1951
El Presidente frowned when he saw the trade numbers of the previous year. He had thought that placing tariffs on goods that were already being produced in Trópico would help to improve the economic balance between the imports and exports. However, it had been nearly a disaster: in fact, if it had not been for the selling of crude oil, it would have been an unmitigated disaster.
The clamors from the population to cancel the high tariffs and return to the previous economic system were already pretty big, with many people complaining about it, so he had no other choice than to order that tariffes were slashed. Also, in order to improve relations with the United States, who had complained about the tariffs, he had written a letter to the President, hoping that things could improve between both nations.
At least, he could content himself with the fact that, at least, his plans for the internal economical development were going on very well. He had ordered the engineers at the oil well to develop plans for an oil refinery, so that the benefits from selling oil outside could be increased. That would also help to improve the economy, since those people that used cars would be able to buy cheaper, local petrol and thus spend more on other things. Quite soon, the engineers had designed the plans for a Refinery, which they suggested to build near the Docks, as it was the best place to make the exports. It would also help to exploit all the oil wells in the sea.
While the Oil Refinery was being built, he also started to make plans on how to improve other things. Education was important, the Intellectuals of the island could become very important in the future. Also, if more people were educated, those people would be able to take on more important jobs, and that was something he was really interested. Thus, he ordered that the construction of a High School was to take place as soon as it was possible. The High School would be named "Instituto Santana", after his predecessor as El Presidente.
While he walked around Ciudad Trópico, a soldier came to him and asked him why he had not done anything about the petitions from the army. From what he knew, the army was demanding that some military structures, such as an Armory or an Army Base, were built in the island. He tried to explain that there was still too much to do, but the soldier did not stay to speak much with him, because he had to get back to work. He nearly decided to have the soldier shot for insubordination, but he thought it better and decided not to do that: it might anger the army a bit too much. Maybe there was something else that could be done, and, after consulting, he chose to designate an area a bit away from Ciudad Trópico as a training area for the Army. It would be only temporary, but hopefully enough. He even added the creation of a voluntary militia, which anyone could join to learn how to use weaponry.
An economic inform told him that there were still some things that could be improved. For example, the price of the wood logs was very much lower than what was paid by cut wood, and there were projections of potential benefits if the logs were actually cut into planks within the island to later sell it. He decided to order a Sawmill to be built as soon as it was possible.
There was something he had not counted on, though: the fact that there were still many people without a house. That was something really worrying, because it was a very big problem. People living in shacks did not pay anything back to the government through taxes. Thus, after everything else had been finished, he ordered the construction of a new Tenement. It would not do much, but at least it would help to alleviate the problem. It was finished right on time, before the storied year was through.
All in all, a good year to be El Presidente.
International Events
- The Korean War continues: China is declared an aggressor.
- Winston Churchill is elected Prime Minister.
Results
Trópico
5 new adults = +5 Population
+1 Nationalist, +1 Capitalist, +1 Intellectual, +1 Religious, +1 Military
New Buildings: 1 Tenement (+10 Housing), 1 High School (+4 Jobs), 1 Lumber Mill (+3 Jobs), 1 Oil Refinery (+5 Jobs)
Available Buildings: Newspaper (a first form of Media), Factory (fabricates products out of raw materials, may improve economy), Armory (stores the army's weaponry)
New Jobs: Teacher, Factory Worker (High School)
New Exports: Refined Oil, Wood
Stops Being Imported: Refined Oil
New Laws:
- Law 01/51: Cancels Law 02/50
- Law 02/51: Establishes a voluntary militia
- Law 03/51: Campo de Marcial, in the outskirts of Ciudad Trópico, will be the training field for the army and militia
- Law 04/51: Anywhere where trees have been cut down, new trees will be reseeded to preserve forestland.
Superpowers
+3 United States ("Your actions have proved you to be a good leader for Trópico")
-1 Soviet Union ("Our friends don't like you")
Factions
Pablo Lorenzo Vásquez
+1 Nationalists
+1 Capitalists
-1 Communists
+1 Intellectuals
+1 Environmentalists
+1 Militarists
Dovah Kin
+1 Nationalist
+2 Capitalist
-2 Communists
-1 Militarist
Miguel López
-1 Capitalist
+2 Communists
-1 Religious
Jorge Díaz
-1 Nationalist
+1 Capitalist
Nedim Kahrimanović
+1 Capitalist
-1 Religious
Alexander Jameson
-1 Nationalist
+1 Capitalist
César Oleastro
+1 Nationalist
+1 Militarist
Ernesto Perón Chávez
+1 Nationalist
+1 Capitalist
+1 Militarist
OOC: Well, I started the campaign mode and, damn, it took me fifteen in-game years to fulfill all the steps! The hardest thing is when it comes to increasing Fun, because the buildings that do that don't have a lot of efficiency. And you won't believe how HARD it is to build enough homes for everyone. Especially because the f*****g builders take YEARS to do something, and a lot of times they will just not be working (even when everyone is there). Hope you liked the update!
. All these debates over each decision El Presidente takes... they are surely far more interesting than the ones I had when we were in EQ's Tropico NES.
