Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 266

266. Chapter 265, Angry Owl Star Port

Gu Hang knew that Chief Pedes would not be happy.

The reason was not complicated.

Multiple planets obeyed the orders of a governor at the same time, which was itself hated and vigilant by all the heads of the star regions.

Why did Pedes have a bad relationship with the Fats family?

In addition to the many dirty things between the two sides in government affairs and daily communication, there was a core contradiction, which was that the Fats family controlled three planets in the Tianma Star Region.

Including the Angry Owl Star, there are only nine worlds in the Tianma Star Region, and Fats occupied three!

What say do the heads of the star regions have?

In the political system of the empire, it is actually a situation of “heavy at both ends and light in the middle”.

The so-called heavy at both ends refers to the heavy weight on the two ends of the empire center and the planetary governor.

In theory, and even in reality, the empire center holds all the power of the entire empire’s boundless territory, so there is no need to say more.

The planetary governor holds all the power in a single imperial world, and within their own jurisdiction, they have the final say.

The three levels of government in the middle are a bit awkward.

The three levels of government below the empire and above the planets, from large to small, are “cosmic domain” – “star domain” – “star region”.

For example, the Angry Owl Star under Gu Hang’s jurisdiction generally belongs to the Eastern Universe Domain – Dragon Eagle Star Region – Pegasus Star Region – Angry Owl Star System.

And the three levels of government in the middle do not have complete ruling power.

For example, Pedes, the head of the star region, nominally has the power to govern the nine worlds of the entire Pegasus Star Region, but in fact, he basically cannot intervene in the specific affairs of a specific planet. It is

true that he is the superior of the planetary governors, but this right is greatly discounted.

As long as the governors guarantee that the taxes are paid, they are local emperors. The head has an order, and if you want to listen, you can listen. If you really don’t want to listen, what can you do?

There is jurisdiction, but you can neither dismiss, punish, nor give any rewards, so this jurisdiction is empty.

The power he has is that the imperial tax will remain in his hands. On the other hand, he is responsible for the maintenance of the naval fleet of this star zone, the maintenance of the Star Army, and the stability of tax revenue for the entire star zone.

The head of the star zone also has the power to issue orders to the Imperial Navy and the Star Army, and can be regarded as the top military and political leader. However, the Imperial Navy has its own direct superior, the commander of the Pegasus Fleet, Tillemans, who has to report to his superior; the same is true for the Star Army.

In addition, there are the Imperial Military Affairs Department, the Administrative Department, and the Taxation Department, which will carry out various vertical management of star zone-level affairs.

These factors make the position of the head of the star zone very awkward,

and it is natural to compete for power with the upper and lower forces. The specific situation will be very different when it is implemented in a specific star zone.

In some star zones, the heads are more Buddhist, not fighting or vying, and completely lying down; those who are more progressive will do their job well, and the work of passing on orders is done.

But in most cases, the heads will still fight.

After all, they have already reached this position, who is willing to be a clay Buddha?

In the Pegasus star zone, Pedes is a relatively strong head. By having a good relationship with the Fofana family, he achieved a certain degree of control over the navy; by helping his younger brother to the position of governor of the Winged Star, he achieved control over the capital planet of the star region, which is also the most developed world; by making friends with the Gu family, he achieved control over the Imperial Chamber of Commerce; by manipulating the candidates for governors of various planets, he strengthened control over the local areas…

Various means have made Pedes a rare and powerful star region leader.

However, the Faches family, which controls three planets at the same time, has always been a thorn in his heart, and he can’t get involved at all.

Under such circumstances, there is no doubt that Pedes, the star region leader, hates this kind of thing the most.

There is already a Faches in the star region, how can he tolerate Gu Hang taking this path?

What’s more, the Gu family also has the energy of the Chamber of Commerce that Faches doesn’t have.

Gu Hang wants to further expand his governor’s authority and supervise multiple planets at the same time, so this is a path that will inevitably cause contradictions and conflicts with the head of Pedes.

But…

Gu Hang is not afraid of just Pedes.

The real power of other star district leaders is very small, so why can’t the political ecology of the Pegasus star district become like this?

The key lies in the control of the positions of multiple planetary governors and the control of the Imperial Navy by Chief Pedes.

Pedes can mainly control the governors of the four planets of Feiyi Star, Hongjian Star, Korojia 1 and 2.

The most important of these is Korojia 1, a nest world with a population of 40 billion, and Feiyi Star, a highly developed garden world and civilized world.

However, it is not easy to get Pedes’ control over these planets.

As for the navy, it is mainly the Fofana family.

Pedes relies on a very good relationship with the Fofana family to maintain control over the navy.

In front of Gu Hang, there is a core figure of the Fofana family.

Before, his mother mentioned it to him implicitly.

He is now beginning to seriously consider what the effect will be if he marries the Fofana family?

Gu Hang is not a naive boy, he does not reject political marriage.

What’s more, Ye Lishia is a beauty from every angle.

…

On the way back on Ye Lishia’s starship, Gu Hang did not forget to communicate with Pedes.

Although he had begun to gradually regard Pedes as a potential opponent and a stumbling block to further expanding his influence in the future.

But now, it is still a target that needs to be flattered.

Now, Gu Hang still cannot directly challenge the head of the star zone, and even needs a lot of help from the other party.

You still have to lick him.

As soon as the communication was connected, Gu Hang could hear that the tone of the head of Pedes on the opposite side was not very good:

“Gu Hang, Gu Hang, you are really capable.” The face of the head of Pedes also appeared on the opposite side of Gu Hang. He was obviously smiling, but it was clear that there was a hint of coldness. “I’m curious, why did you still keep Ness Luman alive? You might as well kill him directly, and then I will apply for you to serve as the governor of Black Arrow Star. What do you think?”

Obviously, these are all sarcasm.

Gu Hang expected Pei Desi to be sarcastic,

but in fact, Gu Hang was not very nervous.

As long as he is willing to answer the phone, it means that the situation is fine.

Of course, although he is not nervous, Gu Hang still has a look of fear on his face: “Mr. Chief, it is precisely because I am worried that you will misunderstand that I want to communicate with you this time. Please believe me, I have no intention of serving as the governor of two planets at the same time.”

“Oh, your army is already stationed on Black Arrow Star, how can I trust you?”

“I need to maintain the stability of Black Arrow Star.” Gu Hang said, “My mother told me that I must leave a troop there. After all, Black Arrow Star is still the core trading partner of the Gu family.”

He and Wang Qi had agreed to put the blame on his mother. He didn’t expect to get away with it, but at least there was an explanation.

Pei Desi was too lazy to dwell on this topic, and he directly put forward the conditions: “You must withdraw your army and your influence from Black Arrow Star. Black Arrow Star must maintain their traditions, and the King’s Council must exist. The star district government will arrange a dispatched agency on Black Arrow Star to supervise the King’s Council to select their governor.”

“Okay.”

“Huh?” This time Pei Desi was a little surprised.

Agree so readily?

He was indeed very unhappy. Authorizing the Blade Tiger to carry the army of the Angry Owl Star to the Black Arrow Star, and in the capacity of the Imperial Navy, forcing both sides to cease fire so that Gu Hang could rescue his mother, this was his clear choice of side in the internal struggle of the Gu family.

However, his authorization was limited to allowing Gu Hang to rescue his mother.

What he didn’t expect was that in less than two years, the Angry Owl Star not only developed well, but a detachment sent out could even completely destroy a kingdom in the other party’s home court.

He didn’t expect that Gu Hang could get support from more than a dozen space warriors!

All these made him extremely vigilant.

In his opinion, since Gu Hang had already swallowed the Kingdom of Luman, it would be impossible to spit it out easily.

The rice has been cooked, how can you withdraw the troops just like that?

He was ready to bargain with the Gu family on this matter.

But he didn’t expect that Gu Hang would agree to his request to withdraw the troops so easily.

This made him have a thought in his mind: Did I misunderstand this kid?

Putting this idea aside for the time being, he thought that as long as the army of Angry Owl Star was withdrawn, they would not be able to maintain their influence on Black Arrow Star.

As for the trade influence of the Gu family on Black Arrow Star, it was not a problem. They already had it, so how could they be deprived of it?

But in general, Pei Desi was generally satisfied with the attitude shown by Gu Hang.

His tone was much softer because of this.

The two further discussed the withdrawal of troops for a while.

Gu Hang expressed his willingness to withdraw his troops, but the withdrawal was not something that could be done in a short time. The military strength of the Kingdom of Luman itself was destroyed, and the army of Angry Owl Star needed to remain there for a period of time to maintain the order of the country, so as not to cause major changes in the situation of the seven countries on Black Arrow Star and suppress the ambitions of the other six countries.

Gu Hang promised that the total number of troops stationed on Black Arrow Star would not exceed 50,000; the relevant withdrawal work would be gradually completed in the next two years, and his troops would gradually leave Black Arrow Star. Until two years later, before the next King’s Council of Black Arrow Star elects a new planetary governor, he promised that his troops would be completely withdrawn.

However, the Gu family’s heavy losses on Black Arrow Star need to be repaid year by year by the Kingdom of Luman in the form of war reparations.

These conditions are within the range that Pedes can accept.

As long as the army of Angry Owl Star can leave Black Arrow Star before the next King’s Council election, ensuring that the election of the King’s Council will not be manipulated by the military, and Black Arrow Star will not fall into Gu Hang’s hands, he can accept it.

In order to ensure this, the dispatched agency of the star district government will replace him to supervise everything.

As for the compensation that the Kingdom of Luman wants to pay to the Gu family, Pedes will not care.

As it should be.

The conversation between the two became more and more harmonious. Until

the end, Pedes even felt that he had earned it.

He originally could not intervene too much in Black Arrow Star, but now, the star district government he led can dispatch agencies to this planet to supervise the election of the planetary governor in the name of “respecting tradition”, which gives him the opportunity to intervene.

It’s still a good thing.

Until the end of the call, he had a smile on his face. He just reminded Gu Hang to remember to fulfill the previous agreement and drive the power of the Fachers family out of the Angry Owl Star, and then hung up the call.

After the call ended, Gu Hang’s face was still smiling.

“Withdrawing the army within two years… no problem. By then, the army of the Kingdom of Luman should have been rebuilt. In two years, it is hard to say whether it will unify Black Arrow Star, but it must be able to firmly hold the ability of the planetary governor.”

“The self-reliant and self-reliant Kingdom of Luman… tsk tsk.”

Gu Hang thought to himself.

He didn’t mind at all that the future planetary governor of Black Arrow Star was elected fairly and impartially according to the King’s Council.

After returning, he would send a large number of agricultural machinery, some government officials, and some military experts to Black Arrow Star to “help” the Kingdom of Luman rebuild their homeland, upgrade the agricultural industry, and train the army.

Gu Hang had also seen before that in the [Soldier Card] system, as long as one-tenth of the people in a troop were composed of local population and the other 90% were vassal population, that would be enough.

He will train an excellent army for the Kingdom of Luman.

…

After seven days of sailing in space, Gu Hang returned to his base camp.

The Sharp Blade Tiger docked at the star port.

It was also the first time that Gu Hang saw the appearance of his own star port.

Eight days ago, when he left, it was still a large construction site.

After the ground part of the star port was completed, a space station built on the surface was launched from the magnetic track.

Of course, the space station was not big and was far from being called a star port. However, the large orbital spacecraft that was upgraded from the [Wind Falcon Speed Attack Boat] technology and the [Star Port Technology Blueprint] quickly sent personnel and engineering machinery to the space station through the magnetic track channel.

Then, boxes of parts built on the ground were launched; the workers wore special space suits, and under the gravity effect provided by the anti-gravity engine, they drove the engineering machine and smoothly assembled the parts produced on the ground in space.

By now, it has taken shape.

Of course, if we look at this place by the standards of a star port, it is too small and too simple, and the functions and services it can provide are too few. This entire star port is actually not as big as the Blade Tiger.

But at least it can provide a boarding bridge and a space station that can accommodate a thousand people.

Once the Blade Tiger docked with the boarding bridge, the soldiers could walk directly on the floor and drive their tanks down the bridge to the Angry Owl Star Port, and then take orbital spacecraft one after another to leave the star port and arrive at the other side.

This speed is much faster than using landing ships to transport one by one.

Looking at this small and simple star port, Gu Hang felt a sense of pride.

He seemed to be able to see that in the future, this place would be wrapped in armor, full of artillery, equipped with a shipyard, and become a star fortress!

(End of this chapter)