03-18-2021, 02:24 AM
(Written in Conjunction with Xiomera)
Eirian Ministry of the Economy, Geminus
March 17th, 10:22 AM
Minister Derek Hale stood in his office, tapping his foot impatiently. She should be here by now. He thought, glancing at his watch for the fourth time in two minutes. Although he was impatient, the irony made him smile a little. Usually he was the one who runs late to meetings.
Dr. Emily Thorn, the head of the division of Scientific and Technological Advancement, walked in the open door, shutting it behind her. "Sorry, ran a bit late with a representative from Seranié University's research division. Are you ready for the call?"
Thorn and Hale has talked for hours the previous evening on the Huenyan announcement on trade and technology, and they had come to the agreement that it was too good an opportunity to pass up. Hale cleared his throat. "Yep." He leaned out to his secretary. "Would you please make the call?"
In Chuaztlapoc, the call was received at the office of the Secretary of Trade and was swiftly transferred to Yaochtzin. “Good morning, Minister Hale and Dr. Thorn. It’s a pleasure to hear from you both. How can I help you?”
"Good Morning, Mr. Secretary. We've been discussing the announcement you made yesterday, regarding the Huenyan Research and Development Foundation." The phone was on speaker, so both Minister Hale and Dr. Thorn could hear. "We were thinking that it may be nice to come to some sort of agreement with the HRDF."
”I’m very glad to hear that,” Yaochtzin said, smiling broadly. “We would be happy to discuss how we might be able to work together. I think we both have an interest in helping each other develop, and to help rein in the threat the Xiomeran Empire poses as well.”
"Exactly. Plus, the combined might of our educated populaces will make research and development incredibly efficient." Dr. Thorn spoke up. "What kind of technology would you be interested to develop in a mutual setting?"
”We have several interests. There is defense technology, of course. We also have an interest in non-belligerent pursuits. Computers, software programming and development, electronics, technology for consumer goods and products. We have quite a bit of information in all those fields that the Xiomeran Empire left behind, so to speak. It would make an excellent foundation to build on.”
"That sounds like a good balance to Eiria's strengths. Eiria has a huge consumer goods industry. Electronics is a major industry for us as well, although our scientific research capabilities are a bit more advanced." She paused. "And although Defense Technology isn't my forte, it would be a very good idea to work on new Defensive Tech together. Since Xiomera's military is still a threat to the region..."
”I quite agree. The Empire poses a threat to both our countries. The defense technology in question would help us with countering Xiomeran weapons and systems, as well as provide the base for mutual development of new systems and weapons of our own.” Yaochtzin leafed through some documents. “We would recommend jointly establishing a research center in Eiria, and another in Huenya, where we can work on these projects together.”
Thorn smiled. "That's a great idea. I'm sure the researcher jobs will be filled pretty quickly. It'll be an amazing opportunity for them. How would the leadership structure for these research centers be set up?"
”We were thinking that each center could have both a Huenyan and Eirian director to provide joint leadership, with the centers reporting their findings to the HRDF and to whichever Eirian agency you would like to designate to receive it. In the event of disagreements, those could be handled by higher government officials, although I don’t really anticipate that being an issue very often. On our side, the HRDF will be reporting to the Secretariats of Trade and Defense, depending on the research.”
Hale spoke up. "Sounds good. We'll be writing up some legislation drafts for the Senate on this, we can send those your way when we have them done, if you'd like? I'd have to contact the Defense Ministry and talk to them a bit, but that shouldn't take too long anyway. Plus, it's likely this bill would receive good support in the Senate anyways."
”This sounds good to me. We’ll have to run the final details by our leaders as well, but I see that as mostly a formality,” Yaochtzin replied.
Hale wrapped his knuckles on his desk. "Sounds great! Well, thank you, Mr. Secretary, for your time. I'm looking forward to working with you in the future."
”As am I. I will let you know as soon as our leadership approves the final details on our agreement and we can begin. Thank you for reaching out, Minister Hale and Dr. Thorn - I am also excited to see what we can accomplish together.”
When the call ended, Yaochtzin was grinning. The plan was already paying Huenya dividends much sooner than anticipated. Now he just had to convince Yauhmi and the other Huenyan leaders to go along with it.
As the call ended, both the Minister and Doctor Thorn were smiling as well. Hale sat down behind the desk, quickly typing on his laptop. "So, which do you want to do? Brief the Chancellor, or present this to the Senate?" He asked, eyes locked on his screen.
"I'll brief the Chancellor. Also, when you have that drawn up, send it over, and I'll add a statement and some notes before I give the briefing." Dr. Thorn said, picking up her suitcase and heading for the door. "This could be a very lucrative thing, you know. And I'd imagine you're thinking of some future trade possibilities as well. Have fun!" She turned and left, heading fast for her office. She had work to do, and the faster she worked, the more Eiria would benefit.
Eirian Ministry of the Economy, Geminus
March 17th, 10:22 AM
Minister Derek Hale stood in his office, tapping his foot impatiently. She should be here by now. He thought, glancing at his watch for the fourth time in two minutes. Although he was impatient, the irony made him smile a little. Usually he was the one who runs late to meetings.
Dr. Emily Thorn, the head of the division of Scientific and Technological Advancement, walked in the open door, shutting it behind her. "Sorry, ran a bit late with a representative from Seranié University's research division. Are you ready for the call?"
Thorn and Hale has talked for hours the previous evening on the Huenyan announcement on trade and technology, and they had come to the agreement that it was too good an opportunity to pass up. Hale cleared his throat. "Yep." He leaned out to his secretary. "Would you please make the call?"
In Chuaztlapoc, the call was received at the office of the Secretary of Trade and was swiftly transferred to Yaochtzin. “Good morning, Minister Hale and Dr. Thorn. It’s a pleasure to hear from you both. How can I help you?”
"Good Morning, Mr. Secretary. We've been discussing the announcement you made yesterday, regarding the Huenyan Research and Development Foundation." The phone was on speaker, so both Minister Hale and Dr. Thorn could hear. "We were thinking that it may be nice to come to some sort of agreement with the HRDF."
”I’m very glad to hear that,” Yaochtzin said, smiling broadly. “We would be happy to discuss how we might be able to work together. I think we both have an interest in helping each other develop, and to help rein in the threat the Xiomeran Empire poses as well.”
"Exactly. Plus, the combined might of our educated populaces will make research and development incredibly efficient." Dr. Thorn spoke up. "What kind of technology would you be interested to develop in a mutual setting?"
”We have several interests. There is defense technology, of course. We also have an interest in non-belligerent pursuits. Computers, software programming and development, electronics, technology for consumer goods and products. We have quite a bit of information in all those fields that the Xiomeran Empire left behind, so to speak. It would make an excellent foundation to build on.”
"That sounds like a good balance to Eiria's strengths. Eiria has a huge consumer goods industry. Electronics is a major industry for us as well, although our scientific research capabilities are a bit more advanced." She paused. "And although Defense Technology isn't my forte, it would be a very good idea to work on new Defensive Tech together. Since Xiomera's military is still a threat to the region..."
”I quite agree. The Empire poses a threat to both our countries. The defense technology in question would help us with countering Xiomeran weapons and systems, as well as provide the base for mutual development of new systems and weapons of our own.” Yaochtzin leafed through some documents. “We would recommend jointly establishing a research center in Eiria, and another in Huenya, where we can work on these projects together.”
Thorn smiled. "That's a great idea. I'm sure the researcher jobs will be filled pretty quickly. It'll be an amazing opportunity for them. How would the leadership structure for these research centers be set up?"
”We were thinking that each center could have both a Huenyan and Eirian director to provide joint leadership, with the centers reporting their findings to the HRDF and to whichever Eirian agency you would like to designate to receive it. In the event of disagreements, those could be handled by higher government officials, although I don’t really anticipate that being an issue very often. On our side, the HRDF will be reporting to the Secretariats of Trade and Defense, depending on the research.”
Hale spoke up. "Sounds good. We'll be writing up some legislation drafts for the Senate on this, we can send those your way when we have them done, if you'd like? I'd have to contact the Defense Ministry and talk to them a bit, but that shouldn't take too long anyway. Plus, it's likely this bill would receive good support in the Senate anyways."
”This sounds good to me. We’ll have to run the final details by our leaders as well, but I see that as mostly a formality,” Yaochtzin replied.
Hale wrapped his knuckles on his desk. "Sounds great! Well, thank you, Mr. Secretary, for your time. I'm looking forward to working with you in the future."
”As am I. I will let you know as soon as our leadership approves the final details on our agreement and we can begin. Thank you for reaching out, Minister Hale and Dr. Thorn - I am also excited to see what we can accomplish together.”
When the call ended, Yaochtzin was grinning. The plan was already paying Huenya dividends much sooner than anticipated. Now he just had to convince Yauhmi and the other Huenyan leaders to go along with it.
As the call ended, both the Minister and Doctor Thorn were smiling as well. Hale sat down behind the desk, quickly typing on his laptop. "So, which do you want to do? Brief the Chancellor, or present this to the Senate?" He asked, eyes locked on his screen.
"I'll brief the Chancellor. Also, when you have that drawn up, send it over, and I'll add a statement and some notes before I give the briefing." Dr. Thorn said, picking up her suitcase and heading for the door. "This could be a very lucrative thing, you know. And I'd imagine you're thinking of some future trade possibilities as well. Have fun!" She turned and left, heading fast for her office. She had work to do, and the faster she worked, the more Eiria would benefit.
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