Journal & Events

Ep2 Hokkaido Events

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Hokkaido Events 1 hokkaido_events.1 · dlc018

"A land of savages is what it is. Of swamps and mud. Of impoverished fishermen and flesh eaters. Whatever are you hoping to get in that godforsaken land that … cannot already grant you?" "Purpose, mother. And something to make my own."

Hokkai-dō, in honor of the inhabitants of this land. Land of the Kai: +10 Country Ainu Cultural Acceptance, -20% Assimilation

Its name shall be Hokkai-dō: The North Sea Circuit. Breaking New Ground: +25% Migration Attraction, +5% Assimilation, +5% Agriculture Throughput

Kaitō-dō, the Sea-Island Circuit, is clearly the better option. The Seabound Circuit: +20% Fishing Industry Throughput, +20% Whaling Industry Throughput, +10% Assimilation

Hitakami-dō has a certain literary ring to it. Call of the Frontier: +10% Migration Attraction

The New Frontier hokkaido_events.2 · dlc018

The question of how to best settle the region has preoccupied the minds of the … Development Commission for some time now. Impatient administrators now demand we reach a final decision.

Growing up, his father often talked of their ancestors. Of the proud and noble warriors of the warring states period. Of their austere dignity and their great feats of war. The stories had captivated him as a child, but now that he was older they filled him with nothing but melancholy. The irony of his father, a paper-pushing, urbanite drunkard that had only carried a sword for the dignity it afforded him, extolling the virtues of the past was too much to bear. So when his father asked him to assist in the administration of the business, he turned him down with contempt, and immediately set off for the north. Maybe there would he find salvation for his line?

Prioritize settlement by soldier-settler colonists. Tondenhei Settlements: +20% Migration Attraction, +50% Conscriptable Battalions Old Swords in New Lands: +2 Interest Group Approval

The simple peasant is the backbone of …. Peasant Settlements: +30% Migration Attraction, +25% Assimilation, +5% Agriculture Throughput Go North, Young Man: +2 Interest Group Approval

Restrict most … settlements to areas unused by the …. Ainu Heartlands Preserved: +10% Migration Attraction, -50% Assimilation

Seeds of Progress hokkaido_events.3 · dlc018

Recent breakthroughs at the Sapporo Agricultural College have prompted proposals to introduce new crops to the fields of ….

Personal Lab Log, 154 Grafts of western varieties now abandoned in favor of southern ones due to latest test results. The boys claim cultivation limit is expected to be pushed considerably northwards, perhaps even past Kamikawa. Further studies needed to assess yield potential, but feeling optimistic. Requested meeting with faculty head tomorrow. Need to buy new tie.

Focus our efforts on improving the crops already present. Introducing New Crops: +1 Government Expenses Cold-Optimized Crop Variants: +4% Agriculture Throughput, +4% Plantations Throughput

Develop cold-resistant varieties to allow for local …. Introducing New Crops: +1 Government Expenses

The lowlands are well suited for Indigo …. Introducing New Crops: +1 Government Expenses

The poppy takes well here, … are the future. Introducing New Crops: +1 Government Expenses

Set up … using specialized grape strains. Introducing New Crops: +1 Government Expenses

Growth of the Soil hokkaido_events.4 · dlc018

The … Development Commission has reached another important milestone, with vast tracts of former wetlands converted to valuable agricultural land.

It was impressive, really. A decade ago the largest vessel capable of safely navigating the river in front of him would have been a small rowboat. Now he was watching a group of workers unload crates and burlap sacks from a massive steam pram billowing smoke into the crisp mountain air above. Material for the next lock perhaps? Or for the drainage project further upstream? Or just supplies from the new village in the valley beyond? He couldn't say, and in truth it mattered not, for whatever it carried, it was carrying the future.

With each swing of the hoe, we mould this land. Open for Business: +2 … Approval, +5% Mines Throughput, +5% Agriculture Throughput

And with each new home, we grow it. Immigration Wave: +100% Migration Attraction

Boys, Be Ambitious... hokkaido_events.5 · dlc018

With the graduation of the first class of the …-staffed Sapporo Agricultural College, the alumni are eager to put their newfound skills into action. Meanwhile, the college board deliberates the institute's future direction and focus.

"... be ambitious not for money, not for selfish aggrandizement, not for the evanescent thing which men call fame. Be ambitious for the attainment of all that a man can be." —William Smith Clark, "Farewell Speech of the President of the Sapporo Agricultural College"

An agricultural college should primarily focus on agriculture. Innovative Agricultural Methods: +10% Technology Spread for Production, +5% Agriculture Throughput, +5% Plantations Throughput

We should prioritize expanding the engineering faculty. Cutting-Edge Engineering Faculty: +10% Technology Spread for Production, +5% Mines Throughput

Establish a faculty of humanities and start local cultural studies. Sapporo Cultural Studies Group: +5% Technology Spread for Society, +10 Country Ainu Cultural Acceptance, -10% Assimilation

Ainu Mosir, Sisam Mosir hokkaido_events.6 · dlc018

In an atmosphere of some domestic controversy, … has issued a new decree on the legal status of …, formally delineating an Ainu homeland and establishing limited institutions to exist in parallel with the official … bureaucratic apparatus.

"Hinna! Hinna!" With a near-toothless grin, the old Ainu crone extended the bowl of soup to him. He looked at the assortment of game it contained, and thanked the heavens his parents were not here to judge him. "The things I do for peace" he muttered to himself, accepting the dish with a forced smile.

"This land is large enough for both." Barbarian Concessions: -4 Interest Group Approval Ainu Rights Enshrined: +2 Interest Group Approval

The Commission's Final Act hokkaido_events.7 · dlc018

Formally announcing the success of their government-mandated mission, the … Development Commission has elected to transfer its remaining responsibilities to the state.

Proclamation No. 8 The … Development Commission is hereby abolished and the three prefectures of Hakodate, Sapporo, and Nemuro are established. The boundaries of their respective jurisdictions shall be promulgated at a later date.

A shining example for future colonial endeavours... Kaitakushi: External Applications: +20% …Influence, +20% Leverage Generation Kaitakushi Learnings: +5% Prestige, +25% Colony Growth Speed, +0.2 Colonial Growth Generation, +10% Technology Spread for Production The Model Colony: +25% Migration Attraction, +10% Agriculture Throughput, +10% Fishing Industry Throughput, +10% Mines Throughput

...and for the …, for that matter. Kaitakushi: Domestic Applications: +10% Technology Spread, +10% …Bureaucracy, +5 Legitimacy, +10% Radicals from low Legitimacy Kaitakushi Learnings: +5% Prestige, +25% Colony Growth Speed, +0.2 Colonial Growth Generation, +10% Technology Spread for Production The Model Colony: +25% Migration Attraction, +10% Agriculture Throughput, +10% Fishing Industry Throughput, +10% Mines Throughput

Commission Without a Cause hokkaido_events.8 · dlc018

The loss of … has forced the Development Commission to dissolve without having completed its mission. In response, outraged citizens have taken to the streets of …, protesting both the loss of national prestige and of their personal investments.

Exhausted, the administrator emeritus slumped down into his office chair and poured himself a generous cup of sake. Emptying the cup in one go, he let his eyes rest on the maps laid out in front of him on the table. Full with scribbles, notes, and marks, each denoting a separate scheme he had poured his life energy into. Now neither scheme nor energy remained, and the implied optimism in each note carried a mocking tone. To hell with it all, he thought, and poured himself another cup.

Regrettably, this outcome is outside the government's control. Lost Northern Investments: -2 Interest Group Approval

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