[Grover]

Post War Information
Our military force limit is now 31
Our naval force limit is 28

Province Information
Astrakhan
Base Tax: 5.0
Production: Wool
Province is a Trade Node

It will take 28 months to core Astrakhan, work has begun.

February 1561
Current Mission: Claim Sarai

A diplomat heads there.

A diplomat also heads to Nogai to fabricate a claim on Mangyshlak.

A Call to Arms!
Muscovy has requested our aid in their multiple conflicts with Golden Horde, Ryazan and Perm.

King Giorgi VIII laughs and declines. -25 prestige (61)

March 1561
Event: People Feel Safe
Our policy of encouraging narrow-mindedness has left our people feeling secure from the danerous new ideas that are out there.

+1 Stability (+1)

October 1561
Mission Complete: Claim Sarai
+5 prestige (65), +25 military power

A diplomat heads to Nogai to fabricate a claim on Ustyurt. Our other diplomat heads to Commonwealth to improve relations.

November 1561
Muscovy, already broken, battered and embroiled in a pair of wars has descended into Civil War.

June 1562
A diplomat heads to Hungary to improve relations.

July 1562
Quantity Ideas Advance: Enforced Service
The principal of volunteering underpins our whole army structure. Sometimes there aren't enough volunteers. We should force people to volunteer.

Bonus Effect: -10% Regiment Costs

August 1562
Event: Soirée
The chandeliers blaze shadows and light across the grand ball room of your palace, and the music of a hundred dancing violins fills the air. 'Your Majesty!', 'Your Excellency!', 'My King!', the foreign guests and local dignitaries greet you. Everywhere is conversation, laughter, discussion, and the breathing, pulsating rhythm of life. Your eyes gaze across the assembled myriads.

Giorgi VIII meets a fine young woman, greeting her “Good evening, My Lady!”

Leading to....

An Heir to the Throne!
Giorgi (5/5/4) is the new Heir to the Throne! The succession is safe.

-10 Prestige (53), Giorgi IX's claim to the throne is weak.

October 1562
Event: Sale of Titles
My lord, one of your advisors has suggested selling off titles of nobility to anyone who can afford to pay. It would bring in lots of money if we do, but it would devalue the idea of nobility and perhaps upset the existing aristocratic families.

King Giorgi VIII claims that nobility cannot be bought.

+1 Stability (+2)

January 1563
We have maxed relations with Hungary.

Event: Reduce the Independence of the Church
The Church is a powerful institution, but more important a wealthy one. If we were to reign in on the Church and make more a part of the state, we would also bring in more income for taxation.

King Giorgi VIII decides to reign them in. -5.00 Patriarch Authority (0), +39.87 ducats.