Chapter 751, False Name
Qi Bodu had no doubt at all whether what Gu Hang said was true or false.
Even these remarks now are all spoken by Gu Hang and are the result of his interrogation, and Governor Qi also believes them.
He didn’t trust Gu Hang, he felt that Gu Hang was not a fool and could not make up lies like this.
All the contents can be verified. If he turns around, he will go to the Forbidden Army to ask about the situation.
No matter how arrogant the Forbidden Army is, it is impossible to conceal this kind of information that is closely related to the Prime Minister.
On the premise that the intelligence is true, Governor Qi Bo really has to consider who will take over this position.
The acting Prime Minister of the Ministry of Justice is a bit too junior, and he is not favored by Qi Bodu in terms of ability and loyalty.
He is more inclined to select someone like Asdai from among the Chairman of the Universe who obey him.
There were many candidates in his head, and he hesitated for a while, not knowing who to choose.
But no matter what, it won’t be Gu Hang.
What does it have to do with Gu Hang?
Of course he wants Gu Hang to be his little brother. However, it is still far from that state. The current Gu Hang is far from being able to be trusted by him.
As for the exchange of interests?
In Qi Bodu's view, the alliance's total tax revenue of 2.1 trillion tax dollars a year in the future has already drained them dry. Besides, what else can be squeezed out of them?
Oh, the alliance's pretty good military power is quite valuable, and there are several war groups, but they are controlled by them.
The navy, army, and those few Space Marine battle groups are indeed very powerful. If this force can be mobilized at will when necessary, it will be of great value.
But the power to mobilize this force lies with Gu Hang, whose value is not only personnel and equipment, but also the logistical support provided by the entire alliance.
When fighting a war, we fight for logistics.
If the prime minister needs to pay to mobilize this army, then the value of the army will be cut in half.
So having said that, is the Alliance willing to hand over all the powers of its own army, including the supply and supply of the army, to the Prime Minister?
That is definitely not true.
Even if he is willing, Governor Qi does not believe it.
I said I handed it over, but when it comes time to use it, what should I do if the alliance pushes back and forth?
This matter requires trust.
But there is clearly a lack of trust between the two parties.
Apart from the alliance, what benefits can Gu Hang provide in exchange?
The sixth rejuvenation surgery that can be performed is something Qi Bodu cares about very much. However, this thing has been exchanged for the passage of the "Alliance Plan".
Is Gu Hang going to use the rejuvenation surgery to force Governor Qi to change his position as a high lord?
Qi Bodu will not give in.
Now, he is only undergoing his fifth operation. He has at least sixty to one hundred years to live, so it is not that urgent.
Sixty years later, he might be forced to compromise.
Now, don’t even think about it.
But something Gu Hang brought up brought Qi Bodu's mind back a little bit.
“If I am elected as the high lord as the chairman of the Spider Web Universe and the chief master of the Psychic Order, can the Prime Minister recommend a talent to serve as my representative and the permanent resident of the Holy Spirit? Where’s Terra?”
Hearing this, Governor Qi was moved.
Representative of the high lord, this position is actually not important. It is essentially fulfilling the will of the high lord himself. All the powers of this representative come from the high lord himself. It is impossible for him to act outside the will of the high lord. The high lord will never tolerate this kind of behavior. Therefore, the representative selection, regular reporting and review, Changing people and changing posts every once in a while...it's all routine operations.
Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to steal the power of a high lord by buying off representatives.
But what if the high lord himself cooperates?
This is what Gu Hang meant in his words, and Governor Qi could tell.
He was quite interested in it.
In the past, the high lords he trained, whether they were the chairman of Zhouyu like Asdai, or the leaders of some departments, now that they have reached the position of high lord, even if No matter how hard you keep it in mind, you all have your own dignity, a bottom line, and even... some ambitions hidden in your heart.
They are willing and do, in most or even all cases, keep pace with Prime Minister Qi Bodu. Struggles within factions are one thing, but once Governor Qi Bodu makes a decision, no matter how unhappy he is, he will suppress his thoughts and obey the management.
However, this is also a decision made by them themselves.
It is not said that Qi Bodu voted for this directly.
That's too embarrassing.
But Gu Hang seemed to not care.
Let Governor Qi Bo choose his representative. Doesn’t that mean that the representative only needs to listen to Governor Qi Bo’s instructions? At that time, it would be a good idea to send a report to Gu Hang to let him know if something happens.
This kind of attitude has never been experienced by even the most familiar dog raised by Qi Bodu before.
He couldn't help but look at Gu Hang in a new light.
After wondering for a while, he said: "Then let's talk about the alliance army, can we..."
...
The conditions have not been negotiated, Qi Bodu wants the alliance army To gain command power, a large number of generals and officers must be deployed, so Gu Hang would definitely not be able to let him succeed.
I would rather lose the position of high lord.
No matter how anxious you are, you don’t have to sign the "Affiliation Plan".
Military power and political power, these are Gu Hang's bottom line.
But actually, he was not too disappointed.
If we haven’t negotiated, we haven’t negotiated yet, but as long as we can negotiate, then there is hope for the future.
The bottom line that Gu Hang can accept is that the alliance troops can leave the country and fight for the empire. But the conditions are the same as when the Empire recruits any Astra Militarum legion. The Empire pays the war expenses and gives a bounty. The alliance can take care of the logistics, but it all costs money.
Furthermore, the alliance army has complete independent combat power. It is acceptable to be assigned by superiors in joint operations, but it is up to oneself to decide on one's own operational command. And if the battle is dominated by me, then other imperial military units must also obey the command of the alliance army.
If we can't agree on this, there's no need to talk about it.
As long as the agreement is reached, in Gu Hang's view, it is equivalent to winning the position of high lord at no cost.
The alliance army went out to get money to fight, acting like mercenaries, which he could accept. Even if there was no such thing as a high lord, he had to take the initiative to promote it.
After all, in the thirty or forty years of the alliance's development, war has accounted for the vast majority of situations. The alliance expanded and developed rapidly while fighting wars.
Except for war, there is nothing else that can allow a force to develop from a planet to a universe in less than forty years.
But in the future, there should be no big battles to be fought within the alliance. However, in the past development process, a huge army and military industry have been accumulated.
For the military industry, it can be said that the products produced are quite popular as imperial taxes or as trade goods.
In the unstable empire, arms are hard currency. But the army itself is difficult to handle.
Maintaining a super large army without fighting is very uneconomical and will seriously hinder the economic development of the alliance.
Especially when tax pressure is huge.
Take the alliance’s elite soldiers to deduct taxes?
Gu Hang doesn’t want to do it.
I would rather disarm and let the soldiers take off their armor and return to the fields, that is also an increase in the labor force. Giving tax credits to the empire is a huge loss.
But if there is real disarmament... Not to mention that it would be very distressing, the key point is the prophecy of the final battle, which has always been in Gu Hang's heart, like a thorn in his heart, always making him uneasy.
Who knows when that prophecy will come true?
What should I do if the front foot is disarmed and the back foot war breaks out?
Fighting to support war is a good choice.
Send troops to fight for the empire. As long as the battle can be won, let alone losses, there will still be gains.
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Gu Hang didn't care whether he made more or less, as long as the empire could support a considerable part of the alliance's troops, and by the way, it was a training ground that could conduct rounds of battles, that would be great.
On this basis, if you can use this matter as a bargaining chip and get some additional political benefits, it will be a waste of money.
Promising to the Executive Yuan that the Alliance would send troops to intervene in the chaotic war situation in Solaria was based on this consideration.
It is the same thing to be able to promise to the Prime Minister and participate in wars in various parts of the empire according to his requirements.
It depends on whether you can earn a position as a high lord.
The representative is asking Prime Minister Qi Bodu to 'recommend' candidates, which is tantamount to handing over power, but...
For one thing, otherwise, Gu Hang would not even be qualified to enter.
Secondly, I used the person you recommended. After a few years, if I am not satisfied, it is my right to change.
Of course, the second point cannot be used easily, it must be done when the wings are hardened.
Why didn’t Qi Bodu think of this? It's just that if Gu Hang breaks the tacit understanding and changes representatives, Governor Qi will be able to change the high lord in the Supreme Council.
The key to preventing this kind of thing from happening is that when Governor Qi Bo cannot replace Gu Hang as the high lord in the Supreme Council, that is when Gu Hang can truly take power.
This requires a process.
But even if he is a high lord in name only, he is still a high lord and one of the thirteen people with the most theoretical power in the center of the empire.
Gu Hang has this name. It is just a name, but he has too many tricks to do.
Both locally and in Holy Terra.
What's more, this is a matter of dynamic balance.
There is a middle ground between a false name with no real power and a high lord with real power. It’s not that you were just famous one moment, but you can turn against yourself the next moment if you have the ability. But as Gu Hang's strength grows, and the game between him and Qi Bodu develops, the exchange of mutual interests, concessions, and compromises will continue to shake the peace of the entire power.
The center of the empire is still in Holy Terra after all.
When Gu Hang has established a firm foothold in the Eastern Territory and has a stable and huge power in the region, and can be regarded as a powerful player in the entire empire's political situation, his local expansion has already begun. It's hard to be as disorderly and barbaric as it used to be.
He had to find a new path.
At his level, the new path is only possible in Holy Terra.
......
After that, Gu Hang stayed peacefully for a few days.
Then it was time for the signing ceremony of the Alliance Plan.
The ceremony was very grand and the attendees were of high status.
Of course, the two parties signing the alliance were Gu Hang; on the side representing the imperial government, Governor Qi Bo did not show up in the end, but Luo Fei, Xu Fuzhen, and Gallardo, the three imperial prime ministers and high lords, were all present, and the specifications had been Very high.
The signed document was picked up by the four people and displayed to the camera. Through live broadcast and the images left behind, it spread everywhere.
This matter is finally concluded.
The next week, within the Psychic Order, Gu Hang received the title of Joint Grand Master.
He did not directly take over the Psychic Order in an all-round way, but let the original chief, the old man Dou Zhao, continue to serve as the chief master and manage the Psychic Order.
It's pretty much business as usual.
Gu Hang has many ideas about psychic cultivation, but he cannot personally stay in Holy Terra to watch their realization.
Then leave it to Dou Zhao.
When Gu Hang received the title of Joint Grand Master, and Dou Zhao fully supported him and supported him in promoting all the reform measures he wanted in the Psychic Order, Gu Hang felt a little helpless. What comes to mind is that there is movement in the system panel.
In the [vassal] interface, there is actually an additional [Psychic Order].
It was a pleasant surprise.
Although the obedience is not particularly high for the time being, it doesn't matter. No matter what Gu Hang said within the Psychic Order, I will lead the order to become great again. But in fact, for him, the greatest value of the Psychic Order is still just its name.
However, now that the system can identify it as a force and include it, it is not impossible to invest a little resources.
According to Cai Hang's original reform intention, the future path of the Psychic Religion Society is to cultivate more psykers and form its own armed force. Then use this as a foundation to handle more psychic affairs within the empire, gain influence, and grant funds... On this route, we will continue to expand and even revive.
In the future, when the Psychic Order itself becomes strong enough, the lost 'management authority over the psykers of the entire empire' may be regained.
At least I got some back.
The Storm Mage Group under Gu Hang already has a team on its way. Some construction materials are also on the way.
The Psychic Order has also selected a group of people who will follow Gu Hang to the alliance.
The Psychic Order will focus on building branches in the East.
The plan for the next ten years has been determined. More mage colleges will be built in Holy Terra and even in the entire solar star field.
With the support of the Alliance, the psyker force will also be built independently.
The follow-up is to actively participate in various external interferences in psychic disasters, collect psychics, and provide psychic support in external wars.
After the exclusive psychic troops have done their work, they can openly ask the imperial government for money.
So far, the "Alliance Plan" has been completed, the big plans of the Psychic Society have been decided, and Gu Hang's main activities in Holy Terra have been completed.
He already wants to go home.
Before going home, he had to wait for the results of the latest discussion at the High Lords Council.
(End of this chapter)