Chapter 317, I'm about to die
Let’s not talk about the Angry Bear Legion. This is the Star Army. They fight according to the orders of the Military Affairs Department and the Star Army Headquarters. Gu Hang will not argue with them about this.
But the supplies for the Angry Bear Legion were sent by the Angry Owl Star, not by the Imperial Military Affairs Department. Don't think that ammunition is cheap, especially those heavy artillery shells, bolter ammunition, and replacement parts for technical equipment... They are all very expensive.
Moreover, the five new garrison divisions and one armored combined brigade are not from the Angry Bear Legion, but from the planetary defense force of the Angry Owl Star. They will not fight in vain.
The cost of building this army of 40,000 people is about one million tax coins.
The alliance also transported large amounts of food and fresh water.
This time, the total cost invested by Gu Hang has reached nearly two million tax coins.
Under such circumstances, Gu Hang signed a refugee evacuation agreement with the opposing government on the Koroja 3.
In the future, the alliance will continue to send troops, provide ammunition, military weapons and equipment, food, fresh water, textiles...
The total amount of various types of assistance should reach 7 million tax coins.
It's a lot of money, but the league can afford it.
A considerable portion of the wealth is offset by sending troops directly to participate in the war; various types of ammunition assistance and technical equipment assistance are also supplemented for the alliance troops going to the front line to fight. They will not be given to the Korojia people, but they will be counted in the 7 million aid.
What was really to be handed over to the Korojans were only some light weapons.
This is normal, the Alliance's military factories also need orders. The Alliance's own troops are starving for all kinds of heavy weapons, and there is no spare capacity for the Korojans; but some G-series rifles and the like have a lot of excess production capacity.
The same goes for ammunition. The war on the home planet of Angry Owl has been largely settled, and ammunition consumption has dropped immediately. So, don't we have to find a place to "sell" the excess?
The same goes for food and fresh water. The fresh water resources on Angry Owl are relatively abundant, and there are large areas of ocean that can be used for desalination.
As for grain, the Qinggu region had a bumper harvest last year, and the Angry Owl people couldn't even finish eating it all. If they didn't export it, they would keep it and wait for it to become stale grain.
Moreover, a considerable portion of these things will be given to refugee camps. And the people living in the refugee camps... in the future, they will all be members of the Alliance!
In exchange for the 7 million tax coins' 'aid', the Alliance will 'help' Koroja III to evacuate 10 million refugees.
This agreement is considered to be one of the most ruthless among all the forces that have plundered the population of Koroja 3.
The reason why he could be so cruel was the result of Gu Hang's activities.
This is the effect of 'reputation', which is slowly showing its effect.
Of course, there is also the political influence of the Gu family.
In fact, not only he made money, but also Gu's Trading Company. A considerable part of the transportation orders were not only from Angry Owl Star, but also from other major forces. Whether it was the transportation of materials or personnel, a large number of ships were needed. Gu's Trading Company made a lot of money just from these transportation orders.
The population transferred from Koroja 3 is still very welcome to the Angry Owl Star, and the population quality is actually quite good.
In sharp contrast, the population coming from Black Arrow Star is really a headache.
The population that migrated from Black Arrow Star has accumulated to hundreds of thousands, all from the Kingdom of Luman. They are truly illiterate, most of them are serfs, illiterate, and do not have any skills required by industrial society, so the training cost is very high.
Compared with the people of Angry Owl, although there is also a considerable proportion of illiterate people, it is not as high as the illiterate proportion of the population of Black Arrow.
Moreover, there is a gap among the illiterate people.
There is a reason for this. Wrathful Owl is a wasteland planet. The people here may not be able to read, but they must have some skills. They may drive, repair cars, assemble and use guns, and tinker with some broken machines...
Someone who doesn't have this ability can't survive in the wasteland.
Under the system established by the alliance, quite a number of wastelanders have entered schools and learned some words during the adult education stage. It doesn't take much, just a few hundred or thousands, and they can understand written articles and communicate in writing normally, so they can become qualified industrial population.
The population on Koroja 3 has similar properties. Many of them live at the bottom of the hive, and their lives are worse than those of livestock, but their literacy rate is better than that of the wastelanders, and many of them have worked in factories and mines in the past - if they don't work, they can't survive.
No matter what, there is still the most basic education in the hive city, and children aged five or six have to go to school for two years before they can become child laborers.
The difference in population quality means that there is a huge difference in the value that immigrants from different sources can immediately bring to the table.
But in general, at this stage, the Angry Owl Star still welcomes all who come.
Even if they are from Black Arrow Star and need a certain amount of modern training before being sent to Qinggu area to work as agricultural workers, that is also possible.
As long as a qualified labor force is given normal opportunities and platforms, the value it can create is still far greater than what it consumes, and there will definitely be surplus labor value.
What's more, the alliance's efficient system eliminates the middle class and does not require taxation, but is better than taxation. Its ability to collect surplus value is much higher than conventional private ownership.
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Nearly half a year has passed quickly, and the alliance has developed in an orderly manner.
As the Prime Minister of the Union, Ossena is extremely busy.
But she's used to it.
Ever since she took on this position, she has never been away from being busy.
work overtime?
Apart from sleeping and eating, there is no time to rest!
Speaking of exploitation, she, as the Prime Minister of the Alliance, was the one who was exploited the most.
Under her leadership, the Union Government has already completed part of the previously set goals ahead of schedule. This is the third year since the establishment of the Union and the first year after the unification. It is expected that the total annual output value for the next year will increase from the original more than 50 million to more than 68 million.
This was three million more than the two-year increase she had promised the Governor.
This is certainly a gratifying achievement. However, she is unlikely to achieve another indicator - the per capita productivity indicator.
This is mainly because the population of Angry Owl Star will suddenly increase by 10 million, and a large amount of the development budget will be used to settle and absorb these people, so the construction work in remote provinces will be neglected.
Of course, immigrants have made great contributions to the additional annual output value of 13 million.
Most of the immigrants went to Weixing City and Beiqing Valley. The former, as an industrial center, needed population, while the latter had a large amount of land resources that needed to be cultivated and had sufficient capacity to absorb a large number of people without being overcrowded.
Gu Hang was not dissatisfied with this situation. He was quite satisfied with Ossena's work results. As for the fact that the per capita output value did not meet the target, it was expected.
What's more, hasn't it been less than two years?
It’s only been half a year.
During this period of time, Gu Hang basically flew between Koroga 3 and Angry Owl Star.
On the one hand, he continues to maintain his presence on the Angry Owl Star and makes certain general decisions on the planet's development. On the other hand, he is also actively involved in interstellar politics.
At the same time, we are also waiting for the arrival of the investigation team from the Lord of the Sun.
There were many people stranded on Koroja 3 for the same reason. Some were present at the scene when Gallardo disappeared, and some were from the investigation teams at the star zone, star domain, and universe levels.
Everyone is waiting.
But today, the Sun Investigation Team suddenly released new news -
They are not coming.
This news reached Koroja 3, causing an uproar!
Complaints and curses from all sides are heard everywhere.
No, why don’t you come just because you said you won’t come?
According to previous news, they had even set out and had been on the road for half a year. Now they can just not come and go back home?
So what are we doing here, waiting for more than half a year?
Waiting in vain?
Amidst the complaints, some people with keen political awareness immediately realized a lot of information from this message and detected some special signals.
First, let’s talk about the possible changes that may occur in the Tianma region.
Are you not looking for the war apostle? Are you not going to hold him accountable?
Of course not.
The Solar Survey Team still gave their requests and orders.
First, they recognized the joint investigation conclusion given by the third-level investigation team, acknowledged the disappearance of Gallardo, and required the Dragon Eagle Star Region to maintain a team to continue searching for the missing war apostle, and to find him alive or dead.
It was harsh, but compared to his previous attitude, it was undoubtedly a lot softer.
The Cosmic Domain Government was directly removed, and the Star Domain Government only needed to send out a team to continue the investigation - to put it bluntly, it was just a pretend effort. Now that such a large effort has been put in place to search for a year and still no one can find it, how can we expect that only one investigation team can find the Apostle of War as time goes by and the clues become fewer?
Unrealistic.
As for the responsibility, such a big thing happened, but the exact murderer has not been found, so the final conclusion can only be that it was an accident, the work of the abyss demon. This also means that there is no suitable "person" to take this responsibility.
You can't let the demons be responsible, right? You can't solve it.
So, who should be the person in charge?
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"I am dying."
When he said this, Pedes' gray hair was a little messy. Although he had used makeup to cover it up, his bloodshot eyes still inevitably revealed his decadence.
This was the first time Gu Hang saw him like this. In his impression, Chief Pei Desi always cared a lot about his image, his hair was always neat and tidy, his face was full of energy, and his smile was always refreshing.
It seems that no matter who you are, you are all the same in the face of death.
No matter who the other people present were or what they thought about this matter in their hearts, at least on their faces, they all showed grief.
This was a meeting, and the participants were a group of six people from the Tianma Star Region, with Pedes as the core. In addition to himself, there was also his younger brother, Little Pedes.
Beyond that, there are the other two families of the 'Tianma Iron Triangle', the Gu family and the Fofana family.
On the Gu family side, the people who came were Wang Qi and Gu Hang. Wang Qi was the actual operator of the Gu's business, and Gu Hang was the head of the family. He also represented the upcoming Pegasus Star Region Psychic Order and the Angry Owl Star.
There are two people from the Fofana family, one is the old General Fofana in navy uniform, and the other is Brigadier General Yelisia. The former is the pillar of the Fofana family, and the latter is a rising star in the family and the future successor.
This meeting was held for the sector leader, Pedes, to make arrangements for his future affairs.
Little Pei Desi was standing next to them, his face gloomy.
His shrill voice rang out: "Can resist..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by his brother next to him:
"What nonsense are you talking about?! We, Pedes, have been loyal subjects of the empire since our ancestors! No matter what kind of treatment we receive, we should gladly accept it!"
He scolded harshly and observed the expressions of the four people from the Gu family and the Fofana family.
After being scolded like this, little Pei Desi finally shut up.
Gu Hang kept a serious expression on his face, but when he heard what little Pei Desi said, he almost laughed out loud.
Resist? What to resist?
If there is any real resistance, the first to cut off supply after leaving this door will be the Gu family; the first to fire at Feiyi Star will be Fofana.
Pedes sighed, and faced the four 'allies' again, repeating the words: "I am about to die. Although the investigation team of the Sun Lord is not coming, and they have recognized the investigation conclusions of the three-level government, they require someone to be responsible. This person is me and Governor Akuna. Akuna wanted to escape, but was intercepted in advance by the people of the Star Domain Law Department. He should be dead now. I am ready to accept my fate calmly. The Star Domain and the Universe Domain have given me face. I will end my life later, and the matter ends here."
After a pause, he continued, "But...the one I can't let go of the most is my brother."
Little Pei Desi stood beside him with a sullen face, not saying a word.
"After Akuna and I die, we..." He emphasized the word 'we', "our biggest dilemma is that our control over the sector's political situation and Koroja 3 will be greatly weakened. The new leader and Koroja governor have not yet been decided. The Fachers family will definitely not miss this opportunity."
"I have no other requests. We must not let go of these two positions. At least, they must not fall into Fachers' hands. Otherwise, we will all be in big trouble."
At this point, he looked at General Fofana and said, "General, I hope you can come out and run for the position of the head of the star sector that will be left after my death."
After saying this, without waiting for Old Fofana to answer, he looked at Wang Qi and Gu Hang again: "Perhaps someone from the Gu family can take on the duties of the Governor of Koroja."
(End of this chapter)
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