Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 1385 - 787: Wish Fulfilled
Chapter 1385: Chapter 787: Wish Fulfilled
The negotiations between the Alliance and the Empire covered a vast scope with many complex details.
But the most critical points have been settled.
Firstly, the management agreement has been approved.
Ultimately, the Empire could not resist the temptation of the annual 640 billion revenue.
After being left with no choice, their disputes with the Alliance revolved around the specific amount.
The claim presented was that the Eastern Cosmos Domain has not only 1.7 trillion in tax revenue, demanding the Star Sector Government to recheck the tax data of each planet.
This point was quite difficult to refuse. Since the Eastern Cosmos Domain has not joined the Alliance, it isn’t a fixed tax revenue, and tax audits are, in fact, a right belonging to the Empire.
However, similarly, the Alliance can also find some politically advantageous precedents. The audit of the Imperial Tax development on each planet lies in the hands of the Star Sector Government and is part of the local government’s authority. You, Central Empire, have the right to order an audit, but the execution power is with me, and after the audit, the numbers will remain the same.
This is the point of contention, and the final agreement reached was that the Empire would dispatch tax officers to each Star Sector to oversee the audit process. But, actually, dozens of people entering each Star Sector in the Eastern Cosmos Domain won’t uncover anything. The Eastern Cosmos Domain will also give a bit more face, with the final numbers slightly exceeding 1.6 trillion, reaching 1.8 trillion, meaning the Alliance’s collected tax will amount to 720 billion annually.
The Cui Ru Government was recognized, while the reputation of the Yinbasim family was preserved. The joint investigation team determined that his death was an accidental tragedy. His body would be sent back to Holy Terra, where “a grand funeral awaits him”.
Regarding the Light of Dawn Sword, the Empire originally intended to preserve their reputation, but here it faced strong opposition from the Alliance. Ultimately, lacking backstage support, this Battle Group was wiped out under the name of rebellion.
This, of course, created some infamy for the Alliance within the public opinion arena of various Starfighter Battle Groups, especially within many sub-groups of the Infinite Corps. The Alliance’s actions were too domineering, too brutal. While the Light of Dawn Sword did have some misconduct, they weren’t deserving of death. Exiling them would have sufficed, but complete annihilation and the destruction of their posthumous reputation were excessively ruthless.
Yet at the same time, this further established the Alliance’s reputation—infamy can also count as a form of prestige.
Now, no matter who they are, within the Alliance’s sphere of influence, anyone considering challenging the Alliance would have to think about the fate of the Light of Dawn Sword.
The matter demonstrated more than just the Alliance’s power. This point was known by everyone without the need to annihilate the Light of Dawn Sword; at most, it was simply less visually vivid.
But following this incident, the Alliance’s strength became both visually vivid and directly threatening: the Alliance genuinely dares to act ruthlessly, truly doesn’t fear negative repercussions and genuinely goes all out.
This contrasts starkly with those who possess power yet always hesitate to use it recklessly due to constraints.
At this point, the matters concerning the Eastern Cosmos Domain are considered resolved.
The Alliance finally obtained the Eastern Cosmos Domain they had long coveted.
Especially in the most desired manner.
Honestly, fully incorporating the Eastern Cosmos Domain into the Alliance might not be as ideal.
The Alliance’s scale is already quite substantial, comprising a total of 14 Star Domains, almost comparable to two entire Cosmos Domains combined—some smaller Cosmos Domains oversee merely six to seven Star Domains, even not reaching 3,000 worlds altogether.
At this size, the Alliance undoubtedly feels the pressure from the vastness of governance.
With Gu Hang leading, ensuring that a considerable number of crucial positions are held by idealistic, clean, and efficient individuals is possible; besides that, one can’t ignore the information revealed on the system panel, that data directly usable without verification and no fear of deceit, is a super strong external advantage not consuming Gift Points.
Nonetheless, as the scale grows excessively large, the layers of Alliance’s government inevitably multiply, and the control from central to local levels decreases drastically.
If the remaining Star Domains within the Eastern Cosmos Domain are incorporated entirely, the pressures brought by scale and size would be overwhelming, possibly not a good thing.
Moreover, the Alliance’s current scale is quite sufficient. With a core area of fourteen Star Domains, just focus on developing properly. It took the Alliance fifteen years to bring the swallowed Spiderweb Domain onto the right track, which can only be described as putting them on the fast track of development; to completely reap the fruits of development, more time is needed for growth. Currently, they can at most taste the preliminary sweetness of the fruit, with various construction investments needing substantial amplification in the future.
Incorporating the Eastern Cosmos Domain, even though their foundations are likely better than when the Alliance received Spiderweb Domain, but to treat them with benefits equivalent to local treatment, the cost is still extremely high, a huge burden.
While the Alliance has to bear the development and construction of the Spiderweb Domain, it actually lacks sufficient strength to focus on developing the Eastern Cosmos Domain using the local mode.
The current colonial-like management approach might be better.
The Alliance certainly doesn’t profit from the tax revenue of the Eastern Cosmos Domain while helping the Empire collect taxes. However, the tax revenue distributed to various levels of government totals 60%.
This portion is also collected by the Alliance.
Although the revenue goes to the Cosmos and Star Domain Governments, how it is spent may heed some opinions, right? Shouldn’t it be done according to the direction pointed out by the Alliance?
Moreover, the Alliance’s investments and bilateral trade will generate significant profits.
Without having to bear a burden akin to local development.
From the perspective of immediate profits, this model is certainly better.
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After handling the matters of the Eastern Cosmos Domain, the “Alliance Plan Supplementary Agreement” was finally signed.
The tax amount was settled, with the Alliance’s Imperial Tax payments increasing to 2.5 trillion starting next year, subsequently increasing by 50 billion annually for the next decade.
In terms of money, the Alliance made considerable concessions, directly reaching near their bottom line.
However, the gains exchanged were substantial.
Three spots for Starfighter Battle Groups were approved.
All were Ship-Based Battle Groups, not allocated to a home planet.
The Empire also didn’t want to exempt the Alliance from taxes anymore.
Although they are ship-based fleets, not a single ship was provided, with just one group allocated a hundred Interstellar Warrior seeds—these are just seeds without any personnel.
You want the title, you get the title, but nothing more.
The Alliance’s diplomat vented frustrations in Holy Terra, but Gu Hang smiled cheekily.
It was acceptable, more than expected.
However, he soon couldn’t laugh.
Two of these groups are sub-groups of the Infinite Corps, while one is a sub-group of the Golden Knight.
But the problem is, when Gu Hang looked at his “Battle Group” interface, it indeed added three Battle Group exchange options, yet they were all ’inferior’ seeds.
Gu Hang could only grudgingly accept.
Though inferior seeds can’t produce a high proportion of Company Champions, Exemplars, or even Sergeants like the Phoenix or Blood Shark, they can still be elevated to veteran status across the board, amounting to a proper force of six thousand Interstellar Warriors.
Up to now, if Gu Hang pushed the limit on recruiting, it could expand the Interstellar Warrior count to 14,000.
This already comprises a rather formidable Interstellar Warrior force.
In the current setting where Interstellar Warriors are split into thousand-man Battle Groups and deployed across various regions, this force is capable of sweeping through nearly half of the Empire!
