Vaishya Guild Coup

Vaishya Guild Coup The Vaishya trade guilds have grown so powerful that they have assumed de facto control over our country. Real political power now lies in the hands of these wealthy organizations.

Vaishya Guild Coup is a disaster that may occur in countries with a powerful Vaishyas estate.

Prerequisites

The country has a Vaishyas estate which has at least 80 influence.

If these prerequisites are met, the monthly progress can begin.

Monthly progress increases if	Monthly progress decreases if
The country: does not have an ongoing disaster. has a Vaishyas estate with at least 100 influence.	The country: has an ongoing disaster or has a Vaishyas estate with less than 100 influence.
Monthly progress The country +5% has a Vaishyas estate with at least 100 influence.	Monthly progress −1% always

Start

If the progress reaches 100%, the disaster will start with the following event:

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The Vaishyas Seize Power

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$MONARCH$ has allowed the Vaishyas of $COUNTRY$ to grow too powerful and now they have made their move. Making use of their many hard-earned privileges as well as the many debts owed to them, they have effectively seized the reins of government and turned the $MONARCHTITLE$ into little more than their puppet.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the start of ‘Vaishya Guild Coup’ disaster.
Immediate effects
We should have seen this coming... The country: loses 1 stability. [Root.GetName] will now be controlled by the Vaishyas until the 'Curtail the Vaishyas' decision is taken.

While the disaster is ongoing the country suffers:

• −10% morale of armies
• −25% national manpower modifier
• −25% land force limit modifier
• –1 yearly prestige

End

The disaster can only be ended by the following decision.

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Curtail the Vaishyas

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Through bribery and corruption, the Vaishyas have a stranglehold on our government. To seize control back from these merchants we will need to curtail their power and privileges.

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Potential requirements The country: has an ongoing ‘Vaishya Guild Coup’ disaster.	Allow The country: has a stability of at least 1. does not have rebel armies in its provinces. does not have rebel controlled provinces. has a Vaishyas estate which influence is lower than 60.
Effects The country: loses 3 stability. The capital of the country: loses 1 base tax. loses 1 base production.

Then the following event is triggered.

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The Vaishyas Curtailed

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We have finally managed to break our reliance on the Vaishyas, reclaiming control over all important state functions and reducing these peddlers to their rightful confines within the city walls.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the end of ‘Vaishya Guild Coup’ disaster.
The $MONARCHTITLE$ is back in control.