MTL - Iron Powder and Spellcasters-~ Geography (Union)

  Geography (Union)

  [Senas Alliance]

  Historical overview:

The story of   Senas begins two thousand years ago.

  When the voyagers of ancient times finally conquered the turbulent ocean currents and sailed into these waters for the first time, what appeared before them was a scene tantamount to a miracle:

  The islands like pearl necklaces block the waves of the outer sea, and the surface of the inner sea is calm like lake water, reflecting the luster of emeralds in the sun;

  The insurmountable and endless coastal mountains disappeared suddenly, as if they were leveled in an instant by some unimaginable force, leaving a gate to the inland and a coastline that was almost perfectly elliptical.

   The ecstatic leader of the Voyagers, Pietheas, immediately chose the name that best suited her:

   "Senas" - refers to a bay surrounded by land on three sides and with an elegantly curved outline.

   Since then, Cenas has become the official name of this sea and land, and has accompanied her through the "Age of Heroes", "Age of Conquest", "Age of Turbulence", "Age of Darkness" and "Age of Reconquest".

   Until forty years ago, someone picked up a pen and wrote a new chapter on the pages of history:

  A group of warriors who were unwilling to endure the oppression of the empire rose up, and the fire of resistance was unstoppable, eventually involving all the sea and land between the two mountains.

   When the smoke cleared and the scarred victor had not yet had time to lick his wounds, he found that new challenges followed:

   They defeated the ruler, but did not know how to rule; they destroyed a country, but did not know how to create a new one;

   Lost the same goal, the original close partners, began to look horrible; lost the common enemy, the once life and death Pao Ze, I do not know when will turn against each other.

  In the end, in the name of "Senas", an unprecedented alliance was born in the dawn.

   She straddles the grasslands and the sea, to the towering shady mountains in the north, and the Jinding Mountains covered with thousands of years of snow in the south. Horses gallop freely across her land, eagles soar in her sky, tenacious warriors guard her borders in the mountains, and majestic fleets fly her flags high into the unknown.

   But can she really stand the test of time?

   Time will give the answer.

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   Archives of the Republics

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   [United Republic of Seventeen Provinces/United Provinces]

  *[Greatness belongs to Cenas! Glory to belong to the seventeen provinces! Long live! Federal Republic! ]

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  Historical overview:

  The Piedmont is as old as Cenas, where the first settlements of immigrants in ancient times were established.

   But the development history of the piedmont was very short, and until four hundred years ago, it was an extremely desolate land.

  Because it is very simple - her terrain is too low, there are uncultivated tidal flats, wetlands, swamps and lakes everywhere, and even more than a quarter of the land is flooded by sea water twice a day.

Civilization cannot be developed without agriculture. Although immigrants in ancient times established the first "Kahuran" in the piedmont, a large colony with temples, they eventually turned to higher terrain, which was more suitable for living and farming. The southern shore of the bay is today's Veneta.

   In the end, only birds and beasts, fishermen hunters, and farmers scattered on small arable plots survived on the mountain front.

   However, there is no way out, and the development of farmland drainage technology has brought a turning point for the fate of the mountain front.

   Relying on complex and elaborate water conservancy projects, the people in the piedmont drained the swamps and wetlands, occupied tidal flats and shallow seas, and reclaimed the land that could not be cultivated into thousands of hectares of fertile land.

  The overall planning ability required to build large-scale water conservancy projects also enables the accumulation of more centripetal and executive political traditions in the piedmont.

Meanwhile, wars that seem to never end are raging in every corner of the continent: lords fight each other out of ambition, Catholics and pagans wage holy wars in the name of gods, commercial city-states experiment with force The hooves of stifling rivals, nomadic barbarians echo on the frontiers of civilization...

  Because the piedmont area is too desolate and barren, it can enjoy rare peace and stability. So people from all over the country flocked to this piece of land that needs to be developed in order to survive in the troubled times.

  Under the superposition of various factors, the piedmont area has been able to develop rapidly for hundreds of years, from a barren land with rampant miasma to the most densely populated land, the most developed handicraft industry, and the most urbanized land in the entire mainland.

   But the accumulation of wealth means an increase in the number of pretenders. When the mountain front is free from backwardness and poverty, she can no longer be alone.

  The empire began to ask for more and more taxes from the piedmont, and put more and more shackles on the piedmont;

   At the same time, the expansion of the bourgeoisie allowed the rapid spread of new ideas and beliefs, making the piedmont and the empire even more alienated.

   The deepening contradiction finally detonated a war.

   And what was born in the war was the glorious United Republic of Seventeen Provinces.

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   Geographical overview: highly urbanized; inland with crisscrossed rivers and dense water networks; numerous polders below sea level

  *[United Provinces is the smallest republic in Union China, with only 104,600 square kilometers, equivalent to one-third of Veneta. But she is also the most urbanized and densely populated republic in the Union, with nearly half of its population living in fortified towns. The composition of citizens includes merchants, craftsmen and farmers, but not all of them have citizenship]

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  Political structure: It is shifting from "representative democracy" to "military politics"

  *[The so-called representative democracy is actually "representative democracy for people with citizenship". The vast majority of people in the province are "people" without citizenship, and a seat in parliament usually only corresponds to a dozen or even a few voters]

  *[The provincial government, which controls the parliament, has been playing a dangerous game with the military corps, which controls the army. ]

  *[The officer corps outragedly overturned the table and successfully launched a coup d'etat with the help of internal government collaborators (until the end of the monsoon roll)]

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   Degree of centralization: high

  *[Political Tradition in Piedmont + Uncontrolled Army]

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  Economic Policy: Mercantilism/Business Integration

  *[High tariffs are a feature of mercantilism and must be tasted]

  *[The merchants in the federal provinces are both producers and sellers, which gives them greater bargaining power and production power]

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  Military Organization: Full Standing Corps + Standing Reserve Corps + Inland Sea Second Navy

  Military features: a large number of highly trained phalanx infantry; weaker cavalry; the largest artillery; navy serving the army

  *[Under the Union Charter, the Republics can only and must maintain two standing legions. The reason for including such a provision in the charter is to keep the Union from falling into an arms race and not to waste its armaments.

   However, there are always loopholes in the rules and regulations. The United Provincial Republic is backed by the sea, bordered on three sides by neighboring countries and has no danger to defend, which makes the United Provincial Army always have a serious sense of insecurity. Through the establishment of the "Standing Reserve Corps", the United Province actually maintained four fully-staffed standing regiments, ranking first among the republics in terms of training level and number of soldiers. At the same time, relying on the production capacity of the Shengli Arsenal, the artillery scale of the United Province also ranks first among the republics]

  *[With a sharp weapon, the intention to kill starts. When the province decided to use his mighty army, it looked like a war was inevitable]

  *[In the Inland Sea, the strength of the Interprovincial Navy is second only to that of the Veneta Inland Sea Navy. However, the Interprovincial Navy is a navy serving the army and is in a passive position within the army, so it lacks subjective initiative to a certain extent]

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  Important city: Guitucheng

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  [The Venerable Republic of Veneta]

  *[Land and sea, we live between two worlds, but do not belong to either, we belong only to ourselves]

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  Historical overview:

   In the Bay of Cenas, Veneta's history is second only to the Piedmont. She is the second colony established by immigrants in ancient times, and her thriving history is much longer than her "cousin".

   However, Hailan, the capital of today's Veneta Republic, was not the first city to emerge.

   The oldest city in Veneta is Adriatic, followed by Aquileia. Hailan, Flora, Hundred Flowers City, etc. are not among them.

  The original Hailan city site is located on a sandbar at the mouth of the river, facing water on all sides.

   Hailan people were originally just fishermen, salt workers and barge boatmen, but the arrival of turbulent times and dark times gave Hailan a chance to rise.

   Adria, on the coastal plain, fell first, and Aquileia, in the delta of the rushing river, was razed to the ground by barbarians.

   With the terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Hailan survived. At the same time, she sheltered a large number of remnants of the ancient empire, and these refugees also brought manpower, wealth, technology and ideas to Hailan.

   Since then, Hailan has added the title of "most honorable" to himself, and headed deeper into the ocean.

   Except for fishing and salt, Hailan can produce almost nothing. She has no agricultural products or animal husbandry. Her only skills are sailing and transporting goods, so trade is very important to Hailan people.

   This makes the behavior of the Hailan people polarized: on the one hand, the Hailan people never consider moral factors when conducting business activities, they believe that they can do business with anyone, even pagans and barbarians;

   On the other hand, the hard life of being away from home and the discriminated status of Hailan businessmen make Hailan people unite sincerely because of common feelings. This solidarity breeds pure patriotism—and Lamarine never lacks patriots. This solidarity also breeds self-discipline and fairness, just as the entire crew of a ship, regardless of status, faces the dangers of the sea.

   In the Dark Ages, Ocean Blue quickly became the largest commercial city-state in the Pan-Veneta region, and maintained its dominance for nearly a thousand years.

  Even in the era of "reconquest", Hailan never gave up his independent status in the face of the army of Alexius the Great, and finally forced the emperor to accept allegiance in the name of "being a minister and not paying tribute".

  The stars move and the time flies. Old dynasties fall and new dynasties rise. The Pan-Veneta area gradually gave birth to new commercial city-states, such as Baihua City and Flora.

  There are always irreconcilable contradictions between the new king and the old king, as are the new city-states and the sea blue. Commercial competition eventually evolved into military competition, and the Pan-Veneta region entered the protracted "Era of City-State Wars".

   As the nominal co-owner of the city-states, the empire acquiesced to the occurrence of city-state wars. Because the low-intensity city-state war can not only weaken the disobedient autonomous cities in the Veneta region, but will eventually hand over the sacred discretion to the emperor.

The    emperor's hunch was right, Hailan could defeat other city-states, but couldn't destroy them. The armies of Jesria and Hundred Flowers also once approached the Hailan City, but in the end they failed to the Hailan City Wall.

  The city-state wars in the Pan-Veneta area stopped and stopped, the city-states formed alliances and broke contracts, and everything developed towards the empire's expectations until the outbreak of the "mountain uprising".

   Initially, the city-states of Veneta, including Hailan, did not stand on the side of the insurgent army, they only took a wait-and-see attitude, and made profits by selling materials and services to both sides of the war.

  It was not until the Duke of Arlean the "Butcher" was defeated and the first war of retribution failed that Hailan officially decided to put his chips on the people in the mountains - most of the city-states of Veneta chose to wait and see.

   With the full support of Hai Lan, the Senas coalition finally defeated the mad King Richard, who was on his own expedition, and won a complete victory.

   And when the establishment of a unified Veneta Republic was imminent, with the overwhelming power of the coalition, Hai Lan easily persuaded all the city-states that were unwilling to bow.

   One thousand years, vicissitudes of life. The area of ​​today's Hailan City has far exceeded the original Hailan Old City. The ruins of the old city have been deeply buried under the soil layer, and the former natural moat has also been filled up due to sediment deposition - but the Hailan people still defended them. 's port.

  From a city to a country, the noble Veneta Republic set sail

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   Geographical overview: alluvial plains, coastal plains, hills

  *[Veneta actually consists of two parts: the commercial city-states on the coast and the agricultural areas in the interior. However, the distinction between the two is not obvious. There are also farmers living in the cities, and the land of the city-states in the inland countryside. Many Veneta merchants were both merchants and landowners]

  *[The natural endowment of Veneta is far superior to that of the provinces. The coastal plains and alluvial plains are suitable for growing wheat, and the inland hills are full of vineyards and olive groves. Although the water network is not as dense as the federal provinces, it is still very developed and sufficient to meet the needs of agricultural irrigation]

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  Political structure: United Republic of city-states dominated by Hailan + oligarchic power politics + government

  *[Aquamarine stands for Veneta, but Veneta is not just seablue. In the eyes of the citizens of other city-states, the arrogant Hailan was no more likable than his neighbors to the north. However, the businessman's tendency to compromise makes everything negotiable. The distribution of seats in the Veneta Council is very fair, so other cities still choose to cooperate despite their dissatisfaction]

  *[Due to the high cost of a democratic system, all political activities require money to support. The total number of seats in the Veneta council is far less than the total number of seats in the federal provincial council, many of which are elected in name but are actually hereditary. Oligarchs from the city-states hold the Veneta House firmly in their hands]

  *[As a counterweight to balance the oligarchic chamber, the Veneta directorate pursues elitism. From the lowest clerks to the most senior governors, the members of the government are all selected at different levels, regardless of their background or status]

  *[Similar to the United Province, Veneta also has conflicts between the government and the hospital; and unlike the United Province, the contradiction between the government and the hospital in Veneta is still within the controllable range]

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   Degree of Centralization: Moderate

  *[Oligarchic parliament and elite government maintain political balance]

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  Economic Policy: Mercantilism/Monopoly

  *[We have no land, so there is no feudal system; our nobles are very wealthy merchants who command fleets with sails that cover the sun, but at the same time calculate the profit to the accuracy of every silver chip]

  *[Vinetta’s economic policy is dominated by Hailan, and Hailan’s marrow is deeply branded with mercantilism. Generally speaking, every time Hailan merchants go to a new trade node, they always try their best to seek the privilege of monopoly operation, even if they need to pay a lot of bribes. Once the monopoly power is obtained, Hailan businessmen will immediately exclude competitors from the industry until they completely dominate the industry. Only then will they start earning multiplied profits through bargaining power]

  *[Venetta would have preferred to be a middleman and transporter rather than a producer. But when the Union-provincial merchants rose strongly, Veneta merchants began to imitate their competitors and try to master the production process]

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  Military Organization: Two and a half standing regiments + Inland Sea First Navy

  Military characteristics: well-equipped phalanx infantry; better than nothing cavalry; excellent artillery; powerful navy

  *[Compared to the province that maintains four full corps, the Veneta Army is stingy, and the province can save it. In order to save money, even the non-war standing army is only maintained in a half-staffed state. However, among the republics, the Veneta army is the most well-equipped, and the artillery is also excellent]

  *[The Veneta Navy has an equal (or higher) status with the Army. Because there are a large number of overseas interests to protect, the Veneta Navy is divided into two parts: the Inner Sea Fleet and the Far Sea Fleet. Among them, the strength of the Inland Sea Fleet alone is enough to sit firmly in the first place in the Inland Sea]

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  Important cities: Hailan, Hundred Flowers City, Flora, Nasriya

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  [Palatu Republic]

  *[forward! forward! The Platoons never give in! Uukhai! ! ]

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  Historical overview:

The   Palatu people are generally considered to be the descendants of the Hed people who turned to settle down after the defeat, but the actual situation has been difficult to verify.

   Before the arrival of the ancient empires, there was already human life in the Gulf of Cenas. After the Age of Heroes and the Age of Conquest, the blood of the natives and the outsiders merged. Except for a few high-level families who attach great importance to blood, no one will deliberately distinguish them.

  In any case, for the past two hundred years according to historical records, Palatu has been serving as the western barrier, resisting the iron hoofs of the Hed barbarians for the piedmont and Veneta.

The lucrative    wool trade accumulated wealth for the Palatine nobles, enabling them to recruit armies, build castles, and wage war with Heard for many years.

  However, after Richard IV inherited the Duchy of Palato, he took the profits of the wool trade for himself, and siphoned more than 250,000 ducats from Palato every year.

The   Palatu frontier has since declined, and is no longer able to withstand the year after year looting of Heard's tribes.

   Therefore, when the news of the rebellion broke out in the piedmont reached Palatu, many young Palatu nobles changed their names and defected to the "rebels" in the piedmont, just to fight against the emperor.

After    Arlean the butcher was defeated and killed, the young nobles who went to the front of the mountain and Ned Smith returned to Palatu.

   At that time, Plato had fallen into a three-way melee: the republicans occupying the city, the royalists who controlled the countryside, and the Hed tribes under the command of Quye Khan.

  In the end, the Republicans, led by Ned Smith, won everything and the Republic of Palato was proclaimed.

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   Political structure: Aristocratic republic disguised as representative democracy (formerly)

  *[After the War of Sovereignty, the Palatine nobles who followed Marshal Ned did not suffer from a large-scale purge of the provinces. They smoothly integrated into the nascent republic and formed a new class of hereditary and negotiated nature, the Blue Bloods]

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   Geographical overview: large plains divided by seasonal rivers + foothills of two mountains

  *[The closer to the River Run/Jinliu River, the flatter the land is and the better it is for farming; the closer to the Jinding Mountains/Shady Mountains, the more undulating the land is, the better it is for grazing; the farther west, the higher the altitude]

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   Degree of Centralization: Low

  *[Local governments generally have a high degree of autonomy]

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  Economic Policy: Export of Raw Materials / Import of Finished Goods

  *[The wool trade is still the source of Plato's wealth, and as long as the looms of the provinces and Veneta are still creaking, the wool of Palatu will never worry about buyers]

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  Military establishment: two full standing regiments + fifty light and heavy standing cavalry squadrons + a large-scale reserve Dussack (original)

  Military characteristics: Phalanx infantry with the most actual combat experience; high-quality cavalry among the republics; underappreciated artillery; generous salary

  *[Plateau is rich in horses and naturally produces cavalry, but this does not mean that the infantry of Palatu is not excellent - it is just that the infantry is relatively undervalued in Palatu. Palato's infantry equipment is average, but the actual combat experience is the most, and in tactics, he often adopts a small phalanx with distinctive characteristics, which has excellent mobility]

  *[There is no place more suitable for cavalry to charge horizontally and horizontally than the vast Palatu field. The Palatu cavalry is the strongest in the republics, no one]

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  Important cities: Zhuwangbao, Hongchuan, Maplestone City, Revodan

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  [Monta Republic]

  *[—Helvetti sons! ]

*[-Prepare! Prepare! ! ]

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  Historical overview:

  Although foreigners are accustomed to calling the mountain people living on the border between the Alliance and the Empire "Monta", the Monta people do not call themselves like this, they prefer to call themselves "Helvetic".

   Historians at the Royal Academy of Letters and History believe that the history of the Helvetii can also be traced back to the time of the ancient empires.

  About 1,700 years ago, a barbarian named Helvetius took the initiative to seek refuge from the ancient empire in order to escape the war.

  The then Augustus accepted their allegiance and placed them in the mountains of the southern border of the empire. In exchange, the Helvetians had to guard the Shady Mountains for the Empire for generations to keep out the barbarians of the Shannan Hed.

  The rulers of the ancient empires may not have any good intentions - it is unclear whether the war is terrifying, or the barren mountains are more terrifying.

But until the ancient empire has disappeared, the Helvetians still live in the mountains, still call themselves Helvetians, and call the land they live in Helvetia—but outsiders call them for "Monta".

  The Monta people have a strong attachment to their homeland, but the scarcity of arable land and lack of food force the Monta people to leave their homes.

  Because they have nothing, the only resource they have is people - tough and **** men tempered by poor mountains and bad waters.

   Therefore, before the Republican era, most of the Monta people who stepped out of the mountains used "soldier" as their occupation.

   They would be away from home for months, years or even decades, either as mercenaries to the city-states of Veneta, or taken away by the emperor's recruiters.

  Some people returned to the mountains with rich trophies, married wives and had children; some returned to the mountains with mutilated bodies and died of illness; some never came back.

   Generations of Monta people have endured the pain that fate has imposed on them, born, grown, raised, and died in silence.

   until the sovereign war that changed everything.

The cruelty of   sovereignty wars overshadowed all previous wars. The city defenses in the new era are like a spinning giant meat grinder, crushing every soldier who joins them into flesh.

   Batch after batch of Monta men were recruited, armed, and sent to the mountain front by the emperor. The scale of the recruitment was so large that even the Duchy of Monta began to experience a manpower shortage.

  Most of the people who were taken away by the recruiters have not heard from them, and the pensions that should have been issued have never been issued. Mass famine broke out in the mountains, and many women and children who lost husbands and fathers starved to death.

  The tenacious Monta people couldn't bear it any longer, and civil revolts broke out in Montag Autonomous Prefecture, and the civil revolts were immediately suppressed.

   Just when the landslide was about to break out, the raven sent a message: the war is over.

   A brand new fortress broke ground at Black Rock Pass. The fortress was named North Broken Fortress, which cut off Helvetia and roughly divided the Helvetia into two parts.

  The autonomous prefectures north of the Black Rock Pass remained in the Empire, and the autonomous prefectures south of the pass were included in the alliance territory.

  The escrow officer of the Alliance came to Monta, bringing a new title, a new identity, and a new ruler to the Land of the Mountains.

The   Monta people accepted all this silently.

  Today, there are still many Monta people who have to leave their beloved hometown, but no longer as soldiers, but as workers and farmers;

  Today, the sons of Helvetius still guard the frontiers of the mountains, but no longer against the barbarians in the south, but against the empire in the north.

   They passively accepted their destiny and suffered all injustice and pain in silence, just like their ancestors.

   But what will the mountains decide when one day the Monta people have a choice?

   We are still waiting for time to give us an answer.

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   Geographical overview: There is a lack of large plains suitable for farming, and the habitable land is divided into individual settlements by mountains

  *[Most towns are located in valleys, close to water sources—such as lakes and rivers. Many Monta towns even surround the entire lake along the foot of the mountain]

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   Political structure: highly autonomous local self-government + national parliament controlled by the federal provinces + standing legion independent of the parliament

  *[The fragmented terrain of the Republic of Monta makes it very expensive to rule, so all parts of Monta have traditionally been in a state of high autonomy. Each autonomous prefecture is like a small country, complete with legal, tax, and foreign affairs departments.

   Even the provinces that have been deeply involved in the Monta Republic for more than 20 years are powerless in the internal affairs of the autonomous states, and can only indirectly intervene in the affairs of the states from the level of the federal government]

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   Degree of Centralization: Weak

  *[completely bulk]

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  Economic Policy: Tradeism/Free Trade

  *[As a producer of ore and iron and an importer of grain, the Republic of Monta does not want other countries to impose high tariffs on its iron products. In exchange, the Republic of Monta can reduce the import tariff of grain to zero]

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  Military establishment: two full standing regiments + the militias of each autonomous state

  Military characteristics: elite mountain infantry; military tradition that can provide a large number of high-quality soldiers at any time

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  Important cities: Horn Fort, Steel Fort, Lucerne, North Broken Fortress

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  [Vine Republic]

  *[The emperor will eventually pass away, the long sword will eventually decay, the great cause will eventually be forgotten, and only the blood of Wan will survive]

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  Historical overview:

  Vine has a later history than Piedmont and Veneta.

  Although from the map, Vahn is closer to the birthplace of the ancient empire. But for the ancients, sailing by boat was far easier than climbing the towering mountains.

   As for the Gunsan trade route connecting the Empire and Vine today, it was actually opened up by the colonists after Vine Colony was established.

   However, the opening of the Gunsan trade route did not bring any good results to Wan. Because as long as you cross the mountain trade road, Vine is safe.

  Historically, the several devastating wars that Vahn experienced during the turbulent and dark ages were provoked by conquerors from the north. Every time the rule of Vahn changed hands, for ordinary Vahn people, it was tantamount to a catastrophe.

   Until the Lieyang family ascended the throne and completely ended the large and small private wars in the empire, the Wanren were finally able to enjoy the precious time of peace.

  However, the war finally ignited again, but this time the enemy was not in the north, but in the south.

During the    Sovereign War, the Duchy of Vine served as a grain producing area, providing a large amount of supplies for the army of the Duke Butcher and the Emperor.

The    Alliance army sent General Janos' Palatine hussars. Yanosh went upstream, rampaged through the territory of Vine, burning farmland and villages along the way, and finally broke out from the southwestern border of Vine, leaving behind the devastated Duchy of Vine.

  Vine's vigor was severely damaged from then on, and the emperor's supplies were cut off. In the end, under the city of Guitu, the mad emperor Richard chose to end the war.

  Although the two wars of retribution ended in failure, without the full support of the Wan people, the two wars of retribution of the empire would only be defeated faster and worse.

  After the war, the Duchy of Vine was included in the alliance, and the Republic of Vine was established.

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  Geographical overview:

  Large chalky soil hills, suitable for growing grapes;

   From the peaks of the Shady Mountains, the melting water from snow and ice converges into rivers and rivers, providing convenient irrigation conditions - so Vine has been the most famous wine producing area since ancient times;

  Although there is a coastline, most of the coastline is blocked by the Coast Mountains;

  Lack of critical, defensible terrain, if invaders break through the northern mountains or attack from the south, Vahn will be helpless.

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   Political Architecture: Puppetized Ruling Classes and Ruled Classes Mastering the Art of Being Ruled

  *[As a food producing area, the Vine Republic is very important to the Monta Republic, because the food shortage of the Monta Republic is entirely filled by imports from Vine. So, for the province that wants to remotely control Monta, Vine is also crucial for the province]

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   Degree of Centralization: Moderate

  [Similar to Monta, the House of the Vine Republic is also divided into an upper and a lower house. Members of the House of Commons are elected by towns, and members of the House of Lords are also elected by towns - but the province retains a veto power. This makes it impossible for the Parliament of the Van Republic to interfere in the functioning of the government, which happens to be another institution heavily influenced by the Federal Republic]

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  Economic policy: mainly rely on agriculture; import and export policy is controlled by the federation

  *[Vine exports wine and food, and imports handicrafts, which makes his economy highly complementary and highly bound to the province. In the system designed by the federation, the Republic of Vine only needs to play the role of a good food production place and commodity market.]

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  Military establishment: two full standing legions (mainly responsible for the garrison of the Holy Forest Fortress)

  Military characteristics: phalanx infantry with passing generals; poor and weak cavalry; artillery that is better than nothing; inland fleet with almost no sense of presence; good food

  *[To put it bluntly, although the federal provinces put the interests of Vine after the interests of the federal provinces, they still have a positive effect on the improvement of the combat effectiveness of Vine's army]

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  Important cities: Plains City, Holy Forest Fortress

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  [Geography·Alliance, End]

   [The map is not finished yet, only the "previous version" without filling details]

   [Send the geography first, please help to find and correct mistakes and fill in the gaps]

   [By the way, to prove that I haven't been lazy these days, I still have work (in a low voice)]

  

  

   (end of this chapter)