The Order of the Imperial Shadow Reformed

Provolution

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The Order of the Imperial Shadow

This order will aggressively seek Japanese strategic supremacy in the world, in the best tradition of the Meiji Restoration 1867 and the Japanese quest for creating a greater co-prosperity sphere. Wisdom and prudent judgement on strategy will prevail over short term profit and budo principles. The overarching ambition and objective will remain the same, is to make Japan the premier strategic powerhouse in the world. The more power to the Japanese Empire, the more power to the nobility and the members of the Japanese State. The Order of the Imperial Shadow seeks to expand the elites powers in order to ascertain the historicfal mission of Japanese domination.

Everything is subject to the interest of the Japanese State, in the national interest, lives will be sacrificed, luxuries omitted and individuals put to the ultimate test. Cohesion of the Japanese Empire, its long term expansion through perseverance, patience and a strong sense of audacity will call for leaders, men and women alike, to take the necessary risks in order to make Japan, the land of the rising sun, get a place in the sun, and even become one, among the various political satellites we will encounter in our march.

Japan has no reservations on making other civilizations servants of our longer
term aspirations, and through our delicate politcal machineries and social engineering of our neighbours, reshape the world in the Japanese image.
In order to reach this vision of total Japanese domination, either military or diplomatic, we need to establish a core council aggressively and persistently
advocating this coherent thought to the Japanese leadership.

The Program of the Order of the Shadow has three primary objectives and
ten directives that is instrumental to reach these objectives. In the idea of secret societies like Illuminati, we purse a Master Plan lasting a full 6000 years.

Objectives

1. Japan shall be self sufficient on strategic military industrial resources and force strategic rivals into submission by the end of Japans Ancient time.

2. Japan shall through the Medieval and Renaissance period dominate the continent in which Japan is located.

3. Through the Industrial and Modern period, Japan shall achieve the creation of a greater co-properity sphere with national control over strategic resources and assure the spread of the Japanese destiny in the spirit of Nihonjinron, the Japanese people and finally the Japanese nobility.

10 Directives for Japanese Supremacy

1. Strategic resources is the core of Japans national interest and should be prioritized over city building and luxuries for the common good.

2. Japans Religious and Militaristic tradition calls for a pro evolutionary movement, hence "Provolution", in order to ensure by sudden strategic revolution of government type followed by forceful evolutions of new state forms and bold strategic policies that Japan is firmly for Pro Evolution.

3, Japans military doctrine will be only to fight wars in which we have a defined outcome that is tangibly meeting Japans strategic interests.
Japan will never fight wars unless there is a strategically defined outcome.

4. Any government structure of Japan should reflect Japanese uniqueness, in Japanese the discussion of Nihonjinron, and firmly relate to Japans advantages in the martial and religious field. Science development and military campaigns should be subject to a grander vision of optimizing the full potential of the Japanese rationale for sudden and forceful expansion.

5. Gubernatorial powers are subject to the historical mission of Japan, and would primarily be the military governor of Japan, everytging for the Nobunaga Shoguns through Douglas MacArthur are in this tradition. The prodcution in Japanese cities will be based on these Japanese comparative advantages in mind. Commerce, Japanese budo as well as culture are all subject to Nihonjinron, and there to serve the realization of Nihonjinron.

6. Japan, as an uniquely insular culture regardless of location, should aggressively seek to dominate the seaways in order to ascertain control of the coveted strategic resoources, luxuries are considered appropriate if discovered en route to these strategic resources.

7. The Order of the Imperial Shadow seeks the establishment of an Imperial High command, in order to extend the necessary Japanese martial influence on future satellites of the Imperial Japan through military mastery of the four elements. The Defense Minister should be responsible and command the Japanese High Command, or Imperial Command, comprising of Supreme General, Supreme Admiral and Supreme Samurai of the Imperial Guard.

8. The Japanese culture should pursue domination of the four elements critical to Japanese strategic dominance, namely wisdom and the strengthening of the Japanese naval and military traditions. This will impact culture, both in terms of culture (temples and education) as well as wonders (Lighthouse, Magellan, Sun Tzu and the Great Wall).

9. Japan should turn every new civilization into a future satellite by the means of the word, the plant and the sword in this natural order. First line of defense is diplomacy, then, we will press territorial issues and finally, when these does not work, we decide to attack at our time and choosing.
We always choose our wars, otherwise we make small concessions.

10. Japan will prevail through professional excellence and operational strength, political snakes threatening the application of Japanese uniqueness have no future or place in Nihonjinron and will be shunned.

Finally The rder of the Imperial shadow need Council of Schichi ni no Samurai, which with diverse talents should found, develop, and promulgate this grand and sensible vision into firm action. sociologists found that seven strong individuals is the best base for an optimal project organization.

Therefore, in addition to the undersigned, the Order calls for six commited noblemen and women of exceptional prowess and quality to fill the remaining ranks of our order. It is critical to state that the Order is not a political instrument , party or combine designated on degrading the ideals of the Demo-game, but that each member is allowed and privileged to vote by their own convictions. This, however, does not disallow agreement of the individual members.

Elder of the Order
Provolution

Other samurai seats.
The Order calls for

Gunma-kakarino mono
Charge d'affaires military question

FILLED Sarevok

Ume no fune no kakarino mono
Charge d'affaires naval expansion questions

FILLED Civanator

shakai kangaeru no kakari no mono
Charge d'affaires political change/revolution questions

FILLED CYC

Gaikoku no kotoro de kakari no mono
Charge d'affaires foreign questions

FILLED Blackheart

Keezai to Keiei no kotoro no kakarino mono
Charge d'affaires Economy and management questions

FILLED Nodoldan

Kagemusha to Kempeitai no kakarino mono
Charge d'affaires Conspiracy and Secret Police Questions

FILLED Coinich

These positions will be filled after review of the candidates, CIV players are generally bright people, sio I think we should fill these chairs with ideologically suitable people. For RPG-play , debate, policy document development only, not for the in-game elections

Yours
Provolution

NIHON SHORAI, BANZAI


End note, on the knowledge that political organizations for some reason is disallowed, confusing enough with all these borderline citizen groups, the Order is now meant as a written policy development instrument that actively seeks to draft a 6 millenium manifesto on the long term strategy for the Japanese civ and present that vision in the forums and NOT be a part of the elctorate process, where all are individuals representing themselves.

Rather consider this the RAND Corporation or any other leading national think tank delivering new agendas and visions to the nations leaders.

I am sorry that I did not know what was and was not politically correct in this game, but now I do and now I abide by that.
 
Very interesting, Provolution. I'm not much for joining citizen groups, but in this case, I'd be honored to apply for the shakai kangaeru no kakari no mono chair.

Can I get a phonetic pronounciation on/for that title?
 
I am in a disagreement with the 9th directive. Instead of having satellite nations I believe we should directly annex them, declare their citizens to be Japanese citizens, and treat them as an equal part of our country.
 
Cyc said:
Very interesting, Provolution. I'm not much for joining citizen groups, but in this case, I'd be honored to apply for the shakai kangaeru no kakari no mono chair.

Can I get a phonetic pronounciation on/for that title?

sha-kai Kah-n gah eh roo- noh kah-kah-ree noh mo-noh

shakai, society
kangaeru, change
kakarino mono , executive, responsbile person

Besides, this policy development position plays directly on the religion advantage of the Japanese, enabling us to choose government type almost at will, so every revolutionary draft from this think tank will be your privilege. :)

I guess this is the only group with such a function :)

No huggy feely pastel color political correctness, this is meant for a grim world of barbarians ravaging and hostile civs facing a militaristic civ, us.
 
blackheart said:
I am in a disagreement with the 9th directive. Instead of having satellite nations I believe we should directly annex them, declare their citizens to be Japanese citizens, and treat them as an equal part of our country.

Satellite nation is actually the minimum, but of course annexation is never out of the question if they cannot cooperate properly. Then they need some paternal/maternal guidance so we can raise them as our own children :)
 
oh the sweet sounds of militarism, I love it :)

As a member of the Merchant guild, I see by point #1 that we agree in the priority of strategic resources over all.
 
So how are we planning on going about with our domination? Covertly or all out brute force? I personally just prefer to have every other country in the world continuously fight each other while we build up our forces and "liberate" the war weary masses.
 
I think the fun objective would actually be a diplomatic victory, but that will never be achievable with cuddly huggy feely beatnik pacifist moves for Japan, as some suggests they want to run this civ. It is going to be a brutal intelligence and diplomacy war, sustained by economy, trade, culture and so on.

But with a large world and barbarians en masse, I think actually a diplomatic cvictory is to be sought for. In the process we will certainly Japanize several people, but we may need to make a couple satellites as well in different ways.

Remember, the barbarians have a major say in this game.
 
Diplomacy,espionage and intrigue, or sheer force, who cares? As long as it gets us to our goal. Maybe we should just start a multinational fast food chain ;) . But really, a diplomatic victory would require so much appeasement on our part, and we can't appease and assimilate other cultures at the same time.
 
blackheart said:
Diplomacy,espionage and intrigue, or sheer force, who cares? As long as it gets us to our goal. Maybe we should just start a multinational fast food chain ;) . But really, a diplomatic victory would require so much appeasement on our part, and we can't appease and assimilate other cultures at the same time.

I mean, we must use the full spectrum in our arsenal, not only bloon and iron, but also the other, more sinister talents of Japan. A major problem with large maps is that we have a hardt time in meeting all vivs in due time to conquer them at once. However, imagine the pleasure for the national pride to conquer half and subdue half, at least the game get some variation.

Besides, Sarevok, as you not have noticed, there is a vacant position as
Chardges d'Affaires for military questions... :) You are welcomet to join.
 
Civanator said:
I would like to join under the Ume no fune no kakarino mono seat.


Civanator

You are honoarably admitted to the Ume no fune no kakarino mono seat. and the Council look forward to dominate the oceans with your firm and steering hand. :)

I will add you at once.
 
Sarevok said:
A militarist club? Im definetly in this!

I would like the Gunma-kakarino mono seat.

Sarevok, granted, it is an honor, you are the last one.
All seats are filled.
 
blackheart said:
So how are we planning on going about with our domination? Covertly or all out brute force? I personally just prefer to have every other country in the world continuously fight each other while we build up our forces and "liberate" the war weary masses.


Blackheart,

honorable board member

the vision is to develop a doctrine of surprise war with special campaign forces playing on combined arms. The military should not be a mass army like the Chinese, but a highly professionalized military with the most updated technology that allows us to win defined strategic victories with a limited amount of forces.
Through choosing the time, place and battlespace of our own designated wars, as well as the social architecture of the international diplomacy, we may leverage the critical situations to the maximum of strategic potential.

This means that we will not flood the electorate with gazillion polls and bothering small messages, but involve them directly in the real strategic hard decisions, and let the people influence and craft the strategy through qualified feedback on the route to go. Covertly is not the opposite of brute force, however,, we are not silly thugs, we would have our surprise attacks like Port Arthur, Tsushima, Pearl Harbor on an unkowing enemy.

Imagine the suspense with the diplomacy game before a war we plan in detail, and the shock effect our well planned surprise attack incur on the enemy.

However, in order to shape such a battlespace, we need a very smooth and effective diplomatic instrument, not creating a new Domino War, as in DG 1.
 
Sarevok said:
your doctrine here wont be useful or even doable until were in the industrial age...

Well, the plan is to build up a stem of elite troops by applying a containable barbarian presence. Small scale. we can expand gradually with the possession or
iron and horse, later gunpowder. Of course we need a strong military in all periods, but economics dictate that we cannot have it all. In order to compensate for that, we should rather build fewer and better troops, and by selecting our own wars, we are not forced to have a very expensive large army at all times, even though a military and diplomatic victory is the preferred target..
 
Elder Provolution,

I agree with your strategy. In wars I like to launch an attack on the enemy capital and quickly capture it to destroy their fighting spirit. Of course that would take a lot of elite units and careful planning, but think of the glory if it is achieved. Although a surprise attack would be a great blow to an enemy, it has too servere diplomatic repercussions. Would it not be a better idea if we posture ourselves into a position where we drag our target into a war with another nation and while their armies are away we sweep in and capture their cities?

As for the small elite force, I do not think this may be the best idea. Even though we would have an elite army, it would be too small to fight a prolonged war or handle offense/defense from several fronts. I suggest we have several elite units but also more regular/veteran reserve units.

I believe we should just plunge to world into chaos with everyone else at each other's necks while we go in and quietly absorb the warring countries.
 
I agree in principle ;)

Gaikoku no kotoro de kakari no mono
Blackheart
 
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