Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 933

During his contemplation, Gu Hang also vaguely formed some ideas in his mind.

Just then, someone at the meeting called him.

Gu Hang came back to his senses.

Although he had been distracted earlier, he was actually listening to the fervent discussions at the meeting.

At this point, when people called him, it naturally meant that the discussion had reached an impasse and required him, the leader, to make the final decision.

After all, everyone's opinions had been clearly expressed in the previous debates.

So, Gu Hang did not hesitate or struggle any further and directly stated his opinion:

"I roughly understand everyone's thoughts: to increase investment in deficit worlds, build them up as soon as possible, and make them profitable sooner by swapping short-term large losses for rapid development. In the future, these worlds can be self-sufficient, break free from long-term deficits, and even make a profit."

"The other extreme would be to completely abandon these worlds, maintain the Empire's conventional ruling method, appoint Planetary Governors, forcefully demand a 10% Imperial Tax, and not intervene in other resources unless the entire planet reaches a state of destruction. The Alliance will not interfere with local conditions but will leave them to the local governors."

"I also fully understand everyone's thoughts, but I believe that these two directions are not entirely conflicting, and we can implement them simultaneously."

"I agree with Jason Morgan's opinion; we need to analyze the situation one region, one planet at a time, to determine how exactly to proceed."

"We'll discuss the areas separately…"

Gu Hang began an extensive discourse.

During his speech, everyone else remained mostly quiet, listening intently to the opinions of the supreme commander of the Alliance. Only when Gu Hang asked questions did the designated speakers respond.

Gu Hang first defined the development targets for the Seven Horse Territory.

The entire Seven Horse Territory has been identified as a core area of the Alliance.

Not just the Tianma Star Sector, but the remaining six sectors also need emphasis on development.

These seven Star Sectors total 88 worlds with a population of 187 billion; it is currently a profit-making area. Although the main profit comes from the Alliance's foundational Tianma Star Sector, its development will eventually reach its limit.

Of course, this limit is not static; once a certain development level is reached, the pace of development will inevitably decrease. Also, because advanced industries occupy a lot of manpower and production ratios, the population that the planetary environments can sustain will reach a limit—Gu Hang does not want to build a world like Holy Terra; it's too terrifying.

Once this soft limit is reached, the Star Sector will continue to develop, especially in advanced, high-tech industries. But some outdated capacities will definitely be phased out.

The Seven Horse Territory is the best place to take these on.

Moreover, during the previous wars, these 88 worlds were already under the control of the Alliance, and the Seven Horse framework and the economic community framework have been fully implemented in these worlds. Now, the timing has matured to entirely transform into the Alliance system.

These 88 worlds are also where the Alliance plans to invest heavily.

Upon inquiry by Gu Hang, the Alliance Premier, Ms. Oseina Qin Ke, after consulting with her staff and several senior officials of the Alliance for a few minutes, gave Gu Hang a definite answer: The industrial and economic development of the Seven Horse Territory can maintain an annual growth rate of 10% for the next five years.

After five years, the total output value of the Seven Horse Territory should increase to over 300 billion.

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The second area discussed is the Yunluo Center.

This will be a key area to establish the rule of the Alliance.

These forty-plus worlds are populous and economically developed; running at a loss is unlikely. However, Gu Hang is not satisfied with merely making a profit in these places.

What Gu Hang wants is for these 54 worlds, housing 2500 billion people with a 6300 billion output value, to fully integrate into the Alliance system, just like the Seven Horse Territory.

Only then, in the future, will it be convenient for Gu Hang to bring various high-grade technologies and industries there for production. This will further boost the output value of these places; and besides, the Alliance believes that these worlds have such high output values and the Imperial Tax isn't even that much. Why is it that the financial contribution they provide each year is only so little?

Changing to the Alliance system, Gu Hang hopes to achieve the following: no large-scale turmoil occurs, the living standards of the vast majority of Empire citizens do not generally drop, and the industrial economy should at least not decline. On these bases, the control of the Alliance over these areas should significantly increase, with a clear rise in fiscal contributions,

Regarding this, Oseina appears troubled.

Many of these points are contradictory.

Alliance integration and the absence of unrest are contradictory. Alliance integration will inevitably lead to losses for the intervening consuming class, although according to Alliance policy, these business owners, former local officials, as long as they cooperate with the Alliance integration, can receive a relatively high grade. But the high grades of the Alliance, for common people, truly elevate life to the skies, but compared to the past where they had great power and control over all industries, it's not the same concept.

Without removing these consuming classes, how can there be a significant increase in fiscal income, without increasing output value and without lowering the living standards of the populace?

The knife must fall on these people.