Coletun meant "man from the dark town" and Armstrong was the surname for a clan of "strong armed men". Cole was from the great mountain town of Liverpool. Liverpool was most known for some famous musicians that often played in London to entertain it's great citizens but not the Armstrongs. Coletun was the most brutish of the Armstrong clan and rose to power in the city of Liverpool at a very young age. The time came when he followed the footsteps of many Armstrongs. Coletun joined the cause. His reputation grew from the great battle of Barcleona.
Cole believed in a few tenets for the country's well being and is a theme throughout his tenure.
1. Economics and commerce. Money and building places where the people could buy goods at the local market. The markets in turn could be taxed and this would help grow the great country.
2. Science. To stay ahead of other countries Cole believed it was his responsibility to educate the masses. Places where books could be stored and read by everyone would be built throughout the country. This generousity would pay off handsomely. There was a group of scientists who were studying mixtures and reactions who would come up with some amazing things. He would learn more about this later.
3. Expansionism. As the country grew, more land and food would be necessary. Spain was in the way of this goal. The would pay a heavy price for getting in the way.
4. Trade. Trade with all the backwards countries of the world would require diplomacy and shipping. Cole believed shipping would one day be one of the countries great attributes.
Now was his time to lead this great country and this is the story. The first thing Cole did was threaten Caesar. Cole felt Rome would be part of England soon enough. Caesar the weak gave this reaction. Cole left him alone for the time being since it bankrupted the Roman economy.
Cole also relieved many old regular units of their duty and they gave an immediate impact to their cities. They also helped reduce the cost of maintaining the Army.
In the following years Cole discussed the benefits of engineering with Montezuma. Montezuma offered back the benefits of Monarchy, all of the Aztecs gold 237g and also would pay 9 gpt for generations to come. Armstrong really had no interest in the benefits of Monarchy but felt he could sell this philosophy to many backwards clans from around the world. He sold it to the Chinese for 72g, the Koreans for 64g, the Carthaginians for 36g, France for 33g, Shaka for 33g and 23g to the Germans. This wiped out all of these leading countries treasuries and bolstered the English coffers. Many science and commerce projects were finished early by paying workers extra to work longer hours. Everyone was happy.
Years later reports from across the ocean were coming back about a new country. We looked forward to new trade.
These people lived in a warm climate, talked funny and really were quite crass. Cole requested all of their gold because they should pay tribute to us and think of it as protection money. It was only 4g.
These strange words angered Armstrong. He made his case in front of parliment and it was so. War with America!
As time went on there was a great scientist who was recognized. This man was able to mix great potions and with help from the books in the libraries developed a new science. Chemistry. Sir Isaac Newton was made very wealthy from his new developments and was able to finance a great project that would help the military for centuries.
A few years later, Cole was called upon by Wang of Korea. Wang wanted to strike a deal for furs and 19gpt for his incense. "Rubbish", Cole said. Cole realized without reasonable trade routes this would never work. "Someday, most honorable Wang, boats will cross oceans and then we can revisit this". Wang thought Armstrong was insane.