2799. The power of the company
"Destroy the main force of the Twelfth Army?" Hearing this instruction, Lin Nanyi was stunned. Then he felt extremely ridiculous, "General, Galactic Empire's Twelfth Army is stationed at Charos IV Planet, and some of the Fourth Army's fleets have already come for reinforcements. Their military strength is far superior to ours, and they have chosen not to retreat. In this case, it is impossible for us to eat their main fleet."
"Hahahahahaha! No, no! Destroy Twelfth Army's fleet, just this time!" General Grievous laughed wildly and said, "I will crush them one by one like bed bugs!"
Grievous raised his hand to hold it empty, and the powerful the Force gathered in his palm. Lin Nanyi felt that the air around him was being sucked away by the power in his palm, which was extremely terrifying.
Suddenly, all the pressure suddenly disappeared, and I heard Grievous say in a calm tone, "It is indeed very difficult, but not impossible. I have brought reinforcements from Protoss. The next thing is how to lure Galactic Empire's fleet out."
"Protoss's reinforcements?" Lin Nanyi thought of the mysterious race that he had only heard about, and he hurriedly said, "We have taken effective measures and are stabilizing the transportation routes on the front line. I believe that when we launch another attack, there will be no major logistical problems."
Lin Nanyi is still a little complacent. He believes that his previous move to outsource the security work of some planets was very correct and timely. Launching this attack and ensuring the logistics route will be a very critical link. He believes that this series of actions of his will definitely be recognized by General Grievous.
However, Grievous just nodded and said, "Protoss's fleet does not require heavy logistical support, I have my own arrangements."
After saying that, he turned and walked away.
General Grievous's figure disappeared behind the door, and Lin Nanyi stood there, staring at the closed metal door, frowning.
The next day, the Supreme Military Council was convened again, and General Grievous attended the meeting. However, he did not say much, only that he had no intention of participating in the current administrative affairs of Eastern Territory, and that everything would continue as usual.
At the same time, General Grievous did not reveal any more details about High Command's instructions. He only mentioned that the fleet he has brought with Protoss will have a larger maneuvering range and will not need to rely on too much logistics.
As for the Twelfth Army main fleet huddled in Charos IV Planet, the main strategy is to lure them to take the initiative to fight and annihilate them where they are away from the fixed defense facilities of the planet. As for the specific combat strategy, General Grievous said that further planning is needed.
After saying that, General Grievous left the conference hall directly, making it clear that he would not interfere too much with the existing administrative system.
Although General Grievous's attitude was very cold, Lin Nanyi felt a chill rising from his back. He always felt that a pair of eyes were always staring at him, staring at the entire Eastern Territory chess game.
At this time, Givin Governor Shilka asked, "Since General Grievous said that there is no need for too much logistical support, does that mean we can suspend the plan to let those companies enter the market?"
"This is a bit difficult... We have just signed contracts with several companies, do we have to break the contract and cancel it now?" King Quarren Carl-Wenjia said.
Semirians Council Representative Epshey-Guite said, "So what if you default? So what if you cancel? These companies should serve the greater good! We don't even need to give them liquidated damages!"
"However, General Grievous said that there is no need for too much logistical support, which does not mean that there is no need for logistics at all. And, no matter what, it is a good thing to stabilize our Eastern Territory rear." Carl-Wenjia said, "I have had enough of those rebels!"
Lin Nanyi said in a deep voice, "That's enough. Now that the decision has been made and the contract has been signed, going back on our word will also damage the image of our Kingdom of Dawn government. Let those companies start taking action, send people to keep an eye on them, and don't let them do anything random."
The other people didn't intend to object too strongly at first, but after hearing Lin Nanyi's words, they all nodded in agreement.
In the next few days, Lin Nanyi wanted to go to General Grievous to discuss Eastern Territory's affairs, but the other party left Lothal Planet the next day and went to the frontline planet to inspect alone.
Lin Nanyi felt that General Grievous seemed to be hiding some secrets when he came this time, and he felt that the other party's temperament had also changed a bit.
Compared with the previous fierce and violent general, although the current Grievous is still very domineering, he is still a lot more restrained.
Not only that, General Grievous's indifferent attitude towards Eastern Territory's government affairs is also completely different from the past. This change makes Lin Nanyi even more uneasy. In addition, the Protoss fleet has never appeared, and we don't know where it is or how many.
Although according to the previous appointment, Lin Nanyi is the temporary governor of Eastern Territory star sector, in charge of administration, but because General Grievous was seriously injured before, sector Supreme Military Commander is also temporarily held by him.
Now that General Grievous has returned, Supreme Military Commander will naturally be responsible for it. Lin Nanyi has no objection to this arrangement, but he is just very confused about the development of the current situation.
General Grievous did not interfere with the administrative affairs of Eastern Territory, so under the auspices of Lin Nanyi, several Mega-corporationss signed outsourcing contracts with the government of Eastern Territory star sector.
Many companies, including Sun Power Energy Company, United Mining Group, Citadel Standard Light Industry, Titan Security, Retail Group, Trade Federation, etc., have received this contract.
According to the contract, the Kingdom of Dawn Eastern Territory star sector government will outsource the development work of 80 planets to these companies, and these companies will be responsible for the construction, security, and escort work of these planets. The company will deduct a part of the planet's financial revenue as profit compensation, and the other part of the revenue will be handed over to the Eastern Territory star sector finance.
These 80 planets are divided according to their types. For example, resource-rich planets are handed over to United Mining Group and Sun Power Energy Company, planets with certain industrial capabilities are handed over to Citadel Standard Light Industry, and planets with relatively developed commercial logistics are handed over to Trade Federation and Retail Group.
Titan Security Company is responsible for the construction of the overall security and defense system, and its mission covers the maintenance of military security and order on all outsourced planets.
Soon, these companies began their own work.
Titan Security Company first issued mercenary recruitment orders on major planets to form a joint defense group composed of local residents. He also issued underworld bounties to all people and groups involved in the Rebel Alliance, and resolutely pursued and killed these people.
Compared to the government, they don't need to carry out Judgment at all. As long as they catch people, they will kill them immediately.
These companies relied on their strong capital to rapidly advance the development process. After entering these planets, they immediately took over the administrative management of the planets very roughly and carried out cruel and high-pressure rule.
Among the contracts received by Sun Power Energy Company, it included the development of a star called Gand Planet (Gand). After the company representatives settled in, they quickly forcibly acquired all the energy companies, fuel companies, and power companies on the planet, monopolizing the planet's energy system in a short period of time.
Then, Sun Power Energy Company forced all acquired employees to sign new contracts. This mandatory contract directly restricted all aspects of employees' work and life, and the conditions were extremely strict.
Not only that, they also raised energy prices and monopolized the entire energy supply, causing the local government of the planet to quickly fall into a financial crisis and at the same time, the cost of living for the people increased.
They planned to destroy the original economic system of the planet, based on the energy industry, expanded the scope of acquisitions, and established a completely monopolistic cross-industry Concern Group on the planet. In just a few months, key industries such as agriculture, transportation, and construction of Gand Planet were successively included under the group, making more than half of the population on the planet their employees.
Then, there is cruel exploitation and oppression! Workers work for more than fourteen hours a day, with only four hours for rest and eating. If they slack off at all, they will be punished with electric shocks. Medical rations are deliberately reduced, and the disabled are fired immediately.
The company has also set up loyalty scores, linked to food quotas, and established internal monitoring and reporting mechanisms. In the name of efficiency, they turn people into screws and cogs in the entire economic system, squeezing out the last bit of value in an endless cycle.
What makes people even more desperate is that once they rise up to resist, the rapid response fleet established by Lin Nanyi will arrive immediately and quickly suppress them. General Grievous has no objection to such military mobilization. He is still inspecting the battlefield.
The methods of these Mega-corporations are basically the same. They are completely mature, efficient, and replicable systems, and they make the residents of these planets feel the terror of being ruled by Mega-corporations.
What's more, among these companies that entered Eastern Territory, there are the names Trade Federation and Retail Alliance! Especially Trade Federation, although it has long lost its glory as the largest economy in the galaxy, the terrible memory they brought to Outer Rim Territories is still there.
At the same time, these companies have also deployed a large number of combat robot troops on various planets, entering every city to patrol day and night. These robots are equipped with high-voltage electric batons and restraint devices to disperse any gatherings of people. Surveillance probes cover every inch of public space, and speech, whereabouts, and consumption records are analyzed in real time. Any abnormalities will be marked as "potential threats" for strict control.
What is the difference between these companies developing the planet and countries developing the planet?
For companies, what they want is not the prosperity of a planet, which is too slow. They only need the planet to be included in their supply chain system in a short time, and nothing else matters.
For the country, they need to slowly develop the planet's economy and industry, so that the residents of this planet can truly live and work in peace and contentment, improve the overall level of civilization, and incorporate it into the long-term strategic development track.
The country pursues stable and sustainable progress, while companies only care about efficiency and return cycles.
But the effect was immediate.
The surroundings of these planets selected by Lin Nanyi soon became stable. Those Rebel Alliance and pirates who were wreaking havoc everywhere, because it was difficult to obtain supplies on these planets, and the space for activities was drastically compressed, it became very difficult for them to attack the waterways around these planets.
Feng Lisi reported this fruitful result to Lin Nanyi. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but raise, "It seems that our work has achieved very good results, Mr. Governor."
She handed the file to Lin Nanyi, came up behind him, and gently massaged his tired shoulders with just the right amount of force. Lin Nanyi closed her eyes and enjoyed the moment of relief, tapping her fingertips on the table, her eyes still focused on the turbulent galaxies marked by red circles on the star map.
"What I'm worried about now is General Grievous." Lin Nanyi said, "It's been a month since he came here, but he hasn't done anything. In fact, I have rarely even seen him. Logically speaking, High Command has given clear instructions, and it is to destroy such a huge target as Imperial Twelfth Army. General Grievous should fully discuss it with us."
"Regarding this, we can only think that he wants to discuss it with us with conclusions after fully investigating the frontline battlefield." Feng Lisi said.
Then, the two fell into silence for a while.
"Don't you think, General Grievous, has changed?" Feng Lisi said suddenly.
"Indeed... he makes me feel like he is another person." Lin Nanyi frowned, "If I could feel his violent oppression before, then now, the pressure he puts on me seems to come from my spirit and soul. Moreover, I think he is hiding something from me..."
"Is it possible that he is blaming you?" Feng Lisi said, "Maybe... he blamed you for the last time he was seriously injured."
Lin Nanyi lowered his head and said nothing. After a long time, he said, "He and I have a clear division of labor. It doesn't matter whether he blames me or not. As long as we can complete Eastern Territory's mission, then this is a great achievement."
"But, how can we defeat the inflexible Galaxy Empire main fleet?" Feng Lisi said, "If General Grievous keeps hiding the reinforcements in his hands, I think this is completely making things difficult for us."
"Stop talking!" Lin Nanyi was a little displeased and patted the back of Feng Lisi's hand. "General Grievous and I have the same goal, even if the methods are different, I believe in his loyalty!"
"Okay." Feng Lisi smiled and said no more.
At this moment, Lin Nanyi suddenly received a message. He lowered his head and saw that the message came from General Grievous! There was only one sentence in the content - [Lead the main fleet immediately and advance to Boonta!]