China. I do not know how to play China. I watched a video from Ludi, and I tried to emulate him. I failed. But I will not fail alone! This is the quick and dirty gameplay AAR of my China campaign. 
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So this is China. Backwards.
Just look at those laws!
And we've got this looming over us...
Just look at those laws!
And we've got this looming over us...
First, techs. We need more market access and such:
And at some point, that taxation needs to be adressed!
We do want agrarianism, fast.
And at some point, that taxation needs to be adressed!
We do want agrarianism, fast.
Next, we get Korea closer to us!
A little more money...
A little less wages...
*cries*
We get some police force going...
Adds some priests to the government...
Do some consumption taxes...
A little more money...
A little less wages...
*cries*
We get some police force going...
Adds some priests to the government...
Do some consumption taxes...
This. This will be a problem later on. But I didn't realize, so I thought I'd just cozy up to the Christians.
Some more construction buildings are being built, with iron.
Ten in each of the better provinces, about 50 total.
Incorporate all the states not currently incorporated:
Some resources for the construction sector:
Some trade:
Ten in each of the better provinces, about 50 total.
Incorporate all the states not currently incorporated:
Some resources for the construction sector:
Some trade:
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And so, it begins:
Did some reorganizing of the armies:
Consolidating:
Success!
Promoting this guy:
To replace the curreent leader of thge scholar-officials, by first kicking them out of government:
And there we have it, exiled the old leader, in with the new!
Perfection:
And this is why:
Meanwhile, in Tibet:
Did some reorganizing of the armies:
Consolidating:
Success!
Promoting this guy:
To replace the curreent leader of thge scholar-officials, by first kicking them out of government:
And there we have it, exiled the old leader, in with the new!
Perfection:
And this is why:
Meanwhile, in Tibet:
Zounds, mate! That's quite an initial blitz of posts! Excited to see if you can modernize the Qing before the western powers carve it up like a roast.
I have taken LOADS of screenshots! This will be a quick and dirty one, as per the title. Quick and purely gameplay.
Time to expand!
And things will get better now, hopefully:
Education access IS nice?
That's Nepal:
To avoid a quick fall of the capital, we move it:
And then we go for Burma:
But this is bad. If we lose, and we totally will, it will count as the first opium war, and losing that one is bad, bad, bad!
Not looking good:
Yeah, this is futile. Better get out of it:
Costly!
As you can see, the fragile unity got a boost, and if it goes 100%, we fall and disintegrate... But Dai Nam doesn't know how weak we are!
Time to go agrarian:
And things will get better now, hopefully:
Education access IS nice?
That's Nepal:
To avoid a quick fall of the capital, we move it:
And then we go for Burma:
But this is bad. If we lose, and we totally will, it will count as the first opium war, and losing that one is bad, bad, bad!
Not looking good:
Yeah, this is futile. Better get out of it:
Costly!
As you can see, the fragile unity got a boost, and if it goes 100%, we fall and disintegrate... But Dai Nam doesn't know how weak we are!
Time to go agrarian:
So we go for Siam and vassals:
Went well:
But our economy is a lost cause, even without building anything we lose a lot. Time to declare bankruptcy.
At least we've got agrarianism...
Went well:
But our economy is a lost cause, even without building anything we lose a lot. Time to declare bankruptcy.
At least we've got agrarianism...
We've finally got the tech to upgrade to line infantry!
And although it will take some time, we need to do something about the lost taxes:
This is huge:
And the rural folk demands this, so...
And although it will take some time, we need to do something about the lost taxes:
This is huge:
And the rural folk demands this, so...
But this is bad! When it spreads far enough, we've got the Taiping rebellion on our hands.
Success!
Let's try this:
Sigh. Nah.
Darn.
Yeah, war is upon us:
Success!
Let's try this:
Sigh. Nah.
Darn.
Yeah, war is upon us:
As war rages, let's close the borders to foreign influence!
Taiping is dead:
And we decide to be lenient:
But no more foreign devils, please!
Let's try this:
Bah!
This, then!
Taiping is dead:
And we decide to be lenient:
But no more foreign devils, please!
Let's try this:
Bah!
This, then!
Spring cleaning:
We won!
And then we started upgrading to skirmish infantry...
Spreing cleaning:
Victory!
We won!
And then we started upgrading to skirmish infantry...
Spreing cleaning:
Victory!
This is a rather huge step!
And they bring friends!
We are great!
Small problem down south:;
Doing well!
Good good!
And they bring friends!
We are great!
Small problem down south:;
Doing well!
Good good!