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Old 04-02-2023, 12:19 AM   #247
Abe Sargent
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The Historical Hegemon Series
Volume 16 - Mzab
Chapter Two Hundred and Ten - Building up a Trading Post


3 Jan, 1760 – The Industrial Revolution has begun, the next Institution has arrived.

Our level 4 DIP Trader dies, next I hire a level 3 Diplomat that gives me a +20% to making friends and then I spend 835 to level him up to 4.

After that I have 16k for Universities in Fur for a total of 19

10k left

3 Feb – event – Another freedom of the press for -1 innovativeness

1 Mar – time for new Majils debate, next is reduce trade regulations again

1 Apr – relations maxed with Barus dip pulled back

1 June – Relations maxed Bali dip recalled

3 June – I send the Barus dip to make nice with Fars

14 June – I accept an alliance offer from Malacca, hopefully they won’t break this one

29 June – Enderta converts! Next is Mora for 18

Anything to order here? Counting House

31 July - Hamasien convert, no other targets, anything to order here? Soldier’s Households replaces Farm Estate

9 Aug - 30k done of 31k, maintenance is 354.03

21 Aug – I send Bali dip to make nice with Bone on Sulawesi

2 Dec – I don’t hire a new general to replace a dead one

1 Jan, 1761- I have cash of 18k,

Trading Post Ningyuan:

Making us 1.05 cash

I order here:

Officer’s Mess - +5k forcelimit
Permanent Quarters
Company Depot
Algerian District
Broker’s Exchange
Military Admin

Now making 1.83 monthly

I have left 16k

I order Conscription Centers in 5 places

Now I have 15k

20 Feb – Ausa converts! Anything here? Nope it already has a Fortress on 10 dev

25 Mar- I have manpower of 109k I spend 31k to build another West African army

10 May – 14 large ships done, my naval maintenance is 130.14

I order them assembled in Kilwa; I order my main navy there

17 May – Shalaf’I Scholar done, I need to make nice with La Plata to get another, I send my emergency to do so Influence nation and we have 152, I hire another Scholar

1 June- I lose a bunch of claims, I spend 50 MIL to Holy War

10 July – Navy rebuilt I order it to protect trade in Zanzibar, I order another 14 large vessels

2 Oct – New tech!

ADMIN TECH 29 – Rights of Man – Our final Group of Ideas!

Trade in DIP?
Defensive in MIL?
I can get 3 Dip Ideas right now. Dip to get more diplomats?
Espionage to drop badboy in wars?

I like Diplomatic and Espionage

I do the latter

Espionage Idea #1 – Claim Fabrication - -25% Claim Rate and I can claim for Subjects

Espionage Idea #2 – State Propaganda - -20% Aggressive Expansion reduction

Espionage Idea #3 – Efficient Spies - +50% Spy Network building and +10% Siege Ability

Looks like my Suez Canal is done by the by

1 Nov – Maxed relations with Fars, I pull my diplomat

4 Nov – A general passes

5 Dec – I send my Fars diplomat to make nice with Dai Viet

Deccan are at war with Ottomans

20 Dec – France announces us as a Rival

29 Dec – Mora converts! Anything to order here? 10 dev, just next to one minor, I don’t order a Fortress here

2 left!
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