BForNovember

Part 2 of review
          
          Consult Mathew 25:14-30 —United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (it speaks of investment)
          If only I cut the branches bearing no fruit in my life!
          “You shall love the lord your God with all your heart, and with all your mind, and all your soul, and with all your strength.”
          And with all our strength, and so spend all your efforts reaping the crop, for the harvest is near; the feast prepared.
          These acts make me wonder if you know and understand the implications of the natural law and His Divine Majesty, which are purported, but in consideration of all, I place my unwavering belief in, yet straggle in fidelity. And so do you invest according to His Word?
          This facade of mine, as a means of engagement, is not idiomatic of me… I am pathetic, but my book is of some truth, and potential…
          I propound that your response to this review not be figuratively “have it your way,” if a verbal response at all, for I find your approach nearly all intriguing, provided you do not wish to sing me praises to no avail… criticism is welcomed.
          You have chosen these investments interestingly.
          Do not mind my foolery! How naive the world has become!
          I watched Defiance 2008 as well!

BForNovember

Part 1 of review
          
          “A man of business.”
          So to speak, one who invests in what will benefit him.
          I would almost ask, what do you have to gain from reviewing Spencer’s work.
          “Thank you.” —KushRyo
          And you did not reiterate the gesture; “your welcome,” something not meant solely for acknowledgement, but as to say, “I’d do it anytime,” yet these words too, could be means of boast or idle affirmation, which is often insufficiently fulfilled.
          “. . . . As a brother, and progressively. The rehearsals of recent have proven certain method to produce tension rather then fruit. In following Our Lord the rest is revealed. “Obedience to what, Sren,” I asked. “To love,” he replied. Love in his realm is viewed as affection, yet with the family drama dumbed down, and no social mediation, houses are not teared from within. “Right, your idol is Frey,” I stated. “My god, and let it not be between us. Is not yours of love too,” he asked, which I mentally prepared myself to put up with, and be courteous and zealous in the faith. “No, never take it out of context. Correlation, yes. In grammar, no. Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them. When He was with us, He did shoot back at the sages, and He did criticize and correct some. Not all kind came of Him. We can only love one lord, hence why we do not love the demons, nor ourselves when necessary. That said, the Lord has exercised great compromise with us. Sometimes war is necessary. Funnily, a leader of our Church in the old world said ‘freedom is in obedience,’ and it is in scripture. Yes, we are disciplined soldiers in a foreign land. . . .”
          —Excerpts from A Recent Dream; Chapter Three - A Faint Hope

KushoRyu

Hello, Since from what I can gather, you know much about the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte, I would like for you to teach me more, please

KushoRyu

Thank you
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CMY187

@KushoRyu Hi, thank you, but I'd say that my knowledge is rudimentary at best.
            If you haven't already, I highly recommend the Napoleon series by Epic History TV on Youtube as well as the book Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts.
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cj_spencer

This situation continued until, 10 years before the current events, when Emperor Roderus Ademar, who followed the same policy as his predecessors, "mysteriously" died, and his place was taken by his brother Arnold . 
          Once on the throne Arnold immediately launched a series of important reforms: he increased taxes for the nobles and made a law that prevents them from taxing the territories they administer in turn to compensate, he also brought many prerogatives back into his hands and in those of the senate, taking away power from the governors. 
          Internationally, it reached agreements with its two neighbours, the Principality of Connelly and the Union of Patria, putting an end to both years of political tensions and the military administration of the borders which fostered discontent and corruption.  
          As regards slavery, he changed the approach, favoring a utilitarian vision rather than a numerical one: every year the capital draws up a list of the slaves it needs, and the reserves can only produce the slaves that are requested of them. 
          It can thus happen that years pass without a reproduction campaign being started, furthermore the slaves considered most precious cannot be sold to private individuals or made to reproduce as long as they do their job well (this is why Lori has not yet been sent to the reserves ). 
          Furthermore, taxes have been increased for the sale and possession of all those slaves deemed useless (such as sexual slaves, those who are too young or pets, remember the auction?). 
          All these reforms greatly improved the economic situation of the empire and pleased the common population, but created a lot of discontent among the nobles.  In fact, a revolt of local nobles has been underway in the east for almost 10 years

cj_spencer

Hi my friend. 
          I am very pleased that you are so interested not only in my story, but also in all the historical and cultural aspects of the world I created. 
          Although I intend to gradually expand Erthea's story as the events continue, I wanted to give you at least a general overview of Sedonia's situation to help you better understand some events that you have read or will read. 
          Oversimplified, at the time the story takes place Saedonia is a nation on the verge of bankruptcy. 
          Even if the empire is not the only nation to practice slavery, it is actually the one in which this phenomenon is most widespread, as well as the only one in which the method of the Servant Stones is used (the creation process of which is considered a state secret). 
          In Saedonia every slave belongs to the State, and owning one involves paying an annual "rent". 
          However, the massive use of slaves immediately after the end of the Holy Wars led to a progressive and dramatic increase in unemployment, with a consequent increase in discontent and the consequent outbreak of various revolts. 
          Furthermore, the empire soon ended up having more slaves than it needed, given that everyone was speculating on slavery to get rich, demand collapsed and this important source of income went into crisis, starting a long recession. 
          This and the problems with the revolts led over the years the various Emperors who followed one another to grant increasingly greater privileges to the governors and vassals who administered the most remote and problematic regions of the empire, encouraging misgovernment and corruption.