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Old 04-01-2023, 11:35 AM   #240
Abe Sargent
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Join Date: Dec 2001
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The Historical Hegemon Series
Volume 16 - Mzab
Chapter Two Hundred and Four - Joint Stock Companies


27 Jan – I order my two armies in Hormuz to Mukha and Tajura, my 2 armies from North Egypt back to their spots.

On Madagascar I order one army to remain in Bara and my fleet back to Madagascar where they can ferry the rest over to Africa, two are ordered over now

I have 83k manpower after almost a full year and then a full war in Arabia and Madagascar

I order:

4 Stock Exchanges
1 Drydock

Universities in 7 Dye and 22 Iron provinces since they are a free building

I have 24k left in cash

12 Feb – Slavery gone in Madagascar

I got 1 Grain, 1 Ivory, 2 Tropical Wood, 1 Livestock and 1 Wool, all better save for Grain

Who got Ivory? Antsalova. The big dev one got Wood which is better than the 2.2 Slaves at 3.0.

15 Mar – I send my spy network building diplomat from Kilwa to Malacca to make nice

1 April – We lose the Slave Trading bonus

1 June – I lose my claims on a lot of stuff. I spend 50 MIL power for Holy War to get them back.

3 June – One army arrives in Africa, I order the 3rd over

11 June – Dawa converts – that’s the last one from the 3rd Somalian War! Anything to build here? Great Mosque

17 June – One of my generals passes, I promote another

With 94k manpower, I order a 31k army in West Africa

My mil main is 294.26 and I am making 856.40 monthly

1 Sept – With a +192 with Bengal even though I have more space, I pull my diplomat back

4 Sept – All armies are back to Africa save for 1

18 Sept – Our admiral passes, I hire another

I leave my navy here to heal up

26 Oct – I send my Bengal dip to make nice with Hormuz

1 Jan, 1750 – New Tech!!!

DIP TECH 28 – Joint Stock Companies - +2% Trade Efficiency, +20 trade range

I have 33k.

I order:

Universities in every Ivory province which is 46 holdings!

I have 20k left

1 Mar – We passed the Emergency Impressment Act and gained 51k Sailors!

Zanzibar trade is at 151.8 I order my fleet to protect trade there

1 April – Looks like no major bumps

9 April – Event – Menabe converts to Ibadi before it’s core is done

1 July – Our level 3 MIL Advisor the Army Reformer lady passes. Next? Let’s hire a Level 3 Army Organizer with a +10% land forcelimits

10 Aug – Event – Harvest Failure in Touggcourt Region

25 Aug – Event – Coffee Imports – I do it

1 Sept - I have 30k done of 31k and now my maintenance is 318.79

9 Nov- Event – There Should be a Stable Government - I lose 10 prestige rather than 100 ADM power
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