Chapter 53, The Second Governor
Gu Hang smiled.
He walked up and gave Lambert a big hug: "I am willing to believe in you. Welcome to join, young comrade."
Lambert's statement was sincere, but Gu Hang didn't completely believe it.
It's just that this guy brought a group of people with him. If you ask him to surrender, he surrenders. If you ask him to work, he works. So what is there to worry about?
Gu Hang didn't expect anything from them, and he wouldn't use them for important work. They were just there to clean up the battlefield and act as porters. Whoever did it didn't matter. He just used them and that was it.
As for trust, it cannot be expressed through words.
With more time and more experiences, he will always show his true self.
Moreover, this guy brought an even bigger surprise to Gu Hang.
In addition to five hundred armed soldiers, there were also more than two thousand refugees who followed him.
According to Lambert, these were the people he recruited from outside the city when he set out.
The reason why he did this was that he heard that a businessman named Denison Henry had recruited refugees for the governor. It seemed that the governor had a big shortage of manpower, so he did the same thing when he set out.
Not only that, he also arranged for people to carry out long-term migration propaganda outside Fuxing City, telling the governor that there would be good jobs, good treatment, and food and clothing to eat and not starve.
Wow, this young man is very smart.
Gu Hang was very happy.
For this reason, he was too embarrassed to even criticize old Hodgson when he called him.
But there's really nothing to spray.
The attack should have nothing to do with them, at least there is no evidence to prove this. The attackers were cultists, and the powerful storm magic made this clear.
Moreover, before the attack, it was Hodgson who gave him a warning in advance.
At the moment, Old Hodgson also said that they had made further progress in their investigation of the cult. They had captured two mid-level missionaries of the original Angry Owl sect and learned that this cult organization was indeed secretly increasing its actions in Renaissance City, and that there might be a plan in progress. If we continue along this line, we should gain more.
In addition to the cult issue that Gu Hang used to manipulate the coalition government, Hodgson's performance in other areas also made Gu Hang quite satisfied.
Sending a grandson here, whether to serve him or to be a hostage, is a manifestation of attitude. In fact, he also made his attitude very clear. Five hundred soldiers and two thousand refugees may not be a big deal; Hodgson has implicitly promised that in Fuxing City, he will act according to Gu Hang's instructions and cooperate with the Governor.
But Hodgson also said that he needed the Governor to understand his difficulties. He is the Speaker of the Parliament, but he does not have the final say. Directly providing resources, promoting a certain law, replacing a certain member of Parliament, mobilizing troops on a large scale... these all ultimately require the entire Parliament to discuss and form a resolution.
Gu Hang didn't force anyone further on this matter.
There's no use forcing.
At present, Hodgson can be regarded as standing on his side, at least judging from his attitude. There is not much point in forcing him. On the contrary, Gu Hang still needs Hodgson to help him force those MPs.
This time, Gu Hang talked with Hodgson for a long time.
He talked about what he needed Hodgson to do, what support he needed to provide, how to push forward Gu Hang's will step by step, and what kind of situation the Renaissance City would reach before Gu Hang would consider re-entering the city. He even touched on what kind of policies and reforms he would implement after he joined the alliance and truly took over the power of the governor, and how to ensure that the entire planet would be able to pay taxes in two years while also ensuring the planet's continued development...
The conversation was not in-depth, and most of the topics were just a brief discussion. After all, Gu Hang did not completely trust the Speaker of the Parliament who had indicated that he would stand on his side. But being able to talk about these topics and covering such a wide range of topics, Gu Hang could be considered to have accepted the Speaker of the Parliament to some extent.
As for the present, Gu Hang has no plans to visit Fuxing City in the near future.
The cult issue has not been resolved yet, so his safety is not guaranteed when he goes to Fuxing City; power is not fully centralized, so it is difficult for him to exert his influence there; his own strength has not been accumulated enough, so he will not be able to make his words come true when he goes to Fuxing City...
But that time won’t be too far away.
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Fuxing City, inner city, a private club somewhere.
Three big names who are considered famous in the entire league are gathered here.
These three are all Alliance members, and each has large businesses in Fuxing City.
However, their faces were extremely gloomy.
Bradford said, "Everyone has listened to the recording. Don't be silent, let's talk about our ideas."
He is a business tycoon in Fuxing City. He doesn't have many businesses under his control, but he has strong business channels in the east, south, west and north. Many things produced by Fuxing City can only be sold through his channels; things that Fuxing City does not produce need to be purchased through his channels.
In Fuxing City, a place with a commercial hub as its core, his status can be imagined.
After Bradford finished speaking, the old man sitting next to him shook his head and said, "I still can't understand why old Hodgson did this? Isn't he afraid of the same situation as the second generation governor?"
This man's name is Norris. His family is an industrial tycoon in Renaissance City. Its enterprises include important categories such as food factories, chemical factories, textile factories, etc., and they are also involved in the medical industry. He and Wohan are important allies. After Wohan's death, the industry collapsed, which had a great impact on him.
When he mentioned the 'situation of the second-generation governor', the other two's faces became even gloomier.
They all recalled that terrible era.
Twelve years ago, the second-generation governor arrived at the Wrathful Star on a frigate. At that time, the alliance was still very powerful, and although the structure was a little loose, it was in line with the reality of the Wrathful Star. The major forces would at least respond to the various requirements of the alliance government, if not obey orders.
This is a solid foundation laid by a generation of governors.
However, this foundation almost collapsed in just six years.
After the governor landed and took control of the governor's power, he did not follow the previous governor's path of recuperation and development. He believed that the previous generation of governors had insufficient tax revenue because of their kindness and weakness. The natives of the Wrathful Owl Star were all disloyal people, and they needed to be whipped into paying taxes with the most severe attitude.
He held this position for six years, and during the first two times, he collected enough taxes from the empire by means of extortion and coercion. But his tyranny also triggered turmoil that swept the entire world.
The flames of rebellion were everywhere. Some forces left the alliance, some forces secretly disobeyed, some forces violently resisted, and some forces were tragically destroyed... The entire planet suffered a huge population loss in six years. This loss included a large number of manpower that was paid as imperial taxes, a large number of deaths due to turmoil, and a large number of people who starved to death or froze to death due to lack of supplies...
The first governor's seventeen years of recuperation on the Wrathful Owl Star were almost destroyed in one fell swoop. The second governor, naturally, could not support the third taxation and died at the hands of the Imperial Taxation Department.
Those six years were something that no one on Angry Owl Star wanted to go through again.
Whether poor or rich.
The last of the three stood up.
He is a big man and still wears camouflage military uniform when meeting with friends.
He was Mondoc, a general of the Alliance. In Renaissance City, the 10,000 soldiers, the more than 20 planes, and the 70 tanks were all his subordinates in theory.
"Everything must be back on track, and the mistakes of old Hodgson must be corrected."
"Impeachment by Parliament? I remember the next parliament session will start in four days, but we may not succeed. Old Hodgson has been running the business for so many years and has many supporters. It will take a lot of time for us to connect..."
"No." Mondoc rejected this idea, "That's too slow. We need a faster way."
The other two were stunned.
They saw Mondok's slightly ferocious expression.
(End of this chapter)
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