318. Thornhill’s Party
32BBY, March.
Ford Tonis, the current co-chairman of the Interstellar Banking Association, has reached the end of his term. Because he had previously announced that he would not participate in re-election, he resigned directly.
The election of a new co-chairman then began, with San Hill, the eldest son of the Hill family, participating in the election.
And because Hego Damask II, who once served as co-chairman of the Interstellar Banking Association and still has a very high influence even now, strongly supports Thorn Hill, and several other families also support him, this Jean Thornhill's advantage is almost unassailable.
The result of the election is also without any suspense. Thornhill officially serves as the new co-chairman of the Interstellar Banking Association.
To celebrate this exciting result, Thornhill invited some of his closest friends to a private dinner.
This dinner was extremely luxurious, even reaching the level of a party once held by Hego Damask II on the planet Sochoron.
Hego Damask II, the director of Damask Holding Group, Shu Mai, the leader of the Business Guild, Newt Gunray, the governor of the Trade Alliance, Parcel Argent, the leader of the Enterprise Alliance, and Walter, the leader of the Technology Alliance. Tambor, Fourth Group representative Gross Shelbia, and Dawn Planet Governor Tang Xiao also attended the dinner.
Even including gangsters such as Dryden Voss, the leader of the Bloody Dawn, and Madam Vixi, the leader of the White Worm, there was also a person that Tang Xiao met for the first time - the Archduke of the planet Geonosis, Bogle-Part 2 et al (Poggle the Lesser).
It can be said that the most notorious group of people in the galaxy gathered at this dinner party.
Tang Xiao also specially brought his own extremely beautiful vase, Alia Isabel. Now this girl is much more generous. Her singing and acting studies at Dawn Planet are also of great help. At this moment, the girl is holding Tang Xiao's arm very affectionately, admiring the luxurious dinner.
Seeing her look, Gross-Shelbia snorted and muttered, 'Bitch'.
After the dinner went on for a while, a somewhat unexpected person also came to the dinner. It turned out to be Jedi Master-Dooku! !
However, at this moment, Master Dooku was wearing a solemn and noble dress, with a dark black cloak on his back. He was energetic and majestic, but there was no shadow of a Jedi knight anywhere.
After a while of greetings, Master Dooku came to Tang Xiao, bowed slightly very gracefully, and said: "I am very happy to see you again, Your Excellency Governor. The development of Dawn Planet is really beyond my expectation. I believe I miss you. Such a leader who can lead his own planet to strive for self-improvement should be a role model for the outer planets."
"Master Dooku is the great man who truly has the future of the entire galaxy in mind. You are the one I admire." Tang Xiao also said politely.
"Hehehe, I think we will have many topics in common." Master Dooku was very helpful and nodded.
Tang Xiao also went over and had a long chat with Dryden Voss, the leader of the Bloody Dawn, and Mrs. Vixi, the leader of the White Worms, whom he hadn't met for a while. They had always been interested in Tang Xiao's role in the Battle of Marastal Fjord. The brave queen was very grateful for her actions, and even if they didn't meet each other afterwards, they had actually been cooperating to carve up the gangster cake of Black Sun, so their relationship had become much closer.
Among this gathering of big guys, the one who dazzles is the Archduke Bogle of the planet Geonosis, the Inferior. As an insectoid race, the Geonosians are actually a very discriminated group in the Galactic Republic. However, the Geonosians are one of the best workers in the galaxy, and their manufacturing and processing industries are very developed.
Tang Xiao knew that Bogle-Inferior was also an important figure in the future, so he went over to get acquainted with him. The Geonosian vocal system made it very difficult to speak Galactic Standard, so a translator droid accompanied them.
The Archduke of Bogle was originally from a lower caste among the Geonosians, which is also reflected in his surname. However, in 34 BBY, he launched an uprising against the previous leader, the upper-caste Archduke Hades, and the two sides engaged in a large-scale civil war.
The two sides of the civil war were originally very disparate in strength, but Bogle-Inferior was funded by Darth Sidious, so he finally defeated Archduke Hades last year, in 33 BBY, and destroyed his army. , became the new Grand Duke of the planet Geonosis, and threw Hades into the Colosseum to feed the beasts.
The current Geonosians are also very eager to gain a higher status in the galaxy, rather than being discriminated against for a long time - this is something that Bogle, who was born in a lower caste, feels the same way.
Bogle-Inferior maintained great respect in front of Tang Xiao, a disciple of Hego Damask II, and expressed that if possible, the Geonosians were willing to cooperate extensively with the Dawn Planet. Although they have no design and R&D capabilities, when it comes to production and manufacturing, few people in this galaxy can compare with the Geonosians.
During this gathering, Master Dooku stood up. He began to tell everyone about his ideals and denounced the corruption and cowardice of the galaxy.
Master Dooku can be called an excellent orator. His voice is low and full of magnetism, and his words are full of passion. He presents a magnificent and beautiful future in front of everyone - a future in which efficient power rules the galaxy.
He hoped that everyone present could participate in this great change and build a new republic.
Tang Xiao noticed that people including Walter Tambor, Shu Mai, and Parcell Argent were all very excited, because at their level of business, if they wanted to go further, they could only seek the country. This is similar to Lu Buwei.
However, the reactions of Newt Gunray, Thorn Hill, Bogle-Inferior and others were relatively dull. There was more or less the shadow of the Sith behind them, and they were more concerned about their own Power, not what would happen to this galactic republic. Of course, this does not mean that they will oppose Master Dooku's incitement. On the contrary, they also strongly support it.
During the dinner, San-Hir came over specifically to find Tang Xiao and asked him a somewhat strange question, "Mr. Governor, I heard that you hired a group of Cali mercenaries?"
"Strictly speaking, it's not my employment, but a cooperative relationship." Tang Xiao replied with a smile.
"So, what do you think of Cali mercenaries?"
"As mercenaries, they are fierce, brutal, and have extremely high combat intuition. I can directly conclude that after the destruction of the Mandalorian, the Kalians are now the best army in the galaxy."
However, Thorn-Hir shook his head and said: "No, a real army should enforce orders and prohibitions. The Kali people will never be able to do this."
"Why do you suddenly care about this issue?" Tang Xiao asked.
"Because I'm weighing the pros and cons..." San-Ciel touched his chin and said, "Weighing... the pros and cons between robots and humans. What do you think? Mr. Governor."
"Robots are very good tools, there is no doubt about it. But your question depends on what kind of robot it is." Tang Xiao smiled unpredictably and replied.
