Post

The Orson Empire wrote:

With the announcement of the Ocearan ultimatum, a delegation under Minister of Finance Cran Pavond has approached the government of Timmy City. Minister Pavond wants to ensure the Timmian government's full economic and material support when war inevitably breaks out. The Orsonian and Timmian governments have had excellent relations for years now, and the Orsonian delegation is hoping to capitalize on this; the Timmies helped Orson's economy recover significantly after the 2nd Orson Civil War thanks to Timmian loans, and they have also helped prop up Turner's regime when it came to power and fund the Imperial war machine, and the Imperials have always made their loan payments on time. Timmian support is a major reason why Orson was able to transform itself from a war-torn backwater into a world superpower in a matter of 20 years.

Minister Pavond is now seeking a major loan from the Timmies to help keep the Imperial war machine afloat. With nearly twenty million soldiers under arms, the Imperial Military is extraordinarily expensive to maintain, costing the Empire trillions of Credits annually and eating up much of the annual budget. Even with one of the largest economies in the world, it is a strain on both the economy and the Imperial people, with tax rates kept relatively high compared to other nations in order to fund the military. With the coming war, where the Empire will likely face two great powers at the same time, the strain will become even more immense, and could even break the Imperial economy entirely, causing a deep recession and destroying the Empire's ability to wage war. As such, the delegation is seeking as much financial assistance from the Timmies as possible.

Additionally, Pavond wants to ensure that convoys transporting supplies and various war material to Orson will continue (such as oil from the fields in Abu Dhabi and Qatar), and ensures that Timmian merchant vessels will not be targeted during the war. Pavond is even willing to offer the Timmies some of the conquered land (such as some Ocearan territories in Africa and Mamaran territories in Europe) to help pay off the debts.