Swissempire
Poet Jester
King Cameron sat at the Oaken table, dicussiong matters with his advisors
(Black=King Cameron, Blue= First Economic Advisor, Green= Second Economic Advisor, Red= Socio-Religious Advisor)
"Now, tell me about this "quasi-recession" state of our econonomy"
"Well sir, it seems that our African Endeavor, combined with the Asian Economic Collapse, has caused our economy to fall."
"So your saying were economically stagnant, that we are not growing at all!"
"Not exactly sire. You see, Most of the country side is stagnating, as well as Belfast, but Dublin and Cork are growing rapidly and outputting more than ever before"
"So.... were not in a recession"
"No, we are."
"Then WHY ARE OUR TOO BIGGEST CITIES GROWING."
"Honestly, i don't know."
"I do, or at least i think i do" piped in the Advisors assistant."Well, speak up."
"Well, your majesty, I call it The Industrial Militarism Theory[1]. Since you began your reign, you called for more soldiers for the colonial efforts, more ships for the navy, and therefore, more supplies to keep them going. To make these supplies and sell them to you, Capitalists built factories in major cities. These factories needed workers. So naturally, when the recession hit, workers flocked from the country side to the only place their WERE jobs, which were Cork and Dublin. And with you spending so much, that money was given back to the workers, which attracted more workers. And more workers meant that more factories could be profitable. So now, we can afford to EXPORT many goods, giving us money. And the cycle continues."
"Perfect, problem solved!"
"Not exactly, see the other half of the The Industrial Militarism Theory is Militarism. You need to engage in war, colonizing or a arms race/build up for it to work. And Cork and Dublin will soon reach their limit. Factory and living space are running out."
"So, what do you suggest we do?"
"I suggest that we do the following. First, a) We invest more in military build-up to create more jobs. This will cause a little debt, but it will be beneficial in the long run. b) We have to find a way to get some jobs for people in the country side, and to help Belfast off its feet. c)I know it sounds drastic, but for Economic reasons, we need to engage in war or colonization."
"Interesting, I shall take this all in too consideration... hmm. You are dismissed"
They leave the room, and the Socio-Religous Advisor enters
"Sire, what do you wish"
"Tell me about my popularity"
"Well, your majesty, the peoples Confidence in you is riseing, but slowly. They are responding well to your Religoius moves, but they are more and more siding with Parliment on the issues. Some how you need to change that"
"Yes, yes we do. But don't worry, I have a plan for that"
"Very well sire. On the nationalist scale, the historical evidence on our past that is being "redicovered" has aroused a large movemnet for a return to our Celtic roots, for Celtic Revival. As your advisor, I suggest you take advantage of this. But your the King"
"That I am, and you have just given me a brilliant idea. Be gone, I must think!"
[1] Precursor to and Hybrid of the Military-Industrial Complex
(Black=King Cameron, Blue= First Economic Advisor, Green= Second Economic Advisor, Red= Socio-Religious Advisor)
"Now, tell me about this "quasi-recession" state of our econonomy"
"Well sir, it seems that our African Endeavor, combined with the Asian Economic Collapse, has caused our economy to fall."
"So your saying were economically stagnant, that we are not growing at all!"
"Not exactly sire. You see, Most of the country side is stagnating, as well as Belfast, but Dublin and Cork are growing rapidly and outputting more than ever before"
"So.... were not in a recession"
"No, we are."
"Then WHY ARE OUR TOO BIGGEST CITIES GROWING."
"Honestly, i don't know."
"I do, or at least i think i do" piped in the Advisors assistant."Well, speak up."
"Well, your majesty, I call it The Industrial Militarism Theory[1]. Since you began your reign, you called for more soldiers for the colonial efforts, more ships for the navy, and therefore, more supplies to keep them going. To make these supplies and sell them to you, Capitalists built factories in major cities. These factories needed workers. So naturally, when the recession hit, workers flocked from the country side to the only place their WERE jobs, which were Cork and Dublin. And with you spending so much, that money was given back to the workers, which attracted more workers. And more workers meant that more factories could be profitable. So now, we can afford to EXPORT many goods, giving us money. And the cycle continues."
"Perfect, problem solved!"
"Not exactly, see the other half of the The Industrial Militarism Theory is Militarism. You need to engage in war, colonizing or a arms race/build up for it to work. And Cork and Dublin will soon reach their limit. Factory and living space are running out."
"So, what do you suggest we do?"
"I suggest that we do the following. First, a) We invest more in military build-up to create more jobs. This will cause a little debt, but it will be beneficial in the long run. b) We have to find a way to get some jobs for people in the country side, and to help Belfast off its feet. c)I know it sounds drastic, but for Economic reasons, we need to engage in war or colonization."
"Interesting, I shall take this all in too consideration... hmm. You are dismissed"
They leave the room, and the Socio-Religous Advisor enters
"Sire, what do you wish"
"Tell me about my popularity"
"Well, your majesty, the peoples Confidence in you is riseing, but slowly. They are responding well to your Religoius moves, but they are more and more siding with Parliment on the issues. Some how you need to change that"
"Yes, yes we do. But don't worry, I have a plan for that"
"Very well sire. On the nationalist scale, the historical evidence on our past that is being "redicovered" has aroused a large movemnet for a return to our Celtic roots, for Celtic Revival. As your advisor, I suggest you take advantage of this. But your the King"
"That I am, and you have just given me a brilliant idea. Be gone, I must think!"
[1] Precursor to and Hybrid of the Military-Industrial Complex
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