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07-12-2004, 06:38
(OOC: One coin=Cdn$10)
The Roman Free Press, December 7
ROME- Roman Emperor Rodin Hartian announced today that his government will invest billions of coins into the provinces of Niger and Jordan today in an effort to improve their economies.
"Niger and Jordan have provided valuable resources to the Empire," said Hartian. "However, years of neglect have left the countries as shells of their former selves, and it is my duty to restore them to prominence".
The two provinces, the poorest in the Roman Empire, voted heavily for Hartian, who ran on a campaign to improve the overall economic health across the Empire, including in its poorer districts. Hartian says that the previous Emperor, Paul XII, "willfully neglected" the provinces to push needless programs that only pushed the tax rate higher and businesses out of Rome. Jordan was said to have suffered the most, as the province lost some 30% of jobs in Paul's twelve years of rule.
However, as Hartian said, the provinces' state is fixable. "They have the infrastructure needed to have a viable economy," said Hartian. "They just need massive renovations. Things like a working computer network, a quality road and rail network, buildings that will stand, and up to date supplies, among other things," he said. "Niger has for years operated with third class facilities for the production of its textile industry, for example. This has led to poor quality clothing that very few within the Empire have bought. However, if we invest in improving the facilities, Niger would be quite capable of producing quality textile products, and, in a few short years, would be able to more than double its economic output on this product alone. Imagine what we could do if we invested in everything."
Hartian said that the building projects will begin within the month, with the importation of first-rate equipment to begin in the next week.
The Roman Free Press, December 7
ROME- Roman Emperor Rodin Hartian announced today that his government will invest billions of coins into the provinces of Niger and Jordan today in an effort to improve their economies.
"Niger and Jordan have provided valuable resources to the Empire," said Hartian. "However, years of neglect have left the countries as shells of their former selves, and it is my duty to restore them to prominence".
The two provinces, the poorest in the Roman Empire, voted heavily for Hartian, who ran on a campaign to improve the overall economic health across the Empire, including in its poorer districts. Hartian says that the previous Emperor, Paul XII, "willfully neglected" the provinces to push needless programs that only pushed the tax rate higher and businesses out of Rome. Jordan was said to have suffered the most, as the province lost some 30% of jobs in Paul's twelve years of rule.
However, as Hartian said, the provinces' state is fixable. "They have the infrastructure needed to have a viable economy," said Hartian. "They just need massive renovations. Things like a working computer network, a quality road and rail network, buildings that will stand, and up to date supplies, among other things," he said. "Niger has for years operated with third class facilities for the production of its textile industry, for example. This has led to poor quality clothing that very few within the Empire have bought. However, if we invest in improving the facilities, Niger would be quite capable of producing quality textile products, and, in a few short years, would be able to more than double its economic output on this product alone. Imagine what we could do if we invested in everything."
Hartian said that the building projects will begin within the month, with the importation of first-rate equipment to begin in the next week.