Warhammer: My Brother Is the Emperor.

Chapter 201 Huron's Ambition (Full Book)
In any power struggle, two powers are the most critical and often become the focus of the struggle: one is financial power, and the other is personnel power.

The two often go hand in hand!

Huron has the right to appoint and remove the planetary governor, and he can control the resources of various galaxies to serve him.

In the past, no matter ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, very few generals dared to make such a request. If they did, it would be hard not to suspect that the general had different intentions and was preparing to rebel.

So Said said quietly: "What's the reason? Commander of the Huron Legion, if you ask this question, you should know the risks involved."

Said's voice was calm, with the slightest killing intent but no falsehood, Huron couldn't help swallowing, and said:
"His Royal Highness, the situation of the ghoul star cluster is complicated, and a more efficient system is needed to eliminate the three evils and deal with the crisis!"

"crisis?"

Said wondered: "You have wiped out the Bone Dynasty, the Saifu Demon, and the Raclothe Alien Pirates. The situation in the Ghoul Star Cluster has greatly improved. Where did the crisis come from?"

Huron explained: "Your Highness, if it is within the territory of the empire, such a result can be regarded as the end of the war, but this is the border of the empire!"

"According to the report of the Expeditionary Fleet, there are more worlds beyond the light of the Star Torch, and there are more three evils entrenched on them, threatening the interior of the empire at all times!"

Said was noncommittal and asked, "For example?"

"For example, pirates, green skins, Tyranids, and various unknown aliens emerge in endlessly. The ghoul star cluster will serve as a barrier to protect the interior of the empire!"

Huron's expression was sincere: "So the Legion of the Star Region needs to gather more resources to resist the threat from the unknown universe."

Said said pointingly: "Considering that the Ghoul Star District is a newly conquered area, it has been tax-free for five centuries. That is to say, all the resources of the Star District will fall into your hands!"

Huron nodded: "Yes, Your Royal Highness, I have always been very grateful for your trust!"

Said continued: "If you get the right to appoint and remove the planetary governor, it means that all the ground troops in the galaxy will be dispatched by you. Is this appropriate?"

The planetary governor has the right to form and command pdfs, but he must be appointed by Terra and supervised by the galaxy fleet, and he has no right to form a fleet.

In this way, only Terra has the control of the galaxy fleet, and can execute the extinction order on the rebel planet at any time, ensuring the realization of centralization.

If the planetary governor is appointed and dismissed by Huron, it means that they will obey Huron, not Terra, and the deterrence of the galaxy fleet will lose its legitimacy!
And with the backing of the Huron Legion, the galaxy fleet will lose its advantage in force, which will reduce Terra's deterrence.

If Huron rebelled, they would also become Huron's supporters and contribute to the rebel army.

Said cannot take the risks involved, so he said:

"Captain Huron, you made a mistake. The empire does not have the concept of inland and frontier. No matter where it is, it will always be invaded by the three evils."

"The subspace can cross the natural barrier of the three-dimensional world and directly reach the so-called hinterland of the empire. At that time, what is the use of your so-called frontier?"

Huron was speechless, what Said said was the truth, whether it was the Hive Fleet, the Greenskins, or the Warp Demons, they were all direct targets, and the vastness and depth of the empire was useless.

It can be said that the empire has no frontiers and hinterlands, and wars may break out anywhere.

Said continued: "So, Commander Huron, I must reject your request and tell you one more thing. You still have five years left in your term, and after that you must take over other legions!"

Huron lowered his head and asked in frustration, "Is my successor capable of suppressing this place?"

Said said calmly: "You can do it, and others can do it too. You are not the only one in the empire, Your Excellency Huron!"

The conversation ended with Huron surrendering. In the palace of Terra, Said fell into deep thought: "Will Huron rebel?"

Originally in history, the maelstrom was only as chaotic as the Eye of Terror, and countless three evils came and went, threatening the empire.

It wasn't until Huron guarded the maelstrom and countless three evils were wiped out that the situation improved, and then Huron further controlled the entire maelstrom area, known as the "Badab Tyrant".

In the maelstrom area at that time, the planetary governor only knew of Huron's grace, but did not know of Terra, and Huron formed a de facto separatist regime.

He longed to turn the maelstrom into a new five hundred world like the father of genes.

But as long as the empire does not openly rebel and does not refuse to pay taxes, separatism is not a big deal, and the Maelstrom area is special, and delegating power to Huron can reduce the cost of suppression.

And Huron's rebellion was not because of Terra's distrust, but because Terra took away the military resources of the maelstrom, making Huron unable to perform, and was suppressed by the three evils.

Putting it into the 3K era, even if the power is given to affairs but not financial power, resources are exploited layer by layer, and responsibilities are suppressed layer by layer.

But the ghoul sector is not a maelstrom. With the strength of two legions, no matter who is the commander of the sector, it can be easily suppressed.

In addition, Said exempted the local eleventh tax, carried out colonial construction, and supported local development, and Huron had more resources available.

The known mines have all been eliminated. It stands to reason that Huron should be satisfied and will not show rebellious emotions. However, just like history, he still asks for more autonomy.

Is this person really rebellious?

Said was extremely vigilant, and he immediately contacted the Malcador Assassin Court, and at the same time launched his own spies to investigate Huron's purpose.

Meanwhile, Huron is unhappy, resentful at Tyra's mistrust.

He is not reconciled to just being the commander of the city defense army. He is eager to lead an expedition to recover more worlds for the empire, and his name will go down in history.

But at the beginning of the era of deterrence, the Superman Council decided to stop the expansion of the empire, and the resources were mainly used to develop the existing territory. As the head of the legion, Huron must obey the spirit of the central instructions.

He holds two legions in his hand, and he looks like a strong soldier, but if he announces an expedition, the whole army will immediately boycott it.

One of the legions is in the hands of the prince of the empire, and he will definitely not support the expedition, but even the legion controlled by Huron has a large number of puppets inside.

If you forcibly order the expedition of the legion in hand, it will be stopped before it starts.

Therefore, he must grasp more resources, build a private army, and at the same time gather like-minded fighters in the legion to launch an expedition beyond the frontier.

But the plan was stillborn before it even started.

Said rejected the proposal of seizing power with well-founded words, and even emphasized the term of office, and he had to be transferred when the time came.

Huron's heart was filled with the anguish of unrewarding ambitions, and his dissatisfaction with the Terra authorities arose in his heart, thinking: "I want to do something for mankind and the empire, why is it so difficult?"

But at this moment, the situation turned around, and a soldier of the Star Claws reported:

"Your Excellency, Legion Commander, explore the report of the Expeditionary Battle Group, and found a large number of virgin worlds of the Spirit Race outside the star area!"

Huron's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "How much is the large amount?"

The Space Marine replied: "Ten at least, more are not ruled out!"

Huron excitedly said: "Okay! Great! With the virgin world, it is bound to be able to get Terra's support, and then launch an expedition!"

After finishing speaking, Huron immediately summoned the leader of the Expeditionary Expedition to understand the details, and then wrote a report to demonstrate the necessity of the expedition.

At the same time, through the spy investigation, Said knew Huron's purpose, and thought: "It's another Macharius!"

But Macharius was a mortal, Saeed could send him as a rogue trader, Huron was a space warrior, where could he be sent?
Let him explore the expedition?
In the Imperium, exploratory expeditions are tantamount to exile, a blemish on the Chapter, not one that honor-minded Space Marines would accept.

Therefore, the only way for Huron to realize his ambition is to launch an expedition.

If Huron had recovered more than 1000 worlds by expedition like Macharius did, it would inevitably consume huge construction and maintenance costs.

Moreover, for quite a long time, these places had no output and simply consumed the resources of the empire.

The empire needs to invest resources to develop existing territories, and it is impossible to invest in the construction of new territories, so the defensive national policy cannot be changed.

At this moment, Huron submitted a report to Said, saying that dozens of virgin worlds had been discovered, and proposed to authorize him to launch an expedition to occupy them.

Said had a headache and explained to him the current difficulties of the empire:

"Huron, I am also eager to expand the territory and spread the glory of the emperor throughout the galaxy. However, the focus of the empire's work now is economic construction. If the war starts rashly, it may become a bottomless pit of resource consumption."

"In the final analysis, there is one question, can you guarantee the benefits of this war?"

Huron nodded confidently and said, "Your Highness, the virgin world of the Spirit Race is comparable to the garden world, and contains rich resources. Whether it is colonized or developed, it will generate massive economic benefits!"

"In other words, as long as you settle down and colonize, you don't need to invest in construction, and you can generate income immediately!"

Said knew that what Huron said was true. The virgin world was comparable to Pandora in Avatar. It was rich and full of vitality, and it could become a livable planet with a little modification.

Once it is defeated, the benefits are indeed huge, but the premise is that it can be defeated.

So Said asked: "Are you going to use the two legions in your hand to conquer dozens of virgin worlds?"

Huron patted his chest confidently: "That's right, there is only a group of savage spirits in the virgin world, not even a fleet. The two legions are like killing chickens with a blunt knife!"

Said complained in his heart: "It's not that easy! Every virgin world is connected to the webway, and the webway is connected to the Ark Spirit Race. We will never sit back and watch the virgin world fall!"

If the battle begins, the Ark Eldar from all over the galaxy, even the buffoons and pirates, will come to reinforce them, so Huron's enemy is not the wild Eldar, but the entire Eldar civilization.

At this time, the two legions are definitely not enough, and the war will be protracted and continue to consume the resources of the empire.

Saeed told Huron his worries, but Huron said indifferently:

"His Royal Highness, the Spirit Race is rare, and they have avoided the empire's siege for many years. If we can use this to force them out and annihilate them in a decisive battle, we will be able to eliminate a major hidden danger for mankind!"

Said was stunned. If the Spirit Race could be defeated in one fell swoop, it would not be unacceptable even if more resources were consumed for it.

But human beings need the spirit race to fight against the subspace, and their knowledge and technology are needed. The spirit race can be weakened but cannot perish.

Moreover, Said could not clearly state the covenant with the Death God Army, so he could only say after a little thought:

"I agree to launch an expedition, but the steps cannot be too large. We must be mentally prepared. This is a protracted war that may run through the entire era of deterrence!"

Huron's eyes lit up. Although he didn't understand the second half of the sentence, it was already a great victory to make Said let go.

Said went on to say: "So don't rush for success, don't try to swallow dozens of worlds in one go, you can start with low-intensity wars!"

Huron was puzzled: "Low-intensity war? I don't know what you mean..."

Said said: "Pirates in the Ghoul star area are rampant, and there are many pirates of the Eldar. These wild worlds must provide support for the pirates of the Eldar, and they must be punished!"

Huron's eyes brightened: "His Royal Highness is brilliant, anti-piracy operations are not considered an expedition! The Internal Affairs Committee has nothing to say!"

Said continued: "Then I only allow you to attack a virgin world, without authorization, you are not allowed to expand the scope of the attack, you understand!"

Huron's face collapsed, and he said, "Only one? It's not enough for two legions to get between their teeth!"

Said calmly said: "Don't be arrogant, Huron, you will face the entire Spirit Race coalition, the entire Spirit Race civilization, and wait until they are defeated before talking about anything else!"

"Yes, Your Royal Highness, we will definitely clarify the universe and spread the glory of the emperor to the universe!"

Huron ended the conversation with satisfaction and happily prepared for the expedition. Said sighed helplessly. He had already felt the pressure of the main combat faction.

The defensive national policy made the main fighters dissatisfied. In their eyes, the empire must launch expeditions and holy wars all the time in order to be worthy of the loyalty of the emperor.

There are countless resources in the empire, even if they are not developed, they are enough to use. There is no need to engage in economic construction at all, just let the place develop naturally.

And Huron is one of the representatives, they use various means to obtain military exploits and honors in order to be further promoted and gain more military exploits and honors.

Defensive defense policy hinders demigods' promotion path, causes a lot of discontent, and will try to provoke all kinds of wars.

Said has no good solution for a while, ordinary people can use money and material satisfaction, but the things that can satisfy demigods and supermen can only be spiritual and illusory concepts.

Like power or honor!
Power is a radish and a pit. Honor is like currency. If it is issued too much, it will depreciate. Said can only be bestowed through war.

Said stared at the star map, and said to himself: "Soon, the development of Guilliman will be completed soon, and then the national policy can be changed and a new round of expansion will be launched!"

"But before that, I must first suppress the conflict, appease it in time, and avoid further intensification!"

The war started as scheduled, and Huron took a virgin world called Ridrell as the target of the war, and directly pressed a legion to break into the galaxy and carry out orbital airborne.

The savage Eldar clan cultivated slash-and-burn farming, and they didn't have any space fleets. They handed over the control of the universe, and the legion fleets floated above the world.

Huron looked down at the picturesque mountains and lush forests, and sighed sincerely:

"It's such a beautiful planet, but it's a pity that it's polluted by aliens! Start orbital bombing and clean up the pollution!"

As soon as the words fell, spears of light descended from the sky, the equator of the planet turned into a sea of ​​flames, and countless lives disappeared, turning into a blank land.

Huron then said: "The landing site is cleared, the auxiliary marines are airborne, form a battle line, advance to the poles, and strive to occupy this planet within two days!"

"His Royal Highness is still too conservative, we need to use blitzkrieg to prove to him that the imperial army has the ability to crush all enemies!"

At the same time, somewhere in the galaxy, the puppet was kidnapped, and Yoda said with a gloomy expression:
"His Royal Highness, please withdraw Ridrell's army immediately, otherwise it will be a war with all the spirit race!"

　Huron's rebellion is full of many accidents. Revisiting the Badab War, I feel that there is nothing wrong with Terra's allocation of resources. Wars across the galaxy must be balanced in terms of strength;

　　It is not wrong for Huron to intercept resources, because he is in charge of the Badab theater, so... who is wrong?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)