Chapter 265, Angry Owl Star Port
Gu Hang knew that Chief Pei Desi would not be happy.
The reason is actually not complicated.
The fact that multiple planets obey the orders of one governor at the same time is something that all sector heads hate and are wary of.
Why does Pedders have a bad relationship with the Fats family?
In addition to the many dirty tricks between the two sides in government affairs and daily interactions, there is a core point of conflict, which is that the Fats family controls three planets in the Pegasus star region.
Including the Angry Owl Star, there are only nine worlds in the Pegasus region, and Fats accounts for three of them!
What say does the sector leader have?
Under the empire's political system, the situation is actually "heavy at both ends and light in the middle".
The so-called "two heavy ends" refer to the imperial center and the planetary governor.
Needless to say, the imperial center theoretically and even actually holds all power across the boundless territory of the empire.
Planetary Governors hold all power within a single Imperial world, and within their own jurisdiction, they have the final say.
The three levels of government sandwiched in the middle are in a somewhat awkward situation.
The three levels of government below the empire and above the planets, from large to small, are "universe domain" - "star domain" - "star region".
For example, the Angry Owl Star under Gu Hang’s jurisdiction generally belongs to the Eastern Universe-Dragon Eagle Star Region-Pegasus Star Region-Angry Owl Galaxy.
The three levels of government in the middle do not have complete ruling power.
For example, the star sector leader Pedesi nominally has the power to manage the entire nine worlds of the Pegasus star sector, but in reality, he basically cannot interfere in the specific affairs of specific planets.
It is true that he is the superior of the planetary governors, but this power is greatly discounted.
As long as they guarantee to pay taxes, the governors are local tyrants. If the leader gives an order, you can listen if you want to. If you really don't want to listen, what else can you do?
If one has jurisdiction but cannot remove someone, punish them, or give them any rewards, then this jurisdiction is meaningless.
The only power he has is that some of the imperial taxes will remain in his hands. In contrast, he is responsible for the maintenance of the naval fleet of the star zone, the maintenance of the star army, and the stability of the tax revenue of the entire star zone.
The Sector Head also has the power to issue orders to the Imperial Navy and the Astra Militarum, and can be considered the top military and political leader. However, the Imperial Navy has its own direct superior, the Pegasus Fleet Commander Tillemans, and has to report to his superior; the same is true for the Astra Militarum.
In addition, there are the Imperial Military Affairs Department, the Administrative Department, and the Taxation Department, which will carry out various vertical management of star sector-level affairs.
These factors make the position of the sector leader very awkward, and he will naturally compete for power with forces above and below him.
However, when the specific situation is implemented in a specific star region, there will be great differences.
In some star regions, the leaders are more Buddhist, they don't fight or compete, and just lie down completely; those who have made some progress will do their own work well and just pass on the work of communicating.
But in most cases, the leaders will still fight for it.
After all, we have already reached this position, who would be willing to be a clay Buddha?
In the Tianma Star Region, Pedes is a relatively strong leader. Through a good relationship with the Fofana family, he has achieved a certain degree of control over the navy; by helping his younger brother become the governor of Feiyi Star, he has achieved control over the capital planet of the star region, which is also the most developed world; through a good relationship with the Gu family, he has achieved control over the Imperial Chamber of Commerce; by manipulating the selection of governors of various planets, he has strengthened his control over the local areas...
By using various means, Pei Desi became a rare and powerful star sector leader.
However, the Fats family, which controlled three planets at the same time, was always a thorn in his heart, and he could not interfere at all.
Under such circumstances, there is no doubt that what Pedes, the leader of the star zone, hates most is this kind of thing.
There is already a Fachers in the star zone. How could he tolerate Gu Hang going down the same path?
What's more, the Gu family also possesses the power of the Chamber of Commerce that the Fats do not have.
Gu Hang wants to further expand his authority as governor and supervise multiple planets at the same time, which is a path that will inevitably lead to contradictions and conflicts with the leader Pedes.
but……
Gu Hang is not afraid of Pei Desi alone.
The heads of other star regions have very little real power, so why can't the political ecology of the Pegasus star region become like this?
The key lies in Chief Pedes' control over multiple planetary governor positions and the Imperial Navy.
What Pei Desi can mainly control are the candidates for governors of the four planets: Feiyi Star, Hongjian Star, Korojia 1 and 2.
The most important of these are Koroja 1, a hive world with a population of 40 billion, and Wing Star, a highly developed garden world and civilized world.
However, it is not easy to take away Pedes' control over these planets.
As for the navy, it is mainly the Fofana family.
Pedes relied on his extremely good relationship with the Fofana family to maintain control of the navy.
And in front of Gu Hang was a core figure of the Fofana family.
His mother had mentioned it to him vaguely before.
He is now beginning to seriously consider what the effect would be if he married into the Fofana family.
Gu Hang is not a naive boy, he is not opposed to political marriage.
What's more, Ye Lixia is a beauty from every angle.
…
On the way back on Ye Licia's starship, Gu Hang did not forget to communicate with Pei Desi.
Although in his heart he had gradually begun to regard Pedes as a potential rival and a stumbling block to further expanding his influence in the future.
But now, it is still a target that needs to be pleased.
Now, Gu Hang still cannot directly challenge the leader of the star zone, and even needs a lot of help from the other party.
You still have to lick it.
As soon as the call was connected, Gu Hang could tell that the tone of the leader, Pei Desi, was not very good:
"Gu Hang, Gu Hang, you are really capable." The face of the leader Pedes also appeared in front of Gu Hang. He was smiling, but there was a hint of coldness in his face. "I am curious, why did you spare Ness Luman's life? You might as well just kill him, and then I will submit an application for you to serve as the governor of Black Arrow Star. What do you think?"
Obviously, these are all ironic.
Gu Hang had expected Pei Desi to be sarcastic.
But in fact, Gu Hang was not that nervous.
As long as you're still answering the phone, it means everything is fine.
Of course, although he was not nervous, Gu Hang still showed a look of fear and trepidation on his face: "Mr. Chief, it is precisely because I am worried that you will misunderstand that I am communicating with you. Please believe me, I have no intention of serving as the governor of two planets at the same time."
"Oh, your army is already stationed on Black Arrow Star, how can I trust you?"
"I need to maintain the stability of Black Arrow Star." Gu Hang said, "My mother told me that I must leave a troop there. After all, Black Arrow Star is still the core trading partner of the Gu family."
He and Wang Qi had agreed to put the blame on his mother. He didn't expect to get away with it, but at least he had an explanation.
Pedes was too lazy to dwell on this topic, so he directly put forward the conditions: "You must withdraw your troops and your influence from Black Arrow Star. Black Arrow Star must maintain their traditions, and the King's Council must exist. The star district government will arrange a dispatched agency on Black Arrow Star to supervise the King's Council to select their governor."
"good."
"Huh?" Now it was Pedes' turn to be surprised.
You agreed so readily?
He was indeed very unhappy. He authorized the Blade Tiger to carry the troops of the Angry Owl Star to the Black Arrow Star, and in the capacity of the Imperial Navy, he forced both sides to cease fire so that Gu Hang could rescue his mother. This was his clear choice of side in the internal struggle of the Gu family.
However, his authorization was limited to allowing Gu Hang to rescue his mother.
What he didn't expect was that in just less than two years, not only had Angry Owl Star developed well itself, but a small group of troops sent out by it could even completely destroy a kingdom in its home turf.
He also didn't expect that Gu Hang's men could get support from more than a dozen Space Marines!
All these made him extremely alert.
In his opinion, since Gu Hang had already swallowed up the Luman Kingdom, it would be impossible for him to spit it out easily.
The matter has been settled, how can we just withdraw our troops?
He was already prepared to bargain with the Gu family on this matter.
However, he did not expect that Gu Hang would agree to his request to withdraw troops so easily.
This made him wonder: Did I misunderstand this kid?
Putting this idea aside for the moment, he thought that as long as the army of Angry Owl Star withdrew, they would not be able to maintain their influence on Black Arrow Star.
As for the Gu family's influence on Black Arrow Star's trade, it's not a problem. They already have it, so how can they be deprived of it?
But overall, Pei Desi was generally satisfied with Gu Hang's attitude.
His tone became much softer as a result.
The two further discussed the withdrawal for a while.
Gu Hang expressed his willingness to withdraw troops, but the withdrawal was not something that could be done overnight. The military strength of the Luman Kingdom itself had been destroyed, and the army of the Wrathful Owl Star needed to remain there for a while to maintain order in the country, so as not to cause major changes in the situation of the seven countries of the Black Arrow Star and suppress the ambitions of the other six countries.
Gu Hang promised that the total number of troops stationed on Black Arrow Star would not exceed 50,000; the relevant withdrawal work would be gradually completed in the next two years, and his troops would gradually leave Black Arrow Star. He promised that his troops would be completely withdrawn before the next King's Council of Black Arrow Star elected a new planetary governor two years later.
However, the Gu family's heavy losses on the Black Arrow Star require the Kingdom of Luman to repay them year by year in the form of war reparations.
These conditions are within the range that Pei Desi can accept.
As long as the army of Angry Owl Star can leave Black Arrow Star before the next King's Council election, ensuring that the election of the King's Council will not be manipulated by the military and Black Arrow Star will not fall into Gu Hang's hands, he can accept it.
In order to ensure this, the district government's dispatched agency will supervise everything on his behalf.
As for the compensation that the Luman Kingdom wanted to pay to the Gu family, Pei Desi didn't care.
As it should be.
The conversation between the two became more harmonious as time went on.
Until the end, Pei Desi even felt that he had made a profit.
He originally could not intervene much on Black Arrow Star, but now, the star district government led by him can send an agency to this planet to supervise the selection of the planetary governor in the name of "respecting tradition", which gives him the opportunity to intervene.
It’s still a good thing.
He had a smile on his face until the end of the call. He just reminded Gu Hang to remember to fulfill the previous agreement and drive the power of the Fats family out of the Angry Owl Star, and then hung up the call.
After ending the call, Gu Hang still had a smile on his face.
"Withdrawing the troops within two years... no problem. By then, the Luman Kingdom's own army should have been rebuilt. In two years, it's hard to say whether they can unify Black Arrow Star, but they will definitely have the ability to firmly hold the position of planetary governor."
"The self-reliant and strong Luman Kingdom...tsk tsk."
Gu Hang thought to himself.
He didn't mind at all that the future planetary governor of Black Arrow was selected fairly and impartially by the King's Council.
After returning, he will send a large number of agricultural machinery, some government officials, and some military experts to Black Arrow Star to "help" the Kingdom of Luman rebuild their homes, upgrade the agricultural industry, and train the army.
Gu Hang had also seen before that in the [Soldier Card] system, as long as one-tenth of the people in a troop were made up of local population and the other 90% were from vassal states, that would be enough.
He will train an excellent army for the Kingdom of Luman.
…
After seven days of sailing in space, Gu Hang returned to his base camp.
The Blade Tiger docked at the starport.
It was also the first time that Gu Hang saw the appearance of his own star port.
Eight days ago, when he left, this place was still a large construction site.
After the ground part of the starport was completed, a space station built on the surface was launched from the magnetic orbit.
Of course, the space station was not big, far from being called a star port. However, the large orbital spacecraft that was upgraded from the [Wind Falcon Speed Attack Boat] technology and the [Star Port Technology Blueprint] quickly sent personnel and engineering machinery to the space station through the magnetic track channel.
Then, boxes of parts manufactured on the ground were launched up one by one; workers wearing special space suits drove engineering machines under the gravity effect provided by anti-gravity engines, and smoothly assembled the parts produced on the ground in space.
By now, it has begun to take shape.
Of course, if we look at this place by the standards of a star port, it is too small and too simple, and the functions and services it can provide are too few. This entire star port is actually not even as big as the Sharp Blade Tiger.
But at least it can provide a boarding bridge and a space station that can accommodate thousands of people.
Once the Blade Tiger is docked with the boarding bridge, the soldiers can walk directly on the floor and drive the tanks down the bridge to the Angry Owl Star Port, and then take one orbital spacecraft after another to leave the star port and arrive at the other side.
This operating speed is much faster than transporting it one trip at a time by landing ships.
Looking at this small and simple star port, Gu Hang suddenly felt a sense of heroism.
He seemed to be able to see that in the future this place would be wrapped in armor, filled with artillery, equipped with shipyards, and become a star fortress!
(End of this chapter)
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