161. Farce in Parliament (Part 2)
"Look at this, things can't end..." Palpatine looked a little anxious. He turned back to Francis worriedly.
Francis nodded, "They have no intention of reconciliation at all, they just want to knock each other down. Either it will be a complete victory, or it will be a complete failure, there is no third possibility. But... why do they think they will win?"
An imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of Palpatine's mouth, "That's because Judicial Fleet of Galactic Republic directly sent troops to rescue Niele and destroy Bislanka pirates last year. Senator Tim believes that with this incident as a precedent, Republic Judicial Fleet will definitely interfere again."
Francis was shocked in his heart. He didn't expect that there was a foreshadowing of that incident!! I don't know what Palpatine did behind the scenes. In short, Senator Tim's current tough attitude is the result of this - a result that completely pushed things out of control!
At the same time, he also knew that Palpatine had another move in the dark - encouraging Corporate Alliance to organize a mercenary fleet to blockade Malastare. Now his boss Tang Xiao is in this fleet!
As a result, this battle will almost certainly break out! But Chancellor Valorum and Galactic Republic are just powerless!
Palpatine is simply terrifying to the extreme. He calculates everything step by step to the extreme, and then uses every bit of influence caused by this matter to the extreme!
But Francis still didn't show any signs on the surface. He just frowned and asked, "But I remember that Judicial Fleet sent troops to intervene last year, and the result was not pretty..."
Palpatine sighed, "At this point, we can only see Chancellor Valorum's courage."
Over there, Senator Tim asked Senator Tim unexpectedly, and Chancellor Valorum seemed to be in a dilemma. He paused and then said, "Senator Tim, about this matter..."
"Chancellor Valorum! Is Republic Senate going to interfere with normal business practices? Will I be sanctioned by the parliament if I sell a car in the future? The reason is Galactic Republic Do you think the price of this car should be cheaper?" Parcell Argent was very eloquent. He just pushed Senator Tim back and immediately retorted to Valorum, pushing back what he was about to say.
As soon as this statement came out, representatives of trust giants such as Trade Federation, InterGalactic Banking Clan, and Merchant Guilds started making noises and loudly supported Parcell Argent's speech.
At this time, another anti-gravity platform flew out, but it was an acquaintance of Francis, the representative of Rodian planet, Representative Onaconda-Farr. He raised his hands and said loudly, "We cannot let the Corporate Alliance people continue to be so domineering! Otherwise, we Outer Rim backward planets will only be exploited by them!"
As soon as his words came out, more voices immediately clamored in support. These people and the representatives of the business giants started a fierce quarrel, and the scene almost got out of control.
If each of them were not riding on their own anti-gravity platform, but were meeting in an ordinary conference room, they would probably have started fighting by now.
Francis noticed that these representatives who opposed business giants were all non-Human race, and he couldn't help but look at them a few more times. It was found that most of those Outer Rim planets who had previously supported Claire's mutual aid fund, including Semirians Councilor Tuunbach-Tula, were making a fuss here.
Noticing Francis's gaze, Palpatine smiled slightly and said, "Ah, they are a loose but powerful group in the parliament -'Rim Faction (Rim Faction)', mainly seeking Outer Rim planets's autonomy and gaining more political rights, so they will support Ms. Claire's mutual aid fund at that time because your ideas are highly consistent with theirs."
At this time, the quarrel over there had spread to here. I could only hear Congressman Fall saying loudly, "You greedy businessmen will only treat us as a dumping ground for goods and as your slaves to make money!! Even the founder of our mutual aid fund, Ms. Claire, was assassinated by you!!"
The representative of Trade Federation also responded tit for tat, "For this assassination, the parties involved have reached an agreement to solve the problem. The truth of the whole matter is revealed. It was just a personal impulsive behavior!! If you still use this matter to attack Trade Federation, then you have ulterior motives!"
In such a fierce quarrel, Phineas-Valorum and Bota once again showed their indecisiveness and were unable to stop the chaotic quarrel and come up with a practical and effective plan.
Palpatine shook his head and sighed, "Chancellor Valorum is in a dilemma now. After what happened last time, his reputation has dropped to the bottom. Judicial Fleet will no longer support him. And Corporate Alliance can indeed claim that this matter is market behavior. All interference by Galactic Republic violates the principle of market freedom."
"But if he continues to sit idly by like this, Outer Rim planets and even the members of the planet Mid Rim will no longer believe in him." Francis said.
"Would you like to help him?" Palpatine said suddenly.
Francis shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I can't do anything about this situation. After all, I'm not even a formal member of parliament."
"No, you can. And you will gain greater influence as a result. I think this will be of great benefit to your development." Palpatine said lightly.
Is it a test, a show of goodwill, or another trap? Francis is a bit elusive. But he still relied on his politician's intuition to make the decision immediately to help Valorum? Haha, why should you help a loser?
As a politician, what he needs to consider is getting enough benefits from a destined loser and adding insult to injury.
"Okay, then let me give it a try." Francis said lightly.
Palpatine controlled the platform to fly to the center of the parliament venue. He opened his hands and said loudly, "Okay! Everyone! Stop!!"
His words seemed to have magic power, and the quarreling MPs around him immediately stopped and looked up at Palpatine.
In the more than ten years since he entered the parliament, Palpatine has already established himself as a highly respected figure. His prestige in the parliament is sometimes even higher than that of the Speaker Valorum.
Palpatine saw that the surroundings were much quieter, so he said loudly, "Since you mentioned Outer Rim Planets Mutual Aid Fund, the founders of this fund are here now, let us listen to their voices!"