The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

2089, Ling Liang Report (IV)

[In fact, giving them the core technology not only did not make their wings grow hard and fly away, but it was able to control them. I didn't expect this at first. ]

[But it was not until we really started working together that I realized that my previous understanding of the Trade Union and the Interstellar Banking Association (M) was ridiculously wrong. Because they really don't recognize, care about, or know anything except money. Seeing these two people, Sang-Hill and Newt-Gunray, it is really hard for me to imagine that they are the leaders of these two super corporate giants. ]

[Sometimes I also wonder how the ancestors who created such a huge foundation and heritage of the Trade Union and the Interstellar Banking Association, the Neimoidians and the Muuns more than 20,000 years ago, were so high-spirited. If they saw their descendants being so stupid, I don't know what they would think. ]

[Of course, this is a good thing for our Fourth Civilization. When Grand Duke Tang Xiao decided to hand over these core technologies to them, they were naturally grateful and said that obtaining these technologies would allow them to successfully become one of the few companies in the Milky Way that has the ability to design and build kilometer-class battleships on their own. 】

【Then we proposed that we send a team to assist them in their research, our construction team to build the dock, and our engineers to supervise the manufacture of warships, and they need to pay all the salaries and material costs, and these people will also be registered in their company. Sang-Hill and Newt-Gunray actually agreed? Don't they know that by doing this, these technologies are actually still in our hands? 】

【It seems that they don't think so. They are just cheering, because once again, they only need to spend money to solve all problems. Thank the Grand Duke for providing them with this opportunity... I understand a little bit of what Tang Xiao once said to me. He said that without him, the Confederation of Independent Systems and the Trade Union would not survive more than three years in the war. Looking at the corporate alliance lying on the planet Christophsis like a pitiful creature, and the technical alliance that kowtowed to the empire, I think Tang Xiao is right. ]

[There are actually deeper considerations for handing over the shipbuilding technologies of the Gallente Federation and the Caldari Republic to the Trade Union and the Interstellar Banking Association respectively. First of all, the Gallente Federation's technology includes a large number of automated machinery, intelligent machinery and drone technologies. In this regard, the Trade Union, which has built a large number of robots and has a mature robot research and development and manufacturing system, is very suitable. ]

[As for the Interstellar Banking Association, the warships of the Caldari Republic are generally missile warships. So far, our army has only used three types of missile warships, Martha-class missile heavy cruisers, Valkyrie-class missile frigates, and Javelin-class missile frigates. This is because in the battlefield of active attack, using a large number of missiles for saturation attacks will bring great logistical pressure. But if it is handed over to the Interstellar Banking Association (M), it seems that this will not be a big problem. They are very rich. Therefore, they can fully afford the consumption of the series of missile warships of the Caldari Republic. ]

[And the Trade Union and the Interstellar Banking Association (M) are actually not formal members of the Principality of Dawn in a strict sense. They are only loyal to Tang Xiao personally. Therefore, the most important issue is that their finances are an independent system, and this time, by "helping" them develop the core technology of warship manufacturing, it can be regarded as a way to let them take out their own money. 】

【At least from their perspective, this is very cost-effective. The home planet of the Trade Union is constantly threatened by the Galactic Empire. I expect that they will lose control of Cato-Neimoidia and Balmora-Neimoidia in the next two to three years. Once the home planet falls and the Trade Union loses its foundation, it will be difficult to maintain their existing industrial system. At this time, a complete industrial chain for warship design and construction will be the key to the Trade Union's comeback. 】

【Although the Interstellar Banking Association (M) has not lost the threat of its home, it is obvious that they are very eager to transform themselves from a simple financial giant to a complex oligarch with industrial capabilities. Because the outbreak of the war has shown a problem until now-manufacturing is the truth of this galaxy. 】

Because of the independence of the Trade Union and the Interstellar Banking Association (M), I also cannot include them in the planning of Operation Zero. However, I still gave them hints as much as possible, telling them that they must prepare for the possible war in the future, so the Trade Union and the Interstellar Banking Association (M) must have a main fleet with offensive capabilities in the next few years.

I don't know how they understand the "offensive fleet", but I think their understanding is obviously very different from mine.

Because Newt Gunray built a large number of Exequror-class light cruisers... According to my understanding, this is a 310-meter-long warship converted from a cargo ship. That's right, this kind of warship can both fight and deliver goods. The huge cargo hold can hold a lot of precious goods, allowing the Trade Union's caravans to increase cargo volume as much as possible while ensuring their own safety.

I have to admit, when I saw this report, I did want to drag Newt Gunray out and shoot him. But in the end, reason prevailed, because I also understood that Newt Gunray could not die. The current trade alliance is too fragile. Once he dies, civil strife will immediately cause this super enterprise to fall apart, which is not good for us.

So, do I have to tolerate a lot of Undertaker-class light cruisers in task force formations in the future? Now my job is taking up a lot of time with Operation Zero, but I still have to put together a team to teach the Trade Federation how to build a fleet.

As for the Interstellar Banking Association (M), they chose the Osprey-class light cruiser.

When reviewing the stats of this 348-meter-long light cruiser, I found that its maneuverability was slightly low and its firepower was not that great, until I spotted a mining laser at the end of the features list.

…

So this is an armed mining ship?

If the Trade Federation chose the Undertaker-class light cruiser because their main business is logistics and freight, which has a certain mindset, then I really can’t help the Interstellar Banking Association (M) choose an armed mining ship. Understand their brain circuits.

As far as I know, although there is no material decompressor deployed in the north, they should have no shortage of raw materials. Although the Geth are a very dangerous race of mechanical life forms, at least for now, the Geth are still very 'cute' to us.

Geth helped us carry out a large number of industrial construction and high-risk industry construction, including mineral mining. They will build an individual with very thick adaptive armor, go deep into the most extreme environments to mine rare minerals, and they will not hesitate to share these resources with us.

So why did Thornhill choose to build the Osprey? I have thought about countless scenarios and think two of them are more likely. The first is that he may want to get rid of his dependence on the Geth. After all, the Geth is indeed a very terrifying race to them. Second, he should want to establish an entire industrial system from raw material mining to warship manufacturing.

…

Well, Thorn-Chil can't die either.

The internal situation of the Interstellar Banking Association (M) is probably more complicated than that of the Trade Federation. They are under the control of the core five people, and as co-chairman, Thornhill is the most critical role in checking and balancing the core five people. If he dies, we'll probably lose control of them too.

In view of the current progress of their technological analysis and the construction of the interstellar shipyard, which can only support them in building light cruiser-level battleships, I formulated a battleship construction plan for them and asked them to cooperate with the geth in future wars. The fleet conducts maneuver operations. As to how much they will listen, I can't guarantee that.

In addition, there is at least one advantage. The Gallente Federation and the Caldari Republic are forces in the same star sector as the Amarr Empire that we currently use widely in our original universe. Therefore, although their ship technology styles are completely different, the basic ideas are the same, so the Salarian expert team can quickly help the Trade Alliance build light cruisers.

Therefore, it is still important to establish some harassment fleets composed of high-speed light cruisers to attack the Galactic Empire's logistics supplies. After all, it is difficult for us to make a breakthrough on the frontal battlefield here.

This is also because of the severe situation of the northern border war - the northern border defense line built under the leadership of General Gilad Pellaeon of the Galactic Empire is very strong. After many deductions, it is difficult for us to break through his defense. However, according to his intelligence, he should not have such ability. I suspect that he still has masters under his command. I will file a separate report on this.

As for the Maijituo core industrial area, it is now a situation where each area has its own development and lacks unified planning. The scale is huge, the resources are abundant, and especially the money is really abundant. But my expectations for this industrial area are basically at the harassment stage.

However, there is still good news coming from this industrial zone, that is, the Fourth Group and Tyron Heavy Industries have finally made breakthrough progress in the research on the follow-up ship type of the Behemoth-class battlecruiser.

That is the Minotaur-class cruiser.

That's right, the length of the cruiser-Minotaur-class is only 550 meters long, which is between the light cruiser and the heavy cruiser. I have to admit that when I first saw the Minotaur-class plan, I was completely fascinated.

This is simply a very, very mature plan that fully considers practicality, versatility, mass production and other aspects. While everyone is thinking about how to build bigger and stronger warships, what they are thinking about is downgrading!

The benefits of such an downgrade are obvious. The original Behemoth-class battlecruiser was 1,300 meters long and took 10 months to produce. After downgrading to 550 meters, the production working hours will be reduced to 6 months, and the use of raw materials will be reduced by more than four times. What’s even more incredible is that such a downgrade did not bring about a reduction in performance!

Take the most standard Yamato cannon as an example. The Yamato cannon fired by the Minotaur-class cruiser has no less power than the Behemoth-class. In fact, due to the improved energy supply and focus, the Yamato cannon's firing rate has increased by 20%.

It is hard to imagine in what kind of war environment the designers of the Minotaur-class cruiser designed and manufactured in our original universe. This is really genius.

In the core industrial zone of Megito, the part built by the Fourth Group now has the main task of producing Minotaur-class cruisers. I hope that when Operation Zero is officially launched and we launch an offensive, we can get at least 1,000 Minotaur-class cruisers.

This is an excellent warship that can confront the battlecruiser head-on. Warships of the same level are not its opponents at all. I am very much looking forward to their performance in the war.

[Finally, it is the industrial zone of Karl Planet. This is an industrial zone built by the Vasari people, and it is also the most mysterious one among all the industrial zones of the Principality of Dawn. 】

The Haven sector was once the territory of the 19th Army of the Galactic Republic, and this sector is not actually a place known for its developed industry. The largest industrial planet in this sector, Bomis-Koori, has always been under the control of the Corporate Alliance.

Therefore, in the early days of the Clone Wars, when the Fourth Civilization first left the Model sector to launch an attack, it was indeed a blessing to encounter the 19th Army with weak industrial power.

The former industry of the Haven sector was mainly composed of the Givens' home planet Yago-Dur and the largest industrial planet of the Corporate Alliance, Bomis-Koori. However, because Yago-Dur had just experienced a planetary change, it caused great damage to the factories and docks we built on it, so the Givens are currently relocating, and this industrial zone is also facing abolition.

Bomis-Koori was once the largest industrial planet of the Corporate Alliance. However, the Corporate Alliance suffered heavy losses in the Clone Wars, almost to the point of breaking its bones, so now it can only rely on our Principality of Dawn to survive. This industrial planet was mortgaged to us and became the industrial center of Haven.

However, the factories and docks on Bomis-Core also faced the problem of aging equipment. Therefore, in order to revitalize the industry of Haven, the new governor Hari Seldon handed over this industrial area to the Vasari people. (End of this chapter)