Chapter 348: I am the Governor of Koroja
"You are too impulsive."
After the meeting, Wang Qi criticized Gu Hang.
Gu Hang was still laughing: "I got the Koroja 3 that I always dreamed of. No matter how shitty this place is, no matter how bad the situation is, 40 billion people are everything. Others are thinking about how important the position of Governor of Koroja is, but for me, these 40 billion people are the real opportunity to reach the sky in one step, and they are what I want most."
Wang Qi certainly knew the value of Koroja, but so what?
She emphasized: "This is a sinkhole! Not even Fachers can fill it up!"
"You're right. There are huge problems here. If one of them is not handled properly, everything will collapse. But on the other hand, if it is not the case, where would our chance come from? Moreover...
"Um?"
Facing his mother's doubts, Gu Hang continued: "If we treat Korojia in the same way as filling a hole, it will certainly not fill the hole. But..."
"Maybe Koroja doesn't need to fill the hole himself?"
"Koroja 3 is a world with huge potential. It has the most precious resource in my eyes: population. People are more important than anything else. Only when you have people can you have everything. Koroja, with such huge potential and abundant resources, does not need anyone's help. No matter how big the difficulties are, it can handle them. The premise is that no one holds it back."
"But, unfortunately, there are too many things that hold Koroja back in the long run. Imperial taxes take away Koroja's remaining wealth, and even the wealth cannot satisfy the Empire's appetite, as it needs to hand over population. Koroja's own bloated, incompetent, and corrupt bureaucracy cannot realize its potential at all, and is instead a major reason for Koroja's disaster."
"As long as these are changed, Koroja will be able to change the situation with his own strength."
“And I am here to change all that.”
Wang Qi sighed: "I won't even tell you whether you can do it or not, but you can't get past the first hurdle in front of you."
"This is the biggest difficulty." Gu Hang knew that his mother was referring to the problem in Fino City, "but I already have an idea for how to solve it."
"Your plan for the decisive battle in Mingyan City?"
Gu Hang chuckled: "Yes, and no. As it is now, the chances of winning such a decisive battle are too small. But I have some other ideas. As long as we succeed, then the so-called decisive battle later will just be an exhibition match."
"What do you want to do?"
"Even if it's you, I can't tell you."
Wang Qi looked deeply at his son's face and said helplessly: "Well, now that things have come to this, what else can I say? If you need any help, just tell me. Gu's... Gu's can only fully support its own head."
"Well, I do have a lot of things that I need the help of Gu's Merchants' fleet. There are a lot of materials and personnel from Black Arrow Star and Angry Owl Star that need to be transported by the fleet. But don't worry, it won't be in vain. Now, I am the commander of the war zone, and I am requisitioning the Imperial Chamber of Commerce fleet to carry out military operations. The Military Affairs Department will pay for this bill."
Wang Qi nodded slightly.
She wasn't worried about that.
No matter how the war ends, Gu's Company can make a lot of money from military orders at the moment.
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After finishing the conversation with his mother, Gu Hang boarded the landing spacecraft bound for the surface and headed for Mingyan City.
He needs to show his determination in this way.
You can't be like Ivan Fachs.
As a governor, after learning about the news of the creeping nest, he immediately boarded a spaceship under the pretext of attending a meeting, hid in the orbit of the planet and did not dare to go down...
Gu Hang really looked down on Ivan, a guy who had nothing good to offer except his family background.
Gu Hang, who was on the spacecraft, stared at the Koroga 3, which was getting bigger and bigger until it finally filled his entire field of vision, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.
At the meeting, he spoke passionately in front of everyone;
In front of his mother, he seemed confident and sure of victory.
But in fact, he knew very well that everything would not be that easy.
Laois's final words in appointing him actually implied a lot of meaning.
First, his status was confirmed: Governor of Koroja and Commander of the Koroja Theater.
The latter is substantially more important than the former - at least for this war.
The war zone means, first of all, that Koroja does not have to pay taxes.
As the commander, Gu Hang can clearly deploy all the forces deployed by the Empire in the Korojia War Zone after the Korojia War Zone is established. From military forces to all human and material resources, he has the final say.
This power is quite great. Gu Hang became the commander of the three armed forces, including the army, navy and planetary defense forces, and he is also in charge of administration and finance.
In order to deal with this disaster, the Star Region Government and the Star District Government must continue to transport various materials according to the needs of the war zone. Gu Hang can even further request to deploy more Star Army forces.
Of course, the last item is something Gu Hang has the right to request, and it may not be granted.
After all, the empire had no surplus food.
However, at least Gu Hang can completely control what is already in the Korojia war zone.
Of course, everything has a prerequisite.
Gu Hang and Lao Yisi were at most acquaintances, not even close to being friends, let alone family members. Four years ago, she invited Gu Hang to replace Ivan Fachs for her own purpose, and it was the same now. She finally supported Gu Hang to take the position in order to solve the problem, and the core goal was to get Koroja to restore the imperial tax as soon as possible.
At the same time, whether Gu Hang can do all this still makes people doubtful.
Therefore, that phased goal is inevitable.
Mingyan City must not be lost, this is the most basic. Now, no one can solve this problem, so letting Gu Hang go is a last resort, throwing the mess to him to see if he can save it. If Mingyan City is swallowed by the creeping nest, it will be a failure, and I am afraid Gu Hang will be dismissed immediately.
In fact, although Lao Yisi did not say it explicitly, Gu Hang could imagine that the relevant report might have been sent to a higher level. The Star Domain Government, or even the higher level Cosmic Domain Government, might have been making preparations for both scenarios.
If Gu Hang fails to solve the problem, the Star Domain Government will extinguish the fluke mentality that it can deal with Koroja with the existing forces. Later, even if they give up the front-line battle, or ask for help from the Space Domain Government, prepare for an apocalypse-level battle, mobilize hundreds of millions of Star Realm troops, more fleets, and even special forces such as the Inquisition troops, the Ecclesiarchy fleet, and even the Space Marines, they must solve Koroja's problem.
But at that time, it had nothing to do with Gu Hang.
Losers, get lost.
Counting on the empire to contribute and then taking the rest... Gu Hang felt that he did not have the political background to accomplish this.
And if the situation is even worse, for example, if the governments at the cosmic and star domain levels assess that they cannot mobilize enough forces to quell the rebellion, then there is a small probability that they will directly issue an extermination order.
It is much better for Koroja to be destroyed than for it to become a huge demon cave and continuously output influence.
For Gu Hang, his window of opportunity is only a few months.
Staring at the surface of Koroja 3, his head kept recalling various information about the planet, while constantly switching to spiritual vision to check the status of the subspace.
His brain was always working, constantly perfecting the plan he had come up with at the beginning.
Prior to this, he had already contacted the Alliance Government on the Wrathful Owl Star through the Star Language Tower on the starship. Afterwards, three key figures would bring their teams to Koroja as quickly as possible.
The three people are Lambert Hodgson, the chief justice of the Alliance. He will bring a group of demon hunters and a group of ICAC officials. Mingyan City has a population of 3 billion and Korojia has a population of 40 billion. If Gu Hang wants to realize the potential of this world, he cannot avoid dealing with the local original administrative system. He can't replace all the Korojia people with officials from the Alliance. First, the Alliance does not have so many officials available, and second, the airborne administrative personnel are not familiar with the situation in Korojia, and it is difficult for them to play a role immediately.
However, Gu Hang just didn't trust Korojia's original administrative system, both in terms of their abilities and attitudes.
That's where Lambert and his anti-corruption department come in.
It is impossible to immediately change the atmosphere of Koroja and create an efficient and honest administrative system. But at least, we should make sure that these people can accurately implement Gu Hang's will.
The chief of the Alliance's military and political department, Lieutenant General Thadius, will bring a large number of military and political commissars. At that time, the Star Army will not need his management, but the large number of Koroja's local defense forces will need to be reorganized in order to effectively improve their combat effectiveness.
The Phoenix Chapter Master, Martins, will bring all the Phoenix Chapter members, which have just exceeded 100 people, here. This number of Space Marines is equivalent to a company of an ordinary chapter.
Many regiments would not gather all their forces together unless they were faced with a high-intensity battle. Some people would stay at the headquarters, and the entire regiment would obey the Empire's assignments, or respond to certain support requests according to their own wishes, and send out some troops to attack depending on the situation.
This "partial force" is usually composed of companies.
A company of a hundred men is already an independent unit for many Space Marines when they are in action.
The Phoenix's revival to this extent is actually enough.
The only thing is that they lack some "foundation", such as the lack of things like dreadnought mechas and some heavy vehicles exclusive to space marines. But these things can be filled by the Alliance Army.
These are the 'key figures' that Gu Hang needs next.
Of course, it's not just them.
Later, the alliance would have to send a large number of administrative personnel, transport a large amount of materials, and even troops to directly participate in the war. However, due to the huge demand for transportation, they had to wait until these things and personnel were ready within the alliance, and the fleet of Gu's Trading Company was also ready.
At the latest, and no later than three months, everything that needs to be gathered must be gathered. This is the requirement that Gu Hang put forward to the alliance government.
The coalition government headed by Prime Minister Ossena has begun to operate at full capacity.
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After landing, Gu Hang moved into the Governor's Mansion in Korojia, which also welcomed its third owner in recent years.
Gu Hang’s Governor’s Office also exists on the Angry Owl Star and the Black Arrow Star.
Not to mention the Governor's Palace on Angry Owl Star, the old alliance's parliament building had two floors converted from the top floor, and the government offices below are still small and shabby, and only recently did they have time to renovate them.
As for the Governor's Palace on Black Arrow Star, the Alliance Government originally planned to rebuild the palace of a certain country for the Governor, but Gu Hang refused.
Those palaces were either used as historical relics or as government units. As for his governor's mansion, it was just a simple white house built in the suburbs of Pinsel. Next to it was the central government of the Alliance on Black Arrow Star. It was big enough, spacious enough, and had convenient transportation, which was enough.
The upper level leads to the lower level, and precisely because Gu Hang himself advocates the concepts of frugality, practicality, and efficiency, the atmosphere of the entire alliance is generally the same - not to mention what happens in private, at least it is like this in public offices.
But in Koroja, the situation is completely different.
The Governor's Mansion, located in the upper class area of Mingyan City, is extremely luxurious.
The main color is gold, which is matched with red and purple, making it look gorgeous and grand. Countless exquisite hand-made reliefs are found inside and outside the building, which are quite exquisite.
Sculptures and ornaments covered with precious lacquer leather, combined with the artist's exquisite paintings, serve as decorations, enriching the entire building.
Indoor fountains and pools can also be seen everywhere.
The temperature and humidity here are constant. Although not as harsh as some scientific research laboratories, it is enough to maintain the entire environment at a level that is most suitable for human living.
The Governor's Mansion covers a very large area, even larger than the palace of the largest kingdom on the Black Arrow Star. And this is not the seat of the Korojia planetary government, but only the residence of the Governor.
There are tens of thousands of "staff members" in this residence.
They are slaves, attendants, and all kinds of "literary and artistic workers".
Among them, there are many art troupes of all sizes.
Symphony orchestras, opera troupes, song and dance troupes, comedy troupes, drama troupes...almost all of these artists served the Governor. In addition, there were a large number of auxiliary staff and people serving these art troupes.
Even in the most critical moment of the situation, these people still "stick to" their posts.
Gu Hang had never done this before, so he didn't know for a moment how much resources it would take to maintain such a palace and so many servants in it.
Gu Hang never denied the value of art, but he denied the value of the art he saw now.
Gu Hang shook his head, but didn't do anything immediately.
Even if all these art troupes were disbanded immediately, there would be no way to recover the resources that had already been spent.
Since the money has been spent and cannot be refunded, they must try their best to play their part.
At Gu Hang's request, these art troupes began to choreograph some "dramas".
Powerful military songs, drama troupes reflecting people's struggle against cults, plays praising frontline soldiers...
Gu Hang had already put forward the requirements, and the specific work would be handed over to these artists. And later, how to fully publicize and spread these works and performances to the people of all walks of life in Mingyan City would be handed over to the officials of the Alliance Propaganda Department who would soon return to Korojia.
Next, Gu Hang, sitting in the Governor's Mansion, sent out invitations to important people from all walks of life in Yancheng.
(End of this chapter)
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