"We stand here, representing the interests of this empire! For the interests of the empire, for the interests of the people! We can even give up some of our vested interests! You understand this kind of sacrifice, so I am willing to share the future with you!"
Reese said.
"Those who have given up on the people and betrayed the empire! They are not qualified to enjoy exquisite food and squander the interests of the empire!" He said while pressing his palms downward.
The wealthy men who stood in their positions, the great lords who spoke the truth on a certain planet, sat down one after another, holding their chins high, and continued to wait for their Emperor to finish speaking.
These people know that when His Majesty the Emperor speaks these words, another new generation of rich people will be born in this world, and countless great aristocrats and rich people will sadly withdraw from this stage.
His Majesty the Emperor controls the direction of future development. He is like a prophet, controlling the future of technology.
Therefore, when a certain rich man no longer wants to cooperate with His Majesty the Emperor, their competitors will get His Majesty's help and use technology or huge capital to brutally destroy them.
Because he controls an exaggerated amount of power, the emperor of the Airansil Empire can appoint and remove any official at any time.
In the face of such powerful power, no force dared to challenge the imperial power. Because with just a word from the emperor, a prominent aristocratic group and a high-ranking bureaucratic party would be wiped out in an instant.
Because they did not lower the fee standards as required by the emperor, the seemingly unbreakable commercial monopoly was replaced by new technologies overnight and could only declare bankruptcy in an instant.
There are so many such things that it has become numbing. Everyone knows that in this empire, those who obey the emperor will prosper, and those who disobey the emperor will perish, without exception!
Over time, few people will refuse His Majesty the Emperor's request. His Majesty the Emperor's will is the will of the entire empire!
"Hope Planet 2 is different from the previous development procedures for ownerless planets, so the ownership of this planet cannot be directly handed over to any group or individual. I hope everyone understands this matter." Chris said softly.
What came out had an air of irresistibility.
Des sat on one side and glanced at several pale-faced nobles on the other side, but did not speak.
This time, the development of Planet Hope 2 was not the turn of the Longtate family he represented. So this time, it was not him, the richest man outside the empire's royal family, who lost.
On the other side, officials from several other big families also showed some gloating expressions on their faces.
There was no way. When I heard that there was hope for human life on Planet 2, the group that took turns to develop the planet were so excited that they couldn't suppress the joy on their faces.
You must know that the benefits of developing a living planet are completely different from those of developing modified planets or third-category mineral planets.
But now, they have not been happy for a few days. His Majesty the Emperor has "nationalized" Planet Hope 2. This is really like a bolt from the blue.
"May I ask Your Majesty... Is this a permanent rule of the empire or a special case?" An old noble coughed lightly and asked in an old voice.
Chris had no intention of compromising, so he answered slowly: "This is a permanent rule of the empire! Next time, any planet with humanoid life forms and civilization will be treated in the same way as Planet Hope 2.
"
"Wow..." All the nobles, plutocrats, and even some officials who were waiting for the answer began to whisper among themselves. They were all talking to each other and digesting this new news.
Previously, all Category II modified planets, according to the Empire's regulations, would be returned to the Empire after thirty years of development rights.
Only those mineral planets that are uninhabitable have 100 years of formal mining rights.
In fact, even for Category III mineral planets, the empire has strict mining control regulations, stipulating that the total amount of planetary resources mined must not exceed ten percent of the total mass of the mineral planet!
Now, not only Category II and Category III planets, but also Category I planetary empires are to be nationalized, which is obviously a huge blow to the various plutocrats who are actively exploring the universe.
Even if it is handled carelessly, it will affect the speed of the expansion of the empire, and thus the speed of development of the empire.
Therefore, from the perspective of the Empire's encouragement to explore the universe, Chris's decision was obviously a bit inappropriate.
"Quiet!" Des frowned and drawled, stopping the whispering for Chris.
When the venue became quiet again, Chris continued to speak: "The territory of the empire has become incredibly vast."
"In the past three years of expansion, we have found countless planets. Because there are so many mineral planets, the current wealth is meaningless to us!" His fingers habitually rested on the edge of the table.
Beating, banging, and talking.
His voice echoed in the hall and floated into everyone's ears: "Today, our gems are piled up like mountains, and our gold is so much that we can pave roads with gold bricks! Those precious metals in the past are now so commonplace that they can be seen everywhere!
"
"Today, the empire's iron reserves can build tens of millions of huge space battleships! The empire's magic crystals can also be used by the empire for thousands of years!"
"We have hundreds of millions of puppet robots reclaiming land in the most dangerous places and mining mineral deposits in the darkest mines!"
"Isn't this enough? Can't your wealth satisfy your desires?" Chris glanced at everyone: "You think it's not enough, and you still need to exploit those lagging civilizations and squeeze those down-and-out natives to earn that
A pitiful profit?"
His tone was like slapping the table and asking, "He's still a child! Are you still human?"
"..." Although everyone present feels that the benefits are endless and never-ending! But who really has the courage to speak out such ambitions?
You must know that along the way, the imperial family of the empire has always been the largest capital group in the empire, and has always suppressed all the capital predators in the empire who want to monopolize a certain industry.
This is also the reason why they can still sit here patiently. Whether they like it or not, they can only obey Chris's arrangements and don't even dare to raise their voices of complaint.