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Preface:
It is the late 19th century, but not the one we know. Here, miraculous things can occur and the solar system is not one we know. A British scientist, Dr Cavor, has invented an artificial metal that resists gravity. Quickly, his research has been seized by the British government. Unfortunately, not before a series of incidents spread the secret of the metal to the four corners of the earth. Now, a new race begins, for just as the secret spread, Dr Cavor has launched the first spacecraft, a simple pressurized metal sphere which entered earth's orbit and circled the globe, taking pictures. Upon return, he was hailed as a hero. Now, the Scramble for Space begins.
Cavorite:
Cavorite is a metal that resists and redirects the flow of gravity, allowing for flight and interplanetary travel.
Cavorite has three main properties:
Cavorite is an artificially produced substance.
Cavorite only causes gravity to cease affecting it when an electrical current runs through it.
Lead shielding is the only known technology capable of blocking the effects of Cavorite.
Date: January 2nd, 1882
To: Kaiser Wilhelm @firespier
I greet you in the name of the American people Kaiser, and reach out with an open hand in the search for a willing European partner in trade. The great American nation is growing, leaping from strength to strength. With this strength, we would like to find a European partner to connect our trade with, where they would gain better access to our many agricultural and mineral wealth in exchange for easier access to their industrial goods. The Senate has shown a willingness to lower tariffs and a number of other concessions in exchange for a similar deal from your own state. I hope to hear of your response soon.
The President of the United States,
Chester A. Arthur
Date January the 3rd 1882
To: President Chester A. Arthur
Greetings President Chester,
it heartens me to hear of your willingness to seek partners in this difficult world. The german people after their recent unification have with newfound vigor created one of the great economies in the world with an industry second only to Britain. Ease of trade can only help both our nations and deepen our mutual friendship especially given the high number of germans who moved to the US in the last century. We have send you the proposed details in regards to the eased tariffs and upon your acceptance shall put this treaty to the vote in the Reichstag within the month and we expect no difficulty in passing it. I hope that in the future we can strengthen the ties between our nations further in the spirit of wealth and prosperity.
Kaiser Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig von Preußen, German Emperor
To: Kaiser Wilhelm
I bring good tidings with my letter good Kaiser Wilhelm, the senate seems to agree with you on the appeal to expand our relationship with your nation. Practically in record time they have read over and agreed to the proposed policies as they worked well in their opinion. While I cannot say if more will come of this relationship at this time due to the senate's preference for noninterference in European affairs I can say that they will look favorably upon your nation for this willingness to cooperate.
Chester A. Arthur, President of the United States of America
Order 1: Research Order
The current state of research into the new wounder material Cavorite is completly insufficient at the moment. We need to know more about its possible uses
Order 2: Research Order
Our current steam Launch-airships are more of a joke than a proper tool of war. We need to work on a better design which is able to actually properly support the glorious german military
Order 3: Country Order
The German empire has a problem with a movement that calls itself the socialdemocratic party, a thing that goes against the very grain of the monarchy. Hence to reduce their support there will be legeslation passed to better general work condition and a general health insurance.
Order 4: Country Order
Our Industry is the second-largest in the world. That means there is still someone ahead of us whom we need to surpass. Hence we need to improve it by subsidizing our research in order to become more efficient and more productive.
Order 5: woo Ottoman Empire
The sick man of the Bosperus has been in continual decline for centuries but it nevertheless remains one of the largest nations in the world and as such a fascinating target in terms of diplomacy and a promising market for german goods. Send a delegation to Istanbul in order to improve German-Ottoman Relationships and take representatives of the german industry with them to make some big deals.
I write this letter to ask you if you would like to continue our nations trade agreements into this new age. As this new age dawn's upon us I ask if the people of America will stand by the Japanese Empire or abandon our previous cooperation.
His imperial majesty, the Honorable Oda Nobuhide
Japan turn 1 orders
Trade Order 1) Attempt to sign a trade agreement with the U.S
Trade Order 2) Attempt to sign a trade agreement with Russia
Country order 1) Begin improving the nations industrial output through the modernization of older factory's and construction of new ones where logistics are sufficient
Country order 2) Begin a national campaign of railroad building and expansion. The goal of this campaign is to expand railroads where capacity doesn't meet demand and building new lines in places that have reached the point of needing them
Country order 3) Begin a 6 month reorganization of the Imperial bureaucracy to both increase effectiveness and both purge corruption and incompetence.
R&D order 1) Begin researching better construction methods for airships as to move past the current steam launch variety
R&D order 2) Begin trials for a new infantry uniform (Summer and Winter variants) that incorporates some armor and a functional helmet
1). Country Order: Economic Reform Conference
-Gather experts and relevant persons for each subject, from key people in their field to some of the smarter orphan children and beggars, those who would be effected by this and know the issues best.
Also include some of the more reasonable nobles and parts of the military, just to ensure every angle is covered. The primary aim of this conference is to ensure any changes in any area are implemented carefully, effectively, and with the minimum disruption to the country's economy and population.
Begin planning a series of economic reforms, starting with state funded Hospitals, Orphanages, regulation and building of a robust road network, state backing for establishing beneficial industries, and plans to build a unified and standardized railroad system. Any and all laws currently active across Russia are also to be gathered, checked, and evaluated. Any that are outdated or inappropriate are to be revised or removed to be more in line with modern realities.
Do not begin the process of implementing any of their reforms until all are planned and prepared, as well as approved by the gathered experts.
While we want this change, we also want it to be carefully and slowly done.
.
. 2). Country Order: Government Reform Evaluation
-Most civilian government positions are to be evaluated for effectiveness, if ineffective plans to modify them as needed or removed should be put together. Especially honorary, hereditary, and bought positions.
Though this may need to be done delicately and slowly in cooperation with the military and nobles, as to avoid issues, it still needs to be done. At worst any positions held by important persons are to be made honorary and will be phased out when the current holder either passes on or steps down.
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. 3). Research: Aeronautics Propeller
-While the screw propeller is fine for craft in the water, it is clear that a different approach is needed for these new Aerocraft.
Design a propeller for craft moving in the air specifically, perhaps study of windmill blades and previous flying craft will yield some results.
Half the current output of Cavorite from the Nebesnaya Ruda Factory is at your disposal to ensure any prototypes are tested safely and prevented from crashing.
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. 4). Research: Aerocraft Frame(Plane)
-Cavorite is indeed a miraculous material, and very useful, but it is also very limited. Lets see if we can't get something to fly without it, before we start adding it into the mixture.
In cooperation with the teams working on the Aeronautics Propeller, design a heavier-than-air craft capable of flying without the assistance of Cavorite, starting with a small, single person craft.
Any information that can be gathered on previous attempts is to be made use of. Also anything that can be applied from knowledge of flying creatures.
Half the current output of Cavorite from the Nebesnaya Ruda Factory is at your disposal to ensure any prototypes are tested safely and prevented from crashing.
.
. 5). Research: Standardized Automobile(Truck)
-With trains and even cars starting to become more common by the day, it seems only prudent for the military to develop their own take on things.
Develop an automobile able to carry both a wide array of cargo and infantry with minimal changes, and do so reliably and as quickly as feasible while maintaining said reliability.
Perhaps a third type that mounts some kind of artillery, mortar, or machine gun.
A secondary focus should be on modularity, so that any damaged part or component can be quickly and easily replaced even in the field by the average soldier.
It should also be able to cross most terrain that might be encountered. From rough terrain to snow, mud, and rain.
.
. Trade Deals:
-Sign Trade Treaty with Germany ( @firespier )
-Sign Trade Treaty with Japan ( @Lord Necromancer )
I write this letter to ask you if you would like to continue our nations trade agreements into this new age. As this new age dawn's upon us I ask if the people of America will stand by the Japanese Empire or abandon our previous cooperation.
After much discussion with a number of senators and the Foreign Service, I believe I can confidently say that the American people are still interested in cooperation with your empire. We desire that any previous trade deals continue and hope for greater cooperation in the future with your nation. Hopefully, this will bring prosperity and great gains to both of our states in these shifting times.
Trade Order 1) sign a trade treaty with Germany
Trade Order 2) Sign a trade treaty with Japan
Country order 1) Begin improving the nation's industrial output through the modernization of older factories and subsidized expansion along the rail lines.
Country order 2) Reach out to fellow American states in an attempt to find possible friends and trade partners, specifically the Central American and South American states.
Country order 3) Begin to truly reintegrate the southern states, the nonsense of the southern democrats is getting out of control. They are to follow more closely to the spirit of the law by using the threat of the supreme court and federal intervention as the law codes are gone through and corrected to be more equal.
R&D order 1) Begin subsidizing private research into the civilian uses of Cavorite, specifically in the rail networks and in factories.
Political order 1) Pass the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act to help enforce a more efficient and non-corrupt bureaucracy.
Orders
1. Country: Begin economic reforms for banks regarding investment and deposits. There seems to be a rather large bubble and while we can't just get rid of it we can deflate it before it blows up and try to keep such massive bubbles from forming like they had in the past.
A. Infusion of cash in the first Quarter to cushion fallout and lower interest rates so this pops less explosively
B. Limit loans so Banks can't extend more credit than physical assets.
C. Federal Deposit insurance so ordinary people don't lose everything, especially those the bank lent their money out to without them being involved in the market by over-extending credit lines with the hope the market will just magically keep going up to cover it.
D. Limit volume stock to slow panicked sell-offs and curb the stock drop that results from rapid surges in selling triggering more sell-offs and Recession.
E. Trade out bonds for Grand Union Stock with a fixed rate to avoid runs from a price drop. if we own a large enough sum, along with the other measures in place, confidence will remain they won't lose everything if a stock suddenly drops.
2. Country: Restart mass industrialization.
The American Civil war and our own loss to Prussia or Germany show the side with the most and/or best industrial will likely win future conflicts. Should we need to avenge ourselves we need arms and ammunition, uniforms, and all the other l'accouterment of war made in bulk in a factory not assembled in a shed or in someone's house. It is inefficient and time-consuming. We will offer financial incentives for these house workers and small-scale Entrepreneurs to gather and work collectively using the most modern machinery.
3. Research: Aerial Torpedo
Our launches are small, under-armed, and limited in range to their speed and size. They are however fast and nimble compared to a ship of the line. If they could carry and fire some kind of large explosive projectile like the Torpedo boat does in water they would be a powerful deterrent against hostilities as any fool attempting to raze our coast or ports could quickly find themself under fire from land, sea, and air. They might even be useful against some larger airships, should one be built in the future.
4. Research: La Varisse
Speed is the key to victory. No matter how powerful the gun it has to reach the enemy first to destroy them. To this end, we will develop a better means of propulsion for our airships. More powerful propellers, and more efficient transmission of the steam power to the gears and shaft crank. While this may help our navel assets our main priority is our Lancers.
5. Research, Cavorite Production
Given Cavorite is practically brand new it must hold many secrets but to know them we have to have more to research these properties and Applications. We must address this critical lack by attempting to find faster and/or more efficient ways to produce the wonder metal in greater quantities.
Ah, Italia united at last. The glory and splendor of Rome as seen from the Quirinal Palace, the seat of the King. Umberto Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoia, known as Umberto I, rules with a heavy hand. The King looks ever outward to restore the glory of Italy, seeking new alliances with old foes and fresh lands for expansion. Umberto seeks to break out of the shadow of his father, Victor Emmanuel II, whose wisdom and guidance united the long divided land.
Alas, all is not well in the young Kingdom. Umberto is unpopular on the best of days. His desire for conquest and glory have led him to disregard the hopes of the people, and neglect a vast majority of his new nation. The government, ridden by corruption, scandal, and authoritarianism, fails the people and the king at every turn. Umberto has been heard to call the Italian Parliament "A Bad Joke". The government has attempted a policy known as trasformismo, transformation, encouraged by Prime Minister Agostino Depretis which calls for moderation and non-partisan rule. In reality, this has only led to more corruption as Depretis trades positions in his government for favors.
Things are still worse for the people of Italy. In the south, the Mezzogiorno, the people struggle with high levels of poverty, emigration and an illiteracy rate estimated as high as 70%. Ministers are forced to make deals with the Mafia for any government work to get done. Organized crime commits electoral fraud and voter intimidation so effective that it is Mafia bosses who decide who wins elections.
However, all is not yet lost for Italy. Even now, new ideas sweep the nation. Socialism on the rise. New leaders grow amidst a tide of economic and cultural rebirth. Depretis, despite his corruption, has passed controversial legislation for the time, abolishing arrest for debt and making elementary education free and compulsory.
Some think all that is needed is a shake up. A moment of truth. A change in the wind when the dark clouds break, and Italy can bask beneath in the sun's warmth once more.
For above even the darkest storms, the sun still shines from the heavens. The Royal Carriage trundled along the Via Del Quirinale, moving across Rome for yet another Royal visitation upon the government. Umberto knew there was little point to his presence, Depretis could not run a government and Cairoli could not form a government to replace him. His attendance was merely for show. A way to keep the populace from revolt.
Thoughts occupied his mind. Military thoughts. The army had just reorganized and was suffering from the same corruption as his government. Years ago, he had promised Emperor Wilhelm II that Italy would send 5 Army Corps against France in the event of war. Perhaps a conflict would shake the rust off his men? Eritrea was ripe for the picking, and Somalia could soon follow...
The carriage shuddered over a bump in the road, before swiftly coming to a halt. Umberto nearly swore at his driver. Delays could not be tolerated! Not for the King!
He stepped the door, throwing it open to see what stood in his way. He saw, for a moment, a cart and horse that had crashed on the road ahead. He saw, for a moment, the other carriage rushing down the side road towards his own. He did not see the bomb, nor the anarchist that threw it.
As the explosion rippled through the air of Rome, history was changed. The ascension of Vittorio Emanuele Ferdinando Maria Gennaro di Savoia to the Throne of Italy as Victor Emmanuel III was a somber affair. A young lad, not quite 13, his position for the next five years would be one of learning under the command of the Regent, his uncle Amedeo Ferdinando Maria di Savoia. Small in stature, few believed that Victor would have the strength to command the nation after such a tragedy.
Amedeo was not well looked upon, after his failures in Spain, but he was not so hated as Umberto. Time would tell if the young King and the disgraced Duke could do better for Italy than their lost relative. Yet some saw Umberto's end as a sign. What kind of sign it was would vary greatly, depending on who you asked.
For some, a sign of weakness in the monarchy. An opportunity for revolution. For others, a sign of a new dawn for the Throne. Victor, a thoughtful child, could surely rise to the task. For many, however, it was merely another day in Italy. There was food to cook and payments to make. Who cared for the new king? For the new regent? It meant little to the people.
For the government, and for Prime Minister Agostino Depretis, it meant everything. For the King, or his Regent, had dissolved the Chamber of Deputies.
1. King Umberto has been assassinated! An Anarchist's bomb has robbed the King of his life only 4 years into his rule. In his place, the young Victor Emmanuel III takes the throne, guided by his uncle Amedeo as Regent. The pair has dissolved Parliament, calling for fresh elections to begin a new era in Italy. Agostino Depretis' rule as Prime Minister has been tarnished by years of corruption and ineffectiveness, and in his place new faces have stepped up to lead Italy. Trasformismo has failed, and must be replaced by a new method of government.
(Order: Hold Fresh Elections, looking specifically for new faces not associated with the old party or old corruption. This is our chance to end the scandal of the old parties.)
2. For too long, the Mafia has been allowed to act as a de-facto state within Italy. It's influence has caused great corruption and stagnation in the Southern Regions. This cannot continue. The Southern politicians must be removed, and the Mafia's hold on the people broken. By force, if necessary.
(Order: Arrest southern politicians with known connections to organized crime before the elections, and begin cracking down against known Mafia bosses.)
3. Umberto had a distinct hatred for the people of the South, seeing them as backwards, uncivilized, and uneducated. The new King does not share that view, at least not the same extent. The South of Italy holds great possibility for our nation, and must be industrialized and connected to the rest of the kingdom.
(Order: Begin spreading industrialization and education to the South, offering new jobs and higher wages along with higher education. Focus on slowing emigration of our population and improving quality of life. Let's get these folks some trains.)
Research Orders:
1. Dr. Cavor was able to create a simple, pressurized sphere that encircled the Earth, taking photos before its descent through the atmosphere. If he can do it, so can we! Begin efforts to create our own satellites and determine whether heavier objects can be sent into orbit. Could Space be the next great Frontier of discovery for man?
2. The rail network of Italy is, to put it lightly, a mess. We must turn the efforts of our engineers to improving both the speed and the cargo capacity of our railways as we expand them throughout the nation. Cavorite may come in handy here as we seek to improve out trains and rails across Italy.
Trade Deals
1. Sign a trade deal with Austria-Hungary (@Zeller )
2. Offer Trade deal to the Kingdom of Greece.
To Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany @firespier and Re Victor Emmanuel III of Italy @Frostbyght
Your Majesties,
I am writing to you in the spirit of friendship and collegiality. The German Empire and Austria-Hungary entered a formal alliance on October 7th, 1879 as a result of the consummate strategist Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. First of all, I reaffirm said alliance with our German Brethren. Secondly, which is the true purpose of my letter, I hereby propose expanding our alliance to make it a triple one along with the esteemed Kingdom of Italy. Together, we shall bring peace and stability to Central Europe and -- should it come to that -- face any outside threat with ample force at our disposal.
To Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany @firespier and Re Victor Emmanuel III of Italy @Frostbyght
Your Majesties,
I am writing to you in the spirit of friendship and collegiality. The German Empire and Austria-Hungary entered a formal alliance on October 7th, 1879 as a result of the consummate strategist Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. First of all, I reaffirm said alliance with our German Brethren. Secondly, which is the true purpose of my letter, I hereby propose expanding our alliance to make it a triple one along with the esteemed Kingdom of Italy. Together, we shall bring peace and stability to Central Europe and -- should it come to that -- face any outside threat with ample force at our disposal.
To The Honorable Kaiser Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary and The Great Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany:
Your Majesties,
Italy finds itself at a crossroads. With the unification so fresh in our minds, and the recent death of my Father Umberto I, difficult days lie ahead. My father often spoke of his admiration for your nations and your great peoples. I know he was most impressed by the strength and professionalism of the Prussian army. With this in mind, and knowing the growing tensions in the international community, it seems both reasonable and practicable to join with you in this alliance. I hope such cooperation will allow closer relationships between our nations, and allow us to settle any questions that remain between our people.
Sincerely,
Vittorio Emanuele Ferdinando Maria Gennaro di Savoia
ORDERS:
1. Send a trade deal over to Austria-Hungary
2. Send a trade deal to France
3. Start looking into expanding Cavorite.
4. Look into ways to pay off the amount of money that it owed.
5. Continue to reform the army and the economy.
6. Engage in diplomancy with Iran and the Abu Dhabi, and try to get relations up with them. In addition, focus on building up our relationship with Germany.
7. Research improved propellers.
Task a group of experts with identifying reforms aimed at improving representation and self-determination of the minorities of the Empire both within the framework of the Dual Monarchy and outside of it, potentially establishing a third constituency
Order 2: Country Order
Identify and reach out to one or more prominent figures in the Empire whose clout would increase the chances of successfully introducing reforms or even establishing the third constituency.
Order 3: Country Order
Extend a large, generous loan with low-interest rates to King Milan of Serbia to aid his efforts to improve the means of communication and the extraction of his kingdom's natural resources. The terms of the loan would be the minimization of court spending, the maintenance of sustainable taxation, decreased military service, and a pro-Austrian curriculum at all levels of education.
Order 4: Country Order
Rehash conscription and optimize mobilization procedures.
Order 5: Country Order
Revisit and improve on plans to defend the Empire against attacks from any direction, from high level to operational details.
Trade Deals:
United States of America (Easter)
Empire of Russia (Blariviere)
Order 1: Research Order
The current state of research into the new wonder material Cavorite is wholly insufficient. We need to know more about its possible uses.
Resolution: Success
Our efforts to study the new wonder material Cavorite have been widely successful.
While we may have yet to identify the science behind its principles and a different way to use it without lead shutters, we have successfully refined the production process.
Our new production process has allowed us to increase the cavorite we can produce per factory.
Refined the Chemical Process
Empire of Germany Cavorite Factories now produce 12 Cavorite
GM Note: Players may only refine the cavorite production process successfully twice
Order 2: Research Order
Our current steam launches are more of a joke than a proper tool of war. We must work on a better design that adequately supports the glorious German military.
Resolution: Success
While research into improving the steam launches has been complex at best, after several months of effort, we have been able to stretch the launch's length and developed mountings for field guns and searchlights.
We are tentatively calling the improved steam launch the German SL.II.
Improved the Steam Launch
The German Empire has successfully designed upgrades for its fleet of airships Increased Chance of Success(Permanent)
We believe that, with further research, it is possible to construct a hull twice the size of our current airship
National Event:
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, commander of the 19th Uhlans in Ulm, has turned down his appointment as the envoy of Württemberg in Berlin.
Zeppelin first ascended in a balloon at Saint Paul, Minnesota as an official observer with the Union Army during the American Civil War. This flight may well be the inspiration behind his interest in aeronautics.
Zeppelin's ideas for giant airships, recorded in his diary, were inspired by a lecture given by Heinrich von Stephan on the subject of "World Postal Services and Air Travel."
He is currently petitioning Kaiser Wilhelm for a position on the research team. He has outlined the basic principle of craft he intends to research: a large rigidly-framed outer envelope containing several separate gasbags.
Recruiting an Innovator Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin is available to join a research team
Order 3: Country Order
The German empire has a problem with a movement that calls itself the social-democratic party, which goes against the very grain of the monarchy. Hence, to reduce their support, the Landtag of Prussia will pass legislation to improve general work conditions and health insurance.
Resolution: Major Success
Chancellor Bismarck and his supporters are well known for their spirited fight to annihilate the Social-Democrat party.
The passage of the Socialist Law on October 21, 1878, failed to bring the party to an end. However, it has set the foundation for the Landtag of Prussia to pass legislation to improve general work conditions and health insurance.
Chancellor Bismarck noted the opportunity and started promulgating the idea of social legislation. He introduced the Health Insurance Bill of 1882 to the Landtag and stressed the importance of the vote.
Bismarck identified three critical principles during his speech in the Landtag that have grown to be adopted by most Germans:
Solidarity:
The government is responsible for ensuring access by those who need it,
Subsidiarity:
The government must implement policies with the slightest political and administrative influence.
Corporatism:
The government representative bodies in health care professions set out procedures they deem feasible.
The Health Insurance Bill of 1882 quickly passed, and now mandatory health insurance, previously available only to low-income workers and certain government employees, has expanded to cover most of the population.
A special provision in the new legislation had the additional effect of suppressing the social-democrat party organization, its affiliates, and its newspapers.
The act has led to a rise in conservative socialism whose members aim to undermine the growing appeal of Social Democracy to the working men of Germany.
While the social-democratic party falters, its firm footing has preserved its political existence from eradication, albeit at a lesser presence.
Increased Stability
German Empire Stability: 85.75% Increased by 8.23% = 93.98%
Political Party Censored
The Social-Democratic Party cannot exert any real political pressure at this time.
Order 4: Country Order
Our Industry is the second-largest in the world. That means there is still someone ahead of us whom we need to surpass. Hence we need to improve it by subsidizing our research to become more efficient and productive.
Resolution: Major Failure
A recent publication detailing the industrial disparity between Germany and the United Kingdom is the talk of government officials everywhere. The common consensus of the government is that Germany must dedicate more funds to industrializing the nation and have reassigned the funds allocated to subsidizing research to a full study of Germany's industrialization.
Subsidization Orders Locked For Now
Government officials will stand against subsidiaries to research until Germany experiences further industrial growth or the Kaiser exerts direct influence.
Mitigating Rolls: Critical Success
GNP (PPP) per capita in 1880 US Dollars of Different Countries in Europe
Country/Region
1870
1880
United Kingdom
628
680
Germany
426
443
1850 marked the beginning of the industrial revolution in the territory of the German Confederation. Previously, Germany employed only 13,500 workers in pig iron production, and their production volume was around 214,000 tons.
In the following ten years, production grew by 150%. Then rose again by 160% in the 1860s. By the height of the industrial revolution from 1870 to 1873, production increased by an astounding 350%.
However, during this period, the number of workers grew by only 100%.
Germany's industrial sector is rapidly growing, though less quickly than the United Kingdom's.
The economists assigned to the study have identified the reason behind our slow growth.
Germany consists of four types of distinguished regions.
The first comprises industrialized areas such as the Kingdom of Saxony (here primarily the region around Chemnitz), the Rhineland, Alsace-Lorraine, the Rhine Palatinate, and the Grand Duchy of Hesse.
The second group includes those regions in which some sectors or subregions appear to be pioneers of industrialization, but the area as a whole cannot be considered industrialized. These include Württemberg, Baden, Silesia, Westphalia, and Saxony and Hesse-Nassau Prussian provinces.
In the third group, there are regions in which some cities had early industrial beginnings but which otherwise had comparatively little industrial development. These include the kingdom or province of Hanover, the areas of the Thuringian-Saxon principalities in the Thuringian Forest and southern Thuringia, and neighboring Upper and Middle Franconia.
Lastly, the fourth group is regions that are predominantly agricultural and whose trades are primarily artisanal. These include, for example, East and West Prussia, Posen, and Mecklenburg.
They advise that the government dedicate resources to industrializing the regions of the second and third types to further German industrialization. They also, however, caution against industrializing the fourth as they feel it would jeopardize the empire's ability to feed itself.
Increased Chance of Success (Next 3 Turns)
Industrialization efforts located in the second and third regions have a high likelihood of success Increased Chance of Success (3 Turns)
Orders focused on subsidization have a high likelihood of success after the turn it is unlocked
Order 5: Woo the Ottoman Empire
The sick man of the Bosporus has been in continual decline for centuries. Still, it remains one of the most prominent nations in the world and, as such, a fascinating target in terms of diplomacy and a promising market for German goods. Send a delegation to Istanbul to improve German-Ottoman Relationships and take representatives of the German Industry with them to make big deals.
Resolution: Accepted by the Ottoman Empire (FireOfDoom23)
The Ottoman Empire appears to be in ruinous shape. It has lost substantial territory in disastrous wars, its economy is in shambles, and its subjects are demoralized or facing mutinies. The Empire needs both time and resources to recover and to carry out reforms
It does not have adequate quantities of machinery and lacks the financial means to purchase new ones.
This delegation does not change that fact. What it does, however, is inject new life into the Ottoman Empire's presence on the international stage, appease the members of the government who are disappointed at the empire's failure to demand respect, and hopefully, bring the two nations together.
German Overtures
Ottoman Empire Stability: 39.74% Increased by 3.54% = 43.28%
New Market for German Goods
Germany Empire's Economic Rating Increased by 2
The Nation's Resurgent Economy
Ottoman Empire's Economic Rating Increased by 2
Order 1: Country Order (Economic Reform Conference)
Gather experts and relevant persons for each subject, from critical people in their field to some of the more talented orphan children and beggars who would be affected by this and know the issues best.
Also, include some of the more reasonable nobles and parts of the military to ensure every angle is covered. The primary aim of this conference is to carefully and effectively implement these reforms with the minimum disruption to the country's economy and population.
Begin planning a series of economic reforms, starting with state-funded Hospitals, Orphanages, regulation, and building of a robust road network, state backing for establishing profitable industries, and plans to build a unified and standardized railroad system. All active laws across Russia must also be gathered, checked, and evaluated. Any law found to be outdated or inappropriate is to be revised or removed to be more in line with modern realities.
The government shall only begin implementing these reforms once the gathered experts conclude the planning and approve these reforms.
While we want this change, we expect the implementation to follow slowly and cautiously in the following days.
Resolution: Major Success
We are pleased to report the print compilation Complete Collection of the Laws of the Russian Empire (Polnoe sobranie zakonov Rossiˇiskoˇi Imperii), 1882, is officially completed.
We have identified hundreds of local, regional, and governmental laws that no longer fit our time. We will focus on revising or removing these laws based on practicality.
While our cities have grown, they widely lack water supply systems, electric streetlights, and telephones in city apartments, except for Moscow, Saratov, Vilna, Stavropol, and Torzhok. The architects on loan from our Universities have laid out a plan to make the necessary improvements to our cities. These architects and city planners have broken our cities into zones and developed a plan to provide a centralized state-funded Hospital and Orphanage to each zone.
Increased Chance of Success (Next 2 Turns)
Modernization efforts towards the legal system have a high likelihood of success Increased Chance of Success (Next 2 Turns)
Industrialization efforts aimed at cities have high likelihood of success
National Event:
Our study has been widely successful due to the emergence of Sergei Witte. Witte is a well-known tsarist who is a qualified mathematician involved in bureaucracy and the private sector.
Witte asks for leadership over the new Russian railway system, where he plans to construct a Trans-Siberian Railway. He could use the railway to connect the Russian Empire and transport the resources required for building a robust national road network.
Furthermore, Witte has done the possible and increased the scope of the study for no extra expense.
A section of the study reads as follows:
After a lengthy study, it has become apparent that the preservation of the Russian Monarchy is impossible without the reformation and transformation of the entire political system.
Among the economic prerequisites, the landlord economy crisis, the peasants' poverty, and the population's low purchasing power led to the underdevelopment of the domestic market.
This body cannot deny that Serfdom was widely responsible for the slow development of the wage labor market and created a shortage of specialized labor for industry.
Therefore, we advise the Tasr to continue his fundamental transformations of Russian society.
The working class in Russia has already formed, numbering nearly 7.35 million people. This working class has availed our nation of the accumulation of capital, and our implementation of reforms may prove advantageous to the Empire.
The first of these was the redemption of peasant lands, which has cost our nation over 2 billion rubles.
We have also identified a significant inflow of foreign capital, mainly related to railway construction.
We have identified several profitable industries to pursue.
Our southern factories could begin manufacturing rails and railroad equipment, as we currently import them from abroad. China will happily pay a reasonable price for these products.
We can transform the Donetsk region into an industrial stronghold. Surveys have long held that the area is a prime example of a coal basin and would allow our factories to run at highly effective rates.
In the Caucasus, surveyors have found oil deposits in the Baku region. We could rapidly develop this area. Foreign capitalists will happily contribute to the region's industrialization in exchange for priority rights to the oil.
We need capital investment. We may make it more accessible for foreigners to invest in Russian industrial ventures by removing existing barriers and incentives for investing in Russia's industrial and manufacturing sectors.
Recruiting an Innovator Sergei Witte is available to lead the construction of a Trans-Siberian Railway Increased Chance of Success (Next 2 Turns)
Industrialization efforts aimed at developing a national road network have high likelihood of success Increased Chance of Success (Next 2 Turns)
Efforts made to develop the profitable industries identified in the study have a high likelihood of success
Order 2: Country Order (Government Reform Evaluation)
Most civilian government positions shall undergo evaluations to determine their effectiveness. Especially honorary, hereditary, and purchased positions. If these governmental positions are ineffective, we must develop plans to modify them as needed or remove them together.
Though this may need to be done delicately and slowly in cooperation with the military and nobles to avoid issues, it still needs to be done. At worst, any positions held by politically essential persons will be honorary and phased out when the current holder either passes on or steps down.
Resolution: Major Failure
Russia's government consists of over 90 governorates (guberniyas), 40 oblasts, and 1 okrug.
The European portion of Russia contains over 60 governorates and 1 oblast (that of the Don). Of these, 11 Governorates, 17 oblasts, and 1 okrug (Sakhalin) consist of the Asian part of Russia. Of the rest, 8 Governorates are in Finland, and 10 are in Congress Poland.
The Don Oblast is under the direct jurisdiction of the ministry of war; the rest of the oblasts have a governor and deputy governor, the latter presiding over the administrative council.
In addition, there were governors-general, generally placed over several governorates and armed with more extensive powers, usually including the command of the troops within the limits of their jurisdiction.
Governors-general are in Finland, Warsaw, Vilna, Kiev, Moscow, and Riga. The larger cities of Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Odessa, Sevastopol, Kerch, Nikolayev, and Rostov have separate administrative systems independent of our governorates, where the chief of police acts as governor.
There is a lot of room for reformation of the government system. However, the often-disjointed officials have pooled their power to bury our evaluations under various superfluous procedures and are exerting pressure on the Senate and State Duma to stop the evaluations.
Government Reform Evaluations Locked For Now
Government officials are fearful of termination and are acting against our reformation efforts. We likely will be unable to reform government positions unless the Imperial Council exerts influence over the State Duma and the Tsar reigns in the Senate. Alternatively, deploying the military would likely cause these officials to rethink their actions.
Mitigating Rolls: Critical Failure
The Ministry of War of the Russian Empire is outraged by these officials' duplicitous actions and have pledged the resources of the Don Oblast and the College of War and aim to deploy the full might of the Military Collegium. Directly they maintain 13 class officials, 47 clerics and 8 other servants, and 454 soldiers and non-commissioned officers attached to the college. However, many of the officers in our units have received training through the College of War and the units themselves are primarily directed by the Ministry of War. These units and officers may be of the same sentiment of the college and take action against these officials.
A Potential Outbreak of Violence (Occurs in 1-3 Turns)
The Tsar must exert his influence over the Ministry of War and his army before the soldiers of the Empire take action against the officials. The "Okhrana" may prove useful or detrimental.
Order 3: Research Order (Aeronautics Propeller)
While the screw propeller is fine for craft in the water, it is clear that we require a different approach for these new aerocrafts. Design a propeller for a vessel moving in the air specifically. A study of windmill blades and previous flying craft may yield some results.
Half the current output of Cavorite from the Nebesnaya Ruda Factory is at your disposal to ensure any prototypes are tested safely and prevented from crashing.
Resolution: Major Success -> Critical Success (Through use of Cavorite)
The Screw Propeller
We know that a screw propeller functions as part of a helicoidal surface which, when rotating, 'screws' its way through the water, propelling a vessel forward. Modern techniques have led the propellers to possess a highly developed helicoidal surface tailored to move an airship through the water rather than air.
Almost like a miracle, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire has found long-lost sketches of DaVinci. Our researchers have identified the sketches as "aerial screws" that appear functional. The diameter of DaVinci's screw is the diameter of a circle that passes tangentially through the tips of the blades. The blades are fixed at their inner ends by a boss whose diameter is as small as possible to provide the greatest consistent strength.
Additionally, our use of cavorite has led to the success of a secondary project, modifying one of DaVinci's failed flying craft into a success.
Large Airship Propeller
We have successfully developed the Airstream Propeller Module for use in our airships allowing for the propulsion of larger vessels. The Gyrocopter
We have successfully adapted DaVinci's flying machine into a single seater "Gyrocopter." While it currently necessitates further study before widespread production it has opened our nation to a new avenue of flight.
Order 4: Research Order (Aerocraft Frame - Plane)
Cavorite is a miraculous material, advantageous, but it is also constrained. Let us see if we can only get something to fly without it before adding it to the mixture.
In cooperation with the teams working on the Aeronautics Propeller, design a heavier-than-air craft capable of flying without the assistance of Cavorite, starting with a small, single-person ship.
We will incorporate any information gathered from previous attempts and our knowledge of flying creatures.
Half the current output of Cavorite from the Nebesnaya Ruda Factory is at your disposal to ensure any prototypes are tested safely and prevented from crashing.
Resolution: Success -> Major Success (Through use of Cavorite)
It seems as if the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire has greatly exceeded their normal usefulness. The long-lost sketches of DaVinci included what we have termed DaVinci's Flying Platform.
However, our attempts to mound the new Airstream Propeller have failed. After several attempted flights, we have found that the platform can only carry kids and smaller, lighter adults. Further refining the design of the wings and mounting an Airstream Propeller modified to be smaller and lighter may allow for the carrying of heavier adults.
On another note, one of our researchers seems to believe that using a backpack harness incorporating two tiny lockable wings with cavorite plates mounted on them would allow our test pilots to glide effortlessly for long distances. The military believes further research into this area will enable us to drop troops from our airships deep into enemy territory.
Prototype Plane Platform
We have identified a platform capable of flight that will serve as the base for and increase the chance we develop a practical heavier-than-air craft. Cavorite Plating Wing Pack
We have identified a new research avenue for deploying troops from our airships, eliminating the previous risk of landing or staying stationary while deploying ropes or rope ladders.
Order 5: Research Order (Standardized Automobile - Truck)
With trains and cars becoming more common by the day, it seems only prudent for the military to develop a version applicable to the rigors of military life.
We should back the military in its goal of developing an automobile able to carry a wide array of cargo and infantry with minimal changes and do so reliably and as quickly as feasible while maintaining said reliability.
Perhaps a third type that mounts some artillery, mortar, or machine gun.
A secondary focus should be on modularity so that the vehicle can quickly and easily replace any damaged part or component, even in the field, by the average soldier.
It should also be able to cross most terrain that it might encounter, from rough terrain to snow, mud, and rain.
Resolution: Slight Success
Traction engines became famous for their use in steam-powered tractors in the 1850s. These engines found use in vehicles dedicated to transporting heavy loads on roads, plowing the ground, or providing power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin tractus, meaning 'drawn' since the prime function of any traction engine is to draw a load behind it.
After reconsidering the design of our current steam-powered tractors, we have designed one with internal coal storage and boiler, and a bed capable of mounting customized modules.
Unfortunately, our focus on allowing it to cross most terrain has failed, and we have yet to realize our designs for the customizable modules.
Traction Engine with Universal Bed
Our newly designed tractor is available for production. It can carry supplies on roads and flat terrain, but it requires research into customizable modules and terrain-crossing features before the military will adopt it for use other than transporting supplies.
Trade Deals:
United States of America (Easter)
Empire of Russia (Blariviere)
Order 1: Country Order
Begin improving the nation's industrial output through the modernization of older factories and the construction of new ones where logistics are sufficient
Resolution: Major Success
The 1873 Land Tax Revision had a significant influence on the modernization of Japanese society. After the abolition of the han and the shi-no-ko-sho class divisions, the new Japanese government turned its attention to creating a centralized, efficient tax system to finance its program of fukoku kyohei.
Japanese society has shifted, allowing land to become private property and alienable. With this, lands previously held in common (often for timber and thatch) became taxable and began to be taken over by village headmen and the more affluent farmers.
Agricultural productivity has increased, but the land is concentrated in fewer hands, as poor cultivators were forced to sell their land and become tenants. As the economic gap between owner and tenant widened, younger sons and daughters often migrated to the town to work in new industries or as maids, coolies, and rickshaw pullers.
Home production of commodities declined due to the loss of common land. Still, industrial production increased, feeding migration to the cities.
The government recognized this and directly stimulated and invested the revenues from the land tax and the duties on exporting silk and tea into industrializing the nation. Promoting a policy of "enriching the nation."
Governmental authorities proclaimed freedom in commerce, abolished the guilds' monopolies, and allowed the samurai to trade.
The conversion of samurai stipends to bonds gives them some capital to invest in new industries and ventures. The government also authorized the creation of joint stock companies and introduced the idea of limited liability to the Empire.
The government is providing subsidiaries to these samurai-owned joint stock companies decreasing the direct cost of constructing new factories and providing finances to the outdated and struggling factories. While these subsidiaries will take time to approve and distribute, our obsolete and floundering factories will be pristine and functional shortly.
Outdated Factories Modernized
Empire of Japan's Economic Rating Increased by 1
Slow Moving Subsidiaries (Delayed - 2 Turns)
The Empire of Japan's Economic Rating Increased by 2 at Turn 3 End
Order 2: Country Order
Begin a national campaign for railroad building and expansion. This campaign aims to expand railroads where capacity doesn't meet demand and build new lines in places that have reached the point of needing them.
Resolution: Failure
British engineer Edmund Morel supervised the construction of the first railway on Honshu during the last year of his life. Unfortunately, he died due to his advanced age before he could train our engineers to construct the modern railroads of the time and the industrial processes to assemble the necessary materials efficiently.
We must identify a source of affordable rails and railroad equipment before building a widespread railroad system.
All is not lost, however, as our trade negotiation with Russia provides us with the knowledge that Russia may soon direct her southern factories to manufacture rails and railroad equipment.
Railway Expansion Locked For Now
The Empire must find a source of affordable railroad equipment or recruit a foreign advisor before expanding the railroad system.
Mitigating Roll: Major Success
American engineer Joseph U. Crowford and German engineer Herrmann Rumschottel have reached out to the Empire of Japan.
Crowford believes his expertise would be paramount to successfully constructing a coal mine railway in Hokkaidō.
Rumschottel believes he would best serve the Empire by supervising the construction of a railway connecting the entirety of Kyushu.
Both engineers agree to train Japanese engineers to undertake railway projects and advise their trainees on how to build a railway in Shikoku.
Shikoku, by their reasoning, is a great testing ground for students as it is relatively resource-poor and maintains fewer railways than the other major islands.
The men trained by Crowford, Rumschottel, or both may provide us with the resources and experience necessary to build a state-run national railway. We may even call it Japan National Railways.
Recruiting a Foreign Advisor
American engineer Joseph U. Crowford is available to assist in our Railroad projects. Recruiting a Foreign Advisor
German engineer Herrmann Rumschottel is available to assist in our Railroad projects.
Order 3: Research Order
Begin researching better construction methods for airships to move past the current steam launch variety.
Resolution: Success
While research into improving the steam launches has been complex at best, after several months of effort, we have been able to stretch the launch's length and developed mountings for field guns and searchlights.
We are tentatively calling the improved steam launch the Kawanishi SL.2.
Improved the Steam Launch
The Empire of Japan has successfully designed upgrades for its fleet of airships Increased Chance of Success (Permanent)
We believe that, with further research, it is possible to construct a hull twice the size of our current airship
Order 4: Research Order
Begin trials for a new infantry uniform (Summer and Winter variants) that incorporates some armor and a functional helmet.
Resolution: Slight Success
We have designed a dark blue, single-breasted tunic with a low-standing collar, cuirass, and no pockets. To be worn with matching straight trousers and a kepi (red for Imperial Guard) lined with thin metal plates on which a brass five-point star sits.
The military has adopted a lightweight white cotton uniform for fatigue duties and tropical wear. Soldiers can wear white trousers, cap covers, and dark blue tunics in hot weather.
After trials in the colder regions of Japan, we have found that fur-lined military coats are too expensive for common issues and have decided to exchange the army's frocks for greatcoats.
Unfortunately, the general staff widely believed that Kepi's with metal inserts currently in circulation better serve the military. It seems this preference left the research of a protective helmet marked as unnecessary.
Improved Uniforms
The issuing of terrain specific uniforms has allowed our troops more comfort in the field drastically increasing morale and the ability of our troops to function is said terrain. The cuirass, while unable to stop modern projectiles, will prove beneficial should our troops find themselves in hand-to-hand combat.
National Event:
A group of young scholars, descendants of loyal and historic clans, have presented the idea of outfitting every soldier in a battalion with a modified O-yoroi.
A section of the proposal reads as follows:
In the mind of the populace, military tools or Bugu, objects which serve in battle, whether for offense or defense, are a cultural staple.
Japanese armor serves not only as protection but as a sense of identity and honor to Samurai wearing it compounded by the common tradition where families pass down their armor from generation to generation.
The O-yoroi has made the most significant impact of all the prevalent armor types.
While the armor was previously a status piece for high-ranking officials who served in the cavalry as archers, it could now serve as the symbol of the Emperor's guards.
However, the armor must be sturdier, denser, and heavier than any other armor.
We posit that an O-yoroi fashioned out of two plates of inch-thick case-hardened nickel steel separated by a silk lining, using modern industrial techniques, would serve the army well.
While the chest plate alone would weigh close to 19 kilograms and typically be a death sentence, we believe that fastening cavorite to the armor would nullify the weight.
It would be prohibitively expensive to research and build prototypes. Still, the Empire could see itself with soldiers capable of surviving rifle rounds and able to unleash a terrifying infantry charge.
A New Form of Armor
We have identified a potential armor design that would serve as the base for a heavy infantry battalion.
Order 5: Country Order
Begin a 6-month reorganization of the Imperial bureaucracy to increase effectiveness and purge corruption and incompetence.
Resolution: Success
The Honorable Restoration restored practical imperial rule to Japan. The Emperor found his functional abilities revived and has since consolidated the political system under the station of the Emperor of Japan.
The new Emperor previously expressed the goals of the restored government in the Charter Oath.
The Restoration led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure. As a result, the Empire of Japan is rapidly industrializing and adopting Western ideas and production methods.
However, political power had moved from the Tokugawa shogunate to an oligarchy.
The Oligarchy consisted of leaders Ōkubo Toshimichi and Saigō Takamori from Satsuma Province and Itō Hirobumi, Yamagata Aritomo, and Kido Takayoshi from Chōshū Province.
The government functioned per the more traditional practice of imperial rule, whereby the Emperor of Japan served solely as the spiritual authority of the nation, and his ministers governed the country in his name.
The Oligarchy has lost members, and the remaining members and the Emperor have sought to introduce measures to consolidate his power against the remnants of the Edo period government, the shogunate, daimyōs, and the samurai class.
It seems the two remaining members of the original Oligarchy, Itō Hirobumi and Yamagata Aritomo, have endeavored to assist the Emperor in routing out corrupt officials and reorganizing the Imperial bureaucracy.
Government-Wide Purge
Empire of Japan Stability: 71.56% Decreased by 4.67% = 66.89%
Anti-Corruption Task Force
Reduced the chance that a foreign intelligence agency recruits an informant Government Reorganization (Delayed - 1 Turn)
Empire of Japan's Stability will Increase
Begin improving the nation's industrial output by modernizing older factories and subsidizing expansion along the rail lines.
Resolution: Major Success
The United States stands ready to reenter a period of prosperity after the long depression of the mid-1870s.
President Chester A. Arthur and his administration have attempted to capitalize on the growing economy by industrializing the United States further.
As such, the administration has pushed for a subsidiary bill in congress.
Uncommonly, John G. Carlisle and J. Warren Keifer have agreed on the bill's importance. The parties reached a quick consensus, and the senate and the house had the subsidiary bill passed in under a month. The bill provides subsidies to companies in essential industries for the modernization and construction of factories.
In the ensuing years, the volume of industrial production, the number of workers employed in industry, and the number of manufacturing plants are all expected to double.
The expansion of the iron and steel industry, a critical factor in any industrial economy, seems poised to more than triple.
More importantly, the United States stands ready to surpass The United Kingdom as the most significant producer of iron and steel and become the preeminent supplier of pig iron in the world market.
Outdated Factories Modernized
United States of America's Economic Rating Increased by 1 Federal Government Issues Subsidiaries
United States of America's Economic Rating Increased by 1
Order 2: Country Order
Reach out to fellow American states to find possible friends and trade partners, specifically the Central American and South American states.
Resolution: Slight Failure
In an unfortunate turn of affairs, the Diplomats serving in South and Central America have widely replied that their assigned countries are ambivalent about entering into trade agreements or friendships with the United States and would require further discussions before going forward with any deals.
Ambivalence Towards the United States
South and Central American Countries may enter into deals with the United States if a trade request is offered by the United States. Most would eagerly accept or offer their own trade deal to the United States should it increase its presence on the world stage.
Mitigating Roll: Critical Success
The Empire of Brazil has been prosperous over the past decade, with the economy and society developing rapidly, including the first organized push for women's rights.
However, Emperor Pedro II is a man who has grown world-weary with age and has increasingly alienated himself from current events due to his pessimistic outlook.
He has remained meticulous in performing his formal duties as Emperor, albeit often without enthusiasm, but he no longer actively intervenes to maintain stability in the country.
The emperor's heir, his eldest daughter, Isabel, stands ready to ascend the throne.
However, even though the Constitution allows female succession to the throne, Brazil is still a traditional, male-dominated society. The prevailing view was that only a male monarch would be capable of being head of state.
Pedro II, the ruling circles, and the broader political establishment considered a female successor inappropriate. Pedro II believes that the death of his two sons and the lack of a male heir signify the end of the Empire.
A weary Emperor who no longer cared for the throne, an heir who struggled to assume the crown, an increasingly disgruntled ruling class who were dismissive of the Imperial role in national affairs: all these factors stand behind the impending doom of the monarchy.
Republicanism has never flourished in Brazil outside of certain elitist circles and had little support in the provinces.
A growing combination of republican and Positivist ideals among the army's junior and mid-level officer ranks has become a severe threat to the monarchy.
These officers favor a republican dictatorship, which they believe will be superior to the liberal democratic monarchy.
The army has started committing small acts of insubordination, and discontent in the military is growing in scope and audacity.
Pedro II's daughter Dona Isabel's supporters and the core monarchists in Brazil formed a secret society focused on ensuring her reign.
The Redemptorists, named for missionary society and Isabel's nickname, "The Redemptress," has intercepted the president's communication.
They seek support for Isabel's ascension to the throne and assistance in reforming the country's political system and establishing control and authority over the military.
In exchange, the Society and the Empire of Brazil will openly ally with the United States of America and assist in fulfilling the Monroe Doctrine.
Isabel and the Redemptorists
The United States is poised to influence the direction the Empire of Brazil will take in the immediate future.
Order 3: Country Order
Begin to truly reintegrate the southern states, the nonsense of the southern democrats is getting out of control. They are to follow the spirit of the law more closely by using the threat of the supreme court and federal intervention as the law codes are reviewed and corrected with an eye towards equality.
Resolution: Success
In 1875, Democrats waged a campaign of violence to take control of Mississippi. President Grant refused to send federal troops at the time, marking the end of federal support for Reconstruction-era state governments in the South.
By 1876, only Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina were still in Republican hands. In the contested presidential election that year, Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes reached a compromise with Democrats in Congress: In exchange for certification of his election, he acknowledged Democratic control of the entire South.
The Compromise of 1876 marked the end of Reconstruction as a distinct period. Still, the struggle to deal with the revolution ushered in by slavery's eradication would continue in the South and elsewhere.
In a political upset, President Chester A. Arthur, fresh off his success from passing the Pendleton Civil Service Act, disregarded the Compromise of 1876.
The Compromise of 1876 included items such as the removal of federal troops from the remaining states they inhabited: Louisiana, Florida, and South Carolina, despite their presence being important in the survival of Republican programs and the safety of African Americans.
Effectively, it was an agreement for federal troops to stop interfering in Southern politics. This lack of intervention soon became a race issue, with violence taking place against blacks and, eventually, a series of laws to prevent them from voting through disenfranchisement.
However, President Arthur reasons that the federal government should disregard the compromise as the southern states have failed to fulfill their obligation of protecting African Americans against violence.
In a political miracle, attempts to use the federal government to ensure equality under the law have widely succeeded.
While Republicans held the Senate, Democrats won significant gains in 1880, taking control of the chamber. Most everyone expected their control of the House to be a major source of problems. It seems however, that the Democrats in the South are paper tigers unable to stand firm in the face of the President's threats.
Increased Chance of Success (Next 2 Turns)
Democrats in the House and Senate have avoided taking direct actions against our efforts to ensure equality in the South. We will likely succeed in our immediate actions against the law codes of the southern states in the coming months.
National Event:
The Enforcement Act of 1871, also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, was an Act of the United States Congress that empowered the President to suspend the writ of habeas corpus to combat the Ku Klux Klan and other terrorist organizations.
In January this year, the U.S. Supreme Court declared the Ku Klux Act unconstitutional. This declaration would not be a significant issue had the KKK stayed receded as it seemed they would.
However, President Arthur's threat to use the supreme court and federal intervention in the southern states to ensure equality has led to a resurgence in the KKK.
The KKK movement, in general, is again on the rise in America. A dozen lynchings—vigilante murders including shootings, hangings, and other forms of mob "justice" occurred in the South over the past two months.
It seems the only way to combat this growing violence is through the Insurrection Act which gives U.S. presidents the authority to deploy active-duty military to maintain or restore peace in times of crisis.
Violence in the South (Occurs Next 2 Turns)
Racial violence spiked after the federal government's efforts to ensure equality under the law in the South. This violence could prove disastrous to our country and may necessitate using federal troops to ensure it stops. However, we may also use it to end the KKK once and for all.
Order 4: Research Order
Begin subsidizing private research into the civilian uses of Cavorite, specifically in the rail networks and in factories.
Resolution: Critical Success
The Pennsylvania Railroad company started business In Philadelphia in 1846.
The company has grown massively year after year, and as of January 1882, it is the largest corporation in the world.
J. Edgar Thomson was the entrepreneur who led the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1852 until he died in 1874. He was widely responsible for making it the world's largest business enterprise and the world-class technological and managerial innovation model it is today.
Thomson led the company in a sober, technical, organized, and non-ideological manner.
The company is on the technological cutting edge of rail development and has focused on avoiding financial risks, as seen in how it has never suffered a loss.
Pennsylvania Railroad operates the most significant railroad globally, with 6,000 miles of track, and is famous for its steady financial dividends.
High-quality construction, constantly improving equipment, technological advances (such as replacing wood fuel with coal), and innovation in management techniques for a large complex organization are some of the few advances the company has provided.
George B. Roberts, the current president of the company, has a keen eye for politics.
After learning of the upcoming subsidiaries from his lobbyists, he began holding meetings with various government officials.
It would take a lot of capital and political maneuvering. Still, at the end of the month, Roberts finally secured the money previously intended for subsidiaries into a government contract to research the various ways cavorite could improve the railways.
By the end of March, the company had successfully developed designs for a new train and shipping hub.
Lady Liberty:
Lady Liberty is a steam locomotive projected to weigh approximately 2,500 Short Tons without Cavorite plating and 624 Short Tons after cavorite plating. The steam engine will be unable to move without cavorite, but the 2-6-0 ("The Mogul") wheel arrangement, in addition to the engine, will provide 6,250 horsepower. This massive locomotive will pull twenty passenger cars that seat 250 each and many different cargo cars. (Upkeep: 1 Cavorite)
Liberty Station:
The Liberty's projected weight requires the construction of a new station with a dedicated rail system capable of holding its weight. Furthermore, the large size of the passenger and cargo cars involves specialized boarding platforms and specially built oversized steel cranes powered by large steam engines. The prospective station will also hold a specialized cavorite factory capable of producing the plating necessary for running the train. (Produces: 1 Cavorite)
Liberty Station (Under Construction - 2 Turns)
United States of America's Economic Rating Will Increase by 1
The Liberty - (Under Construction - 3 Turns)
United States of America's Economic Rating Will Increase by 1
Order 5: Political Order
Pass the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act to help enforce a more efficient and non-corrupt bureaucracy.
Resolution: Success
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act is a United States federal law passed by the 47th United States Congress and signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur on January 16, 1882.
The act mandates that most positions within the federal government shall result from merit rather than political patronage.
American politics previously operated on the spoils system. The spoils system was a political patronage practice in which officeholders awarded their allies government jobs in exchange for financial and political support.
Proponents of the spoils system were widely successful at blocking meaningful civil service reform until President Chester A. Arthur pushed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act through congress during its lame-duck session.
The Pendleton Civil Service Act provides for selecting some government employees by competitive exams rather than ties to politicians or political affiliation.
It also makes it illegal to fire or demote government officials for political reasons. The act has also established the United States Civil Service Commission to enforce the merit system.
Pendleton Civil Service Act
United States of America Stability: 66.13% Increased by 4.83% = 71.06%
The United States Civil Service Commission
Reduced the chance that a foreign intelligence agency recruits an informant
Begin economic reforms for banks regarding investment and deposits. There is a rather large bubble, and while we can't just get rid of it, we can deflate it before it blows up and try to keep such massive bubbles from forming like they had in the past.
Infusion of cash in the first Quarter to cushion fallout and lower interest rates so this pops less explosively
Limit loans so Banks can't extend more credit than physical assets.
Federal Deposit insurance so ordinary people don't lose everything, especially those the bank lent their money out to without them being involved in the market by over-extending credit lines with the hope the market will magically keep going up to cover it.
Limit volume stock to slow panicked selloffs and curb the stock drop resulting from rapid sales surges, triggering more selloffs and Recession.
Trade out bonds for Grand Union Stock with a fixed rate to avoid runs from a price drop. If we own a large enough sum, along with the other measures in place, confidence will remain; they won't lose everything if a stock suddenly drops.
Resolution: Critical Success
Minister of Finance François Allain-Targé was widely unsuccessful in his tenure as minister of finance. It seemed that France had lost all hope in deflating the economic bubbles that were always looming.
His successor, Léon Say, however, has proved his expertise in the financial field and shown why he is one of the preeminent economists alive in the world today.
The five-point plan the ministry of finance developed under his leadership has been widely successful.
None more so than the exchange of bonds for Grand Union Stock. The French public has widely bought into this exchange, believing that stock values will remain safe for years to come.
While it seems that Léon Say, for all his talent, will be unable to eradicate the bubble, he will be successful in deflating it to a point where the government can consider its explosion of negligible effect on the economy of France.
Economic Miracle Worker
Republic of France Stability: 59.22% Increased by 5.61% = 64.83%
Increased Stock Sales
Republic of France's Economic Rating Increased by 2
Recruiting an Innovator
Léon Say is available to take the lead on economy focused orders
Order 2: Country Order
Restart mass industrialization.
The American Civil war and our loss to Prussia or Germany show the side with the most, and the best industrial will likely win future conflicts. Should we need to avenge ourselves, we need arms and ammunition, uniforms, and all the other accouterments of war made in bulk in a factory, not assembled in a shed or someone's house. It is inefficient and time-consuming. We will offer financial incentives for these house workers and small-scale Entrepreneurs to gather and work collectively using the most modern machinery.
Resolution: Slight Success
France's economy is weaker than its adjacent neighbors due to its smaller-sized and more dispersed nature.
The government must rectify this weakness through financial incentives for these house workers and small-scale Entrepreneurs so they may form large-scale operations by working together.
However, most of France's small-scale factories are hesitant to expand. Their owners recognize that they are currently profitable and fear that the government subsidies and incentives may stop before they can successfully upscale.
It will take a few months before these small factory owners and the home producers will be comfortable expanding their operations.
Expanding Operations (Delayed - 1 Turn)
Republic of France's Economic Rating will Increase by 1
Order 3: Research Order
Our launches are small, under-armed, and limited in range to their speed and size. They are, however, fast and agile compared to a ship of the line. If they could carry and fire some sizable explosive projectile as the Torpedo boat does in water, they would be a powerful deterrent against hostilities, as any fool attempting to raze our coast or ports could quickly find themself under fire from land, sea, and air. They might even be helpful against some more giant airships, should one be built in the future.
Resolution: Success
Stationary Torpedoes were a relatively new invention just a few decades ago. These torpedoes are relegated to history as we believe our propelled torpedoes shall define naval and aerial combat for years to come.
The Cormorant torpedo is the first aerial torpedo tested in France. The torpedo's name, Cormorant, represents its ability to defend France in the air and sea. The aerial version successfully maintains its altitude through the use of smaller cavorite plates.
The torpedo is powered by a compressed air tank and driven by a small screw propeller.
With a range of 200 yards, the bronze torpedo is 12 feet long, carries a 100-pound dynamite charge, and travels up to 8 knots.
While our researchers could account for the sea version's depth control through a hydrostatic bellows system, controlling the altitude control was much harder.
Luckily, French physicist Louis Paul Cailletet invented an altimeter and a high-pressure manometer to preprogram a desired altitude into the torpedo.
The only concern we could not address is the direction controller's tendency to start circular runs occasionally.
The Cormorant Torpedo
We have successfully developed a torpedo mounting for our airships (The Cormorant Torpedo increases Cavorite upkeep by .5 for airships)
National Event:
It seems that Louis Paul Cailletet was unhappy with the poor quality of the torpedo in which the military would place his altimeters.
He has engineered a more costly but powerful alternative version.
The Cormorant is capable of moving at speeds of up to 8 knots through the use of compressed air. Cailletet's version contains a combustion pot designed to heat the compressed air allowing the torpedo to go faster at a rate of up to 12 knots.
The torpedo is larger and heavier due to the 200-pound dynamite charge and denser metal body and requires additional cavorite.
The torpedo body mounts two side fins connected by a braided rope to two steel drums. Soldiers may steer the torpedo, albeit unreliably, by tightening or loosening the flow rate of the string from the drums.
The Cailletet Torpedo
We have successfully developed a torpedo mounting for our airships (The Cailletet Torpedo increases Cavorite upkeep by 1 for airships)
Order 4: Research Order
Speed is the key to victory. No matter how powerful the gun is, it must reach the enemy to destroy them. To this end, we will develop better propulsion for our airships. We will propel our airships with better, more powerful propellers and ensure more efficient transmission of steam power to the gears and shaft crank. While this may help our navel assets, our main priority is our Lancers.
Resolution: Success
We know that a screw propeller functions as part of a helicoidal surface which, when rotating, 'screws' its way through the water, propelling a vessel forward. Modern techniques have led the propellers to possess a highly developed helicoidal surface tailored to move an airship through the water rather than air.
Our researchers have successfully refined the diameter of the screw and the blades' angle, increasing the propeller's efficiency.
Improved Airship Propeller
We have successfully enhanced the Screw Propeller Module for use in our airships, allowing them to fly at higher speeds. Increased Chance of Success (Permanent)
We have theorized several new propeller schematics that, with further testing, allow us to propel airships double the size of those currently in use
Order 5: Research Order
Given Cavorite is practically brand new, it must hold many secrets, but to know them, we have to have more to research these properties and Applications. We must address this critical lack by attempting to find faster and more efficient ways to produce the wonder metal in more significant quantities.
Resolution: Success
Our efforts to study the new wonder material Cavorite have been widely successful.
While we may have yet to identify the science behind its principles and a different way to use it without lead shutters, we have successfully refined the production process.
Our new production process has allowed us to increase the cavorite we can produce per factory.
Refined the Chemical Process
Republic of France Cavorite Factories now produce 12 Cavorite
GM Note: Players may only refine the cavorite production process successfully twice
Hold Fresh Elections, looking specifically for new faces not associated with the old party or old corruption. This is our chance to end the scandal of the old parties.
Resolution: Critical Success
Shortly before the elections, the government lowered the voting age from 25 to 21, and the tax requirement was reduced from 40 lire to 19.80 lire, while men with three years of primary education were exempt from the tax.
This voting change increased the number of eligible voters from 621,896 in the 1880 elections to 2,483,806. The government changed the electoral system from one based on single-member constituencies to one based on small multi-member constituencies with between two and five seats.
Voters had as many votes as there were candidates, except in constituencies with five seats, in which they were limited to four votes.
To be elected in the first round, a candidate needed an absolute majority of the votes cast and to receive several votes equivalent to at least one-eighth of the registered voters. If the election required a second round, the number of candidates going through was double the number of seats available.
1880 Results
Party
Politics
Head
Votes
%
Seats
+/-
Sinistra
Left
Agostino Depretis
146,096
40.76%
218
−196
Destra
Right
Marco Minghetti
135,717
37.86%
171
+77
Sinistra Dissidente
Dissident Left
Giuseppe Zanardelli
70,479
19.66%
119
New
Other
Independent
None
6,147
1.71%
0
0
Total:
358,439
1
508
1880 Vote Count
Valid Votes
358,439
96.60%
Invalid/Blank Votes
11,245
3.4%
Total Votes
369,684
100%
Registered Voters/Turnout
621,896
59.44%
1882 Results
Party
Politics
Head
Votes
%
Seats
+/-
Sinistra
Left
Benedetto Cairoli
603,461
31.50%
160
-60
Destra
Right
Antonio Starrabba
456,367
23.82%
121
-50
Estrema Sinistra Storica
Far Left
Agostino Bertani
158,408
8.27%
42
New
Sinistra Dissidente
Dissident Left
Francesco Crispi
60,346
3.15%
16
-105
Opera dei Congressi
Dissident Catholicism
Cardinal Domenico Agostini
611,004
31.89%
162
New
Other
Independent
None
26,401
1.38%
7
+7
Total:
1,915,988
100.00%
508
1882 Vote Count
Valid Votes
1,915,988
94.88%
Invalid/Blank Votes
103,366
5.12%
Total Votes
2,019,354
100%
Registered Voters/Turnout
2,483,806
81.30%
The 1882 Election
Kingdom of Italy Stability: 36.24% Increased by 7.16% = 43.4% New Party Management and Ousted Corruption
Reduced the chance that a foreign intelligence agency recruits an informant Sinistra Power Bloc
Maintained an advantageous hold in the Chamber of Deputies at a total of 218 seats. Country actions and National Events involving the Sinistra Power Bloc will likely succeed. Destra/Independent Bloc
Maintained a strong hold in the Chamber of Deputies at a total of 128 seats. Country actions and National Events involving the Destra/Independent Bloc have a slightly increased chance of success.
National Event:
The Roman Catholic Church is the most severe opposition force in the Kingdom of Italy.
The Risorgimento had deprived the Church of the Papal States, including Rome itself, and the main supply of its income.
Furthermore, the Church had lost its previous virtual monopoly of education and welfare, and compulsory state education was intentionally secular.
Many of the Church's religious orders mourned disbandment as their monasteries and convents changed to public buildings for use by the state.
In the south, the ecclesiastical organization relies heavily on monks and friars and is barely continuing to function.
Bishops needed royal approval, often refused, to receive their revenues and take up their posts.
The state's Law of Guarantees of 1871 permitted the Pope to retain only the Vatican, Lateran palaces, and Castel Gandolfo.
Pius IX denounced the new usurping state, forbade Catholics to vote in parliamentary elections or to become candidates, and appointed a new generation of "intransigent" bishops. New laymen's organizations have since sprung up.
Particularly the Opera dei Congressi, with committees at the parish level, became the focus of Catholic resistance to the new state. It organized cooperatives, welfare insurance, credit banks, mutual aid societies, and a host of local journals and campaigns against liberal secular proposals (such as a divorce law).
Church and state remained mutually suspicious, particularly in the Veneto region, where the Catholic social movement effectively mobilized regionalist opposition to centralizing government and peasant hostility to landlords and free trade.
Pope Leo XIII, the successor to Pius IX, has taken advantage of the Chamber of Deputies' dissolution and the arrests of corrupt southern politicians to promulgate Catholic ideas and culture, tasking the local diocese to work with the Opera dei Congressi.
The Opera dei Congressi, or Work of the Congress, is a Roman Catholic organization that promotes Catholic ideas and culture. It was created in 1874 and observed the positions of the Catholic Church, in particular Non Expedit.
It began as a non-political group but has since moved into protesting the Pope's imprisonment in the Vatican. It mainly focuses on fighting against anticlerical legislation and the liberal government.
The Work of the Congress is organized hierarchically, with headquarters at local, regional, and diocesan levels.
After 1880, it surged in popularity and promoted economic and social activity with farm loan banks, mutual aid societies, and cooperatives.
The Opera dei Congressi has since entered into politics with Pope Leo XIII's permission and founded what may be the most prominent political bloc in the country.
Widely taking control of regional offices in the south, the Opera dei Congressi follows the Church's denial of the legitimacy of the Italian King's dominion in Rome. Provincial officials have widely joined in the movement, and southern Italy and the Veneto region have widely fallen under its sway. They have since been posing a direct challenge to the Sinistra and Destra power blocs.
Opera dei Congressi Power Bloc
Produced an advantageous hold in the Chamber of Deputies at a total of 162 seats. Country actions and National Events involving the Chamber of Deputies that oppose the interests of the Church will likely fail.
Order 2: Country Order
Arrest southern politicians with known connections to organized crime before the elections, and begin cracking down against known Mafia bosses
Units Assigned: 2 Elite Brigades & 2 Regular Brigades
Level Force: Medium.
Resolution: Slight Failure:
Attempts to root out the Mafia have widely failed. The local populace is more afraid of retaliation from the Mafia to cooperate with what they see as the new king's short-term project that will ultimately lose his attention.
The task force will have to continue rooting out the corrupt politicians and reassure the public of their protection before it can target the Mafia.
Mafia Crackdowns Locked For Now
The local populace are fearful of mafia retaliation and the possible termination of the task force should the King lose interest. We likely will be unable to successfully purge the remaining corrupt politicians and the mafia unless another country order addresses this issue.
Mitigating Roll: Slight Success
Within the first month of the investigation, more than 150 southern politicians were the targets of inquiry for corruption charges.
These charges have varied widely, from collaboration with the Mafia, conspiracy, bribery, tax evasion, and abuse of political power to further private financial interests.
The illicit activity seems to have permeated the entire political spectrum, tainting Sinistra, Destra, unaligned politicians, and the comparatively young Estrema Sinistra Storica party members.
Many of the corrupt politicians have come quietly. However, there are many more which have managed to avoid our investigations. Either from solid support bases or well-kept books that have concealed their corrupt practices and deals.
Removed Corrupt Politicians
Kingdom of Italy Stability: 43.4% Increased by 3.89% = 47.29%
Order 3: Country Order
Begin spreading industrialization and education to the South, offering new jobs, higher wages, and higher education. Focus on slowing the emigration of our population and improving quality of life. Let's get these folks some trains.
Resolution: Success
The Kingdom of Italy lacks large coal and iron deposits for industry development. Furthermore, the Italian population is largely illiterate.
Protectionist policies which aimed to establish a heavy industry base in the Kingdom have primarily focused on the already industrialized north rather than the South. This focus is mainly because the large steel and iron works cluster around areas of high hydropower potential, notably the Alpine foothills and Umbria in central Italy. This centralization is also due to Turin and Milan's textile, chemical, engineering, and banking centers and Genoa's civil and military shipbuilding centers.
Due to this, the diffusion of industrialization that characterized the country's northwestern area largely excluded Venetia and, especially, the South.
The resulting Italian diaspora has led to a yearly emigration of Italian citizens, two-thirds of whom are men.
However, the King's focus on improving the South gave the southern populace hope that their circumstances would change, slowing emigration.
Furthermore, while the higher education facilities are Secularized, following the Coppino Law, the allowance for Catholic private institutions which follow national education requirements has appeased the new Dissident Catholicism bloc in the Chamber of Deputies.
While the new jobs, secular and religious higher education facilities, higher wages, and improved living conditions have just started, they have led to a minor boom in the South.
Reduced Emigration
Emigration from the Kingdom of Italy is reduced by 50% (Increases Yearly Population Growth) Growing Southern Economy (Delayed - 1 Turn)
Kingdom of Italy's Economic Rating Increased by 1
Advantageous Higher Education& Increased Living Conditions
Kingdom of Italy's Economic Rating Increased by 1
Order 4: Research Order
Dr. Cavor created a simple, pressurized sphere that encircled the Earth, taking photos before its descent through the atmosphere. If he can do it, so can we! Begin efforts to create our satellites and determine whether we can send heavier objects into orbit. Could Space be the next great Frontier of discovery for man?
Resolution: Success
Building the Sphere took several months. The need for it to contain enough space for two individuals and the accompanying supplies necessary to run the cavorite plating and ventral screw propeller was a source of further complications.
The Sphere is composed mainly of thick steel-lined panels with several inserts of small circular thick glass windows supported with wired frames.
The Sphere required a concentration of food and
water for the crew and fuel to run the ventral propeller.
The Sphere underwent numerous rounds of careful testing to ensure it was air-tight and consisted of carefully assembled sections except for the entry hatch.
With great fanfare, the Sphere was launched and slowly moved through the air, making it to the stratosphere by the end of the first day.
The Sphere would eventually arrive at the Exosphere before the lower level of supplies required the crew to turn back. The camera mounted on the Sphere managed to take the first-ever photo of the Earth from the atmosphere.
The Crew and Sphere received a warm welcome accompanied by lavish fanfare. Italian citizens celebrated their nation's triumph in the streets for days.
Increased Chance of Success (4 Turns or Loss of Experienced Crew)
Our experienced crew members use their knowledge and experience to assist us in pioneering newer and grander space vehicles. Grand Accomplishment
Italy moves closer to achieving the status of a Major Power due to its technological achievement
Order 5: Research Order
The rail network of Italy is, to put it lightly, a mess. We must turn the efforts of our engineers to improve both the speed and the cargo capacity of our railways as we expand them throughout the nation. Cavorite may be handy here as we strengthen trains and rails across Italy.
Resolution: Critical Failure
The Kingdom of Italy currently maintains 7,000 km (4,300 mi) of significant railroad lines entrusted to several companies. Other secondary lines exist and fall under the control of minor companies. The SFAI operates 3,006 km, SFR operates 1,586 km, SFM operates 1,327 km, and the Società per le Strade Ferrate Calabro-Sicule runs 551 km.
Cabinet government members had previously proposed forming a single company out of the existing concessionaires. However, the Italian Parliament refused the measure.
As a result, the already poor economic situation of the secondary railway companies continued to worsen, enhancing the failure of the country's railway.
Recent efforts to mitigate the effects these failing railroad companies have had on the national railway have widely prevented the government from focusing on researching new railway innovations that used Cavorite.
Railroad Improvements Locked For Now
The Kingdom of Italy cannot progress with developing her railways and researching the effects of Cavorite on the railroad system until all of the failing railroad companies are either purchased by the state (2 EP) or sold to new ownership (2 Turn Delay)
Mitigating Roll: Slight Success
The Italian government preemptively purchased the SFAI and SFR, bringing them under state administration and forming a new state-run railroad company responsible for operating a total of 4,592 km of rails and dedicated to researching ways to incorporate cavorite into the railroad system.
Increased Chance of Success (Next 2 Turns)
Modernization efforts towards the railroad system and innovations regarding cavorite have an increased chance of success
Task a group of experts with identifying reforms aimed at improving representation and self-determination of the minorities of the Empire both within the framework of the Dual Monarchy and outside of it, potentially establishing a third constituency
Resolution: Slight Success
The consensus among the experts is that the Hungarian and Slavic elements of the Empire stand opposed to reforms aimed at improving the representation and self-determination of the minorities of the Empire.
The Hungarians strongly oppose these reformation efforts as they would lose control over many of the minorities under Hungarian rule.
Serbians wish to prevent Slavs from achieving a status equivalent to Austria and Hungary within the Empire.
The experts, however, have identified a meaningful way to improve support in Hungary.
Kálmán Tisza, the current leader of the Szabadelvű Párt and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary, is a staunch opponent of reform. His policies of Magyarization and the imposition of Magyar hegemony over the various linguistic and ethnic groups in Hungary, as well as his consolidation of influence over the Magyar country gentry on political life, will lead him and his political party to oppose our actions staunchly. We must sway him and his party or raise the conservative party in Hungary back to prominence.
Increased Chance of Success (Permanent)
We have theorized that reforms aimed at improving representation and self-determination of the minorities of the Empire will pass in Hungary should the Conservative Party Rise to Prominence.
Order 2: Country Order
Identify and reach out to one or more prominent figures in the Empire whose clout would increase the chances of successfully introducing reforms or even establishing the third constituency.
Resolution: Critical Success
We have identified several prominent or up-and-coming figures in the Empire who may help us introduce reforms or establish the third constituency.
Stjepan Sarkotić
Stjepan is currently a student at the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt. He is a well-liked figure among his fellow students and is known to be interested in trialism. He will rise through the ranks relatively quickly and significantly increase support for trialism among the Croats. Particularly towards the creation of a Croatian state.
Svetozar Boroević von Bojna
The current commander of our Croatian forces, Svetozar, is well-liked and well-known. While he is mainly popular among the Croats, he is also a minor figure of repute in Austria and Hungary. He is a man of great potential, and his leadership in Bosnia in 1878 and during the capture of Sarajevo was stellar.
Josip Stadler
Josip is the first Archbishop of Vrhbosna and the founder of the religious order of the Servants of the Infant Jesus. Under his direction, the Cathedral of Jesus' Heart was built, along with the seminary and church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius. In Travnik, he helped build the gymnasium and seminary, as well as many churches and women's seminaries throughout the country. He is an influential supporter of Trialsim and is well-liked among the catholic demographics in Austria-Hungary.
Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria
Archduke Leopold is the son of Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria and Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. While he is not the most prominent of the Hapsburgs, he is one of the main supporters of Trialism. He should be able to sway the lesser houses in Austria to back the creation of a third constituency.
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Rudolf is the only son and third child of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria. He is the current heir apparent to the imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Due to his station, he has considerable sway among Austrians. While he supports the federalization of the monarchy, we can sway him to support trialism—no doubt raising general support for trialism among Austrians, the nobles especially.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Franz is the Hapsburg who has been the most prominent trialist supporter. Publically known and associated with the movement, he is well-liked in Austria but thought poorly of by Serbian nationalists.
Count György Apponyi de Nagyappony György is a Hungarian conservative politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Hungary from 1846 to 1848. He is the current leader of the "old conservative" group and was a leading participant in developing the Austro-Hungarian Compromise after 1862. Well-liked by the Emperor and popular among the conservative party in Hungary, he could serve as a focal point for the acceptance of trialism in Hungary should the conservative party gain ground.
Recruiting a Figurehead Stjepan Sarkotić is available for recruitment. Recruiting a Figurehead Svetozar Boroević von Bojna is available for recruitment. Recruiting a Figurehead Josip Stadler is available for recruitment. Recruiting a Figurehead Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria is available for recruitment. Recruiting a Figurehead Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, is available for recruitment. Recruiting a Figurehead Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is available for recruitment. Recruiting a Figurehead Count György Apponyi de Nagyappony is available for recruitment.
Order 3: Country Order
Extend a large, generous loan with low-interest rates to King Milan of Serbia to aid his efforts to improve the means of communication and the extraction of his kingdom's natural resources. The terms of the loan would be the minimization of court spending, the maintenance of sustainable taxation, decreased military service, and a pro-Austrian curriculum at all levels of education.
Resolution: Critical Success
King Milan I of Serbia dedicated his time and energy to the improvement of the means of communication and the development of Serbian natural resources. However, this cost, unduly increased by reckless extravagance, led to disproportionately heavy taxation. This taxation, coupled with the expansion of military service, rendered King Milan and the Austrian party unpopular for the first few months of his rule.
However, the loan issued by Austria-Hungary and its terms of cutting reckless spending on extravagance, reducing military service, and maintaining sustainable taxation has seen a new boom in support for King Milan and the Austrian Party.
Loan Issued
Austria-Hungary has issued a loan of 4 EP to Serbia. Serbia will repay the loan with 6 EP over the next 2 Years. Serbian Growth
Serbia gains a flat bonus to their R&D and Militarization. Whispers of Unification:
A small component of the Austrian Party and Serbian populace believe that Serbia should join Austria-Hungary.
Order 4: Country Order
Rehash conscription and optimize mobilization procedures.
Resolution: Slight Success
The Emperor's call for a sweeping reform of the army aimed at increasing the army's strike capability and modernizing mobilization has led to a complete military reorganization.
The introduction of these reforms marks the start of the fundamental militarisation of society in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. At the same time, public awareness of the military shifted: from an assembly of lower classes led by their betters to a respected profession.
While the previous system had included various exemptions for property owners and educated classes, such as the nobility and clergy, burghers, hand workers, merchants, and farmers, all of the male population was now required to perform three years of military service. Recruits no longer come solely from marginal or lower classes and now receive tutelage in district-based military schools for the first year of their service. Technical skills have risen as a result, and a disproportionate number of young men leave these schools with the ability to read and write at levels greater than before.
The district-based system has also provided benefits to mobilization as each district can act as an independent hub for raising and training troops.
District Based System
Casualty Replacement and Reinforcement Rate increases by 5%
Conscription Reform and Military Tutelage
Manpower increases by 1% at year-end, and Economic Rating increases by 1. Increased Stability
Austria-Hungary Stability: 34.54% Increased by 6.27% = 40.81%
Order 5: Research Order
Revisit and research ways the nation can improve its plans to defend the Empire against attacks from any direction, from high level to operational details.
Resolution: Slight Success
Strategic plans aim for objectives that lead directly to, or at least significantly toward, peace.
Within the Austro-Hungarian Army, strategic-level choices occur at the highest-level headquarters in the field, most often in conjunction with the approval of the Emperor. This echelon is responsible for approving changes in force structure and setting the overall strategic aim of each theater.
Shaped by the nation's unfavorable strategic situation and diverse population, The Habsburg Monarchy's war preparations and the basic features of the Austro-Hungarian war plan have always struggled to conceive an overall coherent plan for deployment and operations.
While these factors still affect plan development, Strategic Headquarters has identified several areas that the army can quickly convert into supply depots and artillery positions. These positions should support multiple forward positions making attacks into Austria-Hungary herself a risky proposition for the enemy.
Front Line Supply Depots
Casualty Replacement and Reinforcement Rate increases by 1%
Predetermined Artillery Positions
Backline artillery gains a slight increase in fortification.
We must foster relationships with the other regional powers. Engaging in diplomacy with Iran will help us build a relationship with a militarily developed state. Abu Dhabi is the current leader of the Bani Yas tribal confederation and will hopefully use its influence to direct its traders to us. These will allow us to further entreat Germany by increasing the amenities and resources we can bring to the table.
Resolution: Major Success
Both Iran and Abu Dhabi have accepted our offer of diplomatic relations.
The Bani Yas is a tribal confederation of Najdi origin formed through the coalition of many regional tribes.
The tribal coalition, which consists of tribes from the Arabian Sea to Khawr al Udayd southeast of Qatar, has been led by the Al Nahyan, who reside in Abu Dhabi.
The Bani Yas control manufactured oases dispersed throughout the desert, which support their traders by providing rest stops and life-giving water. These oases can also supply any army moving through the region.
Through our newfound friendship, our merchants now have access to these oases. It will take more before the Bani Yas allow us to use these oases for our army.
Iran's agreement for friendship has introduced us to their newly formed Persian Cossack Brigade. Learning from our defeat against the Empire of Russia, Iran has developed a Cossack-style cavalry unit.
The Cossack Brigade was formed by Nasir al-Din Shah in 1879, using as a model the Caucasian Cossack regiments of the Imperial Russian Army, which had impressed him when traveling through southern Russia in 1878. Together with a Swedish-trained and officered gendarmerie, the Cossack Brigade came to comprise the most effective military force available to the Iranian crown
Despite its name, the Brigade was not a typical Cossack force as employed in the neighboring Russian Empire. Neither did it have the status of a guards unit. The Cossack regiments of the Imperial Russian Army were based on a feudal-style system under which volunteers gave military service in return for long-term land grants. By contrast, Iranians were recruited to the Persian Cossack Brigade on a conventional basis from a mix of volunteers and conscripts.
This unit is modeled after the Caucasian Cossack regiments of the Imperial Russian Army and commanded by Russian officers and is currently the most functional and effective military unit of the Qajar dynasty with significant sway in the decision of who reigns over Iran.
Iran will be providing us with a cadre of Iranian officers who the Russian Officers trained. These officers will be available to lead our own Ottoman Cossack Battalions.
Bani Yas Oasis Network
Ottoman Empire's Economic Rating Increased by 2
Iranian Cossack Officers
Can recruit Ottoman Cossack Battalions
Order 2: Country Order
We are currently in debt to many European powers, and our financial stability rests on Germany. We must develop a new economic strategy to extract ourselves from this debt.
Resolution: Success
The Ottoman Empire's public debt dates back to 24 August 1855, when it first entered into loan contracts with its European creditors shortly after the beginning of the Crimean War.
The Empire has since entered into subsequent loans, partly to finance railway construction and partly to finance deficits between revenues and the lavish expenditures of the Imperial court.
Many members of the ministry of finance have noted that the terms of these loans are exceptionally favorable to the French and British banks which facilitated them.
Furthermore, the imperial administration's willingness to constantly refinance its debts has not helped the situation much.
Our declaration of sovereign default on our loan repayments with the Ramazan Kararnamesi (Decree of Ramadan) on 30 October 1875 added further issues.
The recent passing of the Muharrem Kararnamesi (Decree of Muharrem) has reduced our overall public debt and established the Ottoman Public Debt Administration (OPDA).
This decree made our European creditors bondholders and assigned special rights to the OPDA for collecting various tax and customs revenues within the Ottoman Empire. The debt has since been reduced from £191,000,000 to £106,000,000 with the government's concessions to the OPDA.
The Ottoman Public Debt Administration (OPDA) has formulated ways to handle our debt.
Pay off the debt ourselves over 3 Years at a rate of 4 EP a Year for 3 Years.
Pay it off at once for 10 EP or the majority now and the rest yearly.
Seek assistance from foreign nations to pay the debt over time, at once, or provide us with the majority of funds.
Have one or more of our creditors write off the Debt
Refuse to pay and potentially go to war
Paying Off The National Debt (Delayed until Debt is Repaid)
The UK and France will receive 6 EP (If Yearly) or 5 EP (One Payment) from the Ottoman Empire or 0 EP if written or refusal to Pay. Free From Our Economic Hardship (Delayed until Debt is Repaid)
Ottoman Empire's Economic Rating Increased by 3
Military Budget Increases (Delayed until Debt is Repaid)
Removes the Lock on Army Reformation Orders
Order 3: Country Order
Our Army has largely lain stagnant since the turn of the century. This impediment undoubtedly played a large part in our loss during the war against Russia in 1878. We must reform the Army and bring it back to prominence.
Resolution: Critical Failure
It seems no one in power in the Empire besides Sultan Abdülhamid II is interested in transforming the imperial army due to the prohibitive cost. Developing new army standards and replacing the inefficient and outmoded imperial army system, which has lost most of its military effectiveness, is not currently a popular item on the agenda.
Army Reformation Locked For Now
The Ottoman Empire cannot progress with reforming the army until funding has been internally secured (2 EP) or another nation assists (Country Order From Another Country)
Mitigating Roll: Slight Success
Our expanded search for financial backers for the army reformation outside the government with promises of repayment in the future has fallen on deaf ears except for one prominent merchant.
He offers to pay for the army's reformation should we repay him with interest later.
Army Reformation Unlocked
A wealthy merchant will fund the reformation (2 EP) for repayment with interest (3 EP) in 2 turns.
Order 4: Research Order:
Speed is the key to victory. We will propel our airships with better, more powerful propellers and ensure more efficient transmission of steam power to the gears and shaft crank.
Resolution: Slight Success
We know that a screw propeller functions as part of a helicoidal surface which, when rotating, 'screws' its way through the water, propelling a vessel forward. Modern techniques have led the propellers to possess a highly developed helicoidal surface tailored to move an airship through the water rather than air.
Our researchers have successfully refined the diameter of the screw and the blades' angle, increasing the propeller's efficiency.
Improved Airship Propeller
We have successfully enhanced the Screw Propeller Module for use in our airships, allowing them to fly at higher speeds.
Order 5: Research Order
Our nation needs to produce more Cavorite. We must focus on researching ways to expand our Cavorite production.
Resolution: Success
Our efforts to study the new wonder material Cavorite have been widely successful.
While we may have yet to identify the science behind its principles and a different way to use it without lead shutters, we have successfully refined the production process.
Our new production process has allowed us to increase the Cavorite we can produce per factory.
Refined the Chemical Process
Empire of Germany Cavorite Factories now produce 12 Cavorite
GM Note: Players may only refine the Cavorite production process successfully twice
Recruitable Specialists:
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Increased Chance of Success:
Larger Airship (Until Unlocked)
Industrialization Efforts in the Second and Third Regions (3 Turns)
Increased Chance of Success (3 Turns)
Subsidization Orders (3 Turns)
Censored Political Parties:
Social-Democratic Party
Locked Orders:
Subsidiaries to Research
New Airship:
German SL.II
New Airship Modules:
Searchlight Turret
A carbon arc lamp with a mirrored parabolic reflector which projects a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays in a particular direction to dazzle and prevent enemy forces from manning artillery batteries and illuminating enemies for friendly batteries.
Field Artillery Turret
This housing provides the airship with a single Field Artillery Piece and the gunners to operate it.
Increased Chance of Success:
Legal System Modernization Efforts (2 Turns)
City Industrialization Efforts (2 Turns)
Road Network Industrialization Efforts (2 Turns)
Developing Profitable Industries (2 Turns)
Prototype Plane Platform (Until Next Innovation)
The Gyrocopter (Until Next Innovation)
Cavorite Plating Wing Pack (Until Next Innovation)
Upcoming Issues:
Potential Outbreak of Violence (Occurs in 1-3 Turns)
Locked Orders:
Government Reform Evaluations
New Innovation:
Traction Engine with Universal Bed (Base for Motorized Infantry/Artillery)
New Airship Module:
Large Airship Propeller
A propeller designed to move airships nearly double the size of our current ones through the air effectively.
New Support Unit:
Traction Engine (Supply Truck)
A newly designed flatbed tractor that carries supplies on roads and flat terrain. Increases the supply and lowers the attrition rate for the battalion (full rate) and brigade (reduced tate).
Recruitable Specialists:
Joseph U. Crowford
Herrmann Rumschottel
Increased Chance of Success:
Larger Airship (Until Unlocked)
A New Form of Armor (Until Next Innovation)
New Innovation:
Improved Uniforms
Locked Orders:
Railway Expansion
Reduced Chance:
Enemy Recruits Informant
Delayed Effect:
Stability Increase (1 Turn)
New Airship:
Kawanishi SL.2
New Airship Modules:
Searchlight Turret
A carbon arc lamp with a mirrored parabolic reflector which projects a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays in a particular direction to dazzle and prevent enemy forces from manning artillery batteries and illuminating enemies for friendly batteries.
Field Artillery Turret
This housing provides the airship with a single Field Artillery Piece and the gunners to operate it.
Increased Chance of Success:
Larger Propeller Development (Until Next Innovation)
New Airship Modules:
The Cailletet Torpedo
This bronze torpedo is 14 feet long and carries a 200-pound dynamite charge. It is powered by a compressed air tank supplemented by a combustion pot and driven by a small screw propeller giving it a max range of 400 yards and speed of up to 12 knots. (Cavorite Upkeep: 1)
The Cormorant Torpedo
This bronze torpedo is 12 feet long and carries a 100-pound dynamite charge. It is powered by a compressed air tank and driven by a small screw propeller giving it a max range of 200 yards and speed of up to 8 knots. (Cavorite Upkeep: .5)
Improved Airship Propeller
The improved screw propeller provides enough brute force propulsion in an aerodynamic form which moves light airships through the sky at speeds nearly double those achieved with the screw propeller.
Increased Chance of Success:
Pioneering New Space Vehicles (4 Turns or Loss of Experienced Crew)
Railroad Modernization Efforts (2 Turns)
Political Power Blocs:
Sinistra Power Bloc (Until next Election)
Destra/Independent Bloc (Until next Election)
Opera dei Congressi Power Bloc (Until next Election)
Budget: 5 EP (9 EP - Loan) Economic Condition: Recession Stability: 40.81% Cavorite Produced: 10
Increased Chance of Success:
Reforming the Nation (Permanent - When Unlocked)
Recruitable Figurehead: Stjepan Sarkotić
Svetozar Boroević von Bojna
Josip Stadler
Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Count György Apponyi de Nagyappony
Outside Influence:
Serbian Growth
Whispers of Unification
Army Modifiers:
District Based System
Conscription Reform and Military Tutelage
Front Line Supply Depots
Predetermined Artillery Positions
Political Power Blocs:
Sinistra Power Bloc (Until next Election)
Destra/Independent Bloc (Until next Election)
Opera dei Congressi Power Bloc (Until next Election)
Locked Orders:
Army Reformation
Delayed Effect:
Paying Off The National Debt
Free From Our Economic Hardship
Military Budget Increases
New Battalion:
Ottoman Cossacks
The battalion is formed in the style of the Caucasian Cossack regiments of Imperial Russia and led by Russian-trained Iranian officers. While these soldiers are more proficient than regulars, they are not quite at the same level as a nation's elite infantry battalions. They make up for this disparity by their nature as a fully mounted unit.
New Airship Module:
Improved Airship Propeller
The improved screw propeller provides enough brute force propulsion in an aerodynamic form which moves light airships through the sky at speeds nearly double those achieved with the screw propeller.
Action Requiring Choice:
Army Reformation Unlocked
The French have slowly crept on Vietnam, China's major protectorate in the south. France currently controls the three southern provinces known as Cochinchina.
The Republic of France's local garrison expanded northward in Vietnam, stationing troops in Hanoi and Haiphong over the past two years. The Chinese are mustering their army, and local soldiers have engaged the French in a series of limited battles. Egypt in Chaos
In 1878 Egyptian army officer Ahmed' Urabi mutinied and initiated a coup against Tewfik Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, because of grievances over disparities in pay between Egyptians and Europeans and other concerns.
Violence between the Mutineers and the Khedive spiked most recently, and the Suez Canal is now under threat. While it is too early to tell which side has the upper hand, most in the region believe the violence will likely continue escalating without intervention. The Imo Incident
A mutiny has broken out in the Korean capital of Seoul after the instigators caught corrupt officials embezzling rice from soldiers' pay.
The mutiny rapidly escalated to attacks on Japanese citizens, and Lieutenant Horimoto Reizo, the leader of the military mission to train the Pyŏlgigun, is confirmed dead. Killed in his quarters by the treacherous mutineers no less.
The Japanese legation is burning, and the minister to Korea, Hanabusa Yoshitada, and twenty-seven staff members have fled to Japan. Geronimo's War
The army scouts dispatched to investigate the Carrizo Canyon fight at the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in Arizona Territory report Apache unrest and have detained the leading figure, a prominent medicine man, Nochaydelklinne.
Our scouts acted with due care, and Nochaydelklinne surrendered peacefully. However, upon returning to camp, they were surrounded and attacked by Nochaydelklinne's followers. The press is calling the engagement the Battle of Cibecue Creek.
The following day, the native army attacked Fort Apache in reprisal for the death of Nochaydelklinne, who died during the fighting at Cibecue Creek.
A battalion of Galvanized Yankees, former Confederate prisoners of war who swore allegiance to the United States and joined the Union Army, is currently holding the cavalry garrison of Fort Apache and requests reinforcements.
The warrior Na-Tio-Tisha is leading White Mountain Apache Warriors and recently ambushed and killed four San Carlos policemen, including the police chief. Na-Tio-Tisha reportedly led his band of warriors northwest through the Tonto Basin, greatly alarming the local Arizona settlers. The settlers are now demanding protection from the U.S. Army. Phoenix Park Murders
In Ireland, Lord Frederick Cavendish, the newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Thomas Henry Burke, his Permanent Under Secretary, have been assassinated in Phoenix Park, Dublin, by members of the "Irish National Invincibles."
Press reports state the gentlemen strolled across Phoenix Park, where a Fenian splinter group armed with knives attacked them. Lord Cavendish fought bravely to defend himself and Thomas Burke, but both sadly perished.
Inspired by Lord Cavendish's stiff upper lip, residents of the area have pledged to assist in capturing these assassins. The Electromote
The Electromote, the world's first electromagnetic propulsion vehicle, was unveiled to the German public by its inventor Ernst Werner von Siemens, in Halensee, a suburb of Berlin, Germany.
The Electromote built by the Siemens & Halske company is a converted four-wheel landau carriage equipped with two 2.2 kW electric motors, each of which transmits power directly to one of the rear wheels using a chain drive.
The electric power transmission to the coach was by a flexible cable pulling a small, weighed eight-wheeled "contact car" (Kontaktwagen) that ran along the overhead power lines.
With the horsepower available, the conveyance reached approx. 12 km/h (7-miles-per-hour). To power the system, Carl Ludwig Frischen, leading Chief engineer of Siemens & Halske, in a nearby shed, had a power station built consisting of a small steam engine hooked up to a dynamo.
The Palmenhaus Schönbrunn
The Palmenhaus Schönbrunn is one of the world's most prominent and largest greenhouses. Located in Schönbrunn Palace Park, it currently holds one of the world's most extensive botanical exhibits, with around 4,500 plant species.
Built with 600 tons of wrought iron and 120 tons of cast iron, the Palmenhaus is 111 meters long, 28 meters wide, 25 meters high, and has 45,000 glass tiles. There are annexes on the north and south sides, serving as a cold house and a hothouse, respectively. Senusiyya in Tripoli
The Grand Senussi's son, Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Senussi, a skilled administrator and a charismatic orator, has assumed governorship over the Tripolitania Vilayet.
The Senusiyya is a Muslim political-religious tariqa and clan in Tripoli founded in Mecca in 1837 by the Grand Senussi. The order, dedicated to ending the decline of Islamic thought and spirituality and weakening Muslim political integrity, currently maintains a strong presence in Tripoli and maintains 146 lodges spanning the entire Sahara.
Harsh Ottoman rule has only fuelled the appeal of the Senussi Movement's call to repel foreign occupation. Remarkably, Mohammed al-Mahdi has succeeded in securing the enduring loyalty of the Amazigh tribes of Cyrenaica.
Kingdom of Serbia Proclaimed
Since 1817, the Obrenović dynasty and occasionally the Karađorđević dynasty have governed the Principality of Serbia.
The principality remained a suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire until 1867. The principality de facto achieved complete independence that year when the last Ottoman troops left Belgrade.
The principality's independence was formally recognized in 1878 by the Congress of Berlin. The Congress also declared the principalities' composition, including the districts of Nišava, Pirot, Toplica, and Vranje, which form the southern portion of Serbia.
King Milan I has now proclaimed the formation of the Kingdom of Serbia and heads a foreign policy friendly to Austria-Hungary.
The current research into the new wonder material Cavorite is wholly insufficient. We need to know more about its possible uses.
Resolution: Success
Our efforts to study the new wonder material Cavorite have been widely successful.
While we may have yet to identify the science behind its principles and a different way to use it without lead shutters, we have successfully refined the production process.
Our new production process has allowed us to increase the cavorite we can produce per factory.
Refined the Chemical Process
United Kingdom Cavorite Factories now produce 12 Cavorite
GM Note: Players may only refine the cavorite production process successfully twice
Order 2: Research Order
Our current steam launches are more of a joke than a proper tool of war. We must work on a better design that will continue the dominance long held by our nation over the sea.
Resolution: Success
While research into improving the steam launches has been complex at best, after several months of effort, we have been able to stretch the launch's length and developed mountings for field guns and searchlights.
We are tentatively calling the improved steam launch the Aphid Class SL.
Improved the Steam Launch
The United Kingdom has successfully designed upgrades for its fleet of airships Increased Chance of Success (Permanent)
We believe that, with further research, it is possible to construct a hull twice the size of our current airship
Order 3: Research Order
This new paradigm of warfare poses a threat to the United Kingdom's dominance over the seas. We must erect fortifications that can defend our homeland from both the air and sea. We must see how cavorite could assist in the development of static fortifications.
Resolution: Critical Success
The escalating arms race in Aerial and Flyers amongst the European Powers raised fears among the UK's civilians that indiscriminate aerial bombardments could target towns and cities.
To counter this threat and wrest back some control of aerial weapons from the Royal Air Force, the British Army developed a series of Aerial Batteries designed to provide a sufficient aerial defense for military and civilian targets.
The Aerial Battery & Aerial Battery Base
During the testing, Aerial batteries were the subject of much controversy. Researchers and engineers raised concerns that the lack of railings on this craft increased the danger to the crew. The army responded that railings would impede the firing arcs of the aerial battery weaponry and that the staff had rope harnesses, and could no doubt be rescued should they fall over the side.
The Aerial Battery is designed to hold one main artillery piece in the center housing and four secondaries mounted in the corner housings. A small complement of marines may reside in the lowered housing compartment in addition to the crew.
However, there was much argument by the Airforce that the Aerial Batteries are in fact a form of Aerial Flyer and should therefore be under Royal Air Force control. The army response is that while these batteries use cavorite to allow them to ascend; they have no motive power and as such are not vessels. The argument is still continuing to this day and may never come to an end.
Order 4: Research Order
The focus on an aerial artillery battery brings the unfortunate question of how you give it a practical artillery observer. While a Steam Launch could fit the role, a purpose-built ship would exceed it in practicality and expense. We must design a platform for use in the roll that is small enough to avoid enemy fire and fast enough to reposition itself when needed.
Resolution: Success
It seems that our efforts to reduce the size and capacity of a steam launch into a floating platform has borne fruit. The only main negative is the visible venting of charcoal black smoke from the steam engine and complete lack of armor except for the very front of the vessel.
British Aerial Observer
Modified from the existing Steam Launch, the Aerial Observer is a short-range steam powered vessel designed to provide an observation platform. It is capable of only mounting a single defensive armament of the same scale as a gatling gun.
Order 5: Country Order
Spread Mass Industrialization to India
Queen Victoria has showcased her "jewel in the crown of the British Empire" whenever possible. Why, then, should the Kingdom not raise the former holding of the crown into an industrial power in its own right? We must start the construction of a transcontinental railroad that will connect Burma and India.
Resolution: Slight Failure
Company-owned railways in India are spread across high-profit areas and prosperous parts of the country. State lines are spread across the country and focused on population density and humanitarian and strategic considerations.
Unfortunately, the crown has spent most of its budget on military research and could not afford to lay an additional 5,000 miles of railways to link India and Burma. Our desire to encourage wheat exports from the remotest field of this country to England and the import of iron rails and other supplies to India has failed.
Secure the Budget
The United Kingdom cannot progress with reforming the army until funding has been internally secured (4 EP) or another nation assists (Country Order from Another Country)
Mitigating Roll: Success
Upset by the resource crunch and the strong desire of the Famine Commission to construct railway lines as speedy as possible to mitigate the problem of famines, the Government has invited private British companies to undertake railway construction.
Negotiate Railway Contracts
The United Kingdom can enter into contracts with private companies to fund the railroad (4 EP) for repayment with interest (6 EP) in 2 turns
New Airship:
Aphid Class SL
Aerial Battery
British Aerial Observer
New Airship Modules:
Searchlight Turret
A carbon arc lamp with a mirrored parabolic reflector which projects a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays in a particular direction to dazzle and prevent enemy forces from manning artillery batteries and illuminating enemies for friendly batteries.
Field Artillery Turret
This housing provides the airship with a single Field Artillery Piece and the gunners to operate it.
New Aerial Battery Modules:
Field Artillery Turret
This housing provides the aerial battery with four corner mounted Field Artillery Pieces and the gunners to operate them.
Fortress Artillery Turret
This housing provides the aerial battery with a single Fortress Artillery Piece and the gunners to operate it.
Naval Artillery Turret
This housing provides the aerial battery with a single Naval Artillery Piece and the gunners to operate it.
1). Country Order: Economic Reform Initiative (5 EP, 4 Cavorite)
-As the plan has been fully formulated and approved, it can be implemented.
(Legal System Modernization Efforts, City Industrialization Efforts, Road Network Industrialization Efforts, Developing Profitable Industries, Rail Network Efforts)
Move forward with all economic reforms, including but not limited to Legal System Modernization, State funded Hospitals, Orphanages, Regulation and building of a robust road network, State backing for establishing beneficial industries, and plans to build a unified and standardized railroad system. Any and all laws currently active across Russia are also to be gathered, checked, and evaluated. Any that are outdated or inappropriate are to be revised or removed to be more in line with modern realities.
Recruit and put Sergei Witte in charge of all aspects of the Railroad construction, along with the responsibility to cooperate with the Road Network teams to ensure all the road supplies arrive when and where they are needed.
See if paired rails can be accommodated, in preparation for dual track trains that may be developed in the future.
All Industrial improvements are to be started as well, done in batch sections to ensure minimal disruption of local infrastructure or citizens and ease of cooperation. If it will help make use of some of the new Tractor Engines for moving supplies and manpower.
Across all parts of the Economic Reform Initiative, 5 EP is at your disposal, as well as the sale or use of up to 4 Cavorite if additional funds are needed.
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. 2). Country Order: Government Reform Evaluation (3 EP)
-Clearly, these government officials need a reminder that they serve me, not the other way around. Remind them.
Confront all relevant officials in a coordinated movement, with their treatment depending on what they have done and their level of cooperation.
Ensure the people moving on the officials are cleared as loyal and back them with elements of the Military, lead by trusted officers.
Also have members of the Okhrana(Secret Police) standing by ahead of time, to ensure there aren't any convenient 'disappearances' for the officials under investigation.
We wouldn't want them to go anywhere. 3 EP is at the disposal of the investigation, we want this resolved.
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. 3). Research: Aircraft Propeller (3 Cavorite)
-While the Large Airship Propeller is a large step in the right direction, it isn't quite what we were aiming for.
Continue to develop the Large Airship Propeller into a smaller model, specifically designed for craft without cavorite, able to be used by much smaller aircraft. Perhaps even several Propellers acting in concert to move a larger aircraft instead of just a bigger propeller. Make sure to cooperate more closely with the Aircraft team so that they don't become incompatible. 3 Cavorite is at your disposal to ensure any prototypes are tested safely and prevented from crashing.
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. 4). Research: Aircraft Frame(Plane)(Prototype Plane Platform) (3 Cavorite)
-DaVinci's design has helped us make excellent progress, but it serves as a stepping stone only. Likewise, the Cavorite flight pack can be developed at a later time.
Continue development on the single person heavier than air craft, learning what we can from DaVinci's model and refining it from there. Make sure to cooperate more closely with the Propeller team so that they don't become incompatible.
bigger propeller. 3 Cavorite is at your disposal to ensure any prototypes are tested safely and prevented from crashing.
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. 5). Research: Oil Based Engine (1 EP)
-Our failure with developing a fully offroad capable Truck has shown that we need to go a bit slower, and perhaps refine parts of the vehicle before pushing forward.
Work to develop a more compact, efficient, and advanced engine for our vehicles moving forwards. Perhaps instead of burning coal and heating water there are merits to using Oil as fuel?
Make sure to be exceedingly careful with this research and ensure extensive safety measures, coal and oil both are very dangerous. 1 EP is at your disposal.
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. Trade Deals:
-Sign Trade Treaty with France ( @Citrakite )
-Sign Trade Treaty with Austria-Hungary ( @Zeller )
To Victor Emmanuel of Italy @Frostbyght and Kaiser Franz-Josef of Austria-Hungary @Zeller
My fellow monarchs,
it is my pleasure to accept your mutual offer of alliance. As they say together you are standing stronger than alone. Hence the German Empire shall agree to come to Austrias and Italies aid should either nation be attacked. Any agressor will think twice before daring the wrath of our 3 nations which will lead to a continued era of peace in Europe.
Kaiser Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig von Preußen, German Emperor
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