Sonderweg oder Anderweg? -- An interactive AAR in the Hohenzollerns megacampaign

[Avindian]

Can I receive a report on the overall literacy and of how many percent that is in the clergy in our country?

((The NFs when bureaucrats shall be put into states where we need soldier, if that still is a problem.))

Herr Schwaben,

Literacy is presently at 74.8% and on a countrywide level, 3.12% of our population is clergy. I cannot quickly or easily provide you with statewide clergy levels, but I would happy to check a small group of states for you if you have specifics in mind.

Deputy Minister of Education

((My intention was to bring 2 33k armies to 39k each, with the Guards. Apparently, my eyes failed me. Please remedy this.

As for bases, if we can afford it, we should bring all 1's to 2's; how many is that?))

Herr Gutfreund,

The cost of a single level 2 naval base is £20,000. At present, we have 15 level 1 naval bases (not including the two under construction); the cost of upgrading them all would require us to take out extensive loans. Our Kolberg naval base is already level 2.

However, we do still have some open sites for level one naval bases. Sardinia and Corsica, Campania, Romagna, and German Croatia all have excellent beaches and are well suited for bases.

Of course, the final decision is yours. We will not be able to construct Ironclads unless we have, at a minimum, level 3 naval bases, so we will still require technological advancements to support those. The same goes for Monitors. A new doctrine for our cruiser groups would encourage the construction of those more advanced bases. ((Raider Group Doctrine))

Deputy Chief of the General Staff

 

[Idhrendur]

I am pleased to note that government subsidies for factories have vastly decreased. Unfortunately, this has led to people out of jobs in some states. But there are already new factories under construction, so those people should be employed again within the year. For now, out industry should continue as it is: the bureaucracy shall continue to open new factories and expand existing factories on the industrial plan as long there are (anticipated) workers to work in them and the good are profitable, and to close factories not on the plan as long as there are other profitable factories in which the people can work.

Also, there has apparently been an oversight in not including East Switzerland in the industrial plans. I shall publish a new version of the plan that rectifies this oversight.

FM

Spoiler

Anhalt
Canned Food
Liquor
Wine

Baden
Liquor
Canned Food
Wine
Paper
Lumber
Furniture
Luxury Furniture

Bohemia
Glass
Steel
Machine Parts

Bourgogne
Glass
Wine
Liquor
Cement
Canned Food

Brandenburg
Canned Food
Wine
Liquor

Campania
Canned Food
Wine

Champagne
Cement
Glass
Liquor
Wine
Paper

East Friesland
Steamers
Glass
Liquor
Canned Food

East Rhineland
Cement
Canned Food

East Switzerland
Lumber
Fabric
Regular Clothing
Luxury Clothing
Furniture
Luxury Furniture

Elsass-Lothringen
Fertilizer
Explosives
Ammunition
Artillery

Emilia
Lumber
Furniture
Paper
Luxury Furniture

Flanders
Fabric
Clothing
Luxury Clothing
Fertilizer
Ammunition
Explosives
Artillery
Small Arms

Franche-Comte
Fertilizer
Ammunition
Artillery
Small Arms
Fabric
Luxury Clothing
Explosives
Clothing

Franconia
Canned Food
Lumber
Luxury Furniture
Liquor
Wine
Furniture

Friesland
Canned Food
Fabric
Clothing
Luxury Clothing
Liquor
Clipper

German Croatia
Steamers
Canned Food
Wine
Clipper
Fabric

German Lazio
Wine

German Masovia
Canned Food
Wine
Liquor

German Picardie
Steel
Machine Parts
Cement

German Provence
Fabric
Regular Clothes
Fertilizer
Ammunition
Explosives
Luxury Clothes
Artillery

German Rhone
Liquor
Wine

German Slovakia
Liquor
Cement

German S/W England
Liquor
Canned Food

German Transdanubia
Canned Food
Wine
Liquor

German West Galacia
Cement
Fabic
Clothes
Luxury Clothes

Hanover
Canned Food
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Wine
Glass

Hessen
Wine
Glass
Liquor

Holland
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Holstien
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Istria
Canned Food
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Wine
Fertilizer

Jyland
Canned Food
Liquor
Steel

Karntern-Steiermark
Glass
Machine Parts
Cement
Steel

Lombardia
Canned Food
Clothing
Luxury clothing

Lower Elbe
Canned Food
Winery

Lower Silesia
Glass
Liquor
Steel
Machine Parts

Meckelemburg
Liquor
Canned Food
Paper

Moravia
Glass
Cement

Palatinate
Ammunition
Fertilizer
Explosives
Steel
Artillery
Small Arms
Glass
Winery

Piemonte
Canned Food
Fabric
Clothing
Luxury Clothing
Winery

Pomerania
Canned Food
Liquor
Wine

Puglia
Canned Food
Liquor
Fabric
Clothing
Luxury Clothing

Rheinland
Steel
Machine Parts
Glass

Romagna
Lumber
Furniture
Paper
Luxury Furniture
Fabric
Clothing
Luxury Clothing
Liquor

Sardinia & Corsica
Liquor
Fertilizer
Canned Food
Glass

Savoie
Glass
Liquor
Cement
Canned Food

Saxony
Steel
Machine Parts
Glass

Schleswig
Canned Food
Luxury Furniture

Slovenia
Lumber
Furniture
Luxury Furniture
Fabric
Clothing
Luxury Clothing

South Tirol
Liquor
Canned Food

Thuringia
Ammunition
Fertilizer
Artillery
Small Arms
Explosives

Tirol
Lumber
Furniture
Luxury Furniture
Liquor
Canned Food

Toscana
Canned Food
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Wine

Upper Bavaria
Glass
Liquor
Cement

Upper Silesia
Glass
Liquor
Cement
Canned Food

Venetia
Steamers
Canned Food
Luxury Clothing
Wine
Clippers

Wallonia
Lumber
Steel
Glass

West Switzerland
Glass
Liquor
Wine
Canned Food
Steel
Machine Parts
Cement

Westfalen
Glass
Lumber
Cement
Canned Food
Fabric

Wurttemburg
Liquor
Wine
Canned Food

Zeeland
Steamer
Glass
Cement
Canned Food
Clipper
Steel

Osterreich
Glass
Liquor
Fertilizer
Ammunition
Explosives

Liberia
Luxury Furniture
Furniture
Lumber

 

[PTSnoop]

I'm glad to see the government has finally seen some sense and is allowing at least some factories to be subject to the forces of the market. But is it really the case that the Minister can propose a tax rate up to 75% with no-one blinking an eyelid?

High taxes are merely the price one must pay for living in a civilised society. The Republic of Germany has a newly-improved free public school system, a state-run industrial economy, a modern military, a food security trust - and each of these, when proposed, were enthusiastically taken up by the Reichstag as being Good Things. I would hardly call it much of a surprise that these Good Things must be paid for somehow.

(And, as an aside, I believe that if the more Socialist-minded members of our government would propose further "social reforms", they would do well to carefully consider the expense before doing so.)

 

[Mikkel Glahder]

Herr Schwaben,

Literacy is presently at 74.8% and on a countrywide level, 3.12% of our population is clergy. I cannot quickly or easily provide you with statewide clergy levels, but I would happy to check a small group of states for you if you have specifics in mind.

Deputy Minister of Education

That was all what I need, thank you.

We should encourage more people to become soldiers, so we always have a surplus of manpower. ((That is, encourage soldiers in the states where there is to few. EDIT: Use the NFs from the bureaucrats in states where they have reached 1.00% or more. The same is applied to Brandenburg with the officers(0.20%).))

 

[Jack LEagle]

The Ministry of War proposes the following 5 year plan for naval base construction:

Year One: Expand 2 existing level 1 bases to level 2, one on the Baltic and one in the Mediterranean; build 2 of the 4 level one bases.

Year Two: Expand 2 existing level 1 bases to level 2, both in the North Sea; build the other 2 level one bases.

Years Three, Four and Five: Each year, expand 2 existing level 1 bases to level 2, Chancellor's choice.

Hals Gutfreund, Minister of War

 

[Korona]

((I assume it's too late to join this...))

 

[Dr.Livingstone]

((I assume it's too late to join this...))

((Its never too late to join!))

 

[Michaelangelo]

((I assume it's too late to join this...))

((Seeing as it took a year just to get to 1867, there's still plenty of time to join. New players are always welcome. ))

 

[Korona]

The Stadtholder of Oldenburg in ceremonial uniform.​

Name: Nikolaus Friedrich Peter von Oldenburg, Known as Peter von Oldenburg
Date of Birth: February 18th, 1829
Occupation: Member of the Conclave for Oldenburg
Political Party: The UAI

Biography: Nikolaus Friedrich Peter was born to the illustrious von Oldenburg family in North Germany. He was trained in the art of politics from a young age, but he always took an interest to teaching, and advancing German technology. He is especially interested in military and industrial technology, and he attends lectures in various German military institutions because of that. He was elected Stadtholder of the Oldenburg region easily enough, due to his prowess in politics. Peter saw himself as a socialist for the first half of his life, but his ascendance to Stadtholder of Oldenburg changed that. He now views himself as a liberal.

Goals:

• To become Minister of Education
• To become Foreign Minister

 

[LatinKaiser]

((Wilkommen! ))

 

[Korona]

((Wilkommen! ))

((Danke.))

 

[Brothersid]

The Ministry of War proposes the following 5 year plan for naval base construction:

Year One: Expand 2 existing level 1 bases to level 2, one on the Baltic and one in the Mediterranean; build 2 of the 4 level one bases.

Year Two: Expand 2 existing level 1 bases to level 2, both in the North Sea; build the other 2 level one bases.

Years Three, Four and Five: Each year, expand 2 existing level 1 bases to level 2, Chancellor's choice.

Hals Gutfreund, Minister of War

Herr,Gutfeund I Object to your plan surely we do not require building 4 additional bases nearly 30% more then our current number. Further still if even yourself the minister of war cannot designate good spots for the costly navel base expansions then they must not be needed. After all it is not as if the chancellor for all his talents is a expert navel planner so I see no need to offer him his choice and risk him accidentally wasting money and manpower expanding bases that need not be expanded.

 

[Korona]

The Ministry of War proposes the following 5 year plan for naval base construction:

Year One: Expand 2 existing level 1 bases to level 2, one on the Baltic and one in the Mediterranean; build 2 of the 4 level one bases.

Year Two: Expand 2 existing level 1 bases to level 2, both in the North Sea; build the other 2 level one bases.

Years Three, Four and Five: Each year, expand 2 existing level 1 bases to level 2, Chancellor's choice.

Hals Gutfreund, Minister of War

Herr Gutfreund, I agree with Stadtholder Fellman wholeheartedly, and I object the authorization of this plan. As of now, I feel like our focus should be on leaping ahead of our competitors in terms of technology.

 

[Dr.Livingstone]

I too object to this plan. A more gradual and less costly approach would, I believe, be best.

 

[alxeu]

In regards to the War Ministry's plan, I will not block funding to it (if that is possible) unless the chancellor objects as well. If the chancellor objects, I reserve the right to withhold part or all of the money necessary to fund the project.

~Frederick

 

[Andre Massena]

You are all traitors for depriving our armed forces of their needs!

-Herr Liberator

 

[Avindian]

Gentlemen,

All of those objecting to Herr Gutfreund's naval expansion plan are members of the Conclave. They do not have a vote in matters of military policy; that is left for the Assembly to decide. Unless a member of the Assembly formally objects by tomorrow, his program will pass in 24 hours as stated.

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

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((Mikkel Glahder, I can't make heads or tails of your plan. Do you want extra NFs to go to bureaucrats or soldiers? You've only got four NFs: give me concrete plans for each one of them, please.

Welcome aboard to Korona! I'll add you to everything shortly.

I'd like other ministers to share their plans or simply confirm they wish to make no changes. You should do this automatically without me nagging you. ))

 

[alxeu]

You are all traitors for depriving our armed forces of their needs!

-Herr Liberator

Sir, I do believe that this plan is too costly, and I am the financial minister. I will gladly support a less expensive plan, but at the moment I can't say yes to an expensive plan that doesn't have the chancellor's backing.

I await the chancellor's response, and the supreme justice's response to determine my course: Can I block funding for a plan I consider too expensive?

~Frederick

 

[alxeu]

In terms of the economy, stay the course. Keep the balance at least 100 marks over a deficit, and ensure that taxes are as low as possible.

~Frederick

 

[Dr.Livingstone]

You are all traitors for depriving our armed forces of their needs!

-Herr Liberator

Sir, I must ask you to retract your statement. I will not allow my person to be subject to such perfidious slander by one as base as yourself.

~Heinrich Simon Winter von Adlersflügel