Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 397

Chapter 396, Flying Wing Shipyard

Little Pedesi didn’t really have no means of resistance. On the entire planet, some local governments, some planet-controlled enterprises, and even the industries he and his brother purchased privately, in theory, he could still mobilize.

He was still the planetary governor and had the right to do anything.

However, although he was a fool, he was not really stupid.

He could easily assess that if he really made trouble, he could indeed cause some trouble to Gu Hang, but it was limited to trouble.

Even this kind of trouble did not rise to the level of Gu Hang himself. The professional bureaucrats under his command directly settled the matter.

And what was the price he had to pay?

It was his own life.

At this point, little Pedesi no longer had any illusions in his mind.

He clearly understood that he had no security at all now, and Gu Hang could kill him at any time.

He was convicted and could not serve as governor, and then “regrettably” said that he died of illness or “committed suicide out of fear of crime”, and then reported a new candidate for governor… This kind of thing happened too many times. Sometimes, even when the Star Region Government is too lazy to go through the lengthy process of removing the Governor, they will do this.

Killing him in this way will, of course, cost him a political price, but this price is definitely something Gu Hang can afford. The Star Region Government may reprimand Gu Hang for this, and there may even be punitive measures, but they won’t be too severe.

Living in a different place, Xiao Pei Desi felt that he would definitely take

action. So

he is terribly scared now. As the head of the star region, Gu Hang issued a reprimand order and gave him a month. He now understands that this month is certainly not for him to reorganize the government, but for him to think it over carefully.

He quickly conveyed his idea of bowing his head to Gu Hang through some channels.

Just like in the past, he can accept being a figurehead governor and not taking care of anything. All matters of the planet will be handed over to the Star Region Government, and he promises to be a mascot as before. However

, the words he sent were like a stone sinking into the sea, with no response.

He watched as the star district government quickly took over the various powers of the planetary government, including the takeover of various cities and regions, and the seizure of the personal properties left by him and his brother. In particular, they took over the two star ports and the shipyard on the Wing Star.

He had countless opportunities to make moves, but little Pedes was like an ostrich, burying his head and doing nothing.

He wondered more than once how he could survive this disaster.

Why did he express his position, but there was no response?

One of his staff members later gave him an analysis.

“I’m afraid that what Chief Gu wants is not just for you to be a mascot or a rubber stamp. Now the entire Tianma star region, all the worlds have joined the alliance, and the star region and the alliance are almost equivalent. It has come to this point, don’t you know what Gu Hang wants? Do you still think that you can just be a mascot?”

“You mean, let me take the initiative to propose to bring Feiyixing to join the alliance?”

The staff shook his head: “I’m afraid it’s still not possible.”

“Didn’t you say that Gu Hang wanted Feiyixing to join the alliance?”

“But it can’t be you. What is his essential reason for wanting Feiyixing to join the alliance? It is to be able to better control the entire world. You yourself are an obstacle to this matter. You won’t really obey him, and he won’t believe it.”

Little Pedes was already very annoyed, with a little madness under fear: “Then what should I do? Does he just want me to die?! If so, I will fight him to the death! Even if I really die, I will bite off two hairs from him!”

“Resign from the position of Governor of Feiyixing.” said the staff.

“What?”

“Resign as Governor of Wing Star and leave here.” The staff continued to persuade.

“Absolutely not!” Little Pedes pushed the aide in anger, his eyes red, and asked: “Have you surrendered to Gu Hang? Are you here to dig a hole for me? Ah?!”

The aide who was pushed down stood up, patted his body, and said slowly: “The first half of your sentence is right, I will indeed work for the Alliance Government in the future; but the second half is not right, I did not dig a hole for you, this is the last time I, as a staff member, will give you advice. If you let go now and ask for a sum of money, hundreds of thousands of tax coins, Gu Hang should still be willing to let you take it away. With this money, and with your brother’s connections in Yunluo to protect you, you can still live the life of a rich man. Hundreds of thousands of tax coins, you may not have looked down on them in the past, but as far as life is concerned, even if you live a very luxurious life, it is enough to spend a lifetime.”

“If you miss this last month’s opportunity, then the last thing I can do for you is to wait until a month later to collect your body.”

…

“Is little Pedes gone?” Gu Hang asked casually.

“Yes.” Zhang Lingdian responded stiffly.

Gu Hang patted him on the shoulder and said, “Relax, Osena said that you have always performed very well, why can’t you let go in front of me?”

Zhang Lingdian forced a smile: “The responsibility is heavy, and I dare not neglect it.”

“It’s good that you can realize the responsibility. Relax, let’s talk about something unimportant first, let’s talk about that little Pedes.”

“Yes. Little Pedes’s ship left the port yesterday. We confiscated most of his property, but we still left him some floating wealth so that he could leave with peace of mind to avoid any more trouble. The part of the property he took away is about 400,000 tax coins, which should not cause us any trouble in the future.”

“Okay, this guy is lucky to have a good brother who has been the governor for more than ten years and only has to enjoy himself without working. He can still be a rich man for most of his life. However, I hope he can make some progress in the future, otherwise he will not be able to keep his wealth.”

“Yes.”

“Let’s talk about business.”

“Yes.”

The business they wanted to discuss was none other than the biggest wealth on Feiyi Star – Feiyi Shipyard.

Speaking of Zhang Lingdian, he was one of the 100 top students from Feiyi Star sent by Gu Hang’s mother to help when Gu Hang and his mother reached a preliminary understanding.

At that time, although they had reconciled, Gu Hang still did not completely trust his mother. He did not take these 100 people seriously at first, and threw them all to Ossena, asking her to arrange them and do low-level clerical work.

However, the alliance at that time was quite short of people. Former refugee leaders like Patel were able to manage an industrial center, which was evident. Although many of these top students from Feiyi Star were spoiled and could not bear hardships, and sank into low-level work, those who worked hard and were willing to do their work well could always make it.

Zhang Lingdian was such a person.

He did not receive any preferential treatment at all. He was even suppressed in the officialdom of the alliance because he was an outsider and was initially considered a “spy” sent by Gu Hang’s mother. However, he had made outstanding achievements in any position for a long time.

These achievements could not be ignored. There were clear standards for the recognition of the rank of the alliance and the performance evaluation of government officials. He did a good job, worked diligently, and had a good ranking. He always had achievements. So how could he be promoted when the alliance was generally very short of clerical talents?

In other words, the alliance’s system had already pressed him very hard. Many people who did not achieve as good results as him were promoted very quickly.

Later, as Gu Hang’s relationship with his mother further eased and even merged, and it was also found out that there was nothing special about them. Gu Hang’s mother couldn’t stand seeing his group of peasants and makeshift teams, so she found some poor graduates from various colleges on Feiyi Star, signed 15-year contracts, and sent them all here.

There are many people on Feiyi Star who go to college – this is also an important foreign exchange industry on Feiyi Star. Not only many powerful people on Feiyi Star and Tianma Star District will send students here, but even some people from other star districts will come here to study.

More than 30,000 universities, including technical and grammar, have cultivated countless talents.

However, not all graduates have a good place to go.

For example, Zhang Lingdian, who came from a poor family and relied on his own abilities, various scholarships and student loans to study all the way, the pressure is even greater. After graduation, he has to start repaying the loans.

For graduates on Feiyi Star, Gu’s Company is a great place to go. The few recruitment quotas every year are very popular. Fifteen-year long contracts to go to unknown foreign places are also acceptable.

That’s how Zhang Lingdian came.

After the background was clear, the talents among the 100 people who had done well and had been on the list of the Alliance Organization Department began to rise like a rocket. Zhang Lingdian was the one who rose the fastest, and even entered the Prime Minister’s Office and became one of Ossena’s important right-hand men. Now, he has been promoted by Gu Hang and can take charge of the situation.

The reason why Gu Hang chose him was that he still fully trusted the judgment of the [System]. Zhang Lingdian was a talent who was inspired in the [Hero] panel very early. He had high qualifications and upgraded very quickly. With his loyalty guaranteed, Gu Hang simply used him more boldly.

Under the Alliance system, the position of “Planet Governor” is not important. Although, in the Imperial Registration, this is the highest official of the planet, and can even be regarded as the owner of the planet. But in fact, under the Alliance system, this can only be regarded as an honorary title at most, or even not. The one who really holds power is the planetary head of the Alliance government.

Moreover, the planetary head of the Alliance is completely different from the planetary governor of the Empire.

They are purely administrative chiefs under the Alliance government and hold administrative power. Moreover, the Alliance Government has strict control over the governments of various planets. In addition to the planetary heads who want to be responsible to the higher authorities, the various agencies of the planetary governments, such as the Organization Department, the Commerce Department, the Development Department, the Industry Department, etc., are not only under the jurisdiction of the planetary heads, but also under the vertical jurisdiction of the Alliance ministries.

The planetary heads have no power to interfere with military power;

legislation, judicial, law enforcement, and auditing, anti-corruption, and internal affairs are also the work of the Alliance Legal Court, the Supreme Justice Lambert, and are theoretically independent of the government. The planetary heads cannot interfere.

Under the centralized system of the Alliance, there is no possibility for the planetary heads to be independent.

But despite this, this position is still very important. Economic development and administrative management all depend on him.

Gu Hang still has great expectations for Zhang Lingdian, otherwise he would not let the young man take on such an important responsibility at such a young age.

And Zhang Lingdian did not disappoint Gu Hang’s expectations.

His first task was completed very well.

As the most important wealth on the entire planet, the Feiyixing Shipyard is now under the control of Zhang Lingdian.

The capacity of the entire shipyard has also been figured out.

The Feiyi Star Shipyard has a large construction cycle of about four years, which can produce 1 Musician-class cruiser, 8 destroyers, 20 frigates, plus various patrol ships and civilian merchant ships. The total output value of this cycle can reach 30 billion tax coins, which is an average of 7.5 billion tax coins a year.

Of course, this is the output value. In fact, there are some parts that need to be purchased, and a large amount of raw materials, and even the processing of raw materials, are completed in other places. These procurement costs must also be converted in.

But despite this, in general, the profit is about 2.5 billion every year.

Feiyi Shipyard is the absolute pillar industry that supports the entire Feiyi Star. It not only withstands most of the high taxes of the development level 5, but also allows the 8 billion people on the planet to live a fairly good standard of living.

The value of this shipyard is not comparable to the one on the Angry Owl Star now. It will take a long time for the Angry Owl Shipyard to develop to this level, even with the bonus of black technology.

What’s more, now that it’s in his hands, there’s no reason not to use Gu Hang’s black technology on the Feiyi Shipyard.

The architectural special effects of the [Shipyard] can be exchanged and put on to increase production efficiency; some unreasonable designs can be reformed according to the blueprint of the shipyard; some parts that could not be produced by themselves can now be processed by themselves, and there is no need to buy them from distant places through trade or even rush to buy them…

All of these can improve the efficiency of the Feiyi Shipyard and greatly reduce costs.

Feiyi Shipyard is in Gu Hang’s hands and can play a role, and it will be much more powerful than before.

Of course, even if he owns the Feiyi Shipyard, it does not mean that Gu Hang will give up the development of the Angry Owl Shipyard.

It’s not a bad thing to keep pace with each other.

(End of this chapter)