We are the mighty Qing.
And the Kingdom of Taungu is going to be destroyed!
They will pay for assassination of our previous monarch.
There is only one land battle in the entire war, and that is the Battle of Kyaukse.
Once defeated, Taungu armies are annihilated in the hills of Hsenwi, in the northeast.
In the far north, in Siberia, the Sibir Khanate goes to war.
Whilst besieging by angry peasants.
We will assimilate these lands into Qin as well.
In the past few years, we've been spammed with these quite often, at least 2-3 per year!
It's all good, and the frequency is due to all the Grain-producing provinces we have.
Taungu was halved in its size.
Tibetans had a core on Brahmaputra, but that's okay.
In ten years from now, we shall eradicate the vile Taungu from the map.
Well we can't have the Green Banners, so at least we can have Green Cavalry!
It has excellent marks in all three stats, too.
If only our infantry was as good.
We're not sure if that is a good thing or not.
If our administration is so behind that people build things out of boredom?
Nah, we're fine.
With the Sibir nomads conquered and their Muslim population on the way to adopt Confucianism, we once again try to get Visayas colonized.
We've got plenty of money and plenty of colonists, let's go!
As a precaution, this time we've sent one of the colonial regiments to Visayas, but the natives fell upon them like rabid dogs.
Well, what's to say? Visayas colony will no longer have a native problem.
As you can see here, we're going deep into infrastructure expansion.
So many of our provinces lack Courthouses, Level 2 Forts or even Workshops!
We're a giant blob of minimal economy and lackluster stability. That's got to change.
Consolidating our Empire, we absorb Sukhotai via a sacred mission.
It gave us cores on 2 Sukhotai provinces! Four others will now produce rebels to annoy us till end of the game. D'oh!
Sukhotai Banner will be created to maintain peace in the lands of our ex-vassal.
Blessed Taizu, heir to the throne of Qing, is struck down by the Heavens!
Nothing came out of prayers, and it seems they even hastened his demise.
Despite our Western educational system and administration, we're so behind in some techs (Production and Trade especially), we need to do something about it.
Hopefully the ideas of Scientific Revolution being spread around the Qing Empire will do.
Also, it came to the notice of the Emperor, that we still haven't paid off that one loan. We gotta tighten our purses, everybody!
The dynasty of Aisin Gioro has come to a brutal end!
The State Ministers at Beijing have killed Emperor Jiaqing IV and installed their leader, Qianlong Udige, as the new ruler.
Long live the Udige! Long live the Qing Empire!
Under new leadership we shall tidy up our internal problems and new peace shall come upon the Middle Kingdom!
Emperor's first edict brings execution's sword upon the heads of hardline Aisin Gioro loyalists.
This includes 2 out of 3 Great Courtiers. We replace them with a Marshal (to strengthen our legitimacy) and a Banker (to curb interest rate on our loan).
Next, we deal with our outstanding economy problems.
The solution is simple yet brilliant. We cut down maintenance across the board (especially military), and start minting coins.
A lot of them. Emperor Qianlong also curbs down people's freedoms, pushing the slider away from Free Subjects to Serfdom.
This should hasten restoration of our Stability in these dark times.
A heir is born to the throne of Qing!
And peasants rebel across Indochina and Japan. Fortunately, while our economy might be weak, the Banners are not.
Our austerity measures and suppression of free thought does not sit well with some.
Oh well, in time of chaos there's always some villages that need to burn.
This teaches the peasantry some valuable lessons.
"Socialism? What under all Heaven is Socialism!? How dare they upset the natural way of things!"
Emperor Qianlong was furious and ordered that everyone identifying as 'Socialist' is to be executed by sword.
Including the brother of our Emperor!
Harsh law is still law, and making an exception would make us weak.
The final proof that the Aisin Gioro dynasty was ineffectual.
The implemented reforms of Emperor Qianlong has borne fruit - our Stability is rising, and our loan is repaid!
Mongol uprising almost succeeds.
They hold onto Ordos plains for about two weeks before arrival of the Second Banner.
It then storms their main city, ending the Mongol rebellion in five days.
Meanwhile, our diplomats in the West report that the Holy Roman Empire, led by Burgundian King, had changed its form.
Apparently, priviledge of autonomous rule was revoked.
That does not bother Emperor Qianlong - politics of barbarians are not much of our concern.
During his sickness, in which he delegated some of his duties to aristocrats, Emperor Qianlong declined the implementation of national security program.
"We will be fine", he was heard saying, echoing the words of the failed dynasty of Aisin Gioro.
This does not sit well with his ministers, but they of course follow the Emperor's orders.
The rebellious Assamese finally broke free from the oppressive rule of Taungu!
We offered them coins and treaties and they accepted to become our vassals.
Emperor Qianlong is smart - Assam has several cores within Bihar territories that we could help them retake in exchange for prestige and loot.
And so, we begin a new war. The war plan is simple:
Eighth Banner will strike through Tibet into Bihar proper, while Sukhotai Banner and our vassals will capture Assamese-populated lands.
Within a year or mayhaps two, the war will be concluded in our favor.
As was written before, happened now.
We will give Assam its provinces one by one in the coming month.
Guangzhou trade center gives us 950+ ducats of income. Time for a split!
We put the new center of trade in Moulmein, once belonging to our vassal, the Sukhotai.
If there are still any Aisin Gioro supporters, surely this changes their minds.
Our economy was restored, peace was instituted, and good events bless the Udige dynasty.
Times couldn't be better.
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