January 1495
Military Technology Advance!
Standardized Pikes (5)
A pike is a remarkably simple weapon to make, but to get the full benefit from the use of pikes, it's required for the whole formation to be wielding weapons of similar length and blade.
Bonus Effect:
Combat width increased by 2.
Infantry Shock: +0.15
Enables Offensive Asian Foot Soldier
Enables Defensive Asian Foot Soldier
All infantry (Asian Longbow) has been upgraded to Offensive Asian Foot Soldier
March 1495
Relations with Yeren have been maxed.
A Revolt!
Manchu Patriots have risen in Deren and Bohori!
April 1495
We have won the siege against the Patriots in Deren.
September 1495
We have won the siege against the Patriots in Bohori.
May 1496
Colonist Rush
Rumors of our Quest for the New World have led to more people readying themselves for a new life as a colonial settler.
Japan gets 'Colonial Enthusiasm' for five years, giving the following effects:
Settler Chance: +5.0%
Global Settler Increase: +25.00
June 1496
We have maxed relations with Dai Viet.
A diplomat has been sent to Khmer to improve relations.
October 1496
Ainu Revolt
The ongoing oppression and exploitation of the Ainu minority has finally reached its boiling point. The citizens of Kamikawa have decided to take up arms against the oppressors.
Emperor Ietsugu attempts to negotiate with the rebels.
Japan gets 'Rebel Negotiation' for one year, giving the following effects:
National Tax Modifier: -5.0%
Stability Cost Modifier: +10.0%
-30 ducats (38.55)
November 1496
We have sent a diplomat to Ming to improve relations.
December 1496
Build a Great Palace
Monarchs were often struggling with ways to subdue the nobility. The rise of firearms reduced the nobles' role as warriors but left them with, in the eyes of the monarchs, too much idle time. Some monarchs created great new palaces with elaborate court rituals to dazzle the nobles and keep them occupied. Versailles is the greatest expression of this movement.
Emperor Ietsugu demands that the palace be built.
+10 Prestige (70)
+20 Legitimacy (100)
-57.31 ducats (-5.18)
January 1497
Tea
We have received reports from our colonial settlers in Middag that the climate in combination with the fertile land makes the province a highly suitable area for tea production.
Tea will now be produced in Middag.
October 1497
We have discovered the Kamchadals hanging out on the Kamchatka peninsula of Siberia.
June 1498
We have maxed relations with Khmer.
July 1498
A diplomat has been sent to Kamchatka to fabricate a claim on the Kamchadals province.
December 1498
Investments in Trade Technology
Our merchants have picked up a few new concepts when it comes to handling trade, when they encountered some foreign merchants. They think that with some investment to try it out, it will be very beneficial for Japan in the long run.
Emperor Ietsugu wants to spare no expenses.
+50 Diplomatic Power
+0.50 inflation (5.56%)
May 1499
New Generation of Samurai
A new generation of Samurai has come of age. The relative peace with which we have been blessed during the past few years has caused the young generation to grow up soft, and more disposed to administrative tasks than to the Art of War. We could accept this development, or call for a return to more military virtues.
Emperor Ietsugu admits that we could use more administrators.
+30 Administrative Power
July 1499
Conversion Successful!
We have finally managed to convert the heretics of Sakhalin to the one and only true faith!
A missionary has been sent to The Kurils.
August 1499
We have maxed relations with Ming.
Casus Belli
We have gained the 'Conquest' Casus Belli against Kamchadals. They hold provinces that we have claims on.
The Japanese Conquest of Kamchatka
Emperor Ietsugu sees the Kamchatka peninsula as the perfect stepping stone from The Kuril Islands. They are backwards, weak and defenseless. An easy target for more land, especially with the expansion into Siberia.
The great Ietsugu declares war on the Siberian people.
November 1499
The siege of Kamchatka has begun.
September 1500
Exploration Ideas Advance!
Land of Opportunity
By portraying colonial lands and new virgin territory where any man can make his fortune, possibly some women too, people will emigrate quicker to the colonies. Meaning the nation will have spent less money encouraging people to go there.
Bonus Effect:
Global Settler Increase: +20.00
November 1500
Colony Self-Sustaining
Our colony in Middag has grown enough to become self-sustaining!
+3.2 Prestige (65)
January 1501
Siege Victory!
After 430 days we have won the siege of Kamchatka!
End of the Japanese Conquest of Kamchatka (August 1499 – January 1501)
We have made peace with the backwards Kamchadals.
Terms:
We demand their full annexation.
Japan gains 0.5 prestige.
That's Kamchatka way up north there.