From: Matthew J. Burns To: All Molly Pilots and Captains Subject: Connacht Depot
Good day, kin.
I speak for the Republican Provisional Assembly. My name is Matthew Burns, I am the Assembly's Minister of Economy and financial advisor to the Chancellor. Whether you stand behind the Assembly or feel that our movement should pursue a different path, I address you now in confidence.
Our movement now finds itself with considerable resources and civilian population at its disposal. If we are to achieve victory against the Crown, we must forge them into a truly self-sufficient nation, a Molly nation. We must develop industries of our own and provide jobs for those of us who do not fight, so that they, too, can support our effort.
To this end, the Assembly is ready to announce completion of Connacht Depot, a small cargo storage facility from which we can coordinate the efforts of our mining crews in the gold fields. You will find its location attached to this communique.
This installation will not only generate revenue for our movement, but will give us an additional tool to pressure BMM with, one of economic warfare. Whereas before we had to rely on acts of... piracy, we are now better able to compete with them on the market and syphon buyers, and therefore profits, from our rivals. This will surely do much damage and help even the playing field in our fight, as all profits from our labours will be used to fund our movement, improve our lives, and build up our forces.
We are currently in the process of transferring civilian crews and their families to this new worksite and negotiating deals with prospective customers. Expect to hear a follow-up announcement after I assume administration over Connacht Depot. Until then, feel free to take a tour of the station and use its storage facilities for any mining operations of your own.
Naturally, we expect that BMM and the Crown may launch some form of retaliation against our depot. The RPA is fully prepared to fight for what is ours, but of course, it is only a small civilian installation. It will not stand up to a determined attacker for long. If it comes to having to evacuate... To any soldiers of the free Molly state, we trust you to support us.