The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

2499: The Great Purge (Part )

"But I have to say that you are right. You are indeed nothing... because you are not from the Tag family." Silas Tag suddenly changed the subject and sneered.

Felix Tagg's expression darkened and he said nothing.

But Silas Tagg still didn't intend to let him go, and continued: "You should understand that the reason why Adelaide Tagg fell in love with you was not because of your talents. It was just because of your handsome appearance. In addition, she thought you had a good personality and were very obedient, so she chose you. But... you are still an outsider."

He glanced at Felix and was satisfied to see that his expression was getting uglier and uglier.

"So, in the final analysis, you are just a vase, a tool for Adelaide to vent her desires and reproduce. What value do you have to the family? When you get old and your handsome appearance is gone, why should you continue to stay in the Tag family? You have been working hard to maintain your figure, isn't it for this reason?" Silas sneered and moved closer, "Adelaide is different, she can always find a younger and more handsome one..."

"That's enough!" Felix slammed the table and stood up, shouting, "I don't care what you want to say, now, get out!"

"What I want to say is that we will give you a chance, a chance for you to truly prove yourself with your own abilities, and then use your abilities to enter the core layer of the family and truly become a member of our family." Silas Tag ignored Felix's anger and said lightly.

"I have nothing to prove!" Felix exclaimed.

"You really have nothing to prove, because Adelaide doesn't need you to prove anything, and she won't give you any chance to prove it. You just need to play your role well forever - a handsome vase. You will play this role until you... are no longer handsome." Silas Tagg said.

"Enough! I'm not here to listen to you! Get out of here!" Felix said harshly.

"You want me to get out? Are you qualified to do that, Mr. Handsome Flower Vase?" Silas sneered. He took out a micro storage device, projected a document, and placed it in front of Felix.

"What is this?" Felix asked grimly.

"This is the mission that the Emperor has assigned to our Tag family - to build the Death Star." Silas Tag said calmly, "But Adelaide decided to veto the Emperor's order. She plans to rebel against the Empire."

He simply covered it with a big hat, and sure enough, he saw Felix's body tremble slightly.

This guy, indeed, is so inferior in his heart that he will be shaken by any pressure from the powerful.

"I know about the Death Star project. It's not something our company can accomplish alone. It could cause us to go bankrupt financially." Felix did know everything.

"You only need to understand one thing. This is the will of His Majesty the Emperor. You know the consequences of achieving this goal and disobeying this order." Silas Tag said, "So, make your choice. Do you want to take on the responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance and assist His Majesty the Emperor in completing this super weapon? Or do you want to disobey orders and become a traitor to the Empire?"

"You're asking me to betray Adelaide," Felix gritted his teeth. "Is this betrayal? You're just taking on the responsibility that she doesn't dare to take on." Silas coaxed, "As long as you succeed, you will be a formal member of our Tag family. You will also be in charge of the company's finance department! What about Adelaide? She will become your vassal, or even your slave, and from now on she only needs to do her job as a woman at home. From now on, she won't even dare to speak loudly to you... Think about it..."

Felix's face was gloomy and uncertain. He sat down slowly. He was actually thinking seriously!

……

Allman-Tagg did not convene a high-level summit of the Tagg family immediately, but held it three days later.

At the summit, Orman Tag, the current head of the family, directly put forward his own plan - led by Tag Company, in the name of the Advanced Technology Alliance, to complete the remaining projects of the Death Star.

He emphasized that this was a mission personally assigned by Emperor Palpatine, and if the mission was not completed, Tag Company and the Tag Family would inevitably be retaliated by the Emperor. If the construction of the Death Star could be completed, it would bring huge political benefits to the family, and even allow the family to enter the army.

Therefore, although in the short term, Tag Company will suffer huge financial pressure, but this effort is completely worth it. As long as the goal can be achieved, then from the political and military aspects, the lost profits will soon be recovered, and even multiplied tenfold or even a hundredfold!

But unsurprisingly, except for the elders who had participated in the murder of the former patriarch Sanya Tag, most of the senior executives of other companies and families did not agree with this plan.

The reason was simple. This plan was too risky because it would cost the family a lot of money but would not produce immediate results. Once something went wrong, the entire family would be doomed.

"Palpatine has no authority to ask us to do this. If the Galactic Empire wants us to build the Death Star, then please have the Imperial Engineering Department and the Ministry of Commerce initiate a bid with us through the formal procurement process." The senior official in charge of the company's marketing said coldly.

"It is precisely because the Empire does not have the ability to launch an open tender for such a project now that we are able to seize this opportunity," said Allman-Tagg.

"If they don't have the ability, then that means the Empire doesn't have the money?" Adelaide's cold voice sounded. She was sitting in the top row of the conference hall. "If the Empire doesn't have the money to build the Death Star, then why should we afford it?"

"The empire will use political resources to replace economic resources. I think this is feasible." said one of the family elders.

"Absolutely impossible! Our company has a large number of industries, all of which require a large amount of working capital and various resources. If we put all the resources into the construction of the Death Star, most of our company's industries will be forced to shut down! This will be a fatal blow to us!"

The elders began to argue fiercely.

It was impossible to reach a consensus under such circumstances, but Allman Tagg just watched it all with a sneer, as if he had everything under control.

Seeing his expression, Finance Minister Adelaide Tagg frowned and looked around. Sure enough, despite the loud noise at the scene, the most critical departments of the company and the most senior members of the Elders Council did not speak!

Adelaide's heart suddenly skipped a beat! (End of this chapter)