Chapter 2136. The Beginning and Ending of the Trade Alliance (4)
2137. The Beginning and Ending of the Trade Alliance (4)
"Betting? I don't want to bet!" Newt Gunray said flatly reject.
He is a businessman who can make money. Betting on this kind of uncontrollable behavior is very unpopular in Neimoidian society.
Ling Liang shook his head and said, "Whether you gamble or not, it doesn't depend on you, Trade Alliance." Using Trade Alliance directly as the subject is already extremely serious.
"You..." Newt Gunray was choked for a moment, "Our Trade Federation has always been loyal, and now we are in crisis and asking you for help. Do you still want to take advantage of others' danger?"
Ling Liang smiled slightly and said: "Yes, we just want to take advantage of others' danger. You can only participate in this bet, otherwise... the consequences, I can only tell you, are very serious."
New Te-Gang Lei's expression darkened, "I'm here to ask for help, not to listen to your threats."
Ling Liang was still smiling, "You can choose not to listen, and you can leave now "
"You are extorting money!" Newt Gunray shouted angrily, pointing at Ling Liang's nose and yelling, "It is in vain that our trade alliance has given you so much support! Don’t forget how much we gave you and how much investment we gave you when you were just a Dawn Planet! And is this your answer now?”
However, before he finished speaking, his neck was immediately grabbed by the invisible force and he was lifted directly from the table!
Newt Gunray struggled violently, but to no avail. Then, the force directly threw him out and hit the wall with a bang. He groaned and panted on the ground for a long time but couldn't get up.
The priestess waved her hands without any trace, only to hear 'Tang Xiao' say coldly: "You only need to do one thing now - listen."
Newt-Gann Lei didn't dare to say a word. He was too angry just now and never thought that Tang Xiao was here too.
Ling Liang's cold voice came, "If the Trade Federation fails to meet our requirements, then we will directly confiscate all the Trade Federation's properties in the Principality of Dawn. If you think we may be merciful If so, it doesn’t matter, we can leave this matter to Geth.”
As soon as he heard the word Geth, Newt Gunray trembled all over, and his voice was trembling as he spoke, "No...it can't be the Geth. If it's the Geth...we...we might even be exterminated." ..."
He could even imagine the tragedy of the geth impaling all the Neimoidians on the dragon's teeth! Moreover, because of Nut Gunray's status, he knew that the Geth had conducted experiments on the corpses of the Neimoidians. With the unique physique of the Neimoidians, after being made into corpse puppets, they would become a very special kind of corpse puppet. Dangerous, terrifying alien species spreading viruses everywhere!
In other words, the geth must be very happy to add such alien zombies to their army.
When the Trade Federation began to relocate its industries to the planet Mequito, it also took the geth into consideration. But what they thought at the time was that the Geth, a cold-blooded and ruthless mechanical life, was on the contrary the most reliable ally. With their protection, their industry should be very safe.
At the same time, Newt Gunray is unwilling to go to the Dawn Planet. Because he believes that once he goes to the Dawn Planet, he will lose his independence. On the contrary, it is very good in the north. On the one hand, it is protected by the geth. On the other hand, the sky is high here and the emperor is far away, and the Dawn Planet does not have direct jurisdiction here.
In the north, there is the Interstellar Banking Association (M) and the business empire of the Fourth Group. Now that the Trade Alliance has joined them, the independence here will be strengthened due to the increase in strength. Maybe in the future, this place will really become another country, China - just like it was during the Galactic Republic when the Trade Federation was in the outer ring of the galaxy.
But now, Ling Liang’s cold words let Geth handle it, shattering all Newt Gunray’s illusions!
Yes, the Principality of Dawn has indeed given these super companies in the North enough independence and freedom, but at the same time, it has also retained an existence here in the North that will not reason with you at all— —Geth!
What are businessmen most afraid of? What you fear most is that others won’t reason with you. And Geis is the most unreasonable one!
Tang Xiao's arrangement was premeditated! Whether he is going to the North or to the Dawn Planet, he has enough means to handle them.
"We...really don't have the ability to resist the empire's attack..." Newt Gunray was still making his last effort, lying on the ground howling.
"Then, why don't you listen to our plan?" Ling Liang said slowly.
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12 BBY, June 35, the fifth day after the Galactic Empire decided to take action against the Trade Federation.
The public opinion propaganda of the Galactic Empire has reached a climax, triggering a wave of opposition to the Trade Federation almost across the country. Not only that, the empire's propaganda machine is also very vicious in blaming the Trade Federation for the massive poverty and exploitation within the empire.
In the reports of the major media of the Galactic Empire, it is precisely because the Trade Alliance is in the middle that the central policy of the Galactic Empire is separated from the outer star sector. It is precisely because of the existence of the Trade Federation that they have absorbed a large amount of financial assistance provided by the Galactic Empire to the Outer Rim Sector.
Those unscrupulous media also took the planet Rafa, which was causing a lot of trouble before, as an example. They claimed that it was not that the Imperial Ministry of Agriculture was unwilling to provide chemical fertilizers to Planet Rafah. The Ministry of Agriculture was very aware of the damage that planting high-energy crops would do to the planet's cultivated land, so it had already allocated 3 billion Empire credits to purchase chemical fertilizers for Planet Rafah. funds. But now after verification, it was discovered that the Trade Alliance had embezzled all 3 billion credits!
Not only that, the major media have also blamed the Trade Federation for the huge losses that have recently occurred due to corruption and plunder by officials at all levels of the Galactic Empire. Basically, if something goes wrong, it must be the Trade Alliance!
Those planets where uprisings broke out, why were there so many injustices and why did the government force the people to rebel? It was also the Trade Alliance that did it!
What makes the Trade Alliance feel most uncomfortable is that their size at their peak was really worthy of this unreasonable accusation.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the Trade Alliance at its peak fully controlled the Outer Rim Star Region. Even if the Galactic Republic wants to tax the Outer Rim Sector, it has to go through the Trade Federation, doesn't it?
And the Trade Federation has indeed bribed a large number of senior officials and bribed a large number of congressmen to work for them. Even now, there are still many people defending the Trade Alliance in the Imperial Parliament and among departments at all levels.
Not only that, is there less exploitation and oppression on those planets in the Outer Rim by the Trade Federation? Apart from anything else, in the early days of the Clone Wars, there was a famine on the planet Rodia, and hundreds of millions of people starved to death. Wasn't it the Trade Federation's fault? This is a criminal record!
So can you say that the Trade Federation is completely clean? So since it can't be done, all these things should be blamed on the Trade Alliance. There must be some things done by the Trade Alliance, right?
Therefore, for a time, everyone in the Galactic Empire was clamoring for the Trade Federation. Led by the Empire Youth League, many people took to the streets to launch demonstrations to protest against the Trade Federation's actions and demand that the Empire severely punish the Trade Federation!
The dark clouds of war have begun to hang over. The Supreme Court of the Galactic Empire issued subpoenas to all senior officials of the Trade Federation such as Lot Dude, Newt Gunray, Rune Harkor, etc., requiring them to return within a time limit. The Imperial Center is on trial.
But it is impossible for them to come on their own initiative. After the 24-hour deadline passed, the Galactic Empire issued a wanted order for more than 90 Trade Federation executives headed by Newt Gunray!
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