the days before i bought the galaxy

Two days later, the magistrate's mansion.

"I thought you wouldn't come! Is your adjutant okay?" Administrator Henry Wickham shook Warren's hand cordially.

"Odin was not injured." Warren revealed the truth with a smile. "He had sensed the danger in advance, but the situation was indeed critical. If it weren't for him, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stand here and talk to you."

Henry Wickham was slightly taken aback, and immediately understood what Warren meant. "In any case, this kind of thing happened under my nose, and I will definitely give you an explanation. At present, the killer is still at large, and it is preliminarily determined that he is a smuggler, with no entry and exit records, no identity records, and no There are clues. But this just shows that this is not a simple killer, there must be a huge organization behind him, which can eliminate all the traces he left. I suspect that he is related to pirates."

"Pirates?" Warren remembered Odin saying the same thing.

"The only people who can do this kind of thing are smugglers and pirates. The big chamber of commerce can basically be excluded. They have no motive to assassinate you, and they will not be stupid enough to assassinate you in front of me. The remaining smugglers and pirates, Although Bethel is tough on smugglers and pirates on the surface, it is relatively more lenient on smuggling. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. I understood a long time ago that instead of letting smugglers corrode the interior of Bethel , it is better to control it within a certain range. I have checked all the smuggling channels, but there is no result, so only pirates are left. Whoever dares to introduce pirates into Bethel must be ready to use Life is the price!"

For an instant, Warren was secretly startled by the fierce aura emanating from Henry Wickham.He felt that he had finally seen the iron side of the man who led Bethel to glory.

"I think you probably already have a suspect." Warren shrugged.

"I have sent someone to monitor Jacques Rudick, and he is the most suspected. I hope you will not leave Bethel before the results of the investigation come out. This is for your personal safety."

"Unfortunately, I will be leaving in two days." Warren smiled. "I will take Mirit with me. She wants to visit my planet."

The administrator frowned: "At this time? No matter who hired pirates to assassinate you, he will not let it go. I think you'd better stay in a safe place until the real culprit is found out."

"I think going back is the safest option." Warren said in a relaxed tone. "Near Bethel, it is impossible for the pirates to send out a fleet to intercept me. The local security forces will make them look good. Wait until I return to my home." territory, it is even more impossible for them to attack a planet alone in order to chase and kill me. At least, with Jacques Ruddick’s financial resources, the pirates are not allowed to do such a thing. You can slowly check the relationship between him and the pirates The relationship, just let me know when the time comes."

"Okay! If you insist, I will send a frigate with me."

Warren felt that the administrator made this decision mostly to protect Millet's safety.He smiled and accepted the administrator's offer.

"Stop talking about such spoilers. See my gift? I hope you like it."

"It's a very precious variety, which is exactly what I don't have in my garden. I like it very much." Henry Wickham paused, and continued, "I don't think you arranged this private meeting just to send me flowers. ?”

"Of course not. I have a plan, and I would like to ask you to look at it." Warren took a chip from his pocket and put it on the table.The wafer quickly magnified into a translucent screen.

"Union of Free Chambers of Commerce?" Henry Wickham glanced at the contents of the chip.

"Yes, this is my plan for the future. I plan to establish the Alliance of Free Chambers of Commerce within three years. This is an organization with a high degree of freedom, and the purpose is to accelerate the exchange of resources among members." Warren said.

"Tell me, I want to hear more specific content."

"The original inspiration for this idea came from my thinking about the business model of the Great Chamber of Commerce. Almost every interstellar developer expects the Great Chamber of Commerce to establish a stronghold near their planet, as if as long as they have a relationship with the Great Chamber of Commerce, the surrounding galaxies will It will become invaluable in an instant. But in fact, the resources of the planet itself have not changed. What kind of magical magic does the Great Chamber of Commerce have, so that it can prosper wherever it goes? I think this is due to the fact that the Great Chamber of Commerce has extremely strong internal resources. resource allocation capabilities.”

"For example, with my talents, it will take about 15 years to fully develop my planet to a prosperous state. This speed is considered very fast among interstellar developers. I need to start building step by step, using resources In exchange for the food, energy, and machinery needed for development, and then produce more lucrative products, and further exchange for more advanced production lines. But the model of the Great Chamber of Commerce is completely different. They only need half a year to make a region into prosperity. They With everything needed for interstellar development in hand, it is absolutely possible to make a qualitative change in a planet very quickly."

"So, my idea is to let small and medium-sized chambers of commerce form an alliance, and use more efficient resource complementary collaboration to jointly carry out interstellar development. The initial stage of this plan only involves technology sharing, transportation network sharing, and personnel sharing. With the partnership As we get closer and closer, we can enter the second phase of the plan and establish an interstellar expedition.”

"Star Expedition?" Henry Wickham repeated the word.

"Bethel is at the outermost edge of the sphere of influence of the people on Earth, and there are blank galaxies available for expansion in three directions. I plan to form an expedition team with all-round development capabilities, and occupy and occupy the land before other business circles get involved. Develop these areas. Once these areas are mature and stable, they can be our best rear.”

"The third stage of the plan is to infiltrate into other business circles. I think it is the two principles of fairness and justice that you put forward that made Bethel rise rapidly. Malicious mergers have made them lose their upward vitality. There are at least four business circles around Bethel that are slowly heading for depression. Why not let the spirit of Bethel affect them? When it starts to penetrate the inner circle, the Free Chamber of Commerce should It is already quite mature. Although the total assets of the small and medium-sized chambers of commerce in those areas are not even a fraction of that of the large chambers of commerce, but with the strength of Bethel and the new rear, we will definitely be able to open up a new world."

"Are you trying to make me an enemy of other business circles?" Henry Wickham interrupted Warren.

"What I want is a more advanced and equal business model, as well as a new impetus to promote human development. With your wisdom, it is impossible not to see that interstellar colonization has reached a bottleneck. Developers have lost their original spirit of adventure, Even those star seekers only thought of discovering an S-level planet and selling it to a big chamber of commerce. The gap between rich and poor is further widening, and a large number of descendants of developers are stranded on a planet, relying on the planet's Resources spend a lifetime. Technology and money are all in the hands of the Great Chamber of Commerce. In the vacuum of power of the Great Chamber of Commerce, civilization is regressing. If this continues, human beings will be destroyed sooner or later, either in the hands of a lunatic or in the hands of a group of lunatics .Only the redistribution of assets can make human progress!"

"Then according to your idea, what state do you want to achieve in the end?"

"According to incomplete statistics, currently 70% of human wealth is concentrated in the hands of large chambers of commerce. I think this figure may be even higher. With the implementation of this plan, the scale of most large chambers of commerce will be greatly reduced, and eventually 85% of human The wealth will be attributed to the small and medium-sized chambers of commerce under the name of the alliance. In this way, 95% of human creativity will be activated, and human beings will enter the next golden age!"

Henry Wickham was dumbfounded by Warren's words: "A crazy plan, you want to overthrow the whole world! And you, where do you put yourself in this plan?"

"The leader, founder and executor of the alliance, I will actually control 85% of the wealth of mankind."

"The president of a super chamber of commerce..."

"No, that wealth does not belong to me personally, I am only responsible for overall planning. My personal wealth depends on my own business. Of course, by then I may have assets similar to the current large chamber of commerce, but those Assets are also subject to the deployment of the alliance. Henry, this will be a completely fair and just world, with competition but absolutely no oppression, this is your ideal world!"

"..." Henry Wickham took two deep breaths, "How can you guarantee that a large chamber of commerce like the one now will not be born from your alliance?"

"I will find ways to limit and divide them." Warren said, "Adjusting the inheritance method of property, eliminating monopoly, and supporting small and medium-sized chambers of commerce can effectively control the size of chambers of commerce. Besides, what I want to do is not to eliminate all large chambers of commerce. But let them exist within a reasonable range."

Henry Wickham pondered for a long time, and Warren knew that he had moved him.

"Do you think you can do it in your lifetime and realize your grand blueprint?"

"I don't know. How can I know if I don't do it? Maybe I will disappear into the universe like a meteor. After 100 years, no one will remember who Warren Slim is. But maybe, the world will change because of me , people will be treated equally, everyone's labor will be rewarded, their lives will be better than before, who knows? 20 years ago, did you think that Bethel would become what it is today? ?”

"Indeed not." Henry Wickham smiled, "One last question, what do you want me to do for you?"

"I want your support. I need someone who understands me to establish a communication channel between me and the federation. More importantly, I hope you can become my partner." Warren sincerely extended his hand.

"I need to reconsider the extent of my involvement. However, you have my support." Henry Wickham smiled and held out his hand to Warren.