1826
The Roaring Twenties
Hello all. Much has come to pass since the last State of Uristia address.
The
Mountainhome served our her posting in the far north admirably; certain foreigners would say heavy-handedly...
Our revised plan for subjugating foul Yungjan unfolded seamlessly. In the fall of 1822, our troops liberated the province of Pusan. Featuring virtually all of the resources we might possibly be interested in, itīs a good acquisition with a cotton-growing region and a nearby hardwood forest. Our engineer pictured here is contemplating the port that may be built on this massive river once the conquest is complete, and tap both of those resources.
Our embassy was opened in Yubah in the fine summer of 1823.
There have been some critical breakthroughs in technology. I was sure to invest in them right away. The iron bridge opened up the possibility (at last) to build a port in the swamps at the foot of the Ironblood mountains.
Only a few months after the occupation of Pusan, the northern province of Hwingsong fell to our troops, with virtually no resistance. Thereīs nothing whatsoever of value in that gelid wasteland, except the outflow of the economically significant Yungjan river, and a species of snow mongoose that is absolutely adorable. Thereīs no known economic use for the mongoose.
Our troops awaited the summer thaw before attacking the final stronghold of the Yangjun, knowing their defenses constructed of ice-blocks would melt in the sun. After several bloody battles, our troops crushed the enemy resistance and raised our flag over the savagesī loathsome capital city. The rightful occupation of Yangjun was completed at last!
The veterans (our entire army):
Some contemporary foreign relations:
A glimpse into the Uristian economy:
At this time, Uristriaīs economy and labor force is growing steadily, but we are lamentably falling behind a couple of other Major nations industrially (and even militarily). At the time of this image, our growth was critically limited by our undersized internal transportation network, the expansion of which
in turn is limited by our import deficiency on iron. Until the port is built on the river Morul and opens up our iron deposits, we depend entirely upon Penia for a token iron ore supply.
We have expanded the gold mines, which are now producing double in precious gold bullion. Our miners are hard at work expanding our other mines, such as the coal mine, which is now online producing all the coal we currently need. As you can see, weīre not able to transport all of our resources until the rail system expands. Iīve devoted all of our steel production towards this for the present.
The first Council of Governors was held in 1825. We are about third-ranked in the world currently and were not nominated for the honor, unfortunately.
New technology that could enhance our textile production:
And more in the news...
Lastly, a birds-eye overview of Uristia, image taken 1826. Great news - we now have a port accessing our iron deposits! We shall be hauling out 4 ore every season from the expanded mine. Suffice it to say, we now are self-sufficient in coal (ample supplies) and iron (just barely). Our peopleīs engineer is posted in Pusan, developing a river port for the export of timber and cotton. In the south, our foresters are developing the timber supply along the Tholtig river. Things are really coming together economically. We dispatched our first foreign grants of $1,000 each to Penia and Yubah (one-time only- our finances are not consistent enough yet to promise sustained aid packages).
Plans on the drawing board:
- Expand the rail network towards the southern Uristians. We could benefit from accessing the horses that roam the arid south.
- The Admiraltyīs request for additional frigates will be fulfilled as soon as possible.
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