The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

2279, Origin of the Tag Family

However, the true rise of the planet Tepasi began with the rule of the Tag Family more than 200 years ago.

But to be honest, the fact that the Tag Family could rule the planet Tepasi was a very dramatic thing, and the magic of this thing was even more outrageous than some novels.

In 200 BBY, an unprecedented super earthquake broke out on the planet Tepasi, which was prone to earthquakes. This earthquake, together with countless aftershocks, almost destroyed the entire planet Tepasi. Countless people died, and more people were displaced. And this huge disaster triggered a very large case of corruption and malfeasance.

Because in this earthquake, the buildings in major cities on the planet Tepasi were severely damaged, and many towering buildings even disintegrated directly in the earthquake! The disintegration and collapse of buildings tens of thousands of meters high meant a rain of stones for the residents on the ground!

But such a situation should never happen on the planet Tepasi, which has a history of more than 20,000 years and is prone to earthquakes. If we count the history of civilization that goes back more than 30,000 years, don’t we know that earthquakes are frequent on the planet? How could there be a large-scale collapse or even disintegration of buildings?

And given the extremely high political status of the planet Tepasi in the Galactic Republic, the then Speaker of the Republic immediately ordered a disaster relief operation and investigated the construction companies on the planet Tepasi.

So after a thorough investigation, as many as one million corruption cases were found in the construction companies on the planet Tepasi, and the figures behind the amounts involved were enough to blind anyone’s eyes.

In fact, this incident can also explain the extent of corruption in the Galactic Republic at that time.

As a result, the local construction companies were basically wiped out, and they had to introduce construction companies from other planets. So at this time, a legendary figure appeared-Tarzen Tagge.

This guy was originally the leader of a very large smuggling gang, often engaged in the smuggling trade of some illegal items, and made a lot of money from it. However, he has never been satisfied with his current achievements, so he plans to make his illegal smuggling business into the core circle.

Then he chose the planet of Tepasi, which was attracting large-scale investment, so he went to Tepasi to register a construction company, not for anything else, but because it was the most convenient to register a construction company on Tepasi at that time. This construction company was originally a shell company. Under the cover of this construction company called Tag Company, Tarzan Tag successfully opened up the smuggling market in the core circle.

Because the funds and materials in and out of Tepasi at that time were astronomical, his smuggling business went very smoothly, so smoothly that he was worried that this was a fishing enforcement by the local economic and security department. In order to cover up his business, he simply organized a humanitarian material aid, distributed it for free, and mixed his smuggled goods in it and sent it to the core circle market.

This move earned him a certain reputation in the local area. Then, something interesting happened - Tag Company began to receive many construction project orders one after another!

As for why, it was actually completely caused by the corruption of the Galactic Republic at that time. Do you think that after dealing with the corruption in the construction industry on Tepasi, construction companies from other planets will not be corrupt and cut corners? No, they will only take advantage of the situation and cut corners even more.

As a result, some investors who were dissatisfied with this situation began to look for new construction companies, and the unfamiliar face of Tag Company came into their eyes. The boss of Tag Company, I heard, is a good person, and also provides free relief supplies? That's him!

But what about Tarzan Tag? He was panicking at this time. He felt that there was a project coming to his shell company, and someone must have targeted him, wanting to investigate his background and then wipe out his smuggling business.

So Tarzan Tag made up his mind and simply bought a large number of construction robots, and even contracted a mineral planet, and then hired experienced construction engineers to guide him with high salaries, and really went there to do construction projects!

In order to prevent his smuggling business under the cover of his shell company from being targeted, Tarzan Tag, who had no idea about the unspoken rules of the construction industry, insisted on the principle of quality first. Not to mention cutting corners, the construction projects he did were all about excellence. Every building he built was of the highest quality and beauty!

Although Tarzan Tag almost lost all the money he earned from illegal smuggling in order to do these construction projects, he thought that he would lose it if he could get through this hurdle, and there would be more opportunities for smuggling in the future.

But in the eyes of the investors on the planet Tepasi, this Tag company is simply the conscience of the industry! The price is fair, the quality is in place, and it strives for excellence. After testing, the buildings built by Tag Company can withstand the damage of this rare earthquake, and even more violent earthquakes!

The wealthy nobles in the core circle are not short of money, but a sense of security. After experiencing the great earthquake on the planet Tepasi, who would be willing to live in those shoddy projects? As a result, construction orders came to Tag like snowflakes.

What? Your materials are strong so the cost is higher? No problem, is doubling the budget enough? If not, ask me again.

Tarzan-Tag felt even more terrified at this time. He felt that this was a trap! So he handled every project very carefully, fearing that his smuggling business would be exposed. There were too many projects, so he kept expanding his construction team. If the materials were not enough, he would contract a few more mineral planets. He was afraid that he would be exposed because he was overwhelmed.

Moreover, at this time, the visits and tours of politicians at all levels began to increase. In order to package himself as a genuine builder, Tarzan-Tag studied hard day and night and really read himself into a half-construction expert. In addition, as a smuggler, he was naturally eloquent. When those politicians came to visit, he spoke in a very logical and orderly manner, which made those people stunned.

As a result, there were more and more construction projects, and Tarzan-Tag almost forgot that he was still a smuggler.

Finally, one day, at a planet-level gathering, when the governor of the planet Tepasi praised Tarzan Tag as a national hero of the planet, he looked at the friendly eyes of the famous officials and wealthy families around him, lowered his head and looked at the long string of zeros on his credit terminal, and he realized that his business seemed to have gone astray...

Looking back at Tag Company, Tarzan Tag realized that he had established a large construction company that was ranked among the best even in the core circle, a material transportation network covering more than ten planets, and an efficient and honest administrative management system. In order to meet the needs of construction projects, he even acquired several robot companies, and even the space dock for building spacecraft was under construction.

Compared with the capital he has now, the smuggling business he once did was not even a scumbag.

More importantly, he has a reputation that no one on the planet Tepasi can match! Walking on the street, you can see his holographic avatar almost everywhere, and the hosts and guests in the show also generously praised him. In the cities of the planet Tepasi, advertisements of Tag Company are almost everywhere!

During this rally, Tarzan Tag accepted an archipelago presented by the planetary governor on behalf of all the people as his hereditary private territory, and he was also granted the status of baron, which will be hereditary.

So... maybe no one will come to investigate my smuggling business now? Tarzan Tag thought to himself.