2499. Great Purge (Part 2)
"However, I must say that you are right. You are indeed nothing... because you are not from Tagge family." Silas-Tagge suddenly changed the topic and sneered.
Felix-Tagge's expression darkened and he did not speak.
But Silas-Tagge still had no intention of letting him go, and continued, "You should understand that the reason why Adelaide-Tagge fell in love with you in the first place was not because of your talents. It was just because of your handsome appearance, and she thought you had a good personality and was obedient, so she chose you. But... you are still just an outsider."
He glanced at Felix, and was very satisfied to see that his expression was getting more and more ugly.
"So, in the final analysis, you are just a vase, a tool used by Adelaide to vent desires and reproduce offspring. What value do you have to the family? When you grow old and your handsome appearance is no longer there, why do you continue to stay in Tagge family Where's? Isn't that why you've been working so hard to stay in shape?" Silas sneered and leaned closer, "Adelaide is different, she can always find someone younger and more handsome..."
"That's enough!!" Felix slammed the table and stood up, roaring, "I don't care what you want to say, now, get out of here!"
"What I want to say is. We will give you an opportunity, an opportunity for you to truly prove yourself with your own abilities, and then rely on your abilities to enter the core level of the family and truly become a member of our family." Silas-Tagge directly ignored Felix's anger and said lightly.
"I have nothing to prove!" Felix said loudly.
"You really have nothing to prove, because Adelaide doesn't need you to prove it at all, and she won't give you any chance to prove it. You just need to always play your role - a handsome vase. You will play this role until you... are no longer handsome." Silas-Tagge said.
"That's enough! I'm not here to hear what you say! Get out of here!" Felix said sharply.
"Tell me to get out? Do you have the qualifications? Handsome Mr. Vase." Silas sneered. While he was taking out a micro memory, he projected a document and placed it in front of Felix.
"What is this?" Felix asked with a gloomy face.
"This is the task His Majesty the Emperor gave us Tagge family - to build Death Star." Silas-Tagge said calmly, "But Adelaide decided to veto His Majesty the Emperor's order. She planned to the rebel against the Empire."
He directly put a big hat on it, and sure enough he saw Felix's body trembling slightly.
As expected, this guy has a low self-esteem and will be shaken by any pressure from powerful people.
"I know Death Star's project, this is not something we can complete as a company. This may cause our financial collapse." Felix doesn't understand anything.
"You only need to understand one thing. This is the will of His Majesty the Emperor. You know the consequences of achieving this goal and disobeying this order." Silas-Tagge said, "So, make a choice. Should you take up the responsibilities that Finance Department deserves and assist His Majesty the Emperor in completing this super weapon? Or should you disobey orders and become a traitor to the Empire?"
"You are asking me to betray Adelaide." Felix said through gritted teeth.
"Is this betrayal? You are just taking on the responsibility for her that she dare not take on." Silas said in a persuasive manner, "As long as you can succeed, you will be a formal member of our Tagge family. Company Finance Department will also be controlled by you personally! What about Adelaide? She will become your vassal, even your slave. From now on, she only needs to do her job as a woman at home. From now on, she will not even dare to speak loudly to you... Think about it..."
Felix's face was uncertain. He sat down slowly. He was thinking seriously!
Orman-Tagge did not convene the high-level summit of Tagge family immediately, but held it three days later.
At the summit, Orman-Tagge, the current family of patriarch, directly came up with their own plan - Tagge Company took the lead and completed the remaining projects of Death Star in the name of the Cutting-Edge Technology Alliance.
He emphasized that this was a task personally assigned by Emperor Palpatine. If this task was not completed, Tagge Company and Tagge family would inevitably suffer revenge from His Majesty the Emperor. And if the construction of Death Star can be completed, it will bring huge political benefits to the family and even allow family forces to enter the army.
Therefore, although in the short term, Tagge Company will suffer huge financial pressure, the effort is completely worth it. As long as the goal can be achieved, politically and militarily, all the lost profits can be quickly recovered, or even increased tenfold or even a hundredfold!
But unsurprisingly, except for those elders who had previously participated in the murder of their predecessor patriarch Sanya-Tagge, most of the top executives of other companies and families did not agree with this plan.
The reason is simple. This plan is too risky, because it will invest a lot of money from the family, but the results cannot be seen immediately. Once something goes wrong, it is likely that the entire family will fall into an abyss of eternal destruction.
"Palpatine has no right to ask us to do this. If Galactic Empire wants us to build Death Star, then please Imperial Engineering Department and Commerce Department initiate bidding from us through the formal procurement process." The senior official in charge of the company's market said coldly.
"It is precisely because the Empire currently does not have the ability to launch a public bidding for such a project that we can win this opportunity." Orman-Tagge said.
"Without ability, does that mean the Empire has no money?" Adelaide's cold voice sounded. She was sitting in the top row at the venue, "If the Empire has no money to build Death Star, then why should we bear it?"
"The Empire will use political resources to replace economic resources. I think this is feasible." One of the family members, patriarch, said.
"Absolutely impossible! Our company has a large number of industries, which require a large amount of working capital and various resources. If all resources are invested in the construction of Death Star, most of our company's industries will be forced to shut down! This is a fatal blow to us!"
Everyone Grand Elder started to quarrel fiercely.
It was impossible to reach a consensus under such circumstances, but Orman-Tagge just looked at it all with a sneer, as if they had everything in mind.
Seeing his expression, Minister of Finance Adelaide-Tagge frowned and looked around. Sure enough, despite the loud noise at the scene, the most critical departments of the company, as well as the highest-ranking Elder Council members, were all silent!
Adelaide suddenly felt a thump in his heart!