Caliphate of Al-Andalus
Abd al-Rahman stood outside the front of his "palace," looking down upon the town below the hill on which his palace was located. The royal residence was a simple stone building with several rooms, but that was considered very lavish in such ancient times of Andalusian history. Beyond the town were olive trees, great numbers of them extending in all directions, and then beyond those trees were the mountains. The olive trees had been a boon to the local economy.
Meanwhile, his explorers had reached the sea. One unit of 50 archers had stumbled upon ancient footprints set in stone, obviously made long ago. Al-Rahman was curious as to what these ancient cultures might have discovered, so he sent one unit of 50 archers to explore them. He would send the others west; there were rumors of a great continent lying just across a small strech of water.
Of course, with the empire now reaching the sea, this meant new economic opprotunities. Fish, the bounty of the sea, could be caught from the shore; rudimentary fishing rafts were also being built. However, it was hard to transport these things further inland; the terrain was difficult and mountainous. Therefore, al-Rahman ordered the construction of a road from the capital city to the sea, to facilitate commerce and the economy.
ORDERS:
*Use one unit of 50 archers to follow and investigate the path of the mysterious footprints.
*Use the other unit of archers to explore west along the coast.
*Build a road from the capital to the coast to facilitate commerce (increase economy.)