General Jac: We will see...
Razor: Yes, some have.
Supply Crisis and an Amazing Offer
During the following months after the Emperor's funeral in Constantinople, a few things happened in the Empire.
As the new Emperor had been crowned, dissent had spread in the country because the supplies to the Army had began to shrink as the Industrial Project took up all of the resources of the Empire and it had led to pillaging and destruction by the Roman Army in Albania and Jugoslavia.
Metaxas, feeling the danger of these, cancelled the Factory Construction Site in Nikaia to prevent the Army from trying a full scale revolt, which succeeded.
After the Crisis, which would be called the Supply Crisis by the historians, the country settled down to normal, though dissent still existed within the Army.
On May 23rd, the Spartan Officer College reported to have studied all the principles of Trench Warfare, even if errors and faults, concluding that further
studies would be more in the Empire's interest.
Two days later, OASA reported to have finished developing Machine Tools for the industry.
Seeing their success, Metaxas ordered them to research even more, improved, machine tools to further improve the industry which also led Metaxas to hire the "Athens-Piraeus-Peloponnesos" Railroad Company, or SPAP, to work on designing more veichles to improve the farmlands of the Empire, freeing more citizens for military service.
During the June month, France went though an election that went in victory for the current government. Another election was held in Chechoslovakia were the right-winged extremist Jan Syrov won a major victory, turning the only central democratic European country into a dictatorship.
Also in China, the small warlord state of Guanxi began making offensive manouvers into Koumingtang territory.
On the 24th of June, the Albanian Tirana Industrial Combine reported to have finished the Rear Are Supply Dumps for the Roman Army.
Metaxas wanted them at first to continue along that path, but changed his mind after the Chief of the Air Force recommended that the Roman Empire was currently in lack of good aircraft since the peace treaty back in the 10's had removed the majority of the Imperial Air Force.
Metaxas agreed and the Coumoundouros Army Industries began to research on new aircrafts to remove the old Gloster Gladiator.
The old Gloster Gladiator model
The days passed by and the sun shone on the beautiful beaches in Greece and Anatolia and on July 18th, France, still feeling weary of the Great Depression, sent an letter to Constantinople which France offered to sell back Syria and Lebanon for a great sum.
This was an offer Metaxas couldn't refuse and it was in the last minute as only a few hours later, Spain erupted into a full scale Civil War...
Syria is returned to the Empire just moments before the Civil War...
The Roman Empire after the return of Syria and Lebanon.