Chapter 275: You have a big appetite
Is Gallardo, the apostle of war, here to travel to the Pegasus star region?
That's obviously not the case.
The Sun Crusade is in full swing, and as one of the 46 apostles, Gallardo is very busy.
During the Solar Expedition, 1.5 planets had to be conquered every day. The Sun Lord's "exploitation" of the entire expedition force was terrible. The potential of the entire army was utilized and exerted to the limit by him, and every soldier contributed his best.
Not to mention his trusted 'War Apostles' and other close confidants in his inner circle.
Some of Galador's colleagues who were also war apostles were independently leading an expeditionary force, leading fleets and star troops to capture cities in the starry sea; some were sent to a certain battle group, and could even make a group of space warriors obey their orders; some served as bishops of the state religion part-time, mobilizing the power of the state religion, especially the battle sisters, to assist the legion in combat...
In order to win honors and military exploits, the apostles, marshals, and generals were divided into many branch teams. Often, when they arrived at a planet, they would overwhelm it with grandeur, and if it surrendered, they would take the ruler as the planetary governor, and then wait to collect taxes, which was considered a recovery;
If you don't surrender, there will be a few days of orbital bombardment, indiscriminate bombing, destroying both military and civilian objects, regardless of whether they are completely destroyed or not. The army will land, sweep the area hastily, and appoint a planetary governor, or temporarily find a general or even a colonel from the army to be the governor.
After the battle was over, except for a small number of soldiers who stayed behind, the rest of the troops left immediately and headed for the next battlefield.
If you encounter some intergalactic civilizations, it will take a long time. But against such intergalactic civilizations, a naval battle or the destruction of the capital planet can sometimes conquer several or even dozens of worlds.
Of course, there are also battles that drag on for a long time, and the enemy's will to resist is particularly fierce. Then call in more troops to support, or even ask nearby Space Marine Chapters to take action. With two Chapters and thousands of Space Marines, any civilization can be flattened.
At present, there are more than a dozen main legions of the Solar Expeditionary Force, and if we further subdivide them, there may be hundreds of teams acting and fighting at the same time.
It is this kind of efficiency that can give rise to an average speed of three worlds in two days.
And what about Gallardo? He is also a war apostle, but he is not on his way to conquer. What is he doing here?
"His duties are quite important." Gu Hang listened to his mother's voice, which was mixed with a bit of sneer. "The Solar Expeditionary Force is so powerful that the various material support it needs is astronomical. Even if the Empire gives its full support, even if the Imperial taxes gathered from countless worlds are used to fill the two bottomless pits of the Solar Expeditionary Force and Solaria, it still cannot feed this giant beast."
"Galardo's duty is to find new reinforcements for the expeditionary army in addition to the imperial taxes. Over the past decade or so, he has traveled to many star regions, sending shiploads of resources to the expeditionary army, which has made up for the shortfall in the imperial taxes. Although he did not directly lead the army, the role he played, in the words of the Sun Lord, was 'no less than a hundred million troops.'"
After hearing this, Gu Hang slowly recovered from the news that a big shot had come to the Tianma star region.
"So, this guy is here to take advantage of me?"
"Yes, but this guy who takes advantage of others is not easy to deal with."
"More importantly, the situation in the Tianma Star Region, which was already in chaos, will become even more chaotic."
The mother and son had a discussion.
At this point, Gu Hang also had a general understanding of the entire situation and background of the star zone in the future.
In the coming years, the entire Tianma star region will probably turn from its relatively peaceful state in the past to overall turmoil.
But Gu Hang also had another vague idea:
Only when things are in chaos can we make progress.
If it were like in the past, when Pedesi had strong control over the two richest and most populous planets in the star zone, and also had the navy in his hands, he would not get along with the Fats family but would not have an explicit falling out, and all the planets would be in a peaceful state...
Gu Hang didn't have any other thoughts, so he could only farm honestly on the Angry Owl Star for many years.
But now, many opportunities may arise.
This war apostle right now might be one of those opportunities.
Qiu Feng? Let him fight, as long as he can bring Gu Hang what he needs.
"Okay." His mother's voice woke him up from his thoughts. "I have told you the information I should share with you and some of my analysis. What do you want to do next?"
"What does mother think? What can the family do from this series of events?"
Gu Hang was mainly referring to the Blackbird's violation of the intelligence ban. The other two things, whether it was the Koroja riot or Gallardo's arrival, were well known. Only the Blackbird incident was intelligence that had just been obtained.
But his mother said, "Don't worry about what the family wants to gain from this. I just want to ask you, what kind of situation do you want to achieve? Let's focus on the situation of Angry Owl Star first. I will do my best to promote it. On this basis, we can think about what the family should do."
Since his mother said so, Gu Hang didn't bother to be polite.
He thought for a moment, then said, "What I want is actually very simple. I just need to quickly remove the Blackbird and the possible intelligent machine crisis from the Wrathful Owl Star. I just want to pay as little price as possible, and it would be best if I don't destroy the western part of the continent, otherwise I will have to spend a lot of money to rebuild it."
Wang Qi replied, "You are really greedy!"
Gu Hang smiled and asked, "My mother asked me to make the request. Is there any way to do it?"
Wang Qi was just cursing casually, but he actually had an idea in mind: "If you want to achieve your goal, you will need enough Star Army to help you. You can't offend the Fachers family. I need to tell them about the Blackbird. Unless their entire family has violated the intelligence ban - this possibility should not be high - if only the Blackbird violated the ban, they will be more anxious to destroy the Blackbird than you are."
"But this will offend Pedes, and the Imperial Navy will not help transport the army."
Wang Qi smiled, "In a naval battle, our family's Chamber of Commerce fleet may not be able to do it; in terms of transportation, the Pegasus fleet combined is not as good as us. As for offending Pedes... yes, and no. We can also mediate and help him with his biggest concern, the Koroja 3. The Fachers family will help because they feel guilty about the illegal activities."
"Okay, speaking of Koroja 3, I also have some thoughts on this matter..."
Wang Qi's expression turned grim: "Do you still want to benefit from this?"
Gu Hang smiled and said, "Of course, the biggest reason restricting the development of Angry Owl Star is the lack of population. I need people. There are 40 billion people suffering from disaster on Koroja 3. As a minister of the empire, it is my duty to rescue the people of the empire!"
Wang Qi sneered and said, "How can it be so easy? No matter how bad the disaster is, population is wealth. One person, five tax coins, do you want to buy it?"
"I definitely can't afford it." Gu Hang's attitude was very gentle at this moment, asking for help, "Mother will definitely find a way."
"Huh, you know you're trying to please me now?"
"hey-hey."
Whoever gives milk is the mother, especially she is your biological mother.
Seeing Wang Qi in deep thought, Gu Hang did not disturb her and just waited quietly.
After a while, Wang Qi slowly said, "It's not like there is no solution at all. How many people do you want?"
“No matter how much, it’s never too much!”
"Can you support so many people? Don't be too ambitious."
Gu Hang said seriously, "When you came to Angry Owl Star last time, you at least looked down at our Beiqinggu Province from above. At present, the annual grain output here is enough to feed 50 million people according to the standards of Angry Owl Star. At present, the population under my rule is only 25 million. We are not short of food, at least it is no problem to transport tens of millions of people. The per capita living standard and food consumption on Korojia 3 cannot reach the level of Angry Owl Star."
This is a truth.
Koroja III has a population of 40 billion, most of whom are poor and live a life of hunger. The per capita food consumption may not even reach 30% of the E5 level of the Angry Owl Star. At most, they will not starve to death, and all they eat is corpse starch.
The starch from the corpses of the Angry Owl Star is now used to feed livestock for meat.
Under extreme circumstances, let alone being able to support another 25 million people, even 50 million would be no problem.
"What's more..." Gu Hang continued, "There are still a lot of arable land in the Beiqing Valley area that has not been developed. The reason for not developing it is not because of anything else, but the lack of population and agricultural workers. If all 1.2 billion arable lands are developed, and then take into account the food output in other aspects, I can feed 300 million people without any problem."
"You are really capable." Wang Qi said it in a sarcastic tone, but she knew it was a compliment. She was just not used to praising her son.
She simply changed the subject and got back to business: "You can follow the Empire's immigration laws and migrate the population in the form of free immigration. The family's Chamber of Commerce fleet can help with transportation. But this requires a good discussion with Pedes. Also, you must be prepared to pay a price. The population will not be given to you for free. But since you have abundant food reserves, you can provide certain food aid, consumer goods aid, and arms aid when the time comes."
"Isn't that still the same as buying?"
"The price will be much, much lower." Wang Qi said, "This time, of the 4 billion tax coins that Koroja 3 has to pay, the proportion of human tax will probably increase significantly because of this. Their demand for various materials will also increase, and too many people will become a burden for them, so they will be willing to get rid of some. I estimate that the overall cost can be reduced to 1 tax coin per person, or even lower."
Gu Hang nodded slightly.
Although he felt a little regretful that he couldn't get it for free, he also knew that one should not be too greedy.
So, Gu Hang spoke again: "There is a third piece of information, can you please..."
Seeing that the old lady’s eyes were wide open, Gu Hang smiled and felt a little embarrassed to continue talking about it.
But what's the embarrassment? The benefits are serious.
He continued shamelessly, "The War Apostle is coming to the Pegasus Star Region. He wants to ensure that the imperial tax in the Pegasus Star Region is used for the expedition, and he also wants to make a little extra money. This is possible. Angry Owl Star can support the extra 'expedition tax', and even Black Arrow Star can support this tax as well. But can I legitimately control Black Arrow Star?"
"…You have a big appetite."
Wang Qi already regretted what he had just said, "Follow Angry Owl Star first."
Who knew Gu Hang was so good at climbing up the ladder? My son wasn't like this before!
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Gu Hang said calmly, "How can I not take it? I don't know when I will have the power to appoint two governors to come to the Tianma Star Region next time."
"Your Angry Owl Planet only has a population of 20 million. Do you want to swallow up the Black Arrow Planet with 400 million people? Aren't you afraid of being stuffed to death?"
"At least let's settle the name and the legal principles first. This will also be good for the family, right? From now on, Black Arrow Star will belong to me, and things like what happened to Gu Ming will never happen again."
Wang Qi pondered for a while and said, "The price to be paid will be very high..."
"Mother, remember what I told you? As a ruler, you can't just consider the price."
"Don't tell me your crooked ideas." Wang Qi said, "I will give it a try."
Gu Hang was overjoyed!
"Thank you very much, mother!"
…
After hanging up the phone, Gu Hang was indeed very happy.
If the three requests I just made to my mother, from eradicating the blackbirds to increasing population and becoming the governor of Black Arrow Star, can all be achieved, that would be wonderful, as it would mean eliminating threats, increasing potential, and expanding outward at the same time.
Of course, he knew that things might not be so smooth sailing and there might be twists and turns along the way.
But if there is a problem, we have to solve it. We have to continue on this path.
Just like now.
Gu Hang will not place all his hopes on his mother.
To put it bluntly, it is not impossible that the entire Fats family has violated the intelligence ban and is even controlled by intelligent machines.
We still have to be prepared to handle the current crisis ourselves.
The entire system of the alliance is already up and running.
First of all, the Blackbird Group's ambassador stationed in the Alliance was invited to have tea by Lambert's special agents.
There is no such thing as a falling out. The Demon Hunter team has caused quite a stir in the western part of the continent, and Blackbird Heavy Industries is probably already prepared.
Gu Hang still hopes to get more information from the ambassador sent by the Blackbird Group.
However, the results came out soon.
The Blackbird ambassador and several attendants who were invited to have tea suddenly died of a brain storm seventeen minutes after being captured. The dispatched personnel from the Alliance Hospital dissected the bodies and found that they looked similar to humans on the outside, but actually had a large number of mechanical modifications inside.
It's a bit of a pity, but it's also something that was expected.
Gu Hang just asked Lambert to continue sending people to the west to gather intelligence.
Another team of demon hunters will go.
Demon hunters alone are not enough, after all, their number is small, so Lambert will also arrange hundreds of ordinary special agents.
Intelligence work is certainly dangerous, but it is a necessary task.
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