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