Post by Pyotr Alekseevich on Feb 12, 2015 15:35:42 GMT
A series of Russian Trade delegations are sent eastwards to secure overland trade routes with Russias eastern neighbours. The state contacted at the Kazakhs, Khiva, Zunghar and Qin China. The delegation is provided with protection on some of the dangerous parts of the road. They are ordered to secure new trade deals as well as safe passage through border areas and the like.
At the same time the Russian government has decided to invest greatly in the new gold and iron mines which have been created over the previous few years. The government calculates the cost of establishing settlements, buildings cargo ships to transport the valuables down rivers, creation of special militias to provide security in potentially dangerous regions and any improvements which need to be made to infrastructure. The plan is to massively expand the number and size of mines in the east.
At the same time the Russian government has decided to invest greatly in the new gold and iron mines which have been created over the previous few years. The government calculates the cost of establishing settlements, buildings cargo ships to transport the valuables down rivers, creation of special militias to provide security in potentially dangerous regions and any improvements which need to be made to infrastructure. The plan is to massively expand the number and size of mines in the east.
