Letter to the Holy Kovalkan Empire To her Divine Majesty Aleksa IV It has come to the attention of the Corustarian Parliament that your people are in full revolt, and as such your economy has failed to generate any profit. We believe a mutually beneficial agreement can be reached. Your economy is, like our own, state controlled. This is preventing the operations of the Empire Trading Company, which as you know has the backing of the Crown and a Royal Charter. Our proposal is thus: The Crown will assist you monetarily so that you can afford to subdue the rebels. In return, the Empire Trading Company shall receive permission to buy shares, set up businesses and operate within your country and your economy. In addition, the Corustarian Government shall be given 10% shares in the Anvil, and granted the authority to invest further in your businesses at a later date. Should you rescind this authority at a later date, a compensation charge of 10 billion shall be paid. If required, the Corustarian government offers to supply a small contingent of soldiers to your command for assistance in putting down the rebellion for a measly sum of one billion when affordable. We would also like to open trade with you once your socio-stability is restored. Given that we are the two dominanting naval powers, we believe it would be better for us to be on good terms rather than be hostile to each other. In Service to the Crown Parliament Act of parliament 10371 The Companies Act 1700 By authority of the Crown, the Empire Trading Company (Hereafter referred to as the ETC) shall be granted the authority to raise and sustain and armed forces of up to Fourty Thousand (40,000) which may be recruited from any source the ETC see's fit (Including Gaols, Native populations of the new world, etc but excluding the current Corustarian armed forces), Thirty (30) Sea faring vessels, twenty (20) Air Faring vessels, to be taken to the colonies for the defense of all colonial realms and engagement in colonial wars if required. Should the ETC be judged as being responsible with these forces in the future, then the cap will be raised In addition, the Empire Trading Company will be granted further autonomy and the authority to set up and sustain colonies as it so desires (To be flown under the Corustarian flag and be in service of the Crown), and engage in Colonial Wars on behalf of the crown With these new powers will also come a new range of responsibilities. The ETC must be responsible in the declaration of wars. In addition, they mist not exceed the limits imposed on them without permission. In addition, they have a responsibility to administer her majesty's law within any colonies they set up and administer, and are responsible for the well being of colonists in any colonies established by the ETC. They are expected to operate with respect to her majesty's government, and will be expected to establish colonies on the new world for the crown in order to expand its lustre. In addition, two more ETC boardsmen shall be appointed to the house of lords and the ETC chairmen shall be appointed to the newly established Colonial Commission, so that they may help decide and protect their colonial plans. AMENDMENT ONE: On advice from Lord Pendleton, we hereby declare that the ETC forces may also be used in the old world AMENDMENT TWO: On advice from Lord Asquith, we hereby declare that the ETC has the authority to place and pay bounty hunters to hunt down individuals. Previously, only the City Watch had this authority Act of Parliament 10372 Mercenaries Act 1700 For the convenience of the Empire Trading Company (Here after referred to as the ETC) in their recruitment under the Companies Act 1700, the mercenaries act 1668, forbidding the hiring of mercenaries, has been repealed. As such mercenary action has been legalised. It shall be replaced with the Mercenaries Act 1700, allowing the hiring of mercenaries. Unless specified by another act, mercenaries may be recruited by any individual or business, who are allowed to hire up to 100 mercenaries. The Government shall establish "The Mercenaries Guild", which shall provide a source of confirmed quality mercenaries, recruited from Ex-Servicemen from the armed forces or City Watch. They may then be hired out by any organisation or individual willing to pay the price. The income shall be used to pay the mercenaries wages and the remaining money sent to the crown. Act of Parliament 10373 The Marchlands Act 1700 The Easterlands/Westerlands colonies shall inhabit an island to be called the Marchlands. Their de jure claim shall be to half the island each. Native populations shall be negotiated with and NOT removed from the land without the crowns permission. If possible, the natives will be offered Corustarian citizenship, however this is to be done tentatively to avoid offence and souring relations. Trade agreements: Accepted Grand Fellswick proposal Extended trade agreements to the HKE, Lancia, UVE and PoK ((As well as the Red nation, I can't find who or what they are buT xD)) Letter to the Mountain Top Kingdom Dear His Highness Balimund It has come to the attention of the crown that you possess a number of poorly maintained naval vessels, from our knowledge these are: 3 Frigates 6 Barques 6 Brigs 8 Galleys The Crown may be interested in acquiring some of these vessels, obviously at a slightly reduced price due to their condition. We are particularly interested in the acquisition of Galleys, and have an interest in acquiring Frigates Would the Mountaintop kingdom be interested in turning several of these vessels over to the Crown? If so, in what quantity and at what proposed price? We eagerly await a response. In Service to the Crown Grand Admiral Thorne [hider=summary] Letter dispatched to Holy Kovalkan Empire offering assistance in dispatching the rebellion in return for the authority to invest and set up business within the Kovalkan Economy Trade agreements offered to Holy Kovalkan Empire, Lancia, United Vanjanan Empire and Principality of Kamalao ((And to the Red nation of ghosting...)) Empire Trading Company given authority to raise and operate an armed forces, and given authority to establish and run colonies, as well as place and collect bounties. Mercenaries are now legal in Corustaria, and the government is trying to cash in The island off the south coast of the New World has been named and Corustaria has exacted a de jure claim over it, it is likely they shall attempt to make this de facto in the future Letter dispatched to the Mountaintop Kingdom [/hider]