Chapter 1983 is a mess
“Raise taxes, increase taxes! It’s all bullshit!”
After listening to the outrageous suggestions of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Soshiyang yelled and took a picture of the monitor next to him. The instrument directly smashed a big hole in the metal shell, and the star map also flickered and sparks appeared. Royce's neck shrank and he almost fell to his knees, but at least his trembling legs still supported his knees.
"It has only been more than a hundred years since the Maelstrom experienced the Star Claw Rebellion, and the situation has deteriorated like this. Don't you have any idea why? How many citizens of the Empire are willing to die in the name of heresy? You Don’t you know why? Well, I’ll tell you! The people succumbed to the heresy just because they were hungry and trapped! Because they didn’t have enough food in their mouths! What is lost is the human heart! The human heart is the food! It is the endless supply of troops! That’s why there are always endless rebellions in the empire! ”
On normal days, if such words were spoken by anyone, he would be immediately labeled as a heretic and a seditious person and put on trial, but at this time, including Legal Marshal Rory Figueiredo, Inside, everyone was so angry that they didn't dare to say a word.
After all, Soshyan has proven to everyone with his actions that he is an activist and a very iron-fisted and tough leader, and he does not pay attention to any so-called relationships. If anyone tries to make small moves, he will immediately usher in a tragic ending.
"Food! What they need now is food! So who can tell me! Where is the food!"
Rory Figueiredo suddenly said:
"In the cabins of merchants, in the warehouses of nobles, in the account books of officials, in the church almshouses, in the tax entries, but... it is not in the mouths of the refugees."< br>
As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused the backlash from the people around them. A representative of Hongshang immediately retorted:
"The merchants are all doing legal business! Without their efforts to maintain the route, what would happen to the logistics of the expedition?"
Earl Vaughn also expressed his bitterness.
“After the expedition began, the war tax became heavier day by day. The elites of the empire had no complaints about this. They provided money and even the children of the family were sent to serve in the army.”< br>
As he spoke, he wiped his tears with a handkerchief.
“How many outstanding young people have shed blood on the battlefield and sacrificed their lives for the emperor. Do we have to have all the nobles to lose their families?”
"The Ministry of Justice only arrests people, of course you don't need to hurt your back when talking!"
Junot Rigo, the previously submissive representative of the Ministry of the Interior, suddenly transformed into a ferocious "soldier" and began to fire wildly at his colleague.
“Terra has been asking when the tithe will be delivered, and the logistics department of the expeditionary force has been chasing countless supplies. The official warehouses of various planets and hives are so empty that It's a rat race, the top wants it, the army wants it, the localities want it, everywhere, including the salaries of the prisons and local sheriffs in our legal department, how great would it be if I could change it to you directly, but I can't? , who has this ability? Since the beginning of the expedition, the GDP of the entire Ministry of Internal Affairs has dropped by 11.94%, and a large number of factory facilities and hive facilities have been destroyed, especially in the Endymion sector, at least one third of it. Industrial facilities and energy facilities were completely destroyed, and the largest foundry world, Angstrom, had its production and supply interrupted for 7 months due to the early blockade and the subsequent war. 7 months! The region is still in a state of war, which has reduced the trade throughput of the entire region by 27.11%. With such a huge gap, what can we do? It is nothing more than demolishing the east wall to make up for the west wall, and the military supply of the expeditionary force is the highest priority. ."
Rory Figueiredo just sneered, and then said:
"Then why don't you explain why so many warehouses in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are empty?"
"These are all old accounts accumulated over thousands of years. Even my predecessor is lying in the grave now. What do you want me to do? Your legal department can also investigate. Why do you ask me?" "Ha, I think you should come to the Ministry of Justice, you are much tougher than Leman Russ."
Royce, the representative of the Ministry of Military Affairs, coughed lightly and said:
"As a reminder, Leman Russ does not belong to the Legal Department."
Rory Figueiredo ignored the other party, but took out a data tablet and shook it in his hand.
"Do you really think that the Ministry of Justice turns a blind eye to everything? I think you all know how much official and military materials have flowed into the black market, right? This is collected through secret investigations by the Ministry of Justice in the main hive cities of each galaxy. Many law enforcement officers even paid the price with their lives during the investigation and evidence collection, and many law enforcement officers were bribed and coerced. Just to get this information here, they have gone through all kinds of difficulties and dangers. How much power is behind it?"
As he spoke, he inserted one side of the data board into the display device, and then the star map flickered and disappeared, along with a large number of reports and data panels. Out popped Rory Figueiredo, reaching out to click on one.
“In Sagan alone, in the whole year of 1966, more than 12 trillion tons of food, medicine and even military supplies flowed into the black market, and this account gap was taken by the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Expeditionary Force Logistics Transfer Department. They made various excuses to avoid it, such as lying that the transport ship was sunk by the red pirates, or lying that the subspace was lost, or not putting it in the warehouse. This is why the frontline supplies are always insufficient, and local governments always have to continuously increase taxes! The reason! Who knows how many civilians have died of starvation and how many silverfish have been fattened by this war?"
Royce was shocked when he saw it and denied:
< br>“You must speak with evidence. The Ministry of Justice cannot say that everyone else is guilty based on one person’s opinion. Data alone is not enough!”
Bornhard Morales, the director in charge of the expeditionary force’s logistics, also said:
“The material losses caused by enemy attacks and subspace wandering exist objectively. If this has to be traced, then who would dare to risk it? Are you risking your life to deliver supplies to the frontline troops? I also have an opinion on the shortage of supplies. Recently, the prices of food and daily necessities have increased rapidly in various places, and there is a lot of hoarding and price-gouging by merchants. Why doesn’t the Ministry of Justice talk about this? What about that? Because it’s legal?”
Before the Marshal of the Ministry of Justice could speak, the representative of Hongshang immediately refuted.
“Are there any problems with normal business practices? You are a noble master, sitting peacefully in the hive. You must have never considered how high the transportation costs and risks are during this period, and how many merchant ships have been destroyed. Pirates and subspace storms sank! Isn’t it natural for merchants to demand higher rewards?”
Soon, everyone was in a quarrel, and Patriarch Santo Dun's eyes were slightly closed, he was gently turning the rosary beads in his hands, and was mumbling something, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.
Soshiyang turned around long ago, looking at the huge Sky Eagle emblem with his hands behind his back, as if he didn't want to see the ugly appearance of these people.
After a while, he sighed.
"Okay."
His voice was not loud, even very soft, almost drowned out by the quarrel, but it seemed to contain infinite power, and everyone immediately stopped talking He said so and bowed his head slightly to him.
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(End of this chapter)