The Restoration of Sukhothai Chapter Thirty-One - Desire for Buddha
1 Jan, 1594 – I purchase the Company Depot you saw
1 Feb – I order 5000 troops assembled in Zanzibar.
1 March –
Mtetwa – Another opportunity lost. This could have been good, but instead it’s just fish.
1 April - I pull my Colonists from Kandari and send them to Matsolo, which is up the coast from Mtetwa
20 May – Locals in Matsolo are cleared out
17 July – Locals in Inhambane are cleared out
1 August – Expansion Idea #6 – We get another colonist. I send them to Inhambane, up from Matsolo
An event occurs that drops the price of Fish as they are found everywhere in the New Lands. Fish price drops by 10%, bit salt rises by the same amount.
An event occurs that drops the price of Fish as they are found everywhere in the New Lands. Fish price drops by 10%, bit salt rises by the same amount.
Due to an illness, the power-behind the throne passes.
1 Sept – Our diplomatic adviser passes and we hire a Navigator.
A few months later, the next power passes to the same disease. Another steps in.
1 Jan, 1595 – Another miss- Naval Supplies in Natal. I update some more out in Zanzibar,
11 April – We present to Parliament a new bill to expand and fun trade for a decade
1 July – My fleet of 12 trading protection ships arrive at Zanzibar and begin to protect the trade here.
1 Jan, 1596 – I go ahead and begin to build a spy network against Bengal for when we finish annexing Pegu
I order: Trade Stations for Cireluk and Puereuluk
1 May – We lose a claim on Pasai
1 August – Our Emperor gains the Expansions trait and our settler growth increases a lot.
4 Oct – We get a 1200 harvest from bonus Spice production this year. I spend it on: Trade Stations in Karta, Deli and SIbu,
1 Nov -
We have annexed Pegu
All are tropical, coastal, Theravada, Mon culture, with 0% unrest, and temple and workshop at least, unless otherwise stated
Moulmein – Jungle, Chinaware, 9 dev, 0.41 made for us here. This begins out new holdings and I’ll go around the coast from here to Bengal. Next to Sukhothai
Martaban – Sugar farmers, 11 dev, Jungle, I order a Plantation here, 0.32 made here. Next to Sukhothai
Pegu – Farmlands, level 2 coastal center of trade, Spices, Trade Station, Marketplace, 26 dec, 1.12 made here for us monthly,
Dagon – Grasslands, grain farmers, Farm Estate, regimental camp, 11 dev, 0.57 made here
Pathein – Grain farmers with Estate, Jungle, 8 dev, 0.35 made here
These last two are not in a state (I ran out of states) – they have a 75% autonomy
Sandoway – Jungle, iron mining, 10 dev, Weapons Manufactory, Arakanese culture, 0.223 made for us
Mrauk U – Jungle, next to Bengal, grain farming, level 1 natural harbor, 10 dev, Shipyard, Arakanese culture, 0.15 made here
And there you go!
We grabbed 11k soldiers and 15 boats
I am moving the 11k soldiers and combined them with a 9k strong army I built in Mrauk U to be on the border strongly with a 20k army.
That will give me 54k on the border – two armies of 17 each in the Shan region and 20k here.