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The Restoration of Sukhothai Chapter One – Finding Light in the Darkness
11 Nov, 1444 - I halve my military maintenance and mothball my fort. I spend 100 ADM to boost my stability to 1.
I send merchants to Burma and the Gulf of Siam to collect trade.
26 Nov – Our merchants have arrived and we are getting a total of 0.43 monthly from their work abroad.
1 Dec – We are now getting a surplus of .71 a month, which is not bad at all.
Ayutthaya has allied with Mong Mao and Prome. They have rivaled Lan Xang, Khmer, and Malacca. I send my diplomats to make nice with Lan Xang and Khmer.
I decline a royal marriage offer from Ayutthaya.
4 Jan, 1445 – Ayutthaya have also allied with Pagarynung. These are minor one or two province nations.
14 Jan – I get a Karma event and choose to raise my Karma by 10 points at the cost of some potential cash (it was just one month of profit – 2.49 cash).
12 Feb – We get word from the first ally – Lan Xang, will support our independence. Great! I send this diplomat to Malacca.
1 May – Khmer agrees to support our independence as well.
They both see Ayutthaya for the same problem, and opportunity, that we do.
Our liberty desire is at 100% after we secured their support. If I wanted to, I could declare our independence right now!
Of course, I’d want to build up my military first, and such. Our combined military strength is 201% of theirs. I spend 20 cash to build 2k more infantry and move my army to Phra Bang. I want to be ready
16 Sept – We max our forcelimit of 5k armies. My monthly surplus drops to .58.
I turn my ruler into a general and send him to Phra Bang and take the army there. We can finish our first mission (build a grand army) anytime, but the bonus will only last for 25 years, so I want to wit until we get closer to war.
1 Nov – I raise my stability to 2.
2 Feb, 1446 – Dai Viet and Champa are now at war.
6 July, 1447 – Ming and the Oirat Horde and Mongolia are now at war. Our time may come soon.
14 Dec – Malacca supports our independence!
It’s time.
1 Jan, 1448 – Our ruler gains the negative craven trait, and the morale of our armies will be 5% fewer while he rules.
I jack up my army maintenance. Our surplus is 0.17 in my budget now.
I finish my mission and for 25 years my maintenance of armies drops and army morale rises.
1 May, 1448 – I declare war on Ayutthaya.
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