Ferdinant had heard of some pirates disrupting Aragonese trade in Africa. He was furious about this news. Aragonese people got killed. His plan of limiting Piracy outside of the Mediterranean has failed. But he also knew that it was a small and weak fleet. The TPTC had ignored defense of their ships! They didn't care about the people of Aragon, their merchants and traders, they only cared about their coin. For almost nothing they could get some cannons on these ships! They could atleast have given the merchants some weapons to defend themselves. Instead hundreds of merchants died and ships got sunk. He would petition the king to remove the TPTC monopoly on Africa.
Petition to revoke the TPTC monopoly on Africa.Letter to the court of Aragon.
The TPTC has been unable to defend their own merchants from something as simple as piracy. They do not care about Aragonese lives. They only care about their money.
Therefore, they should lose their monopoly on Africa. The Aragonese people should be free to trade in this rich region.
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((This is a seperate letter to the court))
Petition to designate Sevilla as the main colonial trade port of Aragon.
The city of Sevilla is perfectly placed to ship Colonial products from Africa and the Americas and move them further inland. designating it the main trade port would make a mess a lot easier to manage, and the city would flourish because of the valueable colonial goods.
((Event flavor_spa.3153 happens, better known as Trade center in Sevilla, increasing local trade power in the province))
I, Ferdinant II de Almeria, hereby apply for viceroy of our new colonial nation in Brazil. As I already control all trade coming in and out of Brazil, I would try to increase the general production of the area and send more of the great colonial products such as dyes and tropical wood.
If not possible, I would want to apply for grand admiral. Having the entire navy under one command can only be advantageous, especially under a brialliant mind like I am.
((Ah, these petitions are problematic. I didn't realize when I approved the Sevilla event that it was one of those ones that just gives you a bonus and no penalty. I'd prefer to avoid just randomly proposing in-game events like this since it's a bit gamey. If we are to use it, we have to add our own penalty. Maybe this forces us to make Sevilla our home node instead of Genoa, which would most likely harm our trade income since trade goes into Genoa and not out, so all our Mediterranean trade would barely reach Sevilla. Maybe we'd also get our trade power lowered in some Mediterranean nodes. I'm open to suggestions.
As for the first proposal, monopolies are granted and revoked by the king. Only the king has the power to revoke a monopoly. This is mainly because having players able to do that would just lead to rival trading companies continuously trying to remove each other's monopolies through petition. I'd like to avoid that. For now it will rely on events in this iAAR and the game that may sway the king to revoke such monopolies. I'll elaborate further in my letter.))
I'm afraid that it would be a conflict of interest to allow any one man outside the royal family to hold more than one position. Seeing as I have received an offer from another to serve as a viceroy and you are an admiral in our navy, perhaps you would like to serve as our Grand Admiral as suggested.
As for your desire to see the TPTC's monopoly on Africa revoked, I am not certain that I wish to do so. Trading companies do not control pirates and sometimes there is little they can do, especially with such an extensive coastline. There has long been pirates who disrupted trade in the Mediterranean and it is no different in Africa. I have also heard rumours that the occasional Portuguese ship was hit, so it is not just our own trade being hurt here. I am also not unaware that as the head of the ATC, which happens to have ships travel through the region when trading between Europe and Brazil, you would inevitably benefit from the end of the TPTC's monopoly on Africa. The Crown's agreement with the TPTC over Africa stipulates that the Crown has as much responsibility to patrol those waters as the TPTC does, so we are both at fault. Perhaps I shall order the fleet down to West Africa to clear out the pirates before the Crown starts to share the blame as well.
- His Majesty, Ferran III de Trastámara, King of Aragon and Protector of the Greeks
((Private Letter to the Crown of Aragon))
Your Majesty,
I kindly ask you to grant me the position of Viceroy of our newly founded colonial nation. The County of Sevilla is prospering under my rule, and not just economically. Although I do like to point out that the successful Atlantic Trading Company would not have been founded without the generous loan provided by the Bank of Tuscany in Aragon. The ATC is headquartered in Sevilla and with their head I have a good relationship. After all, Ferdinant's company would not exist without my investment. Ferdinant is a good citizen of Sevilla and as head of the ATC, he can confirm that life in Sevilla is splendid under my rule.
As a diplomat of the Crown, I enjoy excellent relations with the diplomatic corps of foreign countries. These relations can be of use should you decide to appoint me as viceroy. Not only do I know how to successfully run a county, I also know how to run a business. I am also currently financing a colony on the Falklands from my personal wealth in order to increase Aragon's presence in the Americas. I hope I convinced you that I should be your natural choice for appointing a new viceroy.
I'd also like to suggest a possible name for your new colonial nation: Ferrania.
Your humble subject,
Antonio di Arezzo, Count of Sevilla, Diplomat of the Crown of Aragon, and Represent of the Bank of Tuscany
You are indeed quite a capable man and I see no reason to deny your request. If you would serve as the Crown's representative with the new colonial government, I will gladly accept your offer.
- His Majesty, Ferran III de Trastámara, King of Aragon and Protector of the Greeks
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