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Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Karen has always been very powerful.



I fear that the president fears the consequences of my victory more than any apparent "dishonour" incurred by my defeat.

The president seeks to block my reforms, the President seeks to label me a cripple. It appears that I am useless to the sakoku-ha in government. I shall retire from congress and focus on my other reforms

I hope that my sworn brother finds more success than I did.

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mynamewas
Jul 22, 2007
Point

Thomas Crusoe

I petition the whole of ezo to make me an honorary congressman.

mcclay
Jul 7, 2013

Oh dear oh gosh oh darn


mcclay posted:

Erwin Balz
Distinguished minsters of Ezo, I thank you for your hospitality and for allowing me to use my skills the help the poor and wounded. I would also like to express my sorrow for those who were lost in the wedding massacre, it is truly a sad day when any life is lost. I would like to humbly ask the ministers of Ezo to allow me to extend an olive branch between you and the German Empire. While relations are strained because of our involvement in the Meiji Government I personally hope that we can see past that and work for a better future.

((I posted in the thread, shouldn't I get an extra point?))

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Karen has always been very powerful.



mynamewas posted:

Thomas Crusoe

I petition the whole of ezo to make me an honorary congressman.

(ooc:I doubt that's gonna happen now dude)

mynamewas
Jul 22, 2007
Point

Thomas Crusoe
*as he runs limping away* Sic Semper Tyrannis!!!

JosefStalinator
Oct 9, 2007

Come Tbilisi if you want to live.


Grimey Drawer

Turns for Q3 will be due Wednesday, February 26th at 11:59 PM CST (UTC - 6)

I would like to remind everyone that a budget must be passed to avoid being Ted Cruz, and shutting down Ezo's government.

Also, Erwin balz, you'll receive your 1 AP. Our mistake, feel free to include it in your orders.

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Maximo Roboto
Feb 3, 2012

I want peace on earth and goodwill toward men.



A challenger appears!

For reasons unknown, though most suggest depression over the loss of his leg, in the seventh month of the Year of the Yin Fire Ox, Matsudaira Katamori challenged his kinsman Matsudaira Tarou to a duel under the pretext of dishonor. This was a season of duels, and all throughout the island of Ezochi, grave portents and strange-smelling incense filled the air. However, this duel between clansmen, let alone the Vice President of the Republic of Ezo and a prominent politician, was too much for the society to bear, and many were to witness the peculiar events that were to unfold.



In front of the Goryōkaku, the very heart of the republic itself, a solemn and fateful duel was to happen on the fourth. Many members of Congress, officials of the cabinets, bakufu retainers, and Aizu clansmen filled the throngs of watchers. From the highest of rank- the child heir of the Tokugawa himself was present, having returned from the Sado front to witness the many duels that were to take place that month- to the lowest- notorious winemonger and gaijin Thomas Crusoe cheekily stood at the front of the crowd, boasting he did not fear Nipponese blood splatter- all segments of Ezo were represented.

The referee gave the declaration. As the challenged, Vice President Matsudaira Tarou was eligible to choose the duel weapons. For reasons perfectly understandable and through no fault of his own, the referee understood them to be revolvers, with multiple chambers, commonly misconstrued to be single-shot, but actually possessing many deadly rounds. And so was the duel to unfold.



With the referee's prompting, both men drew pistols from a good amount of paces. Despite losing his leg, Matsudaira Katamori stood solidly, his augmentations shining brightly in the noontime sun. Matsudaira Tarou stood stolidly, grimly uncertain at his kinsman's request to fight to the death. Both men fired.

Round 1! The Matsudaira Tarou's shot sailed wide- far off in the distance, Jules Brunet was hunting ducks, and the crack of his rifle distracted the vice president's aim. This inopportune distraction caused the one-legged Katamori to fire straight at him, the shot grazing Tarou, but leaving a terrible scar across his cheek in its wake. Amidst this, the child shogun launched one of his famous angry panic attacks, screaming for artillery to be aimed at the Congressional building, despite the duel being almost directly adjacent to such a blastzone.

Round 2! Recovering quickly, Matsudaira Tarou fired as Katamori was distracted by the shogun, blowing away the man's false leg. As several doctors at the Shiro Home for the Lost gasped, the intricate machinery flew apart, rendering hundreds of man-hours moot. "Unglaublich!" shouts the German envoy Erwin Balz, who was present for some reason. Katamori is gravely injured, and falls to the ground, blood streaming out, intermingling with the oil and other artificial elements which once sustained his prosthetics. The injured samurai lands on no other than infamous white devil Thomas Crusoe, who pushes off the duelist, a-cussin' and a-shovin' at the inconvenience of having the action delivered right to his doorstep. Katamori fires back, but the shot here is entirely wide.

It is here where things are not so clear. Some claim that a sharpshooter was present that day, from a concealed era in the tall weeds overlooking the fight. It has been said the shooter was there at the behest of the shogun himself. Regardless, accounts record an extra shot that was fired at this moment. Indeed, autopsy accounts do record an extra bullet trajectory in one of the duelists. But at this moment, it did not affect further actions.

At the same time, the shogun did pelt the fight with a rotten tomato he had been saving up just for such an occasion. It lands squarely in the back of Jules Brunet's full dress uniform, causing him to be quite unhappy, especially since the duck hunt was unsuccessful as well.

Round 3! The vice president fires again, almost hitting Katamori's straight through the noggin if not for the fact that Crusoe pushes him, causing him to be hit in the arm instead. The bullet travelled through, cutting a clean hole through the limb. The disgruntled samurai fires back despite the injury, hitting Tarou's kneecap, nearly shattering it, and causing the man to fall to the ground.

Round 4! Driven by the pain, both combatants launch a furious volley. The bullets collide in midair, landing neatly on the ground.



Final round! With one last ferocious shot, Matsudaira Katamori, head of the Sakoku-ha, champion of Ezo isolationism and Japanese neo-isolationism, explodes his clansman's weapon from out of his hands, destroying the gat with a keen shot. He then utterly collapses from the blood loss, going into shock.

This match to the death would else be considered a draw, when the raucous Crusoe kicks at the downed man's head, cussing him out for dirtying his duds. He proceeds to stomp on the injured man's head, not unlike a Roman artisan on a tortoise. In the kerfuffle that ensues, Katamori is injured multiple times either by beatings by the foreigner or other spectators, including the shogun himself. At some point, someone is shot through the heart. Finally, tired of the mess, Matsudaira Tarou crawls to his dying kinsman, cutting his head off as a mercy killing. Honor has been restored. Or has it?



Thomas Crusoe, fearing repercussion for disrupting the end of the match, flees from the crowd, but not before the child shogun stabs at him with a ceremonial penknife, drawing blood. Unruffled, the wily white man manages to clamber away, though leaving a conspicuous trail of blood behind him. The mob at this point is quite riled up by the proceedings, and he is lost among the shuffle. Regardless, when the dust dies down, it is clear:

Matsudaira Tarou is the victor. Matsudaira Katamori is dead. Matsudaira Sadaaki's position as clan leader continues.

Somewhere in the crowd, Jules Brunet is smoking a cigar.

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mcclay
Jul 7, 2013

Oh dear oh gosh oh darn


Erwin Balz
That...That was quite a thing. Quite a thing indeed. I do believe I shall have quite a few patients from the ensuring riots. If you'll excuse me I'll have to get back to the hospital.

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Karen has always been very powerful.



The canon ending changed but here's the chatlog for anyone interested in a clusterfuck.

A RICH WHITE MAN
Jul 29, 2010

See them other chickenheads? They don't never leave the coop.


Katsu Kaishū (勝 海舟)


I would like today to announce my attention to formally file suit against the government on behalf of all samurai unfairly persecuted by the recent Wartime Contributions Act, a grossly unconstitutional bill which tramples upon the principles this Republic was founded on. We demand the overturn of this law, and the payment of damages! I hope that the Supreme Court will deign this case worthy of their limited time.

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Shogeton
Apr 26, 2007

"Little by little the old world crumbled, and not once did the king imagine that some of the pieces might fall on him"

Horace Capron




So, the feedback I received, though not through official channels, suggested some interest in agricultural investment. To this, I propose the Brave Soldiers, Prosperous Farmer Bill. This bill would take some of the newly cleared lands, and clear more lands with fertile lands within reach of the roads, and assign them to worthy non-Veteran Samurai that served in the current war, or the war eight years ago, or in the case of fallen soldiers, to their next of kin. Except being granted the use of this land, they will also receive free education in modern agricultural techniques, and lease the tools for it at a rate without intrest by the government. This will show the non-Samurai soldiers that they too are rewarded, while turning formerly idle land into a source of national prosperity.

A RICH WHITE MAN
Jul 29, 2010

See them other chickenheads? They don't never leave the coop.


Katsu Kaishū (勝 海舟)


In the face of budgetary silence, I propose the following for the consideration of Congress, in order to forestall a financial crisis.

quote:

Bakuhan Taisei tax structure:
0% tax on bushi (0) (samurai)
10% tax on samurai merchant activity (2)
20% tax on nōmin (14) (peasants, farmers, and food producers)
33% tax on ko (11) (non-land based workers)
35% tax on chōnin (8) (merchants)

Total Income: 35/quarter
+2 From Russia (one turn only)


Debt
Debt: 61 at (10% interest quarterly)
--- 50 owed to French creditors
--- 10 owed to British creditors
--- 1 owed to French creditors (interest free)


Government Expenditures (required in parentheses to maintain status quo):

Internal Security: 5 (5)
Samurai Stipends: 6 (6)
Army Maintenance: 5 (5)
Navy Maintenance: 3 (3)
Military Logistics: 2 (2)
Interest Payments: 6 (6)
Debt Payment (British Creditors): 10
Free Credits: 0

Freeing ourselves of our debt to British finance will reduce our interest payments by 1 credit per quarter, allowing for investment in Ezo's nascent industry.

Ramba Ral
Feb 18, 2009

"The basis of the Juche Idea is that man is the master of all things and the decisive factor in everything."
- Kim Il-Sung


Ataman Hijikata Toshizō, The Demon of the Shinsengumi



Here are the bills being proposed:

These two are for the appointment to fill in the vacancies of our Minister of the Army and Navy, which need to be done as soon as possible.

quote:

Special Bill 1 posted:

-The position of Army Minister shall be taken by Matsudaira Sadaaki

I abstain.

quote:

Special Bill 2 posted:

- The position of Naval Minister shall be taken by Katsi Katsu

I abstain. I abstain on both of these as due to my political position in the cabinet, I want to remain politically neutral in my opinion.

By Arai Ikunosuke

quote:

Bill 3-1: Railway proposal


- The Republic of Ezo will construct the Wakkanai and Nemuro railways with a spur connecting the city of Otaru, connecting our developed southwest with our frontier, in order to facilitate economic development.

I vote yes.

By Katsu Kaishū

quote:

Bill 3-2: The Establishment of an Investigatory Committee
In light of the grave murder of the Shogun's sister, and the events in Satsuma, the Congress of Ezo finds it necessary to form an Investigatory Committee which shall be vested with the full authority of this Congress in the investigation and prosecution of any and all acts of a criminal and dishonorable nature.

Members of this committee are to be:

Katsu Kaishū (Chair)
Matsudaira Naritami (Represented by CXC, who I feel it would be inappropriate ICly to propose)
Kasuga Saemon
Nagai Naoyuki

Any prosecution to come from recommendation by this Committee will be tried in a court presided over by Judges appointed directly by the Supreme Court.

I abstain.

(There is an amendment to it, but do not know if we are voting for the original or the amended one.)

By Enomoto Takeaki

quote:

Bill 3-3: The Esahi Fertilizer Promotion Bill

Funds from the government will go towards the promotion of developing the fishing industry in Esahi. These fish will be 'canned', according to methods promoted by Horace Capron, and sold to other nations to be eaten. The waste material will be turned into fertilizers, also to be sold. To this end, a fertilizer factory set up along modern lines will be developed in Esahi, with government support and loans, to develop an industry and trade selling this fertilizer to nearby nations, as well as to improve the fertilization of our own fields and farms.

I vote yes.

(Could not find Bill 3-4.)

By Hijikata Toshizō

quote:

Bill 3-5: The Foundation for Our National Police Force

Two of our current credits will be allocated to help build a school for not only the Shinsengumi but also the nation's police force of Ezo under the guidance of the security magistrate. There will be veteran instructors, a firing range, various tactics taught to them to help keep public order and fight alongside our military brethren if war comes to the home. There will be other accommodations provided to help facilitate security in our country.

Amended: One extra credit be devoted toward purchasing arms to help modernize our security force.


I vote yes.

Submitted by Tsukinoeaino, sponsored by Hijikata Toshizō

quote:

Bill 3-6: Pratical Ainu Commerce Bill
The Ainu will be permitted to trade under the normal laws and regulations of the Republic of Ezo without additional restrictions.

I vote yes.

By Matsudaira Katamori

quote:

Bill 3-7: On Dismissing Members of the Cabinet

Dismissing members of the cabinet
-Future dismissals from the cabinet will require a vote to be made by the cabinet.
-In the event of a tie, the president's decision is enforced.
-Therefore, blocking the removal of a member of the cabinet requires a clear majority NO vote by the remaining members.

I vote no

By Horace Capron

quote:

Bill 3-8: Brave Soldiers, Prosperous Farmer

This bill would take some of the newly cleared lands, and clear more lands with fertile lands within reach of the roads, and assign them to worthy non-Veteran Samurai that served in the current war, or the war eight years ago, or in the case of fallen soldiers, to their next of kin. Except being granted the use of this land, they will also receive free education in modern agricultural techniques, and lease the tools for it at a rate without intrest by the government. This will show the non-Samurai soldiers that they too are rewarded, while turning formerly idle land into a source of national prosperity.

I vote yes.

I have omitted Katsu Kaishū's budget because some of our bills have requirements to use those credits.




Next time, please follow the budget formula of x-x: Budget name so I can quickly find it through skimming

Ramba Ral fucked around with this message at Feb 26, 2014 around 07:37

Stalin-Chan
Feb 10, 2009

Yeah, the guy wearing the $4,000 suit is holding the elevator for the guy who doesn't make that in four months. Come on.

I would like to propose my budget for this period.

Bill 3-9: Budget
Bakuhan Taisei tax structure:
0% tax on bushi (0) (samurai)
10% tax on samurai merchant activity (2)
20% tax on nōmin (14) (peasants, farmers, and food producers)
33% tax on ko (11) (non-land based workers)
35% tax on chōnin (8) (merchants)

Total Income: 35/quarter
+2 From Russia (one turn only)


Debt
Debt: 61 at (10% interest quarterly)
--- 50 owed to French creditors
--- 10 owed to British creditors
--- 1 owed to French creditors (interest free)


Government Expenditures (required in parentheses to maintain status quo):

Internal Security: 5 (5)
Samurai Stipends: 6 (6)
Army Maintenance: 5 (5)
Navy Maintenance: 3 (3)
Military Logistics: 2 (2)
Interest Payments: 6 (6)
Debt Payment (British Creditors): 10
Free Credits: 0

Bakuhan Taisei tax structure:
0% tax on bushi (0) (samurai)
10% tax on samurai merchant activity (2)
20% tax on nōmin (14) (peasants, farmers, and food producers)
33% tax on ko (11) (non-land based workers)
35% tax on chōnin (8) (merchants)

Total Income: 35/quarter
+2 From Russia (one turn only)


Debt
Debt: 61 at (10% interest quarterly)
--- 50 owed to French creditors
--- 10 owed to British creditors
--- 1 owed to French creditors (interest free)


Government Expenditures (required in parentheses to maintain status quo):

Internal Security: 5 (5)
Samurai Stipends: 6 (6)
Army Maintenance: 5 (5)
Navy Maintenance: 3 (3)
Military Logistics: 2 (2)
Interest Payments: 6 (6)
Debt Payment (British Creditors): 8
Special Project Funds for New Star Fort: 2
Free Credits: 0

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cxcxxxxx
Sep 7, 2013

It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?


Tokugawa Kamenosuke, shogun, hero of the battle of Sado, shinto devoutee, brother to a murdered sister, shanker of fugitives.
I humbly offer my recommendation to the budget proposed by our honourable finance minister.

mynamewas
Jul 22, 2007
Point

Stalin-Chan posted:

I would like to propose my budget for this period.

Bill 3-9: Budget
Bakuhan Taisei tax structure:
0% tax on bushi (0) (samurai)
10% tax on samurai merchant activity (2)
20% tax on nōmin (14) (peasants, farmers, and food producers)
33% tax on ko (11) (non-land based workers)
35% tax on chōnin (8) (merchants)

Total Income: 35/quarter
+2 From Russia (one turn only)


Debt
Debt: 61 at (10% interest quarterly)
--- 50 owed to French creditors
--- 10 owed to British creditors
--- 1 owed to French creditors (interest free)


Government Expenditures (required in parentheses to maintain status quo):

Internal Security: 5 (5)
Samurai Stipends: 6 (6)
Army Maintenance: 5 (5)
Navy Maintenance: 3 (3)
Military Logistics: 2 (2)
Interest Payments: 6 (6)
Debt Payment (British Creditors): 10
Free Credits: 0

Bakuhan Taisei tax structure:
0% tax on bushi (0) (samurai)
10% tax on samurai merchant activity (2)
20% tax on nōmin (14) (peasants, farmers, and food producers)
33% tax on ko (11) (non-land based workers)
35% tax on chōnin (8) (merchants)

Total Income: 35/quarter
+2 From Russia (one turn only)


Debt
Debt: 61 at (10% interest quarterly)
--- 50 owed to French creditors
--- 10 owed to British creditors
--- 1 owed to French creditors (interest free)


Government Expenditures (required in parentheses to maintain status quo):

Internal Security: 5 (5)
Samurai Stipends: 6 (6)
Army Maintenance: 5 (5)
Navy Maintenance: 3 (3)
Military Logistics: 2 (2)
Interest Payments: 6 (6)
Debt Payment (British Creditors): 8
Special Project Funds for New Star Fort: 2
Free Credits: 0
Thomas Crusoe

Maybe you should pay taxes?

Stalin-Chan
Feb 10, 2009

Yeah, the guy wearing the $4,000 suit is holding the elevator for the guy who doesn't make that in four months. Come on.

Group of mysterious youths overheard outside the scene of the wedding massacre posted:



"Like zoinks, this is some spooky looking building... I wonder if they got any giant sub sandwiches in here..."
"Stay focused Shag-san we have to get to the bottom of this mystery..."

Ramba Ral
Feb 18, 2009

"The basis of the Juche Idea is that man is the master of all things and the decisive factor in everything."
- Kim Il-Sung


Ataman Hijikata Toshizō, The Demon of the Shinsengumi



The Shogun can pay for the fort himself. I'd rather we pay for projects that will benefit Ezo as a whole.

I propose this budget as this will be working toward aiding in developing our nation. The funds toward the canned food factory will benefit our nation as a whole, alongside our police academy, and finally Brunet's boat who as minister will use his ability to facilitate security for our nation.


I amended it with our president's soon proposal.

Bill 3-10: Budget
Bakuhan Taisei tax structure:
0% tax on bushi (0) (samurai)
10% tax on samurai merchant activity (2)
20% tax on nōmin (14) (peasants, farmers, and food producers)
33% tax on ko (11) (non-land based workers)
40% tax on chōnin (9) (merchants)
Russian Trade: 1 credit

Total Income: 37/quarter
+2 From Russia (one turn only)


Debt
Debt: 61 at (10% interest quarterly)
--- 50 owed to French creditors
--- 10 owed to British creditors
--- 1 owed to French creditors (interest free)


Government Expenditures (required in parentheses to maintain status quo):

Internal Security: 5 (5)
Samurai Stipends: 6 (6)
Army Maintenance: 6 (5)
Navy Maintenance: 3 (3)
Military Logistics: 2 (2)
Interest Payments: 6 (6)
Canning Factory Project: 1
Police Academy Project: 2
Security Force Arms Purchase: 1
Brunet's Boat: 1
Ainu Logging: 1
Gold Mine Modernization: 1
Naval Investment: 5 credits for light ships, torpedo boats and torpedoes from France
Free Credits: 0





(Don't be stupid and ninja shit. Announce it if you are going to mess with the taxes especially if we are giving away two credits we don't have. Also, the number of credits we got did not match up with 37 so I assume that the missing 1 credit is from the Russian trade? I know we got 39 for this turn due to selling of our land.)

Ramba Ral fucked around with this message at Feb 26, 2014 around 07:42

Fall Sick and Die
Nov 21, 2003


After some talk with the Homeland party, I present the following amended budget, based on improperly adjusted previous budgets that were taken at face value. In the future it would not be wise to try to sneak through tax changes by any party.

Bill 3-10 Ainu Logging Company
This bill would allow government funds to assist the Ainu in the creation of a logging company that would serve a dual purpose. The money will be spent to purchase equipment, a number of river-worthy ships able to transfer lumber, as well as a lumber mill to cut the logs.

First, it would allow the clearance of prime farmland. Second, it would allow us to sell this wood to the wood-starved cities of China, increasing trade.

Republican/Homeland Party Joint Bill posted:

Bakuhan Taisei tax structure:
0% tax on bushi (0) (samurai)
10% tax on samurai merchant activity (2)
20% tax on nōmin (14) (peasants, farmers, and food producers)
33% tax on ko (11) (non-land based workers)
40% tax on chōnin (9) (merchants)

Foreign Trade:
France (0)
Britain (0)
Russia (1)
United States (0)
China (0)
Korea (0)
Other (0)

Resource/Production Income:
Gold (0)
Lumber (0)
Goods (0)
Other (0)

Total Income: 37/quarter
+2 From Russia (one turn only)

Debt
Debt: 61 at (10% interest quarterly)
--- 50 owed to French creditors
--- 10 owed to British creditors
--- 1 owed to French creditors (interest free)


Government Expenditures (required in parentheses to maintain status quo):

Permanent Budget Items:
Internal Security: 5 (5)
Samurai Stipends: 6 (6)
Army Maintenance: 5 (5)
Navy Maintenance: 3 (3)
Military Logistics: 2 (2)
Interest Payments: 6 (6)

Special Project Funds:
Shinsengumi Police Academy/Arms Modernization (Bill 3-5): 3
Fertilizer and Canning Factory (Bill 3-3): 1
Jules Brunet's Boat: 1
Sado Island Gold Mine Modernization: 1
Ainu Logging and Trade Company (Bill 3-10): 1
Naval Investment: 5 credits for torpedo boats and torpedoes from France
Free Credits: 0

Just to make clear my own votes on the matters before Congress.

Bill 3-1 I will vote no. I was under the impression the merchant faction was preparing to make a large investment in railroads privately. If so, I don't want to pit private industry against the government, or make more than one railroad. If the private companies will not do this, then we'll have to get it done ourselves, but it's a worthy idea.

Bill 3-2 I abstain, I was under the impression Jules Brunet would head the inquiry.

Bill 3-3 Yes

Bill 3-5 Yes

Bill 3-6 Yes

Bill 3-7 No, also this bill is unconstitutional in any case.

Bill 3-8 Yes

Bill 3-9 A budget, I have produced my own.

Bill 3-10 Yes

cxcxxxxx
Sep 7, 2013

It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?


Tokugawa Kamenosuke, shogun, hero of the battle of Sado, shinto devoutee, brother to a murdered sister, shanker of fugitives, political activist.

I cannot and will not stand idly by while the forces who brutally murdered my sister attempt to cover up those responsible in her grisly fate; the appointment of one Jules Brunet, the special adviser to the President--the President who, I might remind you, is a chief suspect--is a miscarriage of justice. They seek to place the investigation in the hands of a loyal lackey, while all the while ensuring his loyalty by attempting to earmark funds from the state budget to buy brunets loyalty with a sea craft

I will not stand by and watch this felonious, mockery of govt, and despicable tragedy! I will not stand by and watch as Brunet loots the coffers of Ezo for his own french needs! I urge the Congress to pass the unamended bill 3-9; I demand justice for a murdered sister, also why are we giving a french pmc a naval warship?

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A RICH WHITE MAN
Jul 29, 2010

See them other chickenheads? They don't never leave the coop.


Katsu Kaishū (勝 海舟)


I must condemn the President and the Demon's budgets; I cannot, in good conscience, watch as Monsieur Brunet cracks open the treasury of Ezo to pay for his own, personal projects. Monsieur Brunet is a very rich man, and has little need of our chairty; in the interests of convincing the Congress of this, I have drawn up a list of Monsieur Brunet's sizable assets...

Basically attempting to filibuster budgetary discussion.

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Ramba Ral
Feb 18, 2009

"The basis of the Juche Idea is that man is the master of all things and the decisive factor in everything."
- Kim Il-Sung


Ataman Hijikata Toshizō, The Demon of the Shinsengumi



I would like to state that the brewery is of the American's assets. If you do have a problem with this budget, then obviously ask for an amendment to remove the credit toward the boat.

sniper4625
Sep 25, 2009

It is a foolish man indeed who attacks his fellow man when there are literal crocodile-men eating Virginians.



Jules Brunet
Special Adviser to the President, Private Military Contractor, Businessman, Aspiring Commodore, Possessor of an Insulted Honor

The insinuation that the President of the Republic is buying me a boat to buy my loyalty, or even the notion that my loyalty is subject to purchase is incredibly insulting. I would have hoped my loyalty to the Republic would have been proven by my years of service to the Republic, from the Boshin War to the present day. I have set down deep roots in this land, seeking to bring peace to the land and prosperity to its people.

When the tragic events of the wedding occurred, I naturally volunteered my services to the investigation. While others blamed the gaijin for the incident (a laughable notion!), I knew I owed it to my good friend Thomas Blakiston to seek justice, that it may provide some small solace in his time of grief. I have made some small study of the investigatory sciences, and I maintain that I am qualified to chair this commission, staffed as it is by quite capable representatives of the Republic of Ezo.

The conduct of the Shogun, I am more than happy to excuse, for while my friend Blakiston lost a bride, he has lost a sister. My deepest condolences remain extended to him. But to have my name challenged by a man whose main contribution to Ezo has been the patronage of the restaurants surrounding his palatial estates? A man who, rumor has it, used his recent trip abroad to line his own pocket? A man who can't even get basic facts right before filling the chambers of the Senate with hot air? Shameful.

Unless requested by the President, I will not resign my commission as head of the Investigatory Committee, and if so requested I will do so with the utmost reluctance.

As for the matter of the naval allocations in the budget, is it really such a stretch that I would be tasked with matters of naval importance? I have been working with the government of Ezo to acquire the latest in naval vessels from my own beloved France for a while now. I am a master of the art of gunnery, and have been making a study of the seaman's craft. In short, despite the misleading budgetary description of "Brunet's Boat," in truth it would be a boat for the defense of Ezo, which I would oversee as Special Military Advisor to the President.

At the end of the day, people of Ezo, I must ask you to determine the greater threat - the 100,000 Meiji conscripts just miles away across the water, or one mans paranoid illusions of my own personal corruption. I pray that those members of Congress supporting his misguided fillibuster cease their needless fears of the latter, and concentrate firmly on the former - to my knowledge, they hardly seem to mention them at all.

sniper4625 fucked around with this message at Feb 26, 2014 around 11:30

cxcxxxxx
Sep 7, 2013

It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?


Tokugawa Kamenosuke, shogun, hero of the battle of Sado, shinto devoutee, brother to a murdered sister, shanker of fugitives, political activist, chaser of fox chick tail.


One day as I was walking in the woods near my house, a nine tailed fox women appeared. She was like yo bitch check out these tails. I was like oh shit those are some fluffy ass tails.So then we decided to go explore the abandoned goldmine, for a oni sprit to kick its ass, so i could impress the foxxy chick. As we were walking there this fat ass american dude was driving a donkey cart down the forest path, leading a contingent or obese ronin, I was like oh sshit yo, you should come to this mine joint with us, and they were like trufax, and joined my company of merry fat asses, and a fox chick. As we pressed forward it started raining and shit, so we found a place to build shelter.....


Joined filibuster

sniper4625
Sep 25, 2009

It is a foolish man indeed who attacks his fellow man when there are literal crocodile-men eating Virginians.



Jules Brunet
Special Adviser to the President, Private Military Contractor, Businessman, Aspiring Commodore, Reasonable Man


After discussions with the Finance Minister, let it be known that I would support the transfer of the credit currently earmarked for "Brunet's Boat" to a general fund for the further development of the navy of Ezo.

Also, I must again urge that whoever is in charge of the military these days deliver a concrete plan for dealing with the Meiji threat. Because, you know, the current debate has left many of us a little uneasy.

Stalin-Chan
Feb 10, 2009

Yeah, the guy wearing the $4,000 suit is holding the elevator for the guy who doesn't make that in four months. Come on.


Nagai Naoyuki, Finance Magistrate, Daimyo, Samurai

I would also like to suggest that some or possibly all of the funds set for the construction of a Police Academy be invested into the defense of Ezo, while modernizing the police will be an important question at this time I don't know that it is pressing. the Meiji are nipping at us looking for weakness and if we lag behind in developing our defenses we will not be able to stand against them.

At this time we do not have any concrete plans to develop our defenses on the table other than the shoguns proposed fort, people have expressed that it may take far too long to build a fort for it to be effective. However I am still inclined to support it if there are no other proposals on the table.

In a few hours I will draft my final budget proposal if anyone has any suggestions please contact me.

sniper4625
Sep 25, 2009

It is a foolish man indeed who attacks his fellow man when there are literal crocodile-men eating Virginians.




Jules Brunet
Special Adviser to the President, Private Military Contractor, Businessman, Aspiring Commodore, Idea Haver


If fortifications are to be built, perhaps they should be built to protect Ezo's harbors? Powerful naval artillery batteries would ensure that trade can still flow into the harbor, even should the worst come to pass.

cxcxxxxx
Sep 7, 2013

It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?


Tokugawa Kamenosuke, shogun, hero of the battle of Sado, shinto devoutee, brother to a murdered sister, shanker of fugitives, political activist, chaser of fox chick tail, ranter of rants.

(continues ranting about filibuster)

....and as I pulled out she slumped to the ground, fluids draining from that warm slit. Anyways thats how I cut the throat of a fox demon who disguised itself as a chick.


Now heres the time, my bro takgiki got himself some loud....

(departs on another filibuster of autism)

Shogeton
Apr 26, 2007

"Little by little the old world crumbled, and not once did the king imagine that some of the pieces might fall on him"


Horace Capron



My Brave Soldiers, Prosperous Farmers bill could also use some room in the budget. It would both increase the morale of the non-samurai defending the Republic and get us income in the coming years.

Takanago
Jun 2, 2007

You'll see...


Matsudaira Sadaaki 松平 定敬 (S)

Why do we look at cherry blossoms?
Nothing, they say, is prettier than they,
But is this really the truth?
Is the land not abundant with flowering plants?
Is the Sakura not just one of many?

But are all flowers created equal?
While a fool looks merely at the moment,
They say the wise man looks at all of eternity.
Here today, the cherry blossom is gone in a week.
They are to the gardens, as humans are to the world.

The beauty of the cherry blossom is the beauty of life.
One in the same, we fall in love with these things.
As we watch the blossoms, they act like mirrors.
Just as the leaves dance through the air,
Man dances through his life.
And then, one day.
It ends.

I am not often a man that expresses sorrow and anguish. But when I heard the news of my brother's death, I could not help but cry. He was no ordinary brother -- he was both a brother in blood and a brother in battle. That kind of bond is seen but once in a lifetime, and now it is already gone. He was a great man of strong principle, and it is an absolute shame that he is gone. He is the type of man who cannot be truly replaced, but we will do the best we can to fill his wake.

Brother, if you can hear me, I want to say that I love you just as much as a brother can, and that I will miss you dearly. You were not just my brother, but you were a stalwart warrior as well. And not just on the battlefield. I know that there was no other man who vigorously defended our Japanese traditions as much as you. No one else felt such a fire in their heart like you did when it comes to honoring our way of life. While I tried to keep up with you, I know that I fell quite short.

From this day forward, I swear upon my honor as a Matsudaira that I will not forget the sacrifice you made and the legacy you left behind. I will do anything and everything in my power to turn Ezo into a land that you would be truly proud of. To do any less would be to disappoint you as your brother.

Rest in Peace, Matsudaira Katamori.

JosefStalinator
Oct 9, 2007

Come Tbilisi if you want to live.


Grimey Drawer

Gonna require someone compile all the bills for me in a big post. Don't care who, but someone better do it, or else! Bad things!

sniper4625
Sep 25, 2009

It is a foolish man indeed who attacks his fellow man when there are literal crocodile-men eating Virginians.


Ramba did it just above.

EccoRaven
Aug 15, 2004

there is only one hell:
the one we live in now


Can I play?

Stalin-Chan
Feb 10, 2009

Yeah, the guy wearing the $4,000 suit is holding the elevator for the guy who doesn't make that in four months. Come on.


Nagai Naoyuki, Finance Magistrate, Daimyo, Samurai

This is the final version of the budget that I will propose to congress, I have made a slight adjustment as per the agreement between Brunet-san and I. I don't believe there are any objections to the changes made so everyone should support this budget.

quote:

EDITED
Republican/Homeland Party Joint Bill FINAL (final)

Bakuhan Taisei tax structure:
0% tax on bushi (0) (samurai)
10% tax on samurai merchant activity (2)
20% tax on nōmin (14) (peasants, farmers, and food producers)
33% tax on ko (11) (non-land based workers)
40% tax on chōnin (9) (merchants)

Foreign Trade:
France (0)
Britain (0)
Russia (1)
United States (0)
China (0)
Korea (0)
Other (0)

Resource/Production Income:
Gold (0)
Lumber (0)
Goods (0)
Other (0)

Total Income: 37/quarter
+2 From Russia (one turn only)

Debt
Debt: 61 at (10% interest quarterly)
--- 50 owed to French creditors
--- 10 owed to British creditors
--- 1 owed to French creditors (interest free)


Government Expenditures (required in parentheses to maintain status quo):

Permanent Budget Items:
Internal Security: 5 (5)
Samurai Stipends: 6 (6)
Army Maintenance: 5 (5)
Navy Maintenance: 3 (3)
Military Logistics: 2 (2)
Interest Payments: 6 (6)

Special Project Funds:
Shinsengumi Police Academy/Arms Modernization (Bill 3-5): 3
Fertilizer and Canning Factory (Bill 3-3): 1
Jules Brunet's Boat: 0 (This money is being reallocated to the Navy Brave Soldiers, Prosperous Farmers as discussed earlier)
Sado Island Gold Mine Modernization: 1
Ainu Logging and Trade Company (Bill 3-10): 1
Naval Investment: 5 credits for torpedo boats and torpedoes from France
Brave Soldiers, Prosperous Farmers: 1
Free Credits: 0

Stalin-Chan fucked around with this message at Feb 26, 2014 around 18:18

Jenkem Delivery
Feb 7, 2005

Death created time to grow the things that it would kill

Matsudaira Tarou - Vice President



President's Army and Navy Minister Appointments- Yes
Bill 3-1 Yes
Bill 3-2 Is this necessary? I vote for Brunet whatever option that would be
Bill 3-3 Yes
Bill 3-4
Bill 3-5 Yes
Bill 3-6 Yes
Bill 3-7 No
Bill 3-8 Yes
Bill 3-9 I vote for the Republican/Homeland Party Joint Bill FINAL (final)
Bill 3-10 Yes

A RICH WHITE MAN
Jul 29, 2010

See them other chickenheads? They don't never leave the coop.


Bill 3-11 - The Militia Act

quote:

This act will legalize the formation of local defensive militias, tasked with acting as a second line of defense for the villages of Ezo in the event of a Meiji invasion; these militias will be self-sufficient and self-regulating, appointing their own officers, and providing for their own uniforms and weapons.


Bill withdrawn, as I was informed it was redundant.

A RICH WHITE MAN fucked around with this message at Feb 26, 2014 around 20:09

Takanago
Jun 2, 2007

You'll see...


Matsudaira Sadaaki 松平 定敬 (S)

Special Bill 1 - Army Minister Appointment: Yes
Special Bill 1 - Navy Minister Appointment: Yes

Bill 3-1 - Yes
Bill 3-2 - Abstain
Bill 3-3 - Abstain
Bill 3-4 -
Bill 3-5 - Yes
Bill 3-6 - No
Bill 3-7 - No
Bill 3-8 - No
Bill 3-9 (Budget) - Republican/Homeland Party Joint Bill FINAL (final)
Bill 3-10 - No

JosefStalinator
Oct 9, 2007

Come Tbilisi if you want to live.


Grimey Drawer

EccoRaven posted:

Can I play?

You may! I say wait until the next update (gonna be a few days). If you want to join as anyone sooner, feel free, but send orders for the next turn ASAP.

Also, orders are now past due! . If you haven't already, send them in!

mynamewas
Jul 22, 2007
Point

JosefStalinator posted:

You may! I say wait until the next update (gonna be a few days). If you want to join as anyone sooner, feel free, but send orders for the next turn ASAP.

Also, orders are now past due! . If you haven't already, send them in!
FYI, the earlier you send them the better chance of you being the early bird.

EccoRaven
Aug 15, 2004

there is only one hell:
the one we live in now


Tentatively in as Iwakura Totomi, Meiji "Ambassador"


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