The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

Chapter 864 Outcast of the times

863、The outcast of the times

After finishing the communication, Tang Xiao looked at the place where Bangira-Ulan's holographic projection was just now, and smiled mockingly.

It is not without reason that Lundili Interstellar Power Company has come to this point. They couldn't let go of their airs, and still regarded themselves as veteran industrial giants in the galaxy, so they went the wrong way in a series of decisions.

In fact, a little review of the history of the Galactic Republic reveals that at the beginning of the establishment of the Galactic Republic, the three giants of the shipbuilding industry were Corellian Engineering Company, Core Galactic System and Hersh-Kessel Drive Company, Rendili Although Interstellar Dynamics has a long history, at that time, they couldn't compare with the Big Three.

It's just that in the process of the disintegration of the Hirsch-Kessel Drive Company, Lundili played a big role and annexed many of their industries. After that, they launched the extremely classic Hammerhead-class cruiser, which shined in the Sith War.

After that, together with the Kuat Power Shipyard, which also annexed the core galaxy system, they became the new giants of the Galactic Republic's shipbuilding industry.

But later, because of their arrogance, they were unwilling to take sides on political occasions and fell behind everywhere.

Compared with the other two giants, the Corellian Engineering Company is backed by the unique Corellian galaxy, which is a galaxy with five habitable planets, and they also own a star area called the Corellian Corridor. , no matter what happens in the galaxy, their status cannot be shaken.

The Kuat Power Shipyard has a long-term vision. It has invested in Schiff-Palpatine very early, and actively participated in cartel organizations including the Technology Alliance and the Trade Alliance. It is very active in the political and business circles, and even It can also be said to be radical.

At a time when the political future of the galaxy is still uncertain, the Kuat Power Shipyard has taken an extremely important step. They directly ignored the provisions of the Rusan reform, and launched the Cheer-class assault landing ship that rubbed every clause of the Rusan treaty under their feet. At the same time, they also started the research and development of the Hunter-class battlecruiser.

In contrast, Lundili Interstellar Power Company actually has no core advantages. They don't have Corellia's stable market, and they don't have Quarter's aggressiveness. They are still holding on.

What is Rendili Interstellar Dynamics doing at a time when the galaxy is in flux? They are still holding the Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser and modifying it again and again, and even the production line of the Hammerhead-class cruiser more than 4,000 years ago has not been cancelled.

The Rendili people believed that the design of the Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser was sufficient to meet every mission of the Judicial Fleet of the Galactic Republic, and they could continue to receive stable orders from the Judicial Fleet of the Republic.

So they launched an improved version of the Dreadnought, reducing the crew from more than 16,000 to 2,204, and happily believed that their technological progress was enough to satisfy the Judicial Fleet.

And the Judicial Fleet has indeed placed an order for 200 new Dreadnoughts at one time, forming the Blade Fleet.

However, an accident occurred during the maiden voyage of the Blade Fleet, and all 200 warships disappeared. The Judicial Fleet of the Republic believed that this was caused by an error in the newly installed automation system of the Dreadnought class, so all orders were stopped.

However, the political environment within the Galactic Republic continued to deteriorate, and large-scale conflicts emerged one after another. After the Battle of Naboo, the order of the Republic's judicial fleet began to be transferred to the Kuat Power Shipyard.

At this time, Lundili thought that the order transfer of the Judiciary Fleet was due to the disappearance of the Blade Fleet. They spent a lot of money to investigate the location of the Blade Fleet, just to prove that the disappearance of the Blade Fleet was not because of their automated system. Fault.

It wasn't until later, when the war was approaching, that Lundili suddenly realized that he quickly hired the talented designer Willix Blissex from the Kuat Power Shipyard, and started the design work of the Victory-class Star Destroyer, but it was too late .

At this time, the Kuat Power Shipyard has already quickly occupied the military market with the Cheer-class assault landing ship, the Hunter-class battlecruiser and the Arquitect-class light cruiser. Moreover, their investment in politics has also achieved significant results. Schiff Palpatine became the speaker of the Galactic Republic, and he also reciprocated, directly handing over all orders to the Kuat Power Shipyard, without even a little cover-up.

It was only now that Lundili discovered with horror that he might be the one abandoned by the times.

They want to struggle, and the foundation of more than 20,000 years can indeed make them struggle for a long time. However, as the war progressed, they found that the situation had not improved at all.

Even if the design of the Victory-class Star Destroyer was completed half a year after the outbreak of the war, Bangira Ulan tried every means, and even used Tongtian's relationship to directly put the design on the desk of Chairman Palpatine, but it still didn't work .

The documents of the Victory-class Star Destroyer were directly thrown into the trash can by Palpatine, not even interested in taking a look.

The warship orders of the Great Republic Army flew into the hands of Kuat Power Dock like a snowflake, and the industrial star ring of the planet Kuat started to work at full capacity. At any time, thousands of warships were constantly being assembled.

On the contrary, Lundili's side is empty.

In the end, it was because of the superior performance of the Victory-class Star Destroyer that some orders from the Legion Governor were received, but the number was still pitifully small.

And even if this is the case, some politically very sensitive legion governors have no excuses for Rendili. For example, the governor of the 18th Army, Wilhof Tarkin, resolutely drew a clear line with Lundili. Even if the situation of the 18th Army was in jeopardy, he would never use Lundili's warships, and he would not discount them.

Regarding the current situation of Lundili Interstellar Power Company, Tang Xiao is very clear. Whether it is the plot setting he knew before crossing, or the news he has obtained from various intelligence networks, this can be confirmed. That is why he used some small tricks to get Bangira-Woo Lan was fished out.

However, judging from Bangila Ulan's attitude, it seems that they have not been cornered yet, and they still think that they have the ability to turn the situation around, so Tang Xiao doesn't want to talk nonsense with them.

The Ulan family is indeed a super wealthy family that has lasted for more than 20,000 years, but it is also because of this that it is difficult to convince them. After Tang Xiao understood Benjila Ulan's attitude, he chatted casually like this, at least planting a seed in the other party's heart, that's about it, more things, too much is too late.

Lundili, will eventually betray the Galactic Republic, because they will be cornered by Palpatine.

But sadly, their betrayal had already been expected by Palpatine. It was also because of their betrayal that Palpatine was able to grandly hand over the super cake of Lundili to the Kuat Power Dockyard to feed them thoroughly.

This is the reason why no matter what happens to the Galactic Empire, even if it is eventually destroyed, the Kuat Power Shipyard has never deviated from the Empire.

This is the cause and effect that Palpatine has planted since ten years ago.

And what Tang Xiao wants to do now is to see if he can get something before Lundili finally goes to ruin. Rendili's 20,000-year background is the real strength that can fight Quart.