LA BELLE EPOQUE (a sequel to the CONCERT OF EUROPE)

[Greyblades]

If it helps I found this trawling through my pms, it might help explain why the french strike happened:

Fran seems to like 'all the detail' (probably changed his mind now as his economy isn't doing too well)

What do you mean by that presicely?

Well it's not hard to work out... He allowed the 'right to strike' for starters, then 'closed' the main ports in the south and took all the shipping so trade drops and alot of people can't make a living. He then raises new taxes on luxury goods (which he exports more of than imports) and on cheap goods from non French colonies... Strike they will!

Another open issue is the relationship between Egypt and China. Where do we start from. Before or after the first opium war? Maybe Greybaldes and the Stranger can discuss this.

Considering the historical opium war was started before my run on the game first began and I let it end historically without my input, I say after.