November 26, 1104
I build a sawmill in Belgrade. Tax revenues are high, and a sawmill will only increase them (by 5%, to be exact).
The year closes peacefully while I recoup from the past war and allow my manpower to build up. At the moment I've got 5711 men available. That number grows every month.
1105A new year!
It seems some catholic lord made the pope happy, bringing the crusade to an end. Whatever.
My reputation is still slightly tarnished and my sons are
still without sons.
Ide went into labor and the midwife emerged to declare the child a girl.
We name her Theodote.
On the international front, it seems my deceased sister's son is the King of Hungary
That makes me the King of Hungary's uncle. Our relation is poor regardless.
My daughter Theodora's husband's dad is in toruble
It seem King Bela Arpady was not happy when he tried to leave the kingdom. I guess the chances of my daughter being a Duchess are slim. Luckily the Count of Csanad (my daughter's husband) is not involved in the war- so she should be safe...
Maximos, my diocese Bishop has passed.
He lived to the ripe age of 64. Sadly I have no one to replace him.
Olvia, once a mighty foe, now a simple pawn entangled in a war with Pereyaslavl.
At the moment they are weak. I feel son may be the time to strike and enact some revenge for the death of my son. I hold the Penechegs responsible for Sabas' death. He suffered a mortal wound, ultimately resulting in an early demise during war with them.
In Spring. I will war them when spring comes. In the meantime I will save my tax revenues and continue building my manpower...
Excellent. Nephon's wife is with child
I hope to have a grandson. The runt, Dorotheos is still childless.
He needs to get over his depression and start making babies. Perhaps the making babies part should come first, surely that will make him happier.
I receive some... troubling news from the north.
The Pechenegs have captured Pereyaslavl. Now they can devote their full force to the defense of their vassal, the Chiefdom of Olvia...
I have the opportunity to invite a bishop to my court
We've been without a proper diocese bishop for many months. I accept him in my court and appoint him the realm's diocese bishop.
1106A fresh new year.
My reputation has recovered and I am still earning a healthy 16 gold every month. The realm's manpower has grown to over 7300, and my treasury is bloated at 237.
I am blessed with good health despite my age. I am still without grandson(s). Nephone's wife gave birth to another daughter,
and Dorotheos is still without child.
Olvia is recovering from war, and with the potential support of their liege, the cheifdom may be able to muster 6961 men. My manpower sits at 7339. I will see how things look come spring.
Progress in Belgrade!
My clerks report that the sawmill is complete. I
could fund another project, but I decide to hold off until the decision to wage or abandon war with Olvia is certain.
Spring has arrived.
I've gathered all of the intelligence I have available about Olvia and the Pechenegs.
They can muster around 7100 men. I can raise an army of 7500.
The chief of Olvia has a formidable combined martial skill of 19
The High Chief of Pechenegs has an impressively amazing combined martial skill of 27
My combined martial skill is 19.
After much deliberation with my court and marshal I decide to call of plans for war.
The sides are too close.
With the war plans abandoned I have reconsidered my provincial improvement spending.
We will build a glass-works in Belgrade.
My youngest, Theodote, will be raised by nannies.
1107Another year has gone, and another year has come.
Our realm has been at peace for what, 4 years now?
The realm is strong and our treasury is bursting with gold. I can muster a strong army of over 7800. I am well, my sons are healthy enough (Dorotheos's depression is a little ... depressing.) but I am still without a grandson.
My ally, the Duchy of Toscana has been attacked.
I will go to war in her support. The Bishopric of Firenze is weak and small. I do not plan on even bothering to raise my armies.
The glassworks is completed in Belgrade.
I will wait to build my next provincial improvement. I have great things in mind.
Now that my treasury has surpassed 500 gold coins, I will devote them to the construction of a small castle in Belgrade.
It will take 29 months to build but shall be a glorious achievement as well as a sound defensive investment.
Oh, and on a side note, that war with Firenze ended swiftly several months back. My ally destroyed them.
And speaking of my ally...
The Duchess of Toscana is the new papal controller. This is the first time since Geza's control that I've cared who it was. I think I can rest soundly knowing no religious wars will be declare don me by the catholics.
1108I feel like it was the turn of the century just yesterday...
It is hard to believe 8 years have already passed in the 1100's.
I am
still without a grandson. I may soon offer a gold reward for the first of my sons to spawn a male heir...
Ahh! I've been attacked!
No, not the realm, but me personally! I managed to make it through the ordeal without wound or injury, but I have startling evidence to suggest that
my wife was somehow involved in the plot!
This is the last back stab (literally, in this case) I will let her perform. I remove her as my spy master and replace her with an unfortunately poor substitute. But, I'll take a weaker spy master than a rival wife as a spy master any day.
Eirene is 5.
She will study at the court.
That whore!
This is how she gets back at me for removing her as spy master huh?
Whats so special about this Silvester guy. huh?
I'll exile him, that'll teach her.
We have an odd relationship...
A new pope.
(I have 1109-1111 played already... I probably won't write them up until tomorrow cuz I must get ready for a new years party... but, as a little taster I will write two words: "War" and "Boy". )
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