Soshyan imagined how the empire would react once they knew that a new force had emerged among the Eldar?
The result is probably that the Alien Tribunal will work hard to trace and try to find the location and location of this new force. However, the Tribunal report mentioned that newly rising force. Soshyan knew that Dolar often mentioned it to him.
It is the Death Army led by Everene.
The Death Army is currently recruiting troops, but because it does not have a stable territory, the form of expansion is closer to preaching. It constantly travels to various spiritual forces to promote the belief in Death and the Seventh Way. If the other party chooses to believe in Death, it is equivalent to joining the Death Army.
All you need to do is obey the call, and there is basically no change in your lifestyle.
It can also be seen from here that there are obvious differences between the Death Army and the Eternal Royal Court. What Evelene wants to form is a religious order, while what Veronica creates is a country. In fact, the two groups are not the same.
Completely on one track.
Perhaps, this matter can be directed to the Death Army, but it is a little unreasonable. After all, Efreni has helped him many times in Comoros, but Doral must agree. He has always regarded the Death Army as
As a potential competitor for the royal court, Veronica would definitely not be happy. After all, she and Evelene have a close friendship.
After much thought, Soshyan decided from a practical perspective to let Doral do some paving the way and draw the Tribunal's attention to the Death Army. It doesn't need to be obvious. In the end, they have to let them do it on their own.
Check, anyway, the Death Army is still elusive at present, and it is difficult to check the Inquisition, but the Eternal King's Court is the type where the priest can't run away from the church.
As for what to do in the future, Soshyan can only say that he can hide it for as long as he can.
Two weeks after the incident, Soshyan ordered the gathering of the remaining fleets and trade fleets of the Hoyland family, and pardoned the remaining members and tribesmen of the family. After all, the Hoyland family holds the imperial license, and they
There was a sacred contract with the Emperor. Now that the sinner was dead, this contract still had to be fulfilled, so he appointed the eldest boy among the three surviving children as the new patriarch of the Hoyland family and inherited
However, because the boy was only seven years old, Soshyan made an exception and decided to become the boy's godfather out of love and sympathy for the tragedy that the family had suffered, providing protection and guidance to the boy as a space warrior.
, and temporarily take over the operation and management of the family until the other party reaches adulthood. Of course, he will not actually do it himself. These matters are packaged to Sorge, the "Director General of Trade" he appointed.
In fact, there is a special reason why the Eldar left these three children. Ernst Mare Hoyland performed evil rituals that required the sacrifice of blood relatives. Their parents were given by their "great-grandfather"
Sacrificed in secret and disguised as an accident, an Eldar Warmaster discovered the details, ultimately sparing their lives and erasing their memories of the massacre.
Soshiyang asked Doral to praise the commander. He also hoped that the three children would never know this. Even if they hold hatred against the Eldar all their lives, it might be easier than facing this cruel reality.
many.
After solving the Hoyland family, Soshyan did not directly confiscate the family's property, because the Claremont family had begun to surpass the Hoyland family with support during the expedition, and Soshyan knew the true stability.
It always comes from the balance of power, so it is necessary to maintain the prosperity of the Hoyland family, and he even ordered that part of the business handed over to the Claremont family be transferred to the Hoyland family.
However, this does not mean that there will be no gains. After basically mastering the two major merchant families in the Maelstrom, the expeditionary force's logistics dispatch will be greatly improved, and the interception and blockade of the Red Pirates will also be smoother.
Not long after the Hoyland family was massacred, Soshyan convened a meeting of representatives from the major imperial departments, the Mechanicus, the Ecclesiarchy, and the nobility in the Maelstrom region.
The focus is on discussing taxation, people's livelihood and logistical supplies.
At the beginning of the meeting, Soshyan raised a very pointed question to the person in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs——
"How many people have died in the two war zones of Endymion so far."
In the conference room, Soshyan did not look at the huge star map in the middle, but turned his back to everyone and looked up at the huge Sky Eagle emblem.
Behind him, on the left, Junot Rigo, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was slightly bent over, with his head lowered and his hands hanging by his side.
Not long ago, Soshyan received another report from the Endymion area. During the First Badab War, this area was the main battlefield between the opposing sides. In order to advance quickly without leaving any consequences, the empire almost captured one area.
After the expedition was launched, this area became the only battlefield where the Red Pirates invaded imperial territory on a large scale. Many worlds were briefly occupied, so the damage suffered was much more serious than other war zones, and
This area is also the densest and most populated area of the Maelstrom with inhabited planets.
Therefore, reports of endymion riots, famine, and large-scale population exodus from the planet almost fell from the sky like snowflakes.
And Soshiyang also knew that in this massive emergency report, there were more cruelties that were covered up——
"Statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs show that there are 3,419,021 people."
Soshyan turned around, his expression very serious, even stern.
"What about reality?"
Three words, but like a powerful explosive bomb, it made Junot Rigo's body shake slightly, and he even clenched his hands slightly nervously.
He moved his lips a few times, hiccupped in his throat for a long time, and finally said hesitantly:
"About. Approximately"
The powerful Minister of the Interior swallowed his throat and his voice suddenly became very soft, so soft that the people around him could hardly hear it.
".Thirty billion people."
After speaking, he licked his dry lips and lowered his head.
After listening, Soshiyang remained silent for a long time, and others did not dare to speak. The conference room was so quiet that you could hear the sound of a pin dropping.
I don't know how long it took before Soshiyang asked slowly:
"I heard that some citizens of the empire secretly accepted fifty ration bars from the enemy and then became accomplices of the Red Pirates, helping them spy on intelligence, incite riots, and carry out sabotage. Is this true?"
Junot Rigoux immediately raised his head and shook it slightly.
"This is definitely a rumor and a provocation. The vast number of people in the empire have faith and integrity. Everyone is basking in the glory of the throne. They would rather starve to death than eat the food of heretics. Traitors are always in the minority."
Soshiyang took two steps, came to the star map, and said slowly:
"Then what can you do, Minister Junot?"
"The method. That's what I'm talking about right now."
Junot Rigo hesitated for a long time, unable to explain why.
"Minister, you still haven't answered my question."
"Currently. Currently, all warehouses have"
"Minister Royce, please tell me if there is anything you can do."
The representative of the Ministry of Military Affairs frowned, and after being speechless for a long time, he finally said something.
"Heresy spreads and the people are in ruins. If we don't assemble a large army, it won't be enough to destroy the enemy. Without increasing taxes and not having enough materials to supply the troops, we can only. We can only work harder for the citizens of the empire for a while. The standards of each hive and factory
Add another hour to the working hours and add 1% to the war tax, and I think they will understand."