The Kingdom of Anvegad
Feburary 1836

Inner Council Chambers

"Ministers, its time to consider the matter of nations." Intoned the Supreme Commander, inwardly grateful that the coal problems had finally been solved with the latest criminal draft in replacement of horribly inefficient child labor the incompetent mine owners had been found using (who were also drafted to work in their own mines now). It made this closed-doors session with the rest of the Inner Council much more tolerable, along with the absence of the King who had been invited to attend the opening of a new opera house. "With the latest reports on this new railroad of Nehalania, our King has made plainly clear we cannot permit Anvegad to fall behind. Especially after the recent report on military feasibility of the railroad. While his reasoning on the matter is best left for later discussion, he was rather spot-on on some of the larger implications of that rail.

"You can't propose we build a railroad of our own so quickly?" Sputtered the Minister of the Interior. The Minister of Coin also glared at the implication the Supreme Commander of the Armies was not-so-subtly pushing.

"We can, we must, and we will. And the assets to do so are closer than you think." The Commander stabbed a finger towards the map at the center of the table, and the ministers all leaned in to see exactly where he pointed. "Sordogne. Their factories and ironworks would be ideal for supporting our industries as they are less affected by winter than we are and have resources. I propose an outreach of renewed trade agreements revised for favorable transit of industrial goods between our two countries in the interest of......co-prosperity."

"Are you sure the King would approve of this measure, Supreme Commander? Afterall this is about increasing our dependence on foreign goods."

"Leave the King to me. This is no dependence, merely taking advantage of existing assets within our reach to shorten the time needed to achieve a goal, and he only cares about the Great Powers intentions. And this will certainly strengthen our position against them. Now for the hard part: getting our own industrialists to sign off on this, but that is your job isn't it Minister of Coin?"

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An Message to the Principality of Sordogne on the Matter of Trade and Co-Prosperity.

[hider]To the esteemed Prince Alfonso de Forrenzi,

In the interests of furthering the economic and industrial well-being of our respective nations, the Kingdom of Anvegad offers this proposal of a planof  Co-Prosperity to better improve relations and trade between our two peoples.

Summary
- Anvegad offers open-borders trade between the Kingdom of Anvegad and the Principality of Sordogne
- Anvegad is willing to match Sordogne in reduction or removal of shipping tariffs on industrial goods to foster economic trade
- If accepted, Anvegad wishes to set up a meeting to discuss further land-right rulings to enable the construction of a railroad between Anvegad and Sordogne to better facilitate further co-prosperity measures.
- As an immediate overture of good will, Anvegad offers an invitation for ten officers of choice of the Sordogne Military to attend the Anvegad Military Academy under full scholarship, and the exchange of ten Anvegad officers for advisory services. This offer stands even in declination of trade agreement.


[X] King Adrian Despovich
[X] Anvegad Minister of Coin Tezetas
[ ] Prince Alfonso de Forrenzi

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