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[Asheron]

To my minister of diplomacy;

The recent troubles with Georgia and Morrocco are disturbing to say the least, and Austria seems to be rather problematic too. Advice on a further course is needed.

To my minister of finances;

With the introduction of common land enclosures, agriculture will somewhat grow, though with some investment we can make it boom even more. Shall we invest more in to war or in to these agricultural improvements?

To my minister of war and religion;

I have already started creating army group Far East to retaliate against Georgia. Our two army groups in Venice are victorious, and might need relocation to places where they are needed, but on the other hand, Austria must be kept in check.

To my minister of naval affairs;

With the defeat of Venice, our fleet is no longer need in the Adriatic. We may move it out. To where shall it set sail?   

To my minister of subterfuge and assassination;

Our spy is of not much use anymore now Sweden has captured Moscow. We could move it towards Russian territories or towards Georgia; 

To my minister of justice and research;

Common land enclosures are researched. Next to more profit to our agriculture, it also enabled new agricultural buildings to be made. Each one costs 750, but each one will bring in extra revenue.
Also, we might need to start investing in military infrastructure in the Far East now that Georgia invaded us.

[woose1]

Build a indianman or two and set sail into india to plunder their markets! YARG.

Have some of our fleet escort the indianman, meanwhile keep the rest where it is. You may never know when we will need it.

[Boksi]

I'd rather invest in agriculture, but tag some funds for military buildup in the far east.

[Servant Corps]

Okay, so we...annexed Venice? Is the war against Venice over or something? I'm confused.

Is there any reason, any reason whatsoever Morroco declared war on the Barbay Pirates? Did Morroco have any cores? Anything at all? Do we really need to intervene in such a war?

Is Russia becoming a failed state? Are we going to risk war with Sweden to gain control of Moscow?

I think it's best to focus on Georgia, ignore Morroco.

[Frelock]

Thank you for not invading Austria.  We can't afford a war on that scale, especially with our current problems.  Still, news of victory in Venice is heartening, despite our failure in Russia and the problem with Georgia.  One down, so many more to go.

Keep army group Patras in Venice, and have army group Fox march back to our regular lands.  Then, travel along the Austrian Boarder in order to reach where army group Crimea is now.  I understand this will take a while, but we need more troops on the eastern front.

As to army group Crimea, send them south-east to the Russian Provence that stands between Crimea and Georgia.  We'll take the territory from the Russians, while at the same time putting more pressure on Georgia.

Army group Far East (is that really the best name you could come up with?) should either hold position, or patrol the boarders watching out for any further Georgian incursion.  Most reinforcements should go to this army, with the remainder going to army group Crimea.

[Servant Corps]

Again, we are going to absorb a lot of Othrodox population. I'm posing the question again, this time to the Minister of War and Religion:
1) Engage in a massive conversion of all Othrodox Chrisitans into Sunni Muslims, while all the time dealing with constant rebellions
2) Dilute our Muslim character.

Also, can we form puppets?

[Frelock]

Sorry, I forgot I was the minister of Religion.

Naturally, we must go for option 1.  We must silence these infidels for their own good, and spread Allah's true message and the prosperity that is Islam.  Rebellions can be dealt with in the same way the territories were conquered in the first place.

[Asheron]

Okay, so we...annexed Venice? Is the war against Venice over or something? I'm confused.

Is there any reason, any reason whatsoever Morroco declared war on the Barbay Pirates? Did Morroco have any cores? Anything at all? Do we really need to intervene in such a war?

Is Russia becoming a failed state? Are we going to risk war with Sweden to gain control of Moscow?

I think it's best to focus on Georgia, ignore Morroco.

Yes. You can clearly see the image with "Nation destroyed" on it.
Morroco simply declared war because it wanted to expand, I think. We don't need to intervene. We would simply let the stronger one win and annexate the other one and make peace with him.

Russia is currently in a really bad position, yes. Going to war with Sweden is something I would rather not do at this point, we have enough to care about already.

[Asheron]

Army group Far East (is that really the best name you could come up with?)

[Asheron]

Again, we are going to absorb a lot of Othrodox population. I'm posing the question again, this time to the Minister of War and Religion:
1) Engage in a massive conversion of all Othrodox Chrisitans into Sunni Muslims, while all the time dealing with constant rebellions
2) Dilute our Muslim character.

Also, can we form puppets?

Not really. The closest thing to a puppet is a protectorate.

[Emperor_Jonathan]

The Spy will probably not be used for much. The spy shall travel to, and help glean information from, areas where we may attack.

[Asheron]

As you noticed, no update today, mainly due to the fact that I was needed somewhere and that I have a big headache. Mustafa II hereby gives his sincere apologies.

[Asheron]

Ottoman Yearly
_{Issue 7, 1708}

Economics



The treasury's new results are heartening; the Ottoman Empire's tax revenue has gone up once again.

Foreign News

Treaty of Astrakhan signed!



Ottoman and Russian diplomats have signed a temporary ceasefire today. The Russians were unwilling to conform to any treaty at first, but the recent loss of Don Voisko to the Ottoman Empire and their military failures against Sweden has turned them desperate. The treaty determines that all annexated territories stay under the control of Ottoman rulership, and that the region of Astrakhan comes under Ottoman command too.
Much controversy is supected to arsie around this treaty, both by Russians and Ottomans. Naturally, the Russian nobility is outraged by these extra losses of territory, and Ottoman nobility do not have the feeling yet that enough territory and Orthodox blood has been spilled. However, with the treaty comes an end to the Russo-Ottoman war. The first one, atleast. The Crimean Khanate has announced, however, that it will not cease fighting with Russia.

Army group Far East renamed!

Army group Far East has been renamed to Army group Armenia after it's victory against Georgian forces. Urrah!

Yerevan celebrates liberation!





Ottoman forces liberated Georgian-occupied Yerevan today. With this, Armenia is once again under Ottoman control, as it should be. The battle was won after a short fight between army group Armenia and the garrisoned forces of Georgia. Most of the Georgian occupation forces were already defeated earlier along the borders of Armenia. The 344 men counting army group defeated 157 Georgians in a heroic victory, in which, NO casualties has been reported on Ottoman side. The cause for this amazing victory would be the quick death of the Georgian general, Sofoklis Katsanafou, and the perfect use of irregulars, who ambushed the already wavering Georgians.

Austria takes a beating from Prussia!

Austria has lost Silesia, it's most northern region, to Prussia. Whether the Austrians will be able to retake it remains a mystery.

National News

Order of the Hashashin reformed by Mustafa II!

Mustafa II has reformed the Hashashin organization in such a way that it now has much closer ties to our glorious Ottoman government, instead of a rogue organization who was just as likely to kill brethren as infidels.
The direct reward of this reform is the appearance of new Hashashin agents in the Balkan. One in Bosnia, and one in Moldavia.

Military Updates



Ottoman forces are zeroing in on Tblisi, Georgia. With the recent treaty with Russia, they are our only enemies that border us. We should perhaps, give a look at the Italian states. Army group Patras might move in on Rome and capture it for us.

Politics

Government approval: 70% and improving!
Minister cabinet; Servant Corps, Boksi, Frelock, woose1, Emperor_Jonathan, Aqizzar.
Current king; Mustafa II
Current allies; The Barbary States ( PROT ), The Crimean Khanat ( PROT ), Persia
Current trade agreements; Persia, Poland-Lithuania, The Crimean Khanate, The Barbary States, Mughal Empire
Current enemies; Georgia, Morroco

[Asheron]

To my minister of diplomacy;

Though I am not sure if you agree with the ceasefire, we should focus us on the time being on Georgia. After all, a ceasefire is not permanent.
Also, I have been having a look at possible areas to expand in. The Italian States, as someone has already dropped some time ago, have no allies, but are liked by all christian factions. We could risk attacking them, especially since we have army group Patras in Venice, possibly looking at completely annexating Italy by storming Lombardy and Napels, both Spanish territories. An other possibility is taking the battle to Morroco, though that would mean a lot of effort to get our forces there and a lot of wasted forces for some time. And even then, we might need to give the province to the Barbary States for stability reasons, or trade it away for Tunis ( though we will still get 60% of their income ).

To my minister of finances and colonisation;

It will be your job to request our minister of war and diplomacy for more colonisation, though this might be not beneficial to the empire for the moment. In the case we go and take colonies, I suggest we go to India, which can more easily be reached. The infidels of the Maratha Confederacy, are, after all, enemies of the Muslimic Mughal Empire, who can be considered brethren.

To my minister of war and religion;

I have but three things to say. VICTORY, VICTORY, VICTORY! After our defeat in Armenia and the disgrace around Moscow, it would seem the tide once again turned. With two new regions and Armenia regained, I suggest we now focus our forces to take Georgia down asap. Then, we could try to take on Dagestan ( the other micronation next to it ) or make it our protectorate ( Dagestan is Islamic too ). All your orders have been carried out.

To my minister of naval affairs;

The indiamen are under construction. Yarrrrgh. Fleet Gerakaris has moved a little bit to the south to extend it's range of action.

To my minister of subterfuge and assassination;

Two new spies in the Balkan! What shall they do?

To my minister of justice and research;

Strangely enough, it would seem the Russian peoples we annexated are content enough that they will not revolt, even if we tax them... though I would advise investing in some roads there. Honestly, those regions are quite backwards for now. I'll be posting some of our research option asap, though they mostly come down to; boost our economy or boost our military. The nobility seem awkwardly happy with us from the moment. We might need to correct this strange occasion with more taxes.

[Boksi]

For now, methinks infrastructure and conquest will be more useful to us, but I think we should move in on India in, say, a few years' time. Especially if we happen to enter a period of relative peace.