161. Farce in Parliament (Part 2)
"Look at this, things can't end..." Palpatine looked a little anxious, and he turned back to Francis worriedly.
Francis nodded, "They have no intention of reconciliation at all, they just want to knock each other down. Either it will be a complete victory, or it will be a complete failure, there is no third possibility. It's just...why do they Do you think you will win?"
An imperceptible smile appeared on Palpatine's lips, "That's probably because the Justice Fleet of the Galactic Republic sent troops directly to rescue the planet Nile last year and destroy the Bislanca pirates. Councilman Tim thinks this matter has something to do with it. As a precedent, the Republic's judicial fleet will definitely intervene again."
Francis was shocked. He didn't expect that there was a foreshadowing of that incident! ! I don’t know what Palpatine did behind the scenes. In short, Senator Tim’s current tough attitude is the result of this - a result that completely pushed things out of control!
At the same time, he also knew that Palpatine had another move in secret - inciting the corporate alliance to organize a mercenary fleet to blockade the planet Marastal, and now his boss Tang Xiao was in this fleet!
As a result, this battle will almost certainly break out! But Chancellor Valoran and the Republic are just powerless!
Palpatine is simply terrifying to the extreme. He calculates everything step by step to the extreme, and then uses every bit of influence caused by this matter to the extreme!
But Francis still showed no sign on the surface. He just frowned and asked: "But I remember that the judicial fleet sent troops to intervene last year, and the result was not pretty..."
Palpatine sighed, "At this point, we can only depend on Speaker Valorum's courage."
Over there, Speaker Valoran seemed to be in a dilemma when he was asked unexpectedly by Representative Tim. He paused and then said: "Congressman Tim, regarding this matter..."
"Speaker Valoran! Does the Republic Parliament want to interfere with normal business practices? Will I be sanctioned by the Parliament if I sell a car in the future? The reason is that the Republic thinks the price of this car should be cheaper?" Pasay Er-Argent was an excellent eloquent. As soon as he pushed Representative Tim back, he immediately retorted to Valoran and pushed back what he was about to say.
As soon as this statement came out, representatives of trust giants such as the Trade Federation, the Interstellar Banking Association, and the Commercial Guilds all started to clamor and loudly supported Parcell Argent's speech.
At this time, another anti-gravity platform flew out, but it was an acquaintance of Francis, the representative of the planet Rodia, Congressman Onaconda-Fal. He raised his hands and said loudly: "We cannot let the people of the Enterprise Alliance continue to be so domineering! Otherwise, we backward planets in the outer ring will only be exploited by them!"
As soon as his words came out, more voices immediately clamored in support. These people and the representatives of the business giants started a fierce quarrel, and the scene almost got out of control.
If they were not each riding on their own anti-gravity platform, but were meeting in an ordinary conference room, they would probably have started fighting by now.
Francis noticed that these representatives who opposed the business giants were all non-human races, and he couldn't help but take a closer look. It was discovered that most of the Outer Rim planets that had previously supported Claire's mutual aid fund, including the Samirthian Councilor Thunbark-Tula, were making a fuss here.
Noticing Francis's gaze, Palpatine smiled slightly and said: "Ah, they are a loose but powerful group in the Council - the 'ri faction', which mainly seeks autonomy for outer-ring planets and Gain more political rights. So they will support Ms. Claire’s mutual aid fund at that time, because your ideas are highly consistent with theirs.”
At this time, the quarrel over there had spread to here. I only heard Senator Farr say loudly: "You greedy businessmen will only use us as a dumping ground for goods and as your slaves to make money!! Even the founder of our mutual aid fund, Ms. Claire, was assassinated by you! !”
The representative of the Trade Alliance also responded tit-for-tat, "Regarding this assassination, the parties involved have reached an agreement to solve the problem. The truth of the whole matter is revealed. It was just a personal impulsive behavior!! If you still use this matter to attack the Trade Alliance, you have ulterior motives!"
In such a fierce quarrel, Finis Valoran and Botan once again showed their indecision, and they were never able to stop the chaotic quarrel and come up with a practical and effective plan.
Palpatine shook his head and sighed: "Speaker Valorum is in a dilemma now. After the last incident, his reputation has dropped to the bottom. The Judicial Fleet will no longer support him. And the Enterprise Alliance can indeed claim that this Things are market behavior, and all interference by the Republic violates the principle of market freedom."
"But if he continues to sit idly by like this, the MPs from the outer planets and even the middle planets will no longer believe in him." Francis said.
"Would you like to help him?" Palpatine said suddenly.
Francis shook his head and said: "I'm afraid I can't do anything about this situation. After all, I'm not even a formal member of Parliament."
"No, you can. And you will gain greater influence as a result. I think this will be of great benefit to your development." Palpatine said lightly.
Is it a test, a show of goodwill, or another trap? Francis was a bit elusive. But he still relied on his politician's intuition to make the decision immediately to help Valoran? Haha, why should you help a loser?
As a politician, what he needs to consider is getting enough benefits from a destined loser and adding insult to injury.
"Okay, then let me give it a try." Francis said lightly.
Palpatine controlled the platform and flew to the center of the parliament venue. He opened his hands and shouted loudly: "Okay! Everyone! Stop!!"
His words seemed to have magic power, and the quarreling senators around him immediately stopped and looked up at Palpatine.
In the more than ten years since he entered the Parliament, Palpatine has already established himself as a highly respected figure. His prestige in the Parliament is sometimes even higher than that of Speaker Valorum.
Palpatine saw that the surroundings were much quieter, so he said loudly: "Since you mentioned the Outer Rim Planet Mutual Aid Fund, the founders of this fund are now here, let us listen to their voices!"
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