the family’s assets will shrink by a conservative 40% after this battle.

As for the political costs, they are mainly the things Gu Hang promised to Leader Pedes on the way to rescue his mother.

After this battle, the Gu family's original plan of getting rid of the so-called political alignment of the Iron Triangle of the Tianma Star District and becoming more neutral to facilitate further cross-star development was basically impossible to implement. After spending a lot of effort to ease the relationship, Samsung, which has even been able to purchase large-scale products and turn it into an important place of origin and consumption, may lose its market in the future.

After all, it is to implement some of the blockade actions of Leader Peders against the Fachers family.

Of course, these difficulties are mainly faced by Gu Hang and his mother.

Although the two cannot be regarded as one now, at least after many incidents, Gu Hang has probably been able to regard the forces controlled by Wang Qi as a firm ally of the Raging Owl Star. This alliance is maintained together through unbreakable blood ties and is highly reliable.

Gu’s loss is Lao Tzu’s loss.

It’s not too much to collect some rewards from Black Arrow Star to make up for the losses.

“What do you want specifically?” Wang Qi asked this question.

"I want the Luman Kingdom." Gu Hang told his mother his asking price very straightforwardly, "The Luman Kingdom is the third largest country on the Black Arrow Planet, with a population of 40 million. , 4.8 million ordinary kilometers of land. I want all of these things. The Luman Kingdom itself can exist; the Luman Family should not exist."

Wang Qi frowned. "What's the value of this? This is just an agricultural country. Their annual output value is only more than 20 million tax coins, but they have to pay 4 million imperial taxes. After paying the tax, the fiscal balance may be less than 2 million Ten thousand. Most of these two million will be used to pay for the maintenance of the army. If you include some administrative expenses and royal expenses, it will be good to win such a place without running a fiscal deficit. , do you have any money you can make?"

Gu Hang shook his head and said, "Mother, this is the difference between the thinking of a businessman and the thinking of a builder. You only see one asset now. , but can’t see its future.”

Wang Qi’s temper has really improved a lot after the ordeal of this incident. In the past, if her son talked to her like this, how could she bear it?

But now, she can bear it, she is just a little dissatisfied. "It's not that I don't understand the meaning of potential. But the prerequisite for development is The required capital needs to be invested. A population of 40 million and a land of more than 4 million square kilometers with a relatively good environment are all positive assets. However, the level of education, industrialization and infrastructure of the residents of the Luman Kingdom are extremely high. Bad. How much resources do you need to invest in the future you envision, and how many years will it take to get back the money?"

After a pause, Wang Qi continued."Moreover, this is still a simple economic account, and the other things have not been calculated yet. This is the Black Arrow Star. It has an owner and a king's council. You occupy the Luman Kingdom, six other kingdoms, and a lot of small councils. How do you establish reasonable governance? If conflicts intensify, is it possible for a war to break out to deal with these wars, and how much resources do you have to invest?"

Obviously, Wang Qi is skeptical about this. At the end, she gave her own suggestion, "It is better to exchange the results of this war for some real benefits."

"Population and land are real benefits."

"I mean shorter-term and more direct."

Gu Hang sighed.

The biggest disagreement between him and her mother was here.

Businessmen consider interests, return on investment, and risks

But Gu Hang has never defined himself as a businessman. Pure interests are never his primary consideration when making some decisions.

Including coming to the Raging Owl Star to be the Governor, the same principle applies.

At this point, Gu Hang said, "Did I invest anything in rebuilding the Raging Owl Star?"

Wang Qi was stopped by just this rhetorical question.

Yes, the situation in Raging Owl Star is much worse than that in Black Arrow Star. According to Wang Qi, isn’t Raging Owl Star a more negative asset?

But what happened?

With the current development situation of Angry Owl Star, even she cannot tell lies with her eyes open.

And all of this is based on the premise that Gu Hang started from scratch.

She knows better than anyone that Gu Hang has not received a penny of investment from his family in the past two years.

But even so, the Raging Owl Star is already a prosperous scene.

She didn’t know how her son did it. She also tried to make indirect inquiries, but she never received a positive answer.

But if the corresponding model is copied to the Black Arrow Star, how much potential will the 40 million people of the Luman Kingdom unleash?

She couldn't help but think about it .

Gu Hang's words continued, "Of course, I will not treat this place as my homeland or as a core area for development. My energy and resources are also limited, and I will give priority to the Raging Owl Star. And , as mother said, there will be various obstacles and troubles for me to control the Luman Kingdom. For the time being, I will only treat it as a colony."

"But I will still have a small amount. Invest some development resources. After all, no matter what we do with the current situation of the Luman Kingdom, it will only be a waste of money. It is only necessary to fully improve productivity and make the cake bigger. This investment is the best for me. After all, it doesn’t need to be too high, and I will liberate the people. Their current production relations are too primitive and backward.” Wang Qi worriedly said, “If you do this, you will definitely offend. Six other feudal kingdoms, includingThere will be bigger problems if you hand it over. ”

Gu Hang’s mind flashed through some history from his previous life, and it was indeed the case. Among a large group of feudal monarchies, a foreign country with a centralized system appeared. That would be What does it look like

“You’re right. However, there will soon be a major window for a period of peace. "

Wang Qi immediately frowned.

She thought for a moment and understood what "imperial tax" Gu Hang was talking about

"Yes . "Gu Hang said, "If nothing goes wrong, in at most two or three months, the fleet of the Imperial Taxation Department will arrive in the Tianma Sector.

Wang Qi followed Gu Hang's words and thought about it, "Now, the governor of Black Arrow Star is the king of the Luman Kingdom. This is authorized by the King's Council and registered with the Imperial Administration Department." This means that the imperial tax of the entire planet must be paid through Nesluman. In theory, he also owns the ownership of the entire planet."

"Yes. Gu Hang said, "After I kill Gu Ming and Nesluman, you go clean up the family's mess, and I'll clean up the Black Arrow Star mess." I will reconvene the King's Council to confirm the amount of the Gu family's claim against the Luman Kingdom, which is the ownership of the entire Luman Kingdom; I will give the Luman Kingdom two years of governorship authority, and with this imperial tax will be raised soon The time of delivery is in your hands. The other six countries had to agree. They had already sent this period of imperial tax materials to the Luman Kingdom one after another. They had to compromise on this matter. ”

“The risk is still too high. Wang Qi said, "You are right. At least until the imperial tax is paid, no matter what you do, the other six countries will not make any big moves." But three months later, after the imperial taxes have been paid, they cannot allow the power and responsibility of the planetary governor to be in your hands. They will definitely reopen the King's Council and re-elect the governor, and you will not be able to choose it. "

"Who agreed to reopen the King's Council?" Gu Hang said.

"This is the tradition of the Black Arrow Star. "

"What does their tradition have to do with me?" Gu Hang asked rhetorically, "Does the empire recognize the tradition of Black Arrow Star?"

"It is wrong to recognize it. "Wang Qi reacted.

Whether the Empire recognizes the so-called King's Council tradition of Black Arrow

It depends on which aspect.

The Black Arrow Star changes its governor every four years. This governor is elected by a certain king from one of the seven major kingdoms by the King's Council. He reports to the empire and the empire accepts it. Then the two taxes in the past four years are obtained from this governor.

From this point of view, the Empire certainly agrees. The Imperial Administration will respect the local traditions of the planet to some extent, and if it wants to change the governor, then it will be changed for you.

Essentially, from the perspective of the Empire, the process of changing the Governor of Black Arrow Star is that the previous Governor resigns and elects a new Governor. The Star Region Government approves and approves it. Then the Star Region Government approves and approves it. The Imperial Administration Department Pass again.

Just because of the special circumstances of Black Arrow Star, the whole process will be smooth.

What will happen if the incoming governor himself does not resign during the process?

What if Gu Hang uses the governor’s authority he obtained from Nesluman and refuses to give up? , what will happen

In the empire, there are no term limits for governors. As long as you pay enough taxes every two years, you are a governor recognized by the empire, and the empire doesn't care about other things.

In the history of Black Arrow Star, this kind of thing happened more than once.

If the country that dominates the position of governor is a particularly powerful country at a certain period, other countries will hold their noses and tolerate it. If they can't bear it, they will be beaten. In the end, they still have to be obedient.

And if it is not strong enough, then a war will break out. A powerful country that dominates the position of governor will, on the premise of meeting the imperial tax, beat up those who are disobedient, subvert the royal power, support puppets, plunder the land, etc. to confirm their hegemony.

This is all clearly written in the history of Black Arrow Star.

However, this hegemony usually does not last long. In the past one or two hundred years, the international situation on Black Arrow has been relatively stable, and the King's Council has played an important role. Everyone is obedient and there are less hegemonic wars for the position of governor.

Wang Qi sighed, "You are going to turn Black Arrow Star upside down."

Gu Hang innocently spread his hands, "They were the ones who started."

End of this chapter

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