Chapter 161 PY Transaction
159. PY Transaction
At the same time as the fleet of the Fourth Civilization set off, Coruscant, the capital of the Galactic Republic, was once crucial, and could even be said to be the end of the Republic. The meeting that laid the groundwork is being prepared.
Galactic Senate Building.
This is a mushroom-shaped building. The huge circular dome is 2 kilometers in diameter, and the height of the entire building is more than 1 kilometer. The building is so strong that it can withstand planet-level impacts. In other words, when the firepower capable of destroying this building is brought down, basically the entire Coruscant will disappear.
In Coruscant, where every inch of land is expensive. It can even be said that every inch of land is worth tens of thousands of dollars. However, there is still a huge square covering an area of one million square meters around the parliament building. The square is very empty, except for some small outbuildings, and there are some separate parks, including Equality Park, Justice Park, etc.
In these parks, hundreds of humanoid statues are erected, representing the founders of each core planet in the Galactic Republic. Of course, it is actually very ironic, because although the Galactic Republic claims to be fair and just, those poor and backward planets in the middle and outer rings are not even qualified to have a statue in the Parliament Square.
Inside the parliament building, on the 12th floor of the planet representative office.
Francis Underwood adjusted his suit one last time, smiled at each other with Claire Underwood beside him, and pressed the doorbell of the office in front of him.
The door opened silently, and Sheev Palpatine, dressed in fine clothes, greeted him enthusiastically, "Oh, I have been looking forward to your arrival since the morning, Mr. Francis, Claire Ms.”
"I am flattered by your enthusiasm, Senator Palpatine." Francis said very appropriately.
"Hahahaha, I'm flattered by what you said. Mr. Francis, come on, come on, please sit down." Palpatine helped Francis to the sofa very kindly. Next, he had to sit down first, and then he sat down and said with a smile: "You making a voice for the planets in the poor outer star areas of the Milky Way, in my opinion, is the greatest thing. In comparison, , I am far inferior.”
“This is also because we are dependent on each other. After all, we are also an outer planet. So, since we have the ability, we should help others, at least have more friends, right. ?" Francis also spoke in a flawless manner, with a lot of meaning.
“Yes, I have been hoping to help you for a long time, but it turned out to be self-defeating. The Galactic Parliament failed to pass the motion for Dawn Planet to enter the parliament. It really makes me feel guilty, so I can only do my best. I can give you some compensation." Palpatine said, "After the people from the Trade Federation wanted to follow Madam, I used some connections to prevent them from taking any further action against you. Help."
"Haha, no wonder the Trade Alliance ceased operations after that. It turned out to be the help of your Excellency, and we are very grateful." Francis replied with a smile.
Palpatine changed the topic, "After that, Ms. Claire became famous in the Outer Rim Sector, and even the Dawn Planet benefited from it. She signed mutual aid contracts with several planets one after another, which I sincerely admire. I I heard that you are helping the Semels develop new fighter jets?”
You started to hide your knives in your words, and you were showing off your intelligence network.
Francis smiled, "We are just a group of war refugees who have lost their memory. Fortunately, we rely on the production lines on some colonial spaceships to have a certain industrial capacity. So we can only try to come up with some Useable things to exchange for the necessities of our lives so that we will not starve." "This is what we should do." Palpatine nodded, "The previous incident taught the Trade Federation a harsh lesson. It's really satisfying. Later, they came to me and hoped to give you some compensation through practical actions. However, I left the decision to you. The person responsible for the last assassination was the secretary of the Trade Alliance Regional Director Rune Harkou. How to deal with that. It depends on what you mean, you guys."
"Oh? So what do you think, Congressman?" Francis asked.
Palpatine opened his hands and said very generously: "It's up to you."
The smile on Francis's face gradually faded and became extremely serious, "Things that hurt my wife, I absolutely, absolutely cannot forgive! From that moment on, I vowed that I would make this person pay! What’s more, this is in Coruscant, the heart of the Galactic Republic! This is tantamount to declaring war on freedom and democracy!”
But he changed the topic, "But I am very happy that the Trade Alliance was able to turn around and investigate and deal with the real culprit in time. This matter should stop with this secretary. I ask that she be punished. Strict handling, and the Trade Federation needs to publicly apologize."
Palpatine smiled, "The Trade Federation is willing to lease an AA-9 large cargo ship to the Dawn Planet for a nominal fee of 10,000 credits per year. . And we can sign a trade cooperation agreement with you. In this way, you will be able to better help those outer-ring planets, right? But I suggest you be more demanding and prevent these capitalists from bleeding. It won’t last long.”
“What I need most is a public apology,” Francis said.
"I will convey it to you." Palpatine nodded, "Okay, let's talk about the next thing. Do you know about the planet Malastar?"
"It's the enterprise. The Alliance wants to increase the fuel tax on Malastar? Coruscant has been talking about it recently." Francis nodded.
"Actually, the root cause of this matter is that the Galactic Republic wants to tax the Outer Rim Star Region. What do you think? Mr. Francis." Palpatine crossed his hands and supported his chin, looking like an eagle. God's eyes were always on Francis.
Here comes the topic... Francis secretly cheered up. Tang Xiao had told him all about Palpatine's plan, stance and process, but even if he knew this, facing Palpatine Politicians of this caliber should never be taken lightly.
He shook his head, "It is a good thing that the Galactic Republic wants to tax the outer ring star region, but the Republic also needs to shoulder the corresponding responsibilities of taxation. In this regard, the current Speaker Finis Var There's no way Loren can do that, he's just a coward."
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear you comment on Chancellor Valorum like that." Palpatine shook his head unhappily, "We should help him."
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< br>[Easter Egg Chapter Attached Picture 1: Galactic Republic Parliament Building. 】
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