Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 53

Chapter 53, The Second Governor

Gu Hang smiled.

He walked up and gave Lambert a big hug: “I am willing to believe you, welcome to join, young comrade.”

Lambert’s statement was sincere, but Gu Hang did not completely believe it.

It’s just that this guy brought a group of people, and he disarmed when he was asked to disarm, and he worked when he was asked to work. What else is there to worry about?

Gu Hang didn’t expect anything from them, and he wouldn’t use them for important work. He just cleaned the battlefield and worked as a porter. Whoever did it didn’t do it? Just use it and it’s done.

As for trust, it is not expressed in words.

With more time and more experiences, he will always show his true appearance.

Moreover, this guy brought Gu Hang a bigger surprise.

In addition to 500 armed soldiers, there were more than 2,000 refugees following him.

According to Lambert, these were recruited from outside the city when he set out.

The reason why he did this was that he heard that a businessman named Denison Henry had recruited refugees for the governor. It seems that the manpower gap here is quite large, so he did this once when he set out.

Not only that, he also arranged people to carry out long-term migration propaganda outside Fuxing City. Promote that the Governor will have good jobs, good treatment, and be able to eat and wear warm clothes without starving to death.

Yo, the young man is very smart.

Gu Hang was very happy.

For this reason, he was embarrassed to start blasting when he called Old Hodgson.

But there is really nothing to blast.

The attack should really have nothing to do with them, at least there is no evidence to prove this. It was the cultists who took action, and the powerful storm evil spell made this clear.

Moreover, before the attack, it was Hodgson who gave him a warning in advance.

At the moment, Old Hodgson also said that their investigation of the cult has made further progress. They caught two middle-level missionaries of the original Angry Owl Sect and learned that this cult organization was indeed secretly increasing its actions in Fuxing City, and there might be a plan underway. Following this line, there should be more gains.

In addition to the cult issue that Gu Hang used to manipulate the Alliance Government, Hodgson’s performance in other aspects also made Gu Hang quite satisfied.

Sending a grandson here, whether it is to serve him or to be a hostage, is itself a manifestation of attitude. In fact, he also made his attitude very clear. Five hundred soldiers and two thousand refugees may not be a big deal; Hodgson has implicitly promised that in Fuxing City, he will act according to Gu Hang’s instructions and cooperate with the Governor.

But Hodgson also said that he needs the Governor to understand his difficulties. He is the Speaker of the Parliament, but he is not the only one who has the final say. Directly providing resources, promoting a certain decree, replacing a certain member of parliament, mobilizing troops on a large scale… All of these ultimately require the entire parliament to discuss and form a resolution.

Gu Hang did not force this matter much.

There is no use forcing.

At present, Hodgson can be regarded as standing on his side, at least judging from his attitude. There is not much point in forcing him. On the contrary, Gu Hang still needs Hodgson to help him force those members of parliament.

This time, Gu Hang talked with Hodgson for a long time.

From what he needs Hodgson to do, what support he needs to provide, how to push forward Gu Hang’s will step by step, and what kind of situation Fuxing City has reached before Gu Hang will consider re-entering the city; he even slightly touched on what kind of policies and reforms he will implement after he enters the alliance and truly takes over the power of the governor, how to make the entire planet pay taxes in two years while ensuring the continued development of the planet…

The conversation was not in-depth, and most of the places were just a brief taste. After all, Gu Hang did not completely trust the Speaker of the Parliament who said he wanted to stand on his side. But being able to talk about these topics and talk so widely, Gu Hang can be regarded as accepting the Speaker of the Parliament to a certain extent.

As for the present, Gu Hang does not plan to visit Fuxing City in the near future.

The problem of the cult has not been solved, and his safety in Fuxing City is not guaranteed; the power is not fully concentrated, and it is not easy to do anything there; his own strength has not been accumulated enough, and he will not be able to do what he says in Fuxing City…

But that time will not be too far away.

…

Renaissance City, inner city, a private club.

Three big names who are considered famous in the entire alliance are gathering here.

These three are all members of the alliance, and each of them has a large industry in Renaissance City.

However, their faces are very gloomy.

Bradford said: “Everyone has listened to the recording. Don’t be silent, let’s talk about your ideas.”

He is a business tycoon in Renaissance City. He doesn’t have many industries under his control, but he has strong business channels in the east, south, west and north. Many things produced by Renaissance City can only be sold through his channels; things that Renaissance City does not produce need to be bought through his channels.

In Renaissance City, a place with a commercial hub as its core, his status can be imagined.

After Bradford finished speaking, the old man sitting next to him shook his head and said: “I still can’t figure out why old Hodgson did this? Isn’t he afraid of the recurrence of the second generation of governors?”

This man is called Norris, and his family is an industrial tycoon in Renaissance City. The companies under his control include important categories such as food factories, chemical factories, and textile factories, and are also involved in the medical industry. He and Wohan were important allies. The collapse of the industry after Wohan’s death had a significant impact on him.

When he mentioned the “situation of the second-generation governor”, the faces of the other two became even gloomier.

They all recalled the terrible era at the same time.

Twelve years ago, the second-generation governor came to the Wrathful Star on a frigate. At that time, the alliance was still very powerful. Although the structure was slightly loose, it was in line with the reality of the Wrathful Star. The major forces would at least respond to the various requirements of the alliance government, if not obey orders.

This was a solid foundation laid by the first generation of governors.

However, this foundation almost collapsed in just six years.

After the governor landed and took control of the governor’s power, he did not take the path of recuperation and development as the previous governor did. He believed that the previous generation of governors was due to their kindness and weakness, which led to insufficient taxation. The natives of the Wrathful Star were all disloyal people, and they needed to be whipped into paying taxes with the most severe attitude.

He sat in this position for six years, and paid enough imperial taxes by plundering and forcing them the first two times. But his tyranny also caused turmoil that swept the entire world.

The flames of rebellion were everywhere. Some forces left the alliance, some forces secretly disobeyed, some forces violently resisted, and some forces were tragically destroyed… The entire planet suffered a huge population loss in six years. This loss included a large number of manpower that was paid as imperial taxes, a large number of deaths due to turmoil, and a large number of people who starved to death or froze to death due to lack of supplies…

The first governor’s 17 years of recuperation on the Angry Owl Star were almost destroyed. And the second-generation governor naturally could not support the third taxation and died at the hands of the Imperial Taxation Department.

Those six years were something that no one on the Angry Owl Star wanted to go through again.

Whether poor or rich.

The last of the three stood up.

He was burly and still wore camouflage military uniforms when he met with friends.

He was Mondok, a general of the Alliance. In Renaissance City, the 10,000 regular soldiers, the more than 20 aircraft, and the 70 tanks were theoretically all his subordinates.

“Everything must be back on track. Old Hodgson’s mistakes must be corrected.”

“Impeachment by the parliament? I remember the next parliament session will start in four days, but we may not succeed. Old Hodgson has been running the business for so many years and has many supporters. It will take a long time for us to connect…”

“No.” Mondok rejected this idea, “That’s too slow. We need a faster way.”

The other two were stunned.

They saw Mondok’s slightly ferocious expression.

(End of this chapter)