Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 296

296. Chapter 295: The Thought of Killing

Gallardo also participated in the review in person.

The entire Angry Bear Legion looked very bluffing, but Gallardo could not believe that the bear-like Angry Owl Star could train such a legion in a short period of time.

He had to uncover the gold and jade on the outside of this army to see if there was anything rotten inside.

However, when the Angry Bear Legion began to conduct collective tactical exercises according to the standards, the more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong.

These are not simple military appearances.

Although these related tactical exercises are not actual combat, a large part of the combat effectiveness of the army comes from discipline and organization.

And what was shown in these short two hours represents discipline and organization, which is really good and has indeed reached the level that the Star Army should have.

At this time, Gallardo had washed away many fantasies.

Gallardo was a little surprised.

But it is too early to draw a conclusion now.

Discipline and organization have reached the standard, and there is another key thing: individual soldier quality.

This thing is the most difficult.

Can you do it well?

Gallardo paid attention to the edge of his sight. The confident look on Governor Gu’s clothes made Gallardo feel at ease.

It seems that Gu Hang can’t be embarrassed in this matter.

This is indeed the case.

When it came to the test of individual soldier quality and weapons and equipment, the representatives of the Star Army and the officials of the Military Affairs Department checked and shook their heads slightly to the Apostle of War after they came back.

They have already followed the intention of the Apostle of War and used the most stringent standards to randomly check the quality of soldiers of all arms without any water bucket. It was even too much that even the logistics battalion, the engineering battalion, and the communication company were pulled out.

These inspections include requirements for physical fitness such as strength, weight bearing, and running; including command exchanges, random inspections of military knowledge, and questions about tactical thinking such as tactical essentials; including shooting level and assessment of professional ability of arms…

But… With their high rate of random inspections, the worst of the soldiers have reached the minimum standard requirements of the Star Army in terms of individual soldier quality; many have exceeded it.

The military affairs official and the Star Army representative were shocked. They even thought that the inspectors working below had received money behind their backs, and they received a lot of money. Otherwise, how could they give such an outrageous test result?

Even if the Star Army legion met the standards, it would be impossible to have such a high pass rate. After all, the Star Army is a large group of people. Some soldiers with outstanding military achievements may forget certain regulations; some soldiers who have outstanding performance in special positions, such as those with excellent driving skills, may also be slightly inferior in physical fitness. In fact, the Star

Army’s test does not require everyone to meet the standards. That is too much to ask. As long as the pass rate is at a certain proportion, it will be fine.

But even if they use the standards that are too much to ask, they can’t find any problems.

The two representatives were a little embarrassed, but they had to believe that this was true.

Because the two of them checked the parts themselves, and the results were the same.

They didn’t dare to really say that white is black. Those indicators are all there. If they mess around, it will not be a problem of unspoken rules, but a violation of the rules on the surface, and the nature will become different. To put it bluntly, they were not Gallardo’s direct subordinates. On the contrary, they had a closer relationship with Neil Laois and were not willing to do that for Gallardo. Moreover, the war apostle only asked them to strictly follow the imperial rules, and they did so. They did not find any faults, so what else could they do?

We can’t blame us for this.

When they went to report to the war lord, they were quite calm.

They had already prepared to bring up Laois, the chief tax officer, and the imperial rules if the war lord was dissatisfied. Unexpectedly, Gallardo just nodded to show that he knew, and did not react in any other way.

That would be the best, so they followed the normal procedures.

The total value of the equipment and personnel calculated reached 2,819,900.

Compared with the 2.5 million tax coins that Angry Owl Star should pay, there were more than 300,000 more.

Laois said nothing, and directly issued the extra 300,000 tax coins to Gu Hang according to the imperial regulations.

That was more than 300,000 special papers. It is engraved with complex patterns, with a statue of the God-Emperor on the front and a bird’s-eye view of the human home planet on the back. One piece is one tax coin. The special anti-counterfeiting mark on it comes from the endorsement of three forces in the empire – the paper interlayer made by the Mechanicus contains special electromagnetic signals; after being soaked in the holy water of the Empire’s state religion, there is a special blessing reaction; the lines engraved by the Psychic Order using the spiritual network contain psychic reactions.

This means that the tax coin is almost impossible to be counterfeited.

In addition, the issuance of the Empire’s tax coins is also extremely strict. Although each star region is calculated in hundreds of millions or billions of tax coins, in fact, in most cases, tax coins are only used as a measure of the value of physical objects or even human resources. There are very few serious tax coins in circulation.

The reason is also very simple. If you want to get a circulating tax coin, you have to pay extra taxes in addition to the tax standards set by the empire. For this part, you will be issued as much tax as you pay, and it can be used to offset taxes in the future. All the circulating tax coins are strictly 1:1 with the in-kind tax. Only the extra amount paid can be circulated.

Then the question is, many planets have a hard time paying taxes, so how can they pay extra?

Not to mention, even if they have money, why should they pay extra? Once you get the tax coin, you can use it to offset the tax in the future. It is also 1:1, and there is no interest.

In the past, Laois would not approve the issuance of tax coins so easily.

But this time is different.

After the order was issued, a junior official reported to her hesitantly: “Mr. General, according to our practice, don’t we never calculate and reissue tax coins for the balance that is obviously prepared by the planetary governor in order to meet the tax target and avoid accidents? Especially in this mode of using interstellar military soldiers to offset taxes.”

Lao Yisi looked at the official indifferently and said, “Can the situation be the same? Those so-called “practices” are that the governors we encounter are inferior and the failure rate is quite high. We turn a blind eye to it, which is already very face-saving. There is no reason to reissue tax coins to them.”

After a pause, Lao Yisi continued, “But this time is different. Even by the most stringent standards, he has paid the full tax. Gu Hang is really honest!”

Lao Yisi could only use this word to describe him.

In her long career as a tax official, it is rare to see a governor who pays imperial taxes so honestly.

No need to argue, no extra trouble, save a lot of things…Lao Yisi thinks that if all the governors of the stars can abide by the rules like this, it will be great, and she won’t have to undergo three life extension surgeries to live to 200 years old.

For her, Gu Hang abides by the rules, so she will abide by them too. Just give the tax coins that should be given.

…

Then the next thing to do is relatively simple.

Unlike collecting taxes in other places, you need to argue back and forth about the value of goods and deal with various political transactions. For Lao Yisi, the tax collection work on the Angry Owl Star this time is quite worry-free and quick.

There is only one thing left to do: after the tax problem of the Angry Owl Star is solved with the approval of her, the tax officer, the Angry Bear Corps is officially established. The Star Army representative and the Military Affairs Department representative will appoint a corps commander on behalf of the Star Army.

This appointment has been prepared long ago, and it is the candidate reported by Gu Hang: Yan Fangxu.

Of course, not everything went as Gu Hang wished. Originally, he gave Yan Fangxu the rank of Major General of the Angry Owl Star Defense Force, and he was to transfer him to the corps commander and retain his original rank. After all, the Planetary Defense Force was also an official army recognized by the Empire, so it was reasonable for the rank to be universal, right?

The Star Army felt that this was unreasonable.

You want to be a major general of the Astra Militarum?

You are just commanding a “legion” of less than 150,000 people, and it’s great to be given a colonel.

This colonel can only manage the affairs of the Angry Bear Legion, appoint officers on his own, and grant military ranks not exceeding lieutenant colonel – and he has to report it.

However, just when everything was ready and the inauguration ceremony was about to begin, another accident happened.

Gallardo came.

Seeing this war apostle, Lao Yisi rolled his eyes in his heart.

After verifying that the army of the Angry Owl Star fully complied with the paper regulations of the Astra Militarum, and there was no problem with the most stringent testing methods, the war apostle calmed down.

Lao Yisi thought he would continue like this.

As a result, at the last moment, this immortal still came out.

Disgusted.

But of course she would not show this emotion.

She maintained her usual serious and earnest expression and asked, “Sir War Apostle, do you

have any other opinions?” “Yes, of course.” Gallardo said with a smile, “I think Yan Fangxu is not suitable to be the commander of this Star Army.”

Sure enough, there is still trouble.

Lao Yisi sighed in her heart, and said with an unchanged expression, “This is an appointment from the Dragon Eagle Headquarters of the Star Army. You have no right to interfere.”

At this point, she finally showed some edge: “Moreover, if you do something about this matter, it will be over the line.”

“Don’t worry, how could it be?” Gallardo said, “I will not arrange one of my people to be the commander of the Angry Bear Legion to take advantage of this to gain control of this army. I respect the Star Region Government and the Star Region Army in the Star Region for their control over the Star Region. You can rest assured about this.”

Hearing what Gallardo said, Lao Yisi’s attitude was slightly retracted.

This really dispelled her biggest concern.

The Angry Bear Legion has become the “property” of the Dragon Eagle Star Region. Under the existing rules, this army is under the jurisdiction of the Dragon Eagle Legion Star Army Headquarters. If Gallardo wants to make plans in this regard, he will step on the bottom line of the star region.

Gallardo did not have this idea, and Lao Yisi was relieved.

But she also had doubts: “Then who do you want to nominate as the commander of this legion after you cancel Yan Fangxu’s appointment?”

“Gu Hang.” The War Apostle grinned and said, “I have contacted the Dragon Eagle Star Region Military Affairs Department, and they have agreed.”

Lao Yisi was speechless.

What else can she say?

The Angry Bear Legion was not taken away and still belonged to the Dragon Eagle Star Region Star Army sequence; it is rare for a planetary governor to serve as the commander of a star army legion, but there are precedents. Some star armies use a planet as the main source of troops, and sometimes the planetary governor will take on this position.

Or in a sense, for such people, the identity of the legion commander is more important than the position of the planetary governor. Let the legion commander serve as the planetary governor, that is to make the power of this planet better serve the imperial army.

For example, the famous Cadian Assault Corps, Krieg Death Corps…

From the perspective of the star field, there is indeed not much reason to oppose such an appointment. It is understandable that the Dragon Eagle Star Field Government agreed to this request.

But Laois knew that this matter was not that simple.

Gallardo was full of bad water.

But she couldn’t do more.

…

When Gu Hang received the appointment letter and became the brigadier general of the Star Army, his face was very bad.

Facing the smiling Gallardo in front of him and the apologetic Laois standing behind him, he opened his mouth and wanted to say no.

But he was blocked by Gallardo.

“You can’t refuse.” Gallardo said, “I am really moved by the spirit and strength of the Angry Bear Legion. Governor Gu deserves a ‘reward’ for building such a strong army in the ruins. I wanted to fight for a major general rank for you, but unfortunately, the Military Affairs Department of the Dragon Eagle Star Region was only willing to approve the rank of brigadier general. I had a quarrel with them for this.”

He smiled, as if he was thinking about Gu Hang wholeheartedly, which made Gu Hang feel sick.

The tricks were really one after another.

What would be the problem if Gu Hang served as the commander of the Angry Bear Legion?

That would be a big problem!

The current legion goal of the Angry Bear Legion is to garrison on the Angry Owl Star, that’s nothing.

But what if it’s not in the future?

If the Angry Bear Legion is transferred to fight somewhere else… Gu Hang can appoint another commander to lead the team, and he doesn’t have to go himself.

But this is normal.

But if the Military Affairs Department specially assigns him, then Gu Hang has to go.

Gallardo is warning him in this way.

“Since I can get the Military Affairs Department to change the appointment and appoint you as the commander of the corps, do you think I have the ability to change the transfer order of the Angry Bear Corps, let it go to fight somewhere else, and force you to leave your planet?”

This trick is too disgusting.

Seeing Gu Hang’s expression, Gallardo smiled even more brightly: “The next war of the Angry Bear Corps will go to Koroja 3. That is the most densely populated planet in the Pegasus star region. The unrest there makes me feel uneasy, and I need the assistance of the Angry Bear Corps.”

Hearing this, Gu Hang narrowed his eyes.

Gallardo’s behavior really made Gu Hang want to kill him.

(End of this chapter)