Chapter 251: The Failed Summit (Part 1)
249. The Failed Summit (Part 1)
The business summit on the planet Eriadu was held as scheduled, at 10 a.m. local time on the planet. Representatives came to the Cesswenna Hall, which was newly built for this business summit and can be said to be the top and most luxurious venue.
All aspects of the guard force were also in standby. Even the usually lax Republic Army was at full alert at this time, widening its eyes and looking closely around the venue.
100,000 B-1 combat robots have also been incorporated into the guard sequence. Although these robots are rigid, they can serve as a good supplement to the guard force. Putting a team of robots in some nooks and crannies will make you feel more at ease.
On a road outside the venue, several Republic Army soldiers were whispering to each other, "Hey, how much property do you think the people in the venue today have? Do you have one trillion credits?"
"Think less. There is no such thing, you don’t even know what one trillion credits is!” Another soldier rolled his eyes at him.
"I just want them to finish the meeting quickly! We have to stand on guard for 6 hours every day these days. I have never been so tired in my life..." said the third soldier.
"Who says it's not the case? And they actually ask us to control our body shape and not be too fat. I don't dare to eat meat these days..."
"Hey, look at the robot over there , what do you mean by bringing so many robot guards to a meeting of this level?”
"What are you doing? They are the real main force! Do you think you can take advantage of the enemy if they come? With your fair and fat body, I think a B-1 can hit you five times."
" Okay, thanks to these robots. How about you standing guard in public restrooms? "
"That's right, look at those guys in Group H, and call the B-1 robots here. , it’s quite fun.”
“Who gave them the authority? I heard that the second lieutenant in Group H is in charge of a Consul-class cruiser in the Seswenna Sector Defense Fleet. ! Someone has something to do with it..."
"Hey, another car is coming! Stand still!"
A convoy drove slowly past the road. Judging from the markings, it was the car of a representative of the Technical Alliance. There were hundreds of B-1 combat robots running on both sides of the convoy. Due to traffic control during the summit, all vehicles are not allowed to be more than 1 meter above the ground, and no aircraft are allowed to fly over the city.
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After all representatives had gathered here, the summit was officially held one day later.
In the spacious and bright conference hall, seats are arranged according to the economic strength and political status of each organization. The Galactic Parliament presiding over the meeting was naturally at the top, followed by delegations from the most powerful Trade Federation and the Interstellar Banking Association, as well as military representatives from the Republic's Judicial Fleet.
The Trade Alliance is a trust group of a large number of enterprises, among which the larger enterprises include Quat Dynamic Shipyard, Corellian Interstellar Engineering Company, etc., and they sent a delegation of more than 50 people. It is worth mentioning that a super industrial enterprise like Kuat Power Shipyard is not only a member of the Trade Alliance, but also a member of the Technology Alliance. So they sent two groups of representatives.
Continuing down are the Technology Alliance and the Enterprise Alliance, then representatives of the Merchant Guild, the Stark Veterans Association, and the Hutts.
In addition, Damask Holding Group was also at the meeting, but their position was relatively backward.
After that are the representatives who are present. These are basically observers and have no room to interfere in the affairs of the galaxy. Some companies, including the Fourth Group, are here, but even so, it is already the highest honor to have a seat in a summit of this level. It is equivalent to the entire galaxy recognizing your status. .
What is very interesting is that Claire Underwood, as the founder of the Galaxy Outer Planet Mutual Aid Fund, actually received the invitation and had a place to attend. Even Francis Underwood is not eligible to participate, because the Dawn Planet has not yet entered the parliament, so he does not have a formal political status.
Of course, this should also be the olive branch extended by Sheev Palpatine to Francis and the Dawn Planet.
However, the summit went extremely poorly at the beginning. As an opening statement, Finis Valoran made some remarks about the Galactic Economic Community and Great Prosperity, and then proposed a major proposal. motion.
The Galactic Republic requires major commercial and economic entities to assist the Republic in completing the economic census in the Outer Rim Sector and formally taxing the Outer Rim Sector.
In exchange, the Galactic Republic is willing to relax shipbuilding restrictions on these participating commercial and economic entities. In other words, based on the size and scale of these economic entities, large warships whose size, firepower, and hyperspace performance exceed the specifications stipulated by the Rusan Conference can be built.
In Finis Valoran's vision, these corporate giants should very much welcome this bill. After all, the Rusan Conference was very strict on the specifications of the spacecraft. Except for the Republic's Judicial Fleet, no organization was allowed to build or own a warship exceeding 200 meters. There are also strict regulations on the power of battleship weapons, and the hyperspace engine level must not exceed 1.0.
If this restriction is relaxed, the Trade Alliance will be able to build no more than 150 large warships with no restrictions on size, weapon power and hyperspace engine level. This will greatly enhance the strength of these enterprises.
According to this bill, in addition to the already unrestricted Generous class communication frigates, the Interstellar Banking Association can build another 120 large warships, the Technology Alliance can also build 100 ships, and the Enterprise Alliance can build 80 ships, the merchant guild can build 50 ships.
Once this bill is passed, it can be said that the business ecosystem of the galaxy will be rewritten. With the provisions of the treaty, the status of these enterprises will be more stable.
But this bill, which Fenis Valoran had high hopes for, only received a sneer from the Trade Alliance representative.
“The current galaxy is not peaceful, and interstellar pirates are emerging one after another. I believe everyone has seen the dispute on the planet Tatooine a year ago. During that time, no caravans even dared to leave Tatooine. Passing nearby. Because there are even Hammerhead-class cruisers among the surrounding pirates, it is imperative to let go of the shipbuilding restrictions of the Rusan Treaty. So I ask your Excellency, why do you want to get one? Are you using certain things as bargaining chips to try to make us pay more?" the representative of the trade alliance said coldly.
"The agreement of the Ruusan Conference came from the personal order of the Speaker of the Galactic Republic at the time. This agreement cannot be questioned before receiving the same level of administrative instructions!" Finis-Valorum said loudly.
(End of this chapter)