Interstellar: Start as a cleaner.

Chapter 1029 Buying an official position?

Yang Bo looked at the clothes he was wearing. The style of this thing was similar to the clothes of the nobles of the Water Blue Empire. These bigwigs in the Federation were basically warlords. If you don’t have some military force in the hands of the Federation, don’t even think about keeping your wealth.

So it is a bit lacking in cultural heritage. When the Federation was on its home planet, it was a united emirate. This united emirate was a nation, but this nation was divided into several factions based on religion and ethnicity.

In the early days, this emirate consisted of many countries, and they were very poor. Later, oil was discovered. Oil from the mother planet was the main energy source, so with the interference of other major powers on the mother planet, the countries in the emirate fell into war.

Later, these countries realized that this was not going to work. We have so much oil, but why are we still so poor? The money from selling oil is not even enough to buy weapons.

So these countries formed an emirate and tried to monopolize energy.

Also because of the development of technology, other major countries no longer need oil as their main energy source, so the Emirate was successfully established.

The Emirate also took advantage of the last bit of glory of oil energy, invested heavily in science and technology, and eventually became one of the three giants in the universe.

The emirates have had friction with each other since their establishment, all because of land.

Because the oil is underground, whoever has more land can get enough money.

Moreover, the same oil field belongs half to one party and half to the other, and the two parties often have conflicts because you pump more oil and I pump less oil.

Some even brought up history, saying that this place used to belong to them, so the internal conflicts in this emirate are quite serious.

Later, in the process of exploring the interstellar space, because the technology of the Emirate itself was not very advanced and it developed too late, companies from some big countries took the opportunity to join in.

This has led to the chaotic situation in the federation today, if we talk about the system.

The original culture of the Federation has been shattered by the cultural impact of the Empire and the Alliance. There is no way around it, because if you want to buy other people's things, buy other people's technology, you have to learn other people's writing.

Indirectly, you learn other people's culture.

Therefore, the history and culture of the Federation cannot be understood at all, the historical records contradict each other, and they even do not recognize each other.

This is because most of the countries before the Emirate were hostile to each other, and they were fighting each other. If historical records only acknowledged one version, wouldn't the others become invaders or something?

So now these guys in the Federation are learning from the imperial nobles to show off their status.

Yang Bo did not make any other reaction. He just put on the clothes chosen by Monica.

This cocktail party was very grand and all of it was funded by Black Star Company, which was also the style of the Mecha Masters Union.

The Mecha Engineers Guild's cocktail party is sponsored by many people.

"Now, please welcome our protagonist today, Grand Master Li John!" The host shouted as Yang Bo entered the cocktail party.

"Thank you."

"I'm very happy to meet you all here, and thank the union for recognizing me." Yang Bo said politely.

Maria was wearing a black dress, but her figure...

"This is His Excellency Su Xingwang, the Senate President of Karaya State." Maria began to introduce the guests with Yang Bo.

"We have talents like Mr. Li in Karaya State, but we have neglected them in the past." Su Xingwang, a white bald man who looks a bit like Schwarzenegger, said while holding a glass of wine.

"Nice to meet you." Yang Bo also raised his glass.

Not many people came from the Senate of Karaya State. This was because John Lee was a shareholder of the Black Star Company. The House of Representatives itself represented local forces. Other members of the Senate had no relationship with the Black Star Company, or even had a grudge against it, so it was impossible for them to come to the cocktail party.

Then he met with the head of the Alliance Special Investigation Team, Major General Carlos of the Alliance Department of Homeland Security.

Major General Carlos is a middle-aged man with yellow skin, but he is very thin, has high cheekbones, and small eyes, giving him a sinister look.

"I wonder if Mr. Li John has any idea of ​​developing in the alliance? Our alliance welcomes talents from all over the world." After the two sides met and introduced each other, Carlos asked directly.

Yang Bo didn't know why Carlos came to the cocktail party. After hearing this, he realized that this guy was here to poach people, so he shook his head and said, "The alliance is full of talented people. Forget about my countryman's level."

"Mr. Li's technical level is the best among all the mecha masters I have ever seen, whether it is on-the-spot reaction or head-on confrontation. And to be honest with you, Mr. Li, I am also a mecha master." Carlos said the truth.

The battle videos released by Li Yuehan showed that the first time was when they were attacked midway, and the second time was the operation against Golden Lion City.

There are many high-level mecha divisions in the Alliance's Department of Homeland Security, but only a very small number of them have actually participated in wars.

Sometimes the Department of Homeland Security needs people with other identities to perform tasks. As a homeland security department, it not only needs to solve problems, but also avoid causing political crises, both internationally and within the alliance.

The ideas of some groups within the alliance are too extreme, and there are some things that the Department of Homeland Security cannot handle on its own.

With such a technical level, John Lee can definitely develop into a partner. In the remote and poor country of Karaya State, the Alliance Homeland Security Department can just give out some things, which is enough for these people to work hard. Of course, if John Lee is willing to join the alliance, it would be even better.

The Alliance likes these senior mecha masters of the Federation because these people grew up in such an environment, and their technical level and on-the-spot reaction are higher than those of the same level in the Alliance.

And there is another advantage, that is, these people have no background and can be used like rags and thrown away to avoid dirtying their hands.

Moreover, when these people from the Federation are performing their tasks, they will never question the orders of their superiors.

When the Ninth Fleet was suppressing the rebellion, a large number of people actually questioned the commander's orders and refused to carry them out.

This is not an isolated case. The Department of Homeland Security has encountered many such incidents because most people in the alliance grew up in an environment of various thoughts.

"Thank you for the compliment. The alliance is too free. I don't like it a little because I don't know if what I see is true." Yang Bo didn't know the other party's attitude, but it was impossible for him to join the alliance. If he went to the alliance and joined the Department of Homeland Security, he would just be a thug.

"Like what?" Carlos asked, shaking his glass.

"Like women..." Yang Bo shrugged.

“Hehe…” Carlos chuckled, then raised his glass and took a sip.

"Then how about we strengthen our cooperation in the future?" Carlos asked after seeing John Li take a sip.

"For example?" After hearing this, I roughly understood what this guy meant.

"For example, to carry out certain tasks. Moreover, we not only provide financial, technical and equipment support, but also political support when necessary." Carlos answered with a smile.

"It's a pleasure to work with you." Yang Bo understood. In fact, the Federation has many forces supported by foreign countries, and the Department of Homeland Security must have many tasks outside that require foreign assistance.

"It's a pleasure to work with you. This is the address of a virtual room. Sir, you can come to me if you need anything. We can get a lot of equipment that is not available on the market." Carlos took out a paper business card, but there was no text on it.

"Okay." Yang Bo nodded.

That's what a cocktail party is all about, everyone eats, drinks, and gets to know other people.

Later the Kalaya State Senate will vote on Lee John’s joining the Senate and he will take up any position after that.

"Boss, this is the latest information from the union." After the cocktail party, assistant Jenny took out the information passed by the union.

"Oh my god." Yang Bo was also surprised after seeing the information, because it was a price list of positions in Karaya State.

In other words, buying an official position.

One of the positions is the head of A3 Group of the Kalaya State Customs Inspection Bureau. A3 is mainly responsible for the inspection of industrial processing equipment manufacturing.

This position requires 6 million credits.

The head of the D1 group of the State Administration of Taxation is mainly responsible for federal tax collection, that is, targeting deadbeats. Since many deadbeats in the federation have their own armed forces, this position is not a lucrative one because there is a high possibility of being beaten to death. The price is only million.

And this is still a low price. If there is competition, the price will be even higher.

The commander-in-chief of the guard fleet, with the rank of major general, is a position worth 1.5 million because he can collect a salary without doing any work and can also engage in small-scale smuggling.

It’s not that large-scale smuggling is not allowed, but because Karaya State does not have so many smuggling tools. Armed spacecraft and the like are not suitable for smuggling because the capacity of armed spacecraft is limited and the cost of a round trip is not enough.

Another thing is that the smuggling business has already been divided among these people. If you want to take someone else’s cake, you must have a price advantage and sufficient military force on the other hand.

When working in the federation, the most important thing is to have a big fist. As long as your fist is big enough, you can grab more cake.

Of course, this money was donated to a charity organization called Kalaya State Development Fund, and the money in this organization is used to develop Kalaya State.

"I'll think about it." Yang Bo saw that the message said that an accurate reply would be given within three days because these positions were not vacant at all times.

"Okay, if the boss is short of funds, you can borrow from the union. You don't have to pay any interest, and you can offset the debt after completing the union's task." Jenny said again.

Yang Bo nodded. The three exclusive assistants were dressed normally, just normal work clothes, but they were all very beautiful and highly educated.

However, Yang Bo didn't have any ideas. The Mecha Engineer Union was not a charity, and their money didn't come from the wind.

"Can anyone help me do an analysis and see which position is suitable for my current situation." Yang Bo said this deliberately.

"Okay, boss." Jenny nodded.

"I am also a major general?" Yang Bo had actually already thought about it. He would be the fleet commander. He did not expect that he would jump from a killer to a major general. Of course, there are really a lot of generals in the federation, and many of the local armed forces are marshals.

(End of this chapter)