819. Ecology
Mina-Bontri was startled, and then a displeased look appeared on his face, "I wonder why the Governor said this?"
"The war has just begun." Tang Xiao sighed, as if he had a lot on his mind, his expression was heavy, and then he forced a smile that looked forced at first sight, and deliberately changed the subject and asked, "How is Onderon doing?"
"Chairman Thorn Hill of the InterGalactic Banking Clan and Director Glosse-Shelbia of Fourth Group have important investments in our planet. These tens of billions of credit points are not used to fail the war." Mina-Bontri stopped first, which widened the distance between her and Tang Xiao. "The shipyard we built on Dexen Satellite has already completed the assembly of 20 Behemoth-class battlecruiser, and they will give Galactic Republic a fatal blow."
"I'm very happy to see your efforts, Senator Mina. But the question is, can your Onderon fragile political status quo really persist until the end of the war?" Tang Xiao said lightly, "Onderon Prime Minister, Sanjay-Rush, his position is not so solid..."
Mina-Bontri was obviously irritated because she came to approach Tang Xiao with good intentions, but was showered with a bucket of cold water from head to toe. She raised her eyebrows and shouted angrily, "The internal affairs of our planet have nothing to do with you! And this is not the reason for you to try to seduce and shake Count Dooku's faith with rumors!!"
"To win the war, you rely on battleships, not beliefs." Tang Xiao directly pushed back.
Mina-Bontri snorted coldly, turned around and left.
"Senator Mina." Tang Xiao called from behind.
Although Mina was angry, she still stopped and wanted to hear Tang Xiao's explanation. She turned her face and said coldly, "As Joiner who is responsible for this great war, I don't want to stand with someone who only thinks about failure."
"War is not a child's play, Senator Mina. If you can't bear the weight of losing everything, it's better not to talk about war." Tang Xiao seemed to not understand Mina's very obvious attitude, and stabbed her again.
Mina-Bontri was really angry this time. She said loudly, "Then what have you lost? In my opinion, you are just a young man who talks about war!" After saying that, she turned around and walked away quickly.
"Of course, I lost something..." Tang Xiao whispered, but Mina-Bontri was already far away and could not hear him.
He spread out his hand to catch a fallen leaf and rubbed it gently in his hand, "Human nature..."
The strength in his hands gradually increased, and finally he crushed the fallen leaf to pieces.
At this time, he saw under a tree in front of him, a tall man wearing a red robe, with blond curly hair and beard carefully braided into braids, and an imposing figure, like a lion, standing there, staring at him.
Seeing that Tang Xiao had discovered him, the man strode over.
It turns out that he is the new king of Jabiim planet, Alto-Stratus. This man was originally supposed to die in battle at Jabiim planet, but because of the military assistance of Dawn Star Planet, he survived in the end, successfully completed the coup, and became the leader of the planet king.
"Your Majesty the Governor." Alto-Stratus came over, "I have always wanted to thank you in person for Dawn Star Planet's assistance to us, but because you are busy with work, I have never found the opportunity."
As he spoke, he stretched out his rough and generous palm and shook Tang Xiao vigorously, "However, just now I saw that you and Mina-Bontri had some small misunderstandings? Ha, these women never understand what war is."
"In front of you, no one is more qualified than you to mention the cruelty of war, King Alto." Tang Xiao said, "I feel the same for Jabiim planet's experience, so these are all things that should be done. Moreover, didn't I also get Jabiim planet's mineral resources?"
"Your price is much higher than the prices offered by the Corporate Alliance and Merchant Guilds, and has reached the market price. I am very grateful for this." Alto-Stratus said, " Corporate Alliance's actions reminded me of Galactic Republic's exploitation. I once thought that Confederacy of Independent Systems was just the same person. Fortunately, there are still people like you among Confederacy of Independent Systems."
"Haha, it's just because I have some unique connections, so I'm not short of money." Tang Xiao smiled, "Actually, I heard Claire-Underwood talk about you before, before the war broke out."
"I know. That was when the Brain Plague broke out on our planet, and it was also the Outer Rim Territories Mutual Aid Fund founded by Dawn Star Planet that helped us. At that time, I was just a defense officer." Alto-Stratus recalled, "In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed, and this galaxy has changed."
"But our belief remains unchanged." Tang Xiao said, unaware that he had just used the opposite words a few minutes ago to make Mina-Bontri extremely angry.
Alto nodded, and then said, "Actually, I came to you, there is one more thing I need Dawn Star Planet's help with."
"Please tell me." Tang Xiao nodded.
The expressions of Alto-Stratus were a little solemn, "You know, Confederacy of Independent Systems is levying a very heavy war tax from every participating planet. I also understand that this is a necessary expense to fight against the extremely powerful Galactic Republic, but... this fee is too heavy for Jabiim planet, who is currently waiting for things to happen."
He sighed. This brave and fearless leader on the battlefield, after taking over the power of the planet, he needs to be responsible for the food and clothing of tens of millions of people on the planet. This was more difficult than killing Jedi Knight on the battlefield, and it also made him seem to have changed a lot overnight.
Tang Xiao smiled and was noncommittal.
This is indeed the policy of Confederacy of Independent Systems. Those corporate giants are responsible for fighting the war, and all participating planets contribute money. This is the essence of Confederacy of Independent Systems's war.
All the wars are fought with robots, as well as a large number of warships, tanks, etc. These things further stimulate industrial development and make these corporate giants grow stronger.
Those greedy businessmen will never let themselves lose money.
But fortunately, Dawn Star Planet is one of the privileged planets. These privileged planets do not need to bear the taxes of war, but they do have the mission of war. In other words, they are the ones who divide and eat the cake. How much they can eat depends on how much you cut off the big cake Galactic Republic.
As for other planets, they only have the money and ability to contribute, and then hope that those privileged planets can leak a few crumbs. Of course, there is a greater chance that this is not possible, because Count Dooku is talking to them about beliefs and ideals, not interests.
To put it simply, those planets have actually been placed in a position of exploitation by the corporate giants among Confederacy of Independent Systems from the beginning. Even if these planets want to send troops to fight to offset part of the tax, they cannot do so.
It's not that Confederacy of Independent Systems doesn't allow it, but they simply don't have a powerful fleet to project their troops to other planets.
The corporate giants who own the fleet will not refuse their request, but will require these planets to pay a large sum of money for the use of the fleet, which is definitely more expensive than war taxes.
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[Easter egg stamp attached picture 1: Mina-Bontri, Confederacy of Independent Systems Onderon.]
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