You let Houlandin take control of the Army to fight the rebels.
1141 AD, Late Autumn
3*
Houlandin manages to deal the rebels a blow, but he has been wounded in combat. The healers are keeping an eye on him.
A week later comes another report; the Army caught the routed rebels and decimated them, while healers...
5
Were able to patch up Houlandin. A week or so and he will be back up to full strength.
1141 AD, Winter
Gold and gemstones arrive in the Treasury; the silver is sent to the dwarves.
2to5, 5to6
Metals and glassware especially bring profits; the quality of cups, pendants and mirrors was unusually high, pleasing the noblemen buyers and getting your Treasury very high profits.
From the west come rumors and news of the conflict against the Khanate; after many, many fights, the Eldricans have managed to liberate Tirine out of Khan's oppression, but the fighting is still harsh there. Apparently, the nomads began using even giant wolves and unicorns, but no one knows whether these are 'home-bred', or mayhaps stolen or bought from the enigmatic Elves of Tisilenteliya.
1141 AD, Midwinter
1to5
People are rather angry at this idea of 'council' that you pushed last year. Out of all the people, it's your own fanclub of loyalists (apparently you do have a fanclub, huh), that is opposed to weakening of the Throne and lessening of your authority. Some question the logic behind their anger, but oh well.
And, speaking of the Council of Statesmen, composed of retired administrators, regional governors and other wise men of bureaucracy and law...
"Ridiculous, plain ridiculous!" The statesmen are bickering because of a proposal.
"The Crown does not take loans! The Crown isn't a lowly merchant! What will people think? An Emperor that takes a loan? What kind of Emperor would that be?" Says one of them.
"We need funds for now so that we can pay off the dwarves. If we put honour and prestige over pragmatic course of action, we will end like any of the warlords of the early eleventh century!" Says another, with impressively long silvery beard.
Still, they have two proposals; one of smaller loan and one of larger loan that will take a lot more.
The first loan is worth five years of taxes, paid with interest in seven years; the other is eight years of taxes paid with interest over span of eleven years. Apparently, there are some merchants dealing in glasswork and spices from Parsia that have enough funds to lend to the Crown.
You decide to...
A) Take the small loan.
B) Take the bigger loan.
C) Take no loans at all.
Poll
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