[Archive—April 3308] EIC Acquires Fujin in Peaceful Election
20 Apr 2022Raumfahrer Spiff
`EIC Acquires Fujin In Peaceful Election’Following a major shareholder election and public referendum, the East India Company has acquired administrative ownership of the Fujin system—becoming de jure stewards of the galaxy-famous Fujin Tea. Amid tensions from EIC’s rapid arrival and sizable deployment in the system, some former system officials are sowing concern over the results of the swift election, dubbing it a 'hostile takeover.’ Meanwhile others suggest that certain large shareholders, who voted in favor of the transfer of power, had conflicts of interest.
Scandals surrounding Fujin Gold’s failures, to meet internal growth projections and remedy mounting worker wellness complaints, were also offered as key factors leading to this outcome. ”Fujin Tea became so famous thanks to Broo Tarquin," one Fujin Gold executive said, requesting anonymity over the recent controversies. "We just didn’t have the logistics of scale to meet the wild demand. I hope that EIC, with its considerable resources, will be able to correct this quagmire.” The source had no comment on rumors of secret deals with the incoming administration but reiterated hopes for a less turbulent future for the system, its citizens, and its crops.
Fujin system has retained notoriety over the years owing to its famed export. Rare goods traders, gourmands, and aspiring shipwrights have all long sought after the delicate herbal melange for its medicinal and economic value. Now under the stewardship of the EIC, production at Futen station is projected to flourish like never before. The company is no stranger to agricultural ventures, having its first interstellar commercial success with the galaxy’s first orbital onionhead production line.
EIC and its ubiquitous Trading Post operation is known to have supplied Commanders across the galaxy with over 100,000 tons of rare goods since inception. This move signals a redoubled effort by the company to meet consumer demand amid recent lapses in availability of this and other rare goods. The Imperial trade company’s CEO George Watts remarked, “Now that we have secured the pipeline for this crucial resource, we will be working double-time to repair the supply chain disturbances and to build a robust reserve of units—protecting against future shortages caused previously by lack of experience and poor logistics. The tea will flow!”
The historical irony of the company’s ancient past involvement with herbal infusions isn’t lost on some well-read Fujin citizens. Moments after the results were called, Marne Dynesell, former Imperial slave and Futen dock worker said, “I hope they like tea parties, I heard the last one was a blast”—seemingly referring to a colonial-era Earth rebellion known as the Boston Tea Party. Also present for the acceptance speech, a few Federation-born Fujin citizens momentarily interrupted proceedings to loudly decry the extranational take-over—as the Empire quietly welcomed another prized system under its shadow.