Chapter 501, Alliance 400 World
The alliance government did a better job than Gu Hang had imagined.
The bloody fight between Phoenix and Fury was initiated by Martins. Before he proposed this to the Fury, he reported it to Gu Hang and got Gu Hang's consent.
Otherwise, how could he dare to casually use the lives of a hundred phoenixes as stakes on the table?
The reason why Gu Hang agreed was of course because he was actually more confident than Martins.
After approving Martins' opinion, he also gave Martins a list of 100 people and asked him to choose from this list when arranging the duel.
He brought the training level of these one hundred people to the level of company champions.
It’s a pity that the level of routine training that the system can carry out is only this level at best and cannot go any higher.
However, Gu Hang has other means.
The enlightenment on the [Hero] interface can of course also be used for Space Marines, but the price of enlightenment is a bit more expensive.
But for this duel, Gu Hang would definitely be willing to spend the money.
In fact, the enlightenment work is still before they are trained into company champions. After all, Gu Hang cannot be sure of the hero template that will appear after enlightenment. Some people are not completely talented in combat, but may be good at battlefield command, lurking and assassinating. There is even a space warrior whose talent is actually a civil affairs official!
As an aside, letting Space Marines be managers is actually feasible in a sense!
After undergoing genetic modification, most of their mundane desires have been eliminated, and they are not easily corrupted by various low-level desires; they are full of energy and can work all year round. Mortals complain about 996, but Space Marines can really do 007, no kidding, at least for a short period of time.
But it's just a thought.
The cost of training a Space Marine civil affairs officer is infinitely higher than that of a mortal, and the improvement effect is far less than the improvement that a Space Marine has on the battlefield compared to a mortal soldier.
Moreover, Gu Hang had to consider the atmosphere of the entire empire. It was a bit taboo to let the Space Marines govern. Except for the Infinite Marines who had such privileges in their Infinite Star Field, no Space Marines would do so now.
But no matter what, the gift points spent on the Space Marines are always valuable, bringing a large number of elite warriors to upgrade. In addition, through this bloody death battle, a large number of Fury's elites can be killed.
It is not easy to do this under normal circumstances.
For example, how difficult is it to behead Erso, the Chapter Master, on the battlefield? You have to break through countless layers of obstacles, and then when you face him again, he is still a top-notch extraordinary warrior.
However, in the duel, he was alone.
The same goes for other high-ranking members of the Fury Corps.
This is a great opportunity to weaken the Rageflame Warband.
Gu Hang anticipated that Nuyan would definitely send out a considerable number of elite soldiers from the regiment during the duel, which was a perfect opportunity to destroy them!
Of course, although this was indeed Gu Hang’s plan, he could not have imagined beforehand that the final effect would be so good.
Even Erso himself died here.
How could he have imagined that Erso would really lose his mind and end up like this?
Moreover, after listening to the report about the duel, he was also a little scared. The battle between Erso and Martins was a matter of seconds, and the outcome would be completely different if they fought again.
If Erso killed Martins, the Wrathfire suffered heavy losses, but killing Martins saved some face, and Erso was fine, so even if the morale of the Wrathfire was low, it would not be completely defeated. In this case, the Wrathfire would not be so hasty when evacuating, and would not completely abandon the looting operation.
It is even possible that the losses in the arena would cause the looting during the retreat to become even more brutal and violent. If things go wrong, all that will be left for Gu Hang is a tattered Yunluo Star, which would be a huge loss.
Although victory in a bloody fight is not a war, what we win back is more than a war!
From this perspective, the Phoenix has made great contributions.
Of course, the subsequent achievements of the Union government cannot be ignored.
They quickly took over almost the entire western part of the star field, and in the following eight months, they not only stabilized the local situation on each planet, but also implanted the alliance's system on these planets, and even put it into effective operation.
Gu Hang was very satisfied with this.
The government system that he had built himself and into which he had invested countless gifts over a long period of time to cultivate talent and loyalty had finally produced the results he had expected.
At this point, the entire Dragon Eagle Star Region was completely under his control.
Oh, that's not right.
Speaking of which, there are still some places that have not been completely incorporated into the direct rule of the alliance.
That is the Steel Fire Dragon Star Region.
The Ming Yang Sect almost completely controlled the Steel Fire Dragon Star District, and at the end of the Iron Tooth War, when they were sweeping the greenskins everywhere, they also attacked and took control of the other two star districts in the north, namely the Dragon Tamer and Dragon Pass.
However, we need to be a little more cautious about the actions of the Mechanicus.
These engine oil guys are not easy to deal with.
But usually, they are rarely a threat.
These two star regions, plus the Steel Fire Dragon Star Region directly controlled by the Ming Yang Sect, can be ignored for now. Later, Gu Hang has already made a trip plan to go to Jin Di Star in person to have a good chat with the Ming Yang Sect.
By then, all remaining issues should be resolved.
After all, among the top leaders of the Mingyang Sect, there is an "old acquaintance" of Gu Hang: Wu Jiarong.
Many things will become easier to handle if there are people inside.
In fact, Gu Hang had never expected that his unintentional contribution would actually bear fruit.
Regarding the matter of the Mechanicus, let's put it aside for now. In the Dragon Eagle Star Region, the remaining 34 star regions are all in Gu Hang's hands.
All together, there are exactly 400 worlds, no more, no less.
The total population has reached 820 billion.
Gu Hang's family wealth suddenly became much richer!
Moreover, unlike the various territories that Gu Hang acquired in previous wars, the entire western part of the Dragon Eagle Star Region is actually more prosperous than the eastern part as a whole.
Before, the population of the area occupied by Gu Hang was only about 340 billion; while in the west, the total population was much larger, reaching 480 billion.
Moreover, leaving aside Yunluo Star, the capital of the star region which is more developed than Feiyi Star, in the entire Yunluo Star region, Yunluo Star is the leader and radiates to many worlds, strongly driving the economic development of these worlds. Unlike Feiyi Star, which was beautiful alone, the other worlds in the Tianma Star region were poor as hell.
At the same time, in the Fire Eagle Star Region, the Heroic Soul Star Region, and the Ancient Totem Star Region, three star regions that had never been attacked by war before, a total of more than 40 worlds, became a strong support for the star region government at that time because of the war.
A large amount of resources collected from the universe and other places in the star field were stored here. Some production bases were also built here as much as possible to provide resources for the front line.
At the same time, there are also a large number of people transferred from the world where the front line is in a state of war.
Objectively, the war provided a good opportunity for development for more than 40 worlds in these three star regions.
These three star regions, together with the Yunluo star region, have become a relatively developed economic engine in the western part of the Dragon Eagle star field.
At present, the Dragon Eagle Star Region has roughly formed an overall situation of 'three cores and large areas of ruins'.
The so-called three cores refer to the southwestern core with Yunluo Star as the core and the three major star areas of Ancient Totem, Heroic Soul and Fire Eagle as its subsidiaries. It is also the largest profit obtained by the alliance this time.
These four places alone have a population of 250 billion and a total output value of 630 billion. The annual imperial tax paid is 67 billion, but even so, the fiscal balance left for the alliance after paying the tax has reached 100 billion.
Such a huge fiscal surplus means that there are still about two battlecruisers left over for the whole year!
Rich land!
The other core is naturally the Qima area, which is headed by Gu Hang's old nest, Tianma Star District, and the six surrounding star districts. This area has a population of 170 billion and a total output value of 360 billion.
To be honest, it is a bit behind the 'Yunluo Center'. After all, the 'Qimadi Center' is a late-developing area. It has only started to develop in the past eight years since it was incorporated into Gu Hang's rule, and the main place that has developed well is still the Tianma Star Region. The Tianma Star Region has fully exerted its economic radiation and driving effect on the other six horses, but the time is still short and the development is relatively limited.
Moreover, the total population is not large enough. It has reached 170 billion, but that is only in recent years, due to the policy of encouraging childbirth, and the population has increased to this level due to migration from several other star regions in a state of war.
But in general, the development potential is still very large, and it is indeed on the fast track of rapid development under the leadership of the alliance.
There is also a third core area, the Steel Fire Dragon Center, which is a joint industrial collective developed based on the Mechanicus's forging world, Jindi Star. However, it is not completely under the control of the Alliance at present, so I will not mention it in detail.
In addition to these three cores, there are 23 other star regions, totaling 258 worlds, but the total population is only 388 billion people; the output value is even worse, with a total output value of only 300 billion. After paying the annual imperial tax and deducting the local residents' consumption, there is still a debt of 11 billion.
This means that the Alliance loses money by acquiring these worlds.
Losing 11 billion a year is not a big deal, the alliance can afford it. For the alliance that has mastered the entire star field, this is a small hole that is easy to fill.
But the key point is that this loss is based on the calculation of only residents' consumption and imperial taxes.
If the costs of maintaining rule were taken into account, the losses would be further magnified; moreover, many of these worlds had suffered from the disasters of war during the previous green tide, and they still had to carry out post-war reconstruction and increase investment in humanitarian aid. Otherwise, the situation would not only take a long time to improve, but might even deteriorate further in the short term.
Establishing a government, military construction, deepening rule... adding up all kinds of investments, the alliance estimates that it will incur a fiscal deficit of around 60 billion every year!
This is not a small amount!
This number can be used for comparison. The theoretical imperial tax of the Dragon Eagle Star Region is only a little over 120 billion per year!
The huge economic burden imposed by these worlds has made it difficult for the Alliance to bear.
The Alliance has fifty army groups and one billion ground forces, but the annual maintenance cost is less than 15 billion!
The figure of 60 billion per year is really exaggerated.
In fact, after Gu Hang returned to the Dragon Eagle Star Region and met many people on Yunluo Star, the first government meeting he convened within the alliance was to resolve this issue: What should be done with the 258 "loss-making worlds"?
Currently, officials within the alliance have discussions in roughly three directions.
First, it is to continue to maintain a high degree of core rule. An investment of 60 billion a year is not even enough. We have to continue to invest, up to 70 billion or even 80 billion. This is not a long-term loss. The high investment in the early stage is in exchange for the future development of these worlds. After one to two years of investment, the cost of investment should be reduced by more than half; at the same time, the output of these worlds will be fully recovered under the stimulus of large-scale investment.
It is estimated that the company will be able to turn losses into profits in four to five years.
But another group was quite opposed to this plan.
It's too much. Even if everything goes according to their estimate, the total investment in five years may need to reach more than 250 billion. But what they have achieved is just to stop losing money and bleeding. It is unknown how many years it will take for them to develop to the point where they can generate blood for the alliance and even earn back the 250 billion invested.
Now, the war can indeed be considered to be temporarily over. However, the Alliance still faces a huge external threat. The "evil neighbor" next door, the Iron Armored Regiment, may attack at any time; after the Fury Regiment returns and licks their wounds, will they forget the humiliation and pain the Alliance has inflicted on them?
It is impossible for the alliance to shift all its strength to economic development.
Spending so much money on the recovery of these 'loss worlds' would be a serious drag on the Alliance's military buildup.
If the enemy breaks in, my house will probably be smashed to pieces before I can even realize the results of my construction.
As for the third faction, they don’t have any brilliant ideas. They are just a middle ground between the two.
(End of this chapter)
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