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You have decided to <span class="mu-s">ignore</span> the situation. With a flick of your wrist- Hegemonic forces will pull out and no longer provide any protection to the HVS traders and colonies- you can always sweep them away later. Even better- this avoids a problem you'd have to spend a lot of time having to deal with later- giving you more time to enjoy yourself and run this empire.
“Shall we maximize this action, your Grace?” Your computer chirps. You nod, giving your fleets permission to leave the HVS with missions and shipping contracts unfulfilled, Hegemonic stores, shopping authorities, and tariff-offices quickly looted, and all on route back to the Hegemony. From this, many valuable resources have essentially been directly taken from the Hazaar- simply refusing to redistribute or give them back to their owners as long as they were in Hegemony possession at the time of the withdrawl. At the same time, all debts owed to Hazaar from Hegemonic tax and financial authorities are quietly defaulted, and the money transferred back under Hegemonic control; all long range data and energy beacons are similarly turned off- and in all ways you seek to expend as little possible to the HVS. In other words, they are totally on their own. Yet despite this, Hegemonic government entities and systems remain intact and in control in the HVS- taxes are still expected to be paid, even as the “reward” for that system is removed.
In a way, this has turned a negative into a positive. While small individually, each piece of the HVS you are ignoring and all the entitlements and services you once offered have now gone back and enriched your own empire- the shipments of luxurious fabric, tactile gold, spices and fruits of exotic origin- all comes back to you. Now matter how much you indulge from this- the Hegemony itself has gained a decent amount of income from this action- which can be reinvested in your fleet.
<span class="mu-r">”What are you- you can't- YOU CAN'T DO THIS!!!”</span> The message, from Starfire Shine- a very important Hazaar- falls on deaf ears. <span class="mu-r">”We're shutting everything down! No more DM for the taxman! We need military support- <span class="mu-i">I</span> need protection! I've worked for this! GET BACK HERE-”</span>
With another wave of your hand- you shut off the transmission- and make sure your AI doesn't bother you with any more chatter from the HVS. The Hazaar are certainly not happy- and you may have set back the slow progress of Hazaar integration into the Hegemony's culture a few hundred years- you aren't bothered much by it. In fact, this was a work of economic <span class="mu-i">genius</span>. You consider it- and then grant yourself a Golden Band for this- the first Supreme Ruler to wear one. You pat yourself on the back.
