Mr. Davis,
I found it rather disconcerting that you had not responded to my thoughts previously. It was rather unlike you, and made me concerned there may have been a larger issue. At any rate, I have continued on in my tour of duty here.
You had expressed a desire to make the Iroquois the next enemy of the world, then turning our attentions on Spain in some twenty years. As I had previously noted, that will simply not do. The Spanish are, at this very moment, researching a newer and more deadly way to defend their cities. In honesty, my spies tell me that if they were to succeed, even our mighty cavalry would take heavy losses at their hands. I find this completely unacceptable. I will not send my men into battles they may not win in twenty years, when they could win them easily now. I would also note that we have some 17 years left on our Passage agreement with the man named Hiawatha, and I will not furthur tarnish my honor by breaking such a deal. As such, immediately upon my arrival, I started making preparations to wage war on the Spaniards. I estimate it will take some 2 or 3 years before our forces are in position, which should give the Iroquois time to eliminate the French, canceling our deal with Spain.
In preparation for the arrival of this hot water beast you mentioned, I will also start assembling our laborers in groups of 6 nationals, or 12 of the inferior foreigners. I expect this to make progress much more noticeable.
The next few years were rather quiet. My troops were in all the appropriate positions as of 1070, but the French still had their two cities. I had watched numerous knights, Conquistadors, and even some American cavs head over there, but the cities stood. I began to get impatient, but instead of being hasty, I bided my time. As it turned out, I got word of the French demise on New Years Eve of that year. I decided I would let the Spanish forces have a year or two to return home, as they were running amok near our newly captured and poorly defended cities.
By the time 1100 rolled around, I was completely ready for action. The Spanish were all nearly back to their territory, Steam Power was ours, and my troops had been itching to get on the move. I delayed no longer. I immediately started on railroading our nation, as we had one source of coal hooked up, and two more available. I could only find two additional sources, both in Spanish lands. I sent a courier to deliver my message of doom to Isabella, he never returned. I was able to convince Hiawatha that she was evil after he partook of some our fine down home wine. Interestingly, he would not part with his maps of the world for any reasonable price. Lincoln was a bit more difficult, but was swayed by the jewels and source of ore I offered. He too put an unreasonable value on his maps. There is something fishy here.
In truth, there is little to note from the war on Spain. As expected, our cavs tear through their territory, with a single exception: Barcelona. This city, which is perched on a hill, gave me fits. If it were not for the fact that there was a beautiful cathedral there, named after some pianist, I would have burned the city out of spite. I came dangerously close to losing two healthy armies there. However, our men persevered and prevailed, and are currently healing in the fields around the city. I will note that Spain lost four outlying cities as soon as the war began. I will also note that I kept the cities that controlled coal, giving us what I believe can be termed a monopoly.
Throughout the engagement, I had our laborers diligently working, and as of this date, we have completed a transcontinental railroad, by and large. I have also been spending large chunks ofour money on Generals to lead our armies, but I believe it is money well spent. We recoup the lost funds about every three years. We currently have forces en route to their island town, so they should be eliminated with little problems. We should not build any more towns, as we currently have about half of the world under our control. If we settle much more, I think our foes would simply give up and bow down before us. A rather unsatisfactory conclusion, if you ask me.
At any rate, I pass the reins to capable hands, and look forward to seeing this world under our complete control.
Jackson
