General Orbei accepts Ireland's offer and begins sending the nation shipments of coal, iron, and peat through the soldier line.

With the first batch of cargoships built, trade is running at full, yet limited capacity with Mongolia via Norway. Various new food types are received, improving the average person's diet and reducing reliance on a single crop (although shifting this reliance to trading with another country. "Ah well"), while the mines dig furiously to fill Mongolia's demands for Iron and fuel, requiring a second coal mine to be founded in the South of Ireland for it's own uses while the one up north is intended for trading purposes.

Also, one of Tryptameme's pigeons which was sent to Ireland came back with notification of an interest in his discovery of diamond-studded armor. In response to this, he sends out a gift; 10 pounds of diamond studs for the Irish king so he may see the combat advantages himself.

Dan receives the studs and instructs one of his disliked aides to wear one while he begins testing the strengths and weaknesses of the armour. Much of Dan's jabs and strikes to the shaking aides' torso are deflected with ease causing damage to the iron sword, but where the studs are less dense (along the sides and bends in the armour), a few slashes fleck off the studs at the joins and became targets for his following strikes.

With the aide dragged away for recovery and the armour inspected further after being removed, Dan places an order with the Ethiopian empire for 500 suits of this diamond studded armour, with added notes for suggested improvements if possible. A payment is offered of several ships' worth of Coal and Iron for the suits, to be paid upon delivery of the suits, as Dan expects them to take time in their construction (and it gives Ireland's mines some time to build up a hoard of these materials for the trade in the meantime).

Reports from the offshore UIA have been positive for this year, with a total of 40,000 men in Mexico making headway in St. Brendan's conversion of the lands. Discoveries of an alcoholic drink known as "Tequila" created by the locals has been snapped up, which in the early days of it's discovery caused a few casualties due to the strength of such a spirit. St. Brendan intends to tax the locals in Tequila so they may keep their own money for whatever they need, while Ireland can build a trade off the alcohol.

Progress in the Canary Islands and North Africa have been also underway, with the first small landing party of 1,000 men making it to Mauritania, with early reports of a conflict in the lands north of it. Dan instructs the men not to interfere with whatever's going on over there and stay within Mauritania, and sends his foreign ambassadors off to discuss with Spain and England to figure out how further conquests of North Africa are to be considered to limit conflicts in the future.

At home, half of the 90,000 UIA defence force are stationed as footsoldiers, for now guarding ports and the construction sites of the castles-to-be across Ireland. 15,000 have been trained as archers to maintain similar defence of the coasts and cities, and of the best soldiers are picked out to become an elite guard, including defence of the King himself with special training and equipment to be administered. for the time being, these 500 are differentiated with a clover on the shoulders of the armour to signify their skills and loyalty to the King and Ireland. The remainder (29,500) are retrained as mariners for the navy, with further orders for sailing battleships to be constructed.

80,000 further soldiers have also been created, with specialised training underway for desert climates and warfare to be sent to North Africa and 1,000 to remain and rotate in the Canaries.

Military Assets
-200,000 strong UIA.
 
  -90,000 as home defence
    -45,000 footsoliders
    -29,500 mariners/naval personnel
    -15,000 archers
    -500 Elite UIA
 
  -80,000 in training for North Africa, expected to take 1 year until ready
 
  -40,000 in Mexico (55% converted)
  -9,000 in Canary Islands, to be moved to Mauritania over this year. Progress to be detailed next post or year.
  -1,000 in Mauritania (1% converted)
 

Foreign Policy
-Trade with MONGOLIA: Iron, Coal, Peat for Food
-Order placed for 500 suits of diamond studded armour with improvements suggested to ETHIOPIA
-Diplomatic relations sought with ENGLAND and SPAIN to discuss future conquests in North Africa. (see relevant coloured text above)
-Early shipments of Tequila to be sent back to Ireland for trade on total conversion of Mexico.

Domestic Policy
-Orders placed for more battle/solider transport ships, totalling 5,000 in 3 years

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General Orbei accepts Ireland's offer and begins sending the nation shipments of coal, iron, and peat through the soldier line.

With the first batch of cargoships built, trade is running at full, yet limited capacity with Mongolia via Norway. Various new food types are received, improving the average person's diet and reducing reliance on a single crop (although shifting this reliance to trading with another country. "Ah well"), while the mines dig furiously to fill Mongolia's demands for Iron and fuel, requiring a second coal mine to be founded in the South of Ireland for it's own uses while the one up north is intended for trading purposes.

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Also, one of Tryptameme's pigeons which was sent to Ireland came back with notification of an interest in his discovery of diamond-studded armor. In response to this, he sends out a gift; 10 pounds of diamond studs for the Irish king so he may see the combat advantages himself.

Dan receives the studs and instructs one of his disliked aides to wear one while he begins testing the strengths and weaknesses of the armour. Much of Dan's jabs and strikes to the shaking aides' torso are deflected with ease causing damage to the iron sword, but where the studs are less dense (along the sides and bends in the armour), a few slashes fleck off the studs at the joins and became targets for his following strikes.

With the aide dragged away for recovery and the armour inspected further after being removed, Dan places an order with the Ethiopian empire for 500 suits of this diamond studded armour, with added notes for suggested improvements if possible. A payment is offered of several ships' worth of Coal and Iron for the suits, to be paid upon delivery of the suits, as Dan expects them to take time in their construction (and it gives Ireland's mines some time to build up a hoard of these materials for the trade in the meantime).

Reports from the offshore UIA have been positive for this year, with a total of 40,000 men in Mexico making headway in St. Brendan's conversion of the lands. Discoveries of an alcoholic drink known as "Tequila" created by the locals has been snapped up, which in the early days of it's discovery caused a few casualties due to the strength of such a spirit. St. Brendan intends to tax the locals in Tequila so they may keep their own money for whatever they need, while Ireland can build a trade off the alcohol.

Progress in the Canary Islands and North Africa have been also underway, with the first small landing party of 1,000 men making it to Mauritania, with early reports of a conflict in the lands north of it. Dan instructs the men not to interfere with whatever's going on over there and stay within Mauritania, and sends his foreign ambassadors off to discuss with Spain and England to figure out how further conquests of North Africa are to be considered to limit conflicts in the future.

At home, half of the 90,000 UIA defence force are stationed as footsoldiers, for now guarding ports and the construction sites of the castles-to-be across Ireland. 15,000 have been trained as archers to maintain similar defence of the coasts and cities, and of the best soldiers are picked out to become an elite guard, including defence of the King himself with special training and equipment to be administered. for the time being, these 500 are differentiated with a clover on the shoulders of the armour to signify their skills and loyalty to the King and Ireland. The remainder (29,500) are retrained as mariners for the navy, with further orders for sailing battleships to be constructed.

80,000 further soldiers have also been created, with specialised training underway for desert climates and warfare to be sent to North Africa and 1,000 to remain and rotate in the Canaries.

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Military Assets
-200,000 strong UIA.
 
  -90,000 as home defence
    -45,000 footsoliders
    -29,500 mariners/naval personnel
    -15,000 archers
    -500 Elite UIA
 
  -80,000 in training for North Africa, expected to take 1 year until ready
 
  -40,000 in Mexico (55% converted)
  -9,000 in Canary Islands, to be moved to Mauritania over this year. Progress to be detailed next post or year.
  -1,000 in Mauritania (1% converted)
 

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Foreign Policy
-Trade with MONGOLIA: Iron, Coal, Peat for Food
-Order placed for 500 suits of diamond studded armour with improvements suggested to ETHIOPIA
-Diplomatic relations sought with ENGLAND and SPAIN to discuss future conquests in North Africa. (see relevant coloured text above)
-Early shipments of Tequila to be sent back to Ireland for trade on total conversion of Mexico.

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Domestic Policy
-Orders placed for more battle/solider transport ships, totalling 5,000 in 3 years

I must've misinterpreted your earlier post. We have an abundance of natural resources like iron and coal, and need as much food as we can get. I thought you were offering to send us food in exchange for iron, coal, and peat, not the other way around.

Italian Invasion - 78%

Morocco Take Over - Complete

20,000 soldiers exit from the Spanish Andorrian Bootcamps and march towards Italy to help out the division there. With the Morocco under Spanish rule, the English now have safe passage into Algeria.

anyone wanna buy some maple syrup?

Mongolia begins research with iron in an attempt to devise a strong, cheap form of barricade. Expected to be complete by page 20.

Mongolia begins the construction of three new steel refineries in West Russia. Expected to be complete by page 20.

Kazakhstan annexation complete. Kazakhstan natives enslaved and forced to work in Mongolian industry.
4 Ural training camps complete. Troop training times are now considerably faster.
37,000 native soldiers trained. Mongolia now has a standing army of 397,640 men.

2nd wave of conscription -- 42% (264,600/630,000)
New barricade research -- 35%
Three steel refineries in West Russia -- 36%

Quote from: SecondClass on June 06, 2015, 12:30:33 PM

I must've misinterpreted your earlier post. We have an abundance of natural resources like iron and coal, and need as much food as we can get. I thought you were offering to send us food in exchange for iron, coal, and peat, not the other way around.

Dan:

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We seem to be in the same boat then.

The Kaiser is amused.

hey you Mongolian sons of bitches. Canada is declaring war on you. Get your shit ready for some butt groping

Spain quickly sends out 10 boats towards the Americas for quick colonization of the lands below Canada.

Arrival to the Indian Lands - 5%

L.S.A.B.S. which has been renamed is now at 36%

German annexation of Poland, CZ, and Austria. 50%

Germany recruitment begins in France expected # of men is 10,000 divided into the 3 classes with the exception of 1,000 going to a separate project. 10,000 due 66%

Germany begins mandatory conscription of all men above the age of 15. 70,000 new troops expected by Page 23.

Germany begins loading colonists into groups to send to the newly traded for land mass across the ocean. Safe passage from the Spanish is highly likely.

This is not a bump.

2nd wave of conscription -- 50% (315,000/630,000)
New barricade research -- 42%
Three steel refineries in West Russia -- 50%
Alaska annexation -- 5%