Starting from the Planetary Governor-Chapter 791 - 436, Seven Horses Submit_2

Chapter 791: Chapter 436, Seven Horses Submit_2

This is a reasonable perception within the Empire, with not a single flaw, and the same is true within the Alliance.

But what comes next varies between the Alliance and other Star Sectors.

For most residents in the world, I am a human being, an Imperial, the Governor is either an appointee or an enfeoffed ruler by the Imperial Faction, so he has the right to rule over me. And if the Empire replaces this Governor one day, then the new one also has the right to rule over me; if the Empire declares this Governor a traitor one day, I would even angrily take up arms to execute him myself.

The Alliance, however, is slightly different.

The legitimacy of the Alliance’s rule principally emanates from direct appointments by the Empire, which is supremely important.

Nevertheless, beyond this, the Alliance is establishing its own political legitimacy through systemic reforms, centralization of power, improvements in living standards brought about by increased productivity, ideological propaganda, education… among various means.

I am an Imperial, but I am also a member of the Alliance. Governors cannot be replaced at will—rather, it’s the government of the Alliance that is legitimate.

This matter is crucial! It determines the social order and whether the authority of rulers can be consciously recognized and obeyed by the populace, shaping the relationship between the political rule of the rulers and the political subservience of the governed.

Putting it more bluntly, whether the political legitimacy of the Alliance itself can be cultivated will decide if, one day, Gu Hang points to Holy Terra and says, “For the Emperor, for humanity, follow me and charge onto Terra,” whether the people of the Alliance would storm the battlefield with him or tie him up and send him to Terra.

It’s just a metaphor! Gu Hang absolutely doesn’t entertain such thoughts!

Only when it has developed legitimacy emanating from the bottom up can the Alliance become even more impregnable, not vanishing simply because of a decree from the Star Domain Government. What happened in Baisuo would not occur in the core territories of the Alliance.

The means of directly gaining control of a planet through subversion or coup d’état can be used by Gu Hang against others, but not by others against the planets of the Alliance. Should anyone attempt such a scheme, the people within the core territories of the Alliance would rise up in swarms. The Alliance’s complete grassroots structure and local government framework could efficiently lead a rebellion and resist outsiders.

Of course, the only places where the Alliance has managed to achieve this so far are Rage Owl Star and Korolya. The former is Gu Hang’s stronghold, the latter a world he genuinely saved from apocalyptic peril, earning immense prestige.

As for the other planets, especially Flying Wing Star and the Fatchess Tri-Star, they are on the way, but admittedly not quite stable yet.

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Overall, however, the nine worlds of the Tianma Star Sector are the core territories of the Alliance. The political systems there have completed their reforms, and the Alliance’s control has reached into the grassroots, making the establishment of so-called ruling legitimacy merely a matter of time.

Regarding the areas beyond the Tianma Star Sector…

Although the situations differ in each location, for instance, Eagle Horse is quite obedient, followed by Mist Horse, and Purple Horse has just been subjugated through forceful means, generally under the current grand situation, these places do not possess the conditions to be transformed into core territories of the Alliance.

The main reason is the impact of the war.

The Alliance is currently at war and doesn’t have the luxury to undertake societal reforms like the past few years in the Tianma Star Sector, nor to root itself in the Purple Horse Sector for several years to turn it into a core territory of the Alliance.

Since it has been decided to control Purple Horse with a suzerainty strategy, it is also necessary not to transform or purge the local ruling strata.

Keep the people, and control those planets indirectly.

However, this is not absolute.

Will the Alliance really refrain from intervening in the internal politics of planets under the seven-horse framework?

Officially, that’s correct. The treaty clearly stipulates that the political, economic, and military development within each member planet will not be interfered with by the Alliance in principle and will be the responsibility of each Planetary Government/Governor.

However, the treaty also states that the Alliance, as the leader of the seven-horse treaty, will supervise all worlds to ensure that key resources are available for the war effort against the orcs.

How will they supervise?

The Alliance will send three supervisory officials to each planet.

These supervisory officials will monitor if the work within the planets is functioning as prescribed by the seven-horse treaty and ensure that each planet fulfills their obligations.

If everything goes smoothly, the supervisory officials won’t intervene in planetary affairs; if problems arise, they will provide supervisory advice to the Planetary Government, effectively meddling in specific matters until the problems are resolved.

If the supervisory advice doesn’t resolve the issues, then the supervisory officials will report up to the Alliance.

The Alliance will then ‘kindly’ offer support to the planet.

Genuine support, needing resources, personnel—all will be in place.

However, getting the Alliance to ‘spend a fortune’ comes at a price.

By that point, the Alliance will directly send a far larger team of officials to manage these Alliance assets on the planet, ensuring they are applied correctly and can effectively change the dire conditions within the planet.

This is akin to directly interfering with the responsibilities of the Planetary Government, even taking over.

Of course, the Alliance itself does not currently wish to take this step.

Still, they’ve left themselves an opening.

In the future, if the Planetary Governor doesn’t comply, this could be a method of inspection and intervention;

Further down the line, when the war situation stabilizes, the pressure lessens, or when victory is in sight, that might just become the opportunity for the Alliance to expand its core territories.