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sat on the market for too long,” Jao’uos said.
    “If you enter this agreement with the ADF and give us the stock in your corporation we need,” Jon said. “In two years we’ll give you two percent back and you’ll once again have control of your corporation.”
    Jao’uos studied Jon for a bit before he spoke, “You really think you can pull this off, don’t you?”
    Jon looked over at Sa’oliq, and she stepped into view as she spoke, “My people will help staff the installations, and you’ll be free to open contracts between our people.”
    Jao’uos eyes widened when he saw Sa’oliq.
    “The ADF will also be allowing you to open contracts and will help with the supplies and personnel needs,” Jon said.
    “I don’t think you have any idea what you’re stepping into,” Jao’uos said. “Though I’m impressed by what I have heard so far.”
    “Oh, I have an idea what it will take,” Jon said as he smiled.
    “Really? Do you?” Jao’uos said. “You have an idea what it will take to get every installation in the solar system up and running?”
    “Yes, I have an idea what it will take to get every installation owned by your corporation up and running,” Jon said. “I’m in orbit of the majority of them now and doing diagnostics to get a starting figure.”
    “I don’t think you understand,” Jao’uos said. “When the crash happened, I bought out every single corporation when their stocks bottomed out.”
    “Do what?” Jon said. Jon was floored by what he heard. He wanted to start out small and work his way up. “Well, um.”
    “That’s what I thought,” Jao’uos said. “A bit larger than you thought.”
    “I take it they’re still all separate just under your control?” Jon said.
    Jao’uos eyes narrowed as he spoke, “Yes they are.”
    “Good,” Jon said. “For me to do this you’ll have to sell controlling interest in the other corporations back to their owners.”
    “Why would I do that?” Jao’uos said. Jon could see he didn’t like where this was going.
    “Because I’m doing this to help your people get back on their feet, all of them, not just one man,” Jon said. “You took advantage of the situation, I would have probably done the same thing, in hopes that someday you could profit from it, and you will of course. You turn over eighty percent of the controlling interest to all corporations that you snapped up and keep twenty percent for yourself. You will make profit on each corporation that way and still be helping your fellow Eutharans.”
    “Again, why should I?” Jao’uos said.
    “I won’t help you, and I won’t allow anyone else to help you if you don’t, for one,” Jon said. “The second reason is your corporation will build the parts needed to get these other corporations up and running. You can even contract labor out to them for a fee. This should make you wealthy enough. It will also give you and your corporation a name for helping those in need which will drive your sales across the galaxy.”
    “I still don’t understand, I would be employing enough people that it would help everyone anyway,” Jao’uos said.
    “Look, the idea here is to build Euthara as a whole back up, not just a single individual or corporation. How much do you really know about those other corporations you bought out? You asked me if I knew what I was getting myself into. Do you know what you would be getting yourself into?” Jon said. “What about all the bad feelings it would create by those people you screwed over in the crisis? The ADF doesn’t want the negative attention that would be gained by helping you. How would that affect your name and corporation throughout the galaxy when word got out? How about when people started to expand beyond this solar system and put installations in other systems close by? How will that affect you if you’ve created enemies?
    “By doing what I ask, you'll have helped them twice. First when you bought the shares which helped