SIXTH SENATE SESSION - ANNOUNCEMENT
Illustrious President of the Imperial Senate
magistros Nikephoros Dalassenos hereby announces that Sacred Emperor Theodoros I Angelos,
basileus basileon by the Grace of God, king of kings and rulers of rulers,
Caesar Augustus of the Romaioi and all Men,
Autokrator of the Holy Church and Protector of the Christendom, in his wisdom decided to
CALL THE SIXTH SENATE SESSION
to seek counsel of the noble Senators who, guided by the Holy Spirit, are going to debate and vote on the following matters:
SENATUS CONSULTUM
(1) Reform of the imperial administration (National Focus)
His Imperial Majesty has introduced the following bill to the Imperial Senate:
”Reformatio de Administratio Romanorum” Act
The Imperial Senate, excersicing legislative power it was given by His Imperial Majesty Markos III Angelos and confirmed in Edictum de Senatum Imperialis by His Imperial Majesty Basileios III Angelos, acting on authority of His Imperial Majesty Theodoros I Angelos and with His approval, decided what follows:
1. That in this dire hour the very foundations of the Imperium are threatened due to consequences ofthe Black Death, barbarian invasions and the Soulless.
2. That to preserve the Imperium the Administration has to be immediately reorganized to collect taxes, govern imperial lands and dispense justice in the name of His Imperial Majesty with greater efficiency.
3. That in order to achieve this goal special powers have to be temporarily granted to Megas Logothetes.
3. That therefore all Senators agree that the Reform of the imperial administration (Administrative Focus) is of the utmost importance for the prosperity and stability of the Imperium.
Bill adopted by the Imperial Senate on 1 January 7068 Anno Mundi and submitted to His Imperial Majesty for approval on the same day.
The noble Senators may propose amendments to the bill of His Imperial Majesty.
RESOLUTIONS
(2) Imperial Navy – mothballing all fleets (budget )
His Imperial Majesty decided to ask the Imperial Senate for counsel in the following matter:
Shall the fleets of the Imperial Navy be mothballed effective immediately in order to ease the burden of the Aerarium?
(3) Exarchates – raising tariffs (subjects)
His Imperial Majesty decided to ask the Imperial Senate for counsel in the following matter:
Shall We raise tariffs for Exarchate of Abyssinia and Exarchate Africanus?
(4) Expropriation of the Jews (decision)
His Imperial Majesty decided to ask the Imperial Senate for counsel in the following matter:
Shall We punish the Kristos-killers for spreading the Black Plague by expropriating them and banning them from all imperial offices?
(5) Enlisting privateers (decision)
His Imperial Majesty decided to ask the Imperial Senate for counsel in the following matter:
Shall We order Megas Droungarios to enlist privateers to raid fleets of Pisans and Westerners with greater efficiency?
(6) Seizure of lands of the Holy Church (decision)
His Imperial Majesty decided to ask the Imperial Senate for counsel in the following matter:
Shall We issue a decree by which some of the lands of the Holy Church shall be taken by the Imperial Administraion, thus increasing the revenue of Aerarium?
SENATE POLICIES
Sacred Emperor Theodoros I Angelos,
basileus basileon by the Grace of God, king of kings and rulers of rulers,
Caesar Augustus of the Romaioi and all Men,
Autokrator of the Holy Church and Protector of the Christendom requested the Imperial Senate to prepare a general policy to be presented to for approval before His Imperial Majesty concerning one of the following issues:
- Reducing expenses and increasing revenue of the Imperial Treasury (20 points)
- Increasing efficiency of the Imperial Administration (20 points)
- Increasing effectivness of the Imperial Army on the battlefield (20 points)
The policy proposed by the Imperial Senate must directly adress one of the aforementioned issues to be accepted by His Imperial Majesty.
POLICIES
SCHEDULE (WARSAW TIME)
- Opening of the Session – 10:00 p.m. 23 September (Wednesday)
- DEBATE (2 DAYS) - 10:00 p.m. 23 September – 10:00 p.m. 25 September
- RECESS (1 DAY) - 10:00 p.m. 25 September – 10:00 p.m. 26 September
- DEBATE (2 DAY) - 10:00 p.m. 26 September – 10:00 p.m. 28 September
- VOTING (1 DAY) - 10:00 p.m. 28 September – 10:00 p.m. 29 September
- Closing of the Session - 10:00 p.m. 29 September (Tuesday)
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The Session may start earlier or later than announced - I'm announcing it now so that you can discuss the subjects of the Session during your Faction Meetings. In such case there will be a separate announcement.
You will be provided with complete information of the state of the Imperium as well as conditions and effects of the decision in the post opening the Session.
My comments:
- The Black Death seems to be more devastating than I've expected – I may have gone too far in a few places.
- The most important thing is to balance the budget. Excessive spendings means loans, loans means bankruptcy and bankruptcy means -100% morale malus and Imperial Army completely hopeless, which means every single enemy of the Imperium (that is basically all countries in Europe and beyond) can DOW and win.
- I really count on Senators giving me some good Senate Policy. Seriously, choose well and the situation may become much worse.
- Balancing the budget means disbanding whole armies and fleets – yes, it is that bad.
- For the forseeable future we may forget about unlocking new tech, I need every point of MP to deal with the Black Death and what's coming...
As for
senatus consulta and resolutions:
- Reform of the imperial administration (National Focus): as usual you will be choosing National Focus
- Imperial Navy – mothballing all fleets (budget: expenses have to be drastically cut ASAP or the Imperium will face another bankruptcy in year or two
- Exarchates – raising tariffs (subjects): likewise
- Expropriation of the Jews (decision): custom decision which offers trade-off between one-off huge profit and unpleasant modifiers
- Enlisting privateers (decision): vanilla decision
- Seizure of lands of the Holy Church (decision): custom decision which offers trade-off between one-off huge profit and unpleasant modifiers