Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 128

Chapter 128, Ideals and Unforgiveness

Gu Hang’s speech ended with a tsunami of cheers of “Long Live the Governor”.

His last words could be said to be empty promises, but when said on this occasion, it was a clear political commitment, and it really made people feel that the future was promising.

The residents of the outer city expected the governor to implement all his promises in the future. Thinking of the clerks who had been under the orders of Miss Ossena and the propaganda of the red hats over the past period of time, they began to believe that all this would not be too far away. The

fire of hope was burning brightly on this land for the first time.

Even the residents of the inner city could not help but be touched. Apart

from anything else, at least the governor’s speech seemed to indicate one thing: he was not a person who could only levy heavy taxes like the second-generation governor. They did not seem to have to worry about people having to work in the dark in factories in order to pay taxes; they did not know how many people would be sent as taxes on the empire’s transport spacecraft to a foreign land in the starry sky, never to return, and no news of them.

If that’s the case, it seems that it’s not impossible to support the new governor.

Well… people’s bottom line is broken little by little.

Give a hard slap in the face, and then as long as there is a little sweetness, it seems that the situation is not unacceptable.

…

Is this public trial, public execution, military parade and awarding ceremony a performance?

Of course it is.

But who can deny the importance of propaganda in politics.

In this matter, the people in the inner city were slapped in the face by watching old acquaintances being publicly executed, and then they were slightly fed with dates. The terrifying atmosphere created by Lambert for several days should be slightly alleviated after this incident.

The residents of the outer city simply ate a sweet date.

There is no need to give a slap in the face, they have suffered too many beatings in the past.

The morale of the people was greatly boosted, and they began to truly look forward to the things announced by the governor, and the good life in the future, and even became more energetic to work.

However, publicity is publicity, but to implement those things, it is not enough to just broadcast them with a loud speaker.

Things need to be done one by one.

How to build a school? Where do the teachers come from? How to allocate resources? The same is true for hospitals.

The so-called welfare policy is linked to the 45 job levels that Gu Hang had conceived before, but what are the specific welfare conditions and material allocations for each job level? How long will the current resources of Fuxing City be sufficient to support? Where will the insufficient resources come from? How to ensure that subsequent production can keep up?

Not to mention, the output cannot be eaten up. The imperial tax will be a matter of two years, but preparations must be made now.

These specific matters do not need to be widely publicized, and even many of the means cannot be talked about.

After the awarding ceremony, Gu Hang held an internal meeting.

This meeting is the real dry goods and the key.

Such a meeting lasted for two days.

…

When Lambert left the meeting room, it was already the morning of the third day.

The morning sun was not too strong, but it still made Lambert’s eyes uncomfortable.

He had lived in darkness for the past two days, literally.

He ate and slept in the conference room, and yesterday he had an all-night meeting.

The Governor-General was always energetic, but Lambert was a mortal and could not stand it.

At this moment, he was really tired.

But he could not suppress his excitement.

In the two-day meeting, a very important part was the appointment of personnel. Now he is the head of the Supreme Legal Committee and the Supreme Justice of the Alliance. His next important task is to formulate laws in accordance with the spirit conveyed by the Governor-General in the two-day meeting.

To this end, he needs to establish a legislative council to do legislative work and an executive council to do judicial work. In addition, he also needs to establish a disciplinary council to supervise and audit government officials and corporate factory managers.

At the beginning of the establishment of the new alliance government, there was already a vigilance against corruption and institutional rigidity. He needs to take this part of the work seriously.

This is in line with the work he did during the previous period.

Legislation, judiciary, supervision and audit… many powers are gathered in one person. In other words, he, the Supreme Justice of the Alliance, is in a sense the same level of position as the head of the government – the Prime Minister of the Alliance. And now, the Prime Minister of the Alliance Government is still the Governor-General himself.

This almost means that he is already the highest-ranking official in the new alliance.

The investment made by the Hodgson family in the Governor-General early on has paid off at this moment.

Although, such a great power, concentrated in one person, is certainly not a long-term thing, it is just a stopgap measure when no one is available temporarily. After all, when the positions were divided, these positions were reserved, and someone would surely replace them in the future.

But so what?

He, Lambert, is responsible for this work, so aren’t those who will come up in the future essentially his old subordinates? Even if he doesn’t work here in the future, he will have a huge influence here.

However, high positions and generous salaries are definitely not the reason for his excitement now.

For him personally, are these things worth exchanging for the lives of his entire family?

If he were given a choice, he would not choose it a hundred times.

But his grandfather made the choice, and he didn’t realize it until the incident happened.

When he just decided to come to the Governor’s camp to help the Governor, he knew that his decision represented the attitude of the Hodgson family. But at that time, the worst result he thought of in his mind was that his grandfather would bear a lot of pressure in Renaissance City and the family would be suppressed.

But everything can be saved, and everything lost will be taken back after the Governor succeeds.

He never thought that the Speaker of the Alliance would die in the capital of the Alliance.

But old Hodgson may have thought of it a long time ago, but he just didn’t tell him.

Is this for him?

Is this for the Hodgson family?

Lambert thinks not.

If it was for these, they wouldn’t have to do this. What kind of Hodgson family is there now? Everyone is dead, and only he is alive.

What is it for?

He remembered the conversation he had with his grandfather before he left Renaissance City and came to the Governor.

“The entire planet is looking forward to revival, the sooner the better. I am willing to contribute to it first, rather than continue to wait silently. Being a promoter of the times is far more meaningful than waiting for the times to change and then rushing to get on board.”

This sentence ruined a political family in Renaissance City, but it also became a fuse, allowing the governor to become the master of Renaissance City earlier.

No matter how many twists and turns there are in this process, it has now become an established fact.

Why is it said that only the governor can save the world?

This question is better converted into what exactly the empire has brought to the Angry Owl Star?

History is a lesson.

The imperial taxes are indeed a heavy oppression, but in the hundred years after the war and before returning to the empire, was the situation on the Angry Owl Star good?

Very bad, even worse than the second governor.

When the first governor established the alliance, the total population of the Angry Owl Star was probably only more than 20 million; after his 17 years of rule, this number rose to nearly 50 million, doubling. The birth rate has greatly increased, the death rate has dropped significantly, and a large number of hidden populations have reappeared due to social development.

However, in the past 12 years, it has fallen to less than 40 million.

Returning to the Empire did bring heavy taxes. But apart from that, it is not without benefits.

To rebuild the world, the Empire will allocate financial subsidies, which will be issued by the star district government.

This aid, in the hands of the first governor, brought about the great development of the Angry Owl Star in the past 17 years, and can be called the engine of the planet’s revival.

Without these, how could the first governor establish an alliance and integrate forces from all over the world?

In addition to reconstruction aid, returning to the Empire has another most important benefit: interstellar trade.

After returning to the Empire and having its own governor, the Imperial caravan will use the Angry Owl Star as a stop for trade. A large number of things that the Angry Owl Star itself does not have the conditions to produce will be obtained with the arrival of interstellar trade.

These two are the biggest benefits after returning to the Empire.

Is it true that the Angry Owl Star cannot develop?

No.

Although it is difficult, with the aid of the Empire and the participation in the interstellar trade routes, the Angry Owl Star should have flourished.

What they need is a reliable governor.

They can’t be as incompetent as the first three generations, who were controlled as soon as they landed and whose orders never left the office; nor can they be like the second generation of governors, who only use v*olence and fear to rule the world, regardless of development, and exhaust all resources, which will sooner or later collapse; they can’t even be like the first generation of governors, who may have enough ability but are too kind and lack the majesty of a ruler.

The loose political system of the alliance makes the forces in various places have a considerable degree of independence, and it is impossible to gather the power of the entire planet to concentrate on development and reasonably deal with the imperial taxation. This is the root cause of the bane left by the first generation of governors.

This is the result of Lambert’s own thinking.

He is betting whether Gu Hang is a governor who meets these requirements.

At least so far, he feels that he has made the right bet.

In this case, saving the whole world does not seem to be a vain thing.

And this is exactly why he and old Hodgson are willing to give everything for it.

…

After leaving the meeting room, Lambert did not immediately do the legislative work assigned to him by the Governor, but went to the Union Prison to meet someone.

Bradford, a former Union member.

This person did not appear on the previous execution list.

Normally, he would have died. He had more dirty deeds on his butt than many people who were sentenced to death and executed.

But he did not die.

It was said that it was because he had made great contributions.

This was mainly reflected in the fact that Bradford accused quite a few people of crimes and provided evidence of their crimes.

Of course…

“You know.” Lambert said to Bradford in the cell, “Being a so-called tainted witness cannot redeem your sins, and we don’t actually need the accusations and evidence you raised.”

Bradford’s mental state is still good, he nodded: “I understand.”

“Now, it’s time for you to really make your first contribution.” Lambert said, “Minister Ossena has something for you to do.”

“Is it the food problem?”

“Yes, you are very smart.” Lambert said, “Now, Ms. Ossena is the only minister in office, in charge of finance, civil affairs, production and commerce. These responsibilities will definitely be separated in the future. I think you must be interested in the position of Minister of Commerce. However, the competition for this position is very fierce, and you have a congenital disadvantage.”

Bradford listened carefully.

Moreover, he was a little surprised by Lambert’s attitude.

Lambert ignored all this and continued, “If you really want to join the new government, you have to make the first move and show your own value. Solving the food problem is a good starting point.”

“I understand, thank you.”

Lambert held out his hand to stop the thanks: “Someone will let you out in a while and take you to see Minister Ossena. Do your job well.”

After that, he turned around and prepared to leave.

“Wait.” Bradford called him.

Lambert stopped but didn’t look back.

“I’m sorry, really sorry.”

Lambert knew that Bradford’s apology was to their Hodgson family. He waved his hand and said to Bradford with his back to him, “Don’t get me wrong. I heard your apology, but I will never forgive you. The only reason you can save your life is that you are still useful to the Governor. You’d better keep this reason. Otherwise, no matter where you run to, I will make you pay the price you deserve.”

…

Bradford, who saw the light of day again, was in a good mood.

Although Lambert threatened him verbally before he was released, he did not take it to heart.

Or rather, Lambert’s attitude was reasonable.

Even if he was not the mastermind, he was the main accomplice in the murder of the Hodgson family. The two of them had an irreconcilable feud.

If I were in the same position, I would kill my enemy even if I was punished by the governor.

In fact, by handing me over to Lambert, the governor probably meant to give the decision-making power of this matter to Lambert himself. If Lambert really wanted his life, the governor might not even blame him.

No matter why Lambert did not do this, at least he is alive now. He

even has the opportunity to continue to climb up.

Minister of Commerce… If Zhen gets this position, his status and position will probably not be worse than before.

His heart is full of motivation, and after meeting Ossena, he really showed his true ability.

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4k two-in-one.

(End of this chapter)