1628. Escorial Palace Madrid. Circular from Don Jorge, Don de la Frontera. Comments appreciated.
Problem: Inflation 60% a year.
Solution: Fund governors as priority. Also no urgency to recapturing Potosi (which recently rebelled - our troops were busy handling other rebellions in South America, and it went to the Incas before we could siege it). Limit minting.
Problem: Military tech lag - we are two techs behind the leading tech in both land and naval tech.
Solution: Direct all tech spending to military. Minimal spending on stability, limit minting.
Problem:Extensive pagan populations in new world, which limits funds (due to off religion and off culture) heightened revolt risk, and increased stability costs
Solution: Send missionaries as funds allow - but keep priorities on governors (lower inflation will mean lower conversion costs)
Problem: Austria. Now the largest rival power, controls all Germany except the far north, only real threat to Spanish power.
Potential Solution: Preemptive war
Potential Solution: Maintain current alliance system. France is diplomatically isolated, Britain has only a handful of small weak Protestant states. The alliance of Spain, Portugal, Papal States and Austria assures our security. Meanwhile Austria is hobbled by revolts, its many Reform and Protestant provinces. DO improve our military position meanwhile (see above - on military tech)
Problem: lack of financial resources. Not enough money to research, build governors, convert provinces, colonize, build troops, extend diplo offers, etc.
Solution: Iron discipline. For the time being : Keep research to military only, as above. No more colonization except on Caribbean Islands. No new ships. No new troops except infantry, and that very selectively. Keep missionaries to no more than one every three years or so. Focus on Governors.
Problem: DP sliders. Midway on Centralization. Slightly to the left on Aristocracy. All the way to Narrowmindedness.
Solution: Focus on shift to Plutocracy.
Problem: Inflation 60% a year.
Solution: Fund governors as priority. Also no urgency to recapturing Potosi (which recently rebelled - our troops were busy handling other rebellions in South America, and it went to the Incas before we could siege it). Limit minting.
Problem: Military tech lag - we are two techs behind the leading tech in both land and naval tech.
Solution: Direct all tech spending to military. Minimal spending on stability, limit minting.
Problem:Extensive pagan populations in new world, which limits funds (due to off religion and off culture) heightened revolt risk, and increased stability costs
Solution: Send missionaries as funds allow - but keep priorities on governors (lower inflation will mean lower conversion costs)
Problem: Austria. Now the largest rival power, controls all Germany except the far north, only real threat to Spanish power.
Potential Solution: Preemptive war
Potential Solution: Maintain current alliance system. France is diplomatically isolated, Britain has only a handful of small weak Protestant states. The alliance of Spain, Portugal, Papal States and Austria assures our security. Meanwhile Austria is hobbled by revolts, its many Reform and Protestant provinces. DO improve our military position meanwhile (see above - on military tech)
Problem: lack of financial resources. Not enough money to research, build governors, convert provinces, colonize, build troops, extend diplo offers, etc.
Solution: Iron discipline. For the time being : Keep research to military only, as above. No more colonization except on Caribbean Islands. No new ships. No new troops except infantry, and that very selectively. Keep missionaries to no more than one every three years or so. Focus on Governors.
Problem: DP sliders. Midway on Centralization. Slightly to the left on Aristocracy. All the way to Narrowmindedness.
Solution: Focus on shift to Plutocracy.
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