Yang Tailong was the father of Yang Wenli and a citizen of the Free Planets Alliance. He died in 782 UC.
History
History
Yang Tailong worked as an interstellar trader, frequently traveling between Heinessen and Fezzan, alongside his young son, Wenli. A committed capitalist, Tailong believed that it was the duty of the people to accumulate wealth, because money was power and only with money could they keep the politicians in check.
In 782 UC, Yang Tai-long's son, Yang Wenli, begged his father to let him attend Heinessen Memorial University on Heinessen to study history. Tailong disapproved of his son's interest in history, and wished Wenli were more interested in the things Tailong, himself, was interested in: namely art and money.
"If you have money you don't have to work for people you hate, and you don't have to bend your principles for the sake of earning a living.... Making money enriches your wallet, and art enriches your heart." - Yang Tailong
Ultimately, Yang Tailong gave Wenli his permission to study history. In the middle of the conversation, however, Yang Tailong's Ship developed a problem with its fusion reactor. Tailong left Wenli on the ship's bridge, going into the reactor room himself to try and shut down the reactor. In the end, Tailong shut down the reactor's shield — with himself locked inside — in order to save the lives of his crew. Tailong died of severe radiation burns.
Yang Wenli thought to sell off his father's property in order to pay for his schooling after Tailong's death, but quickly found out that not only was Yang Tailong's Ship heavily mortgaged, but that Tailong's vast collection of art was little more than a collection of cheap forgeries. An appraiser hired to examine the collection declared that it wasn't worth even 1 Dinar, before handing Yang Wenli a bill for his services.
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