Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 180

180. Chapter 180, No Need to Worry About Imperial Taxes

After this wave, Gu Hang directly spent all his grace points, leaving only 62 points.

But all the work has been arranged, and Gu Hang needs some time to patiently wait for the time to bear fruit.

In the next two months, Gu Hang did not make any big moves, but the changes in the territory he controlled were still very big.

The first big thing was that the war in the Central Bank Province was finally almost completely settled.

After completely annihilating the main force of the anti-Governor Alliance Army, the Central Army Group led by Yan Fangxu took a little more than half a month to sweep across the entire Central Bank Province of one million square kilometers of land, and the two million people were fully brought under the rule of the alliance.

The leaders of the so-called anti-Governor Alliance, the leaders of many large settlements, surrendered, and as long as they did not commit war crimes, they would be kept in idle positions by the government department led by Ossena; a small number of them who were really good, let them continue to manage the settlements and become bureaucrats. If they did a good job, they would be retained, and if they did not, they would be kicked out.

But some hardliners, some who surrendered at the last moment, and some of the main culprits who committed crimes, there was nothing to say.

As the chief justice of the alliance, Lambert Hodgson once again made a “prominence”, held a trial, and sentenced more than 300 people to death, and thousands of people to 3-10 years of hard labor.

Of course, now is not the time when Gu Hang just took over Fuxing City. There is no need to make the scene too bloody, so there is no drama of execution on the spot and in public. Just take them to the shooting range and shoot them.

Yan Fangxu still seems a little regretful about this. He had planned to hold a triumphal return ceremony and present prisoners to the governor, but it was rejected.

According to the governor, are these guys qualified?

Yan Fangxu was a little embarrassed. However, after he commanded the army group and achieved at least a qualified record, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, which was a consolation. However

, although Gu Hang seemed to be dismissive of the rebel leaders, in fact, the pacification of the Central Bank Province was still of great significance:

the total population of the alliance exceeded the five million mark. The most important growth came from the Central Bank Province, the largest and most populous of the three provinces currently planned. After it was pacified, it meant that two million people joined the alliance.

The population policy of the alliance was carried out consistently. Settlements with resources, industries and scale were retained and supported for development; others were abolished and merged into Fuxing City and Weixing City to strengthen the population scale effect and meet the manpower needs of the concentrated development of various industries.

The Weixingcheng Industrial Zone, which has seen a population increase, more production lines, and better resource issues, has further improved its industrial production efficiency.

The production of the RN series of trucks has increased to 1,000 vehicles per month. The production of the Wanderer series of armored vehicles has also reached 90 vehicles per month.

In the production of the Iron Bull trucks in the past two months, excluding the foreign trade part, the rest was added to the army.

The 2nd Division and the 3rd Beast Slaughter Brigade, which was reorganized from an independent regiment into a brigade, have completed a comprehensive motorization modification, and newly formed the 11th Division and the 12th Division, two motorized infantry divisions built according to the specifications of the 2nd Division.

The full establishment of the motorized infantry division has more than 9,000 people, and can achieve full motorized marching. Not only does it have 3,000 more troops than the garrison division, it is more mobile and has more artillery, and the overall firepower is more than twice as strong.

These two troops were incorporated into the Central Army Group and commanded by Yan Fangxu. At the same time, the 7th Division and the 8th Division broke away. They will then guard various places in the central province and suppress the local area. The Central Army Group, which had newly acquired the 11th and 12th Divisions, led the remaining 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Divisions and advanced southward to the border between the Central Bank Province and the Qinggu area.

The Qinggu area is the main direction of the alliance’s military operations in the next stage.

The newly formed troops are not just the 11th and 12th divisions. In the future, the 10th Special Operations Brigade, the 13th Mechanized Synthetic Brigade, and the 14th Motorized Infantry Division are also planned.

The 14th Motorized Infantry Division is of the same specification as the 2nd, 11th, and 12th divisions, needless to say; the 10th Special Operations Brigade is a special organization. Gu Hang plans to build an elite special operations unit specializing in special operations, operations behind enemy lines, and decapitation operations with the elite soldiers of the dozen or so storm squads still alive as the core. However, at present, there is only a framework, and the training price of elite soldiers is still a bit expensive, but the equipment is not a big problem. The LR5 series laser gun has given him the capital to form an elite special operations team.

In the future, in addition to the Phoenix Regiment, Gu Hang will still need a sufficient number of elite troops to perform some special tasks.

As for the 13th Mechanized Synthetic Brigade, the specifications are similar to those of the 1st Wind-extinguishing Brigade, but because there are no more tanks, the tank companies in each combat synthetic battalion have been replaced by mechanized infantry companies.

But in general, except for the lack of experience of the soldiers, the combat effectiveness will not be much different from that of the 1st Brigade.

The soldiers of these two brigade-level units, 13 and 14, are actually enough. At present, there are still about 30,000 new recruits in the recruit training base outside Fuxing City. They are just waiting for all kinds of equipment to be in place before being organized into new troops.

At present, the mechanized infantry division is okay, and the equipment can be in place in one month; the synthetic division is not so good, and it will take two months.

However, this is calculated based on the current military industrial production capacity. In the future, the production capacity will become more and more explosive. In fact, in the past two or three months, the production of Walkers has increased from the original 30 or 40 units to more than 90 units, almost three times.

The explosion of production capacity, or the development of the entire territory, can also be seen more intuitively from Gu Hang’s current monthly gift point income.

At the beginning, the month after he came down from the starship, he got 678 gift points; and last month’s gift points were already 817; and the income points this month have reached 1022 points per month.

Among them, the largest increase still came from Weixing City, and the second largest increase came from the two million new population after the Central Bank Province was recovered. Although the latter has a large population, the gift points have not increased that much, mainly because the productivity is too poor.

The third increase came from Fuxing City, and the population of this city has returned to the one million mark.

As for the 300,000 people in the High Tower Province and the 500,000 people in the North Central Province, the number of grace points provided is just a small amount. This is mainly because the total number of people in these two places is not small, but the productivity is too poor, and the living standards of the population are too poor. They can’t even meet their basic needs. Almost all the people are in poverty, and people often starve to death. They can hardly bring any positive benefits to the entire alliance. The alliance even needs to allocate materials to support them to ensure that people don’t starve to death and provide them with funds for development.

In the short term, these places are roughly negative assets for the alliance, except for the help they can provide in terms of soldiers and population. They all need a long time to invest in construction before they can get better.

In terms of grace points, these places are also very low.

At present, Gu Hang is not particularly clear about the calculation mechanism of the monthly fixed grace points. It can only be roughly divided into four major factors: population size, population living standards, total productivity, and contribution to the entire political system.

Moreover, the increase in this grace point is not linear. Otherwise, it is difficult to explain why Gu Hang could have a monthly income of dozens of people with the few thousand people in the Governor’s Camp when he didn’t even take over Fuxing City before; and now the Central and Northern Province has 500,000 people, a population base of hundreds of times, but the grace point income is about the same as the camp size at that time.

The increase in grace points may be a step-by-step, segmented increase? After the entire political system reaches a certain standard, it will have to be improved more to get the same increase as in the past?

However, no matter what the specific algorithm is, there is one truth that is correct. As long as Gu Hang works hard to increase the population size, productivity, and people’s living standards that he actually controls, then this number will definitely increase.

After Gu Hang received the income for the past two months, the grace points that had been spent rose to a considerable number again, reaching 1901.

Since the grace points could not be used to draw technology, Gu Hang still used them to draw technology.

However, this time he did not draw the 1000 level again. High-level technology cannot be mass-produced. Although the technology products themselves are very powerful, they are not very helpful for improving the production capacity of the entire alliance.

In short, there are not so many grace points on hand, so it is better to take out some and draw 100 levels to see if you can make up some basic technology and fill the previous pit.

As a result, it really worked.

First, I won the basic level, and then the probability of 100 levels became 20% of the basic level, and the probability dropped by 30%, but the advanced level increased from 10% to 20%. The probability of

winning the 100 level should only drop by 20% each time, but this time the probability of basic technology dropped by 30%, and the extra dropped to the advanced level? I am getting

more and more confused about this mechanism… But this is certainly a good thing.

He drew two more times, but nothing came of them. After

all, the overall winning rate was only 40%, so it was normal to get empty air. Then he got an advanced level. The overall probability became 10% for the basic level and 10% for the advanced level.

He drew five more times and got an advanced level. At this point, there was only a 2.5% chance of each.

Theoretically, two thousand points of grace were needed to ship, and the probability of the basic level and the advanced level were half each… At this point, from Gu Hang’s point of view, it can be said that the 100-level technology card prize pool has basically been drained.

However, so far, he has drawn nine times in total, and won two advanced levels and one basic level.

In terms of quantity, before the prize pool was drained, the 100-level was still more cost-effective than the 1000-level.

As for these three technologies, the basic level is [Servoskull], and the advanced level is [Alloy Ceramic Steel] and [Anti-Gravity Engine].

Seeing these three things, Gu Hang was very satisfied.

All the pre-requisite technologies for the speed attack airship were lit up.

I won’t say much about alloy ceramic steel. Gu Hang was very satisfied with getting this technology. Like alloy plastic steel, this is an advanced version of high-level alloy.

With it, the grenade gun can be mass-produced; the reactor can be mass-produced; the outer armor of the speed attack airship, as well as some internal parts are also enough…

In the future, a large number of mid-to-high-end industrial products will require alloy ceramic steel, which is the foundation of the foundation.

The anti-gravity engine can be directly provided to the Fengshen speed attack airship. Moreover, this advanced engine can also be used in some more advanced equipment. This engine is the basis for some super-heavy equipment to move. Even some Titans, whose main engines are not it, need it in some positions to reduce gravity.

Otherwise, many equipment are heavy to a certain extent, and their own weight is not borne by some structures that are not strong enough.

In short, with these two things, the Fengshen speed attack airship can be pulled out of the production line and mass-produced by itself.

Of course, a servo skull is still missing. If there is no servo skull as a fire control system, it is not impossible to produce it, but the co-pilot or gunner will have to do the n*ked eye aiming.

But obviously, that will reduce the combat effectiveness to a certain extent.

Once there is a servo skull, it is like having an auxiliary computer.

As for what the servoskull is…it is actually a genetic technology that can turn a human with a complete brain and skull into ‘wetware’. It is similar to the method of making a servo, removing a part of the brain, erasing personality and active thinking, and just using it as a computer.

In many creations of the Mechanicus, you can see such a thing: a human skull connected to some machines by a metal spinal cord. Sometimes the skull can move on its own with the spinal cord, floating around…

To be honest, Gu Hang doesn’t quite understand why it is a basic technology. In his previous life, this was definitely black technology, and it couldn’t be any blacker.

However, it is indeed just a basic technology.

Like land resource exploration, servoskull technology is also a blueprint, and it includes manufacturing processes.

The finished black box can directly pull out a set of equipment required for a servoskull transformation studio.

It is simpler than imagined. A studio, a junior specialist, can make one in a day.

But Gu Hang noticed that this set of processes includes a very important item: burning incense, praying, and chanting scriptures for up to six hours…

Gu Hang didn’t understand it at first, but soon understood it.

It would be too stupid to regard this universe as a materialistic universe. He himself is a psychic.

Obviously, this set of technology can really make something like a servo skull, which is inseparable from supernatural power.

In other words, almost all technologies may have some supernatural factors in them, just more or less, obvious or hidden.

After thinking this through, Gu Hang no longer bothered about it.

Just use it, no matter what the principle is.

Anyway, he himself can’t figure it out.

However, Gu Hang still can’t accept the fact that a complete human head is needed to make a servo skull.

He is not the kind of stubborn guy, and he will not let complete morality and ethics bind himself – with the moral level of the empire, it is really nothing to use a living person to make a servo skull.

But at least he will not arrest anyone casually.

In this regard, he still formulated relevant regulations: only death row prisoners and criminals who have been deprived of human rights and are not even E9 level are allowed to be used as materials.

Only these guys who no longer have human rights can be treated as non-humans and their wishes can be ignored.

In addition, the public and soldiers can sign relevant donation documents before they die, and when they donate their bodies after death, their brains will be preserved.

It is definitely impossible to do so for causes of death such as head injuries or brain cancer; it is also impossible to do so for those who have died too long ago. However, for other causes of death caused by organ diseases, if the head is preserved by special methods within one hour after death, this operation can be performed to transform it into a servo skull.

More directly, doing it before death has the highest success rate.

However, Gu Hang has not yet considered whether to open it. This will lead to ethical issues and even homicides and corruption cases.

It is not used for the time being, but if the situation changes in the future and the demand for servo skulls is particularly large and cannot be met by death row prisoners, Gu Hang may really be forced to bring it out.

Unfortunately, the prisoners who were arrested and sentenced to death were shot before Gu Hang pulled out the servo skulls, otherwise it would be a good source of raw materials.

In short, with this technology, the [Wind Falcon Speed Attack Boat] can be fully put into production.

In the past two months, eight Wind Falcons have been pulled out of the finished black box. After the subsequent production, it is initially estimated that three can be produced per month, plus the black box can pull out four per month, which means a total of 7 per month.

Of course, this production capacity will be increased in the future.

When the tax is paid in a year and a half, Gu Hang optimistically estimates that there will be no problem in equipping his Star Army with an air force regiment and a hundred wind falcons.

And this air force regiment will not have a big problem with a target of one million tax coins.

In addition to the production of alloy ceramic steel, servo skull, anti-gravity engine, and wind falcon speed attack boat, the deep veins of the waste cave mine have now completed preliminary construction and put into production.

The “Ruins Mine” and “Storm Mine” in the High Tower Province have also been put into production,

especially the Storm Mine. Wu Jiarong has been concentrating on conquering the primitive technology of collecting spiritual gas dug out from the ruins in the past month, and took out a trial version, built a sturdy wind tower group, and connected to the energy compressor.

According to Wu Jiarong’s estimate, in two months, the expected energy crystal block income of 40,000 tax coins per month will be achieved.

Of course, this is an average, an estimate. The specific number depends on how frequently the waste energy storm blows.

According to the latest statistics from the Alliance Government Production Department, in terms of tax coins, the annual output value of the entire alliance can now reach about two million tax coins.

This is the eighth month since Gu Hang came to the surface.

Even if the Star Army was not formed to offset taxes, it would not be a problem to pay 2.5 million tax coins after one year and four months.

Admittedly, the output value of two million tax coins a year cannot be used to pay taxes, as people need to eat and drink. But who says that productivity will not continue to rise?

To put it bluntly, the main production capacity of the alliance is still based on the population of about 1.6 million in the twin cities. Most of the remaining 3.3 million people are in extreme poverty and contribute very little to productivity. But since Gu Hang was able to create an industrial center like Weixing City in eight months, he certainly has the ability to create another one. The productivity of the more than three million extremely poor people has huge growth potential.

Given a year, he is absolutely confident that he can increase the current annual output value of 2 million by more than 500%.

It is no problem for a city to pay the imperial tax for a year.

Not to mention, he is still expanding.

Gu Hang is no longer worried about the imperial tax. He doesn’t have to worry about the first period, let alone the later period. He already has too many ways to solve the tax problem. The pressure brought by the imperial tax will become lighter and lighter with development and expansion.

What’s more, there is a blackmail target.

In the sky, the Beautiful Girl is doing business with Blackbird Heavy Industry.

As the governor of the planet, Gu Hang approved the requirement for Blackbird Heavy Industry to conduct interstellar trade with the Beautiful Girl, that is, they have to make up for the current tax and the unpaid taxes in the past two periods, with a total price of 7 million tax coins.

This is a reasonable request. The Blackbird Heavy Industry, which is entrenched in the western world of the Angry Owl Star, directly or indirectly controls a population of more than 10 million. According to the tithe standard, there is nothing wrong with taking out 2 million in the first period of tax. Adding the previous debts, 7 million tax coins are even less.

A month ago, the special envoy of Blackbird Heavy Industry had arrived in Fuxing City and met with Gu Hang.

The two sides had several rounds of consultations on this matter.

In the end, Gu Hang still couldn’t hold on to the 7 million.

Obviously, Blackbird Heavy Industry would not agree to the price of seven million.

First, they don’t have that much money; second, they wouldn’t give it even if they had it. The value of this interstellar transaction might not be worth that much, so why should they give the governor so much?

Gu Hang didn’t want to push too hard.

He could have declared Blackbird Heavy Industry a traitor for not paying taxes, but he didn’t have the ability to go thousands of miles away to quell the rebellion. He could also block Blackbird Heavy Industry’s interstellar trade, so that not only would this business fail, but they wouldn’t be able to do legitimate interstellar business in the future.

But if it really came to that, no one would benefit.

Blackbird Heavy Industry could smuggle, and although it would face the threat of starships, starships were only so big after all, and they had to run around in the orbit of the planet. Others flew to the other side of the planet, used small spaceships, entered the atmosphere and flew at low altitude to avoid detection… It was troublesome and risky, but it wasn’t impossible to do it.

And Blackbird Heavy Industry was hit, what benefit could Gu Hang get at the moment? Nothing.

It would be better to negotiate a reasonable price and put the money in the bag.

If they don’t agree to 7 million, then they can talk about the price

down. Gu Hang’s bottom line is 2 million. In the end, the price they agreed on was about 3.5 million.

This amount alone is enough to pay the tax after one year and four months, and still have some money left.

Sure enough, Gu Hang is not worried about the imperial tax, and he has every reason to do so.

However, some people are not very happy about the negotiation between Gu Hang and Blackbird Heavy Industry.

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