Chapter 285, Not-so-faithful advice
Now, Gu Hang really had a headache.
It turns out that there is still such a hole waiting for him in Phoenix.
The most likely situation regarding the gene-seed of the Phoenix is that when the Chapter was first established, although most of the gene-seed belonged to the Phoenix Legion, some Blood Angels' seeds were mixed in for some unknown reason.
Or when a certain battle group received support and gene seeds were replenished, a batch of seeds came from the Blood Angels.
In some tragic and super-large-scale wars, this kind of thing may indeed happen due to management errors—assuming there is no conspiracy or deliberate intention.
And if you take the so-called conspiracy theories into consideration... it would be too complicated.
It is not impossible, but there are too many possibilities, and the historical truth has long been submerged in the long years. Now it is unclear and we do not have the ability to explore.
I can only leave it alone and ignore it for now.
According to Martins, the Phoenix didn't worry much about inspections from the Imperial government and the Order of Mars before the Atonement Crusade.On the one hand, they have abundant gene seeds, from which they can find the part that is most like the Phoenix Legion for examination.On the other hand, they themselves are powerful and have considerable political influence, and they also have a parent group to help cover them.
But now all these advantages are gone.
The gene seeds exchanged by Gu Xing were all standard phoenix seeds, and there was nothing that looked more like a phoenix.
The Phoenix itself has long since lost its power, so it would be good if the group is not destroyed.At the same time, because of the big mistake they made in the past, they had already cut themselves off from their parent group, and there has been no contact for more than 100 years.
Although they can try to re-establish this connection, more than 100 years have passed and Phoenix still ignores Phoenix, a sub-group that is suspected of being a 'bastard and bastard'. No one can say for sure.
As for the Blood Angels, who may be the genetic source of another part of the Phoenix... they were not even willing to do a genetic test to see whose descendant the Phoenix was, let alone now.
Each of these founding war groups was unique, and because they had been inherited for thousands of years, they had brilliant records and had extraordinary influence on many political entities in the empire. In addition, they had many close children surrounding them. Almost every one of them is an independent political force in the empire.And because they control powerful military power and military influence, almost no one dares to mess with them.
The Phoenix is no longer the powerful second-generation battle group it was in the past, and there is no suggestion that they are unwilling to offend them.
The Phoenix has also gone through the Atonement Expedition, fought many dangerous enemies, and visited many seriously polluted places... In this case, if the gene seed tax is paid, will the empire judge that there is something wrong with the Phoenix's seeds? This will set off a major review of the Phoenix and the angry owl that houses the Phoenix, which no one can predict.
When it comes to matters involving a Space Marine Chapter, Gu Hang, a planetary governor who has just made his fortune, really has no way to influence it.This is by no means as simple as a political struggle within a sector.
But soon, Gu Hang stopped worrying about this matter, and in turn comforted Martins:
"There must be a way before the car reaches the mountain. Don't be in a hurry. The collection of the genetic tax of the Chapter has nothing to do with the Imperial Taxation Department. It is done by the Chapter Management Bureau jointly established by the Order of Mars and the Imperial Government. How long has it been since the Phoenix expedition ended? , how could they know so quickly where your people are and how much taxes they need to collect? It's not that I look down on the empire's management capabilities, but they... are just a mess in terms of management efficiency of these small branches, and they don't even know when trouble comes. When is it?"
After hearing Gu Hang's words of comfort, Martins not only felt uneasy, but the bitter smile on his face became more obvious.
Tax evasion... This is something that is not popular in the empire.
Of course, Space Marine Chapters are easier to operate than Planetary Governors, especially those so-called ship-based Chapters that do not have a home planet or a recruiting planet. Maybe an expedition will end up in nowhere. For a while, he couldn't care about paying taxes, and the empire couldn't find anyone from the war group. It was true and normal.
The Phoenix is now said to be 'loyal' to Governor Gu, but this is only an agreed relationship between the two parties. Governor Gu can provide gene seeds, and all the new blood of the war group has Governor Gu as their first allegiance target. strong binding relationship.But there is no such thing in the official records of the empire.Theoretically speaking, if you are looking for the phoenix, you can't find it on Gu Hang's head.
But... that being said, it's not impossible to do it, but Martins just feels a bit... not very loyal.Gu Hang continued: "It really doesn't work. If you want to hand over the seeds, just hand them over. If you want to find trouble, just ask for it. It's not inexplicable. Let them compare the seeds handed in now with the seeds handed in when the Phoenix was in its heyday 100 years ago. Is there any difference? Can they still describe white as black?"
Martins still wasn't reassured.
White is called black?
That's really possible.
If it really got to that point, it would be too overwhelming.
Martins turned to consider the somewhat unfaithful proposal of the Governor.
...
Gu Hang only had a headache for a short while because of the troubles caused by the Phoenix, and then he didn't feel relieved anymore.
There is no point in thinking about things that cannot be changed and will happen later.
Gu Hang, who is gradually strengthening his strength, is not a fool.
He will never be like some planetary governors with insufficient foundation or insufficient strength. A few agents from the Empire's Ministry of Justice and judges from the Inquisition can come over to pronounce judgment and then kill him.
Level seven, and a psyker with the Kingdom of God bonus, are you kidding me?
What's more, the alliance system that Gu Hang built from scratch has no doubt about his personal loyalty.It is equally unrealistic to try to subvert the political situation.
These clandestine tactics are favored by places such as the Imperial Ministry of Justice and the Tribunal.They usually settle the matter first, make it an established fact, and then declare the governor to be a traitor.Anyway, everyone is dead and the coffin boards are nailed, so there is no way to stand up and refute.
But once these 'highly efficient' methods fail, it becomes very troublesome to get a planetary governor, especially if the governor pays taxes normally.
Taking the normal administrative route requires the production of evidence and a joint trial between multiple departments, and then declares the planetary governor to be a traitor to the empire, and then mobilizes the corresponding imperial troops to suppress it. The corresponding verdict must be persuaded to accept the action troops... The process will be very long and very long. Trouble will fully reflect the slow, rigid and decayed part of the imperial system.
If it weren't for this slowness, rigidity, and decay, which is almost irreversible, how could organizations like the Ministry of Justice and the Inquisition turn assassination and subversion into the most commonly used routine operations?
That's because if you do this, you won't be able to get things done.
As for Gu Hang, his 'resistance' to this aspect is already extremely high.
His focus returned to the battle in front of him.
Phoenix's special operations behind enemy lines achieved a complete victory.
Although two people were seriously injured and three pieces of tactical power armor were damaged, which would take several months to repair, the intercontinental missile base of Blackbird Heavy Industries was also gone.
(End of this chapter)