144.Trade Federation
Rune Harkor's body shook violently, and he stared at Douglas with disbelief.
He had never told anyone about his intention to seduce Newt Gunray, and he definitely did not leave any written record, because it was just a plan.
However, the person in front of me said it accurately!
He even expressed his deepest thoughts!
"So, tell me, should I cut off a promising employee's dream, or fulfill his ambition to climb higher?" Douglas-Stamp was still spinning the wine glass slowly.
Rune Harkor was completely convinced. He almost lay on the table and whispered in a trembling voice, "Whatever you want me to do, I will do it no matter what."
Douglas looked at him with satisfaction, and exchanged glances with a woman on the opposite table without leaving any trace. The woman was smartly dressed in a shirt, a one-step skirt and black stockings, and she was holding a personal terminal in her hand. She looked like a strong woman in the office.
What's a little unique is that there are two locks of hair on her forehead that are dyed purple.
She is the super hacker Super Lotus who was recently sent to Coruscant. She lightly swiped her fingers across the screen and found that a communication line was connected. A sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth. She tapped the keyboard a few times to completely intercept the communication signal, and then made a concealed gesture.
Douglas nodded and said, "There's no need to wait for your arrangements, they will never come."
Rune Harkor's feet gave way and almost slipped under the table. At this time, he had completely given up hope and had to lower his head and remain silent.
Douglas pushed over a piece of paper, "Do as it says, and you will still have a future. Otherwise..."
When Rune Harkou read the contents of the note, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat, "If I do this, the people above will never look good on me..."
"It seems that between good looks and the future, you chose the former?"
"No... I will do it..."
"Very good. But you don't have to worry. Since you have contributed, we will naturally report back."
"Outer Rim Planets Mutual Aid Fund has already obtained the signatures of 94 planetary congressmen! If we can get 6 more signatures, our initiative will be formally discussed by Galactic Senate!! Our goal is only one step away!!" During a rally, Claire-Underwood raised their arms and shouted on the stage.
Next to her, Council Representative from Rodian planet, Semirres Planet, Jabiim planet, Malastare and other planets were also cheering her on.
"We must unite to face injustice and exploitation! We must make our voices resound throughout the galaxy!!" Claire-Underwood said loudly.
The people in the audience clapped loudly and cheered, and the atmosphere was very warm.
However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
Suddenly there was a gunshot in a building ahead!
Bang!! An explosive beam directly hit the podium in front of Claire, and the powerful power directly blew the podium to pieces!
Almost at this moment, the T-850 bodyguards on the side swooped over and directly blocked Claire behind her. Several other bodyguards quickly pushed her to the ground and escorted her away with their waists bent.
The scene was filled with screams and exclamations. The bodyguards of several other planetary councilors responded equally quickly and sent away their respective protection targets as soon as possible.
The ordinary people who were watching scattered and fled, but the reporters kept moving forward, fearing that they would miss any wonderful shots, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
At the same time, in an office of Trade Federation on the surface of Coruscant, Rune Harkou adjusted his black hat, took a deep breath nervously, and walked out.
He said to his secretary, "Immediately issue an announcement to Rodian planet and Jabiim planet, telling them that if they do not withdraw from the mutual aid fund, their transportation tax will increase by 50% starting from next month!"
The female secretary Tusken was startled and said quickly, "Now Outer Rim Planets Mutual Aid Fund happens to be the focus of public opinion propaganda. If we issue a public announcement at this time, I am afraid it will have an impact on our Trade Federation image..."
"Idiot!!" Rune Harkor screamed sharply, "If we don't stop the mutual aid funds and let their influence continue to expand, it will directly affect our income!! Money or image! You choose one!"
The assistant trembled and quickly picked up the communicator and started to carry out the tasks assigned by Rune Harkou.
News spreads extremely fast. Within a few hours after Claire-Underwood was attacked, the news that the founder of Outer Rim Planets Mutual Aid Fund was shot spread throughout the galaxy.
Journalists and the media are natural conspiracy theorists, and they immediately think of many things.
For example, the reason behind this shooting is naturally that some people do not want to see this mutual aid fund continue to develop. And who is it?
Some people began to analyze in a serious way that mutual aid funds allow those backward Outer Rim to help each other, so that those capitalists who specialize in monopolizing planetary trade and making huge profits have no room to operate. Especially Trade Federation, which has a monopoly on many Draon Planet, will be greatly affected.
As we all know, Trade Federation's biggest business is transportation business. Because many of the participating planets in Galactic Republic are actually very backward in technology, and some planets are even slaves. In the Middle Ages, it was really difficult for them to build spaceships immediately.
Because in order to allow these planets to join the Galactic Republic family as soon as possible, Galactic Republic has a series of support policies. Of course, few of these policies are actually implemented.
But no matter what, since you have joined Galactic Republic, at the very least, you must station a representative in Coruscant, the capital of Galactic Republic, right? Where did those medieval planets get their spaceships from?
To take a closer step, if you want to buy those advanced technologies and products of Galactic Republic, do you need money? But where does the money come from? Sell natural resources. But how to sell it?
Trade Federation will come to your door at this time.
They will provide transportation services to these planets, send their representatives to Coruscant or other planets that need to go, and transport their products to sell to other parts of the galaxy.
Over time, Trade Federation gradually took control of Galactic Republic's transportation industry. It cannot be said to be a monopoly, but in the backward Outer Rim Territories, most planets rely on Trade Federation for their logistics.
This is the core interest of Trade Federation, so it is not difficult to understand why Trade Federation is hostile to the galaxy Outer Rim Territories Mutual Aid Fund.