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Mind-bogglingly popular game series that you follow from early on and cannot stop, waiting for new installment like a drooling addict.

Long-runner soap opera you're too invested into to just stop watching it.

A fun little comic strip in the daily newspaper that's been around forever.

3/6

Who said it's fun? I didn't for sure.

I'm just waiting here for it to die horribly already so it will stop showing on my Unread Posts list.

[Imic]

B

[mightymushroom]

Did I not vote yet?

B

[Haspen]

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You accept the Sorceress' demand. She laughs and then is led to the Treasury, which she drains almost completely of wealth, not being picky about even smallest of gemstones. Only some money from this year's trades remain.

Few days later you receive a report that the horse seems very much at home in the royal stables, responds calmly to stableboys and quietly noms its fooder and water.

1174 AD, Autumn

2to5

Springwine sales do rather well.

Unfortunately, someone has come to lodge in complaints. A Rucusian diplomat has arrived.

He gets to the point rather fast; while your merchants are bringing goldwork and coming back with Rucusian cash, the Rucusian merchants trying to make money in Methiant are in bad luck. Your Commission is making sure that best deals and profits are for your merchants, while foreigners have trouble peddling their wares in the Empire. More often than not Rucusian traders return home with empty pockets.

The High Commissioner simply shrugs at the accusations. "Our noble organization was conceived to protect interests of Methiantese merchants and the State, not promote equal rights and fair trade. We're simply doing our job!"

A) What he said!
B) We're messing up with our neighbours? Decomission the Comission at once!
C) I think there will be nothing wrong if we give Rucusian merchants some tax exempt or something, right?

[birdy51]

C

We're making money, but it's been expressed to be causing us potential issues with diplomacy and inflation. This might help a bit.

[Harry Baldman]

C

Court the south! Exclusive trading rights!

[Blood_Librarian]

c

[crazyabe]

C.

[Haspen]

The diplomat rejoices, the Commissioner scoffs - but there will be some priviledges for merchants from Rucus after all.

1174 AD, Winter

Silver and gold bullion is brought to the Treasury, as well as gemstones.

1

Glasswork failed to bring any profits.

1174 AD, Midwinter

The High Commissioner of Trade has arrived to speak with you.

"My lady Empress, we have devised a new taxation scheme for market workers and traders from abroad. By using this scheme, we will be able to gain profits from merely having our markets open for foreigners. Unfortunately, this will require revocation of priviledges to Rucus, as well as turning deaf ear to any new complaints that might come."

A) Cutthroat trade politics? And I get money? Sure thing!
B) No, we can't profit on the expense of others!

[Blood_Librarian]

b

[crazyabe]

b.

[Blood_Librarian]

this guy isnt that clever; Why did he propose to us this proposal right after we snubbed him? did he expect it to work? I would've waited for atleast 2, maybe even five decisions before I would've gave it to the Empress so the ghosts change their mind.

[Haspen]

Because the commission didn't have the proposal written yet? v;

[Taricus]

A, we can lower the tax rate for Rucus later again.

[Rockeater]

A, we can lower the tax rate for Rucus later again.

It doesn't sound like we could

[Criptfeind]

We don't really have enough information on what these proposals are to make anything close to an informed decision. We aren't even being told the likely outcome, will it piss people off? Is it more fair then what we're currently doing? How protectionist are other countries?