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A Survey of Mataram
I use today's meeting to review Mataram.
We begin with Bali. Our capital is a group of islands directly off the eastern coast of Java. 14428 people call Bali home. Her primary export is coffee. Bali is in the Straits of Lombok
Directly east of Bali, also in the Straits of Lombok, are the islands of Sumbawa - a recenty colonized province. 1785 people work the coffee fields here in Sumbawa.
East of Sumbawa is the island of Flores. Flores is in the Straits of Lombok as well, plus it reaches into the Timor Sea. Flores has 2520 people growing spices. Flores houses our Fine Arts Academy, and it our fastest growing province.
West of Bali lies the isle of Java. On the easternmost tip of Java is the province of Surabaja. Our other original province, Surabaja has 11267 people working cotton fields.
The Eastern tip of Java is split into two provinces. The northern one, Jakarta, is our oldest colony. Jakarta has a port into the Karimata Strait. 2741 people work here growing sugar. Jakarta is our wealthiest province.
Below Jakarta is the province of Sunda. Currently being expanded by colonization, Sunda has 457 people in the spice trade. It has a port in the waters of Christmas Island.
West and north of Java is Atjeh island. Atjeh has the upper half of this island. The southern tip is neutral territory. Below the Atjeh province of Riau is Jambi. 5560 people grow grain in the quiet provice. Jambi is our poorest province, in terms of the value. However, Jambi's grain helps sustain our soldiers, and has great strategic value.
Just north of the isle of Atjeh is the Malaccan or Malaysian Peninsula. The southernmost tip is Johor. 15728 fishermen live here. Since Johor is not a colony of ours, they have a different culture and religion. In this case, they have a Malay culture, with a Sunni religion. They have recntly been taken from another power, and revolts here are common.
Above Johor is Malacca. Above Malacca is the province of Perak. Perak borders Ayutthaya to the north and the Atjeh province of Malacca to the south. 11113 people reside in Perak. Like their Johor brothers, they are also fishers, Malay, Sunni, and prone to revolts.
North of the capital of Bali is a large island. The former colony of Selatan lies in the southeastern most area of Brunei Island. 10907 people make Chinaware here. Her port opens into the Strait of Makassar.
North of Selatan lies the province of Kalimantan. A tiny colony, Kalimantan has 164 fishers. It is a relatively poor province with little possibility for economic growth. Her port also enters the Strait of Makassar.
North of Kalimantan, on the island's tip, is the province of Sabah. Currently undergoing conversion, Sabah was captured from Brunei years ago. 7054 people make spice here. Sabah is pagan and indonesian. A religious conversion should also change her culture. Her port enters the Coast of Brunei.
South and west of Sabah lies Brunei. Formerly the capital of Brunei, the province has 14943 people working in spices. It is a fairly wealthy province as far as those things go. Her port also enter the Coast of Brunei. Brunei is sunni and indonesian.
East of Brunei island and north of Sumbawa lies another large island. The southern most tip is the province of Makassar. Also formerly a capital of a country, Makassar is also sunni and indonesian. 15418 people harvest spices here. Her port enters the Sea of Java.
The Southeastern panhandle of the Makassar island hosts the province of Salabanka. Our tour ends here, in our last province. 8069 people also produce spices. Salabanka does not have a port.
My Minister of War prepares the following report:
Navy:
We have:
2 Warships
8 Galleys
11 Transports
We have never built a single ship since Atahari I took over the administrative affairs of the kingdom. We have captured our enemies' fleets when we annexed their country.
Army:
17339 Infantry
7185 Calvary
All of our troops are currentrly stationed in Jambi, Johor and Perak. Johor and Perak currently experience intermittent rebellions, so the armies stationed there hold them off. Jambi's army is adjacent to Atjeh for defense, and to allow a quick strike in case of war.
My Economc Advisor's report:
We lead the world in the production of Spice and Coffee. We have 2% inflation. Good economic policies have kept our inflation under control. We have 6 merchants stores, ready to be sent to the Ganges Center of Trade. We are dominating the Malacca and Shanghai CoTs with 5 merchants a piece in them.
Minister of Colonization: Sunda is about 3 colonizations away from being a full fledged province. The provinces of Palembang, Bandung, Bandjarmasin, Sarawak, Manado, Sulawesi, and possibly Pondicherry still await. We have 5 colonists stored.
Colonization of Bandung will probably happen next. Due to the high hostility of the natives, we will want to colonize it as quickly as possible. This will require us to save up money and colonists.
Minister of Religion: Conversion of the Sabah heathens looks to be going well. We are very tolerant of Moslems, and relatively tolerant of Buddhists. We are intolerant of Konfucians and Christians.
Chief Diplomat: We have a Trade Agreement with every country of which we have knowledge. We also have several Royal Marriages throughout the mainland.
Atjeh is currently at peace, although our relations are very hostile.
We have a temporary Casus Belli against Ayutthaya ending November 1476. That leaves us with two years if we want to prepare for war with Ayutthaya. Unfortunately, Ayutthaya is in a large alliace with Dai Viet, Taungu, Cambodia and Vientiane.
Champa is in a military alliance with a lot of major players including China and Bengal.
I must think carefully before planning Mataram's next move.
-Anxiety
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