Chapter 669: Chapter 381, Reverse His Mother’s!_2
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“As for the common serfs… they are agricultural workers now. But no matter what they’re called, or at what time, their opinions have never been the most important.”
“Moreover, among the Korolya people who migrated to Heijian Star, the most common destinations were either the factories in the four major industrial centers or the many newly built farms, going to the borders of the various kingdoms to reclaim land; did you know that on the coastline of your Panbos Kingdom, a freshwater factory center has been established? Surrounding this new industrial center, several industrial cities have sprung up. Seawater desalination and the construction of water resource pipelines to the newly built starport a few years ago have been undertaken as a means of freshwater export, relieving Korolya’s water resources pressure; taking advantage of the resources from seawater desalination, many vertical farms have been built, utilizing soilless cultivation technology for large-scale food production…”
Talking about these things, Mrs. Iron Curtain became quite talkative.
Especially when it came to the changes in Heijian Star, she spoke as if reciting treasures from her own home.
Eureka listened attentively, and at the end, he said, “You still care a lot about Heijian Star.”
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Isabel paused, and this time she did not avoid the subject: “Yes, of course, after all, it’s my home planet. Since I ascended to the position of queen, I have had no family, and now the only ties I have left are my two daughters, who are currently studying at the Comprehensive Academy on Rage Owl Star. The only other thing that I have left to care about is my mother planet, my homeland.”
“Do you think the changes in your mother planet and homeland are good?”
“Of course, under the Alliance’s rule, it is becoming stronger and more prosperous, there’s no doubt about that.” Isabel’s words were decisive.
Eureka let out a sigh of relief. He opened his mouth as if to say something more, but at that moment, the communicator he wore suddenly rang.
He put on the earpiece, listened for a few moments, and his expression quickly turned serious.
He said to Isabel, “Iron Curtain Queen, thank you for taking time out of your day to talk with me. However, I must leave now, there’s an urgent mission requiring assembly.”
Isabel stood up, “You’re welcome.”
“Aren’t you curious about what it is?”
“Curious, but I know that what should not be asked, what should not be said, should not be known. If I need to know, I will soon find out, won’t I?”
“Yes.” said Eureka, “You indeed will receive news of this matter very soon, so it’s no big deal for me to tell you a bit earlier: the Fatches Family has rebelled.”
Now, Isabel was truly shocked.
“Rebellion? Do you mean the kind of rebellion I’m thinking of?”
“Yes, they have betrayed the Empire.”
“This is really… bad news, for anyone.”
“I must go now, goodbye, ma’am.”
“Goodbye.”
After saying goodbye to Eureka, Isabel sat at her desk, digested the news of the Fatches Family’s rebellion, and then picked up pen and paper to start writing a report titled:
Report on Communication with Alliance National Knights Commander Eureka.
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Gu Hang glanced at the report, but its contents did not concern him much.
Such trivial matters were not worth his attention.
Whether it was Isabel’s little schemes or Eureka’s feelings, he did not think much of them.
Isn’t it normal to feel a little melancholic?
As long as he focused on his work, Gu Hang couldn’t care less about those thoughts.
Of course, just because he didn’t take it seriously didn’t mean no one else in the Alliance did. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, under the legal institutions, would pay attention to this matter. The note Gu Hang wrote on the report was also to alert the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Afterward, he turned his attention to matters of real significance.
The Fatches rebellion.
It was an event he had helped facilitate, but the current situation was somewhat beyond his expectations.
In the original plans, although there was mention of the possibility of a Fatches rebellion, it was considered unlikely.
Yet, that scenario had occurred.
A little over a year ago, a work group from the Star Sector Government, while measuring development levels and conducting population statistics for the Alliance, made significant concessions.
Open falsification was out of the question, as the Imperial Tax needed to be secured, and the Imperial Taxation Department would have officials review and even conduct field inspections. Discovering any discrepancies could cause major problems for the Star Sector Government.
But even when adhering to regulations, there were many loopholes to exploit.
Development levels for Korolya, Rage Owl Star, and Heijian Star were kept at level 1. This was not really reasonable, but it was within the rules.
The shipyard on Rage Owl Star was obviously a place with huge potential, but at the time the Star Sector Government did their accounting, the shipyard was still expanding. Although a part of it was about to be completed, and even cargo ships like the Eureka could already be built, the expansion was not yet finished.
Rage Owl Star, which could have been rated at development level 2 or even 3, took advantage of a timing difference and remained at level 1.
The same logic applied to Heijian Star. Under Gu Hang’s management for five years, it transformed from a purely agricultural planet to one with an even more advanced agricultural output due to industrial intervention; the establishment of several industrial centers also meant it had a substantial industrial output. It could have been rated at level 2.
But the level was relaxed slightly, maintaining it at development level 1.
As for population, just before the mass migration in Korolya, a timing difference was exploited: Rage Owl Star was registered with only two hundred million people — although a billion followed in the next year; Heijian Star was registered with six hundred million, which also expanded to a billion the following year.
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