The liberal government came up with a novel new way to earn cash to pay off debts. All new technology would be sold to great powers. Every year, around 10,000 would come in from outside investment this way. At the same time, relations with Prussia and Russia improved, getting the Federation a foot in the door of European affairs if it ever wanted it. In May of 1854, with great fanfare, the national debt was paid off. This secured the people's faith in the Liberal Party, and President Bebb won another landslide. The Troubled Times were over! And it only took ten years.
President Bebb decided the best path for the nation now would be internal growth. Now with money, the countries national respurces would be developed. The other half would be military expansion, after having been afraid of Mexico for ten years, most of the populace was again invigorated with militarism. This led the founding of the American Federation Navy, under Admiral Fischer. At this early a date, it was still disorganized. The ships would eventualy be designated the AFS Chicago (FR-01) and AFS Colombus (FR-02).
However, even with these programs the government still had cash to spare. President Bebb decided to be bold and began industrializing the nation, starting with two more factories. The types were carfully considered, it was decided that factories being built should only use resources from the land, nothing manufactured, that way, the nation could be self sufficent in industry. Of course, once these were done, factories that use the product of these factories would be built.
President Bebb decided the best path for the nation now would be internal growth. Now with money, the countries national respurces would be developed. The other half would be military expansion, after having been afraid of Mexico for ten years, most of the populace was again invigorated with militarism. This led the founding of the American Federation Navy, under Admiral Fischer. At this early a date, it was still disorganized. The ships would eventualy be designated the AFS Chicago (FR-01) and AFS Colombus (FR-02).
However, even with these programs the government still had cash to spare. President Bebb decided to be bold and began industrializing the nation, starting with two more factories. The types were carfully considered, it was decided that factories being built should only use resources from the land, nothing manufactured, that way, the nation could be self sufficent in industry. Of course, once these were done, factories that use the product of these factories would be built.