Warlords: Strategic Conquest

"That is just what I had in mind as well. You are indeed a wise and capable ruler."

"Our alliance may lead to bigger and better things for us both," Toleron says. "Who is to say that one of us should rule all of China by himself. As long as there is peace, there can be prosperity, and that is the best we can do as rulers."

He sends you off with a gift of ten prize horses and twenty gold statues of Buddha. You have gained a reliable and invaluable ally.

This significant development of your new alliance marks a high point in your prestige throughout China. When you return home your subjects build statues and write biographies of you in your honor. You are hailed by citizens all over to be the one who will unify China.

Having secured powerful allies such as Governor Toleron and General Nahru, no one dares to attack you for fear of your allies' collective military might and economic muscle. A few independent warlords hear of your diplomatic reputation and come to you offering alliances. You are able to secure agreements in your favor and rise to the top of China's warlord hierarchy. Even Nahru and Toleron maintain an uneasy truce. And once the major powers settle their differences, lesser warlords fall in line.

Every warlord eventually signs an accord with you. Since you are allies with everyone, a peace settles across regions ravaged by war for decades. Everyone looks to you for leadership after you have brought them together as a cooperative. You are appointed the first ever President of China.

You lead a coalition of the more influential warlords in ratifying a Constitution that lays the foundation for a unified republic. You extend diplomatic channels to far-flung lands such as Turkey, Ethiopia, and Indonesia. Tsar Yevgeni, who has by now succeeded his father to the Russian throne, opens an embassy in your capital. International trade increases, military tactics sharpen, and diplomatic relations improve. China's economy burgeons, scientists invent powerful new technology, and explorers map out the four oceans. You use your persuasiveness to mold China into the greatest power in the world. Thanks to your diplomatic skills,

YOU WIN
End Of Story