Because you just armed yourself with weapons that are somewhat outdated. That's all. You're at the upper part of two stars, but not quite three.
Arconian military officials begin working with the Serisian naval representatives, and find, as a result of good examination, that a good amount of the Arconian fleet is outdated. Although this is a prosperous time for the nation, and a time of peace, Arcon diverts some of its funding to the military, mostly the navy. A generous, though not excessive budget is laid out for reforming the navy, and Seris is given the green light in the matter of reform.
With the completion and successful test of the Arco-Conservatian rifle, Arcon gives the green light to allow manufacturers to continue production, though with the new specifications. After 20,000 units are produced in Arcon for Arconian training services, production will be made for the Baytiyyad Caliphate. Lord Lespérance travels to the caliphate in order to negotiate a change in the contract, specifically for lowering the contracted charges imposed under the contract by the caliphate for Arcon to produce rifles domestically, since the specifications that allowed the rifle to work were of Arconian make.
Arcon also would like to request a list of nations that is permitted to buy the rifle.
Arcon reaches out to New Romekate and would like to establish formal trades, specifically for Romek's iron, granite, marble and coal in exchange for coffees, teas, wheat, barley, millet, olives, dates and lentils. Arcon would also like to sample the obsidian mined from Mt. Koganmordad. In addition, a primary railroad is proposed to go from Sounotte to Sonodine City, Shasta, and eventually end up in Collineville. Other lines will be extended from and connected to it, but this is the beginning proposition that Arcon would like to explore, should Romekate be willing.
accepted
Infantry are assigned jobs as escorts, protecting trade caravans.
Cavalry are configured and equipped with gear optimized for bandit butchering.
The New Romekate army is mobilized for the first time, however not in a large scale manner. The goal is to crack down on crime in the frontier while better methods of transport are worked on thanks to Arconian and Serisian efforts.
Swimming pools are hereby outlawed. You rich starfishs. We don't live on a marsh, don't waste our drinking water.
Privately owned water supplies are to be partially allocated to those living in poverty if they pass a threshold wherein they can be replenished 4.5x faster than the owner(s) can consume it. Unless there are two owners, in which case the multiplier is 3.5x. Three or more owners have a multiplier of 2.5x.
This means that a man and woman can own a water supply capable of keeping 7 people hydrated, for example, before having to give their dehydrated neighbours subsidies. Alternatively, they can pay a tax that exponentially increases based off of how much water they have beyond the legal limit.
Anyone found to be merging their water supplies without considering it a single water supply in order to reduce the multiplier are heavily fined and 3/4 of the water supply is confiscated and divided amongst the poor.
Note that the multiplier, as stated before, is based off of replenishment rates - if a man saves enough water, he can have 23,357,801,506 litres of water. If he manages to prevent its evaporation, contamination or theft that is. And lives long enough to save it up.
Those currently violating the new laws are given a week to downscale their supplies before action is taken against them.
Those who are found to be blobbing a water supply up by saying a group of peasants have access to it, for example, while not actually allowing their access are arrested and put on trial.
Peasants are encouraged to report if they've been forced into one of these "agreements".
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