A month has passed since the Trade Federation sent troops to blockade the planet Naboo.
In this month, the entire galaxy has shown a strange calm. Almost all relevant forces are meeting, meeting, meeting.
The royal family of the planet Naboo has held many meetings, but they are still unable to do anything. The strength of the Trade Federation is too strong. Even just 60 cargo ships carrying tens of thousands of Vulture robot fighters are enough to destroy any interstellar fleet.
The Galactic Parliament is also constantly meeting and discussing. However, under Palpatine's deliberate guidance, the direction of the meeting has changed from whether to let the Trade Federation withdraw its troops to whether the Trade Federation's invasion is legal.
Speaker Finis Valorum was naturally aware of this change, but when he discussed it with Palpatine, Palpatine only told him worriedly that this was the only way now, and it could be said to be a roundabout way to save the country.
Because it is very difficult to interfere directly with the Trade Federation given the current influence of the Galactic Parliament, the only way is to legally put the Trade Federation at a disadvantage. Only in this way can the ideas of some centrist members be forcibly restored.
Finis Valorum also understands that because the tax bill in the Outer Rim Sector and a series of recent disputes have made the Outer Rim Sector a victim, under such circumstances, those Outer Rim MPs will not
May support the Republic again. The most typical representative is the Ring faction headed by Representative On-Fry-Tower.
Therefore, he had to agree with Palpatine's plan, and now that he was alone, no one else was willing to help him except Palpatine.
Of course, over at the Trade Federation's blockade fleet, Newt Gunray and the others are also holding meetings every day...well, holding celebration meetings.
Xiao Guanghua has given up on treatment. He hangs out with Newt Gunray and the others every day, and gets drunk. If the last level of the military's law is not still effective, he will definitely hug a few Twi'leks.
The dancer went to the accommodation area and got so drunk that she was so drunk.
But for the planet Naboo, this month is fatal.
The total population of the planet Naboo is as high as 4.5 billion, of which about 1.7 billion are humans and the rest are Gungans living underwater. Like other planets in the galaxy, the planet Naboo is also a planet with relatively backward technology and civilization.
A planet that was forcibly incorporated into the Galactic Republic system.
In other words, their original productivity and technology were not enough to feed 4.5 billion mouths, but after joining the Galactic Republic, developed trade allowed them to solve this problem through large-scale imports. In other words, precisely because of developed trade,
Their population will accumulate and expand.
Especially after the discovery of abundant plasma mines on the planet Naboo, the main revenue of the planet Naboo comes from foreign trade and plasma mine business. Moreover, because of the behavior of the former king Ars-Veruna, who led the wolf into the house, he signed a contract with the Trade Alliance
Due to the unequal treaty, the planet Naboo had to devote a lot of manpower and material resources to the industry of mining plasma mines.
So after a month, the material reserves of such a mining and trading planet reached its limit.
Although their performance was actually better than that of Marastal, which only lasted three days, famine also began to spread after the reserves of supplies were exhausted.
In fact, if a rationing system was adopted, they could sustain it for at least three months. But for a planet that has been at peace for thousands of years after being incorporated into the Republic, what is a rationing system? What is a wartime mechanism? I have no idea!
The planet Naboo has become unsustainable. The streets of the capital city Theed are dead silent. Not a single pedestrian is walking on the street. The once bustling Central Avenue is empty. The garbage scattered on the road is flying in the wind but no one is cleaning it.
This is the case in the capital, and the situation in other cities is even more serious. People have even begun to starve to death in some places.
"There is still no response from the Republic, and I must respond!" Queen Amidala, the 14-year-old supreme ruler of the planet Naboo, said categorically in the King's Hall. "I will go to Coruscant in person to meet with Speaker Felipe.
Ness-Valorum, urge him to let the Trade Federation withdraw its troops!"
Executive Governor Theo Bible quickly stopped him, "Your Majesty, not now! The Trade Federation's fleet is in orbit outside the planet Naboo. If you leave the planet Naboo, you will either be shot down by them or captured by them. There is no third way.
It’s possible!”
"Let me tell you, we should immediately recruit an army to fight the Trade Federation to the death!" Security Commander Quash Panaka said fiercely, waving his fist.
"Even if we arm an army, can we defeat the Trade Federation? No! And this will only anger them and make them do even more cruel things to our people!" Bibull said loudly.
"We cannot sit still and wait for death!" Queen Amidala said.
"With all due respect, Your Majesty, until the Republic intervenes, we can only sit back and wait for death..." Bibull sighed.
The queen stared at Bibull for a long time, then silently stood up and returned to the palace.
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Coruscant, Galactic Capitol, Chancellor's Office.
"It's been a month, and the parliament is still quarreling over this matter... bastard!" Finis Valoran punched the desk.
He rarely loses his composure like this, especially in front of outsiders. But the current situation really makes him desperate and angry.
"Most of the congressmen have been bribed, especially those in the Outer Rim Star District. They only focus on the immediate interests, but cannot see the long-term. In the Outer Rim Star District, almost all of them follow the lead of the Trade Alliance. In
Under their obstruction, we can't pass any resolution." Naboo planet councilor Sheev Palpatine bowed and said.
"In this case, my suggestion is to bypass the motion on whether to interfere with the Trade Alliance's blockade and first hold a vote on whether the Trade Alliance's actions are legal. Such a motion will not irritate those Outer Rim Star District members too much. Once
We pass a motion to confirm that the Trade Federation's actions are illegal, and then the next thing will be a matter of course." Palpatine had a cold smile on his face, but it was just right that no one noticed it.
Finis Valoran waved his hand, "You go down first, I still need to think about this matter."
"Please hurry up, Mr. Speaker. On my planet, people are starving." After Palpatine finished speaking, he bowed again and exited the office.
After watching Palpatine leave, Finis Valorum thought for a long time in the empty office. Finally, he got through a communication, "Master Windu, I need your help."