Chapter 368, Remember
"You want Koroja to be a war zone for six years in order to clean up all the hives?"
Lao Yisi's face did not look very good.
Gu Hang smiled and sat in front of Lao Yisi, saying, "It is to create a more vibrant and prosperous Korojia for the empire."
"Don't mess around." Lao Yisi's expression did not improve. She warned, "I promise you that I will give you six years to transform the war zone. That is so that you can clean up the cult and ensure that Korojia can still provide manpower for the star field in the future as in the past."
"These six years are not for you to mess around!"
"Don't mess up Koroja so much that you still can't pay the taxes after six years!"
Gu Hang knew that he needed to reassure Lao Yisi.
Laois could not remove him from the position of governor, just like she could not remove Fachs. She could only force the latter to resign on his own, and then use the fast-track channel to transfer the position of governor to Gu Hang.
But this does not mean that there is nothing we can do about Lao Yisi, the star domain's special envoy, who may soon become the chief of the star domain's interior department in the future.
What's more, Lao Yisi is the 'benefactor' who pushed Gu Hang to the position of Governor of Korojia. He is one of us and cannot be pushed to the opposite side.
After organizing his words a bit, Gu Hang said, "Mr. General, do you still remember the time we met four years ago when you came to the Tianma Star Region to collect taxes? At that time, you invited me to become the Governor of Koroja."
"I know that you valued the influence of the Space Marines and Gallardo's recognition of me. But apart from these, do you remember why you wanted me to be the governor?"
Laois is very old, but his mind is still sharp.
She just thought about it for a moment and found that scene from her sealed memory.
She remembered her thoughts at the time. In addition to what Gu Hang said, she also thought that Gu Hang himself was a promising talent. Through his alliance, the unification of the Wrathful Owl and the Black Arrow, and especially on the Wrathful Owl, he built a wasteland world into a thriving one in just a few years. Laois thought that he had a rare ability. If he ruled Koroja, he would have a chance to save this rotten place from the mud.
Thinking of this, Lao Yisi's emotions calmed down a little, and his expression was not as stern as when Gu Hang first entered the room.
She sighed and said, "I am optimistic about you and support you. However, you also have to consider my difficulties."
Gu Hang pretended to listen attentively.
Laois continued, "I paid a huge price to make Koroja a war zone for six years. Four billion tax coins a year, six years is 24 billion, which is a huge amount. For Koroja, I persuaded many people and offended many people before I could get this done."
Gu Hang nodded to show his understanding.
"If everything goes smoothly in Koroja in the next six years, do you know how much pressure I will be under? How many people will attack my decision, saying that I have turned Koroja into a war zone for such a long time, which is a huge waste of the empire's finances. You will not feel comfortable either, not only in your sector, but also in the star field, there are countless people eyeing Koroja. By then, whether the war zone can last for six years is still unknown. I can't promise you now and you can rest easy."
Gu Hang smiled and said, "Then shouldn't you support me in cleaning up all the bottom nesting areas and lower nesting areas? Korojia can't be at peace."
"But I'm more worried that you'll mess things up!" Lao Yisi patted the armrest of the chair and said, "If everything is just calm, you and I will just be under pressure, and the worst result is that Korojia will start paying taxes earlier. But if during this period, the star domain government finds that the situation in Korojia is getting out of control and may endanger future tax payments, then my political career is over, and your life is over too! Do you understand!"
She said this with a sincere tone: "Just sit back and keep your post as the Governor of Koroja. You have already solved the biggest difficulty. It won't be difficult to wipe out the cult later. Six years is enough time. You can even save up a lot of wealth. After six years, you can pay taxes smoothly, and you will be one of the most powerful people in the Pegasus Star Region."
"By then, your alliance will control three worlds, your mother will be in charge of Gu's Company, and you can mobilize the resources of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce; your fiancée is a rear admiral, and will become the commander-in-chief of the Pegasus Fleet in the future. I will help you, and so will Gallardo... Your future is limitless, so why bother?"
Lao Yisi thought that he was speaking from Gu Hang's perspective.
Even Gu Hang did not deny her position.
but……
Gu Hang sighed in his heart.
How could my ambition be limited to this?
However, it is difficult to tell Lao Yisi about this.
She would neither understand nor agree.
Gu Hang thought for a moment, and sincerely thanked Lao Yisi, and then said seriously: "I fully understand your earnest expectations of me, and I also understand the importance of Korojia to the empire. The export of hundreds of millions of people has made an extremely important contribution to the cause of the star field. But...but, General Lao Yisi, please think about it, what the star field government and the empire lack and need from Korojia is really population?"
"Where did these hundreds of millions of people go? They were either sent to countless places in the vast star regions of the empire, becoming slave laborers, cannon fodder troops, or lower-class residents of newly developed planets. They simply moved from the Koroja hive to another place to live or die, and the value they created did not change at all."
“I hope to make some changes.”
"With the same 4 billion tax coins per year, what if it means two destroyers per year? Or one cruiser every four years? Or countless industrial products and arms? Or Koroja can independently support a Star Army that is ten times larger than the Dragon Eagle 3rd Legion?"
"Aren't all these only more valuable than Koroja simply providing hundreds of millions of people every year?"
Laois sighed.
Of course she understood that Gu Hang was right.
If you can really build a new cruiser, then what are you doing with your hundreds of millions of dry people?
But the key is whether you can do it!
However, if it was Gu Hang...who knows, it might really be possible.
"I can't convince you. After all, you are now the Governor of Koroja." Lao Yisi sighed, "But don't be too reckless. The Star Region Government will keep an eye on you. If Koroja's affairs get out of control, I can't protect you. Remember this."
(End of this chapter)
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