Geik! Wrntuhiko Lahm signs historic trade deals with several nations 18 March 5365 The Wrntuhiko Küntr Lahm signing the Vascania-Wrnuke Trade Deal under the watchful eye of the Vascanian Minister of Foreign Affairs.The ambitious plan of the Wrntuhiko to re-open, expand, and start new mines across Wrnuke has paid off. Wrntuhiko Küntr Lahm was proud to announce today that two trade deals had already been signed, both the Empire of Vascania and the Medinat of Beiteynu have agreed to sign extensive trade deals with Jez Wrnuke. Both the Elephant and the Yeudi Lion will purchase large amounts of Wrnuke's resources. The blood of the earth is spilling and bringing riches to the great Jelbic peoples of the Kingdom. The Empire of Vascania has agreed to buy vast amounts of lithium, silver, and helium. The Medinat, which has long neglected its mining industry, has shown interest in purchasing Wrnuke's silver, coal, helium, and lithium. The trade deals will cause a further expansion in mining jobs according to the Labour Office, with specific requests for qualified engineers. "The deeper we dig, the smarter the diggers we need," said leading engineer dr. Amrun Obbéz, the Labour Office's expert on the mining industry. Apart from jobs the trade deals will bring substantial wealth to the state budget. Wrntuhiko Lahm was excited at the prospects of things to come: "We are only at the bottom steps of this staircase to greatness! When the government gets the proper funds we can invest in all the neglected parts of Jez Wrnuke, soon our nation will make the world tremble once more!" The Labour Office, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced that further trade deals with Kalopia, Mordusia, and Cildania were on the table. All three nations are being talked to, with Kalopia being close to a deal according to a spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
With two trade deals established the Wrntuhiko has made moves to invest in the agricultural sector of the Kingdom. The fruitful lands of the North and East of Jez Wrnuke have been bought up by the state and are being redistributed to willing farmers. Investments from the farmers are asked, but not required, giving every ambitious man a chance to set up his own farm in Jez Wrnuke. The Ministry of Agriculture has suspended all laws regarding emissions and pesticides. The Wrntuhiko has defended this decision by stating that the people need to eat and the people need to work. "Restrictive arbitrary laws must not hold back the average person in our great Kingdom, set up your farm, grow your farm, bring food to our tables!" Scientists across the Kingdom have approved of the decision, stating unanimously that the previous laws were overly restrictive. Similar concerns regarding the pollution out of the newly kickstarted mining industry are also disregarded, as the mines across Jez Wrnuke work with the safest methods available.
The Wrntuhiko has also stated that he has the ambition to bring back the old Zoo Alliance. The current trade deals being signed may be a prelude to this development, the government is moving closer to Vascania which it sees as a natural ally. For now other Jelbic states are regarded with caution, except for Jelbe. Wrntuhiko Lahm has stated he wishes to drop any territorial claims to Northern Jelbe if the H'án agrees to become a close ally to Jez Wrnuke. For now however the state is fully focused on establishing more trade deals to boost the prosperity of our great nation.
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