Part VI - Rejeuvanation
"You are all gathered here today," Alexandros began, as he looked around his office at the captains stood with him all staring down at the map that dominated the center of the room, "We are preparing a rather large voyage the king has ordered us along the south Italian coast to try and spot the Kingdom of Sicilies navy, we will be departing in four days time. The route you can no doubt see layed out infront of you. I trust you will all be capable in this undetaking?" He asked as he looked around to ensure no one would back out.
They all double checked the map before nodding, clicking there heels, saluting and leaving.
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Authors Note
Pangalos: The first spy, i'm going to write a little interlude detailing the story of how he planted those maps, when 'll post it I have less than no idea.
I think I fixed the picture problem.
Also how are things going, and can I have some technology tips for Greece, i'm sorta getting a bit lost with where to go now I've got some niceish industrial techs to boost efficiency. Industrially, and farmingly.
Letter from the Athenian Royal Academy of Learning
Sir, I have recently started importing a series of Ploughs from England, utilizing an improved design I believe given a grant we could being small scale production, or large scale importation of this plough and distribute them via a subsidy to the large landholders and noble families, this should hopefully increase and given the research I have done the efficiency of many of the farms throughout our glorious nation. See attached the full specification and design documentation of the plough.
Signed Research Team Pericles Athenian Academy of learning
Dated April 4th 1841
Letter to the first minister from King Otto Wittelsbach sent early June 1841.
Josef,
My dear first minister, I hope this letter finds you well because it does not find our country well. Yes we may have won the war against the Egyptians we have liberated those souls stuck under the opressors cruel whips, but we are indeed in a crisis. Economically we are all but destroyed, fix our books, or I shall find someone capable and be forced to revoke all the benefits your position allows.
Your King
Excerpt from 'Greece a Modern History of the Hellenes'
On June 4th the first minister yet again saved the country, with a radical new years budget this time not organized by a cabinet meeting but organized by his hand only by authorization of the king, it was ordered to deal with the atrocius situation of the debt, and deficit that had occurred during the Liberation of Crete. Surprisingly it allowed the country to slowly make the funds required to begin paying back the loans over an extended period. See below for the exact figures Josef put forward for the Budget of rejuvenation.
Hellenic Trade Company Head Quarters, Corinth, Greece, February 20th 1842.
"You are all gathered here today," Alexandros began, as he looked around his office at the captains stood with him all staring down at the map that dominated the center of the room, "We are preparing a rather large voyage the king has ordered us along the south Italian coast to try and spot the Kingdom of Sicilies navy, we will be departing in four days time. The route you can no doubt see layed out infront of you. I trust you will all be capable in this undetaking?" He asked as he looked around to ensure no one would back out.
They all double checked the map before nodding, clicking there heels, saluting and leaving.
Voyage Report - Sicilia - March 16th
Below you will find the maps sketched by the cabin boy showing the fleet positions of the Sicilians, I hope this is what you hoped for sir.
and this is the route we took back and the curious position of rebels we spotted near Sicily proper.
Excerpt from 'Greece a Modern History of the Hellenes'
After a brief period of economic consolidation the King once again ordered expansion which possibly could not be asked for, but the first minister organized the payments to be made so slowly, the product bought so slowly that the three frigates, and the man o war that were ordered to bolster the fleet could be afforded albeit they would take a long time to be built.
The savings he made and the budget changes in spending happened on October 25th, not long before the new year and the new budget but long enough for it to ease into the changes gradually to ensure that things went smoothly and not without too much trouble.
Letter from the Athenian Royal Academy of Learning
Sir, We have recently been looking at the boilers that we removed from the Karteria, as you know we have begun replicating them and understand how they work however we have fallen upon some advances that may well help people even more. If we can sell or even put them in ship designs of our own it would be perfect, please see the attached specification and please give us a little more funding so we can get these into wide spread use.
Signed Research Team Aristotle Athenian Royal Academy of Learning
Dated February 15th 1843
Excerpt from 'Greece a Modern History of the Hellenes'
By may of 1843 the debts the country had accrued during the war were payed off leaving the country in a position were it was highly trusted among the world community to be one that could pay its debts, and pay them on time, and would be trusted in the future to take larger loans. This opened up many doors to the country as before no one would trust them with a brass penny.
Excerpt from 'Mare Nostrum - A history of the Hellenic Navy'
One ship was completed in 1843 the Maximilianos a frigate and class namesake designed to bolster the Hellenic navy and the first to bear it's name. It was completed on September 5th 1843.
As the first ship of it's class it was ordered to under go sea trials, in the rather unusual direction of the Sicilian coast. Which it completed in early 1844, in possible preparation with an action against Sicily although unknown at the time. Following a rather long-winded route that took it past every major Naval base of the Sicilian kingdom.
It's two sister ships also joined it in 1844.
First the Prinkips Maximillianos
Then the Mount Othrys
Following the events of the Naval trial some maps suspiciously showed up in the British Libraries showing that the island of Sicily was in fact previously Greek and they had a claim to the territory and the people living there. The maps were later discovered to be placed by Alexandros Pangalos during the events dictated in the famous film, and book 'Pangalos: The First Spy'.
Excerpt from Maps of the World 19th century.
North America was a constantly shifting line of frontiers, protectorates, watch houses, and colonies. Britain and it's former colony the United States fought diplomatically over the areas of Oregon and Idaho, with Britain eventually winning out in early December of 1844 leaving the map looking thus.
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Authors Note
Pangalos: The first spy, i'm going to write a little interlude detailing the story of how he planted those maps, when 'll post it I have less than no idea.
I think I fixed the picture problem.
Also how are things going, and can I have some technology tips for Greece, i'm sorta getting a bit lost with where to go now I've got some niceish industrial techs to boost efficiency. Industrially, and farmingly.
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