The second thing he wanted, the Right of Settlement, was an idea inspired by the Psychic Church's Little Astronomican.
The core territory under the Imperium of Man's control depended on the brightness of the God-Emperor's Astronomican.
Wherever the light of the God-Emperor's Astronomican could be seen, the Imperium of Man's control could reach.
Now that a Little Astronomican had appeared, it effectively extended the Imperium of Man's reach into another small region.
It was like placing a true-sight ward in the darkness, revealing an area humanity had never explored.
The astronomers on the Agri-World had made projections. The region illuminated by the Little Astronomican contained roughly three hundred habitable planets humanity had never explored.
Li Qinwu hoped to pull some strings with Guilliman and obtain the Right of Settlement, allowing him to colonize those worlds and keep the planets he claimed.
He could even negotiate with the Imperium: for every three planets he claimed, two would go to the Imperium and one would belong to him personally. That would work too.
Perhaps after a few centuries of development, he would have a dozen or more planets under his control and get a taste of being an interstellar ruler.
As for the third thing he wanted, a royal title, that went hand in hand with the second.
With so many planets and troops under his command, he would naturally need an impressive title to secure his footing in Imperial politics. That was why he hoped Guilliman would make him a king.
Guilliman was a very pragmatic man. If Li Qinwu developed new territory, gave the Imperium two planets, and pocketed one himself, it would be a highly profitable deal for the Imperium.
The Imperium would not have to contribute anything. It could simply sit back and wait to reap the rewards.