Megas Logothetes' and Senators' Reports

[_Tristan_]

Save is back :

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1140-2.rar

Moved Methodios north and shuffled some garrison between Alexandria and Cairo for PO.

[Ituralde]

Taking Save.

[Ituralde]

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1140-3.zip

Moved Byzantine Cavalry from Yerevan to Tblisi.
Disbanded two units of Town Militia in Sinop.

[OverKnight]

Taking the save.

[OverKnight]

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1140-4.zip

Moors defeated.

[Smowz]

Taking the save.

[Smowz]

Report for 1141:

My fellow senators and royal family of the Komnenos let us all rejoice in the following news:



My admiration go to all those that managed to defeat these fanatics and furthermore invade their territories. It is entirely appropriate that armies under the command of our legendary leader Basilues Aleksios Komnenos dealt the last blow to the jihad. I understand that one of the few casulaties was a personal friend of the Basilues, I pass on my regrets. As I have said in the senate I shall not rest until these heathens are brought to heel and feel the Roman sword in their homelands.

Priorities:

Pavlos Chrysovergos has had the Byzantine Infantry retrained and two Trebizond archer units recruited in Tblisi as requested. However I was unable to retrain the Trebizond archers in Dyanbikar as requested due to the absence of the correct facilities. Further troops will be built in Tblisi when more men are found (OOC: next turn). The prioritized Leather Tanner will have to wait until work on the farmlands in Tblisi has been completed.

With the completion of the Walls in Constantinople the building will begin right away on the City Hall that the Basilues has requested.

Senator and family announcements:

Comes Vissarionas ek Lesvou has been moved west from Dongala towards Thebes, it was fortunate that he crossed the Nile as he can now see a medium sized Egyptian army directly across the river. It seems the Fatamid's still have isolated warlords loyal to their cause.

Strator Nikolaos Aristenos has began the long journey from Sofia towards the lands of his new master across the seas. His first journey his toward the port of Thessolonica where a small fleet has been made available for the crossing.

I, Nevoulas ek Philadelphius have modified my journey after the defeat of the Jihad at our Capitol and now make my journey south west toward Smyrna.

My congratulations to Comes Methodios Tagaris on his fourth child, a girl named Theodora may she inherit her mothers good looks.

Further congratulations to Isaakos Komnenus on the birth of his second child named after his brother Ioannis (yes another one!!!).

Andrinikos Komnenos has yet another candidate for adoption

Building:

My extensive building works will no doubt catch the eye, I said some time ago that I believed the empire contained too many military outposts and not enough money spinning city like settlements.

I pass on my thanks to Pavlos Chrysovergos and Lisas Attaleiatis for allowing me to convert Trebizond from a Castle to a Town.

I have also made similar modifications to Scopia and Aleppo as I felt necessary.

My desire to aid House Illes Korakas in appeasing their settlements, compelled me to build some Council chambers in Cairo.

I have also commissioned garrison quarters to be built in Belgrade and a Bowyer in Corinth, to aid my plans of fortifying the west.

Work has finished of the Chapel at Nicosia, the Port in Bucherest, the Town hall in Sinop and the small chapel in Dongola.

Thessolonica has an offer for a Merchents Guild - I have left the offer open for Patrikos Ioannis Kalemetros to consider.

Misc:

Due in part to the Moorish sackings in the west, the people of Arta, Athens and Thessolonica have had to appeased with lower tax rates to avoid the danger of full scale rioting.

The Fleet in the eastern Mediterranean has been consolidated in Acre, with the ambition to blockade gaze as soon as possible.

Aragon and Sicily are now at war.

Relations have impoved further with the Kievan Rus.


I open up the save here:

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1141.rar

I will be taking it back at 22:30 GMT on Tuesday 23rd September.

humbly,

Nevoulas ek Philadelphius

[Ramses II CP]

Taking the save to move Vissa, back in a minute.

[Smowz]

Report for 1141:

My congratulations to Comes Methodios the Brave after his speedy take of the garrison at Gaza. The settlement now belongs to him and his house Illes Korakas. The Fatamid Sultan is dead, the leadership of this faction is now in disarray, the named Crown Prince has emerged just south of Cairo.


Priorities:

Pavlos Chrysovergos has had 3 units of Dismounted Byzantine Lancers built in Tblisi. This takes him up to 6 out of the 10 PUs that he is allowed this term. The prioritized Leather Tanner will have to continue to wait until work on the farmlands in Tblisi has been completed.

The work on the City Walls has begun as the Basilues Aleksios Komnenus priortised.

Armatos ek Naksou has had 7 of his 10 PUs built for him in the holy land as requested.

Senator and family announcements:

Strator Nikolaos Aristenos continued his journey toward Alexandria by boarding a group of vessels near Thessaloníki.

I, Nevoulas ek Philadelphius continued my journey towards Smyrna.

Andrinikos Komnenos moved east in Anatolia past Sinop and now approaches a small rebel army. Yet another candidate has offered himself up for adoption, after I rejected the last one.

Building:

The conversions of Aleppo, Scopia and Trebizond have been completed. Work can now begin on turning these centres into fine economies.

Speaking of which, a Market in Iconium, a Grain exchange in Smyrna and a Market in Sinop will be welcome news to the Roman accountants ears. These buildings are under development.

Construction on a small chapel has begun in Acre. Also as Arta is not yet big enough to support a Port, work on clearing land for local farms has been commissioned.

A leather Tanner is being developed in Sofia to better armour our troops in the west.

I accepted the request for a Merchents guild in Thessaloníki, on the behalf of the house of Asteri. Another has been offered to open up in Athens, again I shall leave it initially to my friend and mentor Ioannis Kalematros to decide.


Misc:

Sinop and Yeveren has had to have their tax rate dropped to avoid rebellion.

Unfortunately the people of Aleppo are currently in revolt.

The council of nobles have asked us to blockade Mecca.

There is a small rebel force to the north of Bucharest.

I open up the save here:

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1143.rar

I will be taking it back at 18:00 GMT on Friday 26th September.

humbly,

Nevoulas ek Philadelphius