Mina Bonteri was startled, and then a look of displeasure appeared on her 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 very forced at first sight, and deliberately changed the subject and asked: "How is the current situation on the planet Onderon?
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"Chairman Thornhill of the Interstellar Banking Association and Director Gross Shelbia of the Fourth Group have important investments in our planet. These tens of billions of credit points are not used to defeat the war.
." Mina Bontry stopped first, which widened the distance between her and Tang Xiao. "The shipyard we built on the Dexon satellite already has 20 Behemoth-class battleships.
The cruisers have been assembled, and they will deliver a fatal blow to the Republic."
"I'm very happy to see your efforts, Councilor Mina. But the question is, can the fragile political status quo of your planet Onderon really persist until the end of the war?" Tang Xiao said lightly, "Planet Ondelon.
Prime Minister, Sanjay Rush, his position is not that secure..."
Mina Bontelli 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 no reason for you to try to confuse and shake Count Dooku’s faith with rumors!!”
"To win the war, you rely on battleships, not beliefs." Tang Xiao directly pushed back.
Mina Bonteri snorted coldly, turned around and left.
"Congressman 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 a participant in this great war, I don't want to stand with someone who only thinks about failure.
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"War is not a child's play, Senator Mina. If you can't bear the weight of losing everything, then it's better not to talk about war." Tang Xiao seemed to not understand Mina's very obvious attitude, and stabbed her again.
Mina Bontry 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.
opened.
"Of course, I have lost something..." Tang Xiao whispered, but Mina Bontry had already walked 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.
Stare at yourself.
Seeing that Tang Xiao had discovered him, the man strode over.
It turns out that he is the new king of the planet Jabim, Alto Stratus. This man was originally supposed to die in the battle on the planet Jabim, but because of the military assistance from the Dawn Planet, he finally survived, successfully completed the coup, and took office.
Leader of the Planet Kings.
"Your Majesty the Governor." Alto Stratus came over and said, "I have always wanted to thank you in person for Planet Dawn's assistance to us, but because you are busy with business, I have never found the opportunity."
As he said that, he stretched out his rough and generous palm and shook Tang Xiao's hand firmly, "However, I just saw that you and Mina Bontelli had some small misunderstandings? Ha, these women never know what talent is.
It's war."
"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 what happened to the planet Jabim, so these are all things that should be done. Moreover, I am not
Did you also get the mineral resources of the Jabiem planet?"
"Your price is much higher than the price offered by the enterprise alliance and commercial guild, and has reached the market price. I am very grateful for this." Alto Stratus said, "Enterprise
The actions of the Alliance reminded me of the exploitation of the Galactic Republic. I once thought that the Confederation of Independent Systems was just the same thing. Fortunately, there are still people like you in the Confederation."
"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 cerebral plague broke out on our planet, and the Outer Rim Sector Mutual Aid Fund established by Dawn Planet also provided us with help. At that time, I was just a defense officer." Alto Stratu
Si recalled, "In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed, and the Milky Way 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 Bonteri extremely angry.
Alto nodded and continued: "Actually, I came to you because there is one more thing I need help from Dawn Planet."
"Please tell me." Tang Xiao nodded.
Alto Stratus' expression was a little solemn, "As you know, the Confederation of Independent Systems is levying very heavy war taxes on every participating planet. I also understand that this is necessary in order to fight the extremely powerful Galactic Republic.
The expenses, but...this expense is too heavy for the Jabiem planet that is currently waiting for development."
He sighed. This brave and fearless leader on the battlefield, after taking over the authority of the planet, he needs to be responsible for the food and clothing of tens of millions of people on the planet. This is more difficult than killing Jedi Knights on the battlefield.
It also made him seem to have gone through a lot of changes overnight.
Tang Xiao smiled and was noncommittal.
This is indeed the policy of the Confederation of Independent Systems. Those corporate giants are responsible for fighting the war, and all the participating planets contribute money. This is the essence of the war of the Confederation of Independent Systems.
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, the Dawn Planet is one of the privileged planets. These privileged planets do not need to bear the taxes of war, but they do have war missions. In other words, they are the ones who share the cake and eat the cake, and those who can eat it
How much depends on how much you slice off the big cake of the Galactic Republic.
As for other planets, they just 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 will not happen, because what Count Dooku talks to them is faith and ideals.
rather than profit.
To put it simply, those planets have actually been placed in a position of exploitation by the corporate giants in the Confederation of Independent Systems from the beginning. Even if these planets want to send troops to fight to offset part of their taxes, they cannot do so.
It's not that the Confederation of Independent Systems doesn't allow it, it's that 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 Chapter Attached Picture 1: Mina Bonteri, Senator of the Planet Onderon of the Confederation of Independent Systems.]