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Chapter 1330: Chapter 757: Thoughts on the Eastern Cosmos Domain

Gu Hang certainly has aspirations for the Eastern Cosmos Domain.

The Eastern Cosmos Domain isn’t particularly large, certainly not as large as the 12 Star Domains of the Spiderweb Domain.

It has only 9 Star Domains.

And, these Star Domains themselves aren’t particularly large either.

Overall, the Eastern Cosmos Domain is considered a medium-sized, or even moderately small-sized, Cosmos Domain.

Secondly, the Eastern Cosmos Domain isn’t particularly wealthy.

The population isn’t large, much like the territory, it’s considered moderately small.

When the population is low, production capacity generally doesn’t rise.

There are exceptions, but not many.

Nevertheless, it is still an entire Cosmos Domain, with a population exceeding five trillion, totaling over 3,500 worlds.

Although two of the Star Domains are already in Gu Hang’s hands, if the remaining seven can also be acquired, connecting the Eastern Cosmos Domain and the Spiderweb Domain, then the Alliance’s influence across the entire Eastern Border would be more stable.

Additionally, the Alliance has a natural advantage in seeking the Eastern Cosmos Domain.

The core territory of the Alliance is right within the Eastern Cosmos Domain.

Of course, the aspiration to acquire the Eastern Cosmos Domain is certainly not to be completed through warfare.

With the Alliance’s current political landscape throughout the Empire, armed expansion is nearly impossible.

However, besides armed expansion, there are naturally other routes.

Political, economic, cultural, all of these paths are viable.

This is the reason Gu Hang did not move the Alliance Central Government from the Dragonhawk Star Domain to go north.

As the economic conditions of the Dragonhawk Star Domain become increasingly developed, when it moves south to engage in trade with the many other Star Domains of the Eastern Cosmos Domain, or even with Wuji Star at the center of the Cosmos Domain, their economic situations get intertwined.

This is not something that can be completed overnight. But fortunately, the Alliance has been advancing this work for many years.

From the south of the Spiderweb Domain, the west side of the Gu Totem Sector can move towards the Artisan Star Domain; from Heigu Ridge it can go to the Eagle Silk Starfield; from the Border Horse Sector it can enter the East Adjoining Starfield… From the south of Dragonhawk, it can fully connect to the heart of the Eastern Cosmos Domain.

The Alliance has also constructed numerous shipping routes in these three Star Sectors. As the productivity of the Dragonhawk Star Domain becomes increasingly prosperous, the scale of trade with the southern heart of the Eastern Cosmos Domain also becomes larger and larger.

This nourishes a large group of interest groups living on single transactions.

The Alliance’s business with the southern part of the Eastern Cosmos Domain is relatively fair. As long as it’s not that kind of exploitative economic colonial trade, normal trade overall benefits both sides.

These groups, profiting greatly from economic trade with the Alliance, begin to emerge in their respective governments, or are simply the largest faction within the government conducting such business.

Their relationship with the Alliance is naturally quite good.

Moreover, the political environment of the Eastern Cosmos Domain is also very friendly to the Alliance. The Chair of the Eastern Cosmos Domain, Mr. Zuo Zhaofeng, isn’t a feudal lord who particularly focuses on local territory conditions but is more like a politician intoxicated by power. For him, becoming the Cosmos Domain Chair is a step forward in his political career, and he never treats the domain land as his own; the development situation of the domain is ’political achievement’ to him, a tool for career advancement and wealth accumulation, rather than his own possession.

The difference between these two mentalities inevitably leads to significant differences in strategy decisions.

Furthermore, although Zuo Zhaofeng and Gu Hang have never met in person, their relationship is not bad; it can even be considered a political alliance. Zuo Zhaofeng’s position as the Eastern Cosmos Domain Chair was facilitated by Galaraldo, and Gu Hang undoubtedly has a very strong relationship with Galaraldo. Thus, the two are naturally considered ’family’.

During the Iron Armor War, the Eastern Cosmos Domain provided a lot of assistance. In the Southern Line Corps, the Alliance is undoubtedly the main force. Yet, aside from the Alliance, the Eastern Cosmos Domain also sent at least three hundred ships and over fifty million ground troops to participate in the war.

While many of these ships are only transport ships, among the remaining warships, there are no giant ships of a battle cruiser level or higher, with the highest only being cruisers.

Those army troops are indeed all Star Realm Army, but an entire Cosmos Domain fighting for over a decade, accumulating only fifty million troops participating, truly doesn’t count as exerting effort.

However, materials were indeed transported quite abundantly. Various war materials accumulated from the seven Star Domains of the Eastern Cosmos Domain were transported in value exceeding a trillion tax coins.

And these things were thanks to Zuo Zhaofeng’s support.

Otherwise, at the beginning of the Iron Armor War, the battlefield mainly concentrated on the reclamation territory of the Spiderweb Domain; the Eastern Cosmos Domain wasn’t like the Star Devouring Cosmos Domain being directly threatened by the military. Even if troubled, the north still has the Alliance-controlled Dragonhawk and Meng River Star Domains standing, which do not pose a threat to the many southern Star Domains. Many local feudal lords indeed lack sufficient motivation to assist the war.

Only politicians like Zuo Zhaofeng have made significant contributions after personally communicating with Galaraldo for the sake of their faction’s future.

Of course, Zuo Zhaofeng gained benefits from it. The deployment of troops and materials by the Eastern Cosmos Domain demands compensation from the Central Empire, accumulating a total of several trillion roughly. After all, the battle was won, everyone shared a bit; each contributed personnel and effort, inside and out, still earned some. Moreover, waging war for the nation also yields political benefits. Those commanders participating in the war, rank promotions, elevation of status in the Star Domain or Cosmos Domain Government, can exert pressure on local forces that contributed little or not at all, further reaping some local benefits.

Having gained benefits, the appreciation for the Alliance naturally heightens: after all, they led us to victory! Without much cost, there are no grievances.

Zuo Zhaofeng himself, as the arbitrator distributing the benefits dispatched by the Empire, further solidifies his position.

Meanwhile, he also obtained some promises.

The victory of the Iron Armor War has a slight relation to him but is not substantial; he cannot, like Gu Hang, leverage this victory to gain supreme honor; he can only gain a small share, insufficient for him to further advance past the position of the Spiderweb Domain Chair.

However, Galaraldo did say, work for some more years, perform well, achieve more results, and he will have a place on Holy Terra.

The move from Cosmos Domain Chair directly to High Lord is not impossible; after all, Gu Hang succeeded in doing so? But overall, the gap between the two is still substantial. Zuo Zhaofeng merely seeks a deputy prime minister position.

He still has many opportunities.

Where does this opportunity lie? Of course, it needs good management of the Eastern Cosmos Domain’s economic and security conditions.

And these require contact with the Alliance.

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