Post by Gareth on Jul 23, 2011 15:26:25 GMT -5
Giovanni Agoio formed Dazhou on 16 July 1338 as a small kingdom in the north west of Apollonia. Founding the capital, naming it Devicta. Up until 1794, the nation expanded and grew to be known, as a strong maritime and merchant country, whose trading fleet sailed in every sea on Micras, although this would not bode well for them in the future as their southern neighbors the Labin Republic, looked upon Dazhouian lands with envious eyes.
In the autumn of 1794, Ludovico Manin marched a Labinian army into Dazhouian lands sweeping aside the unprepared Dazhou army, took control of the arable farming lands in the, putting a stranglehold on Devicta’s food supply and then moved to lay siege to city. Two years later the city fell and the Labin Republic became the Labin Empire, its warlike nature continued to capture nearby nations. Trade in Dazhou was heavily taxed, making the former-nation a heaven for corruption, crime and poverty.
It continued like this for many years, Dazhouian men were drafted into the army and forced to fight in foreign wars and the high level of taxes carried on, until 1873. The Labin Empire finally bit off more than it could chew, against a southern country its army was caught off guard at a small town called Moldove. Out of the 37,000 men that marched south, fewer than 2000 marched back north. Labin’s coffers were empty, civil war erupted and the empire collapsed on its self, four months after the slaughter at Moldove, Labinian soldiers left Dazhouian lands, never to be seen again.
Things did not improve though. Struggling to find its former greatness the nation went through many different governments, corruption allowed men to stay in power for years, poverty remained high and law and order was none existent. Until 1922, tired of seeing a few prosper at the expense of the many; Benoiulio Marcoion an ex-general took control of the country by force. He removed the national police force and instated the National Dazhou Defense Force (NDDF) that curbed the national crime rate, he introduced the death penalty for extreme crimes and the crime rate dropped to the lowest it had been for over 200 years. He started major modernization projects: in which he built massive steel smelting factories that became world renown for their high quality steel. Huge seaports, which exported and imported good from around the world, huge housing projects for the poor, (Who Benoiulio felt massive sorrow for, he attempted to improve the common workers life at every turn) cut unemployment down to its very lowest point in Dazhou history. Another one of his schemes was to reshape the Dazhou military, benefits, better pay, improved training and veteran aftercare were some of the major changes and the armed wing of Dazhou was transformed into a competent fighting force, which was also nearly increasing in size by four folds.
Although not all of Benoiulio’s policies were well liked by the citizens of Dazhou. The NDDF were, at times, too rough in their idea of justice and in the early days, many people were executed, only for the NDDF to later discover they were innocent. As well as the injustices a forced draft for unemployed men in between the age of 17 to 38 was introduced, (National Service to Dazhou as it was known (NSD) carries on today, meaning unemployment, and by extension, crime is low.) most of these bad moves were over looked. As the years advanced, Benoiulio’s grip on the nation did relax to some extent though, he did instate a national senate (in 1951), in which an elected members could vote on laws, although they’re power was limited at first it grew as the years passed.
By 1965, research had gone into trying to find the Agoio bloodline, which had been lost since the Labin invasion. A massive effort was made, and surprisingly a descendant of Giovanni Agoio himself was found. Equally surprising, Benoiulio Marcoion offered him back his royal title, albeit with no actual powers and only a small pension each year, Dazhou now had a senate and a king. Out of gratitude, the new king changed his title to ‘Marco’ named after the man that had gave him so much.
On the 30th march 1967, the man who made Dazhou what it is today passed away in his sleep and there is only one statue of him, located at Moldove square. This is named after the famous battle, where four months later the Dazhouians threw off their shackles of imprisonment and rose to freedom.
In the autumn of 1794, Ludovico Manin marched a Labinian army into Dazhouian lands sweeping aside the unprepared Dazhou army, took control of the arable farming lands in the, putting a stranglehold on Devicta’s food supply and then moved to lay siege to city. Two years later the city fell and the Labin Republic became the Labin Empire, its warlike nature continued to capture nearby nations. Trade in Dazhou was heavily taxed, making the former-nation a heaven for corruption, crime and poverty.
It continued like this for many years, Dazhouian men were drafted into the army and forced to fight in foreign wars and the high level of taxes carried on, until 1873. The Labin Empire finally bit off more than it could chew, against a southern country its army was caught off guard at a small town called Moldove. Out of the 37,000 men that marched south, fewer than 2000 marched back north. Labin’s coffers were empty, civil war erupted and the empire collapsed on its self, four months after the slaughter at Moldove, Labinian soldiers left Dazhouian lands, never to be seen again.
Things did not improve though. Struggling to find its former greatness the nation went through many different governments, corruption allowed men to stay in power for years, poverty remained high and law and order was none existent. Until 1922, tired of seeing a few prosper at the expense of the many; Benoiulio Marcoion an ex-general took control of the country by force. He removed the national police force and instated the National Dazhou Defense Force (NDDF) that curbed the national crime rate, he introduced the death penalty for extreme crimes and the crime rate dropped to the lowest it had been for over 200 years. He started major modernization projects: in which he built massive steel smelting factories that became world renown for their high quality steel. Huge seaports, which exported and imported good from around the world, huge housing projects for the poor, (Who Benoiulio felt massive sorrow for, he attempted to improve the common workers life at every turn) cut unemployment down to its very lowest point in Dazhou history. Another one of his schemes was to reshape the Dazhou military, benefits, better pay, improved training and veteran aftercare were some of the major changes and the armed wing of Dazhou was transformed into a competent fighting force, which was also nearly increasing in size by four folds.
Although not all of Benoiulio’s policies were well liked by the citizens of Dazhou. The NDDF were, at times, too rough in their idea of justice and in the early days, many people were executed, only for the NDDF to later discover they were innocent. As well as the injustices a forced draft for unemployed men in between the age of 17 to 38 was introduced, (National Service to Dazhou as it was known (NSD) carries on today, meaning unemployment, and by extension, crime is low.) most of these bad moves were over looked. As the years advanced, Benoiulio’s grip on the nation did relax to some extent though, he did instate a national senate (in 1951), in which an elected members could vote on laws, although they’re power was limited at first it grew as the years passed.
By 1965, research had gone into trying to find the Agoio bloodline, which had been lost since the Labin invasion. A massive effort was made, and surprisingly a descendant of Giovanni Agoio himself was found. Equally surprising, Benoiulio Marcoion offered him back his royal title, albeit with no actual powers and only a small pension each year, Dazhou now had a senate and a king. Out of gratitude, the new king changed his title to ‘Marco’ named after the man that had gave him so much.
On the 30th march 1967, the man who made Dazhou what it is today passed away in his sleep and there is only one statue of him, located at Moldove square. This is named after the famous battle, where four months later the Dazhouians threw off their shackles of imprisonment and rose to freedom.