YosefNES I: Oif Gelt, Oif Gelt, un Oif Gelt

[conehead234]

to: France
from: Spain
We would like to inquire about the exclusion of your Catholic Brothers from this Treaty of Naoned?

 

[Israelite9191]

Could you post the stats that are done?

Might give those of us with kinda crazy schedules a little more time to get things done.

I'm still tweaking things, compiling together all of the diplomatic agreements, and compiling together projects. I don't want to have mistakes, particularly not big ones as I'm likely to have right now, in the stats and have to go back and fix them after posting. I will try to get stats up as quicklky as possible.

 

[Terrance888]

Ming asked for tribute? Can you E-mail me? I will send double tribute next turn.

 

[Azale]

The Emperor will accept late tribute for this year.

 

[Verily]

To: Ayutthaya
From: Mahmud Shah, Sultan of Malacca

We are most concerned by Ayutthaya's aggressive expansion into Malacca's sphere of influence on Sumatra. We ask that you abandon your attempts to settle the island at once. We will not be pleased with Ayutthaya if you interfere further on Sumatra, especially at the city of Kutaraja, whose continued independence we support and guarantee. We will not tolerate a majority Muslim region under Buddhist rule. (OOC: Kutaraja, modern Banda Aceh, is the city at the tip of the island.)

 

[Kentharu]

I'll take Delhi.

 

[sp1023]

OOC: @Israelite: I'm guessing since he took Dehli, I can take England...

To the Kingdom of Spain:
From The Kingdom of England:

In these troubled times, it does not matter whether we are catholic or Protestant. The treaty of Naoned is indeed troubling. In times like these, although our interests may have conflicted in the past, the English believe it is necessary to establish a good friendship and perhaps an alliance with you. What say you to this proposition?

To the Kingdom of the Netherlands:
From the Kingdom of England:

Greetings, fellow protestant brother. The English think that we should work together in the face of these recent treats of Europe, especially the disturbing treaty of Naoned. In the face of our recent establishements of colonies, respectively, we think it prudent that we establish a defensive alliance, at the very least, in order to combat the threat displayed by Naoned.

 

[alex994]

to: France
from: Spain
We would like to inquire about the exclusion of your Catholic Brothers from this Treaty of Naoned?

IC:
To: Kingdom of Spain
From: Kingdom of France

His Majesty greets his brother in Christ, the King of Spain. On the behalf of his Majesty, we apologize most profusely. His Majesty was never informed that his honorable counterpart in Spain was ever interested in Columbia. Rest assured, the French stand as the vanguard of Catholicism in Columbia. After all, Portugal are devout Catholics.

 

[JosefStalinator]

To Netherlands, Kalmar
From Ireland

When the Germans took England from our Celtic ancestors, was it not enough to satisfy your desires? You now follow our brothers to the New World, and we will not allow the past to repeat itself. The treaty of Naoned clearly defined the areas of both the Beothuks and the Dutch colonies as in the Celtic sphere, and has been violated.

However, we recognize that delays in communications can often complicate the process of negotiation. As such, so as to avoid war, we would wish to speak and see if we cannot come to some sort of agreement for the evacuation or transfer of colonies in the new world to Celtic control. We cannot allow this misunderstanding to be exploited by our enemies and plunge the civilized world into dispute just as it realizes its mission of spreading the word of God to the heathens.

 

[Communisto]

To: France
From: Italy

How could you forsake your Catholic brothers in Columbia? We demand to know why we were left out of the Naoned Treaty and why you ignored our diplomatic envoys and turned our ships from your harbours! We are thoroughly pissed.

OOC: So, New Sicily isn't on the map?

 

[JosefStalinator]

To: France
From: Italy

How could you forsake your Catholic brothers in Columbia? We demand to know why we were left out of the Naoned Treaty and why you ignored our diplomatic envoys and turned our ships from your harbours!

OOC: So, New Sicily isn't on the map?

It's as on the map as Bermuda is .

 

[Communisto]

Damn french.

 

[sp1023]

To Italy:
From The Kingdom of England:

As you can see, the French are ungrateful to all the help you have given them and have refused your battered and tired merchants refuge. All your merchants had to do was come to our colony, and they would have had a free resupplying. I believe that there is much to gain for both of us if we initiate a defensive alliance, perhaps, and almost certainly a trade and colonial protectionist pact.There is much to gain, and his majesty sincerely looks forward to working well with the delightful Italians in the near future.

 

[JosefStalinator]

To England, Italy, Spain, Netherlands
From Ireland

Be aware that an alliance between continental powers and England would be viewed most unfavorably by the Celtic bloc.

 

[TaylorFlame]

Scotland would like to point out that England does not, in fact, have any colonies.

 

[Terrance888]

OOC: Condor Green wouldn't have IC knowledge of our invasion. Unless...

Congrats Condor, well played.

 

[Israelite9191]

OOC: Condor Green wouldn't have IC knowledge of our invasion. Unless...

Congrats Condor, well played.

Condor didn't order the invasion. His ministers carried out the invasion as was dictated by Ayutthaya's obligations to the tributary state of Lan Xang. If Condor had told me not to honour this agreement, then war would have been averted. Since he didn't, I took it that his policy was to honour all agreements. Comprenez-vous?

EDIT: Oh, and Kentharu and sp are both confirmed.

 

[silver 2039]

@Israelite

I just want to point at that at no point did I ever endorse this free trade thing, I was merely ensuring certain vital trade routes remained open, and tried to open routes to the Orient to make the Commonwealth a cross roads for trade. I don't believe I ever mentioned free trade in my orders.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Is there a player for the Aztecs?

Great Update, thanks.

 

[alex994]

To: France
From: Italy

How could you forsake your Catholic brothers in Columbia? We demand to know why we were left out of the Naoned Treaty and why you ignored our diplomatic envoys and turned our ships from your harbours! We are thoroughly pissed.

OOC: So, New Sicily isn't on the map?

IC:
To: Most Serene Republic of Italy
From: The Kingdom of France:

The Kingdom of France again reiterates our words to the Kingdom of Spain. Neither the Kingdom of Spain or the Serene Republic of Italy had expressed any interest in Columbia. It is not the duty of the representatives of His Majesty to question every ruler of a realm to seek their position. His Majesty is not God, he does not know the hearts of men.

However, France must apologize for overlooking the Republic of Italy's diplomatic envoys. That error is due to our diplomatic corps and for that His Majesty is most distressed. His Majesty is likewise distressed at the events which transpired at St. Maries. Rest assured, the commander in question will be disciplined. That said, it is the position of the French Monarchy that we have never agreed to anything involving free trade.

Even though it was the fault of the French Monarchy in our lack of a reply to the Republic of Italy's diplomatic envoy, the actions of the Republic of Italy were highly presumptuous. The Republic of Italy had no right to assume that the Kingdom of France would consent to granting the vessels of the Republic of Italy access to our Columbian ports.

That being said, the Kingdom of France does grant the Republic of Italy permission to dock at our Columbian ports.