1501-1506
Following the celebrations in Alexandria, I look at our new possessions, the Delta, Nile, Cataract and Quattara, I order the building of walls in the Nile. I was enjoying a pleasant luncheon with a hedjazian princess when my finance minister bursts in and asks me if I would like to raise war taxes, I ask him what the hell he is on about as we are not at war, he looks at me as if I had just turned into a purple elephant and started doing a rendition of swan lake, sir in case it has escaped your notice we are at war with Persia, what have I told you about buying tobacco from Jamaica I tell him, sir we are at war with Persia he insisted, get the foreign minister I growl, the foreign minister appears 5 minutes later smelling of gin
"are we at war with Persia" I ask
"*hic* yes sir" he replied
"how did this come about and why was I not informed!" I shouted
"When we declared war on the mameluks Persia supported them" he replied "and err one of my juniors must have errum lost the document" he loosened his collar
"hmmm, well something shall have to be done about this" I said
"what do you propose we do" the foreign minister replied
"we, I am going to sort this mess out, you on the other hand will be enjoying your new job helping to build those walls in Nile, now get out!"
I decide to wait and see what the Persians will do, in the next two months my decision to reject the Turks alliance offer is shown to be wise and their alliance declares war on Ragusa and the next month Poland supported by France, Savoy, Brittany, Navarra declared war on the Turkish alliance.
1502 begins with no action from Persians but I build a transport just in case we need to do something and I keep 8000 men in Nile to keep an eye on things. The year is quiet though until July when Russia's gang of four declares war on the Golden horde who are betrayed by Astrakhan and we note that those sneaky Spaniards have annexed Naples ruining my plans for the area, still I am sure that I will think of something... September sees Hungry and its allies Austria, Baden, Wurtemberg and Bavaria decide to put the boot in to Turkey and its allies Algeria, Georgia, Wallachia and Oman, in December the Sultan sticks two fingers up to the world by annexing Ragusa.
1503 1800 cheeky Persians land in Nile to meet our 8000 troops, unfortunately they don't hit it off too well and the Persians carelessly impale themselves on our pikes after 3 days. In April the Golden horde give 40 goats to Crimea I send Idriss to join the first army leaving 6000 troops t cover the Nile. the next few months are quiet apart from a Persian diplomat falling off the roof of the Persian embassy after he demanded money from us... In October Wallachia gives Austria 250 tonnes of Iron Pyrites for peace. In November Ayutthya gave 111 funny looking hats to Dai Viet and peace is restored in east Asia.
1504 I build 2 transports in Tunisia, on the 17th of March Pskov scores a major victory taking Kujbyshew and 23 saddles from the Golden with Russia having to settle for a white peace methinks the Russian ambassador will be a little less visible in the coming months... In may we gain the ability to fit out ships with cannon (naval tech 3), I order the upgrade to begin at once as we shall be making use of our navy soon enough... The Persians again try to land in Nile in July and are sent for a swimming lesson... the following day some merchants who are looking for a contract to carry spices from Mombassa donate 9 vessels to our navy I order them to be upgraded to warships and join the fleet in Tunisia [random event: 9 new war ships in Tripoli] September comes and with a new round of humiliation for Wallachia as they hand over 25 copper coins to Bavaria and sign whites peace’s with Wurtemberg and Bohemia, later in the month Turkey gives 116 copies of the Koran to Austria for peace, the rest of the year passes off peacefully.
1505 begins and the stubborn Persians refuse to sign a white peace and continue to send 2000 strong detachments to die in the desert, it s unacceptable but I am busy with preparations for our next major step and so let it pass, in August however when the 5th detachment of Persian troops is killed I decide that I can tolerate no more and send 2000 men off to take an unfortified Persian province. In October Wallachia suffers its final indignity and is annexed by Hungary, the following day Hungary hands over 31 Wallachian slaves to Georgia.
I am awoken by a rear admiral on the 2nd of January and informed that the Persians have intercepted our fleet in the Persian gulf, I order an immediate retreat to the east and in march we unload our troops into Bulachistan from there they are ordered into Mekon which they take on the 23rd of April and on the 25th of May Persia is forced to pay us 60 and hand over a princess for the Emir's harem.
Following the celebrations in Alexandria, I look at our new possessions, the Delta, Nile, Cataract and Quattara, I order the building of walls in the Nile. I was enjoying a pleasant luncheon with a hedjazian princess when my finance minister bursts in and asks me if I would like to raise war taxes, I ask him what the hell he is on about as we are not at war, he looks at me as if I had just turned into a purple elephant and started doing a rendition of swan lake, sir in case it has escaped your notice we are at war with Persia, what have I told you about buying tobacco from Jamaica I tell him, sir we are at war with Persia he insisted, get the foreign minister I growl, the foreign minister appears 5 minutes later smelling of gin
"are we at war with Persia" I ask
"*hic* yes sir" he replied
"how did this come about and why was I not informed!" I shouted
"When we declared war on the mameluks Persia supported them" he replied "and err one of my juniors must have errum lost the document" he loosened his collar
"hmmm, well something shall have to be done about this" I said
"what do you propose we do" the foreign minister replied
"we, I am going to sort this mess out, you on the other hand will be enjoying your new job helping to build those walls in Nile, now get out!"
I decide to wait and see what the Persians will do, in the next two months my decision to reject the Turks alliance offer is shown to be wise and their alliance declares war on Ragusa and the next month Poland supported by France, Savoy, Brittany, Navarra declared war on the Turkish alliance.
1502 begins with no action from Persians but I build a transport just in case we need to do something and I keep 8000 men in Nile to keep an eye on things. The year is quiet though until July when Russia's gang of four declares war on the Golden horde who are betrayed by Astrakhan and we note that those sneaky Spaniards have annexed Naples ruining my plans for the area, still I am sure that I will think of something... September sees Hungry and its allies Austria, Baden, Wurtemberg and Bavaria decide to put the boot in to Turkey and its allies Algeria, Georgia, Wallachia and Oman, in December the Sultan sticks two fingers up to the world by annexing Ragusa.
1503 1800 cheeky Persians land in Nile to meet our 8000 troops, unfortunately they don't hit it off too well and the Persians carelessly impale themselves on our pikes after 3 days. In April the Golden horde give 40 goats to Crimea I send Idriss to join the first army leaving 6000 troops t cover the Nile. the next few months are quiet apart from a Persian diplomat falling off the roof of the Persian embassy after he demanded money from us... In October Wallachia gives Austria 250 tonnes of Iron Pyrites for peace. In November Ayutthya gave 111 funny looking hats to Dai Viet and peace is restored in east Asia.
1504 I build 2 transports in Tunisia, on the 17th of March Pskov scores a major victory taking Kujbyshew and 23 saddles from the Golden with Russia having to settle for a white peace methinks the Russian ambassador will be a little less visible in the coming months... In may we gain the ability to fit out ships with cannon (naval tech 3), I order the upgrade to begin at once as we shall be making use of our navy soon enough... The Persians again try to land in Nile in July and are sent for a swimming lesson... the following day some merchants who are looking for a contract to carry spices from Mombassa donate 9 vessels to our navy I order them to be upgraded to warships and join the fleet in Tunisia [random event: 9 new war ships in Tripoli] September comes and with a new round of humiliation for Wallachia as they hand over 25 copper coins to Bavaria and sign whites peace’s with Wurtemberg and Bohemia, later in the month Turkey gives 116 copies of the Koran to Austria for peace, the rest of the year passes off peacefully.
1505 begins and the stubborn Persians refuse to sign a white peace and continue to send 2000 strong detachments to die in the desert, it s unacceptable but I am busy with preparations for our next major step and so let it pass, in August however when the 5th detachment of Persian troops is killed I decide that I can tolerate no more and send 2000 men off to take an unfortified Persian province. In October Wallachia suffers its final indignity and is annexed by Hungary, the following day Hungary hands over 31 Wallachian slaves to Georgia.
I am awoken by a rear admiral on the 2nd of January and informed that the Persians have intercepted our fleet in the Persian gulf, I order an immediate retreat to the east and in march we unload our troops into Bulachistan from there they are ordered into Mekon which they take on the 23rd of April and on the 25th of May Persia is forced to pay us 60 and hand over a princess for the Emir's harem.
