well you didnt help today
“Paper still costs money, but that is an interesting idea…perhaps we could license for a specific business to take on “printing” services for lower costs than regular books would cost. I can imagine that would be more valuable to smaller businesses. I’ll see what I can do about that:”
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Augustin murmurs something.
”I don’t understand, my liege…”
“I do not know why the counts are so up and arms when their people consist of mostly farmers who this would not help at all.”
“Okay!” She claps her hands together.
“I’ll see to using the treasury money saved via this choice to printing my 54,273 books!”
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“I think there’s been a massive misunderstanding.”
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we are but farmers to you? is that what your insistent on
Augustin puts his hand over his face. He chuckles for a few moments, before he starts laughing like a maniac.
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“Your people also have poets, but it’s hard to not think of the counts massive farming land when one thinks of the count region.”
Ophelia smiles at his highness.
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theres nothing we can do now. best to leave this in the past and try our best to do something about it in the future.
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“How do you have more books than the royal library?”
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our farms are our main export… but thats not our only job in our country sir.
Can you lend me some of your history novella?
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He refocuses his steely gaze at Jaspin and flashes one of his usual smiles.
“Of course, County.”
He bows, flourishes, then turns to walk away from Jaspin.
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and to think we shouldnt care about this choice being farmers…
Joe leans in. “I know. But milord gets rather upset whenever he hears about bad things happening to birds. He’ll calm down in a bit.”
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My father, told me when i was a kid the barons are as strong as their weakest link. so theres two things you can do, be weak… or train that weak link up to be your strongest link.
the barons are strong when they work together. not divided. promise me you will give back to the poor. and promise me it will allow them to be your strongest
VOTING HAS CLOSED!
9 nobles and the King voted for…
C: License the rights to the presses to those who can afford it. (+Treasury, maybe some others)
Chancellor: By decree of the Council, the right to a printing press will be license only! If you desire to operate a press, you must first buy a license from the Treasurer. We have the right to revoke your license at any time! If you print without a license, we will burn your press!
This announcement is spread by criers across the Kingdom.
As those who wish to legitimately buy a license buy them, the Treasury goes up. +500 Treasury. There crops up a flourishing business for using the press, mostly located in the Coast. +2 Patrician Trade. A bit of business shows up elsewhere, too, though. +1 All Else Trade
Those who wish to not have their licenses revoked publish good tidings about the King. +1 Authority. Not everyone is so keen to do so, however, and a small black market crops up for illegal printing efforts. -1 Stability.
Still, only those who can afford it can print. The press remains out of the hands of the common people… for now.
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leans it – you would think it would be squirrels