Chapter 1982 The Catastrophe of Endymion
Soshiyan had imagined how the empire would react once it was known that a new force had emerged among the Eldar?
The result is probably that the Alien Tribunal will work hard to trace and try to find the location and location of this new force. However, the Tribunal report mentioned that newly rising force. Soshyan knows that Doral also She often mentioned to him that it was the Death Army led by Everene.
The Death Army is currently recruiting troops, but because it does not have a stable territory, the expansion is closer to missionary. It constantly travels to various Eldar forces to promote the belief in Death and the Seventh Way. If the opponent chooses to believe in Death, then It is equivalent to joining the Death Army. You only need to obey the call, and there is basically no change in your lifestyle.
It can also be seen from here that there are obvious differences between the Death Army and the Eternal Royal Court. What Ephrenee wants to form is a religious order, while what Veronica creates is a country. The two groups are actually not exactly on the same track.
Perhaps, this matter can be directed to the Death Army, but it is a little unreasonable. After all, Efreni has helped him many times in Comoros, but Doral must agree. He has always regarded the Death Army as As a potential competitor for the royal court, Veronica would definitely not be happy. After all, she and Evelene have a close friendship.
After much thought and from a practical perspective, Soshyan decided to let Doral do some foreshadowing and draw the attention of the Tribunal to the Death Army. It doesn’t need to be obvious. Anyway, in the end They still have to investigate on their own. Anyway, the Death Army is still elusive at present, and it is difficult for the Tribunal to investigate, but the Eternal Court is the type where the priest can escape but cannot escape the church.
As for what to do in the future, Soshiyang can only say that he can hide it for as long as he can.
Two weeks after the incident, Soshyan ordered the gathering of the remaining fleet and trade fleet of the Hoyland family, and pardoned the remaining personnel and tribesmen of the family. After all, the Hoyland family held They had a sacred contract with the Emperor. Now that the sinner was dead, the contract must still be fulfilled, so he appointed the eldest boy among the three surviving children as the Hoyland family. The new patriarch of the family and inherited the business license, but since the other party is only seven years old now, out of love and sympathy for the tragedy that the family has suffered, Soshyan made an exception and decided to become the boy's godfather, as a space warrior. Provide shelter and guidance to the other party, and temporarily take over the operation and management of the family until the other party reaches adulthood. Of course, he will not actually do it himself. These things are packaged to the "Director General of Trade" he appointed. Sorge.
In fact, there is a special reason why the Eldar left these three children. It is that Ernst Mare Hoyland’s evil rituals require the sacrifice of blood relatives. Their parents were killed by themselves. Their "great-grandfather" was secretly sacrificed and disguised as an accident. An Eldar war chief discovered the details and ultimately saved their lives and erased their memories of the massacre.
Soshyan asked Doral to praise the war commander. He also hoped that the three children would never know this. Even if they hold hatred against the Eldar all their lives, it might be easier than facing this cruel reality. many.
After solving the Hoyland family, Soshyan did not directly confiscate the family's property, because the Claremont family had begun to surpass the Hoyland family with support during the expedition. Soshyan Young knew that true stability always comes from the balance of power, so it was necessary to maintain the prosperity of the Hoyland family. He even ordered some of the business that had been handed over to the Claremont family to be transferred to the Hoyland family.
However, this does not mean that there will be no gains. After basically mastering the two major merchant families in the Maelstrom, the logistics dispatch of the expeditionary force will be greatly improved, and the interception and blockade of the Red Pirates will also be more efficient. smoothly.
Not long after the massacre of the Hoyland family, Soshyan convened a meeting of representatives of the major imperial departments, the Mechanicum, the Ecclesiarchy, and the nobility in the Maelstrom region.
The focus is to discuss taxation, people's livelihood and logistical supply issues.
At the beginning of the meeting, Soshyan raised a very pointed question to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs -
"How many people have died in the two theaters of Endymion so far."
In the conference room, Soshyan did not look at the huge star map in the middle. Instead, he turned his back to everyone and looked up at the huge Sky Eagle emblem.
Behind him on the left, Junot Rigo, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was slightly bent over, with his head lowered and his hands hanging by his side.
Not long ago, Soshyan received another report from the Endymion area. During the First Badab War, this area was the main battlefield between the opposing sides. In order to advance quickly without leaving any consequences, The empire almost slaughtered every place it captured. After the expedition was launched, this area became the only battlefield where the Red Pirates invaded the empire's territory on a large scale. Many worlds were briefly occupied, and therefore suffered more damage than other war zones. It is much more serious, and this area is the densest and most populated of the inhabited planets in the Maelstrom.
As a result, reports of endymion riots, famine, and mass exodus of the planet from the planet are almost as likely to fall from the sky as flakes.
And Soshyan also knows that in this massive emergency report, there are more cruelties that have been covered up -
"Statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is 3.419 million One thousand and twenty-one people.”
Soshiyang turned around with a very serious expression, even stern. "What about reality."
Three words, but like a powerful explosive bomb, Junot Rigo's body shook slightly, and his hands even clenched slightly nervously.
He wriggled his lips a few times, hiccupped in his throat for a long time, and finally said very hesitantly:
"About. About"
The powerful Minister of the Interior After swallowing his throat, his voice suddenly became very soft, so soft that the people around him could hardly hear it.
“.Thirty billion people.”
After speaking, he licked his dry lips and lowered his head.
After listening, Soshiyang was silent for a long time, and others did not dare to speak. The conference room was so quiet that you could hear the sound of a pin dropping.
I don’t know how long it took before Soshiyang asked slowly:
“I heard that some citizens of the empire became red after privately accepting fifty ration bars from the enemy. Is it true that he is an accomplice of pirates, helping them to spy on intelligence, incite riots, and carry out destruction?"
Junot Rigo immediately raised his head and shook his head slightly.
"This is definitely a rumor and a provocation. The vast number of people in the empire have faith and integrity. Everyone is bathed in the glory of the throne. They would rather starve to death than eat the food of heretics. Traitors are always in the minority."
Soshyan took two steps, came to the star map, and said slowly:
"Then what can you do, Minister Junot."
"A way. That’s all for now.”
Junot Rigo hesitated for a long time, unable to explain why.
"Minister, you still haven't answered my question."
"Currently. Each warehouse has been closed"
"Minister Royce, please tell me, is there any solution?"
The representative of the Ministry of Military Affairs frowned. After being speechless for a long time, he finally said something.
“Heresy spreads, the people are in ruins, it is not enough to destroy the enemy without gathering a large army, and there is not enough material to supply the troops without increasing taxes. We can only work harder for the citizens of the empire for a while, each The standard working hours in hives and factories will be increased by one hour, and the war tax will be added by 1%. I think they will understand. ”
(End of this chapter)