Re: Megas Logothetes' and Senators' Reports
Report for 1156:
Battles:
The forces that have landed on Crete were ambushed by a large contigent of Venetians that has been hiding in the countryside surrounding Heraklion. It seems the Venetians weren't as unprepared as we thought. Nevoulas ek Philadelphias was forced to retreat to the safety of his ships. I am confident that he will launch another attack in the coming year.
The Seljuk Turks are once again showing their strength. They have appeared in force outside of Tblisi and have laid siege to the castle. Andronikos Komnenos has my permission to remove any Cavalry units from Yerevan to assist in repelling the attacker.
Recruitment:
Ioannis Komnenos used 0 out of his 15 PUs.
Armatos ek Naksou used 6 out of his 6 PUs.
Ioannis Kalameteros used 4 out of his 8 PUs.
Nikolaos Aristenos used 4 out of his 4 PUs.
Apionnas Vringas used 4 out of his 4 PUs.
Methodious Tagaris used 0 out of his 2 PUs.
I have followed the Prioritization requests sent to me by the various Houses. Considering the fragility of our financial situation I have made adjustments where necessary. As such units that were recruited far away from the current theater of war Venice have been reduced in quality to save money. This applies to the units recruited in Tortosa, Acre and Gaza.
Some Militia has been established in Damascus but it isn't enough to stop the rioting. I urge the Order of St. John to send in troops from their adjacent possession if they want to keep control over this settlement.
More ships were built to enlargen our navy. This will be needed in the war against Venice. Only now the Council of Nobles has charged me with blockading the port of Ragusa. Maye this would be a more worthwile enterprise for Theo Petzeas than heading for the shores of Sicily.
Construction:
Ioannis Komnenos used 0 out of his 2 PBs.
Armatos ek Naksou used 0 out of his 1 PB.
Ioannis Kalameteros used o out of his 1 PB.
Nikolaos Aristenos used 0 out of his 1 PB.
Apionnas Vringas used 0 out of his 1 PB.
Once again the large amounts of money spent on Prioritized Units have not allowed me to being construction on the Priorized Huge Walls in Antiokheia. As a result no other construction could be conducted in the Empire.
The Large Walls in Alexandria could not be built as workers were still busy finishing construction of another building.
Domestic Affairs:
The Slave trade around Dongola remains in Fatamid hands. I will cease efforts to control it for now. They are proving too expensive.
In light of the financial need a Master Merchant's Guild has set up its offices in Cairo. This should help bring the much-needed boost to our economy.
Another Guild has offered to establish itself in Corinth. They are from the Swordmaster's Guild. I await word on this from the owner of Corinth.
The Imperial family continues to grow. Sophronis Komnenos has come of age and one young Nikitas Philanthrophios is a candidate for adoption for Ioannis Kantakouzinos.
Foreign Affairs:
The French have joined the Crusade on Tunis. Their force that has been travelling through our lands has taken up the Cross again and is marching towards the coast near Constantinople.
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