YWS INVADEZ RUSSKA

The 'Red' is the Nordic Council, of which I am Supremier of.
I see Sri Lanka has been removed from N.C. control, as well as New Zealand. We shall respect the latter move, but demand 70% of all profit made on LotR based tourism and direct control over the local Maori natives. The Nordic Council would welcome you, Princess Kat, to become local Administrator of the N.C.'s South-Central Asian territory. I ween you'd feel right at home ^_^
Now, Emperor Lama, which Nordic Council Union did you want to be representitive Governor of? For my part, I would have liked the people's of Eastern Europe (Baltic nations, Belorussiya, Ukraine) and Western Russia to have close links to the Nordic Council, as they are European nations. But that is to your disgretion.

Sohinihad aided the Empire during the Rusko-Writer war, and has been granted a large part of the Latin province for her services. However, if she would prefer, south east asia is available.

While doing so does take away from Govenor Dan, (who will be compensated for the loss) I see Belarus and Poland as the best possible choice for this proceeding.

Very well, it is done. It's funny, though, because the Nordic Council had a hard time with which Union Poland should be affiliated with. Greater Germany advanced claims that it was to be re-incorporated in it, and the Czech's wanted it to be part of a Central Slavic Union. Therefore Poland is an excellent choice!

Oh Great Emperor:
I thank you for announcing my status as probationary governor, but wish to know when the 'probationary' part of the title will be revoked.

Your Imperial Lordship.
I will be willing to hand over control of Poland and Belorus dependent upon the compensation. Also, I formally strongly urge we take Turkey. It is an unaffiliated nation that is basically dividing my lands, and thus, the lands of the empire. I foresee a grave problem in our future if it goes untouched. My men are ready to roll and can take Ankara by morning. I await orders.

Go ahead, take turkey.

Of course, sir. Ankara will fall by this evening. I guarantee it, sir.

Only, do not forget the agreement we had. 3/7's of oil... The Bosnian and Albanian moslems will want some form of compensation for the loss of their 'fatherland'.

You are welcome to 3/7ths of the oil produced in Turkey.

Now that I have a monopoly on major oil producing nations, its not much of a loss. 3/7ths of the oil produced in Turkey is not nearly enough to supply the ammount of oil that is used in Europe alone. I also have a monopoly on major shipping routes, as the worlds two most important canals are within my borders.

Not to mention that to connect most of your countries with another, you've got to travel over Imperial airspace.

There will be duties placed on all traffic, in, through, and over Imperial territory.

All commercial goods being shipped through the empire will recieve an aditional tarif. Any foreign goods sold within the Empire will be taxed to promote local trade. Any people spending a period of time greater than 7 months within Imperial territory that is not a member of the Empire will recieve a flat head tax, and every 7 months thereafter. These taxes are void in the trans-sovereign province of Bosnia.

The penalty for not declaring taxable goods will be public humiliation, followed by a term of no less than 4 years inside Imperial prison. Major offenses will be considered a capitol offense.

The transport or sale by foreigners of weapons in the Empire is illegal. Fugitives of justice transported through the Empire must be done with the aid of Imperial security forces, and by doing so incurs the cost of their utilization. Failure to alert the proper authorities of fugitive transport will incur sanctions and compensation upon the offending party.

Extrodition of criminals will be done in a timely manner, provided they do not have outsanding offenses within the Empire.

Exportation of criminals will not take place.

The Empire reserves the right to alter or ammend these laws immediately and without notice.

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I hereby announce that Galatea, our esteemed and beloved Governess of the northern Chinese region will be the lifetime Empress of the Empire, and will enjoy all the powers that I currently enjoy.

I graciously accept, my lord. I thank you for your most generous proposal, and hope that I shall disappoint neither you, nor the Empire.

Oh great Emperor LamaLama and great Emperess Galatea, is there anything this humble probationary governor can do to serve you?

No matter, thanks to the ever so clever Swedes, much of Europe now enjoys one form of green energy or another. The Nordic Council, though, expresses concern over the Great Lama's words. The N.C. has only wished to work in close co-operation with an Empire that, granted it once despised, but later learned to embrace as a fetterless institution that peoples of nations world-wide joined. It would seem these new economic restraints and 'over-the-border taxation'. The far-flung nations of the Nordic Council cry out 'Why?'. It seems clear you wish to bring to ruins an organization bent on peace and tradition. Nevertheless we shall leave you untouched, for in no way has the Empire touched the Nordic Council in a way that might harm it's peoples and their way of life. So until then we shall continue to co-exist.

This Empire, like all others, cannot sustain itself without taxation. Due to the Empires wish to keep taxes on its own people as low as possible, taxation on those who wish to do business in the Empire.

Green fuels, do not, unfortunately, lubricate machinery, seal roads, or protect forged metal.

Nonetheless it dramatically reduces the need for oil, and lessens the damage done to poor old mother zemlya.
But an Empire, so large and grande, such as yours, with a monopoly on much of the Earth's natural resources, need to tax? We are a socialist organization, we live off the land.

The Dark Empire has just struck an extremely large under water oil field, and has begun testing for alternate fuel sources. Also weapons testing has begun in North Korea in under ground caves, all area's are heavily guarded and security is very tight.

Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the solomon islands, New Caledonia, and The Philippines have been taken under the Dark Empire's wing. Borneo and Fiji are to remain demilitarized zones and neutral, anyone violating their neutrality will be dealt with accordingly.