The Great FORWARD! of 1893-1897
Zihil's rule was marked by expansion of both military and industry. Zihil did his best to acquire foreign technology, but beign isolated, these attempts often failed and the people of SCUA had to rely on their own knowledge. Before Zihil came into power, the industry was massive but primitive. Huge weapon factories mad poorly built putdated weapons. But this changed soon railroads built everywhere. Year 1895 was expectional as the people of SCUA accuired many life-easing machines. Zihil ordered a fertilizer and a machine part factory to be built. With new technologies they had the arms factories started to make better and better weapons such as machine guns. An uniform factory was built in 1897, giving the economy a doubble boost as they no longer had to rely on foreign uniforms and they could sell their products now. Improved technology rised the profit from glass, one of SCUA's main sources of money to unseen levels, canned food was somewhat profitable now, with the help of 'newly' 'discovered' nitroglycering the artilery factories became productive.
The army was expanded with the founding of PAJav and PAAi, People's Army of Java and People's Army of Ainu. PAJav was at first nothing more than 12000 men garrison and PAAi was composed of 10000 regular 2000 highly trained and motivated soldiers but they would eventual grow larger.
But everythign wasn't fine. Many citizens started to get angry at the militaristic goverment and the lack of the promised reforms. The shortage of coal was a limiting factor for the industry. The alck of steel was another. Without coal, steel production couldn't be expanded and without steel, SCUA could never get the navy it dreams of.
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Ok people, I need your help a bit now... I tired taking Korea but it gives me border with powermongering Russia (they dowed me when I
occupied the Korean province bordering Russia

) and the Korean armies, or rather the partisans are
insane! I occupied Korea from head to toe, but the partisans just kept popping and popping and I lost the occupied territories...
But I need that damned coal and iron!
Any advice?