Eternity RPC Board
08-12-2019, 03:16 AM
30th Dosa 1413
Ito looked around at those gathered during this meeting, a meeting that was much larger than the last meeting. The last meeting had a total of 7 members, but this one was much larger. 30 people, all wealthy or moderately wealthy Akitian businessman that owned plantations in Belau. They didn't speak to each other, but each one decided to attend. When the time did come to speak, it was done in hushed tones so nobody outside of the room could speak.
The debate was quiet but fierce. A few proposals were passed around, but the two with the most support seemed to be the same main options that was discussed before: a free trade agreement, or annexation.
Ito looked through the proposals carefully. He hadn't spoken at all since the start of the meeting, instead simply listening to the debate as it raged. The pro's and con's of annexation, how it could potentially influence their future business, and what could be done to achieve the same thing that annexation would.
Immediately the more internationally-prone members of the delegation brought up one major problem - with a King that's Sentric, the Lanlanian Empire would likely intervene in any annexation attempt. Something would need to be done diplomatically to prevent that, and it wasn't something that could be taken lightly. At the end of the day, it was decided to pursue both options simultaneously. However, Ito wanted to know one more thing.
After the meeting he quietly slipped a letter to his secretary, a nice young Akitian lady by the name of Taniguchi Haruko. He asked her one simple question - visit the office of Oe Masatake and deliver the letter. The letter asked for a meeting, fairly soon too. In only a few more weeks, Ito would gain knowledge that nobody else in the committee had. Knowledge of what Akitsu would want.
And with that information the Sakurai Committee would be better prepared in their next course move.
Ito looked around at those gathered during this meeting, a meeting that was much larger than the last meeting. The last meeting had a total of 7 members, but this one was much larger. 30 people, all wealthy or moderately wealthy Akitian businessman that owned plantations in Belau. They didn't speak to each other, but each one decided to attend. When the time did come to speak, it was done in hushed tones so nobody outside of the room could speak.
The debate was quiet but fierce. A few proposals were passed around, but the two with the most support seemed to be the same main options that was discussed before: a free trade agreement, or annexation.
Ito looked through the proposals carefully. He hadn't spoken at all since the start of the meeting, instead simply listening to the debate as it raged. The pro's and con's of annexation, how it could potentially influence their future business, and what could be done to achieve the same thing that annexation would.
Immediately the more internationally-prone members of the delegation brought up one major problem - with a King that's Sentric, the Lanlanian Empire would likely intervene in any annexation attempt. Something would need to be done diplomatically to prevent that, and it wasn't something that could be taken lightly. At the end of the day, it was decided to pursue both options simultaneously. However, Ito wanted to know one more thing.
After the meeting he quietly slipped a letter to his secretary, a nice young Akitian lady by the name of Taniguchi Haruko. He asked her one simple question - visit the office of Oe Masatake and deliver the letter. The letter asked for a meeting, fairly soon too. In only a few more weeks, Ito would gain knowledge that nobody else in the committee had. Knowledge of what Akitsu would want.
And with that information the Sakurai Committee would be better prepared in their next course move.