Eternity RPC Board
05-23-2018, 03:25 PM
Imperial Kingdom of Hôinôm
Just the beginning | Early 1589
Northeastern Hoinom was hit by heavy rainfall and a series of devastating floods along the Môi River, with notably destructive incidents. The ability of the rice crops to survive this was reduced by the growing monoculture of green rice. Rice crops were devastated and prices rocketed. Meanwhile, in the eastern provinces, landslides, due to the floods, damaged houses and structures in many villages, killing those who were trapped. The heavy rains resulted in large flashfloods and massives landslides. Entire villages and settlements had been obliterated, while the town of Vin Xuỳên suffered heavy damage and loss of lives. Over 100,000 people were stuck in various regions because of damaged or blocked roads. People in several southern provinces were stranded for more than a week. Môi-Xuân Road, an important artery connecting Central Hôinôm and the eastern regions was also washing away along Chiên Chàm Province. The roads were seriously damaged in many provinces, resulting in huge traffic jams, and the floods caused many cars and other vehicles to be washed away. Bodies of people washed away were found in distant places. Hôi Luýên, the capital city of the kingdom, was also heavily affected by the floods, although not that much as othe regions, resulting in huge economy loses. Despite of lack of official confirmation by the local authorities, it was estimated that between 5,000 and 12,000 people resulted dead as consequence of the floods, the deadliest since 1527. However, this soon proved to be just a minor problem.
By early Marth, as result with the destruction of crops and infrastructure, it became obvious that the government was facing an humanitarian crisis. However, the national government resisted to officially announce the famine, and meanwhile people suffered in the rural areas due to starvation. Bùc Trâng and Pha Làm provinces were specially affected, with local authorities secretly reporting 1,000-5,000 deaths in late Marth. Starvation was not the only factor, a significant number of deaths were attributable to cholera, malaria and diarrheic diseases. The poor, labourers and non-landowners in rural areas were specially susceptible. Aid was sent through helicopters, but the local hospital were not able to cope with severe situation.
Combined with the floods in the north, a severe drought in the eastern and southern provinces resulted in the famine spreading along the countryside. Wage labourers suffered the highest mortality of all groups. Crude death rate among landless families was three times higher than for families with three or more acres, contributing to the political turmoil. As unconfirmed reports started to rise the numbers of deaths nearby 20,000, protests erupted in Central and Eastern Hôinôm. Hôi Luỳên and another cities also witnessed protests and social mobilization against the government, the situation in the capital seemed calmer after Prime Minister Quang Công Quang announced economic compensations and the creation of a social fund for those affected by the floods.
However, the situation worsened in distant provinces when the government passed legislation restricting movement of foodgrains between districts along local government mismanagement of foodgrain stocks and distributional failures. Still, the famine did not occur among all areas and populations but was concentrated in specific areas: particularly the northeastern and southern provinces, while the wealthy western provinces were mostly unaffected.
Phan Thành Bào found himself in the middle of the crisis. The only son of Phan Vân Vang, one of the wealthiest businessmen of the country, he had gained political prominence after his sister Thu had married Lâm Thành Thuân, Empress Hông's cousin. Appointed governor in Duông Làt, a minor province in central Hôinôm, he invested heavily in the farm and transportation industries, and through political influences as well, he gained prominence in the region gaining in which could be described as market command over food distribution. As a result, Bào enriched considerably soon, without major rival competences. He resulted beneficiary in the rise in food prices in the last five years. However, by late 1586, it seemed that the food were stabilizing again, resulting in a nationwide increase of average consumption which helped the economy. But now, as result of the collapse of the state rationing system as consequence of the destruction of harvest and the flood, the surviving crops were increasingly affected by speculative hoarding by farmers and traders and a consequent rise in prices, which only worsened the situation.
As news about mobs assaulting warehouses in several southeastern provinces, Phan Thành Bào ordered that grain storages were moved to a safer location as much as possible, in order to avoid millonaire loses for his own businesses.
The first protests seemed contained by the local authorities. Notwithstanding, clashes between police forces and protestors resulted in 200 death only in Vin Xuỳên, eastern Hôinôm.
After a month of calm, mass protests started on Quartyr 18 in Tay Lanh. On Quartyr 22, the protests spread in nearby provinces. Only a few days later, a de facto rebellion began in Sông Lôm province. Thousands of people in Hoa Làk marched in prosest against the social situation. The protest quickly descended into violence. Police forces were routed and the city hall and adjoining Tresaury building were burned. One day later, on Quartyr 27, Governor Vuong Quang Vang was sent to Hoa Làk to resolve the situation (he was called to Hôi Luỳên for a special meeting of governors with the national government). On his arrival he was held hostage for several hours at the train station and assaulted by the protesters. Hoinomese military forces intervened to extract Vang. The next day, every government institution in the town was looted and destroyed, except the nearby military barrack, where Governor Vuong Quang Vang was moved, which was heavily protected by Hoinomese soldiers.
On Fein 11 and 12, violence erupted in other eatern towns, such as Vin Dêng. On Fein 14, a political council was formed in Tay Lanh by opposition parties and union leaders to lead the protests. Anger was also directed against the government for allowing that grain storages were moved while the province was suffering famine. As allegations grew that ministers and their relatives had personally profited from the schemes, many became convinced that deep changes were needed and they called Empress Hông to depose the government and call for early elections (last election was held in 1586).
On Fein 18, state police were attacked in Quang Cai, and a day later, in Duông Xanh, military troops attacked and brutally dispersed protesters, after thousands gathered in fron of the palace where Governor Vuong Quang Vang lived . As a result, the next day Prime Minister Quang Công Quang announced the mobilization of the Armed Forces in several provinces. Meanwhile, Nam Dinh stock market exchange collapsed and the Finance Minister expected the economy to fall into recession in the coming months.
An emergy meeting of the National Assembly was called, in which the opposition demanded to create a parliamentary committee to investigate both the violence and the causes of the famine. However, the majority of the parliament, controlled by Prime Quang Công Quang's supporters and conservative lawmakers, rejected the proposal. Prime Quang Công Quang declared the state of emergency in 12 of 31 Imperial Kingdom of Hôinôm's provinces. Thousands of people were arrested, some of them moved to unknown location. Despite this, violence continued in distant areas which were both heavily affected by the famine and difficult to get into as consequence of the destruction of infraestructures as a result of the floods early that year.
Several days later, thousands joined violent protests in Biam Hông province. In Khanh Tum, an unrecognized "Regional Committee" is formed calling the government to seek a political and economic solution. Similar committees are established in nearby provinces. In Yên Nông, northern Hôinôm, a police station was attacked by armed crowd, casualties include three dead and twenty injured. A small group left-leaning lawmaker declare that the only solution of the crisis is through protests against the government.
On early Zechyr, violence continued in the southeastern regions. Government headquarters in several provinces were burned by armed groups. The national government announced that up to seven governors were going to be sacked. This, however, failed to pacify the rioters. On Zechyr 14, a group of about 50 special forces troops were viciously attacked by a mob of thousands in Hoa Làk. The rebellion spread throughout southern Hôinôm. The state of emergency is announced in all the country the ext day.
On Zechyr 27, Hà Thi Lan, a child killed in Biam Hông during clashes between soldiers and protesters is buried. Her funeral is turned into an anti-government demonstration that burned the governor residence in Khanh Tum. Alarm spread over the lack of bread and rice in the city, despite the city was barely affected by the famine. Khanh Tum's "Regional Committee" calls for dialogue with Prime Minister Quang Công Quang, with no avail. Meanwhile, insurgency increases in the northern provinces. Multiple kidnappings and disappearances are denounced by local groups.
On Septem 4, a hunger strike began at Imperial University of Nam Dinh. Approximately 200 students join the strike and demand the resignation of the government. The banned Nationalist Party organizes a violent demonstration in Quang Cai in which six policemen were seriously injured. Meanwhile, despite armed forces start to distribute aid and food in affected provinces, angry crowds attack state institutions in many eastern provinces.
On Septem 25, thousands of students march in Hôi Luỳên against a rumored "attack" by state forces. The next day, 100 students in Hôi Luỳên campus start a hunger strike. Their demands are similar to those of students in Nam Dinh. Unions call for a five-day general strike on Ochtyr 10.
On Ochtyr 8, it was reported that Hoa Làk, with a population of 1,663,301 in 1586, has no functioning government. In Sông Lôm province, police were brutally beated. New of massacre of Royal Hoinomese Army officers shocks Prime Minister Quang Công Quang, which even conservative media pressures to resign. However, the government react by mobilizing more troops in the capital city and nearby provinces. On Ochtyr 10, a successful general strike paralyze Nam Dinh, not so much in Hôi Luỳên, where thousands of unionist and political activists were already in prison. On Ochtyr 14, rioters take control of a military base in Chiên Chàm. The next day, Prime Minister Quang Công Quang announces a reshuffle of the government. Nghiêm Vàn Bào, the founder of the far-right "Thánh Hiệp" milita in the 1550s, is announced as Minister of National Security.
On Ochtyr 22, the national government ordered indefinitve closure of schools and universities throughout the country and imposed even stricter restrictiongs on the press and consumer goods. In Nam Dinh, over 2000 government's partisans were reportedly armed by the police to defend the city in case of rebellion. Mordvanian news agency commented that evening: "the whole scenario is emerging as a political-military strategy and not merely as a law and order crisis".
On Nueva 11, despite rumours of resignation or dismissal, 144 of 222 MPs pass a parliamentary resolution giving full confidence to Prime Minister Quang Công Quang to solve the political crisis. This leads to massive riots in many provinces in central and eastern Hôinôm - western Hôinôm remains relatively peaceful. The city of Tay Lanh is taken by so-called revolutionary forces, after several weeks of riots. There, a local detention facility is broken into and hundreds of weapons are seized. The remaining soldiers in the city form committees. The military leadership tries to contain the rebellion to Tay Lanh, Hoa Làk and Kêt Nôi province to stop it from spreading to the rest of the country. Destruction and killings -along as reprisals by government forces- continue throughout the region
On Nueva 28, a "Committee of Public Salvation" is formed in Tay Lanh, headed by Lâ Vân Quân, a former member of the banned Nationalist Party, and which starts to act as a parallel government. In a nearby town, one member of the military police is burnt alive and others are taken hostage. A group of soldiers join the rebels. A similar committe of public salvation is formed in Quang Cai, this time headed by an union leader.
On Dein 4, Prime Minister Quang Công Quang holds a meeting with members of the parliament to sign a stement, condemning the massive plunder and destruction of military warehouses and calling for surrender of weapons. The statement is signed by even moderate and liberal lawmakers, including former Prime Minister Bûi Quang An. The Quang Cai answers the government that they are ready to enter in negotiations with the government, as soon as the state of emergency is suspended and all "political prisoners" are released from prison.
On Dein 20, with the fall of Minh Xân, most of southeastern provinces are out of government control. Weapons continued to spread across the country. Yên Nông National Airport is attacked by villagers from the surrounding area, and the University of Vin Xuỳên is looted. Ethnic Bhmer soldiers defect to insurgency in northern Hôinôm.
On Dein 28, Empress Hông appears on national television and address the nation with a statement where she calls for "reconciliation, solidarity, unity, and calmness". But the armed forces are forced to withdraw from the eastern Pha Làm province. Unopposed on the battlefield, rebels in southwestern region launch a wave of extraordinary destruction. Countryside summer houses are burned down entirely, along rural military barracks.
On Elva 4, the rebellion seemed to spread in Vin Xuỳên, but it is completely crushed after armed forces gun down hundred of rioters. Curfew is declared. During the rest of the month, hundreds are killed in Nam Dinh, Hôi Luŷên, Bâc Duong, and Yên Nông in crashes between state forces and protesters.
"It's been a long time", Jiang Yong Du said.
"Chiang...?", Lâ Vân Quân asked.
"Jiang Yong Du", the man answered. "Mr. Jiang if you prefer".
"Yes, it has been a long time", Lâ Vân Quân said. "How is everything going?".
"Everything is great", Jiang replied. "To be honest, everything looks here even more chaotic that I had expected. Even I wasn't sure if we wouldn't be able to make safely our way here".
"I understand", Lâ Vân Quân replied. "We are trying to make the basic works...It's not been easy because we lack resources, and it is almost as starting for scratch".
"I see", Jiang said. "That should be change soon".
"Yes, it should, of course", Lâ Vân Quân replied. "We're grateful for your...contribution to the cause".
"Sure", Jiang said. "When will everyhing be ready?".
"It's difficult to say...", Lâ Vân Quân answered. "Next month we will meet in Màu Vàng and then we could advance our agenda".
"You may not have that much time", Tai Zedong Wong, who had remained silent until now, said.
"I know", Lâ Vân Quân replied. "But it's not easy to organize in the current situation. We don't control the southern border, so it is very difficult to pass men and information. And after so many decades without being able to move freely in our own country, it's better to be careful. Not everyone will be ready to accept that scenario. I need time to prepare my our cards".
"Do whatever you need to do", Jiang said. "But remember you should work it out if you don't want to miss this unique chance. If you need anything more for now, we will be in our hotel".
Just the beginning | Early 1589
Northeastern Hoinom was hit by heavy rainfall and a series of devastating floods along the Môi River, with notably destructive incidents. The ability of the rice crops to survive this was reduced by the growing monoculture of green rice. Rice crops were devastated and prices rocketed. Meanwhile, in the eastern provinces, landslides, due to the floods, damaged houses and structures in many villages, killing those who were trapped. The heavy rains resulted in large flashfloods and massives landslides. Entire villages and settlements had been obliterated, while the town of Vin Xuỳên suffered heavy damage and loss of lives. Over 100,000 people were stuck in various regions because of damaged or blocked roads. People in several southern provinces were stranded for more than a week. Môi-Xuân Road, an important artery connecting Central Hôinôm and the eastern regions was also washing away along Chiên Chàm Province. The roads were seriously damaged in many provinces, resulting in huge traffic jams, and the floods caused many cars and other vehicles to be washed away. Bodies of people washed away were found in distant places. Hôi Luýên, the capital city of the kingdom, was also heavily affected by the floods, although not that much as othe regions, resulting in huge economy loses. Despite of lack of official confirmation by the local authorities, it was estimated that between 5,000 and 12,000 people resulted dead as consequence of the floods, the deadliest since 1527. However, this soon proved to be just a minor problem.
By early Marth, as result with the destruction of crops and infrastructure, it became obvious that the government was facing an humanitarian crisis. However, the national government resisted to officially announce the famine, and meanwhile people suffered in the rural areas due to starvation. Bùc Trâng and Pha Làm provinces were specially affected, with local authorities secretly reporting 1,000-5,000 deaths in late Marth. Starvation was not the only factor, a significant number of deaths were attributable to cholera, malaria and diarrheic diseases. The poor, labourers and non-landowners in rural areas were specially susceptible. Aid was sent through helicopters, but the local hospital were not able to cope with severe situation.
Combined with the floods in the north, a severe drought in the eastern and southern provinces resulted in the famine spreading along the countryside. Wage labourers suffered the highest mortality of all groups. Crude death rate among landless families was three times higher than for families with three or more acres, contributing to the political turmoil. As unconfirmed reports started to rise the numbers of deaths nearby 20,000, protests erupted in Central and Eastern Hôinôm. Hôi Luỳên and another cities also witnessed protests and social mobilization against the government, the situation in the capital seemed calmer after Prime Minister Quang Công Quang announced economic compensations and the creation of a social fund for those affected by the floods.
However, the situation worsened in distant provinces when the government passed legislation restricting movement of foodgrains between districts along local government mismanagement of foodgrain stocks and distributional failures. Still, the famine did not occur among all areas and populations but was concentrated in specific areas: particularly the northeastern and southern provinces, while the wealthy western provinces were mostly unaffected.
Phan Thành Bào found himself in the middle of the crisis. The only son of Phan Vân Vang, one of the wealthiest businessmen of the country, he had gained political prominence after his sister Thu had married Lâm Thành Thuân, Empress Hông's cousin. Appointed governor in Duông Làt, a minor province in central Hôinôm, he invested heavily in the farm and transportation industries, and through political influences as well, he gained prominence in the region gaining in which could be described as market command over food distribution. As a result, Bào enriched considerably soon, without major rival competences. He resulted beneficiary in the rise in food prices in the last five years. However, by late 1586, it seemed that the food were stabilizing again, resulting in a nationwide increase of average consumption which helped the economy. But now, as result of the collapse of the state rationing system as consequence of the destruction of harvest and the flood, the surviving crops were increasingly affected by speculative hoarding by farmers and traders and a consequent rise in prices, which only worsened the situation.
As news about mobs assaulting warehouses in several southeastern provinces, Phan Thành Bào ordered that grain storages were moved to a safer location as much as possible, in order to avoid millonaire loses for his own businesses.
The first protests seemed contained by the local authorities. Notwithstanding, clashes between police forces and protestors resulted in 200 death only in Vin Xuỳên, eastern Hôinôm.
After a month of calm, mass protests started on Quartyr 18 in Tay Lanh. On Quartyr 22, the protests spread in nearby provinces. Only a few days later, a de facto rebellion began in Sông Lôm province. Thousands of people in Hoa Làk marched in prosest against the social situation. The protest quickly descended into violence. Police forces were routed and the city hall and adjoining Tresaury building were burned. One day later, on Quartyr 27, Governor Vuong Quang Vang was sent to Hoa Làk to resolve the situation (he was called to Hôi Luỳên for a special meeting of governors with the national government). On his arrival he was held hostage for several hours at the train station and assaulted by the protesters. Hoinomese military forces intervened to extract Vang. The next day, every government institution in the town was looted and destroyed, except the nearby military barrack, where Governor Vuong Quang Vang was moved, which was heavily protected by Hoinomese soldiers.
On Fein 11 and 12, violence erupted in other eatern towns, such as Vin Dêng. On Fein 14, a political council was formed in Tay Lanh by opposition parties and union leaders to lead the protests. Anger was also directed against the government for allowing that grain storages were moved while the province was suffering famine. As allegations grew that ministers and their relatives had personally profited from the schemes, many became convinced that deep changes were needed and they called Empress Hông to depose the government and call for early elections (last election was held in 1586).
On Fein 18, state police were attacked in Quang Cai, and a day later, in Duông Xanh, military troops attacked and brutally dispersed protesters, after thousands gathered in fron of the palace where Governor Vuong Quang Vang lived . As a result, the next day Prime Minister Quang Công Quang announced the mobilization of the Armed Forces in several provinces. Meanwhile, Nam Dinh stock market exchange collapsed and the Finance Minister expected the economy to fall into recession in the coming months.
An emergy meeting of the National Assembly was called, in which the opposition demanded to create a parliamentary committee to investigate both the violence and the causes of the famine. However, the majority of the parliament, controlled by Prime Quang Công Quang's supporters and conservative lawmakers, rejected the proposal. Prime Quang Công Quang declared the state of emergency in 12 of 31 Imperial Kingdom of Hôinôm's provinces. Thousands of people were arrested, some of them moved to unknown location. Despite this, violence continued in distant areas which were both heavily affected by the famine and difficult to get into as consequence of the destruction of infraestructures as a result of the floods early that year.
Several days later, thousands joined violent protests in Biam Hông province. In Khanh Tum, an unrecognized "Regional Committee" is formed calling the government to seek a political and economic solution. Similar committees are established in nearby provinces. In Yên Nông, northern Hôinôm, a police station was attacked by armed crowd, casualties include three dead and twenty injured. A small group left-leaning lawmaker declare that the only solution of the crisis is through protests against the government.
On early Zechyr, violence continued in the southeastern regions. Government headquarters in several provinces were burned by armed groups. The national government announced that up to seven governors were going to be sacked. This, however, failed to pacify the rioters. On Zechyr 14, a group of about 50 special forces troops were viciously attacked by a mob of thousands in Hoa Làk. The rebellion spread throughout southern Hôinôm. The state of emergency is announced in all the country the ext day.
On Zechyr 27, Hà Thi Lan, a child killed in Biam Hông during clashes between soldiers and protesters is buried. Her funeral is turned into an anti-government demonstration that burned the governor residence in Khanh Tum. Alarm spread over the lack of bread and rice in the city, despite the city was barely affected by the famine. Khanh Tum's "Regional Committee" calls for dialogue with Prime Minister Quang Công Quang, with no avail. Meanwhile, insurgency increases in the northern provinces. Multiple kidnappings and disappearances are denounced by local groups.
On Septem 4, a hunger strike began at Imperial University of Nam Dinh. Approximately 200 students join the strike and demand the resignation of the government. The banned Nationalist Party organizes a violent demonstration in Quang Cai in which six policemen were seriously injured. Meanwhile, despite armed forces start to distribute aid and food in affected provinces, angry crowds attack state institutions in many eastern provinces.
On Septem 25, thousands of students march in Hôi Luỳên against a rumored "attack" by state forces. The next day, 100 students in Hôi Luỳên campus start a hunger strike. Their demands are similar to those of students in Nam Dinh. Unions call for a five-day general strike on Ochtyr 10.
On Ochtyr 8, it was reported that Hoa Làk, with a population of 1,663,301 in 1586, has no functioning government. In Sông Lôm province, police were brutally beated. New of massacre of Royal Hoinomese Army officers shocks Prime Minister Quang Công Quang, which even conservative media pressures to resign. However, the government react by mobilizing more troops in the capital city and nearby provinces. On Ochtyr 10, a successful general strike paralyze Nam Dinh, not so much in Hôi Luỳên, where thousands of unionist and political activists were already in prison. On Ochtyr 14, rioters take control of a military base in Chiên Chàm. The next day, Prime Minister Quang Công Quang announces a reshuffle of the government. Nghiêm Vàn Bào, the founder of the far-right "Thánh Hiệp" milita in the 1550s, is announced as Minister of National Security.
On Ochtyr 22, the national government ordered indefinitve closure of schools and universities throughout the country and imposed even stricter restrictiongs on the press and consumer goods. In Nam Dinh, over 2000 government's partisans were reportedly armed by the police to defend the city in case of rebellion. Mordvanian news agency commented that evening: "the whole scenario is emerging as a political-military strategy and not merely as a law and order crisis".
On Nueva 11, despite rumours of resignation or dismissal, 144 of 222 MPs pass a parliamentary resolution giving full confidence to Prime Minister Quang Công Quang to solve the political crisis. This leads to massive riots in many provinces in central and eastern Hôinôm - western Hôinôm remains relatively peaceful. The city of Tay Lanh is taken by so-called revolutionary forces, after several weeks of riots. There, a local detention facility is broken into and hundreds of weapons are seized. The remaining soldiers in the city form committees. The military leadership tries to contain the rebellion to Tay Lanh, Hoa Làk and Kêt Nôi province to stop it from spreading to the rest of the country. Destruction and killings -along as reprisals by government forces- continue throughout the region
On Nueva 28, a "Committee of Public Salvation" is formed in Tay Lanh, headed by Lâ Vân Quân, a former member of the banned Nationalist Party, and which starts to act as a parallel government. In a nearby town, one member of the military police is burnt alive and others are taken hostage. A group of soldiers join the rebels. A similar committe of public salvation is formed in Quang Cai, this time headed by an union leader.
On Dein 4, Prime Minister Quang Công Quang holds a meeting with members of the parliament to sign a stement, condemning the massive plunder and destruction of military warehouses and calling for surrender of weapons. The statement is signed by even moderate and liberal lawmakers, including former Prime Minister Bûi Quang An. The Quang Cai answers the government that they are ready to enter in negotiations with the government, as soon as the state of emergency is suspended and all "political prisoners" are released from prison.
On Dein 20, with the fall of Minh Xân, most of southeastern provinces are out of government control. Weapons continued to spread across the country. Yên Nông National Airport is attacked by villagers from the surrounding area, and the University of Vin Xuỳên is looted. Ethnic Bhmer soldiers defect to insurgency in northern Hôinôm.
On Dein 28, Empress Hông appears on national television and address the nation with a statement where she calls for "reconciliation, solidarity, unity, and calmness". But the armed forces are forced to withdraw from the eastern Pha Làm province. Unopposed on the battlefield, rebels in southwestern region launch a wave of extraordinary destruction. Countryside summer houses are burned down entirely, along rural military barracks.
On Elva 4, the rebellion seemed to spread in Vin Xuỳên, but it is completely crushed after armed forces gun down hundred of rioters. Curfew is declared. During the rest of the month, hundreds are killed in Nam Dinh, Hôi Luŷên, Bâc Duong, and Yên Nông in crashes between state forces and protesters.
"It's been a long time", Jiang Yong Du said.
"Chiang...?", Lâ Vân Quân asked.
"Jiang Yong Du", the man answered. "Mr. Jiang if you prefer".
"Yes, it has been a long time", Lâ Vân Quân said. "How is everything going?".
"Everything is great", Jiang replied. "To be honest, everything looks here even more chaotic that I had expected. Even I wasn't sure if we wouldn't be able to make safely our way here".
"I understand", Lâ Vân Quân replied. "We are trying to make the basic works...It's not been easy because we lack resources, and it is almost as starting for scratch".
"I see", Jiang said. "That should be change soon".
"Yes, it should, of course", Lâ Vân Quân replied. "We're grateful for your...contribution to the cause".
"Sure", Jiang said. "When will everyhing be ready?".
"It's difficult to say...", Lâ Vân Quân answered. "Next month we will meet in Màu Vàng and then we could advance our agenda".
"You may not have that much time", Tai Zedong Wong, who had remained silent until now, said.
"I know", Lâ Vân Quân replied. "But it's not easy to organize in the current situation. We don't control the southern border, so it is very difficult to pass men and information. And after so many decades without being able to move freely in our own country, it's better to be careful. Not everyone will be ready to accept that scenario. I need time to prepare my our cards".
"Do whatever you need to do", Jiang said. "But remember you should work it out if you don't want to miss this unique chance. If you need anything more for now, we will be in our hotel".