The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland would like to make it known that we shall be attending the Lisbon Conference.
This has been a message from Her Majesty's Government.
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland would like to make it known that we shall be attending the Lisbon Conference.
This has been a message from Her Majesty's Government.
The Kingdom of Portugal wishes the best of luck to the Austrian diplomats in their alternative conference in Vienna.
Dom Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Duke of Faial
President of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Portugal
Dom Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Duke of Faial
President of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Portugal
So be it. The Austrian Empire invites the Great Powers to a conference in Vienna to resolve the Eastern Question. We also are happy to announce that Austria will not accept the decision, if any is made, that comes out of the Lisbon Conference. I also wish to announce that the fate of Portugal will also be decided at the conference.
Prince Metternich, State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire
Prince Metternich, State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire
The Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia will attend the Lisbon Conference provided that the Austrian Empire is also given a seat there, given their previously expressed interest in the situation. We call upon the Kingdom of Portugal to extend an invitation to the Austrian Empire to the Lisbon Conference; we further ask both Austria and Portugal to set aside whatever anger has been borne from this minor miscommunication and come together in the greater interest of international amity.
~ Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia
The Austrian Empire will attend the Lisbon conference, cancel the Vienna conference and agree to put past differences aside if Portugal will do the same and extend the Empire an invitation.
Prince Metternich, State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire
Prince Metternich, State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire
The Kingdom of Portugal appreciates the Prussian call for amity and condemns the Austrian threats. We believe in the need of respect and reason in our diplomatic relations and the Austrian diplomats are hardly acting in such a way. Regardless, in the interest of international understanding and peace, the Kingdom of Portugal is willing to forget the uncalled Austrian slights and even extend an invitation right after receiving a formal apology from their government regarding the behavior of their diplomats. While we will not demand their punishment, we should certainly recommend so.
Dom Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Duke of Faial
President of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Portugal
Dom Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Duke of Faial
President of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Portugal
The Austrian Empire will attend the Lisbon Conference.
Prince Metternich, State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire
Prince Metternich, State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire
The Ottoman Empire will attend the Lisbon Conference.
~Mahmud II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam
~Mahmud II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam
His Royal Majesty, Frederick VI, King of the Danes, Protector of the Norwegians, applauds the efforts by the Portuguese to bring an end to this horrible conflict; though he is not a participant, he wishes the best of luck to the delegation in creating a lasting peace.
The Economist
News Highlights from Around the World, 1842 Edition
Leaders
News Highlights from Around the World, 1842 Edition
Leaders
Europe
Desiring to garner support among the Irish populace, the British Government embarks on a program to construct factories around Ireland. This program is astoundingly successful as factories spring up in Dublin and Cork, creating the jobs so needed among the Irish poor. [-70,000 £, +10 Industry in 3 turns]
The French ‘43 Field Gun
In France, the Army was once again improved, this time through improvements to its artillery pieces. These new artillery prices called the French '43 was noted for its long range, accurate fire, and immense operating cost. [-18,700 ₣, +1 Army Level in 2 turns]
King William I of the Netherlands, as well as the provisional Parliament, ordered for a massive expansion of the Dutch Waterline, fortifying all possible crossings and establishing elaborate dyke-based trigger mechanisms for flooding. This huge expansion of the defensive network enabled the Dutch War Academy to test new methods of defensive tactics in accordance with the forts, and the result was that the Dutch Army is one of the best defensive forces in the world.
[-61,000ƒ from the Netherlands, -10,000 gold, +2 Army Levels in 2 turn(s), New Waterline Complete]
King Frederik VI of Denmark gave a rousing speech in Copenhagen, addressed officially to the Danish Parliament, but many knew it was directed at the Norwegian Reikstag. The transcripts were smuggled into Norway, and the people of Norway soon rallied around Frederik as a candidate for their King.
[-5,000 Dkr from Denmark, Increased support for Frederik VI in Norway]
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A plan for the HMS Christian VII
After the previous year’s nautical disasters across Europe, the Danish Admiralty adopted strict safety guidelines for the construction and operation of her fleet. As such, an order that was put in for 10 new Men-of-War is progressing smoothly, with no safety concerns at the drydocks the ships will be finished in a few years.
[-5,000 Dkr, +10 Large Ships in 2 turn(s)]
The Danish government also authorised the production of a vast arsenal of weapons and munitions that followed standard issue for the Royal Army. Thousands of rifles, bullets and shells were ordered, and a small boost to domestic industry was seen by the massive programme.
[-2,500 Dkr, +10% Equipment, +1 Industry in 1 turn(s)]
The Royal Commission for Greenland was founded on May 1st, 1842, and promptly set about expanding fisheries, trade posts and a new fort for the Greenland Colony. A few hundred unemployed Danes from Jylland migrated to Greenland, and the new fort provided for better defense of the entire colony. Denmark is now completely in control of the area, though boundaries to the west are disputed with the United Kingdom.
[-5,000 Dkr, +200 Colonial Income, +1 Colonial Infra, Denmark controls Greenland]
In Copenhagen, a lone Swedish Frigate was seen cruising outside the port, going in circles, and generally attempting to get the attention of the Danish Navy. They mostly ignored this small ship, but when it decided to fire a round towards the port, the Danish Navy sprung into action. The ships quickly maneuvered around the firing guns of the Swedish Vessel, and landed two shots directly above the waterline on the bow. The Swedish Ship then took a starboard turn towards the right, sending the hole under water, and it started to massively take on water, tilting it permanently starboard as it started to slip beneath the waves. Now immobile, the Danish Navy riddled the boat with cannon shot, until it sank beneath the waves.
[-1 Small Ship from Sweden.]
Encamped Norwegian Soldiers
Without so much as recognizing this, the Kingdom of Sweden orders the complete mobilization of their armed forces, calling men to arms to help suppress what they called "Rebels". Many thought he was talking about Norway, but to everyone's surprise, the government allowed Norwegian soldiers into the army.
[+50,000 Conscripts to Sweden]
With the sudden commencement of hostilities between the two countries, the Danish Navy was put on high alert, but it was too late before the bulk of the Swedish Navy could be stopped. A fisherman had seen Swedish Ships sailing towards Holstein, and was able to warn the Danish Navy in time to rush over there, but it was indeed too late, as large contingents of Swedish Soldiers were now in Holstein and occupying the land, and getting rid of all resistance.
The Swedish Military sends out a call for new soldiers, one that many respond to favorably, and Swedish and Norwegian men flocked to the recruitment stations.
[+30,000 Regulars to Sweden in 2 turns.]
Several unmarked crates appeared in the port of Oslo, where they were whisked away swiftly by men in black coats, heading to parts unknown, off of an unmarked ship that immediately set sail.
1842 saw Russian explorers arrive in the far east of Siberia. Just off the coast, they made landfall on a large island they named Sakhalin and erected a small monument on the island before leaving the island for their return voyage. [-4,250 руб]
A new church in Omsk
In the far Eastern Russia, massive improvements are made to the city of Omsk. Of particular note were the extremely broad avenues that lead to the center of the city. [-3,800 руб, +300 Base Income]
The year also marked a stirrings in the long dormant Russian Imperial Navy, with several of the oldest ships in the navy being converted in training hulks. Yet this would be merely a prelude to greater improvements to the Russian Navy with many of the Russian ships being retrofitted and improved over the following years. [-10,600 руб, +1 Naval Level in 2 turns, -5 Large Ships, -10 Small Ships]
King Friedrich Wilhelm III’s dying testament was for the Prussian Army to be strong, and capable of fighting wars overseas. To that end, the Prussian Military leaders authorised a massive recruitment drive across the Kingdom, promising cash for signing up, and pensions once they were honourably discharged from the Army due to any circumstance. Thousands of the rural poor in Prussia, being driven out of work by increasing mechanization and efficiency, were welcomed into the Army’s embrace, and in total 75,000 men were recruited, beyond expectations for the Prussian military. The icing on the cake was that 35,000 of these men were not from Prussia, but other German Confederation states such as Saxony, Hesse-Kassel and Hannover, not to mention migrants from Alsace-Lorraine and Holstein. This massive success ended up costing much less than the Prussians originally anticipated.
[-80,000 ℳ, -40,000 gold, +75,000 regulars to Prussia in 1 turn(s)]
Part of the new Prussian Navy
The Prussian Navy, following the disaster at Konigsberg, ordered for new ships to be deployed when the Prussian Navy came out of drydock. The plan progressed smoothly, and a massive 176 ships were to be completed by the end of 1845, for use in the Prussian Baltic Fleet and the new established Mediterranean Fleet. The expected costs of these ships rose, but the Prussian Admiralty pressed hard for the additional funding, and the ability to perhaps challenge the British Navy one day. Little did they expect that a massive scheme, orchestrated by one R.J.W., whose true name is unknown, allowed for the Konigsberg shipyard to produce canvas canoes and toy boats at the same costs as 20 ships of the line and 75 frigates. The shadowy R.J.W. made off with most of the money, and the rest had been invested into a grand fleet of 175 War Canoes, for use by the Prussian Navy. [-25,000 ℳ, -7,000 gold, +175 Canoes to Prussia]
The Prussian Minister for Public Education, Theodor von Schliessen, was informed by the Prussian monarch that large sums of state money would be made available to the gymnasien of Prussia, for the education of the youth. Specifically, the programme was designed to increase the scientific education of the youthful population. However, the Prussian military and aristocracy forced much spending to be re-directed into more ‘patriotic’ areas such as history and the German language, not to mention theology. As such, literacy was increased, though scientific aptitude was not increased at a rate acceptable to the mandate given to von Schliessen. [-25,000 ℳ, +2.9% Literacy]
Diplomatic overtures made by Chancellor Metternich of the Austrian Empire to the Swiss Cantons involving a bilateral trade deal and cooperation treaty. However, the people and government of the Cantons were reluctant to enter into such a deal with their Imperial neighbour, fearing the ramifications of the agreement including massive competition for domestic products and a breach of age-old Swiss neutrality. The diplomatic mission was for naught, and at an expense to Austrian bullion reserves which had financed it.
[-1,500 gold to Austria]
A farm in the Austrian hinterland
Emperor Ferdinand’s ambitious land reforms had been progressing along smoothly, though at extraordinary cost to the Empire’s finances. Serfs across the country were being given land allotments that in theory, would allow them to sustain themselves. This raised the issue of how much each serf was to receive, and how much the major landholders could keep. Chancellor Metternich’s plan involved a compromise in which neither side received what they had hoped for, stirring popular resentment. This did not stop the Austrian Empire from progressing with the Land Reform, and by 1842 two thirds of the programme was complete. Unfortunately, one of the supervisors for Hungary, Albrecht zu Guttendorff, had been channeling thousands of guldens for himself, into personal accounts and estates. This led to a restriction in money being paid out to Hungarian Nobles, who refused to dole out the land parcels to their now emancipated serfs. Zu Guttendorff made off with the money to a small estate in the Caribbean, exactly where is unknown. The programme has thus not made any progress in 1842, while still costing the Austrian Empire dearly and inciting anger with Hungarian nobility and peasantry.
[-100,000 Aus ƒ, 2/3 land reform payments completed]
Emperor Friedrich, over his Chancellor’s best wishes, proclaimed that all of his subjects would be able to send representatives to a new Imperial Diet, to be convened twice every year. The voters would have to pay a registration fee of a few guldens, rendering it prohibitive to much of the lower strata of society. Worse, Austria did not have a constitution, and as such the Diet had no legislative power, nor were term limits, elections or even pay for representatives disclosed. The people still turned out to vote, and on July 15th, 1842, the Imperial Diet had its first session, where they debated for hours on who would sit where. Chancellor Metternich threatened to resign unless this Diet were to be dissolved, at least until a new constitution gave it some semblance of authority.
[-6,000 gold, Lower House powerless]
More successful was the recruitment of a new contingent of regulars for the Austrian Imperial Army, the Royal 1st Galician Rifles amongst other new regiments to be founded and older ones reinforced. This new Army was to be financed through a small tax increase on grain alcohols, much to the peasantry’s discontent. However, most people were satisfied, and even pleased, that Austria was strengthening her military in the uncertain times that were surely coming.
[-1,000 gold, +10,000 regulars in 1 turn(s)]
By 1842 the Ottoman Empire seemed to be in bad shape, specifically their military. Emperor Ferdinand’s Balkan Act of 1842 provided for the shipment of arms and observers to the Ottoman Army, to better facilitate the crushing of the Egyptian insurrection. Several thousand Austrian rifles, as well as artillery pieces and ammunition were sent to Constantinople for distribution. The Ottoman state infrastructure was in such a condition that these weapons could not possibly reach the front line formations of troops for a few years, though the observers were put to work training new soldiers immediately.
[-6,500 gold from Austria, -10% equipment from Austria, +10% equipment in 2 turn(s) to Ottoman Empire, +1 Army Level in 2 turn(s) to Ottoman Empire]
A technical drawing of the cannon borer and plug at the new Bavarian foundry
King Ludwig I of Bavaria was a great lover of art, and a German patriot. As such, he ordered for the construction of ‘The Walhalla’, a monument to Germanic culture and history throughout the ages,that would include such luminaries as Mozart, Copernicus and Beethoven. This epic gallery was to be built on the bank of the Danube, and would have architecture along classical Greek and Roman lines. Unfortunately, due to a bureaucratic mix-up, the builders were sent plans for an artillery foundry, which they happened to build to perfection. The foundry featured massive moulds for many calibres of Bavarian guns, and could produce ammunition and carriages for them as well. There is some rumor that the mix-up was caused by overconsumption of Bavaria’s number one product and export by the bureaucrat, though the reports are tipsy, and not based on concrete drunkenness, or evidence, rather.
[-12,000 Bavƒ, +1 Army Level in 2 turns, +15% equipment, Foundry re-built]
Ludwig’s agenda also sought to expand the existing academic infrastructure of the Royal Army, and s on April 21st, 1842, new Military Staff Colleges were built and sanctioned by the Crown in Nurnberg, Augsburg and Munich. The new colleges had rigorous entrance exams and lenient tuitions provided that an applicant met the correct criteria. Nepotism was eradicated from entrance protocol, and aristocratic birth was no longer necessary to receive a commission from the Bavarian Army. As such, the Colleges began recruiting from broader strata of the population, and the Bavarian Army would see much needed innovation in Military Thought, Doctrine and Strategy.
[-60,000 Bavƒ, +2 Army Level in 1 turn(s)]
The Bavarian Army also sent out calls for the recruitment of new soldiers, and a vigorous press campaign combined with land incentives for veterans upon completion of service was commenced. The Army Bill of 1842 passed the Bavarian Parliament easily, with all factions supporting the need for a larger armed force to defend against potentially hostile neighbours. As such, 30,000 men are expected to enlist in the coming years, at the expected cost to taxpayers.
[-3,000 gold, +30,000 regulars in 2 turn(s)]
Funding was not so easily granted to the so-called ‘Egypt Bill’ by Parliament. The opposition forces, who could force a vote of no confidence, were not supportive of propping up a foreign regime for no discernible purpose. The debate dragged on for months, with no faction gaining the upper hand. Popular sentiment was equally divided, many wanted to see Egypt succeed in her bid for self-determination, and many more wanted a strong Ottoman Empire for stability in the Balkans. King Ludwig eventually made a speech, allaying fears of the Right that the Ottomans would collapse, and calling for unity in Bavaria, as there would be so in Egypt. He is quoted as saying Egypt had a right to be independent, and the Great Powers had no mandate for attempting to strike down a nascent state that embodied thousands of years of a proud culture. The bill passed unanimously through both chambers of Parliament.
[-3,000 gold from Bavaria, +3,000 gold to Egypt]
A painting of the Lisbon Harbor
Following several major accidents at the shipyards of Porto and Lisbon, the Portuguese Crown authorizes a sizable allocation of repair and improvement funds for its two largest naval ports. While the previous damage is quickly undone, expansion of both civilian and military facilities will take additional time. [-73,000 P$, +1 Infrastructure in 2 turns]
To restore Portuguese naval prowess in an increasingly industrialized world, the Portuguese Admiralty begins construction on a new School of Naval Engineering in Coimbra. When completed, this new academy will research and promote modern ship-building techniques, including the growing field of steamship design. [-116,700 P$, +1 Naval Level in 2 turns]
Efforts by Queen Isabella II to promote a new Spanish constitution are met with widespread discontent, with Carlist reactionaries and republican liberals both opposed to any compromise between their two positions. The Spanish Constitutional Convention eventually convenes toward the end of the year, but it remains largely boycotted and no progress is made. [-1 Stability, 0/6 progress toward Spanish constitution]
Spanish royal engineers begin surveying and rebuilding the collapsed mines in Toledo, moving extremely cautiously to prevent further collapses. After months of cautious work, the Toledo gold mines reopen with several new shafts, this time with extensive supports in place. [-39,400 ₧, +200 Base Income]
A new railroad between Madrid and Toledo is commissioned by the Spanish Crown, with the intention of supporting industry in both cities. Construction takes only a few months and the railroad is remarkably successful, leading Queen Isabella to refer to it as "a model for the nation". [-49,200 ₧, +1 Infrastructure]
With Spanish glass imports at an all-time high following the expansion of wineries and distilleries in the city of Cordoba, the Kingdom of Spain commissions a new factory for the production of bottles and other glass items in that same city. Using the previously-successful matching funds initiative, the glass factory is soon under construction. [-49,200 ₧, +1 Industry in 2 turns]
Carlos V
The relatively low intensity of the Carlist rebellion in northern Spain was largely the result of the Infante Carlos' lack of personal desire for the Spanish throne; so long as the Carlist movement lacked a unifying or inspirational figure, it would fail to receive the popular support it truly needed. However, when Infante Carlos' escort comes across a Basque village burnt and looted by Spanish soldiers, strewn with dead civilians and discarded rifle cartridges, a sudden change occurs within the reactionary prince. A week later, Carlos marches into Barcelona at the head of his army and declares himself the rightful King of Spain, calling on all able-bodied Spanish men to support his rightful claim to the throne. Reactionaries across northern Spain rise up in support of their new king, who promises an end to liberal uniformity and the restoration of local rights. The Spanish Civil War has begun. [Carlist Spain declares independence from Spain, Carlist Spain declares war on Spain]
A moment constructed honoring the soldiers of the “Italian War”
King Vittorio Emmanuel II of Piedmont and Tuscany addresses the Royal Army from the balcony of the royal palace in Turin, proclaiming victory and profusely thanking his dedicated soldiers for their great sacrifices in the war against Sicily. At the conclusion of his speech, he offers to release any Piedmontese soldier from their term of service in the army; cheering and stomping their feet, not a single man in the Army takes the offer. Instead, a wave of positive sentiment spreads across Piedmont-Tuscany and thirteen thousand men volunteer for peacetime service, many of them transferring from the former Tuscan Army. [+1 Stability, +5% Equipment, +13,000 Regulars]
As part of the integration efforts in Tuscany, the Piedmontese Ministry of Education extends their ongoing reforms to the newly-acquired duchy. Religious schools open in Florence, Lucca, and Pisa, offering high-quality education to Tuscan children. [-3,800 PT₤, +5% Literacy]
Despite the majority of Tuscans supporting unity with Piedmont, there remain a few hardline supporters of Sicilian hegemony in Tuscany. When the Piedmontese Crown orders the construction of a new railroad from Turin to Florence, these partisans infiltrate the rail crew and steal a quarter-ton of black powder. They use this to bomb bridges, workers' barracks, and stockpiles of tools, going on a spree of destruction for almost two weeks. Eventually, Piedmontese soldiers corner the partisans and execute them publicly, but by then the damage is already done. [-56,700 PT₤, -1 Infrastructure]
The King of Piedmont-Tuscany orders the expansion of industry in Tuscany, which had almost entirely eschewed industrial development up to that point. Construction begins on a new textiles mill and a shoe factory, each partly owned by the Piedmontese Crown. [-37,800 PT₤, +2 Industry in 2 turns]
The Sicilian Regency orders a statue built to commemorate the losses of the Italian War, with the intention of bringing glory and public respect for those who sacrificed for Italy. The commissioned sculpture is unveiled in the center of a public square in Napoli: a ten-foot marble statue depicting a wounded Sicilian soldier, missing one leg and part of his face, resting on a crutch, and wearing a tattered uniform. The shocking detail given to the soldier's wounds has precisely the opposite intended effect, stirring up further discontent against the monarchy and the wounds it dealt to Sicily's young people. The statue is quietly removed several weeks later. [-10,500 TS₤, -1 Stability]
In the Two Sicilies, new methods of crop rotation are introduced to improve efficiency for the now sparsely-populated farms, along with improved plows and other agricultural tools. These innovations bring about a minor renaissance in Sicilian agriculture and improve crop yields across the country. [-31,400 TS₤, +400 Base Income]
A drawing of one of the imported steam engines
Additional railroads begin construction on order from the Sicilian Crown, with one connecting Palermo and Syracuse on Sicily proper. Progress is slow but steady and the project remains largely on-budget. [-26,200 TS₤, +1 Infrastructure in 2 turns]
The Regent of the Two Sicilies, Maria Theresa, offers a substantial subsidy for any Sicilian businessman willing to open a factory in Napoli. Two individuals respond and construction begins on a textiles mill and a fruit cannery, each designed to meet the growing needs of the Sicilian consumer. [-52,400 TS₤, +2 Industry in 2 turns]
The Balkans and the Middle-East
An artist’s representation of the “Megali Idea”
George I, King of the Hellenes, gives a powerful speech in Athens decrying the various atrocities inflicted upon ethnic Hellenes by the Ottoman state and paints a stark portrait of ongoing repression in Ottoman Greece. He calls upon the nation to rally behind him and the Royal Hellenic Army in their campaign of liberation in Northern Greece, even calling for the wholesale liberation of "occupied Constantinople". The Hellenic people are enthusiastic in their response to the speech, with cheers and waving banners. Though as divided and individually-minded as any citizenry, in this instance the people of Greece stand firmly behind their king. [+1 Stability, Greek people favor war with Ottomans]
1842 also sees the Treaty of Cyprus signed between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Greece. Under the terms of the treaty the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom transferred all its possessions in the Aegean, barring Crete and Cyprus, to Greece. Additionally, the United Kingdom would also transfer several tonnes of weapons to Greece, and pledged to protect Greece. [-15,000 Gold to the United Kingdom, +1 Army Level in 2 turns for Greece, +10% Equipment to Greece]
As the Royal Hellenic Army advances northward, army engineers follow in their wake, levelling and paving the road from Athens to Larissa to aid further reinforcements headed to the front. Though the project is expected to take some time, the road improvements are also forecasted to have a positive impact on regional trade. [-26,500 ₯, +1 Infrastructure in 2 turns]
Efforts to reform Hellenic military practices and doctrine are met with failure, as the majority of the generals in Greece are on the front lines coordinating the liberation efforts. With few military minds present in Greece itself, the initiative's funding is instead diverted into more pressing considerations. [-5,400 ₯]
25,000 Hellenic soldiers cross the Greek-Ottoman border into Thessaly and are met by 20,000 rebels from Ottoman Greece, who promptly pledge their allegiance to the King of the Hellenes. Though zealous and committed to the cause of Hellenic liberation, the rebels are poorly-armed and disorganized, offering little more than an undisciplined rabble to support the Kingdom of Greece. [+20,000 Conscripts to Greece, Greece controls Thessaly]
The Royal Hellenic Army marches north into Macedonia after securing Thessaly, whereupon it finally meets with organized resistance: 10,000 Ottoman soldiers, intended to delay the Hellenic advance while the bulk of the army is bogged down in the Sinai. The two forces stand to battle just outside Kozani; though the Ottoman regulars are vastly outnumbered, their recent war experience and defensive posture gives them a tactical edge over the relatively inexperienced Greeks. They borrow a page from the Egyptian Army's book and stage a gradual retreat, engaging only in brief skirmishes and cavalry raids. In the end, the Hellenes are forced to withdraw from the region after sustaining punishing losses from the smaller force. [-4,000 Regulars to Ottoman Empire, -4,000 Regulars to Greece, -8,000 Conscripts to Greece]
A small detachment of Hellenic troops is dispatched to Ottoman Serbia to support another uprising against Ottoman rule, but the detachment finds little sympathy among the ethnic Serbs and Prince Aleksandar of Serbia, who decides to bide his time rather than join in against the Ottomans. Instead, Aleksandar turns the detachment over to the Ottomans as proof of his "friendship". The Ottoman garrison commander in Serbia charges them with espionage and has them publicly executed. [-1,000 Regulars to Greece]
With the Ottoman Army in desperate straits and the Greek provinces in revolt, the Ottoman Sultan makes a personal appeal to the governors of Anatolia, calling on them to redouble their efforts to find him soldiers to keep the Empire together, lest the entire edifice of state crumble. The Sultan’s desperation and his not-so-subtle hints that the governors might not find a post-Ottoman world to their liking manages to mobilize the regional officials, and fully 40,000 soldiers report for duty in Constantinople in the following months, many paid for out of the governors’ own pockets. [-486,000 Ott£, +40,000 Regulars]
The Ottoman Army begins to implement the hard-won lessons learned by the Oriental Crisis, particularly those inflicted upon it by the superior training and organization of their Egyptian counterparts. Antiquated concepts still in place from antiquity are discarded in the heat of battle as commanders search for even the slightest advantage, finding it in improved drilling and extensively reworked artillery doctrine. Despite persistent shortages of basic items like rifles and uniforms, the Ottoman Army increasingly begins to resemble a modern military force. [+1 Army Level in 3 turns]
One of the weapons shipped to the Ottoman Empire from Prussia
The Ottoman Grand Vizier attempts to address the ongoing problems with insufficient Ottoman military supplies by ordering a number of weapons shipments from Prussian arms companies, having found the surplus previously shipped by the German kingdom to be quite acceptable. The slightly outdated weapons, obtained at a very reasonable price, are integrated into the Ottoman Army and actually provide the slightly hodgepodge force with a surprising degree of uniformity. [-596,000 Ott£, +5% Equipment]
Despite the ongoing war and military threat to Constantinople, the Ottoman Constitutional Council continues its essential work unabated at the Sultan's direct command. The document they produce is an impressive feat of dualism, embracing traditionalism while introducing a few crucial new ideas into the stagnant government. The new Ottoman Constitution guarantees regional autonomy and full religious tolerance in the Balkan territories, even permitting democracy on a strictly local level. Though Islam is affirmed as the state religion of the Ottoman Empire, sharia law is withdrawn from non-Muslim regions and replaced with a system built on secular principles, while the jizya tax is abolished entirely. The Constitution does little to change existing law in Anatolia and the Middle East beyond basic guarantees of rights, producing a legal divide in the Empire centered on Constantinople. While sectarian tensions may have abated in the Empire in the short term following the Constitution's publication and endorsement, the legal divide is likely to set the stage for further efforts at full independence by the Balkan states in the not-too-distant future and the Ottoman legal system remains a tangled, antiquated mess rife with corruption in the Islamic territories. [-993,000 Ott£, Ottoman constitution complete, +3 Stability]
The Ottoman Empire signs the Second Treaty of Tunis with the Kingdom of Prussia, promising to transfer rulership of the colonies of Tripoli and Cyrenaica to Prussia following the end of hostilities in the Middle East. In exchange, Prussia provides the indebted Empire with 30,000 ounces of gold bullion, staving off the threat of Ottoman bankruptcy for the time being. [-30,000 Gold to Prussia, +30,000 Gold to Ottomans, Ottoman North Africa to Prussia after war ends]
The United Kingdom gains the island of Crete from the Sultanate of Egypt in return for their recognition in the Treaty of Crete. However, beyond a token payment, the trade terms of the treaty are largely ignored in the ports with no trade occurring between the two nations. [Crete to UK, 5 Gold from UK to Egypt]
Though the Egyptian Army is relatively well-equipped for the region, with every soldier in possession of a rifle and a uniform, there remain crucial shortages in ammunition for their rifles. With this in mind, Sultan Muhammad Ali orders that the various bullet-makers of the Sultanate be gathered together in Cairo, to improve efficiency and output. This ad-hoc collective effort will, in time, streamline itself and introduce various industrial improvements, eventually becoming Egypt's first domestic ammunition factory. [-873,000 Egy£, +1 Industry in 2 turns]
Another highly public anti-corruption effort begins in the Egyptian Sultanate, directed at rounding up officials responsible for siphoning off industrial subsidies. The Egyptian internal security bureau reaches far and wide in its efforts to root out the lingering graft, eventually uncovering evidence against the Army Vice-Minister himself. The vice-minister is charged with high treason and publicly beheaded, further increasing the diligence of Egyptian officials. [-349,000 Egy£, +200 Base Income]
A view of Cairo in 1840
The Egyptian Sultan, Muhammad Ali, makes his yearly public speech from the balcony of his palace in Cairo. In his speech, he assures the Egyptian people that the Oriental Crisis is almost at an end, with the "mad Sultan of the Ottomans" fearful for his very life and unable to continue fighting with the troops he currently possesses. The Egyptian people are heartened by the good news and the overall mood in the country improves. [+1 Stability, Egyptian people expect peace]
The year of 1841 brought an interesting development in the ongoing war between the Sultanate of Egypt and the Ottoman Empire. While negotiations were on going for some sort of a settlement, the soldiers still bravely marched on. One of the first engagements between the Egyptians and the Ottomans resulted in a minor loss for the Ottomans, where they retreated from the Sinai Peninsula, and fell back to defenses at Jerusalem. The Egyptians, however, had a cunning tactic at their disposal, advanced knowledge of the area. While the Ottomans were focused on gathering supplies and focusing on one area, the Egyptians suddenly cut off the entire supply route, and left the Ottomans without supplies, and leaving them surrounded on all sides. The Ottomans, however, vowed to fight to the very end, and waited for the attacks by the Egyptians.
[-1,000 Regulars from Egypt. -2,000 Regulars from the Ottoman Empire.]
The Portuguese Governor-General of Aden, arrogant from his previous successes in Southern Arabia, adopts a high-handed approach in attempting to bring the other regional leaders into the Portuguese sphere of influence. In response, the imams of Zaidi issue a fatwa calling for the expulsion of all Europeans in Yemen and the wholesale liberation of Portuguese Aden. The Sultan of Lahej reluctantly adheres to his imams' decree and declares war against Portugal, sending 20,000 poorly-armed soldiers to reclaim Aden from 5,000 Portuguese colonial marines. While the marines manage to repulse the Sultan's soldiers despite significant losses, there is already widespread discontent against Portuguese rule in the region, rapidly boiling over into outright violence. [-2,000 Regulars, Aden in revolt]
The Americas
The United States saw two new states added to the union in 1843. With Wisconsin entering as a free state and Florida as a slave state, the delicate balance between free and slave states is carefully maintained. [-$50,000, +1000 Base Income]
USS Harriet Lane
The United States Navy was improved during 1843, with the commission of the US Navy's first modern steamship, the USS Harriet Lane. This new ship's speed and operational capabilities would exceed those of its sail driven brethren, marking a great improvement to the capabilities of the US Navy. [-$102,000, +2 Naval Levels in 2 turns, +1 Large Ship]
The Militia Act of 1843 would improve the capabilities of the United States militias and organized them into the US National Guard. The National Guard would train and organize the people of the nation into reserve units. [-$40,000, +1 Army Level in 2 turns, US has reserves]
In an effort to better Brazillian governance, regional governors were now to be appointed by the Emperor and his government. These new governors would stand above the corruption that had previously been endemic at the regional level. [-99,000 R$, +400 Base Income, +2 Stability]
Rio de Janeiro, one of the main Brazilian ports
The Brazilians also made huge improvements to the nations system of taxation. From now on taxes would only be levied on goods transported through government checkpoints and in the dockyards, where import and export tariffs would be levied. This more efficient tax system though it lost out on some notional revenues, collected far more in actuality. [-148,600 R$, +600 Base Income]
In Argentina, in response to a famine that struck that year, the Argentine government began a program that distributed food to the poor. This would increase support of the Argentine government amongst the people. [-20,000 A$, +1 Stability]
The year also featured a dramatic upheaval to South American unity as Uruguay and Paraguay rejected all advances made by the Argentines. This would of course lead to greater division amongst the nations of South America. [-33,300 A$, Uruguay and Paraguay no longer puppets]
Asia/Oceania
The Qing continue the standardization of the Chinese alphabet into 1842. The primary benefit of this program is that it makes written Chinese easier to teach and learn. [-11,000 海關, +5% Literacy]
The Guang-Zi Emperor
The Guang-Zi Emperor works to improve the efficiency of the central government, reducing the corruption that had by this point become endemic. However, there is still far more work to be done in this regard. This is supplemented by reforms to the council, replacing several eunuchs with the Highest Buddhist and Taoist monks and the Grand Marshal of the Qing Army [-89,000海關, +1 Stability, +1,000 Base Income]
Just like in previous years, the Shogun held a massive Cherry Blossom Festival in Edo, and sent invitations to the Samurai in the far corners of Japan. And just like in previous years, their response was somewhat cold: many presented feeble excuses while others took an extraordinary time to reach the Capitol. Thus, the festival was lavish yet devoid of political meaning, just like in previous years. However, this year the Shogun rebuked by holding yet another lavish festival a month later, this time for the Plum Blossom in late February, when many of the wandering Samurai had already arrived. Therefore, this second festival was far more successful than the first one, as many of Japan's most powerful man sat in quiet contemplation of the trees' blossom. After a week of contemplation (and banqueting) they returned to their territories, with stomachs filled and a slightly warmer feel for the Shogun's many reforms. [-25,000 gold, -80,000¥, +2 Stability for Japan]
The implementation of the Yen moved ahead as scheduled, however, the pace were slower than expected. Only after a tedious process the people in Kyushu were receptive of the new system and dropped the old Tokugawa system. As expected, the simpler system greatly accelerated transactions between the hinterland and the open ports of southern Japan, resulting in a general acceleration of the economy. Further to the north, the results in Shinjuku were slower than expected, when the Court officials in charge of exchanging the old currency for the new altered the rates here and there, pocketing a bit of "small" change from each transaction. When it was discovered, the people naturally distrusted the new system and further actions had to be taken next year to complete the transition. [-30,000 gold, -50,000 ¥, +3,000 base income , Japanese Currency Reform progress: 3/5]
The Myriad Year Clock (万歳自鳴鐘)
From the decks of the westerners’ ships, knowledge continues to trickle its way to the average Japanese. With the Shogun's approval, treatises in diverse matters like astronomy or medicine are translated into Japanese and dispersed in schools along the realm. A particularly crafty inventor from Osaka, Tanaka Hisashige got caught in this new wave; already an experienced clockmaker, built what he called the Myriad Year Clock (万歳自鳴鐘). The Clock was a complex system to represent time and calendar through its six faces. It included the Western time system, the Japanese time system, days according to solar and weekly calendars, the year counted by the Chinese system, and the day in lunar calendar showing the shape of the moon. Even though the time-keeping piece was of French origin, the rest of the mechanism was designed and built by Hisashige himself. While the traditional Japanese clocks had to be wound once every day, this one could work for many months without even touching the clock's spring again. Man like Hisashige were able to bridge the new western knowledge with Japan's tradition and create something new and unique. [-19,000 ¥, +1,000 base income, +2.5% literacy for Japan]
In Dai Nam, a great military parade is held in Hanoi to celebrate their nation's defeat of their northern neighbor. The parade was followed by a speech by the Empire congratulating the soldiers and proclaim this to be new golden age for the nation. [-7,700 ₫, +1 Stability, +25 Prestige]
A rice harvest on the Mekong River Delta
The Vietnamese attempts to promote the development of rice farms in the Mekong Delta are quite successful with the region soon becoming the rice-bowl of the nation. [-35,800 ₫, +500 Base Income]
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The Economist
International Treaties Signed
International Treaties Signed
1841 saw the signing of several treaties, ranging from ones addressing territorial disputes to those more concerned with defense and trade. The signed treaties are duplicated in full below:
National Rankings
Rank Country Total Ranking
1 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 373
2 The Kingdom of the French 256
3 The Russian Empire 239
4 The Austrian Empire 223
5 The Kingdom of Prussia 208
6 The United States of America 183
7 The Ottoman Empire 156
8 The Kingdom of Piedmont-Tuscany 155
9 The Kingdom of the Netherlands 154
10 The Kingdom of Denmark 138
11 The Kingdom of Portugal 137
12 The Kingdom of Bavaria 134
13 The Kingdom of Sweden 128
14 The Kingdom of Greece 128
15 The Kingdom of Spain 118
16 The Empire of Dai Nam 118
17 The Empire of Japan 108
18 The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies 100
19 The Republic of New Granada 91
20 The Republic of Chile 87
21 The United Mexican States 85
22 Federal Republic of Central America 84
23 The Argentine Republic 84
24 The Empire of Brazil 83
25 The Qing Empire (China) 80
26 The Sultanate of Egypt 74
International Exchange Rates
Economic Indicators from Around the World
The Argentine Republic
Currency: Argentine Peso (A$)
Currency Value: 0.150737
Currency Bank: 0 A$
Gold Bank: 19,550
Currency Income: 52,533 A$
Gold Income: 7,919
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 35
Stability: 10
Industry: 2 [+2 in 1 turn(s)]
Literacy: 12.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 4.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 2
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 65%
Regulars: 20,000
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 2
Navy
Large Ships: 1
Small Ships: 10
Navy Level: 3
At War With: NONE
Leader: President Juan Manuel de Rosas
Player: Spitfire5793
The Austrian Empire
Currency: Austrian Gulden (Ausƒ)
Currency Value: 0.255073
Currency Bank: 49,427 Ausƒ
Gold Bank: 98,047 Ausƒ
Currency Income: 149,427
Gold Income: 38,115
Printing Rate: 45%
Prestige: 160
Stability: 9
Industry: 6
Literacy: 52.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 2.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 2
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 80%
Regulars: 90,500 [+10,000 in 1 turn(s)]
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 7
Navy
Large Ships: 5
Small Ships: 15
Navy Level: 7
At War With: NONE
Leader: Emperor Ferdinand I
Player: Spectre17
The Kingdom of Bavaria
Currency: Bavarian Gulden (Bavƒ)
Currency Value: 0.321634
Currency Bank: 0 Bavƒ
Gold Bank: 52,875
Currency Income: 56,232 Bavƒ
Gold Income: 19,945
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 80
Stability: 7
Industry: 4
Literacy: 83.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 3.20%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 5 [+1 in 1 turn(s)]
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 110%
Regulars: 20,000 [+30,000 in 2 turn(s)]
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 5 [+2 in 1 turn(s), +1 in 2 turn(s)]
Navy
Large Ships: 0
Small Ships: 0
Navy Level: 0
At War With: NONE
Leader: King Ludwig I
Player: Tyriet
The Empire of Brazil
Currency: Brazilian Real (R$)
Currency Value: 0.080212
Currency Bank: 0 R$
Gold Bank: -26,551
Currency Income: 15,709 R$
Gold Income: 1,361
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 50
Stability: 5
Industry: 0
Literacy: 11.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 4.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 1
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 65%
Regulars: 8,500
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 3
Navy
Large Ships: 20
Small Ships: 60
Navy Level: 4
At War With: NONE
Leader: Emperor Pedro II
Player: Open
The Republic of Chile
Currency: Chilean Peso (Chi$)
Currency Value: 0.133057
Currency Bank: 74,668 Chi$
Gold Bank: 27,549
Currency Income: 56,879 Chi$
Gold Income: 9,097 [+500 Base when 1 infrastructure is built]
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 40
Stability: 8
Industry: 0
Literacy: 15.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 4.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 3
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 65%
Regulars: 18,500
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 3
Navy
Large Ships: 5
Small Ships: 20
Navy Level: 4
At War With: NONE
Leader: President Bernardo O'Higgins
Player: Open
The Qing Empire (China)
Currency: Chinese Tael (Hǎiguān) (海關)
Currency Value: 0.185822
Currency Bank: 0 海關
Gold Bank: -14,070
Currency Income: 57,401 海關
Gold Income: 11,323
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 50
Stability: 4
Industry: 0
Literacy: 10.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 1.50%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 1
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 35%
Regulars: 485,000
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 4
Navy
Large Ships: 10
Small Ships: 25
Navy Level: 2
At War With: NONE
Leader: Guang-Zi Emperor
Player: Dadarian
The Republic of New Granada
Currency: The New Grenadian Peso (NG$)
Currency Value: 0.133057
Currency Bank: 146,611 NG$
Gold Bank: 15,508
Currency Income: 23,921 NG$
Gold Income: 3,215
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 50
Stability: 8
Industry: 0
Literacy: 14.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 4.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 2
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 65%
Regulars: 15,000
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 2
Navy
Large Ships: 1
Small Ships: 10
Navy Level: 3
At War With: NONE
Leader: President Francisco de Paula Santander
Player: NikoHoI3
The Empire of Dai Nam
Currency: Vietmese Dong (₫)
Currency Value: 0.218333
Currency Bank: 0 ₫
Gold Bank: -4,550
Currency Income: 3,689 ₫
Gold Income: 806
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 75
Stability: 8
Industry: 0
Literacy: 10.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 2.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 1
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 45%
Regulars: 84,000
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 4
Navy
Large Ships: 1
Small Ships: 10
Navy Level: 2
At War With: NONE
Leader: Emperor Nguyễn Phúc Miên Tông
Player: King5000
The Kingdom of Denmark
Currency: Danish Krona (Dkr)
Currency Value: 0.422890
Currency Bank: 5,322 Dkr
Gold Bank: 33,157
Currency Income: 20,799 Dkr
Gold Income: 8,796
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 75
Stability: 8
Industry: 2 [+1 in 1 turn(s)]
Literacy: 60.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 2.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 3 [+1 in 1 turn(s)]
Colonial Infrastructure: 3
Army
Equipment: 100%
Regulars: 40,000
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 5
Navy
Large Ships: 14 [+10 in 2 turn(s)]
Small Ships: 34
Navy Level: 4
At War With: NONE
Leader: King Frederick VI
Player: Riccardo93
The Sultanate of Egypt
Currency: Egyptian Lira (Egy£ )
Currency Value: 0.005161
Currency Bank: 0 Egy£
Gold Bank: -19,301
Currency Income: 56,690 Egy£
Gold Income: 293
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 25
Stability: 8
Industry: 1 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
Literacy: 15.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 2.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 2
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 85%
Regulars: 62,000
Conscripts: 20,000
Army Level: 6 [+1 until the war ends, +1 in 2 turn(s)]
Navy
Large Ships: 0
Small Ships: 0
Navy Level: 4
At War With: The Ottoman Empire, The United Kingdom
Leader: Sultan Muhammid Ali
Player: Thandros
The Kingdom of the French
Currency: French Franc (₣)
Currency Value: 0.726293
Currency Bank: 119,388 ₣
Gold Bank: 186,795
Currency Income: 49,222 ₣
Gold Income: 36,691
Printing Rate: 45%
Prestige: 160
Stability: 8
Industry: 17 [+2 in 1 turn(s)]
Literacy: 68.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 0.50%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 5
Colonial Infrastructure: 1
Army
Equipment: 100%
Regulars: 100,000
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 7 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
Navy
Large Ships: 77
Small Ships: 150 [+25 in 1 turn(s)]
Navy Level: 6
At War With: NONE
Leader: King Louis-Philippe I
Player: Shynka
The Kingdom of Greece
Currency: Greek Drachma (₯)
Currency Value: 0.165818
Currency Bank: 0 ₯
Gold Bank: -9,962
Currency Income: 11,579 ₯
Gold Income: 2,108
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 80
Stability: 8
Industry: 2
Literacy: 37.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 2.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 2 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 90%
Regulars: 20,000
Conscripts: 12,000
Army Level: 5 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
Navy LAID UP for 1 turn(s)
Large Ships: 4
Small Ships: 12
Navy Level: 3 [+1 in 1 turn(s)]
At War With: NONE
Leader: King George I
Player: Seek75
The Empire of Japan
Currency: Japanese Yen (¥)
Currency Value: 0.379546
Currency Bank: 132,186 ¥
Gold Bank: 81,995
Currency Income: 138,727 ¥
Gold Income: 58,642
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 50
Stability: 8
Industry: 2
Literacy: 95.50%
Economic Growth Rate: 2.50%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 3 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 50%
Regulars: 100,000
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 5
Navy
Large Ships: 5
Small Ships: 30
Navy Level: 3
At War With: NONE
Leader: Shogun Tokugawa Ienari
Player: KeldoniaSkylar
The United Mexican States
Currency: Mexican Peso (Mex$)
Currency Value: 0.038997
Currency Bank: 29,876 Mex$
Gold Bank: 13,946
Currency Income: 29,876 Mex$
Gold Income: 1,368
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 50
Stability: 6
Industry: 0
Literacy: 11.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 3.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 2
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 80%
Regulars: 6,500
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 3
Navy
Large Ships: 5
Small Ships: 10
Navy Level: 3
At War With: NONE
Leader: President Guadalupe Victoria
Player: Open
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Currency: Dutch Gulden (ƒ)
Currency Value: 0.392706
Currency Bank: 5,644 ƒ
Gold Bank: 90,036
Currency Income: 66,644 ƒ
Gold Income: 28,339
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 75
Stability: 7
Industry: 12
Literacy: 69.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 2.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 5
Colonial Infrastructure: 1
Army
Equipment: 100%
Regulars: 35,500
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 5 [+2 in 2 turn(s)]
Navy
Large Ships: 30
Small Ships: 56
Navy Level: 7
At War With: NONE
Leader: King William I
Player: king hannibal
The Ottoman Empire
Currency: Ottomani Lira (Ott£ )
Currency Value: 0.005039
Currency Bank: 0 Ott£
Gold Bank: 448
Currency Income: 160,808
Gold Income: 810
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 110
Stability: 7
Industry: 1 [+1 in 1 turn(s)]
Literacy: 18.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 2.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 1
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 70% [+10% in 2 turn(s)]
Regulars: 76,000
Conscripts: 8,000
Army Level: 6 [+1 in 3 turn(s)], [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
Navy
Large Ships: 15
Small Ships: 45
Navy Level: 5
At War With: The Sultanate of Egypt
Leader: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Player: Maxwell500
The Kingdom of Portugal
Currency: Portuguese Escudo (P$)
Currency Value: 0.099508
Currency Bank: 0 P$
Gold Bank: 8,828
Currency Income: 104,279 P$
Gold Income: 10,709
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 80
Stability: 8
Industry: 4 [+1 in 1 turn(s)]
Literacy: 22.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 2.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 3 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
Colonial Infrastructure: 3
Army
Equipment: 75%
Regulars: 12,000
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 4
Navy
Large Ships: 16
Small Ships: 30
Navy Level: 5 [+1 in 1 turn(s), +1 in 2 turn(s)]
At War With: NONE
Leader: Queen Maria II
Player: Jean Pierre
The Kingdom of Prussia
Currency: Prussian Mark (ℳ)
Currency Value: 0.366741
Currency Bank: 0 ℳ
Gold Bank: 118,365
Currency Income: 103,905 ℳ
Gold Income: 40,976
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 125
Stability: 8
Industry: 15
Literacy: 68.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 3.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 6
Colonial Infrastructure: 1
Army
Equipment: 105%
Regulars: 120,000
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 8
Navy LAID UP for 2 turn(s)
Large Ships: 8
Small Ships: 20
Navy Level: 3 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
At War With: NONE
Leader: King Friedrich Wilhelm III
Player: etranger01
The Russian Empire
Currency: Russian Ruble (руб)
Currency Value: 0.854390
Currency Bank: 43,324 руб
Gold Bank: 219,106
Currency Income: 61,974 руб
Gold Income: 58,047
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 150
Stability: 9
Industry: 5 [+5 in 2 turn(s)]
Literacy: 30.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 3.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 5 [+1 in 1 turn(s)]
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 81%
Regulars: 251,000
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 7
Navy
Large Ships: 45
Small Ships: 90
Navy Level: 5 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
At War With: NONE
Leader: Tsar Nicholas I
Player: jacob-Lundgren
The Kingdom of Piedmont-Tuscany
Currency: Piedmontian Lira (PT₤)
Currency Value: 0.249785
Currency Bank: 0 PT₤
Gold Bank: -8,318
Currency Income: 49,500 PT₤
Gold Income: 13,124
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 95
Stability: 9
Industry: 3 [+1 in 1 turn(s), +2 in 2 turn(s)]
Literacy: 58.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 2.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 4 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 80%
Regulars: 60,000
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 4 [+1 in 1 turn(s)]
Navy
Large Ships: 5 [+5 in 1 turn(s)]
Small Ships: 15 [+10 in 1 turn(s)]
Navy Level: 4
At War With: NONE
Leader: King Vittorio Emmanuel II
Player: Athalcor
The Kingdom of Spain
Currency: Spanish Peseta (₧)
Currency Value: 0.094783
Currency Bank: 0 ₧
Gold Bank: -18,133
Currency Income: 52,205 ₧
Gold Income: 5,306
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 75
Stability: 4
Industry: 2 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
Literacy: 24.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 2.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 3
Colonial Infrastructure: 1
Army
Equipment: 85%
Regulars: 30,000
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 5 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
Navy
Large Ships: 15
Small Ships: 45
Navy Level: 5 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
At War With: NONE
Leader: Queen Isabella II
Player: Boris ze Spider
The Kingdom of Sweden
Currency: Swedish Krona (Skr)
Currency Value: 0.414331
Currency Bank: 14,789 Skr
Gold Bank: -14,232
Currency Income: 14,789 Skr
Gold Income: 6,540
Printing Rate: 45%
Prestige: 75
Stability: 4
Industry: 2
Literacy: 86.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 1.20%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 4
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 100%
Regulars: 20,000 [+30,000 Regulars in 2 turn(s)]
Conscripts: 50,000
Army Level: 6
Navy
Large Ships: 10
Small Ships: 24
Navy Level: 4
At War With: NONE
Leader: King Karl XIV Johan
Player: bakerydog
The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Currency: Sicilian Lira (TS₤)
Currency Value: 0.215591
Currency Bank: 0 TS₤
Gold Bank: -33,249
Currency Income: 7,464 TS₤
Gold Income: 1,420
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 60
Stability: 4
Industry: 0 [+2 in 2 turn(s)]
Literacy: 35.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 2.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 2 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
Colonial Infrastructure: 0
Army
Equipment: 75%
Regulars: 60,000
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 6
Navy
Large Ships: 10
Small Ships: 25
Navy Level: 4
At War With: NONE
Leader: King Ferdinand II
Player: Morrell8
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Currency: British Pound (£)
Currency Value: 1.000000
Currency Bank: 0 £
Gold Bank: 399,912
Currency Income: 83,434 £
Gold Income: 83,434
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 250
Stability: 8
Industry: 32 [+5 in 1 turn(s), +10 in 3 turn(s)]
Literacy: 69.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 2.20%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 6 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
Colonial Infrastructure: 2
Army
Equipment: 100%
Regulars: 186,000
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 6 [ +1 in 2 turn(s)]
Navy
Large Ships: 125
Small Ships: 255
Navy Level: 8 [+1 in 1 turn(s)]
At War With: The Sultanate of Egypt
Leader: Queen Victoria
Player: Frymonmon
The United States of America
Currency: United States Dollar ($)
Currency Value: 0.260469
Currency Bank: 0 $
Gold Bank: 40,459
Currency Income: 161,752 $
Gold Income: 46,127
Printing Rate: 50%
Prestige: 100
Stability: 8
Industry: 13 [+15 in 1 turn(s)]
Literacy: 55.00%
Economic Growth Rate: 6.00%
Mobilization Penalty: 100%
Home Infrastructure: 6
Colonial Infrastructure: 1
Army
Equipment: 105%
Regulars: 23,500
Conscripts: 0
Army Level: 6 [+1 in 2 turn(s)]
Navy
Large Ships: 11
Small Ships: 30
Navy Level: 7 [+2 in 2 turn(s)]
At War With: NONE
Leader: President Martin Van Buren
Player: MastahCheef117
ORDERS DUE DECEMBER 7th at 11:59PM CST (GMT-6)
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Syriana Accepted...
Additionally starting next turn, people will begin paying interest on their debts, or you know, ask the UK for money...
Additionally starting next turn, people will begin paying interest on their debts, or you know, ask the UK for money...
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((OOC: for the debt thing, I think I can say that I am going to take a long walk off a short cliff (with my ottoman brothers of course XD)))
Actually, you shouldn't fair too bad, your only at around 65% of GDP as debt at the moment.
A CALL TO ARMS!
The Kingdom of Denmark has been assaulted by the corrupt, foolish, and vainglorious Marshal Bernadotte, whose many iniquities are well known and documented, has now made his intentions fully known; the foul pawn of Napoleon, wishes to have the Scandinavian people crushed under his iron boot! This occupation of Holstein came without a declaration of war, and is truly the most blatant sign of his obviously fractured mental state and imperialistic designs!
To the citizens of Holstein, we will not rest until every town, every house, is free from the clutches of this petty despot! Once the city is liberated, we will begin rebuilding! Unlike that French dog who parades and gallivants about as the King of Sweden, His Majesty, Frederick the Sixth, the Rightful and Lawful sovereign of BOTH Denmark and Norway, will ensure that his people, his BRETHREN, are kept safe and free!
To the people of Denmark, His Majesty calls YOU to arms! Repel the despot who seeks to destroy your liberties and make you his personal slaves! Defend your Country, Your Home, Your Rights, Your Family, YOUR LIVES!
To the Army of Occupation, we beseech you to lower your weapons! We are not your foe; we are your brothers! The Danes and Swedes and Norwegians should not fight each other; we should be fighting the tyrants who seek to keep our people weak and divided! The who lay down their weapon will be returned home, should Marshal Bernadotte accept, or they can choose to serve in the Danish Army.
To our brothers in Norway and Sweden, we call you to arms! Rise up against the tyrant Bernadotte! Fight against that cruel master who seeks to keep you enslaved and impoverished! Stand with your brothers, stand with your countrymen! Rebuke the despot who seeks to bring all our people under the tyranny of his dark empire!
To the nations of the world, we call upon you to condemn this heinous and unwarranted assault, committed without the slightest warning; Marshal Bernadotte, the petty and derisive Caesar that he is, will not and cannot be allowed to spread his tyranny! Will you stand with this proven tyrant, this pawn of Napoleon? Or will you stand with King who rules to serve his people, who has expanded liberty and freedom across his realm, and who champions the unity of homeland?
SCANDINAVIANS! RISE AGAINST THE TYRANNY OF BERNADOTTE!
The Kingdom of Denmark declares war on Sweden and mobilizes all forces
People of the Empire, this year has been a both good and bad for our nation. We have expanded our army to ensure that it can now defend us effectively and we have created a way for you, the people, to have a say in your own government. For now the Diet is only an advisory body but I have recently been called upon by the Emperor to head a council which will work to craft a Constitution to increase the Diet's power.
Now to less pleasant news. People of the Empire we have been robbed, Albrecht zu Guttendorff has betrayed our trust and taken our money with him to some place in the Caribbean. We will find him, I can promise you that.
Prince Metternich, State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire
Now to less pleasant news. People of the Empire we have been robbed, Albrecht zu Guttendorff has betrayed our trust and taken our money with him to some place in the Caribbean. We will find him, I can promise you that.
Prince Metternich, State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire