for the 6 factions available
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The Wang and Jia respect Militant Action. Wang Chao commented on our military accomplishments positively, and said something to the effect of "I don't much respect the infirm and unserious, but it seems you are quite capable of seriousness" in regards to our willingness to buckle down and harden up.
This is an action that will be relatively easy to accomplish as far as I'm aware. We fight smart, and we fight hard. Most of our build is currently focused on the battlefield, and performing many roles quite well. So long as we continue being a powerhouse, this should be a pairing we can cultivate up with a bit of rumormill making sure the right information gets to the right ears.
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the Meng and Luo like Culture actions, things with long history of precedent and slow, difficult implementations. Meng has been absent from proceedings. Luo Hunts have been passively churning in the background. We have been enjoying them to an extent, but they have not made a +1 impression with the Luo.
This is an action that will be relatively difficult and time consuming. The good news is that thread seems to want to take this as a direction. That's good, because it's going to be long and hard in order to change their minds. This is also not likely a firm positive impression once won. Meng in particular is a clan that Shenhua is having a hard time pulling into alignment.
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the Bao and Diao like Mercantile considerations and profitable endeavors. Both are ambitious trade clans. We have not seen Diao so far, and know that Linqin personally has a mild problem with Renxiang. Bao was very kind to us at the tournament, stepping aside to speak with us. Meizhen is dating Bao Qingling, and we are in a business arrangement with Bao Qian.
This is an action that will be something we need to do and is, conveniently, something we also like to do. Make Money. Both clans seem to regard mercantile actions pretty positively. Because mercantilism is fairly mundane, I would expect only especially clever, ambitious, or personally-connected successful deals to give positive association. I believe that we can influence these two reasonably well, but the -1 might be hard to overcome. I think we'll end up working on that at some point down the line.
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Hopefully the ambitious and mercantile nature of the Diao can outweigh their desire for imperial cultural reforms. So long as we make things profitable enough for them, they might respect us anyway in the long run.
If we can get that, I think a +1 for all 6 even while we focus on the culture (Meng and Luo) isn't impossible. Improbable? Ambitious? Yeah.
but maybe. We have a Way that is very flexible/adaptable, and I think it currently (without trying) has elements that could appeal to each of the six. We could show a sincere facet of ourselves that each would approve of without lying or manipulating, and we're secretive enough that each could look at us and see a different face!
Like the MOOOONN
*ahem* uh. Yeah. Hopefully we can be like the Moon and be many different aspects of self for many different peoples. I look forward to assisting Renxiang in the unity of the province, and hope that this war is able to be won without additional dire losses. Praise the Moon
