144. Trade Alliance
Run Harkou's body shook violently, and he stared at Douglas in disbelief.
His intention of clinging to Newt Gunlay had never been told to anyone, and he definitely did not leave any written record, because it was just a plan.
However, the person in front of me said it accurately!
He even expressed his deepest thoughts!
"So, tell me, should I cut off a promising employee's dream, or fulfill his ambition to climb up the ladder?" Douglas Stamp was still spinning his wine glass slowly.
Run Harkor was completely subdued. He almost lay on the table and whispered in a trembling voice: "Whatever you want me to do, no matter what it is, I will do it."
< br> Douglas looked at him with satisfaction, and exchanged glances with a woman at the table opposite without leaving any trace. The woman was smartly dressed in a shirt, a one-step skirt and black stockings, and she was holding a personal terminal in her hand. She looked like a strong woman in the office.
What is a little unique is that there are two bunches of hair on her forehead that are dyed purple.
She is the super hacker, Super Lotus, who was recently sent to Coruscant. She lightly swiped her fingers across the screen and found a communication connection. A sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth. She tapped the keyboard a few times to completely intercept the communication signal, and then made a concealed gesture.
Douglas nodded and said: "There's no need to wait for your arrangements, they will never come."
Run Harkou's feet softened and he almost slipped under the table. Now he was finished. Completely giving up hope, he had no choice but to bow his head and remain silent.
Douglas pushed over a piece of paper, "Do as it says, and you will still have a future. Otherwise..."
Run Harkou looked at the content of the note. , suddenly broke into a cold sweat, "If I do this, the people above will never give me a good look..."
"It seems that between a good look and the future, you chose the former?"
"No...I will do it..."
"Very good. But you don't have to worry, since you have paid, we will naturally report back."
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"The Mutual Aid Fund for Planets in the Outer Ring of the Galaxy has obtained the signatures of 94 planetary parliamentarians! If we can get 6 more signatures, our initiative will be formally discussed by the Galactic Parliament!! Our goal is only One step away!" Claire Underwood shouted on the stage during a rally.
Next to her, representatives from the planets such as Rodia, Semels, Jabiem, and Marastal were also cheering for her.
"We must unite to face injustice and exploitation! We must make our voices resound across the galaxy!!" Claire Underwood said loudly.
The people in the audience clapped loudly and cheered, and the atmosphere was very warm.
However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
A gunshot suddenly sounded from inside a building ahead!
Bang! ! An explosive beam directly hit the podium in front of Claire, and the powerful power directly blew the podium to pieces! Almost at this moment, the T-850 bodyguards on the side swooped over and blocked Claire directly behind her. Several other bodyguards quickly pushed her to the ground and escorted her away with their waists bent.
The scene was filled with screams and exclamations. The bodyguards of several other planetary councilors responded equally quickly and sent away their respective protection targets as soon as possible.
The ordinary people who were watching scattered and fled, but the reporters kept moving forward, for fear of missing any wonderful shot, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
At the same time, on the surface of Coruscant, in an office of the Trade Federation, Rune Harkor adjusted his black hat, took a deep breath nervously, and walked out. .
He said to his secretary: "Immediately issue an announcement to the Rodia planet and the Jabiem planet, telling them that if they do not withdraw from the mutual aid fund, starting from next month, their transportation tax will Up 50%! ”
The Twi'lek female secretary was startled and said quickly: "Now the Galaxy Outer Rim Planet Mutual Aid Fund is the focus of public opinion. If we issue a public announcement at this time, I am afraid it will have an impact on the image of our trade alliance..."< br>
“Idiot!!” Rune Harkor screamed, “If we don’t stop the mutual funds and let their influence continue to expand, it will directly affect our income!! Want money! You still have to look good! You choose one yourself!"
The assistant trembled and quickly picked up the communicator and started to finish the tasks assigned by Rune Harkou.
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News spreads extremely fast. Within a few hours after Claire Underwood was attacked, the founder of the Outer Rim Planets Mutual Aid Fund was attacked. News of the shooting spread throughout the galaxy.
Journalists and the media are natural conspiracy theorists, and they immediately think of many things.
For example, the reason behind this shooting is naturally that some people do not want to see this mutual aid fund continue to develop. And who is it?
Some people began to analyze in a serious way that mutual aid funds allow backward outer ring galaxies to help each other, so that there is no room for capitalists who specialize in monopolizing planetary trade to make huge profits. Especially the trade alliance that monopolizes many planets will be greatly affected.
As we all know, the biggest business of the Trade Alliance is the transportation business. Because many of the participating planets in the Galactic Republic are actually very backward in technology, and some planets are even slaves. In the Middle Ages, it was really difficult for them to build spaceships immediately.
Because in order to allow these planets to join the big family of the Galactic Republic as soon as possible, the Republic has a series of support policies. Of course, few of these policies are actually implemented.
But no matter what, since you have joined the Galactic Republic, at the very least, you must station a representative in Coruscant, the capital of the Galactic Republic, right? Where did those medieval planets get their spaceships from?
Taking a closer look, do you need money to purchase the advanced technologies and products of the Galactic Republic? But where does the money come from? Sell natural resources. But how to sell it?
The Trade Alliance will come to your door at this time.
They will provide transportation services to these planets, send their representatives to Coruscant or other planets as needed, and transport their products to sell to other places in the galaxy.
Over time, the Trade Federation gradually took control of the Galactic Republic's transportation industry. It can't be said to be a monopoly, but in the backward outer star region of the Milky Way, most planets rely on trade alliances for their logistics.
This is the core interest of the Trade Federation, so it is not difficult to understand why the Trade Federation is hostile to the Galaxy Outer Rim Sector Mutual Aid Fund.