The Historical Hegemon Series
Volume 12 - Theodoro
Chapter 54 - Joining the Great Powers
1 July, 1574 – I order with my money I didn’t spend during the war:
Farm Estate for Soltanieh’s Wine
Farm Estate for Mansurs’ Livestock
11 July -Event – Anticlericalism – I side with the clergy, gain 163 cash, influence and loyalty from them but lose it from the burghers.
17 July - Shia rebels have risen in Basra
I order my diplomat to build up spy network in Iraq, for their last holdings, but it’s next to Mamluks, the Ottomans and low value, so this is just an excuse to war with Iraq if I need to.
3 August – Kiev is now a vassal of Russia.
1 Sept – At 114 our relations improvement with Russia finishes, next is making nice with Denmark who views us as friends
1 April, 1575 – I give military access to Yas in the Arabian peninsula
I order a Farm Estate for Livestock in Matrega
I finish a mission to build manufactories and I get 1116 ducats and +10% production for 25 years
1 Sept – I embrace the institution of the printing press and drop my tech minuses
New tech:
DIP TEC 14 – The Galless – I can build that ship and Trade Station which is a manufactory for traded goods like Fur, Spices, Slaves and Ivory.
I order a Trade Station in the Spice holding of Zanjan which will increase my cash there by 1.04 monthly
I upgrade my ships to Galless’s for 84
1 Oct, 1575 – Ready?
We have become a great power! We get four enhanced abilities:
1. Taking on another nations debt
2. Making them break alliances
3. Influence them to raise their tech and love of me
4. Intervene in a war
Get ready for the next era of this dynasty!
1 Nov - I max relations with Denmark at +65 and pull my diplomat
I claim Iraq’s last province
16 November – I spend 60 cash to Influence Nation on Trebizond
26 Nov – I spend 67 to influence Kiev
7 Dec – I order a diplomat to build a spy network against The Timurids