The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2278 The Origin of the Tag Family

  2279: The Origin of the Tag Family

However, the real rise of the planet Tepasi began with the rule of the Tag family more than 200 years ago.

But it must be said that the fact that the Tag family was able to rule the planet Tepasi is a very dramatic thing, and the magical level of this thing is even more outrageous than some novels.

In 200 BBY, an unprecedented super earthquake occurred on the planet Tepasi, which was prone to earthquakes. This earthquake, together with countless aftershocks, almost destroyed the entire planet Tepasi. Countless people died and many more were displaced. In addition, this huge disaster triggered a huge corruption case.

Because in this earthquake, the buildings in major cities on the planet Tepasi were severely damaged, and many towering buildings even disintegrated directly in the earthquake! The disintegration and collapse of buildings tens of thousands of meters high meant a rain of stones for the residents on the ground!

But such a situation should never happen on the planet Tepasi, which has a history of more than 20,000 years and is prone to earthquakes. With a civilization history of more than 30,000 years, shouldn't people know that earthquakes are common on the planet? How could there be a large-scale collapse or even disintegration of buildings?

And given the extremely high political status of Tepasi in the Galactic Republic, the then Speaker of the Republic immediately ordered a disaster relief operation and an investigation into Tepasi's construction company.

After a thorough investigation, it was discovered that there were millions of cases of corruption in construction companies on the planet Tepasi. The figures behind the amounts involved were enough to blind anyone's eyes.

In fact, this incident has already shown the extent of corruption in the Galactic Republic at that time.

As a result, the local construction companies were basically wiped out, and they had to bring in construction companies from other planets. At this time, a legendary figure appeared - Tarzen Tagge.

This guy was originally the leader of a very large smuggling gang, often engaged in the smuggling of illegal items and made a lot of money. However, he was not satisfied with his current achievements, so he planned to expand his illegal smuggling business to the core circle.

Then he chose the planet Tepasi, which was inviting large-scale investment, so he went there to register a construction company, not for any other reason, but because it was the most convenient place to register a construction company on Tepasi at that time. This construction company was originally a shell company. Under the cover of this construction company called Tag Company, Tarzan Tag successfully opened up the smuggling market in the core circle.

Because the amount of money and materials flowing in and out of Tepasi at that time was astronomical, his smuggling business went very smoothly, so smoothly that he was worried that the local economic and security department was stinging him. In order to cover up his business, he simply organized a humanitarian aid, distributed it for free, and mixed his smuggled goods in it and sent them to the core circle market.

  This move earned him a certain amount of reputation in the local area. Then, something interesting happened - Tag Company began to receive many construction project orders!

As for why, it was actually entirely due to the corruption of the Galactic Republic at the time. Do you think that after dealing with the corruption in the construction industry on the planet Tepasi, construction companies from other planets will no longer be corrupt and cut corners? No, they will only take advantage of the situation and cut corners even more.

  As a result, some investors who were dissatisfied with the situation began to look for new construction companies, and the unfamiliar face of Tag Company caught their attention. The boss of Tag Company, I heard, was a good person, and he also provided relief supplies for free? That was him!

But what about Tarzan Tag? He was panicking. He thought that since there were projects coming to his shell company, someone must have targeted him and wanted to investigate his background and shut down his smuggling business. So Tarzan Tag made up his mind and simply bought a large number of construction robots, even a mineral planet, and hired experienced construction engineers at high salaries to guide him. He really went there to do construction projects!

  In order to protect his smuggling business covered by his shell company from being targeted, Tarzan Tag, who had no idea about the unspoken rules of the construction industry, insisted on the principle of quality first. Not to mention cutting corners, the construction projects he undertook could be said to be meticulous. Every building he constructed was of the highest quality and aesthetics!

Although Tarzan Tag lost almost all the money he had earned from illegal smuggling in order to do these construction projects, he thought that it didn't matter if he lost it. As long as he could get away with this, there would be more opportunities for smuggling in the future.

  But in the eyes of the investors on the planet Tepasi, this Tag company is simply the conscience of the industry! The price is fair, the quality is in place, and they strive for excellence. After testing, the buildings built by Tag company can withstand the damage of this rare earthquake, and can even withstand more violent earthquakes!

The wealthy nobles in the core circle didn't lack money, but a sense of security. After the great earthquake on the planet Tepasi, who would want to live in those shoddy projects? As a result, orders for construction projects flew to Tag Company like snowflakes.

What? Your materials are stronger so the cost is higher? No problem, is doubling the budget enough? If not, ask me again.

Tarzan Tag was even more terrified at this time. He thought it was a trap! So he handled every project very carefully, fearing that his smuggling business would be exposed. There were too many projects, so he kept expanding his construction team. When the materials were not enough, he contracted a few more mineral planets. He was afraid that he would be exposed because he was overwhelmed.

At this time, the number of visits and tours by politicians at all levels began to increase. In order to package himself as a genuine builder, Tarzan Tag studied hard day and night and really became a half-architect expert. In addition, as a smuggler, he was naturally eloquent. When those politicians came to visit, he spoke in a very clear and orderly manner, which made them stunned.

As a result, construction projects became more and more numerous, and Tarzan Tag almost forgot that he was still a smuggler.

Finally, one day, at a planet-level gathering, when the governor of the planet Tepasi praised Tarzan Tag as a national hero of the planet, he looked at the friendly eyes of the prominent officials and wealthy families around him, lowered his head and looked at the blinding long string of zeros on his credit terminal, he realized that his business seemed to have gone astray...

Looking back at Tag Company, Tarzan Tag discovered that he had established a large-scale construction company that ranked among the best even in the core circle, established a material transportation network covering more than a dozen planets, and established an efficient and honest administrative management system. In order to meet the needs of construction projects, he even acquired several robot companies, and even the space dock for building spacecraft was under construction.

Compared with the capital he has now, the smuggling business he used to do was not even a drop in the bucket.

More importantly, he has a reputation that no one on the planet Tepasi can match! Walking on the street, you can see his holographic avatar almost everywhere, and the hosts and guests on the show also generously praise him. In the cities on the planet Tepasi, the advertisements of Tag Company are almost everywhere!

During this gathering, Tarzan-Tag accepted an archipelago presented by the planetary governor on behalf of all the people as his hereditary private territory, and he was also granted the status of baron, which would be hereditary.

So... maybe no one is investigating my smuggling business now? Tarzan-Tag thought to himself.