Classical Civilization Citizens the Death

Classical Civilization

Citizens

The death of my father, the former emperor, has left me with the wonderful opportunity of governing you for the next years to come. As you know, this great country has adopted the imperial succession as the means of passing down authority from one member of the imperial family to the other. I greatly hope to continue the grand projects that my father has embarked upon, to the great prosperity of our country and of you all.

His work has borrowed from the policies some of the ancient civilizations have used. We are very fond of the administrative structure that the Persian Empire has successfully put in practice and we intend to learn as much as possible from the way they have done things. We will not call them satraps, but we will have representatives of the central imperial authority in each of the provinces of our empire. Treat them well and work with them: these people are under our direct orders. Let them know the problems you face so that we will be able to find the appropriate solutions in our capital and apply them in the field.

We will also promote economic reforms aimed at encouraging the commercial development of our great land. The Ancient Greeks have put together an economic empire that lasted for several centuries, based on trade. We will build ships and encourage private entrepreneurships, including with financial help. Come up with good ideas and be sure we will want to finance them and put them in practice.

We want to ensure that the middle class will develop strongly and prosperously and become the central instrument of our ruling policies. Their wealth and prosperity will thus trickle down to the lower classes and increase the average standard of living for all of us. We will look to the representatives of the middle class for advice and help in our good governance.

We will promote a peaceful and non-conflicting approach towards all other empires and countries and will try to sort out the differences we have with some of our enemies. One of the first things in terms of foreign policy is meetings with our enemies and discussion of current problems. We don't believe in wars: wars cost money and we want to spend money doing more useful things, such as building the infrastructure and developing new public use projects. Negotiations will be undertaken, but remain assured that we will not give up on anything that is fundamentally vital for the survival of our great nation.