249. Failed Summit (Part 1)
The business summit on the planet Eliadu was held as scheduled. At 10 a.m. local time on the planet, representatives from all walks of life came to the Ceswenna Hall - which was newly built for this business summit and can be said to be the top and most luxurious one. venue.
Guard forces from all aspects were also on standby, and even the usually lax Republic Army was at full alert at this time, widening its eyes and looking closely around the venue.
100,000 B-1 combat robots have also been organized into the guard sequence. Although these robots are rigid, they can serve as a good supplement to the guard force. Putting a team of robots in some corners will make you feel more at ease.
On a road outside the venue, several Republic Army soldiers were whispering to each other, "Hey, how much property do you think the people in the venue have today? Do you have one trillion credits?"
"Don't think about it. You don't even know the concept of one trillion credits!" Another soldier rolled his eyes at him.
"I just want them to finish the meeting quickly! We have to stand on guard for six hours every day these days. I have never been so tired in my life..." said the third soldier.
"Who says it's not the case? And they actually ask us to control our body shape and not be too fat. I don't dare to eat meat these days..."
"Hey, look at the robots over there, why do you think there are so many robot guards for a meeting of this level?"
"What are you doing? They are the real main force! Do you think you can stand up to the enemy if they come? With your fair and fat body, I think a B-1 can hit you five times."
"Okay, thanks to these robots. Otherwise, you would have to stand guard in public restrooms? What a joke."
"That's right. Look at the guys in Group H, it's quite fun to call the B-1 robot team here and there."
"Who gave them the authority? I heard that the second lieutenant in Group H, his brother is from the Seswenna Sector Defense Fleet. He seems to be in charge of a consul-class cruiser! He has connections..."
"Hey, another car is coming! Stand still!"
A convoy drove slowly past the road. Judging from the markings, it was the car of a representative of the Technical Alliance. There were hundreds of B-1 combat robots running on both sides of the convoy. Due to traffic control during the summit, all vehicles are not allowed to be more than 1 meter above the ground, and no aircraft are allowed to fly over the city.
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After all the representatives had gathered here, the summit was officially held after a day.
In the spacious and bright conference hall, seats are arranged according to the economic strength and political status of each organization. The Galactic Parliament presiding over the meeting was naturally at the top, followed by delegations from the most powerful Trade Federation and the Interstellar Banking Association, as well as military representatives from the Republic's Judicial Fleet.
The Trade Alliance is a trust group of a large number of enterprises, among which the larger enterprises include Quat Dynamic Shipyard, Corellian Interstellar Engineering Company, etc., and they sent a delegation of more than 50 people.
It is worth mentioning that a super industrial enterprise like Kuat Power Shipyard is not only a member of the Trade Alliance, but also a member of the Technology Alliance. So they sent two groups of representatives.
Continuing down are representatives from the Technology Alliance and the Corporate Alliance, then the Merchant Guilds, the Stark Veterans Association, and the Hutts.
In addition, Damask Holding Group was also at the meeting, but their position was relatively backward.
After that are the representatives who are present. These are basically observers and have no room to interfere in the affairs of the galaxy. Some companies, including the Fourth Group, are here, but even so, it is already the highest honor to have a seat in a summit of this level. It is equivalent to the entire galaxy recognizing your status. .
What is very interesting is that Claire Underwood, as the founder of the Galaxy Outer Planet Mutual Aid Fund, actually received the invitation and had a place to attend. Even Francis Underwood is not eligible to participate, because the Dawn Planet has not yet entered the parliament, so he does not have a formal political status.
Of course, this should also be the olive branch extended by Sheev Palpatine to Francis and the Dawn Planet.
However, the summit went extremely poorly at the beginning. Finis Valoran made the opening remarks and after talking about the galactic economic community and great prosperity, he proposed a major motion.
The Galactic Republic requires major commercial and economic entities to assist the Republic in completing the economic census of the Outer Rim Sector and formally taxing the Outer Rim Sector.
In exchange, the Galactic Republic is willing to relax shipbuilding restrictions on these participating commercial and economic entities. In other words, based on the size and scale of these economic entities, large warships whose size, firepower, and hyperspace performance exceed the specifications stipulated by the Rusan Conference can be built.
In Finis-Valoran's vision, these corporate giants should very much welcome this bill. After all, the Rusan Conference was very strict on the specifications of the spacecraft. Except for the Republic's Judicial Fleet, no organization was allowed to build or own a warship exceeding 200 meters. There are also strict regulations on the power of battleship weapons, and the hyperspace engine level must not exceed 1.0.
If this restriction is relaxed, the Trade Alliance will be able to build no more than 150 large warships with no restrictions on size, weapon power and hyperspace engine level. This will greatly enhance the strength of these companies.
According to this bill, in addition to the already unrestricted Generous class communication frigates, the Interstellar Banking Association can build 120 more large warships, the Technology Alliance can also build 100 ships, the Enterprise Alliance can build 80 ships, and the Commercial Guild can Build 50 ships.
Once this bill is passed, it can be said that the business ecosystem of the galaxy will be rewritten. With the provisions of the treaty, the status of these enterprises will be more stable.
But this bill, which Fenis Valoran had high hopes for, only received a sneer from the Trade Alliance representative.
"The galaxy is not peaceful now, and interstellar pirates are coming one after another. I believe everyone has seen the dispute on the planet Tatooine a year ago. During that time, no caravans even dared to pass near Tatooine. Because there were so many people around Among the pirates, there are even Hammerhead-class cruisers! Therefore, it is imperative to relax the shipbuilding restrictions of the Rusan Treaty. So I would like to ask your Excellency, Speaker, why do you use an already determined matter as a bargaining chip? , trying to make us pay more?" the trade alliance representative said coldly.
"The agreement of the Ruusan Conference came from the personal order of the Speaker of the Galactic Republic at the time. This agreement cannot be questioned before receiving the same level of administrative instructions!" Finis-Valorum said loudly.
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