Chapter 307: The benefits of fighting for the empire
What are the benefits of being an Astra Militarum and fighting for the Empire?
For the Raging Star Alliance government, there is no direct benefit.
But for Gu Hang, that's not necessarily the case.
He originally didn't want to be the commander of the Angry Bear Legion himself, so it was a better choice to let Yan Fangxu do it and hide behind him.
But now that he has sat in this position and is content with what he has come, Gu Hang will try his best to make use of this matter and find out if there is any value or opportunity that can be exploited.
Still there.
The first is reputation, which is very indirect but very valuable.He is not that kind of loner. As a politician and the leader of a force, making money in silence and struggling to thrive can no longer be used as the only means.
Of course, this aspect is needed, such as the development of science and technology and the development of industrial production capacity within the planet. These do not need to be publicized to the outside world and belong to the cultivation of internal strength.
But now, the Raging Owl Star is gradually moving towards the sea of stars. In the communication between stars, the role of intangible assets such as 'prestige' cannot be underestimated.
For example, before, Gu Hang showed the strength of an A-level psyker, which was an improvement in his personal reputation.
Prestige can be monetized, it just requires some methods and abilities.
He's already cashing in.
The branch of the Psychic Order that is about to be established on the planet Raging Owl is one way to realize this.
This branch will receive funding from the headquarters of the Tianjiu Society; it will be able to obtain the treasured information on cultivating psykers; Gu Hang has the legitimate qualifications to cultivate psykers, and he can issue legal licenses to the psykers under his command.
These are important.
No matter how much the allocation is, it is still a sum of money, and the most important thing is the issuance of legal licenses.Without a license, it would be fine for the psykers trained by the Raging Owl to operate on their own planet.But as the entire Raging Owl planet has calmed down and the entire society has become relatively stable, it will definitely move towards the interstellar stage in the future.
When it comes to the outside, based on the Empire's control policy for psykers, without legal licenses and identities, psykers can easily run into problems.
From now on, you don't have to worry about this anymore.
At the same time, in addition to things related to psykers, Gu Hang's fame this time also has a more important benefit.
Through the relationship with Gu's Trading Company, he found many investors and signed many investment contracts.
The industrial production capacity on the planet does not require investment from outsiders.The alliance's economic system is more planned-based, with currency and market functions playing a supporting role, but it does not require the introduction of particularly large numbers of foreign investors for construction.
But commerce is indispensable.The alliance has ample production capacity, but a considerable part of the production capacity has no place to absorb it.Even if you use it all to pay taxes, you can't keep all the remaining tax coins in your hands. You have to do some trade and orders to convert your extra production capacity into income.
Moreover, although the alliance has ample production capacity and can be self-sufficient, it does not require external input for everything.With the subsequent expansion of production capacity, the demand for raw materials will continue to grow.
Mining, logging, planting... of course these will also be developed on the mainland of Raging Owl, but they must be prepared for a rainy day.It would also be good to establish a trade route for resource input.
With the support of Gu's Trading Company, Gu Hang does not have to worry about having no channels to engage in interstellar trade.But there is a huge problem in the middle: Where is the star port?
There is a star port on Raging Owl now, but it is too small. It will take several days to get hundreds of thousands of Astra Militarum troops who can move and run on their own.If in large-scale interstellar trade, there are simply no conditions for exchanging goods worth tens or hundreds of millions of tax dollars, the star port cannot carry such a large transportation capacity.
Moreover, the largest ship that can currently be docked in the Star Port of Angry Star is the frigate class.For example, the most popular "big belly" transport ship in interstellar trade simply cannot dock.
Gu Hang has a complete set of design blueprints for building a large star port, and there are no technical bottlenecks.Skaro City, below the Star Port, now has a permanent population of 50. It has almost transformed from a wasteland into the largest city in Xiongya Province in less than a year.Almost all of these 50 people came to build the star port. Even if they were not directly engaged in construction work, they were at least engaged in raw material transportation, personnel and material support, ground management, medical care, and police...
Of course, the core of this series of derived work is still the construction of the star port.
However, even with so many people working on it, the construction speed of the star port is still very slow.
When Gu Hang said this to his mother, he was stared at with disbelief for a long time.
"What do you think a star port is? You started building it less than a year ago! On other planets, those large-scale star ports you have seen have not experienced decades or hundreds of years of use and expansion before they were slow. Did you become like this slowly? Don't think about becoming a fat man in one bite!"
But Gu Hang just wanted to be a fat man.
And what are the ways to speed up construction?
Find outside investment.
The current construction method of the alliance is to launch orbital spacecrafts one by one, sending a small number of components produced on the ground, or one or two engineering machines into space at a time.Then the workers have to wear spacesuits that are very difficult to move and carry out space operations.
Gu Hang does have a complete set of blueprint technologies, but many of the construction methods are simply impossible to implement.
But it would be easier if there was external investment.
You can find large engineering ships to do this job, which are much more reliable than engineering machines; you can directly buy super large accessories produced by others, transport them over, and assemble them with engineering ships...
All in all, if he had enough money, Gu Hang estimated that he would be able to expand the size of Angry Star Port to several hundred times its current size within a year or two.
It is no longer enough to save such a large sum of money on your own, rely on deception, or rely on funding from Gu's Trading Company.
It is necessary to introduce strong investors.
After Ms. Wang Qi learned about her son's ambition, she became active and found some people who were initially interested.
In the past, no one would have cared about this investment project.But now, Gu Hang himself has shown a certain ability, and the Raging Bear Legion has gained some reputation. People are slowly beginning to believe that investing in Raging Owl, a wasteland planet in the past, is something that can pay off.
Of course, these investors are still more cautious now, and the money they are willing to invest is generally only tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of tax dollars.
This was not enough for Gu Hang's grand plan.
But despite this, he refused to accept anyone who came.
It is necessary to set an example in advance.Even fraudsters know how to give a sweetener first. Gu Hang will make money for those who are willing to spend money to build a star port for him.
As for the future... the Star Port Commander is in the orbit of the Raging Owl Star, Gu Hang has guns and cannons, and there is not much else to say.
However, Gu Hang's current main reputation is still focused on his status as an A-level psyker and the young head of the Gu's Trading Company.This type of reputation is actually not very effective in attracting investors.
If the Raging Bear Legion can perform relatively well on the battlefield of Koroja 3, it will undoubtedly be a bonus.
Everyone knows that the Raging Bear Legion, from its soldiers to its equipment, is all produced by the Raging Owl Star.The combat effectiveness of an army will be able to illustrate the comprehensive strength of a planet from all angles. This is a huge billboard.The value of reputation is here.
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In addition to the value of reputation, the Raging Bear Legion's better record here also has other direct benefits.
Politically, it can draw closer relations with surrounding political forces.Helping the Empire world defeat the plague demon is undoubtedly the right thing to do.
The achievements made by the Angry Bear Legion will eventually fall on Gu Hang.He is the commander of the legion, with the rank of brigadier general. If he has made particularly great contributions later in the battle, would the Astra Militarum headquarters have the nerve not to give me a higher rank and some benefits?
Of course, this is very important for those who are fully involved in the Astra Militarum system. For Gu Hang, the price/performance ratio is not very high.
Even if his military rank is promoted and his position is promoted, he cannot abandon his basic base and join the circle of the Star Empire Army.
But that's just like if he sneaked into the Imperial Psychic Order and became a senior figure in the Dragon Eagle Starfield Order, he would get a series of benefits under this system. If Gu Hang is in the Astral Army, relying on If the Angry Bear Legion grows stronger and reaches a higher status, there will be direct benefits.
For example, the Raging Bear Legion may be expanded—not from the Raging Owl Star, but directly from the Ministry of Military Affairs, sending soldiers and equipment.
All Astra Militarum Legions are like this.
When the time comes, Gu Hang will have prostituted an army for nothing.Any money spent on supporting the army can be reimbursed by the Ministry of Military Affairs.
As for more direct benefits, there are still more.
In war, there will be spoils.
The Raging Bear Legion has strictly inherited the habits of the Alliance army. They are not allowed to loot. Soldiers must unconditionally hand over all loot and unclaimed property collected after the war.
In the alliance, these things handed over will eventually enter the treasury, and the soldiers will receive combat allowances, level upgrades due to military exploits, and generous pensions for the dead and injured...
But on the battlefield of Koroga, this was no longer the case.The highest level to turn in is the legion level.
The demons killed by the troops in battle are valuable, and the corresponding logistics troops will deal with the biological materials remaining in the bodies after the demon souls are expelled.The logistics force charges a portion of the processing fee, and the rest will be given to the corps.
In addition, when certain areas were recovered, many people died, and the properties left by local residents were also owned by the legion.
Li Kexi was a little at a loss as he had never encountered such a thing before!
He had previously thought that he would have to hand it over to the Ministry of Military Affairs, and had discussed it with the people from the Dragon Eagle Legion, but found out that it was not necessary.
Later, after asking Gu Hang for instructions, the legion commander decided that the money would be turned into legion property and all of it would be loaned to the alliance government.
The alliance government will establish a 'Legion Foundation', which will be used for pensions, additional allowances for Raging Bear Legionnaires, ammunition supplies, logistics maintenance, and a series of other things.Of course, it can be used for other purposes, but interest must be paid to the foundation anyway.
The left hand falls to the right hand, which belongs to yes.
However, the extra allowances and extra pensions are of great help to the morale of the Raging Bear Legion.
The Union army never worried about morale.On the one hand, soldiers who have been systematically trained are naturally highly organized.They are determined, disciplined and have high morale.On the other hand, the Alliance army is a force with faith. In the past, it mainly fought on the mainland of Raging Owl. The political commissars in the army have always emphasized to the soldiers that their fight is for the future of the entire planet and for the future of the entire planet. Fight for the happiness of people all over the world.
However, when it comes to alien operations, this belief has been challenged to some extent.
Although the political commissars will come up with two other theories:
One is loyalty to the governor. This is no problem and is recognized by all soldiers.
The second is to change 'for our world' to 'for all mankind'.However, this effect is not very good.
The former is grand enough. Many people only recognize this belief after personally experiencing the huge changes in themselves, their families, relatives and friends, and even seeing the entire planet.
But the latter is even grander and more illusory than the former.
What's even scarier is that there is no change.They have been fighting for half a year, but to be honest, has the situation in Fino City ever improved at all?
No, it's getting worse.
The soldiers accept that they are fighting for humanity, but the acceptance is not high, and the situation with no results and no changes makes them somewhat frustrated.
At this time, higher allowances, better treatment, this kind of actual material wealth reward, became a part of the compensation.
Gu Hang also made it clear during this meeting with Li Kexi that in another half a year at most, he would dispatch the other half of the Raging Bear Legion from Raging Owl Star to rotate with them.Let the soldiers who have fought for a long time have the opportunity to go back to rest, reunite with their families, and enjoy life.
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The benefits and benefits obtained by the Raging Bear Legion fighting here, whether direct or indirect; whether it is reputation, political or economic, all require Li Kexi and the soldiers under his command. Fight your way out on the battlefield.
It was bought with the blood of soldiers.
After half a year of fighting, all seven divisions and brigades are no longer full.A total of more than 3000 soldiers were casualties, with more than 8000 killed in action, and more than [-] seriously injured and determined to be unable to return to the army.
Gu Hang went to the field hospital and expressed condolences to the wounded.
He promised to return to his hometown with the wounded and the remains of the martyrs.They will receive a grand funeral and generous pensions.
Gu Hang kept his word.
More than 5000 soldiers who had withdrawn from the battle order, plus more than 5000 corpses that could be contained, were sent to the star port of Koroga through the logistics system of the Astra Militarum, and were transported to the Gu's Trading Company that was about to carry Gu Hang away. armed merchant ships.
In addition, there are others traveling with us.
An investigation team, with a total of twenty people, mainly from the Star Territory Investigation Team, and the Space Territory Government's investigation team sent three observers.
There is also a team of investors.Many wealthy people cannot leave Coroca because of their involvement in the Gallardo disappearance case, but they can send some investment consultants and confidants to go with Governor Gu to see if his planet is really worth investing in. .
In addition, the largest group of people, the 21 refugees who were to be 'evacuated' to the Raging Star, were loaded into an accompanying transport ship.
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