Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 171

171. Chapter 171, Mother (7000 words plus more)

Not long after talking to Ye Lixia about her stay or departure, the news from Chief Pedes came in.

The captain’s room of the female captain has an interface for the communication device, where Gu Hang can directly see the virtual image of the star zone chief generated on the device.

The image is not stable, with flickering ripples, but it can communicate with the flying wing star countless light years away in real time, which is an absolute black technology.

This requires the help of special psychic devices, as well as the advanced meditator array and advanced navigator that can only be configured at the cruiser level.

In Gu Hang’s sight, he saw a calm middle-aged man with frameless round glasses, meticulously groomed hair and short beard, who looked quite gentle. A simple suit made him look not luxurious, but he was wearing many medals, showing his noble status.

Even though the voice was transmitted with some noises from countless light years away, when he spoke, he could still convey the gentleness, magnetism, and charm in his voice to the people who heard it.

“Good evening, it is night on the Winged Star now. What time is it there? Anyway, I want to congratulate you for winning another victory for the Empire. This is your honor. Please allow me to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the Empire Star District Government.”

The opening remarks of Mr. Leader, coupled with his voice when he spoke, were very contagious.

Gu Hang nodded slightly: “Thank you, Mr. Leader.”

Ye Lixia did not speak, but stepped aside.

Her action made it clear that this conversation was for Gu Hang to find Pei Desi.

Pei Desi also understood. He smiled at Gu Hang and said: “Gu Hang, the last time we met was before you rushed to take up your post. I have infinite expectations for you, but despite this, I still didn’t expect you to do so well.”

This is a polite remark.

The so-called so good, refers to the fact that only one city has been recovered on the entire planet, right?

Of course, what level of person is Pedes? He would not let his words sound like nonsense. He just continued: “Although I don’t know how far you have rebuilt the ruling order of the Wrathful Owl Star, I can see a powerful planetary force that is no worse than the main force of the Astra Militarum; I can see that even the Space Marines are working for you; I know that the limited land you control on the planet has burst into infinite vitality.”

“To be honest, when I learned that you arrived on the surface of the planet and chose to start all over again, slowly seize control of the regime, and choose to completely reshape the alliance order established by the first generation of governors of the Wrathful Owl Star decades ago, I was very pessimistic about you. But now, the facts seem to prove that you are right, at least you are on the right path. Perhaps those governors in the past lacked the courage and action like you. You let me see hope, the hope that the glory of the Emperor will shine on the land of the Wrathful Owl Star.”

“Every governor in a star region has to look at your deeds. I’m not kidding. Those people have lofty status and rule over hundreds of millions of people, but they have never encountered the same difficult and hardship as you. If they were in the same position as you, they would definitely not do as well as you.”

After hearing this, Gu Hang had to admit that Chief Pei Desi was really a powerful person.

As a star region leader, the highest leader of the star region securities, facing a guy who can only be regarded as a “little person” so far, he was able to lower his face and flatter him.

What? None of the eight governors of the Angry Owl Star can compare to you, and they all have to follow you; the glory of the emperor is because of you, and it is because of you that the land of the Angry Owl Star is once again covered…

But coupled with his mellow voice and his sincere attitude, it doesn’t make people feel disgusted.

Flattery is one aspect, but the key is flattery with examples, which can really scratch the itch in people’s hearts.

If Gu Hang hadn’t been resistant enough, he would have really blown him out.

However, he still showed a slightly complacent, but at the same time grateful look to Chief Peddes, and said: “I can have what I have today, thanks to the appreciation of Mr. Chief. I will never forget this grace in my life. However, our business on the Angry Owl Star has progressed to this point, and some crises are also emerging. Blackbird Heavy Industry did not obey the governor’s orders, and even after I arrived on the planet, it never took the initiative to contact me, and there is a risk of rebellion; a large number of mutant monsters appeared inside the planet, which greatly troubled the grain-producing areas of the planet; not to mention that there is now a threat from the green-skinned orcs. After suffering a great loss, the Iron Tooth Clan will definitely not give up with the nature of those blasphemous aliens…”

“Countless risks are shrouding the Angry Owl Star, and there is an urgent need for the power of a star army to help me suppress the planet.”

It’s not a fabrication.

According to Gu Hang’s intelligence, Blackbird Heavy Industry is entrenched in the west of the continent, further west of the Western Desert, and it really doesn’t care about him. Behind this enterprise is the shadow of the Fachers family, which is Pedes’ enemy. There is no psychological barrier to treating them as rebels.

Mutated monsters do exist, and the Qinggu area is suffering.

The threat of green skins is also real. Twelve warships have come, so the threat must be very terrible?

It is natural to station troops!

After listening to Gu Hang’s words, Pedes frowned slightly and sighed with some embarrassment: “I fully understand the difficulties you are facing now, but it is very difficult to mobilize the Star Army, which is not something I can decide. I will definitely try my best to fight for you, but please hold on for a while and be sure to wait for support.”

The words are beautiful, but there is no real promise, it is nothing more than delaying.

As the head of the star zone, he does not have the power to mobilize the Star Army, but he must have a way, it’s nothing more than not wanting to pay that price.

The Imperial Navy has sent you a ship in orbit, and then sent you tens or millions of main legions of the Star Army. Do you want to give you another reconstruction material?

I’d better be the governor of this planet.

But Gu Hang would not let Mr. Chief off so easily.

He took the opportunity to bring up the previous idea, that is, to use the imperial taxes of Angry Owl Star to pay for the establishment of a new Star Realm Army unit stationed on Angry Owl Star.

The high-sounding statement is of course that I am a loyal minister of the Empire, and I am moved by the difficult current situation, the troubles of the Chief, and the threats facing the star region, and I am passionate and willing to contribute my manpower. The Empire collects taxes and then builds the army, and there will inevitably be losses in the process; it is difficult to mobilize additional troops. It is better to simply convert the taxes of Angry Owl Star directly into the cost of building the army, and the first phase of the preferential tax promised by the Chief should not be discounted, but should be given directly to me. For 10 million tax coins, I will build you a Star Realm Army unit that is guaranteed to pass the review of the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Ministry of Taxation.

In a veiled manner, Gu Hang emphasized three points: first, the commander of this Star Army must be decided by him; second, the base of this new Star Army must be the Wrathful Owl Star; third, the long-term mission of this Star Army should be to ensure the safety of the Wrathful Owl Star, including suppressing rebellion, pacifying mutant monsters, and resisting aliens.

Pei Desi pondered for a moment and said that he supported this plan in principle, but there were many difficulties.

First of all, there was no money, and secondly, the three points Gu Hang asked for were difficult to do, especially the third point.

The first point is not bad. It doesn’t matter who the commander sends.

The second point is that although the Star Army has moved to the star sea, it has tens of millions of people. They need a relatively fixed base for eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping. It is not impossible to land on the Angry Owl Star.

But the third point is the most difficult. It is not easy to ensure that the Military Affairs Department will not transfer this legion at will. Normal Star Army troops

can be transferred at will when there is a war. This is directly under the control of the Military Affairs Department. In theory, no one can stop it. Of course, there is a way. Emphasize regional threats, emphasize the role of garrison, and find a replacement team from other places when the Military Affairs Department needs it…

But this requires a lot of political costs, and Peidesi is not very willing to do it.

Gu Hang certainly didn’t give up so easily.

Lip sparring and bargaining are the most basic.

Later, Gu Hang implicitly raised two points:

I can give up this plan, but without sufficient repressive power, I have to have a good talk with Blackbird Heavy Industry and the Fachers family behind them. It just so happens that our Gu family is still repairing their relationship with them. Think about it from another angle. They want Angry Owl Star. I am now the governor of Angry Owl Star and I am a member of the Gu family. I can help them solve this problem. There is nothing wrong with being a puppet governor who doesn’t care about anything. It is better than being finished.

Or, I can also not mess around. I will tell the Military Affairs Department the specific situation of the previous naval battle according to the facts. What Iron Tooth Clan’s vanguard fleet, what a large-scale invasion was thwarted in the early stage, there is nothing, it is just a group of pirates by chance. The Quintet was originally planning to run away, but I forced this battle.

Hearing the latter meaning, Ye Lishia, who was sitting next to her and watching the two men, one old and one young, going back and forth and eating melons with relish, was dumbfounded.

How can there be my business?

You are so good, Gu Hang, you just kept saying that you can’t bear to part with me, but now you are digging a pit?

Bah! Scumbag!

She glared at Gu Hang, but saw Gu Hang wink at her.

She was so angry that her teeth itched. If it wasn’t in front of Chief Pedes, she would have wanted to bite him.

Gnashing her teeth, she had to speak and express her meaning: the battle situation is a confirmed fact, and there is no room for discussion.

Are you kidding? I will soon be a rising star, how can there be such a stain?

Pedes must consider Ye Lixia’s attitude, or rather, he must consider the Fofana family behind her. The Gu family in the iron triangle is already unstable. If Fofana is not stable again, he, the leader, will be in a precarious situation.

He talked to Gu Hang again, and basically agreed to this matter, but there are many details that need to be discussed further.

In the next three months, the star district government will gradually allocate a total of 2.5 million tax coins; plus the 2.5 million tax coins that should be paid when Gu Hang’s term as governor expires two years later, all of which will be invested in military construction. At that time, the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Ministry of Taxation will go to the Angry Owl Star for inspection at the same time. His new army, from all aspects, can it reach the value of 5 million tax coins?

And the other 5 million tax coins still need to wait two years, as the imperial tax paid by the star zone, to help Angry Owl Star pay it.

The reason why they don’t give it all to Gu Hang now is obviously because they don’t want to give it. Two more years in hand is two more years, and the star zone government is not well-off.

Gu Hang can basically accept the plan that was finally discussed.

The tax to be paid in a year and a half will be saved. As long as the Military Affairs Department and the Taxation Department come down to inspect the army to see if the number of people and equipment are sufficient, and whether it has reached the value of 5 million tax coins, it will be fine.

In addition, in three months, Gu Hang will get an additional 2.5 million tax coins.

This is a huge amount of cash!

With this money, he can buy a lot of goods in the belly of the Beautiful Girl.

When he had no money before, he only ordered a small part of the things, and when the transaction came, Gu Hang had to consider what to pay with.

Now, there is no need to worry.

Two and a half million tax coins can buy a lot of things.

So far, Gu Hang has initially obtained his share of the benefits of this war.

It is not much, at least not compared to Ye Lixia and Wang Jiarong.

But Gu Hang is still satisfied. Others with ships make a lot of money, but he can’t make so much money without ships. It’s okay.

Using the lives of more than 4,000 soldiers to exchange for 5 million tax coins, even if these 5 million tax coins have additional costs, it is still a big profit.

Although it is a bit cold-blooded to say this, the fact is that it is just the lives of more than 4,000 soldiers, and the interest of 5 million tax coins in a year is more than this.

Now, Gu Hang can consider what he wants to buy from the Beautiful Girl; he can also start to consider how to spend the more than 4,600 points of gifts on his account to be most effective.

…

The Flying Wing Star countless light years away.

This is a garden world, the administrative center of the star zone, and a commercial and trade center with influence extending to multiple surrounding star zones. It has developed productivity. Although the overall production capacity is not as good as some forge worlds and hive worlds, it can ensure that the total population of nearly four billion people can obtain a good average quality of life and living environment.

The lower limit of the empire is very low, and most of the population is living in hardship. The slaves in the forge world who have had their brains removed or not removed but are almost the same are living machines on the production line; the hive worlds often have tens of billions or hundreds of billions of people crowded together on a planet, and people are like pigs, being raised as resources; the serfs in the agricultural world live the life of ancient medieval peasants in the interstellar era; in the death world and wasteland world, people are struggling on the edge of life and death; the people in the fortress world, their ancestors and themselves, have been facing war from birth to death…

but similarly, the upper limit is also quite high. People in the civilized world can wear ties and work from nine to five, and go for a cup of coffee or go to a bar to indulge themselves after work; people in the garden world can live a nearly carefree life with advanced technology and extremely high resource allocation… These two worlds are usually administrative planets and commercial cores of the empire, and the attached manufacturing capacity is not that significant.

Feiyi Star is the latter. It has not even been directly affected by war for nearly five hundred years.

Tianma Palace is the most important functional building complex on Feiyi Star. It is like a legendary paradise.

White marble constructs almost all the buildings here. There are masters who are good at design in the building. They have planned the water system, which is wide or narrow, fast or slow. It looks harmonious and full of vitality from a distance; green plants are dotted everywhere in the building, matched with various flowers, colorful; strong lights also illuminate the entire Tianma Palace at night like daytime, and more exciting than daytime.

The highest point of the palace is Pedes’ office.

At this moment, he had just hung up the interstellar call with Gu Hang, standing in front of the huge French window, staring at the entire Tianma Palace.

A slightly drunken voice came from behind him: “Why did you agree to that Gu family kid? The Gu family has already cut ties with him, and his mother is not willing to give a penny, so why are you still trying to get involved? Aren’t you afraid that all your investment now will be in vain?”

The person who spoke was a man who looked very similar to him, but was thinner and more frivolous and unrestrained.

He was the governor of Feiyi Star, Vaga Pedes, also known as Little Pedes, and was the younger brother of Luoan Pedes. The two were called the Pedes brothers, one was the governor of Feiyi Star, and the other was the head of the Tianma Star District, controlling the highest power of the entire star district.

Luo Ang Pedes said to his brother, “What did we spend? 2.5 million tax coins? That was supposed to be handed over to the Imperial Taxation Department, but we just gave it to him one year in advance.”

Little Pedes was still puzzled: “But if he fails to complete the imperial tax payment, his newly built army will not pass the acceptance inspection, and we will have to make up the extra difference.”

“That’s not how much money.”

“It’s always me from Feiyi Star who will pay you this money.” Little Pedes muttered, took another sip of wine, and then said seriously: “Are you still thinking about getting Gu’s company involved? I advise you to admit that this trick has failed. As far as I know, the little girl Wang Jiarong went to Nuxiao Star on her own initiative, and Wang Qi did not agree. She got angry when she found out. You have seen that woman for a long time. She said she would not care about her son, and she really would not care at all. We still have to think of other ways.”

“Alas…” Pei Desi sighed, “I know what you said, and I don’t hold out any more hope. However, it’s not a bad thing to cut off completely. Gu Hang originally had resentment towards his mother, and that’s why I easily persuaded him to enter the Angry Owl Star. And now, after his biological mother has cut off completely with him, his mother-son relationship with Wang Qi will be broken even more, and he can only rely on me.”

“You see, after he had the idea, the first person he contacted was me, his guide and promoter, and he had no intention of communicating with his mother at all. The Angry Owl Star always needs a governor. Now that he has done something well, why not give him more confidence, maybe there will be new gains? The costs that should be paid have already been paid, so it doesn’t matter if we pay a little more. The battle they won is really useful. What if this kid really succeeds? Then he can only rely on me, and I will have a member of the Gu family who will serve me wholeheartedly.”

Hearing this, little Pei Desi was silent for a moment, and suddenly laughed as if he thought of something interesting: “If that’s the case, it would be quite fun. I’m really looking forward to seeing the son of that woman Wang Qi kneeling down to kiss your boots. How will she feel when she sees it?”

Pei Desi was a little helpless. He turned around, stared at his brother, and said nothing.

After a long while, little Pei Desi finally spread his hands: “Okay, okay, I was just joking. I know that now is not the time to mess with that woman. I won’t cause trouble for myself again.”

After that, he added: “At least not recently.”

Pei Desi was helpless. He shook his head and said nothing to his brother.

…

Also on Feiyi Star, another place.

This is a manor, which is the property of the Gu family. Now Wang Qi lives here.

It is not as elegant and luxurious as Tianma Palace, like a paradise, but it is also interesting.

At this moment, the hostess Wang Qi is reading a letter:

“Mother, I hope you are well.”

“When I left in anger, I wanted to make a name for myself.”

“Now, it has been half a year since I left home; fortunately, with the help of God, I have achieved some results.”

“I believe you have heard about the star wars. Although I don’t have strong ships and powerful guns, I have led a reliable army with what I have done on the Angry Owl Star in the past six months, defeated the orc warlord, reversed the situation and laid the foundation for victory.”

“In the past six months, although I have not completely controlled the planet, I have effectively ruled over a million people and established a legion of 100,000. Under my rule, various industries are booming and thriving; the system I have established has also ensured that the millions of people who rely on me have no worries about food and clothing, and their work has paid off.”

“Since I started my business, I have not received any support from my family, but I have no worries about the first tax payment in a year and a half; I believe that after three and a half years, there will be no problem paying all taxes. The Angry Owl Star will gradually become a normal imperial world, and I will sit firmly in the position of the ninth governor of the Pegasus Star Region.”

“But this is not the end, but the beginning. I once told one of my subordinates that I would make the Angry Owl Star as productive as the Forging World, and as beautiful as the Garden World. This is my goal, and I am still determined now. I wonder if you believe it, mother?”

“Perhaps the goal is still far away, and perhaps mother still thinks this is just the wishful thinking of an incompetent and stupid son. But I am sure that I am on the right path.”

“I am not as you think, an excellent successor like my father; I am even more unwilling to just be content with the wealth of my family. Fortunately, a momentary impulse half a year ago has allowed me to have my own career now, which has nothing to do with the Gu family.”

“You may think that I tell you this to show off, to respond to what you said to me after the last meeting, and I will not deny it.”

“But I would like to say that I have experienced a lot in the past six months, and my thoughts have changed a lot. I will begin to examine the mediocrity and absurdity of the first half of my life. Those complaints about the world are essentially due to my incompetence and stupidity. When we parted, your evaluation was correct.”

“Now, I have realized that accepting the appointment and coming to the Angry Owl Star as the governor will have a bad impact on the family. It is also a major blow to your hard work in maintaining the family business left by your grandfather and father for so many years. It has also put myself in a situation where I will have to pay a huge price to save it, and I will lose my life if I don’t save it.”

“But I am lucky in that a wrong decision has allowed me to open up a more correct path.”

“Mother, I will not seek your forgiveness. I am walking my own way. This is not a mistake and does not need to be forgiven. But I have let go of unwarranted resentment and will look at the past more calmly.”

“Your evaluation of me in the past was correct. But whether it is correct for me now and in the future, please watch from countless light years away.”

“Let’s see if I can achieve a career that far exceeds that of my ancestors as I wish.”

“When the time comes, I hope you can give me another evaluation. I’m always listening.”

“—— Governor of Angry Owl Star, Gu Hang, your son.”

…

This letter was not very long, and it didn’t talk about anything specific, but Wang Qi still read it for a long time.

Between the lines, she could see that in the first half, a young man was proudly showing off his achievements to his mother, saying that your previous evaluation of “incompetent and stupid” was stupid.

But in the middle, she saw an adult who became calm and stable. He admitted his mistakes, but his back was straight. He was expressing his reflection on the past, admitting that he had made a wrong decision due to his poor thinking, but he was also thankful for his good luck.

Being able to recognize mistakes and gain something from reflection is good enough, and it was Wang Qi’s highest expectation in the past.

But at the end, she saw changes again. She seemed to see a spirited entrepreneur telling her about his lofty ideals, and then turned around and left, following the path in his heart, and walked firmly.

Wang Qi had never expected that Gu Hang would write such a letter.

No one knows a son better than his mother. With her understanding of her son, it is highly likely that Gu Hang will not write any letters until he dies;

if he does, he will probably say something like “Are you happy that I am dead?” or “As you wish, there will never be a stupid and incompetent son to embarrass you again.” There

is a very small probability that the son may cry and write a letter to admit his mistakes and beg his mother to save him in the face of the fear of death.

Although, no matter what, Wang Qi will find a way to save him in the end. He is her own son, her only blood, how can she really not care?

But she can’t change the disappointment in her heart. In the future, she may put him under house arrest and find a daughter-in-law to let them give birth to a grandson as soon as possible.

The trumpet is useless, so she will find a way to practice a trumpet. When the time comes, the grandson will inherit the family business directly, and Gu Hang can go and play.

She really intends to do this, and even her daughter-in-law is already looking for one with good genes.

But this letter made her change her mind.

After reading the letter, Wang Qi’s relief was almost uncontrollable and showed on her face, condensing into a shallow smile.

But in addition to relief, her mood was also very complicated.

After being immersed in conspiracies for a long time, she instinctively doubted whether this letter was written by Gu Hang himself? Or, whether it expressed Gu Hang’s true thoughts? Is it

possible that the old fox Pei Desi had come up with some strange tricks, found a master, fooled her son, and taught him to write such a letter to deceive and attack this old woman? Use the mother-son relationship to blind her judgment?

But this possibility is not high, because along with the letter, there is also a letter from Wang Jiarong. In the letter, the niece talked about her cousin’s great changes, saying that the six-month experience in the Angry Owl Star made him different. Moreover, this letter was written by her cousin when she watched him, and no one taught him.

But even if it was really a trick, Wang Qi had to admit that she would fall into it.

What mother would not feel relieved to see her son grow up?

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This chapter has 7,300 words, which is equivalent to three and a half chapters.

I am not short.

I added more chapters for no other reason than that it would be better if I wrote this paragraph in one go.

Maybe some book friends will find it boring, but I feel it is very important. There is no war in the content of the past two days, but it should not be flat, right?

I am mainly writing, 1. Gu Hang strives for the results of the war, 2. Explaining the interstellar background and the background of the protagonist. These have been in the outline for a long time, but they were not mentioned in the previous stories that did not involve the interstellar, but they have to be mentioned now. 3. Emotional explanation.

I hope you all like it.

Starting tomorrow, the protagonist will go back to farm and start to unify the planet.

(End of this chapter)