The Reign of Emperor Airon II
1060 AD
Anticipation gripped the land of Artonia as Airon the 2nd began his reign. As a politician he heavily endorsed the practice of slavery and with the war over he promised a massive overhaul of the land. As he approached the enormous crowd attending his coronation he quieted them with a raise of his right arm. "Great citizens of Artonia, the conquests of Emperor Huber have expanded our Empire greatly. I promise you peace and prosperity for our future..."
The crowd erupted with cheers and hails. "This will not come without sacrifice from all of our citizens. Let us now look to the future and build an Empire that shall be the envy of the world....."
The Emperors' advisors brought him a summary of the Empires financial state as he requested.
It was worse than he thought. His first act as Emperor was to adopt Organized Religion.
1070-1140 AD Rivers of Blood
Airon II had promised his people to do whatever takes to get them out of the economic depression. He let lose the Imperial Gaurd and formed 100s of slave camps accross the entire land. The number of lives lost were enormous but scores of workers, missionaries and a few buildings were erected in no time. All of the people would benefit from their sacrifices and a monument was being constructed in Dankis to honor them.
1150-AD
Shaka canceled the Peace Treaty signed by him and Emperor Huber. Reinforcements were sent to solidify the northern border.
Seafaring barbarians entered Artonian coastal Waters and I ordered a Trireme be constructed imediately in Huber to protect the Huberian fishing grounds. Whipped it out in one turn.
1160-1190 AD
Our first ship was named the SS Airon. It now sails with the Huberian fishermen protecting them from barbs and enemies.
The Hurricane in Dankis was devastating. The "Monument of Sacrifice" was destroyed but no population was lost. Perhaps the Gods were sending a twisted message to the Emperor.
1200-1260 AD
The people of Artonia rejoiced the day the Emperor came before them endorsing the practice of Serfdom. This meant an end to slavery, the people were so happy their labor has increased by 50%. The cottage development act was already in full effect and this would help complete the legislation before the end of his reign.
The first units of Longbowmen also began training in Arkan and Domgreind.
1265-1280 AD
Traded Aesthetics to Darius for Horse Back Riding.
1285 AD
Began researching compass.
1300 AD
Marked the end of Airon II reign. The entire land of Artonia has been improved save a tile or 2. Most workers are now building roads to connect the Empire from top to bottom. Serfdom is now obsolete so a civics change is necessary. Most of our settled cities now have hinduism and Artok has become a good missionary factory for our Northern cities. Got a Forge, 2 Longbows and a Horse Archer out of Arkan and it is now constructing Heroic Epic, then it should be primarily a military unit factory. Octavia is building forge and should start Maoi Statues right after to become a great hybrid (commerce+production) city. All in all a good turn session though it took a while micromanaging all the whips and workers. Our economy is on the rise, Through cottage development and foreign trade I was able to increase research from 63 to 156 though we are still at a net 25 gold loss. This should rectify itself as our Markets/Courthouses are finished and cottages continue to grow towards towns. Here is the financial summary after Airon II reign.
Empire of Artonia 1300 AD-
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