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When
your father died, you
had to sell everything to pay his debts. The only property
you own is a piece of land that nobody wanted to buy,
far from the trade routes and populated areas. No one
would think of building a city there.. But, you are
a skilled architect, and that together with your experience
in trade has led you to an idea how to improve your
situation.
The
wealthiest scribes have
grown tired of city life and are looking for some nice,
quiet place to live. If you can offer them the comfort
they are used to, the beautiful scenery and distant
location of the new city is sure to attract them. And,
they will pay handsome sums for their houses! There
is much interest in your proposal, some of them have
agreed to pay you a small advance when the construction
begins, if you guarantee them that they can move to
their new residences soon. Also, they are willing to
loan you some more money.. on 20% interest rate. The
price you have to pay for this generous offer
is all taxes earned during the time of construction
will go directly to their pockets, not yours. The more
reluctant of them will buy these new houses only if
you promised to send them shipments of local production
during the construction phase, for free of course.
Not
only have they put
all these conditions on you, some of the scribes are
very particular about the place where their estates
are to be. Not too close to the water because of the
malaria, not too far from the beautiful lake and woodlands.
And in a place where the land is fertile so each house
might have a big garden, if they desire.
You
have promised to
build a residential area with at least 4 Palatial Estates,
and this task is only complete when all the people have
moved in and acknowledged their houses are satisfactory.
As the time passes, your customers will become impatient.
If you don't succeed in 20 years, they will come and
take what belongs to them.
I
wish you good luck!
Hints:
- Hint:
Message announcing "granite price increase by
1 Db" is reminder for required December save
and is not part of game play.
- Important:
The 4 Palatial Estates must be full in the moment
you save the game and remain full for some time. If
they devolve as soon as the game is loaded for evaluation,
the entry will be declared invalid.
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