"Raise taxes, raise taxes! It's all bullshit!"
After listening to the outrageous suggestion of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Soshiyang roared and took a picture of the imaging device next to him, directly smashing a big hole in the metal shell. The star map also flashed and sparks appeared, and Luo Yins neck was hit. He almost fell to his knees, but his trembling legs managed to hold his knees.
"It has only been more than a hundred years since the Maelstrom experienced the Star Claw Rebellion, and the situation has become so rotten. Don't you have any idea why? How many citizens of the empire are willing to die in the name of heresy, don't you know why! Okay! Then let me tell you! The people succumbed to the heresy just because of hunger and poverty! Why are they hungry and trapped! Because they have no place to stand under their feet! There is no half a meal of food in their mouths! Before the empire loses a world, the first thing it loses is the human heart! You guys Do you know what the human heart is! The human heart is food! It is a busy factory! It is an endless supply of reserve troops! That’s why there are always endless rebellions in the empire! There are always endless heretics to kill!”
Normally, if such words were spoken from anyone's mouth, they would be immediately labeled as heretics and agitators and put on trial, but at this time, including Legal Marshal Rory Figueiredo, everyone was furious. Dare to say something.
After all, Soshyan has proven to everyone with his actions that he is an activist and a very iron-fisted and tough leader, and he does not pay attention to any so-called relationships. If anyone tries to make small moves, he will immediately usher in a tragic ending.
"Food! What they need now is food! So who can tell me! Where is the food!"
Rory Figueiredo suddenly said:
"In the cabins of merchants, in the warehouses of nobles, in the account books of officials, in the almshouses of churches, in the tax entries, but... just not in the mouths of the refugees. "
As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused the backlash from the people around them. A representative of Hongshang immediately retorted:
"The merchants are all doing legal business! Without their efforts to maintain the route, what would happen to the logistics of the expedition?"
Earl Vaughn also expressed his displeasure.
"After the expedition began, the war tax became heavier day by day. The elites of the empire had no complaints about this. They provided people with money, and even the children of the family were sent to serve in the army."
As he spoke, he wiped his tears with a handkerchief.
"How many outstanding young people have shed blood on the battlefield and sacrificed their lives for the emperor. Do we need all the nobles to lose their families?"
"The Legal Department only arrests people, so of course you don't need to hurt your back when talking!"
Junot Rigo, the previously submissive representative of the Ministry of the Interior, suddenly transformed into a ferocious "soldier" and began to fire wildly at his colleague.
"Terra has been asking when the tithe will be delivered, and the logistics department of the expeditionary force has been asking for countless supplies. The official warehouses of various planets and hives are so empty that it can make a rat race. The higher-ups want, The army wants it, the localities want it, everywhere, including the salaries of the prisons and local sheriffs in your Ministry of Justice, they ask us for it. What if I could change it directly to you? But I can't. Who has this ability? Expedition Since the beginning, the GDP of the entire Ministry of Interior area has dropped by 11.94%, and a large number of factory facilities and hive facilities have been destroyed, especially in the Endymion sector, where at least one-third of the industrial facilities and energy facilities have been completely destroyed. , and the largest forging world Angstrom, due to the early blockade and the subsequent war, was equivalent to interrupting production and supply for 7 months, 7 months! The Badab sector is still at war until now. , causing the trade throughput of the entire region to decrease by 27.11%. What can we do with such a huge gap? It is nothing more than demolishing the east wall to make up for the west wall, and the military supply of the expeditionary force is the highest priority."
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Rory Figueiredo just responded with a sneer, and then said:
"Then why don't you explain why so many warehouses in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are empty?"
"These are old accounts accumulated over thousands of years. Even my predecessor is lying in the grave now. What do you want me to do? Your legal department can also investigate. Why do you ask me?"
"Ha, I think you should come to the Legal Department. You have a much tougher mouth than Leman Russ."
Luo Yins, the representative of the Ministry of Military Affairs, coughed lightly and said:
"As a reminder, Leman Russ is not part of the Ministry of Justice."
Rory Figueiredo ignored the other party, but took out a data pad and shook it in his hand.
"Do you really think that the Ministry of Justice turns a blind eye to everything? I think you all know how much official and military materials have flowed into the black market, right? This is collected through secret investigations by the Ministry of Justice in the main hive cities of each galaxy. Many law enforcement officers even paid the price with their lives during the investigation and evidence collection, and many law enforcement officers were bribed and coerced. Just to get this information here, they have gone through all kinds of difficulties and dangers. How much power is behind it?"
As he spoke, he inserted one side of the data board into the display screen, and then the star map flashed and disappeared. At the same time, a large number of reports and data panels jumped out. Rory Figueiredo reached out and clicked on one of them. .
"In Sagan alone, in the whole year of 1966, more than 12 trillion tons of food, medicine and even military supplies flowed into the black market, and the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Expeditionary Force Logistics Transfer Department used various excuses to avoid this gap in the book. , such as lying about the transport ship being sunk by the red pirates, or lying about the loss of subspace, or not putting it into storage! This is why frontline supplies are always insufficient, and local governments always have to keep raising taxes! Who knows this How many civilians have starved to death due to war, famine and disasters, and how many silverfish have been fattened!?”
Luo Yins was shocked when he saw it and denied it:
"You must speak with evidence. The Ministry of Justice cannot say that everyone else is guilty based on one person's words. Data alone is not enough!"
Bornhard Morales, director of logistics for the expeditionary force, also said:
"Material losses caused by enemy attacks and subspace wandering exist objectively. If this has to be traced, then who dares to risk their lives to deliver supplies to the frontline troops!? I also have an opinion on the shortage of supplies. Recently, various The prices of local food and daily necessities are rising rapidly, and merchants are hoarding and driving up prices. Why doesn’t the Ministry of Justice talk about this? Because it is legal?”
Before the Marshal of the Ministry of Justice could speak, the representative of Hongshang immediately retorted.
"Are there any problems with normal business practices? You are a noble master, sitting safely in the hive. You must have never considered how high the transportation costs and risks are during this period, and how many merchant ships have been attacked by pirates and subspace storms. Shen! Isn’t it natural for businessmen to lick their blood and demand higher returns?”
Soon, everyone was making a noise, while Patriarch Saint Dolton closed his eyes slightly, gently turned the rosary in his hand, and muttered something, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.
Soshiyang turned around long ago, looking at the huge Sky Eagle emblem with his hands behind his back, as if he didn't want to see the ugly appearance of these people.
After a while, he sighed.
"alright."
His voice was not loud, even very soft, and was almost drowned out by the quarrels, but it seemed to contain infinite power. Everyone immediately stopped talking and bowed their heads slightly to him.
