Chapter 776, Peaceful Evolution

Chapter 776, Peaceful Evolution

Variables are something that sometimes require patience and sometimes happen naturally.

When the atmosphere is right, it will come naturally.

Over in the Eastern Universe, things have changed.

A big event happened on Wuji Star: Chairman Zhouyu rebelled!
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The current chairman of the Eastern Universe is named Yin Bashim.

Four years ago, the former chairman Zuo Zhaofeng was promoted as he wished and became a deputy prime minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

Generally speaking, it is difficult to do it that fast.

The chairman of the Eastern Universe before Zuo Zhaofeng was promoted to vice premier. He had worked in local government for his entire life before he got the position of vice premier. He retired every two years, which was equivalent to just a retirement benefit.

Although the position of Chairman of the Universe is important and even has the qualification to be elected as a high lord, not everyone can become a senior central official.

Compared with an ordinary chairman of the universe, the vice-premier of the central department of the empire may still need to be debated. The higher the position, the more powerful the vice-premier is. In addition, the attraction of Holy Terra to "outsiders" and the attraction of entering the power center of the empire... As long as they are not "country bumpkins" who are obsessed with becoming local tyrants, most politicians in the empire will still choose the vice-premier.

Not to mention the deputy prime minister, there are even people transferred from the chairman of the universe domain to serve as assistant ministers. This position is only one level higher than the deputy minister, but within a department, it is also one of the top seven people.

Theoretically, if you count the Executive Yuan, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the Ministry of Taxation, there are only eight positions for the deputy prime minister, and it is not easy to find one. And even if one is vacant, the competition is very high. Not only are there many cosmic domain chairmen eyeing the vacant position on Holy Terra, but the assistant ministers and deputy ministers of various departments are also eyeing it. It is not easy to get it if you want it.

Although Zuo Zhaofeng has been the Chairman of the Universe for more than 40 years, to be honest, his position as Chairman of the Universe was not particularly stable and seemed to have been forced. His qualifications and achievements were not enough, and he should not have been able to compete for the position of Vice Premier.

However, this helps in two ways.

First, there was Gallardo, the Prime Minister of the Military Affairs Department, who was pushing for it. Zuo Zhaofeng was one of his own, and even though he had slowly gained control of the situation in the Military Affairs Department over the years, it would be of great help if he could push another trustworthy person to take up the important position of Deputy Prime Minister.

His position was not so stable. His good relationship with Gu Hang made him suffer a lot of criticism. Even Prime Minister Qi Bodu sometimes secretly tried to deal with him.

He would also be worried that if any major problems arose in the relationship between the Imperial Central Government and the Alliance, he would be the first to suffer.

But he never considered cutting ties with the alliance or Gu Hang.

It’s not because of the relationship between him and Gu Hang.

For a political animal like him, he will not let emotions replace thinking without extraordinary influence.

However, even from the perspective of fundamental interests, he cannot give up or abandon the alliance.

What is his greatest foundation?
First of all, when the Sun Lord died, he successfully chose his side and packaged up Solaria and the part of the Sun Lord's political legacy that he could access and sold them for a good price.

Afterwards, he followed the former High Lord and Prime Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Ou Juren, and defeated his immediate superior at the time, Norberto, the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs and High Lord, who was considered the backstage of the Iron Armored Regiment in Holy Terra; and then he followed the Prime Minister to defeat Ou Juren.

During this process, he chose the right position every time and was promoted step by step.

But he himself knew that such a foundation was very unstable. He was almost a slave of three surnames. No matter what he did next, Qi Bodu would not trust him.

How can people trust a person who is always changing sides and even stabs his former boss in the back?

Qi Bodu probably wanted to kick him out in his heart a long time ago.

The reason why he was not kicked at the beginning was that he had just helped to overthrow Ou Juren. No matter how much he wanted to replace him, he could not kill him just when he had promised to give him benefits, got him to power and joined him. He still had to have some dignity and wait a little longer.

In addition, the Ironclad War lasted unexpectedly long, and the Military Affairs Department should not have too much turmoil. In addition, due to his relationship with Gu Hang, the Western Front was a mess, and there was no success on the Northern Front. The whole thing depended on the Southern Front to move forward... For many reasons, Gallardo has been sitting in his position ever since.

But if he continues like this, it will not be a good thing. If he doesn't think of a solution, Qi Bodu will sooner or later take action against him and drive him out of office.

But why not kick him out now?

On the one hand, because he has gradually grown stronger within the Military Affairs Department, he is no longer just an airborne leader like when he first took office. Over the past ten or twenty years, he has more or less sorted out the internal affairs of the Military Affairs Department, and is no longer a pure politician.

But to be honest, this part of the factor is not enough to keep him in this position.

A bigger part of the reason is the point that he is always scolded for: he and Gu Hang are as close as brothers, and the alliance is now very powerful.

He has a good relationship with Gu Hang, who has a "bad reputation" in the central government of the empire, and he himself is a slave of three surnames who is not liked by Qi Bodu. What other reasons could there be for him not to fall?
Isn't it because there is a strong enough alliance supporting it outside?
He was a fool to give up his greatest help for the sake of the political opinion field on Holy Terra. If he really listened to those words, cut off ties with Gu Hang, and stood on the opposite side of the alliance, then the people who were trying to persuade him would be very happy, praise him a few words, and then find an opportunity in two years, or simply create an opportunity, to drive him out of office.

Absolutely.

If he wanted to live a good life, the more he was scolded outside, the more he had to help Gu Hang. The two of them were already too deeply tied together, and there was no benefit for him to stab Gu Hang in the back. He would only be liquidated in the future after losing his greatest help.

Of course, while clinging tightly to the alliance, he himself must also be tough enough.

No matter how precarious his position was, he was still the Prime Minister of the Military Affairs Department and a High Lord, and it was very important for him to manage his base well.

Not only can he consolidate his position, but he can also give full play to the functions of the Military Affairs Department after it is consolidated and help Gu Hang, killing two birds with one stone.

This is the purpose of transferring Zuo Zhaofeng, who is capable, ambitious, and works hard and as assigned in the Eastern Universe.

Of course, if Zuo Zhaofeng continued to stay in the Eastern Universe, it might be of greater help to the alliance's next plans.

Gallardo knew it too.

But... there was no way to stay any longer. This brings up another reason why Zuo Zhaofeng was promoted to the center of the empire: he did "too well" in the Eastern Universe.

In terms of economic construction and creating more imperial taxes, he did a great job. His most important path to success was to bring many star regions in the Eastern Universe together and work hard to get closer to the alliance.

The trade route between the Alliance and the Eastern Universe can be considered a two-way trade route, and it has indeed developed to an exaggerated level. The annual trade volume between the two sides soon exceeded one trillion, then two trillion, three trillion...

The extremely high trade volume has generated huge profits and also allowed the two sides' industries to be highly integrated.

The two sides began to invest heavily in each other.

This is a way to make a lot of money, especially for the many governors and heads of state in the Eastern Universe.

Needless to say, the Alliance's investment in them has greatly increased the development of the planet. Even if the Alliance has a share in those industries, is the key to the Alliance's investment just money?
It’s indeed money. The alliance is really rich.

But apart from the most critical money and resources, what are even more scarce are the orders, trade agreements and technical support that come with them.

This is enough to put a planet on the fast track of development.

As for the many dignitaries in the Eastern Universe, investing in the Alliance is also an incredible opportunity. The Alliance often comes up with very attractive projects to attract investment, and these projects can often make a lot of money.

Even some planetary governors from the Eastern Universe, which had made larger investments and were more successful, had gone to live permanently in the Alliance.

In the Alliance, especially in the core economic zone, the living conditions are much better than those of the planetary governors in remote areas.

It’s not that they don’t have money, but does having money mean they can have a good life?

Not necessarily.

Money can buy almost everything, but... you have to have something to sell them.

The majestic city landscape, the ecosystem created by the "Garden of Eden" technology, the extremely rich entertainment and leisure products, the abundant supply of luxury goods, the high-end social circles... these things, no matter how much money they have, they cannot enjoy them in their own hometown.

Of course, the Alliance is not the only one that has these things. However, the planetary governors of the Eastern Universe do not have many other choices. The core reason why they did not leave their planets alone and go on vacation or even live somewhere else was because they did not dare.

They may not have a very stable ruling foundation. If they are away for a long time, their subordinates may not listen to them and are unwilling to contribute wealth to support their luxurious life. Even if their rule is relatively stable, it is easy to lose power if they are away for a long time.

If you lose power, you lose everything.

But the reason why they are not afraid of this when they are associated with the alliance is that they will be protected by the alliance.

The development of the planet depends on the alliance. After establishing inseparable economic relations and even strong personal interest relations, further relations will naturally and naturally develop.

This is true both politically and militarily.

They found that it was quite useful to hire government managers directly from the outstanding university graduates of the alliance. They were loyal, scientific, strict in their goals, and very good at dealing with the alliance's own business system.

Then, they found that training soldiers in the way of the alliance was also reliable. In fact, they could just do the whole package. Officers, equipment, organization, training methods... all were left to the alliance to take care of. They only had to pay the money. The defense army built in this way was not only stronger than the original old-style army, but also incredibly cost-effective.

Officials use people from the Alliance, military officers use people from the Alliance...then aren't these planetary governors just empty shells, being sidelined?
That's indeed the meaning.

But the core difference is that the entire alliance is laid out in the open.

If you want to save trouble, then you can choose the "all-inclusive package"; if you have doubts, then you can reduce the configuration in the all-inclusive package, and the army will only import equipment, or even only import weapon production lines to stimulate development; prohibit allies from being managers, and only conduct trade contacts...

It’s up to you to do whatever you want.

Even if you choose the "all-inclusive package", to put it bluntly, the military officers and administrative officials all work for the planetary governor. If they want to intervene in administration or military affairs, they can do so at any time. If they want to fire someone, they can fire him. If they want the alliance to replace someone, they can replace him...

To put it bluntly, there is a group of "workers" who are not our own but are very professional and capable.

What's there to be dissatisfied about?
Not to mention the planetary governors, even many of the powerful star region leaders do this.

In fact, there are already three star regions in the Eastern Universe that have signed military contracts with the Alliance. They have disbanded all their own troops and completely demilitarized, and their own military security issues are completely guaranteed by the Alliance, and they only need to pay some money.

Save money, reduce stress, develop faster, and the powerful can have more income...why not do it?

It is indeed beneficial to them, but in the eyes of the central government of the empire, this is simply treason!
What's the difference between what you're doing and handing the Eastern Universe over to Gu Hang?
The reason why they were able to achieve this has a lot to do with the instigation of Zuo Zhaofeng, the chairman of the Universe.

We cannot allow Zuo Zhaofeng to continue working in the Eastern Universe.

Even though under his leadership, the tax revenue in the Eastern Universe has been rising steadily, and the development has been getting better and better, and he is obviously a capable official, he cannot continue.

Unless the central government of the empire is willing to accept it, the alliance's base will continue to expand.

Anyway, Gallardo is on Holy Terra, constantly doing things for Zuo Zhaofeng, so it's a good opportunity to bring him up and make him get out of the Eastern Universe.

By the way, they also sent a new chairman of the universe to the Eastern Universe.

That person was Yin Bashim.

He is tasked with preventing the Eastern Universe from falling into the clutches of the Alliance.

(End of this chapter)