DaNES I: At the Precipice

[#1 Person]

To Sweden-Norway
From Arabia
Whatever I can get , obviously the larger the loan, the larger interest that will be returned. It is up to the nation, really. If you only loan like one or two ecos, then perhaps the only rational interest/return on the investment is the good will and friendship. However if one donates a total of like 4 or 5 ecos, then they will be payed back in full plus an extra in like 3-4 turns.

Spoiler story :

Story: Islamic Republic of Arabia Founded

Ibn Saud was in no rush to create any sort of absolute Monarchy. He knew that Islam can coexist with democracy, and that the idea of inheriting positions was the position of the hideous Shi'a sect to the north. This well known fact was to Hanbal's great relief. Although his own numbers were larger than the standing force of Ibn Saud, Hanbal knew that he could easily raise support amongst all the pious Muslims should it be needed, and was in no mood to turn a quick revolt into a massive civil war.
However Ibn Saud's very ideas of Wahhabism meant that there must be some way of having Islamic Law oversea the government, and be the guiding principle of the land. Both this extremist Islamist view must go somehow with that of the republic. Ibn Saud simply thought that the leaders of all the Mosques in Arabia should simply convene every year, and since the Imam's are supported by their people, it would therefore be a representative government. Hanbal, despite living as a nomad for must of his life, had a far more western view of direct elections of the government, as well as having Islam play a lesser role, believing that simply the people on a whole are pious and therefore the laws will reflect that. Frequently these two men met, sometimes in private, other times in the presence of the entire city of Riyadh to discuss a solution. This went on for literally months, neither side really willing to compromise.
However Ibn Saud soon had his mind made far more open. One time, while walking through the streets, he saw a young man bow, to him as though Ibn was a man of royalty. Ibn Saud realized that because for so long he and Hanbal have ruled Arabia under this loose coaliton, people saw them as only another ruler, another Sultan, and that this was not the idealist, fundamental struggle Ibn Saud hoped people would view it as. Immediately once he realized this, he turned off his planned route to go straight to the camp outside Riyadh where Hanbal was staying. He confronted him, saying what he saw, and how it was necessary to stop this endless struggle, and compromise.


Diagram of Final Government

 

[Jason The King]

To Arabia
From Sweden-Norway

We are willing to loan 3 this turn, and 3 next turn for a total of 6, that is, if you are willing to pay it back plus 2 interested within the next [10 turns]. Exact repayment terms can be discussed if you have interest [...haha].

 

[#1 Person]

To Sweden-Norway
From Arabia

Your funny and we agree.

 

[Shadowbound]

To Arabia
From the Netherlands

We will consider investment if you can prove its profitability, and the stability of your government. For the first, we wish to send a survey team to take stock of your natural resources, as for the second, time will tell.

 

[#1 Person]

From the Islamic Republic of Arabia
To the Netherlands

As a general policy, we will not allow any sort of large foreign group within our borders until we hold a general election and form a unified immigration policy. Until that time, we must keep our borders, other than traveling merchants and official diplomats, closed.

 

[Shadowbound]

From the Islamic Republic of Arabia
To the Netherlands

As a general policy, we will not allow any sort of large foreign group within our borders until we hold a general election and form a unified immigration policy. After that time, we must keep our borders, other than traveling merchants and official diplomats, closed.

A small survey team, of perhaps a few dozen individuals, would compromise this policy? Very well, but we will insist on allowing us to perform a survey first before we invest.

 

[#1 Person]

From the Islamic Republic of Arabia
To the Netherlands

Very well, you are allowed it.

 

[Kal'thzar]

I am the German Nation.

 

[Shadowbound]

OOC: L'etat, c'est moi.

EDIT: Requesting 40 visas.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Good grief, someone hates the Turks...

 

[ThomAnder]

dachs, what did the npc spend its money on? Sorry about that, i wasn't exactly counting on missing 2 days of action on CFC :S

 

[Luckymoose]

My stats are not correct. My project isn't started and I do believe I increased my bureaucracy this turn.

Edit: In fact my stats are no updated at all.

 

[Thlayli]

OOC: I agree with Kal taking Germany since Azale forgot to send orders YET AGAIN. Let's talk on MSN sometime.

Great update Dachs. I'll respond to all the diplomacy I've gotten over the next 2 days.

From: The United States of America
To: The Triple Alliance

We solemnly request that Russia, Germany, Brazil, Greece, Serbia, Belgium, and Wallachia declare war on Spain, for their perfidious and vile actions towards the sovereignty of the United States and a free Colombia, both on land and on sea.

 

[Luckymoose]

Ok I will do Diplo now but Dachs please fix my stats.

TO: Kingdom of Spain
FROM:Kingdom of Belgium

Your direct and deliberate breeching of the sovereign seas of the United States of America give us reason to declare war upon you. However at this point in time the Kingdom of Belgium cannot go into a state of war with Spain. We inform you that if any military action against the armies, navies or air forces, respectively, of the members of the Triple Alliance takes place. We will declare war upon you and will see it through until Madrid is in Allied hands.

TO: Triple Alliance Members
FROM: Kingdom of Belgium
CC: Military Volunteers and Government Stability

The Belgian Armed Forces will be on voluntary duty to serve in any conflict world wide against the Entente military machine. Under control of Belgian commanders currently commanding these forces in Belgium. No declaration of war will be made as such a thing would threaten the safety of Belgium and the peoples whom live in her borders.

We will be using our inactive status in the war at this point in time to rebuild the fractured government of Belgium. Any aid from our allies in doing so is much appreciated.

TO: International Community
FROM: Kingdom of Belgium

If any actions is taking against any ship or other item or persons from the Kingdom of Belgium. It will be a declaration of war.

OOC: Looks like deBruyn is shipping off to Boston

 

[Daniel Khan]

The Two Sicilies have officially recognized Carlos V, Emperor of Spain as the future successor to the Neapolitan throne; this, a direct breach of the Treaty of Frankfurt, has gotten both Germany and the UK rather angry, while Carlos V, no spring chicken himself, hasn't indicated his own position. This also seems in direct contravention of the new Neapolitan program in media and cinema, where the government is apparently trying to increase Imperial Roman nostalgia with films such as Mare Nostrum, a historical flick; what Italian nationalism does exist is relatively quiet at this point in time anyway, and most people just ignore the whole thing. Many Habsburg nobles are pretty happy about Carlos becoming the absolute monarch, though, although at the same time many are worried about getting dragged into the war along with Spain. (+/-1 Neapolitan Confidence)

Heh. There goes my "that Carlos can't possibly be the Emperor of Spain Carlos, as no sane king would appoint a reigning monarch of another nation as his successor" theory.

 

[Kal'thzar]

OOC: What a murkey incident, apart from not making sense. (A submarine having destroyed a target continues to remain in the area to kill people, yet the spainish have the best submarines and by association submarine doctrine.) Now of course we don't actualy know about the mutiny, but that marxist captain was an idiot.

But anyway the incident is a nice cause for war. It just depends if everyone in the world is up to it

 

[germanicus12]

To UK and Germany
From Italy
We can unify Italy under our control and save you a long and costly war there. But we request that we be allowed to build a small navy to blockade their ports.

If you do not meet our demand we will leave the 2 Sicilies alone and sit out the upcoming war.

 

[Kal'thzar]

Oh you can can you? And how do you think that you will go about that?

 

[germanicus12]

Why should we tell you our plan?

 

[Abaddon]

Orders Sent.