Chapter 1650 Joint Meeting (Part 2)
“Huh?”
As soon as he heard the words about lifting the jurisdiction ban, Soshyan felt something was wrong and turned to look at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"What's going on? Isn't the merchant fleet of the Ministry of Internal Affairs not enough?"
The merchant fleet mentioned by Soshyan is one of the oldest organizations in the empire and is part of the imperial fleet. , whose history predates the Imperium of Man, dating back to the Age of Dark Technology - when the original merchant fleets were formed as part of humanity's expansion into the galaxy. Unlike most imperial organizations that constantly try to control the territory of humanity, the merchant fleet is only engaged in trade and is therefore extremely wealthy. Each fleet is stationed in one of the five major star fields, and its managers are on duty in the star field fortress. These fleet bases are large ports equipped with docks, shipyards, and repair facilities, and their primary function is to manage the fleet operating within their area.
Each merchant ship provides services to its fleet under a contract called a "merchant charter", and not all charter parties are the same: some give the captain more power and responsibility than others - but Charter parties of all types were in the form of a feudal oath, sworn in the name of the Emperor to the Merchant Navy authorities.
The headquarters of the merchant fleet is located in the Union Axiom Fortress of Holy Terra. Every hereditary charter of the Rogue Traders is issued from here, and every statistical data on transportation, taxation and trade in each system is also Stored here, the billions of documents in the fortress are stored in categories by experts from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The fortress is also a huge wireless signal receiver, constantly collecting merchant ship data from various relay stations and broadcasts. Deep within the fortress, there is also a terrifying genetically modified creature called the Calculo Schedule Manager, living in a cultivation vat to coordinate imperial shipping.
Generally speaking, the tithe tax is transported by the merchant fleet. The tithe tax pass they have can avoid inspection by almost all agencies in the empire, but in some special cases, such as local transportation capacity If this is not enough, the Ministry of the Interior will also issue temporary tithe tax orders to certain independent merchant ships.
"Ahem. Sir, these are some issues left over from history. We have already worked hard to solve them."
"Then can't you tell who is real and who is fake?"< br>
Junot Rigo froze for a moment, and then whispered:
"This... historical issue is complicated and difficult to solve in a short time."
Santos Vaughan sneered. Said:
"They only collect the tithe tax, how can they care about the authenticity? If there is less, they will keep issuing passes. If there is too much, I don’t know where they are. The tithe tax from the extreme star field The fleet route and number were originally fixed, but after thousands of years of messing around with them, they probably can’t figure it out themselves.”
Soshiyang glanced at the crowd and suddenly realized in his heart, this is what happened. It's not an issue of the tithe tax at all, it's an issue of their wish to lift the jurisdiction. After all, without the smuggling trade, how can so many nobles maintain a luxurious life? Just the squeeze nest can't extract much.
Maybe the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the nobles are playing a double act for themselves.
Soon, he had an idea.
“What is your tithe this year?”
Junot Rigo was stunned for a moment, and then took out a data pad. Before he could operate it, Soshyan Then he said:
“Give this number to Major General Santos Vaughan, split it into twelve months, and release the tithe tax fleet in a rationed manner according to the order of arrival every month. Anyway, as long as there are enough .”
Soshyan had a warm smile on his face.
“Any extra money will be smuggled into the expeditionary force’s logistics warehouse.”
Both of them froze. After more than ten seconds, Junot Rigo finally He said tremblingly:
"Sir, this, this is against the rules, isn't it?"
"Isn't the tithe tax enough?"
"But."
"Or does the Ministry of Internal Affairs admit that you made huge mistakes in your work that led to the tithe pass being used for smuggling?"
"No! Absolutely not!"< br>
For a bureaucrat, admitting a mistake is more terrifying than death. Junot Rigo quickly shook his head in denial. Seeing that the Ministry of Internal Affairs took the bait, Soshiyang nodded immediately and said with a serious face:
"That's right. Is there no problem with my decision?"
There was silence from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Soshyan looked at Santos Vaughan who looked embarrassed.
“By the way, remember, only the goods will be detained, not the people and the ship, just repatriate them directly, otherwise it will scare those real tithe transport ships.”
The other party nodded stiffly. head.
“Yes, my lord.”
Then Soshyan gently tapped the table, and the star map of the maelstrom area appeared.
He looked at the person in charge of the Military Affairs Department.
"Secretary Royce, although it may make you a little aggrieved, I must ask, where are the troops promised by the Ministry of Military Affairs now? It has been almost 2 years since I received the appointment. One soldier Not a single tank was seen! I only have less than 500,000 Astra Militarum troops from the Sagan planet. Do you think the Ministry of Military Affairs thinks that a force like the Red Pirates is enough? Or can I let you lead it? Are these troops going to fight against heretics?"
Hearing Soshyan's stern tone and the sense of oppression brought by the huge space warriors, the head of the Military Affairs Department sweated heavily and he swallowed He swallowed his throat, then wiped it with the handkerchief in his pocket tremblingly, and then whispered:
"Report to your lord, according to the official document"
"I! Now! I'm! No! Want! Listen! Public! Wen!"
Soshiyang said these words very sternly, and tapped the table with his fingers.
“I just want to know when my expeditionary force will be in place!”
“This”
“I’m not deliberately trying to embarrass you, Royce Minister, this is war time, and every minute and second that passes is extremely precious. If the expedition is delayed for one more day, Huron will have one more day to prepare, and our victory in the future will have to pay a heavier price. This is not only I am responsible to the emperor and to the soldiers who are going to the battlefield.”
"Sir, I. I will do my best to communicate with Terra and urge the various troops to arrive quickly."
"I hope there is a timetable, 3 months, I will see it after 3 months Until the first Astra Militarum arrives."
"Understood. I will work hard."
"Then there is one more thing."
Said. Yang tapped the table lightly, and then a series of numbers rose from the star map, marking the population profiles of all the imperial worlds from the Endymion Star Cluster to the Kliman Drift Zone.
"According to the authorization given to me by the High Lords Council, I will need to recruit 1.2 billion troops throughout the Maelstrom. This is a conservative estimate. The final number may be 1.5-2 billion. They will be selected completely according to the standards of the Astra Militarum. , training and arming, this is a huge project, I don’t know what Chief Administrative Officer Junot and Minister Royce have planned.”
It seems that Soshyan would mention this matter. Junot coughed slightly and took out the data pad and read.
“Based on the current population situation, the Ministry of Interior’s population distribution plan for the recruitment of new recruits for the expeditionary force is as follows. The Sagan system provides 300 million, the Grief system provides 100 million, the Endymion system provides 100 million, and Ibrahimovic The Leith Galaxy provides 100 million, the Holy Point Galaxy provides 200 million, the García Galaxy provides 100 million, the Kemara System provides 100 million, and the Viani System provides 200 million. The specific amounts for each world and hive are all in Here.”
(End of this chapter)