Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 762

Chapter 757: Eating from the bowl and looking at the pot

. According to the calculations, the Imperial Central Government not only failed to collect any taxes from the Alliance over the past ten years, but was actually forced to pay the Alliance 3.3 trillion?

That’s absolutely impossible. Regardless of

whether the Empire is willing to pay, they simply can’t afford the money.

On the contrary, the Ministry of Taxation, and even the various Imperial departments that rely on its funding, are eagerly awaiting the high taxes paid by the Alliance to fill their holes.

The Imperial Central Government’s total annual tax revenue is approximately 15 trillion to 20 trillion—this is the net income after deducting the 40% of total taxes collected from local governments and the substantial tax costs.

It’s a massive sum, but the Empire is so vast, with so many expenses to cover. No matter how much revenue it generates, it’s not enough. Holes need to be filled everywhere, wars are fought everywhere.

They can’t give money to the Alliance, and they can’t even refuse the Alliance’s money.

However, the war expenses that should be paid to the Alliance are clearly there. How can they just ignore it?

This matter was a key point in the negotiations between Alliance officials and the Imperial Central Government on Holy Terra before the signing of the Alliance Plan.

Initially, the Alliance’s price estimate differed from that of the Imperial Military Affairs Department.

The Alliance’s figure was approximately 29 trillion, emphasizing bonuses for Alliance achievements and victories, as well as the requirement to provide full combat pay. The Military Affairs Department disagreed with this.

The initial estimate came to only 21 trillion.

Both sides argued profusely, with Gallardo even personally approaching Gu Hang, urging him with a wry smile not to push too far. 29 trillion was simply out of the question.

Even if he sided with the Alliance, the figure was too exaggerated, so exorbitant that he simply couldn’t agree.

If he even nodded, his position as Minister of Military Affairs would be over.

Even so, Zibodu urgently summoned Gallardo and berated him, stating that 21 trillion wasn’t enough; it was still a price the Empire couldn’t afford.

Dejected, Gallardo returned to discuss matters with Gu Hang.

Gu Hang, however, spoke to Gallardo, shutting him down.

“Let’s not discuss this directly. You should understand that I can’t give up the benefits the Alliance has earned, nor do I want you to be caught in the middle. Most importantly, I don’t want this to affect our relationship. Since the Prime Minister insists on you coming, then discuss it with the Alliance officials.”

Gallardo agreed, and from then on, he stopped talking to Gu Hang. Even when he did, it wasn’t about this issue, but rather other matters. Despite

the Ministry of Military Affairs officials racking their brains over the calculations, and Prime Minister Qi Bodu personally overseeing the matter, the final agreed-upon amount was only 16 trillion.

Honestly, the Empire didn’t want to pay this amount.

But it had to.

Political conventions were there. It would be easy to shirk the Alliance’s debt, but what about the other cosmic domains and star regions? In the future, when the Empire called upon other regional armies to participate in wars across the cosmic domain, those armies would have to consider their own decisions.

If the battle is fought too well, or if the sacrifices are too great, will the Imperial Center default on its obligations?

In comparison, the loss of reputation would be enormous, and could even directly affect the legitimacy of the Imperial Center.

Ultimately, the result of the negotiation was that the Alliance would pay the Imperial Tax for the first two years, the first installment.

In the second installment, the third and fourth years, only one trillion would be required to be paid out of a total of 1.7 trillion in taxes.

Thereafter, the Alliance would only have to pay one trillion in tax coins worth of materials every two years as Imperial Tax. The remainder would be deducted from the war expenses paid by the Imperial Center.

The Alliance won’t resume normal Imperial tax rates until the 16 trillion war expenditures are fully offset.

This total offset lasts for nearly 15 years!

This means that for nearly 15 years, the Alliance will only have to pay 500 billion in tax coins annually.

This certainly won’t help the Alliance as much as simply giving the 16 trillion and then paying normal taxes.

After all, with 16 trillion in cash on hand, the Alliance could do a lot more. Some could be used to pay taxes, and the bulk of the rest could be invested in investment. This would significantly accelerate the Alliance’s development.

But achieving this result is already a good deal.

After all, Qi Bodu later personally intervened, repeatedly summoning Gu Hang to exert personal pressure, even threatening to turn on him.

Gu Hang was forced to agree.

Overall, over the next 15 years, until the 16 trillion war expenditures are fully offset, the Alliance’s tax burden will be significantly reduced.

Upon hearing this news, Osena, the Alliance’s Prime Minister, felt her hair grow back several strands.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

…

After inspecting Lingze Planet and confirming that the Alliance’s first phase of tax work was progressing smoothly and that Lingze Planet’s key project, the tax port, was progressing as planned and expected to be completed on time and with quality, Gu Hang didn’t stay long on Lingze Planet, but continued his journey.

His ultimate goal was to return to the Dragon Eagle Star Region, his home.

The Alliance’s capital remained Angry Owl Planet, and the Dragon Eagle Star Region remained its core region.

Previously, some had suggested relocating the Alliance’s ruling center further north.

After all, the Alliance’s territory had expanded to encompass the entire Spider Web Universe. Gu Hang’s highest position was the High Leader Chairmanship, a position he held as the Chairman of the Spider Web Universe.

Placing the Alliance’s central government in the Dragon Eagle Star Region was indeed inappropriate. Of the fourteen star regions controlled by the Alliance, the Dragon Eagle Star Region was the southernmost. It is too far from the Spider Web Universe, especially the northern part of the Universe, which is not conducive to governance.

However, Gu Hang still rejected the relevant idea.

First of all, the Dragon Eagle Star Domain is the base camp of the alliance for decades, and most of the construction resources that Gu Hang has invested, whether it is funds or gift points, are concentrated here. The productivity of one place in the Dragon Eagle Star Domain is almost equivalent to the other thirteen combined.

Of course, this will change in the years to come as the vitality of the Spider Web Universe gradually recovers.

Moving is not so appropriate.

In addition, who says that the Dragon Eagle Universe is not suitable to be the core?

Gu Hang’s eyes always look outward.

The Spider Web Universe in the bowl has not been eaten up yet, and he is already looking at what is in the pot.

In that pot, the fragrant food is from the Eastern Universe.

(End of this chapter)