Starting from the Planetary Governor-Chapter 833 - 457, Are You Signing or Not?

The situation in the war definitely improved, and for now, there were no signs of defeat. However, the expansion of the war's scope also put greater economic pressure on the Alliance.

The Navy was fine, since maintaining the same size fleet was the plan all along, and construction of new ships had never stopped.

But the Army's expenses were huge.

In the Temir Star System, ground warfare on two planets hadn't ceased. Although the intensity had dropped, the overall scale remained, and there was no real way to spend much less money.

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With ground battles also erupting in the Copper Barrier Star District, the Alliance Army began to increase troops across multiple planets of that district. After the Mist Horse Star District was attacked, fortifications were certainly necessary, ensuring safety.

All of these increased expenses.

Another rapidly increasing cost was military aid for the many planets in war, which consumed a lot of the Alliance's funds.

These military aids included direct support for weapons, equipment, and ammunition allowing the aided planets to directly establish armies with decent capabilities. These armies fought alongside the Alliance Army or under the management of dispatched Alliance officers.

Besides direct weapon support, the Alliance also provided substantial industrial production aid. Its core objective was to help these planets establish and revive their own industrial production capabilities, especially heavy industries and military industries.

The aim was to boost each planet's military potential, striving to make them self-sufficient in military arms.

Of course, reaching this level was difficult, but every little bit helped reduce reliance on external Alliance support as much as possible. This also eased the Alliance's transportation pressure.

In plain terms, this was the impact after increasing the war's scale and extending the frontline.

It was indeed a more cost-effective tactic. If the war relied solely on the primary forces of the Alliance, costs would be much higher, and deploying Alliance Army units to various planets would occupy valuable fleet resources.

If those planets could form sufficient local resistance forces with the help of the Alliance, that would be ideal.

But it still involved spending money.

Moreover, throughout this period, the population transferred from the Golden Pass Star District and Copper Barrier Star District totaled in the billions.

Human resources were also a valuable asset. Initially, however, the Alliance still needed to spend money to settle these people.

Providing housing, food, and handling interstellar population transportation... these necessities cost money.

Only after spending this money could subsequent plans be made to provide suitable jobs and integrate them into the Alliance's war factories, maximizing their potential value...

In summary, the Alliance's spending was soaring.

Till now, even though all the Imperial Tax owed by the Seven Horse Territory had been transferred to the Alliance, it was beginning to be a bit too much to handle.

At present, it was barely manageable. But moving forward, if the scope of war expanded further, or even if a large-scale counterattack was undertaken, the whole economy would be severely strained.

Moreover, Alliance Premier Osenia had even discussed with Gu Hang once about the government's plan to initiate a secondary mobilization order.

It wouldn't stretch to a secondary level for manpower mobilization, but the economic act might need to reach a secondary level—essentially a wartime economic model.

Currently, the Alliance was still in a standard third-level mobilization state, meaning partial mobilization.

Gu Hang certainly didn't want to use such harsh measures that would significantly affect the development efficiency of the Alliance.

He was always considering other methods.

And indeed, there were alternatives.

Currently, out of the Alliance's total fiscal revenue of 380 billion, two-thirds came from the Tianma Star Sector. One hundred billion was the Imperial Tax that should have been paid, and 130 billion was proper fiscal revenue.

The Alliance was still experiencing rapid development, yet, Gu Hang was somewhat unsatisfied with this pace.

He wasn't unhappy with the government's work; he understood there were practical factors involved, and unrealistic development expectations could force lower government officials to exaggerate or fabricate data, which would be even worse.

He was dissatisfied with the direction of the effort.

Among the nine worlds of the Tianma Star Sector, with a population of over 600 billion, a considerable portion had already reached a relatively prosperous state. Not to mention Flying Wing Star, which was already a developed planet, Rage Owl Star, where Gu Hang initially made his fortune, now boasted a per-capita output of over 3. Even Korolya III, the poorest among them, had a per-capita output of more than 1.

This figure might just meet the Imperial standards, but it's important to consider what Korolya III was like before the Alliance took control—merely at 0.6!

Korolya had indeed been the engine for the Alliance's major economic development in recent years, with its large population and rapid economic growth.

The reason was simple: extreme poverty.

From a state of utter deprivation to a relatively normal level, especially with external support, the path was relatively easier.

Looking at Flying Wing Star, with its original per-capita output over 4, there had indeed been growth under the Alliance's control over the years, especially as the shipbuilding industry, under strong stimulation and technological partnership from the Alliance, had started to further expand and increase production after many years.