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Post by Greece on Nov 8, 2004 19:57:38 GMT -5
The Greeks are pulling all of the Indochinese rubber from the market and buying it for a really cheap price. They swear that the demand for it has gone down so much that it is almost worthless. This rubber is being sent back to greece for protection. Iron ore and rice is also being bought at reduced prices and are also making there way back to Greece.
The coatline of Indochina will be fortified at key cities and calvary will be set to gaurd the coastline. All Navies excep for the first are being called to Indochina. The Indochinese Gaurd is bein called up. China is unstable and it must be restored.
Food is being stockpiled at the major towns and underground storage areas are being dug for mosin rifles. They will be hidden incase anyone tries to invade Indochina.
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Post by Afghanistan on Nov 8, 2004 20:02:33 GMT -5
Due to escalations in Indochina the Afghan government feels that it is prudent to secure the Principalities of South Vietnam and Khamir. To this end the army is being mobilized and the full Royal guard is being activated. Construction of fortifications is also being increased. The government of Aghanistan asks the nation of Greece to make good on its promise of ships and technology in exchange for supporting actions in China.
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Post by Greece on Nov 8, 2004 20:07:09 GMT -5
Okay as you wish
Your destroyers are being built as we speak.
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Post by Japan on Nov 9, 2004 10:44:51 GMT -5
OOC: Wha... Ic: The local Japanese officials hire lots of Chinese to make defensives along the Indo Chinese border and many emblacements behind the lines, Which will have lines running between them. Border guards will keep Chinese partisans from Going into Indo China. OOC: Greece when demand increases prices go up, is that very hard to understand ? You don't buy lots of rice with out notice with out the price going up. And same with the rubber, no one is going to sell their rubber cheaper becouse some greeks say there isn't demand for it.
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Post by Afghanistan on Nov 9, 2004 11:22:18 GMT -5
IC: That is most satisfactory Greece, we are also waiting for the transmission of the agreed upon technical information. Meanwhile laborers are moved from the completed Phenom Penn Fleet construction and other projects to begin harvesting rubber. This is not sent to market, but stockpiled.
OOC: If neccessary I am willing to lower the price and liquidate my surplus of rubber and rice to manipulate the market so that Greece can buy the products back at a price lower then what they sold it, but higher then the current market price. In the process of buying it back at the slightly higher price, and higher volume then what they initially produced they should take care of most of the market corrections. However if I do this then Greece will owe me big time.
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Post by Greece on Nov 9, 2004 15:09:46 GMT -5
Japan can you read? That's exactly what I said. Demands gone down, so the prices went down.
Greece is flooding the market with rubber. Making the price per unit go downward. I am the 3rd largest producer of rubber. I can do this.
We are capping the amount of steel we sell to asia. It goes down exactly 1/2. We are also going to try to flood the market of Greek made trucks. The 2nd and third largest fiat plants are going to refit and build cars as well.
OCC: I want prices to go up. Indochinese bearly have a 1st grade reading level.
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Post by Japan on Nov 9, 2004 17:00:39 GMT -5
OOC:
Oh yeah demand for silver in China decreases so much that the Japanese buy it all of for 10$ for the heck of it. The Chinese decide to smelt down all their jewels and sell them to the Japanese for a bag of rice becouse suddenly the demand for precius metals got so low that they were almost worthless.
Same Thing ?
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Post by Afghanistan on Nov 9, 2004 17:40:16 GMT -5
OOC: It's not the same thing. Each of the indochinese countries is a major exporter of the worlds rubber (I believe that Japan is another). Greece and Afghanistan have liquidated their stock of rubber by selling it on the open market. This creates way more supply then there is demand, which lowers the price people are willing to pay for rubber. This is basic economics. In your example you simply declare the price to be different for silver. Even if you tried to go the route that Greece has done here with silver Japan would not be able to put enough extra silver on the market to do more then give the price a short term nudge.
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Post by Greece on Nov 9, 2004 19:27:16 GMT -5
OCC: Japan, stop this idiot stuff. We are throwing jabs at your economy like you where some form of low life beast. Silver and gold do not follow most of the same trade rules as a lot of the other stuff.
Japan your in an Economic war and your getting your ass icked. You should not have built up on my boarder. See I am a lot better at economics and politics then you think. I am in this for the long haul now. You all are going to see a new side to me.
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Post by Greece on Nov 9, 2004 19:30:46 GMT -5
Now for IC
[/li][li] The greeks will put more trucks on the market [/li][li] The greeks will add more airplane parts to the market [/li][li] The greeks will add more rice to the market [/li][li] The greeks will urge the middle east to stop trade of oil to Japan. [/li][li] The greeks will add iron to the market [/li][li] The greeks will sell no more ship parts for sell to asia [/li][li] The greeks will send 9 submarines to the region [/li][li] The greeks will pull steel from the market [/li][li] The greek navy now will patrol indochinese waters on a shoot to kill order. [/li][li]Greeks will also flood the asian gun market with surplus rifles [/li][li] Greece will pull any silver we have from the market and will use 1/100 of their profits to buy silver to keep the price level [/li][li] Greece will swipe copper from the asian market [/li][li] Greece will swipe lead from the asian market [/li][li] Greece will swip lumber from the market
OCC: Here's what this will do. Without lead there is no lead to build ammunition for guns. by adding rice, trucks and other items I lower the cost of your rifles and put better models on the market. Also this includes your rifles I grabbed during the korean fighting. By pulling copper I am trying to keep coper for electronics for coming in your nation.
I am buying silver to keep of any nudge you can do to the market. At the same time I will keep lumber from coming to your country.
Everything pulled from this asian market will be added to the European, African, North and south America and middle east markets. Your prices will not change.
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Post by Greece on Nov 9, 2004 20:09:52 GMT -5
Now for this embargo to end. You must remove all forces and influence from China and turn it over to Afgan, Greece and Russia. If not this embargo and market flooding will not end.
More things going down
[/li][li] The Greeks are sending around propaganda of unhuman treatment of the chinese. Telling them to resist the Japanese and burn the rubber trees. [/li][li] The Greek army in the south will sweap down and make it's way back to indochina
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Post by Afghanistan on Nov 10, 2004 6:57:23 GMT -5
The Emir curses loudly, and in a fit of anger throws a rare, porcelain vase across the room, ending it's thousand years with a resounding crash. Guards rush in to see what is the matter, he sends them away with a wave of his hand, except for his weary economic minister.
"Have you seen the newest report!?" "Yes, sir. Why?" "First Japan and now Greece. Damnit! Our closest ally in the region has gone off half-cocked. I explained how to keep Japan's economic agressiveness in check. I thought I talked him out of this nonsense." "Sir, what do you plan to do." "First, buy up the cheap iron in Asia before it can hit the open market. We'll loose money up front but make it back later, I hope. Turn around and refine the iron into steel and start producing motorcycles. We'll sell the motorcycles at a discount rate in China and use the small profit margin to fund building some for our own uses. And pick up wood and raw material from Greek suppliers in Indochina, they've got to be willing to sell it to make back some of their money. I'll set up another meeting with the prime minister. Now where did I put my gun."
With troops securely on the ground, the Khamir fleet pulls back into Afghan waters off of Indochina. They are put on full alert. Defensive positions in South Vietnam and Khamir are also put on alert. New releases are sent explaining the new exercices the Indochinese are going through to test their readiness. Tribal forces dealing with the black marketed in Asia are alerted that some of their unique services may be necessary. The commanders cross their fingers, no one knows what those Japanese of Greeks will do next.
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Post by Japan on Nov 10, 2004 8:24:09 GMT -5
OOC:
Ok, Greece's first post was cofusing
Your increasing the supply right ?
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Post by Afghanistan on Nov 10, 2004 9:46:28 GMT -5
OOC: They're trying to wreck your market for the materials by upping supply (I think). Unforutnatly I was trying to do the exact opposite (lower supplies to raise prices), since the biggest coal and iron producers are now under Afghan and Russian control it is doubtful that Japan can produce enough for it's increased industry and military production in China, as well as it's established industries in Japan. That's why I'm buying iron and coal up before it hits the open market. That and to keep my own economy from going into the dumper.
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Post by Japan on Nov 10, 2004 9:53:05 GMT -5
OOC:
I have sufficeint quantities of coal and Iron in suthern China...
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