What to do with our new-found wealth (if accepted)

[Chieftess]

This partains to the Greek MPP deal giving us 206gpt.

Current gpt: 265gpt
Greek Deal: 206gpt
American allience deal: 13gpt (ends in 3)
Iroquois tech trade: 8gpt (ends in 1)
Chinese tech trade: 45gpt (ends in 1)

Total after treaty: 471gpt. (note: This does not take into possible trade deals)

End of turn 0: 471gpt (102g in treasury)
End of turn 1: 524gpt (573g in treasury)
End of turn 2: 524gpt (1097 in treasury)
End of turn 3: 537gpt (1634 in treasury)
End of turn 4: 537gpt (2171 in treasury)
End of turn 5: 537gpt (2708 in treasury) *upgrade point: pikes
End of turn 6: 537gpt (3245 in treasury)
End of turn 7: 537gpt (3782 in treasury) *upgrade point: muskets
End of turn 8: 537gpt (4319 in treasury) *upgrade point: spears
End of turn 9: 537gpt (4856 in treasury)
End of turn 10: 537gpt (5393 in treasury)

From this, you can see that we could upgrade all availible defenders (granted, with some left over) within the next 10 turns, OR, go for a tech. Also the Chinese peace treaty can be renegotiated, so it is possible that they could give a tech (of course, at a high price).

Remember, it's still going to cost 389gpt for medicine for 10 turns (3,890g), or 389gpt for steam in 9 (3,501g). It's also 12 turns for communism (4,668g).

We could also use this to rush improvements. What do you think?

 

[FortyJ]

I think we should use this wealth to swith our economy to full scientific research. The extra wealth will allow us to operate at a budget surplus while maintaining 100% tech funding.

Twenty years of this and we could end up replacing Greece as the tech leader, selling our discoveries to fund our future research.

This could be accomplished without abandoning Monarchy and risking war weariness should another crisis arise during that time period.

 

[Cheetah]

I agree. Lets get some research done, get to Industrialisation and build Universal Suffrage with our current Great Leader, and then move to Theory of Evolution.

Hopefully we'll get another great leader to complete ToE. And then lets go for Hoover Dam.

 

[Falcon02]

I say science rate or Domestic rushes with Military upgrades as a teriary(sp) or secondary expenditure

 

[Chieftess]

Originally posted by Cheetah
I agree. Lets get some research done, get to Industrialisation and build Universal Suffrage with our current Great Leader, and then move to Theory of Evolution.

Not if we want an early GA. US is militaristic, Theory is scientific. Those two together make a golden age.

 

[Donovan Zoi]

Ok, listen up everybody, because a good deal just got better.....

I just paid a visit to the Greeks and all I can say is that we should renegotiate for peace. This would enable us to either:

A. Add 912g lump sum to the standing deal of MPP and Gems for 206gpt.

OR

B. Allow us to trade MPP and Gems for 97gpt(no lump sum) and........Steam Power!


What we need to determine now is whether Steam Power is worth the approximately 3100 we would give up.

-With the extra 3100, we could have more gold to quickly upgrade our units and raise the science rate to 100%. The discovery of Medicine in 10 turns could allow us a chance for both Steam Power and Industrialization.

-With Steam Power, we would have the prerequisite tech for Industrialization and the possible gpt to secure it.

I am leaning toward the extra gold myself, but what do you think, Fanatika?

 

[Donovan Zoi]

That said, I agree with Forty and Cheetah, to a point. Raise the science rate to 100% until we get Medicine. Then use the next 10 turns to generate pure gold and bring our army to the present. There may still be some pike disbands but they would be minimal.

 

[Immortal]

Keep in mind Grece may self destruct if we take too much from them.

 

[Donovan Zoi]

The upgrade point for pikes is 4700g total(47 pikes x 100g). While we should make this a focus, we should still use some of this surplus to rush city improvements as well. And I would rush the muskets before the pikes. We would be able to do that in the first 2-3 turns.