This will be an AAR of the Ming Dynasty with a communist modus operandi. Starting in 1444 , I will attempt (and may very possibly fail) to turn Ming into super power capable of defending it's self against the imperial powers. I am neither promoting nor denouncing communism, I am merely seeing how much I can twist history.
For my first orders of business, I decided to hire an administrative adviser (+3), who gives a nice 2.00% boost in missionary effectiveness. A missionary was also sent to Dali to help rid Ming of non-state religions, Sibsongbanna and Yunnan are next on the list. In terms of foreign affairs, the navy and only merchant was sent to protect trade in the Bejing node to take it from Manchu and boost trade income. To give myself some military backup in the event of a war, I allied myself with Korea and accepted a request for a Royal Marriage.
When faced with issue of Neo-Confucianism, I decided to denounce it. Since most communist states adopted Atheism as their state religion (please, don't start a trivial debate over the question of atheism being a religion or not) it seemed only proper to promote the state religion. Using a dichotomy of role playing and imagination, we will be pretending that Confucianism is actually Atheism for the remainder of this AAR. If you're going to be a Squidward, please refrain from sharing your opinion.
It appears as if my lovely ally Korea has forced me to invade Manchu per-maturely. Manchu's military is pretty pathetic compared to the People's Liberation Army, however, over-extension from the spoils of war could pose a threat to stability. Taking Hinggan will be my primary objective.
The war with Manchu ended fruitlessly, obviously Korea doesn't share our idea of equal distribution, because they didn't give us any provinces in the peace talks. Instead, they just annexed a piece for themselves and called it a day. In the near future, I will attempt to expanding the Southern border.
A capitalist plot to oppress the proletarians of Ming was recently discovered! The bureaucrat faction was reducing trade power and technological advancement in order to help with building projects... and make money! Since we lack the technology to build even the most basic of buildings, it is obvious the plutocrats only had their personal wealth in mind. To counter their greed, I used some we used our excess diplomatic power to put the Eunuch Faction in power. With the people's interest in mind, our trade power has been increased and technological penalties reduced.
With no internal issues and Korea guarding the Northern front, I decided to spread our sphere of influence of Southward. Lan Xang, being one of the most despotic countries is Southern Asia, is the target of Chinese expansion for now. The People's Liberation army out numbers them so over powering them won't be an issue. They do have an alliance with Pegu, but with no land routes to Lan Xang, I doubt they'll be interfering.
The conquest of Lan Xang was over quicker than I had expected. To save on the cost of core creation, it seemed sensible to vassalize them and then annex them to save on the administrative points. Only problem is the that our relations with Pegu have been damaged and Dai Viet has started a coalition against us in an attempt to stop the spread of communism.
After years of building up manpower, it is time for the second wave of South Asian expansion. The People's Liberation Army will invading Dai Viet. A company of mercenaries has been hired to deal with their ally, Lan Na. Dragging their ally into the war may prove to work in our favor, as it is inadvertently giving us an excuse to invade them as well. By the time this war is over, Ming will most likely be able to begin annexing Lan Xang.
Dai Viet's little side kick, Lan Na surrendered first, this didn't come as a big surprise. Dai Viet half of Dai Viet is already occupied by Ming and with the other half is nearing collapse, I think it's safe to that the second wave of South Asian expansion is coming to a successful close.
Not even three months after the fall of Lan Na, Dai Viet surrendered to the People's Liberation Army under the condition that it would become a vassal of Ming. With the second wave officially over and three vassals in the region, it's obvious that communism has will continue to spread rapidly. Indochina has show that it is incapable of holding back Ming and it has become apparent that it is not a matter of if, but a matter of when they will fall under communist control. This region is usually easy pickings for the European imperialists, so not only is this conquest helping Ming gaining power, it is slowly making it harder for colonial powers to get footholds.
For my first orders of business, I decided to hire an administrative adviser (+3), who gives a nice 2.00% boost in missionary effectiveness. A missionary was also sent to Dali to help rid Ming of non-state religions, Sibsongbanna and Yunnan are next on the list. In terms of foreign affairs, the navy and only merchant was sent to protect trade in the Bejing node to take it from Manchu and boost trade income. To give myself some military backup in the event of a war, I allied myself with Korea and accepted a request for a Royal Marriage.
When faced with issue of Neo-Confucianism, I decided to denounce it. Since most communist states adopted Atheism as their state religion (please, don't start a trivial debate over the question of atheism being a religion or not) it seemed only proper to promote the state religion. Using a dichotomy of role playing and imagination, we will be pretending that Confucianism is actually Atheism for the remainder of this AAR. If you're going to be a Squidward, please refrain from sharing your opinion.
It appears as if my lovely ally Korea has forced me to invade Manchu per-maturely. Manchu's military is pretty pathetic compared to the People's Liberation Army, however, over-extension from the spoils of war could pose a threat to stability. Taking Hinggan will be my primary objective.
The war with Manchu ended fruitlessly, obviously Korea doesn't share our idea of equal distribution, because they didn't give us any provinces in the peace talks. Instead, they just annexed a piece for themselves and called it a day. In the near future, I will attempt to expanding the Southern border.
A capitalist plot to oppress the proletarians of Ming was recently discovered! The bureaucrat faction was reducing trade power and technological advancement in order to help with building projects... and make money! Since we lack the technology to build even the most basic of buildings, it is obvious the plutocrats only had their personal wealth in mind. To counter their greed, I used some we used our excess diplomatic power to put the Eunuch Faction in power. With the people's interest in mind, our trade power has been increased and technological penalties reduced.
With no internal issues and Korea guarding the Northern front, I decided to spread our sphere of influence of Southward. Lan Xang, being one of the most despotic countries is Southern Asia, is the target of Chinese expansion for now. The People's Liberation army out numbers them so over powering them won't be an issue. They do have an alliance with Pegu, but with no land routes to Lan Xang, I doubt they'll be interfering.
The conquest of Lan Xang was over quicker than I had expected. To save on the cost of core creation, it seemed sensible to vassalize them and then annex them to save on the administrative points. Only problem is the that our relations with Pegu have been damaged and Dai Viet has started a coalition against us in an attempt to stop the spread of communism.
After years of building up manpower, it is time for the second wave of South Asian expansion. The People's Liberation Army will invading Dai Viet. A company of mercenaries has been hired to deal with their ally, Lan Na. Dragging their ally into the war may prove to work in our favor, as it is inadvertently giving us an excuse to invade them as well. By the time this war is over, Ming will most likely be able to begin annexing Lan Xang.
Dai Viet's little side kick, Lan Na surrendered first, this didn't come as a big surprise. Dai Viet half of Dai Viet is already occupied by Ming and with the other half is nearing collapse, I think it's safe to that the second wave of South Asian expansion is coming to a successful close.
Not even three months after the fall of Lan Na, Dai Viet surrendered to the People's Liberation Army under the condition that it would become a vassal of Ming. With the second wave officially over and three vassals in the region, it's obvious that communism has will continue to spread rapidly. Indochina has show that it is incapable of holding back Ming and it has become apparent that it is not a matter of if, but a matter of when they will fall under communist control. This region is usually easy pickings for the European imperialists, so not only is this conquest helping Ming gaining power, it is slowly making it harder for colonial powers to get footholds.