Kyrev declines the embassy request.
So be it.
Former Chancellor Kurt Walter directs part of his fortune to creating a military academy near Cathair Arda for the training of superior officers and soldiers. Foreign advisers from more militant nations are brought in to supplement and further the training of Avalonian teachers, since Avalonia isn't especially militant and has yet to enter into a war. He further plans to establish medical and agricultural institutions for the betterment of the nation.
With agricultural investment in Avalonia, including increased irrigation and the use of fertilizer, beginning to bear greater fruit in the form of higher and richer crop yields, a portion of the food surplus goes up for sale in Arcon, where the price of food is higher. The Avalonian government puts a slight, temporary export tax on staple crops to raise revenue and keep prices in Avalonia steady.
Avalonian economists anticipate that with the Avalonian economy on the upswing, it should be only a couple more years before the economy reaches the level of growth that existed before the depression began.
Avalonia experiences a small wave of travel to various lands, particularly into the South, as the extension of southern nations into Avalonia's sphere has caused some curiosity about these nations. While many go simply as tourists, some become citizens and residents of these nations. This, in turn, causes the amount of mail between Avalonia and the rest of the world to elevate immensely as Avalonians abroad write home to their families about what they encounter, including other Avalonians who moved away during the Great Migration. Travel books regarding Avalonia's various, far flung, neighbors become somewhat popular in Avalonia, adding to the growing fields of writing and printing.
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