We are currently trading dyes and 10 gpt to Rome in exchange for their ivory, which is our 5th luxury. This 5th luxury is essential for keeping Gaia, Here It Is and Macross City in order without turning laboring citizens into specialists. However, with marketplaces in these cities a 5th luxury will not be necessary to keep them outside trouble.
We will renegotiate this deal in 560 AD. It is very possible that the Romans will demand more than dyes and 10 gpt for our ivory. They may demand 15 gpt, or more.
The question is: will we allow Rome to continue to extort us?
We are planning to rush a marketplace in Gaia before the renegotiation, and we'll do the same with HII and Macross shortly later when we can free up the necessary funds. My proposal is this:
If the Romans agree to continue the ivory deal for a lower price than dyes and 10 gpt, continue the deal. Otherwise, if they demand more, cancel the deal and switch one citizen in Here It Is and Macross City to entertainer to compensate for this. I believe that this is beneficial because yes, we will lose some money and shields because of this but those two cities will receive their marketplaces soon enough and we'll only have to waste a laboring citizen for a few turns, whereas continuing the deal will force us to pay much more than that!
15 gpt equals 300 gold. If we can remove the need for ivory and thus the heavy payment to Rome by turning one citizen to an entertainer for a few turns in HII and MC and then rushing a marketplace (which is something we are going to do anyway), why not do it?
We will renegotiate this deal in 560 AD. It is very possible that the Romans will demand more than dyes and 10 gpt for our ivory. They may demand 15 gpt, or more.
The question is: will we allow Rome to continue to extort us?
We are planning to rush a marketplace in Gaia before the renegotiation, and we'll do the same with HII and Macross shortly later when we can free up the necessary funds. My proposal is this:
If the Romans agree to continue the ivory deal for a lower price than dyes and 10 gpt, continue the deal. Otherwise, if they demand more, cancel the deal and switch one citizen in Here It Is and Macross City to entertainer to compensate for this. I believe that this is beneficial because yes, we will lose some money and shields because of this but those two cities will receive their marketplaces soon enough and we'll only have to waste a laboring citizen for a few turns, whereas continuing the deal will force us to pay much more than that!
15 gpt equals 300 gold. If we can remove the need for ivory and thus the heavy payment to Rome by turning one citizen to an entertainer for a few turns in HII and MC and then rushing a marketplace (which is something we are going to do anyway), why not do it?
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