Quote:As one of the Directors of the ICMG, I can firmly say that, as far as I know, we have no intent of involving ourselves directly with the SCRA. We have our own plans.

Besides, we were contacted about something like this about 6 months ago, and it failed to start up. We have solidified our position too thoroughly to risk something which has already failed once.

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Grand Admiral McIntosh's policy of War Communism had left a deep scar in the Coalition's economy. The standard of living was low, the workers were not motivated to work. Upon rising to office, Premier Alvin Katz began to guide the State Duma's attempts to create a New Economic Policy. History had a tendency to repeat itself - following the Russian Civil War of 1918 - 21 A.D. on Earth, where a ruthless policy of War Communism had been in effect, Lenin's New Economic Policy revitalised a country on the verge of collapse. Katz's NEP had much the same effect as Lenin's - small privately owned businesses were allowed to open and make private profit.

To many, this was a new and exciting idea. It presented a new challenge - all businesses until this point had been run and organised by the State and many people had merely been employees. It gave people the opportunity to start small yet ambitious ventures and try their luck in the business world. Many failed in their endeavours, but despite this they were happy - they'd had the opportunity to try. Some ventures succeeded - many of these were delivery companies.

There was a lot of profit to be made in the delivery business on JiangXi. The cities were stretched far and wide across the face of the planet and couriers for packages were becoming more and more needed as other small businesses exported their wares to other cities. The surge of new products being exported around the planet created a massive opportunity for new delivery companies to expand - expansion quickly led to competition.

Aggressive competition led to companies collapsing and being absorbed into neighbours. Soon the number of assets each company held was rapidly expanding - and the number of companies holding assets was rapidly decreasing.

The attack on JiangXi by the Phantoms left the planet in flames. Only small sections were still habitable to human life without fear of genetic mutation. The rapidly expanding delivery companies soon found their businesses in tatters as they could no longer afford to maintain their growth rates. Many imploded - the weight of their assets being too much for them to cope with (showing many how even small-scale capitalist businesses were quick to collapse when and decreasing support for the NEP). Some, however, adapted and survived.

<Insert name here> was quick to change its business aims following the attack. Rather than carry objects from people to other people, it sought to recover salvageable objects from the now abandoned cities. The work was dangerous - employees had to be armed and equipped with radiation suits. The supplies were then shipped where they were needed. The rewards from this line of work were surprising different from those the business directors had been expecting.

The company was seen as patriotic and received much support from the public. They represented the Coalition's determination to survive, and helped boost the civilian moral in the cities that remained. Recovering and reusing old items instead of making new ones meant that people were able to receive more social credit, so their standards of living improved. Premier Katz decided to use this company for a greater purpose.

Since the Temporary Autonomous Zoners and Omicron Supply Industries had begun trading in Coalition space, the idea had been brewing in the Duma for a corporation to exploit the H-fuel and Pharmaceutical supplies in the system which could be sold to others for profit. The patriotic appearance of <Insert name here> was a driving tool for the Duma to use. They could carry the image further.

In early May 819 A.S., just two weeks after the Volkhan had been defeated and the Coalition freed of his tyrannical reign, <Insert name here> was approached in private by the State Duma and offered a deal. The patriotic image of <Insert name here> and its ability to adapt and survive were qualities the Duma was looking for in a corporation. In exchange for becoming a part of the State - officially a State-owned corporation - the directors of the company would be allowed to remain in control (so long as their decisions were approved by the Duma) and the State would turn the small business into the Coalition's lone corporation.

For the two directors of the company, <Insert name here #1> and <Insert name here #2>, this provided a golden opportunity. They had entered the world of business to experience a new challenge and try their luck in a new theatre of enterprise - they were quick to accept the Duma's offer, realising that this was a new opportunity to explore their business capabilities.

' Wrote:I was saying nothing against you, Alvin. However, the reason that failed was more because the SCRA began talking to us less and less, even when we showed an interest in continuing talks.

But, that's all water under the bridge.

' Wrote:You have missed the point. The Mollys who attack the BAF and fight for Dublin to secure their home (as per the RP) are our allies. The Mollys who rob, steal and pirate are not allies, but individuals looking to make a fast buck. As you represent the latter and as far as I can see, not part of the official Molly faction (if there is one currently), I would suggest holding your own opinions to yourself. Unless, of course, you are part of the High Command of the Molly Council and therefore qualified to make such statements on their behalf.

This trading faction which we are creating is in the same realm as the IC, USI, etc. A house affiliated trading corp.