Warless VictoriesThe next decade would be known as a time of great economic growth across the empire, this started with representatives of the people clamoring for economic advances, amongst the farms, factories and mills, and it wasn't long until our schools started getting results, such as the spinning Jenny
Along with general economics, trade was strong focus of the decade, and at the start, the republic was bringing in a good 8000 from trade alone, however this would soon change...
Soon however a second trade fleet was sent to the straits of madagascar, bringing almost double the amount of ivory.
And not long after another trade fleet was sent to the East indies, nearly doubling the amount of incoming spice.
The expanded trade allowed many projects and improvements to be completed across the Netherlands and her colonies, in India, the Colonial army was even expanded more.
The trade by 1714 was up to almost 13000 and, and with various economic advancements the Dutch were bringing in an impressive 10k every four months.
Which was further increased by trade advancements allowing massive warehouses to store trade goods in the colonies and help them get better prices.
By 1715 the Dutch Economic strength was enough to build a massive presidential palace to the glory of the dutch...
And by 1717 the republic was bringing in almost 17k from trade alone!
The impressive income lead to growing amount of spare cash by the Dutch, allowing them to gain diplomatic power, just by cash alone, and it wasn't long untill the first economic victory. Newfoundland, a trouble province for the French, more of a burden then anything was sold to the Dutch for around 20k, within a few seasons the Dutch used its economic power to improve the province several times over, going from around 500-1000 income to almost 3k every 4 months.
Back in Europe the economic prosperity allowed some small refits of the main army, the Conscripts were relieved their places taken by a unit of French and Spanish Expatriates, and a unit of German Exiles, many of them veterans of various wars across Europe.
As well as the exile units, four units of inexperianced foot units were relieved and in their place two units of Grenadiers, and two units of elite swiss infantry joined the army.
A unit of militia cavalry, veterans of the French and Bavarian conflicts was also relieved, in their place hussars were added.
In early 1719, another economic victory was had when the British transferred control of Jamaica over to the Dutch...
...and finally, arguably the greatest economic victory of the decade, Flanders, for an impressive sum of cash, was transferred over into dutch hands, the province was, for the longest time, a target by the Dutch and it was a great boon to receive the province without a shot fired.
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