4/29/2011: Mantis trade

[Jay Luo]

The Mantis have announced their decision on which route to take for their planned trade route to the Burning Sands.

The following are the results from the Trade Route debate in Kyuden Gotei:


Trade route debate at Kyuden Gotei

Clan	Northern Route	Middle Route	Southern Route	TOTAL
Crab	43	154	658	855
Crane	11	936	222	1169
Dragon	656	290	321	1267
Lion	10	349	399	758
Mantis	230	311	298	839
Phoenix	114	257	114	485
Scorpion	27	135	2177	2339
Unicorn	32	240	292	564
Badger	1	10	10	21
Bat	10	10	16	36
Dragonfly		10		10
Hare		10	40	50
Monkey	4	50	32	86
Ox				0
Sparrow		10		10
Spider	52	134	117	303
Tortoise			40	40
Oriole		10		10
TOTAL	1190 (13%)	2916 (32%)	4736 (53%)	8842

Result: the Mantis have selected the Southern route to reach the Burning Sands.

A strong diplomatic showing by the Scorpion Clan helped bring this result about.

The Mantis are now beginning initial arrangements to establish the first leg of this trade route, a shipping lane from the Mantis Isles through Earthquake Fish Bay to Clear Water Village in the Crab provinces.

[tadakasan]

Yeah... that's a lot of Scorpion votes x.x Almost a 4th of the total.

Still, interesting conclusion ^^

[Toku Hirotomo]

Can't quite remember what the routes were. I remember I fought for the one that goes near the scorpion lands, as it would bring them closer to Toku Torid-e, but I forget the exact routes. Still, whatever the Scorpion wanted in this case, they got it.

[Kakita Shinji]

O.o

Wow, most impressive effort by Scorpion.

[Soshi Kiso]

=)

[Bayushi Toshiro]

Well, one has to admit that we had it a bit easier (spending sake rather than, say... silver for the northern route...:s)
Still let's not spoil the moment and CELEBRATE !!!

[bodhibloodwave]

Free Tuftuf Sake for everybody to celebrate that the southern route won

[Bayushi Haruka]

Considering how much sake had to be used to win that route, I suspect most of the Scorpion are quite well drunk enough from... negotiations! :3

My only concern being the availibility of the goods (particularly Silver) needed for each of the votes. Otherwise it was fine, and congrats!

[Kitsuki Yuushahime]

Silver was difficult for the Dragon to acquire. I see our effort was fruitless. C'est la vie. Well done to the Crab and Scorpion!

[Bayushi Senshi]

Kiso, you and I need to go sober up a bit...

Special thanks to the Unicorn and Lion clans!

[Hida Setsuro]

Mmm. On behalf of the Crab Clan, we thank you, all of you that supported the Southern Trade Route. To all of you that didn't.. Better luck next time!

[tadakasan]

I still see no logical reason anyone would have supported this Southern trader route; No benefit to it, it's the longest, spends more time over land than the middle route, and goes through Crab lands who already have enough duties on their hands. I see not why you thank people Setsuro-dono.

Still, I suppose some people think in odd ways.

[Kitsu Hiraku]

@tadaka:

It might seem odd from our point of view.
But in Rokugan Politics/Alliances/Traditions > Logic.
So it's a pretty nice RP thing.

[Soshi Kiso]

But on the other hand, we have pirates to attack....eventually! Apparently they are very good at hiding as I've done two masteries and still 13 sightings short of mastering the attack for the first run through. =)

[Hiruma Koji]

Isn't this the safest route for the Mantis? And it gives them the most time on the water: River of Gold right to the ocean.