Chapter 396, Flying Wing Shipyard
It wasn't that Little Pedes had no means of resistance. On the entire planet, some local governments, some planet-controlled enterprises, and even the industries that he and his brother had purchased privately, in theory, he could still mobilize them.
He is still the planetary governor and has the power to do everything in name only.
However, although he is a fool, he is not really stupid.
He could easily assess that if he really made a fuss, he could indeed cause some trouble to Gu Hang, but it would be limited to trouble.
Even this kind of trouble did not rise to the level of Gu Hang himself. His professional bureaucrats directly settled the matter.
And what is the price he has to pay?
It's your own destiny.
At this point, little Pedes no longer has any illusions in his mind.
He clearly understood that he had no security at all and Gu Hang could kill him at any time.
They pronounced him guilty and unable to serve as governor, then "regrettably" said he died suddenly of illness, or "committed suicide out of fear of punishment", and then reported a new candidate for governor... This happened too many times. Sometimes, even when the star region government was too lazy to go through the lengthy process of removing the governor, they would do this.
Killing him in this way would, of course, come with a political price, but this price was definitely one that Gu Hang could afford. The Star Domain government might reprimand Gu Hang for this, and there might even be punitive measures, but they wouldn't be too severe.
Being together in a different place, little Pei Desi felt that he would definitely take action.
So he is terribly scared now.
As the leader of the star region, Gu Hang issued a reprimand order, giving him a month. He now understood that this month was certainly not for him to reorganize the government, but for him to think carefully.
He quickly conveyed his idea of surrendering to Gu Hang through some channels.
Just like in the past, he could accept being a figurehead governor and not taking care of anything. All matters on the planet would be left to the star district government, and he promised to be a mascot just like before.
However, the words he sent were like a stone sinking into the sea, with no response.
He watched as the district government quickly took over all powers of the planetary government, including the takeover of various cities and regions, the confiscation of the personal properties left behind by him and his brother, and most importantly, the takeover of the two star ports and the shipyard on the Wing Star.
He had countless opportunities to make moves, but little Pedes was like an ostrich, burying his head and doing nothing.
He wondered more than once how he could survive this disaster.
Why is there no response even though I have expressed my opinion?
One of his staff members later gave him an analysis.
"I'm afraid that what Chief Gu wants is not just for you to be a mascot or a rubber stamp. Now the entire Tianma star region and all the worlds have joined the alliance. The star region and the alliance are almost equivalent. It has come to this point, don't you know what Gu Hang wants? Do you still think that you can only be a mascot?"
"You mean, let me take the initiative to propose to join the alliance with Wing Star?"
The staff shook his head: "I'm afraid it still won't work."
"Didn't you say that Gu Hang wanted Feiyixing to join the alliance?"
"But it can't be you. Why does he want Wing Star to join the alliance? It's to better control the entire world. You yourself are an obstacle to this. You won't really obey him, and he won't believe it."
Little Pedesi was already very annoyed, and with a little madness under the fear: "What is going to happen? Does he want me to die?! If so, I will fight him to the death! Even if I really die, I will bite off two hairs from his body!"
"Resign from the position of Governor of Wing Star." said the aide.
"What?"
"Resign as Governor of Wing Star and leave here." The staff continued to persuade.
"Absolutely not!" Little Peidesi pushed his aide in anger, his eyes red as he asked, "Have you sided with Gu Hang? Are you here to set a trap for me? Huh?!"
The staff member who was pushed down stood up, patted his body, and said slowly: "The first half of your sentence is right. I will indeed work for the Alliance Government in the future; but the second half is not right. I did not set a trap for you. This is the last time I, as a staff member, will give you advice. If you let go now and ask for a sum of money, hundreds of thousands of tax coins, Gu Hang should still be willing to let you take it away. With this money, and with your brother's connections in Yunluo to protect you, you can still live the life of a rich man. Hundreds of thousands of tax coins may not be worth your attention in the past, but as far as life is concerned, even if you live a very luxurious life, it is enough to spend a lifetime."
"If you miss this last month's opportunity, then the last thing I can do for you is to wait a month and collect your body."
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"Little Pei Desi is gone?" Gu Hang asked casually.
"Yes." Zhang Lingdian responded stiffly.
Gu Hang patted his shoulder and said, "Relax, Ossena said that you have been performing very well so far. Why can't you relax in front of me?"
Zhang Lingdian forced a smile and said, "This is a heavy responsibility, and I dare not neglect it."
"It's good that you realize your responsibility. Relax a little. Let's talk about something unimportant first, like that little Pedes."
"Yes. Little Pedes' ship left the port yesterday. We confiscated most of his property, but we still left him some floating assets so that he could leave with peace of mind and avoid any more trouble. The property he took away was about 400,000 tax coins, which should not cause us any more trouble in the future."
"Well, this guy is lucky to have a good brother who has been a governor for more than ten years and only has to enjoy himself without doing any work. He can still be a rich man for most of his life. However, I hope he can make some progress in the future, otherwise he won't be able to keep his wealth."
"yes."
"Let's get down to business."
"yes."
The real matter they both wanted to discuss was none other than the greatest wealth on Feiyi Star - Feiyi Shipyard.
Speaking of Zhang Lingdian, he was one of the one hundred top students from Feiyi Star sent by Gu Hang's mother to help when Gu Hang and his mother reached a preliminary understanding.
At that time, although they had reconciled, Gu Hang still did not completely trust his mother. He did not take these 100 people seriously at first, and threw them all to Ossena, asking her to take care of the arrangements and do low-level clerical work.
However, the alliance at that time was quite short of people. Former refugee leaders like Patel were able to manage an industrial center, which was a testament to this. Although many of these top students from Feiyi Star were spoiled and could not endure hardships, and were sinking in the bottom jobs, those who worked hard and were willing to do their work well were always able to make it.
Zhang Lingdian is such a person.
He received absolutely no preferential treatment, and was even suppressed in the officialdom of the alliance because he was an outsider and was initially considered a "spy" sent by Gu Hang's mother. However, he still achieved excellent results in any position for a long time.
These achievements cannot be ignored. The league's job grade recognition and government officials' performance appraisal all have clear standards. If someone does a good job, works diligently, and has a good ranking, there will always be achievements. So how can we prevent him from being promoted when the league is generally very short of clerical talents?
In other words, the league's system has been pressing him very hard, and many people who have not achieved as good results as him have been promoted very quickly.
Later, as the relationship between Gu Hang and his mother further eased and even merged, and it was also found out that there was nothing special about them. It was just that Gu Hang's mother couldn't stand seeing his group of mud legs and makeshift teams, so she found some poor graduates from various colleges in Feiyi Star, signed them with 15-year long contracts, and sent them all over.
There are many people going to universities on Feiyi Star - this is also an important industry for creating foreign exchange on Feiyi Star. Not only many powerful people in Feiyi Star and Tianma Star District will send students here, but even some people from other star districts will come here to study.
There are more than 30,000 universities, including technical and liberal arts universities, which have trained countless talents.
However, not every graduate has a good place to go.
For people like Zhang Lingdian, who come from a poor family and have relied on his own abilities and various scholarships and student loans to get through school, the pressure is even greater because they have to start repaying the loans after graduation.
For graduates from Feiyi Star, Gu's Trading Company is a great place to go. The few recruitment quotas each year are very popular. Even if it's a 15-year contract, going to an unknown place, they will go.
This is how Zhang Lingdian came to be.
After the background was clear, the talents among the 100 people who had done well and had been on the list of the Alliance Organization Department began to rise like a rocket. Zhang Lingdian was the fastest one, and even entered the Prime Minister's Office and became one of Ossena's important right-hand men. Now, he was promoted by Gu Hang and became a leader on his own.
The reason why Gu Hang chose him was that he still fully trusted the judgment of the [system]. Zhang Lingdian was a talent who had been inspired in the [Hero] panel a long time ago. He had high qualifications and upgraded very quickly. With his loyalty guaranteed, Gu Hang simply used him more boldly.
Under the Alliance system, the position of "Planet Governor" is not important. Although, in the Imperial Registry, this is the highest official of the planet, and can even be considered the owner of the planet. But in reality, under the Alliance system, this can only be regarded as an honorary title at most, or even not at all. The one who really holds power is the planetary head of the Alliance government.
Moreover, the planetary chiefs of the Alliance are completely different from the planetary governors of the Empire.
They are simply the chief executives under the Union Government, holding administrative power. The Union Government has strict control over the governments of the planets. In addition to the planetary heads being responsible to their superiors, the various agencies of the planetary government, such as the Organization Department, Commerce Department, Development Department, and Industry Department, are also subject to the vertical jurisdiction of the Union Ministries in addition to being under the jurisdiction of the planetary heads.
The planetary chief has no power to interfere with military authority;
Work such as legislation, judicial, law enforcement, auditing, anti-corruption, and internal affairs are all handled by the Alliance Legal Court, the job of Chief Justice Lambert. In theory, they are independent of the government and cannot be interfered with by planetary heads.
Under the centralized system of the Alliance, there is no possibility for planetary leaders to be independent.
But despite this, this position is still very important. Economic development and administrative management all depend on him.
Gu Hang still had high expectations for Zhang Lingdian, otherwise he would not have let the young man take on such an important responsibility at such a young age.
And Zhang Lingdian did not disappoint Gu Hang's expectations.
He completed his first mission quite well.
The Feiyi Star Shipyard, as the most important wealth on the entire planet, is now under the control of Zhang Lingdian.
The production capacity of the entire shipyard was also figured out.
The Feiyixing Shipyard has a long construction cycle of about four years, and can produce one Musician-class cruiser, eight destroyers, 20 frigates, and various patrol ships and civilian merchant ships. The total output value of this cycle can reach 30 billion tax coins, which is an average of 7.5 billion tax coins a year.
Of course, this is the output value. In fact, some parts need to be purchased, and a large amount of raw materials and even the processing of raw materials are completed elsewhere. These procurement costs must also be converted into.
But despite this, overall, the annual profit is around 2.5 billion.
The Flying Wing Shipyard is the absolute pillar industry supporting the entire Flying Wing Star. It not only bears most of the high taxes at Development Level 5, but also allows the 8 billion people on the planet to live a fairly good standard of living.
The value of this shipyard is not comparable to the one on the Wrathful Star. It will take a long time for the Wrathful Shipyard to develop to this level, even with the bonus of black technology.
What's more, now that it's all in his hands, there's no reason why Gu Hang shouldn't use his cutting-edge technology at the Feiyi Shipyard.
The special effects of the [Shipyard] building can be exchanged and put up to increase production efficiency; some unreasonable designs can be reformed according to the blueprint of the shipyard; some parts that could not be produced by the shipyard can now be processed by the shipyard itself, and there is no need to buy them from far away places through trade or even rush to buy them...
These can improve the efficiency of the Flying Wing Shipyard and significantly reduce costs.
Now that the Feiyi Shipyard is in Gu Hang's hands, it will be able to perform much better than before.
Of course, even if he owns the Feiyi Shipyard, it does not mean that Gu Hang will give up on developing the Angry Owl Shipyard.
Keeping pace is not a bad thing.
(End of this chapter)
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