Clauduis VII was too young to take the throne. His father before him, king of the greatest nation in the world, died from an unknown disease. This left the full kingdom in the hands of a thirteen-year old. And so, because he was obviously too young and without any military experience, his mother, Antonette, took the throne as regent for her son. Under her reign, Lusitania went through the most glorious days since it's founding by Giss. Coming from a poor family, Antonette knew of the poverty that the poor lived. Her first act was to construct more and more marketplaces throughout the kingdom, a sure remedy to poverty as anyone can sell their goods at the market for whatever price they wanted. With the growth of markets meant the increase of trade from Lusitanian colonies in Africus, and the flow of wealth into the cities of Lusitania.
The second thing done was the recruitment of poor men, not just rich men, into the army. Now, of course, they were not allowed immediate service since that would offset the proffesionality of the armed forces, but they were recruited for militia purposes, and were paid for the training they went through, and each year they were paid to remain trained and ready to defend their village of city. This would hopefully give the poor more jobs, and perhaps get them spending more money on goods, that in turn would keep the economy going.
The next thing Antonette did was the establishment of a third Africus colony, the most southern one, and hopefully what would be the most profitable one. Here a large port would be constructed that would house most of the Royal fleet, and would give more purpose to settle here; with this port came trade from the natives from all down the coast of Africus, and soon large markets would be built here too, so traders from Lusitania would come here instead of wait for the goods to be brought up to them. This would increase population in the colony, and hopefully please the natives around it as well.
ORDERS
-Do the colony with the port thing, as described in story.
-Create militia's (not army, this is for economy booster) of poor people, pay them to be trained.
-Construct markets everywhere in my country.
-Establish a prince to rule the largest African colony, this will be the first Africus colony treated like a province.
-Keep on guard.