Chapter 445: The Alliance is madly sucking blood
Temir No. 5 has a tendency to become a meat grinder for a long time.
That's scary stuff.
Billions of lives will continue to die on this planet. With the current intensity of the war, perhaps dozens or even hundreds of people will die in the war every second.
The amount of ammunition consumed every day is an astronomical figure when converted into money.
However, for the survival of the species, these sacrifices and wealth must be spent.
In fact, Gu Hang also had a realization: the scope of this greenskin war was too large and the intensity was too high.
Even if there is a victory, for example, on the star Jindi, the emperor descended from the sky and killed all of Titus's greenskin main forces, the subsequent things are actually not simple.
It is estimated that hundreds of billions of greenskins swarmed out of the territory of the Greenskin Empire and swept everywhere. Which of the attacked planets did not have tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of greenskins?
To kill all these greenskins one by one in the entire star field and destroy the ecosystem they left behind is a time-consuming task, and it is normal to take decades.
The war will inevitably be protracted.
In fact, this is the norm in the entire starry sea.
War is always going on. When there is no war, like the years before the Orc War began, the Alliance had a few years of peace, which is a scarce commodity in this universe.
Since war is bound to be long-term and normalized, the alliance must learn to develop in the war.
Here, Gu Hang will have two directions of efforts, still divided into internal and external.
Internally, the alliance's development must of course be tilted towards war. The alliance's manpower must first meet the army's manpower needs, and secondly, meet the production needs of various military materials, logistical supplies, and various equipment.
But the manpower and resources consumed in the war obviously do not amount to any development.
This is pure consumption.
If the war is so intense that the entire society must put every bit of manpower and resources into things related to the war, then forget about anything else. How can we expect development when it comes to life and death?
Work your ass off, or you'll die.
But obviously the war will not go to this extent.
If Titus's absolute main force does not come back, the alliance still has some spare strength; if Titus's absolute main force comes back, the alliance will not be able to win even if it prepares for war with all its strength.
Then just come normally.
Except for what is needed for the war, social production cannot be stagnant under the third-level mobilization order.
All kinds of heavy industries that produce new means of production and all kinds of raw material industries are increasing their investment.
Investment in agricultural production is also increasing.
Under the third-level mobilization order, economic development actually still maintained a relatively high figure, but most of the development was swallowed up by reinvestment and war. The part left for the more than 60 billion residents in the Pegasus region to improve their living standards was greatly reduced, but at least there was still a little bit.
This was also the indicator that Gu Hang used when formulating the three-level mobilization order: normal or even more stimulated rapid economic development; and a small amount of investment in people's livelihood.
If the second level mobilization order is reached, the people's living standards will not improve, but will decline; and the improvement of productivity will probably be affected to a certain extent. Infrastructure construction will almost completely stop, and the construction of new factories will continue, but will be fully turned to the construction of military factories; everything will be further oriented towards the production of various military weapons and equipment.
Once the first-level mobilization order is issued, not only will a large number of people have to serve in the army, but more importantly, all conventional economic activities will stagnate, people's living standards will be greatly reduced, society will no longer develop, most civilian factories will be converted to military use, the entire society will serve the war, and all productivity will be put into operation to produce more war materials.
Under this definition, Gu Hang really doesn't want the alliance to sound a level one mobilization order one day.
That means that the entire social development will stagnate, the development process of the alliance will be interrupted, and even the development potential will be overdrawn.
It should be emphasized that when the situation becomes truly life-threatening, the first-level mobilization order should be sounded as soon as possible.
But as long as it doesn't reach that point, we should not raise the mobilization order if we can.
Under the third-level mobilization order, the society's economic development is still fast. Although people's livelihood may not have increased much, at least it is not declining, and that's enough.
This is to seek development as much as possible on the basis and premise of coping with the war, and it is also Gu Hang's requirement to the alliance government.
It’s a guaranteed option.
If one really wants to develop in the war, one still has to rely on another aspect: external affairs.
As long as the war is won, something will always be won. Whether it is space for development, wealth obtained through plunder, or new territories and population brought by expansion, these are all places to make a fortune.
And now, what is Gu Hang’s biggest gain in this war?
Of course, it is the entire Qimadi.
The six surrounding star regions that signed the Seven Horse Agreement became de facto vassals of the Alliance.
The most recent collection of imperial taxes was also the first time the Alliance "helped" the Empire collect taxes.
After they signed the treaty, the tax collection work began.
All the planetary governors were very dissatisfied with this.
Isn’t it harvested every two years?
It has been less than a year since we last paid the imperial tax, and the seven-Malaysia Agreement we signed was only for half a year at its longest and just one or two months at its shortest.
Are you going to collect imperial taxes now?
The alliance also has something to say.
During wartime, taxation changes from once every two years to once a year. Doesn't that make sense?
I didn't adjust your tax amount! It's the amount you should pay. It's just an emergency and I only collect it once a year.
Under the power of the alliance, these planets had no choice but to accept it.
The six star regions, with a total population of more than 110 billion, did collect nearly 12 billion tax coins in materials through taxation. In Ye Lixia's fleet, most of the Gu's Trading Company's fleet, as well as some small Imperial Chamber of Commerce ships recruited in these star regions, were all working hard to help the alliance transport these resources.
These resources each have their uses. Some are directly packaged and sent to the front lines; most are transported back to the various worlds in the Pegasus region to be used as raw materials, as subsequent processed products, to produce more war materials, or simply used to distribute resources to the workers in the Pegasus region, replacing the benefits, allowances and salaries that were originally to be distributed, saving the alliance money that can be further used for development.
In addition to the 12 billion imperial taxes, there was an additional war tax of 1 billion tax coins, and a large number of planetary defense forces, which were not considered human taxes, and were also recruited as "Allied Forces". Some were simply used as soldiers to supplement the Alliance Army.
The total tax revenue of 13 billion coins is almost equal to the alliance's annual income in the past.
The Pegasus region has a population of more than 60 billion. After paying imperial taxes every year, the remaining fiscal revenue for the alliance is only 13.8 billion.
And now, there are three major parts: the 11.3 billion imperial taxes that the alliance should have paid no longer have to be paid and can be used for its own purposes; the original 13.8 billion fiscal revenue; and the 13 billion revenue brought by the Seven Horse Agreement.
A total of 38.1 billion, this is the wealth that the alliance can mobilize every year after the war begins.
This is a huge sum of money!
If measured by the price of ships, that's 22 'Mad Shark' destroyers; 5 'Musician' cruisers, and still enough; even if you can't afford a battleship in one year, you can still buy one in two years.
Of course, there is nowhere to buy it now. Besides, the money is not wasted.
In fact, the alliance now has a lot of places to spend money.
The war on the front line was brutal. The Alliance spent 500 million per month on Temir 5 alone. This was even though the native planet had borne a considerable portion of the war costs.
Not to mention, there are still a large number of Alliance troops in the Mist Horse and Hippogriff sectors, continuously clearing out the local greenskin invasion. Although the intensity is not comparable to the main battlefield such as Temir 5, the number is large!
Moreover, the 'Allied Army' is much larger than the Alliance Army. Although in theory the cost of war is borne by the planets that send troops, these planets may not be able to afford the money, nor may they be able to pay in a timely manner - this is really a problem of ability - and the Alliance cannot really ignore it.
They all cost money.
The navy is also a huge bottomless pit.
Not to mention, the Alliance is still continuing to build new ships and expand new legions.
More than 17 billion is spent on military expenditure each year.
If it weren't for the fact that it no longer had to pay imperial taxes, the Alliance would not be able to afford such expenses on its own finances.
Now, the alliance can not only afford the expenses, but also have a surplus of 20 billion. This money can be used to expand the military industry, reinvest in production, and build infrastructure on the nine planets of Tianma... All of these are in full swing, and the business is even more prosperous than before the war began.
The economic production growth index, which was originally not required of Ossena, was achieved with this huge additional wealth investment.
Even the completion exceeded expectations.
10%? Definitely more than that!
The alliance's financial settlement for next year is estimated to be over 16 billion, which is a clear increase compared to the 13.8 billion before the war!
Gu Hang certainly did not deny that the development of the alliance was based on sucking blood from the six surrounding horselands.
However, they were also going to be sucked in, and even the Pegasus region itself was going to be sucked in. In the past, they were sucked in by the Empire, but now, in a special period, the Empire can no longer suck them in, and how many years has it been since the Alliance was allowed to suck them in?
It feels so good to suck it.
In addition to 'vassalage', the benefits that the alliance gains from war are also direct 'booty'.
There is no benefit in fighting the greenskins. Even if the greenskins' weapons, equipment and ships are seized, humans cannot use them or use them well.
There will be no green-skinned prisoners, and don't expect to make them work or become workers even if they are forcibly captured.
However, the Alliance still gained something in the Temir Galaxy in the Jinguan Star Region.
That's the population.
During this period, the Alliance has transferred more than 300 million people from Temir 4 and 5. Isn’t that also 1.5 billion?
What's more, Gu Hang never regards a person's value as 5 yuan.
The value that a person can create in his or her lifetime is much higher than this number.
These people are still on Steel Wing Star, currently working on the repair of Steel Wing Star's military buildings and the construction of orbital gun fortresses.
Later on, when the transportation capacity is improved, or the pressure on the front line is reduced and some transportation capacity can be freed up, only a small number of these people and the population that will be transferred here later will stay on Steel Wing Star to supplement the population of this planet. Most of them will migrate to the Pegasus Star Region and replenish the various worlds.
Three hundred million people is just the beginning.
Temir 4, Temir 5, and even other worlds that may reach the interior of the Jinguan Star Region in the future are not suitable for too many civilians to survive.
These people will be transferred to the Tianma star area as much as possible.
Koroja's population carrying capacity has reached its upper limit, or even far exceeded it; but the population carrying capacity of Angry Owl Star still has room, as do the three stars of Red Arrow Star and Fache Star.
At least before the population expands to 80 billion, the Pegasus region will not be too crowded.
If it really doesn't work, you can also relocate to other star areas in Qimadi.
In addition to finance, the major part of economic production growth is reflected in the military industry. New docks have been completed in the starports of Wing Star and Wrath Star; the production lines of Titan, Knight Mech, Feedback Power Armor, LR and HS series rifles, Lion, and Lion King are all stepping up to expand production capacity.
In the future, more ships and more and better army equipment will be produced.
Not to mention, this is just an economic and financial account, and the grace points have not yet been taken into account.
Rapid economic development will lead to an increase in monthly grace points.
Now, the income provided by the alliance has reached 36,000 per month, an increase of 12.5% compared to before the war.
The monthly gift income growth is not linear. It is not that if one person gives one point, ten people will give ten points. After so long, Gu Hang has roughly figured out that this should be a model of growth according to some milestones. When a growth indicator is reached, it will increase by a few points. It will not expand infinitely.
This was a bit of a pity for Gu Hang, otherwise, according to the early years when he had just landed, he could give dozens of grace points to a few thousand people; now that he actually controls a population of 60 billion, wouldn't he have to give hundreds of millions of grace points a month?
But even if he didn't have this dream, there was another thing that Gu Hang didn't expect.
After the Seven Horses Agreement was signed, the other six horse lands and 79 worlds were all counted into the system.
He originally thought that the stingy system would not calculate it for him!
Of course, it is impossible to count all the more than 110 billion people in these 79 worlds into his homeland.
That wasn't local.
However, when Gu Hang beat up Black Arrow Star that year, the [Vassal] panel activated by the system came into play again.
79 worlds were counted as his vassals, and most of them were at around LV2.
This level means that there is a high tendency towards secession and a certain degree of social unrest.
A few can reach LV3, which means they are stable vassals, and a few can reach LV1, which means they are extremely stubborn in their separatism.
Gu Hang was not surprised by this.
This is very normal. The vassalage was not obtained through normal means. It is not surprising that the governors or local forces on the planet want to separate due to internal instability.
He can accept LV2, as long as it is not a large-scale LV1, then the cost of suppression will be higher.
As for the grace points provided by these vassals, there are not many, mainly because the grace points provided by vassals are naturally subject to huge discounts.
But it adds up to be quite impressive, reaching 4,000 points per month.
This is more or less a supplement to Gu Hang's income from gift points.
Another major source of grace points is victory in war.
However, since the end of the Battle of Steel Wing Star, the subsequent small fights between the Eagle Horse and the Mist Horse on various planets have not given much.
Although the current battle of Temir is fought on a large scale, there is no result yet and the system has not yet settled the result.
But what is conceivable is that as long as we win, there will be no loss.
(End of this chapter)
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