Chapter 397: Visit of the Mechanicus
The Alliance's approach to Winged Star is actually similar to that of Fache Star to some extent.
Smooth currency reform, nationalization reform of key industries, welfare policies covering state-owned enterprises and government personnel, and ultimately extending job levels to all people and all industries, and reforming private enterprises with no guarantees into private entrepreneurial enterprises with alliance system characteristics...
Wing Star seems to be much more developed than Fache Star Star, but after the Alliance actually took over both places, they found that the gap is not as big as they imagined.
The three-star development level of Fache was 2, and it was barely raised to 3, and it was already crying for help;
Feiyi Star has a development level of 5 and is still living a happy life.
The biggest difference between the two places is the shipyard. This is a profit of about 2.5 billion a year, and Fachs has no place to make up for it;
Add to that the money that Feiyi Star exempted and exempted from the star district government, various academies, especially the Naval Academy, and the money earned, which directly paid off the imperial taxes and even had some surplus.
Apart from these aspects, the only thing about Feiyi Star is that it is better than Faches Star in terms of natural environment conditions. There is not much difference in overall productivity and social civilization.
In this case, the Alliance can completely strip off the three major blocks of shipyards, administration, and education, and apply the policies of the Facheras Three Stars to the remaining parts with some minor adjustments.
The situation at the shipyard is relatively simple. As long as the shipyard and various supporting factories are ensured to operate continuously and maintain production capacity, and the workers' treatment is guaranteed under the job grade system, then there will be no major problems in receiving them.
This is actually the case.
The difficulty of taking over a shipyard is not even as great as the subsequent process reforms.
According to some of the masters in the shipyard, the Feiyi Star has a history of hundreds of years in manufacturing various types of starships. You, the so-called technical experts from the Angry Owl Star and the so-called Alliance, are just a bunch of mud legs. Are you here to teach us how to build ships?
That’s not a joke!
However, under the promotion of power, the initial changes were still passed reluctantly - of course, this was also because some more open-minded "old masters" did find some merits in these improvements and decided to give them a try.
Then, in this test, facts speak louder than words.
Higher quality, lower cost, higher production efficiency... these things are real, cannot be faked, and can be seen immediately.
The mechanics from the Angry Owl Star Shipyard were immediately welcomed.
At the same time, there is also a vague exploration.
The Mechanicus does not have much power in the Pegasus sector. Their Forge World is not here, and they have not established any Mechanicus churches or clear institutions in the Pegasus sector.
However, throughout the empire, the influence of the Mechanicus is everywhere, even permeating into daily life.
The most common titles such as junior specialist and technical specialist are widely used in many factories and even in the military. Some of them graduated from some technical colleges and obtained certificates; some passed the examinations later. They may not have a strong religious background, but the ones who issued them the certificates, whether they were technical colleges or some technical associations, all applied for this qualification from a casting world.
Mechanical theology is included in the teaching of formal technical colleges; the examinations of technical associations also include theological knowledge and theological discussions, and the more advanced the exams, the more difficult they are.
What is a Forge World? A world that is completely controlled by the Mechanicum is called this. Forge Worlds do not even pay Imperial taxes. The official statement is that Forge Worlds, whether they are the home worlds of Space Marines, are serving the Empire in another way, so they do not need to pay Imperial taxes.
This statement is also correct. It was the Forge World that created most of the Imperial Army's weapons and equipment, most of the construction work, and most of the naval ships. In the Astra Militarum, there are countless technical specialists and mechanical priests sent by the Mechanicum to handle military equipment and even participate in combat in person. The Skitarii and Titan Legions belonging to the Mechanicum are simply a main force of the Empire that cannot be ignored.
But if we look deeper, it might be a bit superficial to understand that the Mechanicus does not have to pay taxes simply because it assumes these responsibilities.
Some say - only some say - the emblem of the Imperium: a double-headed eagle, one head of Holy Terra, the other of the Forge World of Mars.
Whether this is true or not, it at least illustrates an important point: they do not pay taxes, not because they have to, but because of their special status; they pay for the Empire, not because they have any obligations, but because the Mechanicus can almost be regarded as the most important original shareholder of the Empire.
Only people like Gu Hang, who redeveloped from a death world like Angry Owl Star, were not influenced too much by the Mechanicus - but even so, his most trusted technical expert, Ms. Wu Jiarong, was also from the Mechanicus; the technical certificates issued by the newly built technical academies on Angry Owl Star and Black Arrow Star were all "fake" certificates that no one would recognize outside.
Moreover, this matter cannot last long. In fact, Wu Jiarong has already made a plan and is going to go to the nearest forging world, Jindi Star, to get this done.
Jin Dixing belongs to the Mingyang sect under the Mechanicus.
The Ming Yang Sect is not well-known among the complicated church factions within the Mechanicus, but it is not a particularly small sect. They are the sect with the highest influence in the entire Eastern Universe.
In the Tianma star region, all technical professional certificates have a small, bright yellow round sun around fire logo on them. This is the logo of the Ming Yang Sect.
Theoretically, the Wingstar Shipyard has nothing to do with the Mechanicum, but in such a technology-intensive industry, how can it escape its influence?
There is even a ruling bishop in the shipyard. Although he does not preach, but only works as a technical expert and technical consultant, he always wears a red robe when traveling, and always wears the Mechanicus sign on his body and carries scriptures. His body, which has been greatly modified, makes him look inhuman yet "holy".
Holy, at least by Mechanicus standards.
Going down, there are not so many Engine Prophets, but there are a lot of Mechanical Priests.
In the past, the Alliance had fought a little, even if they had brought out a Warhound Titan on the battlefield of Koroja, it was not considered too serious. Although the Forge World did not sell many Titans, it still sold some; as for the technology of the Titans it produced, it was classified as a secret - although it was not stated that the technology was forbidden to be leaked, in fact, it was rare to see anyone other than the Mechanicus capable of producing Titans.
The scale of the alliance is still not large, and the war dogs have not appeared many times, but despite this, it has still attracted the attention of those who are interested. However, this attention has not had any direct impact on Gu Hang.
However, this period of just watching without taking any action will not last long.
People stare at you in order to make you take action.
And now, with the ability to build starships, Gu Hang directly built a shipyard on the Angry Owl Star, which is even more eye-catching.
Starship manufacturing is not monopolized by the Forge World like Titan manufacturing. However, in terms of technology content and industrial scale, starship manufacturing is a more advanced and complex industry than Warhound Titan construction.
Being able to build a starship is a big deal.
What's more, the starship manufacturing technology of the Angry Owl Star now seems to have many unique features. It can even provide some guidance to old-fashioned shipyards like the Flying Wing Star, which cannot be ignored.
After the Alliance took over the shipyard, they caught five sneaky people within two days. They were snooping around when no one was around and inspecting the Alliance's renovation project on the shipyard.
To be honest, the Alliance's control over the Feiyi Star Shipyard is not strong at the moment. Even so, they were able to catch a few people. The number of people who were not caught must be hundreds or thousands of times this number.
A few days later, Gu Hang welcomed an expected visitor.
Wang Zhaoran, the ruling bishop of the Mingyang sect of the Mechanicus and the casting consultant of the Wing Star Shipyard.
What is meant to come will come.
In fact, Wang Zhaoran's approach was much gentler than Gu Hang had initially thought.
There was no questioning, no further drastic action. Wang Zhaoran simply performed his duties in the shipyard while politely requesting a meeting with Gu Hang, the head of the star zone.
The reason for the meeting was also clearly stated, which was for the new technology at the Feiyi Star Shipyard.
The other party's intention seemed legitimate, which left Gu Hang with no room to refuse.
It’s not that I really can’t refuse, but why?
He is a forging consultant and the supreme bishop of the Mechanicus.
When we see new technologies, isn't it natural to ask where they came from?
On the contrary, if Gu Hang chose to refuse, it would appear that he was guilty.
Although he did feel a little guilty.
However, Gu Hang also made a plan for this expected event.
After confirming the meeting time, Gu Hang found his most important technical expert, Ms. Wu Jiarong.
Taking over the Feiyixing Shipyard is a big deal for the alliance, and there is no room for technical mistakes. Wu Jiarong came here in person with the technical team she trained to handle the shipyard affairs.
It's just right for her to face Wang Zhaoran.
Gu Hang was also present at the beginning of the meeting, but soon he found another reason and left the scene, leaving Wu Jiarong and Wang Zhaoran, two people with technical backgrounds, to talk on their own.
Of course, Gu Hang was fully capable of monitoring the content of the conversation. He also had full trust in Wu Jiarong, and Ms. Wu would not talk nonsense.
This was also what Gu Hang had thought of earlier, his way of dealing with the black box and a series of technical sources that he could not explain: put all the blame on Wu Jiarong.
No matter what, let's say it was Wu Jiarong who researched it. She knows all this and brought these technical capabilities to Angry Owl Star, helping the development of the alliance.
As for how Wu Jiarong learned these techniques, it was the enlightenment from the God of All Things, the divine revelation she received during prayer, combined with some knowledge she already knew, which she integrated into her own learning.
This sounds far-fetched, but it's not impossible.
And Wu Jiarong did deal with Wang Zhaoran according to the explanations that had been prepared long ago.
The two of them didn't talk about this issue for a long time. Later on, they were still engaged in technical exchanges.
Wu Jiarong would not have any problem in this regard. She had been immersed in countless black boxes for so many years, and had gained a lot of research experience, and her level was rising rapidly. Now, it may be a little far to say that she has the knowledge and skills of a ruling bishop, after all, she has not yet mastered many technologies. However, if it is just theory and academic discussion, she will not have any problem.
After so many years of research, some of the technical ideas and thoughts she put forward were very groundbreaking and inspiring to Wang Zhaoran.
There was even a hint of excitement in the mechanical voice of the ruling bishop.
The two chatted for a long time, and when the conversation ended, Wang Zhaoran still felt a little reluctant to leave.
He took the opportunity to invite Wu Jiarong to the shipyard the next day to discuss in detail.
Wu Jiarong readily agreed.
Then, he proposed to go to Angry Star to take a look, especially to see Wu Jiarong's research center.
Wu Jiarong also agreed immediately.
What can't come?
He used to feel guilty, but now, all the black boxes are hidden in the Kingdom of Storm God. As long as Gu Hang doesn't want to, who can break into his territory in the subspace and expose his past?
If you want to go and see, just go and see it openly.
In fact, if the ruling bishop made a request for an exchange student in the future, Gu Hang was ready to agree to it directly.
Don't be afraid.
After sending Wang Zhao away, Wu Jiarong said to Gu Hang, "He must still have doubts."
"Let him doubt it. No matter what we do, we can't dispel these doubts, right?"
"really."
"Then just do it openly. These things are very troublesome and even dangerous. However, it has come to this point now. Are we going to give up because of the risks? That is even more impossible."
Wu Jiarong nodded, and she said to Gu Hang: "You are not the same person now, Governor. Back then, perhaps just because of a suspicion, the recovery fleet of the Mechanicus would run to the Wrathful Owl Star and turn our territory upside down. But now, your status forces the always independent Mechanicus to treat you with caution. Without clear evidence, they will not do too much in public. As for the means behind the scenes, we are not afraid."
After thinking for a while, she added, "I look forward to the alliance becoming even stronger in the future. By then, even if we openly use our evil intentions, no one will dare to say anything."
(End of this chapter)
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