Dark Ages NES

[Tassadar500]

Originally posted by foolish_icarus
Will Bavaria be needing us to sell it food, textiles, metalware, pottery, commercial crops, artisan goods, et al?


As is custom, non-Muslims will be tolerated and free, but residents have to pay a tax unless they convert.

As relations with Arabia are tense, we will be expanding our trade with the other Mediterranean powers to compensate. Our agricultural and manufactured products can be traded for other countries' stuff. This includes sea-trade with the low countries, allowing us access to northern European resources and markets.

Aqueducts improve agriculture in dry parts of Spain, and we continue to translate the great intellectual works that we have access to, opening several new universities for medicine, study of religion, architecture, math, and astronomy.

Move that Roman border guard army to Tolosa.

I'm pretty sure that only People of the Book are allowed and must pay a tax, and no other religions are allowed to live in the kingdom, but the rules may differ with a less-religious Muslim kingdom.

[appleciders]

Originally posted by foolish_icarus

Aqueducts improve agriculture in dry parts of Spain...

Move that Roman border guard army to Tolosa.

In the immortal (and paraphrased) words of the Great Alex Trebek, "Please form your orders in the form of an order. With that first bit, it's a bit hard to decide if you're telling me aqueducts are already there, so I take it into account, or ordering more aqueducts built.

Also, everyone should note that I will not ever rename an army unless you specifically direct me to do so. That army will remain named "Roman Border Guard" until you change it.

[Gamecube64]

By young men I mean about 16 to mid-twenties and those who wish stay longer. IIRC life expectency is in thirties/forties for this time? There still should be women, children, and older or weak men to do work, right?

[foolish_icarus]

Ok sorry I was rushed. Build more aquaducts (Historically, Muslim Spain had advanced infrastructure that fell into decay during the reconquista and was not brought up to the same standard again until the 19th century)

Any non Muslims are tolerated provided they pay the tax and don't make a nuisance of themselves (If this is explicitly against some Quranic directive, then change it to comply).

Rename the Roman border guard to the Army of Tolosa


The emir has also realized that our nation will need a bigger navy. We have not yet started actual construction, but the best naval architects and shipbuilders are gathering at the port of Barcelona, where the timber, metal, cloth, and other necessary materials are being gathered, and a fine fleet of strong, swift ships will be built over the next years. Merchants are taking this opportunity of the gathering of the most skilled workers and designers and the best materials to place orders for their own trade ships and the like.

Could you change the name of Castulo to Cordova?

[Tassadar500]

To: The Kingdom of Berenike
From: Caliphate of Arabia
(secret)
We are offering you a chance to join our glorious Muslim kingdom. If you convert to Islam, your people will have the same rights as Arabian natives, and your people will not be discriminated against. Join the kingdom, and we will protect you, and you will become glorious.

To: Lybian Nomads
From: Caliphate of Arabia
(secret)
We are offering you a chance to join our glorious Muslim kingdom. If you convert to Islam, your people will have the same rights as Arabian natives, and your people will not be discriminated against. Join the kingdom, and we will protect you.

[appleciders]

Berenike to Arabia:
While we mean no disrespect, we see no benefit to joining your kingdom, while we can remain sovereign. We look forward to peaceful interaction in the future.

Lybians to Arabia:
Tempt us with your foul heathen ways, would you? We would never surrender our precious liberty to slave under the thumb of Easterners!

[Tassadar500]

Arabia to Lybia:

It seems your nation has suffered rough times since you helped the Carthaginians destroy the Oasis Siwa.

Arabia to Byzantine:

Your cruelty to the Jews is common knowledge. Your treatment of the Jews is unwarranted, and we ask that you allow them entry into the Arabian empire. Remember, if you don't, the Khazars are right next to you.

[appleciders]

Byzantium to Arabia:
The Jews, like all citizens of our empire, are free to emigrate anywhere they wish. The fact that they haven't chosen to emigrate to Arabia yet suggests they don't want to. While their religion is not in itself beneficial, it does allow them to make loans, which is useful. And the Khazars are probably more interested in sacking Trabzon than us.

Libya to Arabia:
Our abuse at the hands of Carthage has taught us not to trust foul outsiders!

[Tassadar500]

Arabia to Byzantium:
I look forward to you backing up your statement when the time comes, and the only reason you have all the Jews working with currency, is that they are not allowed in any other jobs.

[foolish_icarus]

Draw a line straight up and down centered on Paris. Now draw a line straight side to side centered on Tours. Where those lines meet is where the Army of Tours is going, as they will be escorting settlers to expand our borders in the region.

[bipolarbear]

ooc: I'm going to attempt to keep my out of this world chicanery to a minum in this game. That doesn't mean thta my old ways of radical tomfoolery are done though. At least that is my goal.

[Tassadar500]

To: Iberia
From: Arabia

Are you interested in creating a joint-university for Islam and science? While, we're at it, this brings me to a new idea. We must show that the Muslims are united. Would you be interested in creating a city that is not Arabian or Iberian, but Muslim? It would be a good idea to show our new relationship.

[foolish_icarus]

Originally posted by bipolarbear
ooc: I'm going to attempt to keep my out of this world chicanery to a minum in this game. That doesn't mean thta my old ways of radical tomfoolery are done though. At least that is my goal.

I like your chicanery. At least we'll have radical tomfoolery

Iberia to Arabia :

We like the university idea. The free travel of scientists, clerics, historians, and other academics would also be good. Of course that would be helped if you weren't taxing them. The city idea is possible...where do you suggest it be built?

[Tassadar500]

Arabia to Iberia:
(secret)
My suggestion is that we build it close to the border. In fact, right where the Lybians are now. Since it seems like they are rather hostile, it might be better to destroy them first. Do you have any other location in mind?

[foolish_icarus]

to Arabia (SECRET) :

I don't see logically how we could administer it. Either one of us has to be in charge, or the city effectively becomes independent. None of those is an option, because it either eliminates the point or becomes a liability to our internal security. We should just stick with trade, travel, and learning.