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[Haspen]

The map of Zhou 279, Green Season

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The civil war came to an end, but the land was divived. The new Emperor, young Zhou Liang, is merely sixteen years old, but the death of his father prompted him to take the throne.

And in dire and surprising circumstances, the five old Lords died off as well in the same year; the Lord of Han died from heart attack, whilst Lord Qi and Lord Yen killed each other during a drunken sword fight. In the almost same time, Lord Shu drowned himself in a lake while Lord Wu died after long illness.

And by the law of the Empire, their sons are now wielding their power to rule. But will they serve the son of the previous Emperor like their fathers? Or is it prelude to sudden change...?

After receiving the signed papers from the young Emperor, the young Lords arrived back at their estates in the Green season, 279 Year of Zhou Dynasty.

The advisors of each Lord presented them with the reports - first of many that were to come.

An emissary from Swampfolk arrives in Yen.

An emissary from Mountain-Dwellers arrives in Qi.

Spoiler: Province Wu (click to show/hide)

Lord:
Caican Wang (Taricus)

Chief Advisor:
none

Food Production: 1 - Game Meat/Cabbage
Crafts Production: 2 - Building Materials/Silk
Population: 3/6

Food:
Production: (1x2)x(0.8+1.2) = 2x2.0 = 4.0
Consumed: 3 population + 1 army = 4
Surplus: 0.0

Trade Routes:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Gold:
Taxes: 3 population /2 = 1.5 Gold
Passive Selling: 1 Ceramics + 4 Silk = 5
Expenses: 1 for Army payment
Surplus: 5.5

Armies:
1 Spearmen unit, Capital City of Wu

Recruitment: nothing
Construction: nothing

Buildings:
6 Housing

Spoiler: Province Yen (click to show/hide)

Lord:
Kwang Tian (scapheap)

Chief Advisor:
none

Food Production: 1 - Game Meat/Wheat
Crafts Production: 1 - Ceramics
Population: 3/6

Food:
Production: (1x2)x(0.8+1. = 2x2.6 = 5.2 
Consumed: 3 population + 1 army = 4
Surplus: 1.2

Trade Routes:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Gold:
Taxes: 3 population /2 = 1.5 Gold
Passive Selling: 2 Ceramics
Mint: +2
Expenses: 1 for Army payment
Surplus: 4.5

Armies:
1 Spearmen unit, Capital City of Yen

Recruitment: nothing
Construction: nothing

Buildings:
6 Housing
Marketplace
Mint

Spoiler: Province Shu (click to show/hide)

Lord:
Hu Léi (escaped lurker)

Chief Advisor:
none

Food Production: 2 - Cabbage/Millet
Crafts Production: 1 - Building Materials
Population: 3/6

Food:
Production: (2x2)x(1.2+1.6) = 4x2.8 = 11.2
Consumed: 3 population + 1 army = 4
Surplus: 7.2

Trade Routes:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Gold:
Taxes: 3 population /2 = 1.5 Gold
Passive Selling: 1 Building Materials
Expenses: 1 for Army payment
Surplus: 1.5

Armies:
1 Spearmen unit, Capital City of Shu

Recruitment: nothing
Construction: nothing

Buildings:
6 Housing

Spoiler: Province Qi (click to show/hide)

Lord:
Huang Tzu (mastahcheese)

Chief Advisor:
none

Food Production: 1 - Game Meat/Wheat
Crafts Production: 1 - Weapons
Population: 3/6

Food:
Production: (1x2)x(0.8+1. = 2x2.6 = 5.2
Consumed: 3 population + 1 army = 4
Surplus: 1.2

Trade Routes:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Gold:
Taxes: 3 population /2 = 1.5 Gold
Passive Selling: 2 Weapons
Expenses: 1 for Army payment
Surplus: 2.5

Armies:
1 Spearmen unit, Capital City of Qi

Recruitment: nothing
Construction: nothing

Buildings:
6 Housing

Spoiler: Province Han (click to show/hide)

Lord:
Chin Long (GreatWyrmGold)

Chief Advisor:
none

Food Production: 1 - Game Meat/Wheat
Crafts Production: 1 - Ceramics
Population: 3/6

Food:
Production: (1x2)x(0.8+1. = 2x2.6 = 5.2
Consumed: 3 population + 1 army = 4
Surplus: 1.2

Trade Routes:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Gold:
Taxes: 3 population /2 = 1.5 Gold
Passive Selling: 2 Ceramics
Expenses: 1 for Army payment
Surplus: 2.5

Armies:
1 Spearmen unit, Capital City of Han

Recruitment: nothing
Construction: nothing

Buildings:
6 Housing

Spoiler: Province Zhou (click to show/hide)

Lord:
Emperor Zhou Liang (GM)

Chief Advisor:
none

Food Production: 3 - Game Meat/Cabbage
Crafts Production: 3 - Building Materials/Ceramics/Weapons
Population: 6/9

Food:
Production: (3x2)x(0.8+1.2) = 6x3.0 = 12
Consumed: 6 population + 4 army = 10
Surplus: 2.0

Trade Routes:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Gold:
Taxes: 6 population /2 = 3 Gold
Passive Selling: 1 Building Materials + 2 Ceramics + 2 Weapons = 5
Mint: +2
Gold Mine: +10
Expenses: 4 for Army payment
Surplus: 16.0

Armies:
4 Spearmen unit, Capital City of Zhou

Recruitment: nothing
Construction: nothing

Buildings:
9 Housing
Marketplace
Mint
Stone Castle

[scapheap]

Talk to the emissary.
Start training a crossbow squad

[Haspen]

Province Yen:

The short swampdweller bows deeply. "The leaders of our glorious nation are asking you for trade. You give coinage, we give marvelous roots and powders and spices."

[Taricus]

Start construction of a marketplace.

[escaped lurker]

Uneasily did Hu Léi stroke his chinbeard over the reports;

Food, food in abudance. But... not much more. While not dire, certainly not all that favorable either. After some pondering, he came to a decision;

"It seems we need to take steps in furthering our treasury... let there be a mint constructed. It shall be done in all possible haste - the money spent on it will be spent well indeed!"

Later that day, after much thought, another decision is reached for a different topic;

"On military maters, I hereby order the training of a detachment of crossbowmen - We shall not give the barbarians any leeway or wrong ideas."


Start construction of a mint.
Use the local building-materials to speed up its progress.
Start training a squad of crossbowmen.

[Haspen]

Province Wu&Shu:

The aides bowed and went to relay the orders to the builders and architects.

[GreatWyrmGold]

*skim*

Province Wu&Han:

((Wait, I thought I was Han?))

((...In other news I have no idea what to do. Especially since I described Long as

He doesn't ... actually care that much about his province so long as it doesn't have any major problems.

[scapheap]

The amounts?

[Haspen]

Province Yen:

"My leaders say that two amounts of coinage is be enough."

[scapheap]

Okay, we agree to the trade.

Build a Sea Port

[Haspen]

@Province Yen:

The emissary departed and the architects went to start hte cosntruction of the naval facilities.

[mastahcheese]

Start Training spearmen
Send emissaries to Mountain Dwellers and Horse Nomads to discuss future relations and possible trade routes.

[Haspen]

@Province Qi:

The training of spearmen began as the emissaries left to the two neighbouring 'nations'.

They were back after two weeks.

"The dwellers of the mountains, my Lord, said, that they're currently interested in bronzeware and silk. All other trade goods aren't welcome in their markets, they said."

After that, the emissary to Horse-Nomads reported:

"My great Lord Qi, I visited the camp of the nomads' king, and they allowed me to stay for few days, but ultimately I couldn't even tell your proposals before I was told to leave."

[mastahcheese]

"Very well, both of you are dismissed"

Change trade goods to bronzeware, then done with season.

[escaped lurker]

"If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand... was it?"

Nodding to himself, the Head of House Léi sends out his diplomats.

"Let the Tigermen know that we would covet their spices. Send another to the Sunset-Peaks, asking about aquiring their carved jade instead. If possible, I would like to shower them with gifts of the only kind we currently can give... "

Send emissaries to the Tigermen and the Mountain-Dwellers, to gauge their intentions and willingness to trade.
If possible, let them be accompanied by a token of good-will, numbering 2 Food each. If impossible, forfeit this point.

Unless an immediate reply is needed, done with season.