Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 484

Chapter 483: You Made the Right Choice

Through the virtual image of the star phone, Gu Hang saw the astonishment on Ossena’s face and said dissatisfiedly: “What’s that expression on your face?”

“Uh… nothing, I’m just waiting to hear your next brilliant remarks, Governor!”

Gu Hang’s mouth twitched, and he decided not to argue with Ossena, and explained patiently: “We can’t do things similar to the Fury Corps. They intercept imperial taxes for many reasons, but the most important part is that the greenskins on the planets in the controlled area have not been completely eliminated, and a lot of investment is still needed, so they require unilateral tax reduction or exemption, or alternative taxation.” “

This is of course illegal, because in theory, the greenskin threat on each planet is the responsibility of the local government of each planet to solve. Even if they fight in the name of the star domain government, the part they can really leave legally and reasonably is only the part that the original star domain government can retain. However, the number of people intercepted by the Fury Corps far exceeds the number that a normal star domain government can retain. This will greatly offend the higher-level government and will also affect its reputation.”

“We have to separate ourselves from the Fury of Flame. We can’t be the same as them in this respect, otherwise we will become birds of a feather.”

Ossena nodded to show that she understood, but she also said: “I understand what you mean, but… 76 billion tax coins plus the collection and transportation costs are all borne by us, the price is still too high. If we really follow this number, it may have an impact on our current four-year plan.”

Gu Hang also agreed with Ossena’s statement.

Imperial taxes are imperial taxes, but it is always hard to just hand over the silver like this, especially when the number is so huge.

76 billion… is enough to build one and a half “Holy Grail Class” battlecruisers!

“So, we have to think of some other ways.” Gu Hang said, “I have talked about this with the Zhou Domain Government. Of course they are happy for us to do this. After all, a large amount of wealth will be directly gathered to them, and there is no need to go through the Star Domain Government. Chairman Zuo also knows that if the Dragon Eagle Star Domain takes the tax revenue, it will fall into the hands of Nuyan, and not much will be paid.”

“Next, I will talk to the Zhou Domain Government again. Since they have gained such a huge benefit, it is natural for them to share some of the costs with us. I am quite confident that they should be able to agree.”

Ossena thought for a while and asked, “Is there a chance to directly reduce or exempt taxes? The costs can be deducted directly at our stage.”

“It should be possible.”

“That will indeed reduce a lot of pressure.”

“Also, we don’t have to really transport all these materials to Wuji Star by ourselves. I have talked to the Zhou Domain Government and the neighboring Donglin Star Domain Government. We can send the materials directly to Maoling Star and have the Donglin Government transfer them there.”

“That will save a lot of time and cost!”

It is reasonable and legal to do so.

When the imperial tax is collected, it is impossible to transport all the large quantities of physical materials to Holy Terra, hand them over to the imperial center, and then distribute them to various universes, star fields, and star regions according to demand. The loss on the road is extremely large.

The scale of the transportation industry has increased, and the cost will indeed be greatly reduced; but if it is reduced further, such a large base here will require a large number of transport ships. The ships don’t have to do anything else, and the fuel consumption on the road is extremely high.

Even the empire can’t bear this level of waste.

For this reason, the empire’s method of using the imperial tax will allow the two levels of star field and universe to retain a part; the remaining part that is collected by the central government will not actually be transported to Holy Terra. One part will be transported, and the other part will be directly distributed to the corresponding places in need according to the current strategic goals of the empire. If there is any surplus, some storage worlds will be established in various universes to store materials.

The costs incurred in these processes are generally borne by the imperial system. The Alliance is now doing the transportation taxation, which actually replaces part of the functions of the Star Domain Government. Naturally, it can, according to the requirements, not bear this part of the cost by itself.

However, this matter is still somewhat unreasonable.

The Star Domain Government still exists in theory. Is it your Alliance’s turn to pay taxes directly?

If the Cosmic Domain Government stands on the side of the Star Domain Government and refuses to accept the taxes you have paid across levels, then it’s over.

This is actually the most likely scenario. The Star Domain Government is a lower-level government under the formal Cosmic Domain Government and has a direct subordinate relationship. Under normal circumstances, the Cosmic Domain Government cannot accept the imperial taxes directly paid by local forces in a star domain.

That is to say, in the special case of the Dragon Eagle Star Domain, and Zuo Zhaofeng, the chairman of the Cosmic Domain, is willing to provide such additional help under the suggestion of Gallardo, this matter can be implemented.

And it’s not just implemented.

“I will talk to Chairman Zuo later. After all, we are still in a state of war, and we do bear half of the responsibilities of the Star Domain Government. We should also be able to get a portion of the corresponding funding for the Star Domain Government. It is a bit difficult to get the conventional 30%, but 20% should be given to us.” “

However, the way to retain it cannot be that I keep it directly. We still have to hand it over, and then the Cosmic Domain Government will provide funding. Ossena, you have to make corresponding preparations to receive it.”

“I understand.” Ossena nodded.

She did not ask why she had to go through so much trouble.

She also knew the reason. This is a question of legitimacy.

No matter how good the alliance is, it is not the Star Domain Government yet. It is not compliant to directly bypass the Star Domain Government and pay taxes to a higher level. It is even more compliant to keep the imperial tax directly. After the tax is paid, it will be better for the Cosmic Domain Government to distribute it in the form of special funding.

Before hanging up the call, Ossena said to Gu Hang: “Governor, this is not a solution. Fury has used this kind of thing to cause us too much trouble. I look forward to you becoming the true Lord of Dragonhawk soon.”

“Soon.”

…

As Ossena said, the imperial tax is not the first trouble that the Fury has caused.

In the past two years, they have used similar means to disgust the Alliance many times.

The simplest one is to send star district heads and planetary governors to the Alliance occupied areas in the name of the star domain government.

Gu Hang detained one.

In the name of the commander-in-chief, he issued orders to the Alliance army.

He ignored one.

The rest, such as cutting off trade, are all routine operations.

Of course, the Fury also knows that these things will not have any results.

However, every time the Alliance detained and expelled an official of the star domain government and ignored the order of the star domain government, it was equivalent to giving them an explanation and an excuse.

They took advantage of these things to criticize Gu Hang for being domineering and the Alliance for actually separatist, saying that they were traitors.

This was not said to Gu Hang, but to the surrounding star regions, to the government of the universe, and to the center of the empire.

What can the alliance do?

This kind of thing cannot be tacitly accepted, so it can only be defended.

Of course, just defending is not enough. No matter how you explain it, it is all passive defense.

The alliance is also constantly blasting the Fury Flame Corps, holding the star region government hostage, plotting against the empire, and being a traitor to the empire.

Who doesn’t know how to curse?

And another disgusting thing is the report of the merits of the Iron Teeth War.

In theory, the Iron Teeth War took place in the Dragon Eagle Star Region. After the war, the star region government should report the course and results of the war. Who and which army played a greater role in this war, and whose achievements were specific, are all determined in this way.

This not only determines the honor, but also determines how the rewards to be issued by the empire are determined.

The funding for the reconstruction of each planet and the replenishment of military losses are all considered actual benefits.

And for Gu Hang, the more important point is that he wants to gain the legitimate status of the Dragon Eagle Star Region government through his undoubted contribution in this war.

To put it bluntly, the various troubles that the Fury Flame Corps had caused him were all caused by taking advantage of the naturally legitimate name of the Star Domain Government. The core means to solve these troubles was to become the spokesperson for legitimacy.

But since Gu Hang had already had such a mess with the Fury Flame Corps, how could he expect the other party to say good things about him?

If he reported his achievements to the higher authorities through the Star Domain Government, the Alliance would probably become invisible.

Gu Hang deeply understood that victory and the fruits of victory were two different things. There was a possibility that

he would win the war but get nothing in the end. He had to fight for this right to speak.

His war report, like the imperial tax, bypassed the Star Domain Government and was submitted directly to the higher authorities.

However, the efficiency of the Empire was too slow.

A year ago, Gu Hang had contacted Gallardo and asked about the conclusion of the Dragon Eagle Star Domain War. As a result, Gallardo told him at that time that the relevant information had not yet been sent to the Imperial Military Affairs Department!

Gu Hang had to ask the Cosmic Domain Government again, and Chairman Zuo said that he had sent it up.

This was fucked up.

Now, no one knew where this report of achievements was stuck.

But it is said that this is normal.

For Holy Terra, the Eastern Universe… is a very remote place. A star-level war took place here, and the scale was just like that. It is a bit too exaggerated that wars of similar scale happen every day in the entire universe and the entire empire. That is, there are several wars every day!

Just wait slowly.

But in general, with the attention of “big shots” such as Zuo Zhaofeng and Gallardo, the efficiency can always be faster than usual.

This wait has lasted until now.

Gu Hang can’t always urge.

He can only continue to wait.

And if the final result of the wait makes him dissatisfied. He also has some follow-up preparation plans.

I hope they will not be used.

…

Gu Hang has not waited for a response to the war report, and waited for an old acquaintance first.

It was Lao Yisi.

After receiving the instructions from Governor Gu, the border defense forces of the alliance in Duxingxing, of course, had to drive away the tax fleet led by Lao Yisi.

They refused the tax fleet’s docking, and the navy was approaching, and warned the Dragon Eagle tax fleet that if they forced their way through the jump point of the Duxing system, it would be considered an act of war.

But the tax fleet did not leave.

Lao Yisi applied for a personal call with Gu Hang.

Gu Hang thought that this senior official of the star region government was going to persuade him.

After all, Gu Hang could guess that the reason why the Fury Corps asked Lao Yisi to be the tax officer was because Lao Yisi had the so-called “favor of knowing and meeting” for Gu Hang.

Of course, they thought that it was impossible to receive money from Gu Hang, which was still a disgusting thing for Gu Hang.

Moreover, the nature of the imperial tax was worse than anything else, and they were just waiting to use Gu Hang to shirk the problem and continue to catch the pigtail.

Logically speaking, after being expelled by the alliance, Lao Yisi should have gotten what she needed and should leave.

What to talk about?

As a result, after the call was really connected, Gu Hang realized that he was wrong.

“Gu Hang, please save the Star Region Government.”

This was the first sentence Lao Yisi said.

“Save the Star Region Government?” Gu Hang said, “How? Can the Star Region Government admit that the Fury Flame Regiment has held you hostage?”

“Yes! This is the fact!”

Gu Hang did not comment, and continued to ask: “Then, does the Star Region Government want to give me a secret order to let me lead troops to expel the Fury Flame Regiment?”

“If you need it, of course!”

“Okay, please give me the secret order.”

Gu Hang said with a smile.

But his heart was cold.

Even with the so-called secret order, he could not send troops westward to fight a civil war.

This wave was just like every time the Fury Flame Regiment disgusted him. With this secret order, Gu Hang could shout everywhere with great fanfare, and see what the Fury Flame Regiment has forced the Star Region Government into.

But Lao Yisi could not give him this secret order.

She said: “I don’t want to go back to Yunluo Star.”

“Oh?” At this point, Gu Hang really became interested.

“It’s meaningless for me to go back. I can only continue to be a puppet of the Fury Corps. They have never thought about leaving the Star Domain Government. Tan Jiuyi’s wishful thinking is just a dream!”

“I want to reorganize the Star Domain Government in the eastern part of the Star Domain, or at least reorganize the structure of the Star Domain Government Department. Gu Hang… will you support me?”

Gu Hang’s attitude became enthusiastic: “Of course! We are old friends, of course I will support you wholeheartedly! What the Fury Corps did is really too much. The Star Domain Government needs people like you, Chief Lao Yisi, to stand up and expose them, and then independently assume the responsibilities that the Star Domain Government should have! Since you want to, then stay. The Alliance will provide you with all the help you need.”

“Believe me, Chief Lao Yisi, you made the most correct choice!”

(End of this chapter)