Talk:Konig des Menschen Chapter VI (Map Game)/@comment-34257708-20200815015146


 * Government: Thalassocratic Mixed Kongsi Republic
 * Administration: Zhaowa, like it’s mother state, Li, has an administrative system not dissimilar to the Li system of Prefectures (Chú), Urban Counties (Hwen), and Rural Counties (Vo). There are 21 prefectures.
 * Grand Overseer (Taixu): The Taixu is the ruler of Zhaowa as elected by the Grand Tribunal. They have the ability to veto any action done by the Grand Tribunal. Upon their death, the vice-taixu, chosen by the Taixu, becomes the interrex until an election occurs, no more than a year after the Taixu’s death.
 * The Current Taixu is: Jieu Jengywéi (1492-1526) Kyang Baklingit (1526-)
 * Grand Tribunal (Ta Fapdéng): The Grand Tribunal is the main legislative authority in Zhaowa. It is made up of 81 members who vote on national policy and pass bills.
 * Council of Nine (Bát Yén qi Hwai): The Council of Nine oversee the 9 ministries of government in Zhaowa. They are hand-picked by the Taixu. Though meritocratic on paper, the ranks of the Council of Nine come from the same couple of noble families. The 9 ministries of government are the; the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Ceremony, the Ministry of Law, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Supervision, and the Ministry of Households. All of the ministers are subordinate to the Taixu.
 * Lower Tribunal (Hyaqi Fapdéng): The Lower Tribunal consists of all citizens elected by the Common People’s Tribunal and many high-ranking Bureaucrats. Members of the Lower Tribunal meet once a year to elect members of the Grand Tribunal. There are 873 members of the Lower Tribunal. They function similarly to the Electoral College in OTL US politics.
 * Common People’s Tribunal (Kúngyén qi Fapdéng): The Common People’s Tribunal consists of all citizens within the State of Zhaowa. It is by far the largest electoral body within Zhaowa. All citizens have the right to directly elect leaders for their respective counties and prefectures via popular vote. Though they do not directly vote for higher positions, they very much influence their decisions. As representatives those elected are both morally and practically obligated to represent the wishes of those under them, as the common people can easily vote them out if they do not fulfill their wishes.
 * Political Parties: While there are no official political parties Within Zhaowa, there are several political blocs within the Tribunals.
 * Aristocrats: The Aristocrats are a large front wishing to preserve the status-quo and increase the power of the noble class. They hold 20 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
 * Tradesmen’s Front (Xángtang): The Tradesmen’s Front, primarily made up of Lower-level officials, merchants, and artisans, is a major political bloc within Zhaowa. They advocate for less trade restrictions, more power to the Hwais, lower tariffs, a strong navy, improving infrastructure, and pacifist foreign policy. They hold 19 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
 * Militarists (Kwúntang): The Stratocrats are a sister group of the Tradesmen's front. They share many of the same beliefs as the Tradesmen's Front. However, they advocate for socially Conservative policies and aggressive foreign policy. They hold 22 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
 * Traditionalists (Dauvuttang): The Traditionalist Party, primarily made up of Buddhists and Xianists, is one of the larger political fronts within Zhaowa. They advocate for socially Conservative policies, reforms to the Ministry of Ceremony, and Isolationist Foreign Policy. They hold 10 seats in the Grand Tribunal
 * Xianists (Xéntang): The Xianists are a fringe political bloc. They advocate for increased authority of Xianist schools, socially Progressive policies, reforms to the Ministry of Ceremony, and exploration into Papua and Australia. They hold 3 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
 * Native Front (Tuojáktang): Made up of Ethnic Minihasans, Papuans, Ternatians, and others, the Native Front is a large tent group with incredibly diverse views on Economic, Social, and Foreign policies. Their only shared interest is to support rights for the native people within Zhaowa. Even among the large native population, this faction has little support. They have 7 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
 * Economy:
 * Zhaowa has a Proto-Capitalist economy, focusing on agriculture, spices, metals, fishing, and forest products. Perhaps the most important part of the Zhaowanese economy is the trade of all of the above. A major feature of the Zhaowanese economy is the Hwai, an economic and societal structure functioning similar to a Renaissance Guild, a Trade/Workers Union, and a Cartel. Hwais evolved from notions of brothership among the Mercantile and Managerial class of Yun-era China. Most citizens are part of or somehow involved in a Hwai. Hwais are commercial organizations consisting of members that provide capital and shared profits. Though much of the population may not be an active member of a Hwai, many citizens work for a member of a Hwai. Since all involved in the Hwai receive equal profits and have equal capital, Zhaowa could also be classified as Proto-Market-Socialist. Zhaowa has a paper and coin based Fiat monetary system. To avoid inflation, all money is in the hands of the Ministry of Finance. All paper money can be exchanged for gold, silver, and copper, or silk with an exchange rate of 3%.
 * Main Currency: Ceijen
 * Monetary Value: 1 Ceijen coin (制钱) is equivalent to one mace (3.8 grams) of 21K rose gold (12% Copper, 88% Gold).
 * Demographics:
 * Ethnic Makeup
 * 11% Pure Chinese
 * 30.7% Mixed-Race
 * 26.8% Macassan
 * 9.8% Austronesian Moluccans
 * 8.4% Minihasan
 * 4.4% Papuan
 * 6.9% Toraja
 * 1% Malay
 * 1% Other
 * Total Population: 501,500
 * Maluku: 33,000
 * Makassar: 30,000
 * Manado: 28,000
 * Nimkyóng: 23,000
 * Selam: 14,000
 * Launa: 12,000
 * Sufu: 8,500
 * Jáng Hwi: 4,500
 * Religion: 9% Xianist, 21% Mahayana Buddhist, 22% Theravada Buddhist, 6% Hindu, 47% Animist, 2% Other(Zoroastrian, Arzhamist)
 * Military: 23,970 Personnel (~4.78%)
 * Army: 6,900
 * 200 Garrison Artillerymen
 * 3,000 Standard Infantry
 * 1,600 Field Artillerymen (all personel not armed with melee weapons)
 * 100 Miltary Engineers
 * ~2000 Disorganized Infantry
 * Navy: 17070 Sailors, 753 Ships (excluding coastal patrol)
 * 27 Hunghwangjwen (70~ meters) (2970 crew total)
 * 50 Galleys (32~ meters) (2400 crew total)
 * 160 Supply ships (35~ meters) (3000 sailors total)
 * 55 Heavy-Cannon/Rocket Ships (30~ meters) (1155 crew total)
 * 160 3-Masted Djongs (20-25~ meters)  (2880 crew total)
 * 200 War Perahu (15-20~ meters) (2000 crew total)
 * 51 Hwapjwen (15-20~ meters) (Reconnaissance Ships) (765 crew total)
 * 50 Troop Transports (500 crew total, able to carry 4000 troops in total)
 * Various Disorganized Coastal Patrol (1400 crew)
 * Firearms:
 * Cetbang/Jwangfiau: The Jwangfiau is the most commonly used gun in Zhaowa. It is a breech-loading swivel gun, and is used on fortifications and ships. These come in portable (wheeled) and stationary varieties.
 * Xépdan-tswáng: The Xépdan-tswang, literally meaning “Ten Shot Gun”, is a gun similar to an Organ Gun. Inspired by the multiple rocket launchers in use across the Sinosphere, instead of firing arrows or rockets, it fires iron or bronze pellets. It is used as an anti-personnel gun. Due to it having 10x more barrels than an average gun, it can shoot 10x more bullets, but it takes 10x more time to clean. Unlike the guns of Europe, it is breech loading, which provides quicker loading time. To seal the breech, paper cartridges or a block are used, though this is quite ineffective. The Xépdan-tswáng is used in very low quantities, with perhaps only 50 being used across Zhaowa.
 * Cauywa Lagatswáng: The Cauywa Lagatswáng, literally meaning “Zhaowanese Small Long-Gun”, is a firearm used across Zhaowa in mediocre quantities.  Deriving from the Javanese Arquebus, it features a mechanism not dissimilar to a serpentine lock, though it requires a match to fire. It is classified as a type of Arquebus. It does not feature a stock, making it quite unstable, but it makes up for this with a folding stand.
 * Farang Lagatswáng: The Farang Lagatswáng, literally meaning “Frankish (Western European) Small Long-Gun”. It refers to all European arquebuses imported into Zhaowa, and all Arquebuses with features such as matchlocks and wheelocks.
 * Bedil Tombak/Lungencwung: The Lungencwung, literally meaning “Hand Gun”, is a common gun in Zhaowa. It is quite simple, with a socket attached to a pole and a tube from which projectiles are fired from. It commonly has a blade attached to it in case of melee fighting. Around all infantry in Zhaowa uses it along with another blade.
 * Hwacá: The Hwacá is a multiple rocket launcher or an organ gun, depending on the projectile used. It fires around 150 rockets or arrows, which are contained within a wooden frame. The wooden frame allows the rockets to fly straighter, and, as a result, farther. In elevated positions, they have a range of 600 meters. However, on flat positions, they have a range of only 200 meters. Current rockets have a length of around 15 centimeters. Though with a short range, it has enough force to make a 30 cm-deep crater in a patch of sand. A second, larger rocket is currently being produced, with a length of 45 centimeters, with a range of 1100 meters.
 * Cwungdung: The Cwungdung is a common firearm in Zhaowa, used on larger ships and on fortresses. Most models of Cwungdung have a maximum range of around 950 meters, with one model having a maximum range of 1500 meters with darts. Darts are made out of wood tipped with iron, with iron tail fins. Unlike the modern conception of darts, these darts are quite large, slightly less than a meter long. When they strike their target, they generally bury up to their iron fletching. Though less destructive than rockets, they have much better accuracy. Cwungdung also fire numerous iron or stone cannonballs, though they have much lower range, with an average maximum range of 600 meters.