Great Markets to be built in Crimean Cities!
Seeing the need to improve their ability to trade, especially with large empires like Byzantium, various merchants have begun purchasing land near the shipyards. At great personal expense, with the hope of even greater personal fortune, the merchants will tear down the old buildings and establish a large open-air marketplace instead of the crowded little shops they currently occupy. This is being done with full governmental consent, the government is encouraging families that may be displaced to travel along the inland waterways and establish settlements. (+1 Economy/ +1 Infrastructure/ +1 Confidence/ +1 Civil Leadership)
The masonry workers union has been given several lucrative contracts by the merchants and as a result, are paying for more laborers to handle this large job. The additional spending by these now-employed workers is attracting more strange and foreign goods to Crimea, and with so many people bringing new things, the need for the open-air market place is very apparent.
Otherwise, the Soldiers of Crimea remain vigilant, not wishing war, but preparing for the inevitable. As becoming a growing center of trade has caused them to spend more time resolving arguments than anything else.