1903. Lothal Planet's Dilemma (Part 1)
Lothal Planet (Lothal), a planet located in a very remote area of Outer Rim of the galaxy.
This planet is located in the direction of Northeastern sector of the galaxy, even more remote than Dak Planet (Mon Calamari), which is originally on the edge. Normally, if you want to go from the galaxy Core Worlds to Lothal Planet, you will have to run in the hyperspace channel for at least a month and make dozens of jumps.
However, although the place is very remote, Lothal Planet is a place with a very suitable climate. There are almost no extreme terrains and climates, and there are vast plains. In addition, few people are willing to come to such a remote place, so Lothal Planet is like a Shangri-La to the aborigines here.
The population of Lothal Planet has always been maintained between 200 million and 300 million. About less than a hundred cities and settlements have been established on the planet. The residents here mainly work as farmers and live a peaceful life.
Even after the Clone Wars outbreak, Lothal Planet, although loyal to Galactic Republic, declared neutrality and would not participate in the war. And because this planet is not a major transportation artery and has little strategic value, even after Confederacy of Independent Systems took control of Dak Planet, the robot army did not come here.
However, neutrality has returned to neutrality. Due to its geographical location, Lothal Planet has actually been cut off from Galactic Republic since the war broke out until now. This has also caused the planet's current predicament.
The dilemma started three years ago.
At that time, Galactic Empire failed to attack Duchy of Dawn, and Duchy of Dawn was unable to continue the war, so the two sides left Confederacy of Independent Systems to negotiate a separate peace, and Duchy of Dawn withdrew from the war. As they withdraw from the war, they also include the races under Duchy of Dawn, such as Salarian, Gran, Dagg, Celestian, etc.
But under such circumstances, Grand Duke of Dawn suddenly issued an order that seemed illogical - he agreed with the Givin, a subordinate of Duchy of Dawn, to immigrate to Lothal Planet!
In fact, when the Lothal Planet government received this order, they were completely confused.
Apart from anything else, does our Lothal Planet belong to Galactic Republic?! That's right, Galactic Republic is gone now and has been reorganized into the Galactic Empire. Although Lothal Planet has not taken the initiative to surrender, at least his position is still there. You are a Grand Duke of Dawn, a former Separatists member, why did you give us orders?
That's right, Lothal Planet had his own little thoughts after Galactic Republic was destroyed.
Because this planet has always maintained a high degree of independence, both its economy and culture are out of touch with the mainstream of the galaxy. Therefore, when major changes occurred in Galactic Republic, what the Lothal Planet government wanted was autonomy.
They want to transform themselves into an autonomous dominion, and then it doesn't matter to me how you fight and kill in the galaxy, I just grow vegetables.
But Grand Duke of Dawn Tang Xiao's immigration order without warning broke all this!
Less than two months after the order was issued, the first immigrant spacecraft had arrived over Lothal Planet! These immigrant spacecraft passed through Hutt Space, then passed through the Confederacy of Independent Systems control area, and finally came all the way through Dak Planet.
Of course Count Dooku will not block such immigration, because this immigration will have a very good effect on Confederacy of Independent Systems's strength in the long run. Needless to say, the Givin's industrial strength. As long as they successfully complete the immigration on Lothal Planet, the warships and industrial products they produce will definitely be sold to Confederacy of Independent Systems nearby!
Isn't this much better than some of the grains and vegetables that Lothal Planet aborigines usually sell?
The Lothal Planet government immediately issued a formal protest to Duchy of Dawn! But they were so understated that the envoys they photographed were not even able to see Tang Xiao in person, and were immediately kicked out.
Then they went to find Galactic Empire to arbitrate. Galactic Empire was also uninterested - who are you? The Empire has been established for more than half a year at this time. You were all useless before, but now you are being bullied and come to the Empire for help?
Of course, as one of the core races of Duchy of Dawn, the immigration of the Givin has been continuously reported to the top management of Imperial military. However, after Imperial military's analysis, he believes that the Givin's immigration is actually a good thing for the Empire!
The Givin has been guarding the Yago-Dur system, making it a difficult nut to crack. Previously, Galactic Republic sent generals Gideon-Tarkin to attack the Yago-Dur system, but failed. This tragic defeat was also one of the triggers for Galactic Republic's final collapse.
So now, the Givin, who has strong industrial capabilities and computing power, wants to immigrate and leave, and Galactic Empire naturally supports it with both hands and feet! In Imperial military's view, the Givin's attempt to immigrate to Lothal Planet is simply to open the door for Duchy of Dawn!
Now they are eager for the Givin to get out as soon as possible. How can they still care about the thoughts of Lothal Planet who thinks about autonomy all day long.
But in fact, what Galactic Empire doesn't understand is that for Duchy of Dawn, the Givin will move away as soon as he moves out. At most, he can build a star gate and come back at any time.
A Three-Body environment like the Yago-Dur system is inherently a double-edged sword. For example, the dramatic astronomical changes that led to the Galactic Republic fiasco also caused the Yago-Dur planet to reorganize its industry, reducing production capacity by more than half, and it took a long time to recover.
After all, the entire planet was shot out like a pinball, so it would be surprising if there was a good outcome!
Moreover, the act of handing Lothal Planet to the Givin is equivalent to using someone else's things to give away, and it can also gain greater loyalty from the Givin. It is a completely costless transaction!
Of course, Duchy of Dawn didn't say a word. Their official words were very high-sounding. The general meaning is that Lothal Planet has not been fully developed and has almost no industrial system of its own. As a result, the residents on the planet are below the poverty line and can barely satisfy their needs.
Moreover, it's not that Lothal Planet has no resources, it's just that the indigenous people lack the ability to convert these resources into wealth.
The most important thing is that Lothal Planet is so big, and you, the aborigines, are less than 300 million, so there is enough space to accommodate the Givin! The Givin is very pitiful. Living in the Three-Body galaxy, there is always the danger of annihilation. What's wrong with dedicating an area to the Givin on your huge planet? What about your free thoughts? Where is your tolerance?