Abaddon
Deity
Double, b-awwwwww
The Law-Giver of the Evyn, in his mercy, offers the Duke of Liang the following submission: accept him as your better, and renounce all claims to any territory under his domain. Accept his authority over the Ming, and accept your place as his vassal. Submit troops to his calls, pay your share of his taxes, and obey his laws. In return, he will accept your continued rule in his name, and will allow your heresy to continue in peace. Your unwillingness to accept his generous offer will result in the continued destruction of your peoples.
I'm going to take control of the Eso Soggo Clan. Let's hope I can get Krato up to snuff quickly before something bad happens I'm the blue clan then, right? If so, then I have control of the Kratoan colonies to the south?
No, the southern colonies have been taken by a heretofore unknown power.
The Thorsrdyn of Evyn sends word to the leaders of Gallat: we have clashed in the past, in the arenas of thought and war. However, the Law-Giver does not wish for this to continue. He seeks friendship with those worthy, and offers your people a most generous offer. The island of Rito will be opened to your merchants once more, and there they may trade freely. He will turn a blind eye to the island's population, and will allow them to worship your idols, if they must. That right will be extended to the northern territories (Taudo), in exchange for a tax levied upon those believers. In return, all he asks is that your people be respectful of our traditions, do not interfere in our politics, and do not seek to spread your heresy within our core territories. Most generous, no?
I believe the Duroc were fairly Uggorish but are now becoming more Duroc again with a little help from me.
Right, that is better. Permanent expenses are good too. I would've added court maintenance (you know, what lots of real history rulers have spent a huge part of their budget on and reducing which was the (failed) agenda of lots of real history reformers; could be extended to "personal prestige maintenance" in general, so as to include state ceremonies and similar, except I can't come up with a better name and ultimately am inclined to think that "the court" covers it well enough) and fortresses (unless the latter are under either military or infrastructure as it is).
Patronage probably isn't a permanent expense, though; it's a one-time investment into intangibles of prestige and culture, even if it is advisable to keep it up consistently.
Good points. I'll consider all of them.
Aye, it's not. By patronage, I was trying to sum up "personal prestige maintenance" in one word.
Whatever makes it easier for you, is fine by me.
Okay, I sort of confused myself there too. To rephrase the thought: prestige is both maintained over time via the court, rituals and so on and can also be invested into in a one-off fashion (i.e. spending money on new palaces and obelisks, throwing money at arts and sciences, etc.).