Chapter 961 Conflicts intensify
960. Conflicts intensify
The administrative capital of the Confederation of Independent Systems, the sub-planet Lasax, the Confederate Parliament Building.
Onderon Planet Councilor Representative, Mina Bontri stood on the podium and said loudly: "...As I said before, this war has given too many planets in the outer and middle rings, Bringing disaster instead of the freedom you promised to us on Onderon, the Fourth Group and the Interstellar Banking Association took advantage of our planet, allowing us to build expensive space docks and produce Behemoth-class weapons! Do you know the cost of a Behemoth-class cruiser?"
Mina Bontry raised a finger, "110 million credits! In other words, one ship! The cost of a Behemoth-class battlecruiser is equivalent to the industrial output of a large city on our planet! And where is the economic freedom that the Fourth Group and the Interstellar Banking Association once promised? Escaped from exploitation and continued to be exploited by the Confederation of Independent Systems!”
San Hill, co-chairman of the Interstellar Banking Association, said coldly: "You should see how much unemployment and per capita income there were on Planet Onderon before we invested? During our investment in the past few years, 豼Their unemployment rate has basically disappeared, and their per capita income has basically doubled. For the production of Behemoth-class battlecruisers, we have also fully opened up the patents and blueprints of some parts to the industrial companies on your planet. You will not think that the Galaxy Will the Republic do the same?"
Mina Bontry said loudly: "Absurd! Although the people of our planet have increased their income, more of their income has been spent on this war. The actual disposable income is less than before! And you said that we let our industrial companies produce parts for warships? Are you sure they want to produce these cold war machines instead of producing industrial products that can make people's lives happier? ?”
Gross Shelbia, the representative of the Fourth Group, didn’t look good either. She said: “The war tax we give to each planet is issued in the form of bonds. After we win the war, After victory, these bonds will be redeemed, and interest will be calculated based on the inflation rate. Don’t you know that once we stop producing war machines, the fleet of the Galactic Republic will appear in front of our homeland!”
"Is this war what we want?!" Mina Bontry's tone increased, "Can't things between us and the Galactic Republic be resolved through negotiation? We have already We have made a sufficient statement against the Galactic Republic, but there is no need to do it all. As long as we reopen the negotiation path, I believe the problem can be solved! There are many people of insight in the Galactic Republic! Oppose the war!”
Her speech made many representatives of the independent planets in the parliament clamor. They shouted slogans to reduce war taxes and seek peace.
But at the same time, there were many representatives from other planets and major corporate giants who started to make louder noises. The two sides quarreled very angrily, and there was a tendency to start a fight if they disagreed.
Even the bodyguards behind Gross-Shelbia began to gear up. Apparently, fights in the Congress of the Confederation of Independent Systems were already commonplace.
Tang Xiao sat in his seat, folding his hands and saying nothing.
As one of the twelve core political entities of the Confederation of Independent Systems, his seat is on the upper level of the parliament hall, and a fight will not affect him.
The development of things now can be said to be as he expected before, because whether it is from understanding the original plot of "Star Wars" or from being at a high level after time traveling, he understands , the political situation within the Confederation of Independent Systems is more fragile and chaotic than many people imagine.
The Confederation of Independent Systems is a twisted combination of interests.
Led by the five corporate giants: Interstellar Banking Association, Technology Alliance, Trade Alliance, Enterprise Alliance, and Commercial Guild, the following are the Fourth Group, Interstellar Media Group, Damask Holding Group, and Southrob Company , Free Duck Volunteer Engineering Group, Retail Industry Association and other sub-level super enterprises.
Then, the major companies affiliated to these enterprises, like a complicated and completely unclear spider web that almost covers the entire galaxy, combine to form such a huge and twisted web. exist.
For example, Dawn Planet and a large number of companies such as Tyron Heavy Industry, Citadel Standard Light Industry, Higra Aerospace Group, United Mining Group, Titan Security and other affiliated companies of the Fourth Group, every corporate giant and super Companies also have their own interest groups. These interest groups control the entire superstructure of the Confederation of Independent Systems, including industrial production, commodity sales, and even the national economy and people's livelihood, all under their control.
Since the outbreak of the galactic civil war, these interest groups have taken over everything in this war and taken it all into their own hands.
Is this because of their kindness?
Haha...
Then ask another question, why does the Confederation of Independent Systems have more than two-thirds of the population of the Milky Way, but this huge human resource is not utilized at all, but all What about using an army of robots like the B-1 combat robot to fight?
Is it because they are worried about civilian casualties?
No.
This is their way to control the economic lifeline of every participating planet within the entire Federation of Independent Systems!
For those joining the planets, there is no way to get any benefits from this war! There was not even a chance to achieve military merit or to lighten the burden through military service. The only thing they can do is to constantly plunder their few remaining warehouses, and then take out the last bit of resources and money and hand them over to the capitalists, then replace them with cold robots and battleships, plunge into the war, and then start a war A little bit of water splashes out that may not be visible.
This war is indeed meaningless to every independent star confederation planet other than these interest groups.
They did not get freedom, nor did they get benefits.
Tang Xiao knew that Mina Bontry was once a very fanatical separatist, but her gradual change in attitude was also very revealing.
Take her planet Onderon as an example. They used up almost every bit of industrial capacity on the planet to produce Behemoth-class battlecruisers. In the previous attack on the northern border, Oder- During the battle on Planet Mantle, half of them were lost in one day!
And what did they get? It's just the material cost and labor cost incurred in manufacturing these warships. As for the results achieved by these warships, it has nothing to do with their planet Onderon.
This is because Onderon is a planet with relatively developed industry, and above them is the Fourth Group, a super enterprise with relatively mild methods.
There are thousands of planets in the Confederation of Independent Systems, and perhaps one year's worth of production can only produce one cruiser. These planets are also undergoing endless exploitation and oppression, with no tomorrow in sight.
The war has been breaking out for a year, and these contradictions have almost come to the surface...
Tang Xiao's expression became serious, and his eyes turned to the majestic old man standing in the highest position - Du Earl Ku.
(End of this chapter)