by Auditorii » Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:23 pm
Establishment of the State of Pontesi
August, 4546
Dawnstar - At the head of the Legionary Faction, stands the new leader of the "State of Pontesi" Servius Varius Iustinus who was elected a little over a year ago. The election of July 4544 saw the politico-military elements of the Armed Forces of Pontesi revolt against the unstable communist regime that had arrived in Pontesi. Underneath the temporary stewardship of a caretaker government, the elections of July 4544 saw the Legionary Faction, sometimes called the Legion Faction, arrive in control over the Pontesian state. At the forefront was former General in the Pontesian Armed Forces, Servius Varius Iustinus, a prominent military strategist and political-military theorist that had earned the ire of the communist regime. Upon his election he immediately announced himself as the "First Senator, Supreme Commander and Master of the World" and announced the foundation of the State of Pontesi, this move was orchestrated as a de facto military takeover, loyalist elements of the military were appointed to both military and civil posts, notably in the police, security and intelligence fields. One of the first moves of Iustinus was the appointment of Flavius Volcatius Victorinus, a close fellow soldier and life-long friend, as the magister militum praesentalis the "Master of Soldiers In Presence" essentially the "deputy supreme commander" of the armed forces and the day-to-day operator of the armed forces as a whole. Immediately proceeding this the wide-scale reform of the aging, ineffective Pontesian military was begun.
The first step in the military reform was the establishment of a central command authority, the Pontesian leader and his deputy created the Central Military Authority (centralis militaris auctoritate) which the magister militum praesentalis will lead with the Master of Soldiers (Magister Militum) who will operate as the chief of staff of the central military authority. The Master of Soldiers (Magister Peditum) will serve as the commander of the Pontesian Legions also known as the Pontesian Army. The Master of the Calvary (Magister Equitum) will serve alongside the Master of Soldiers as the commander of the mechanized, motorized and armored units of the Pontesian Legions. The Master of the Navy (Magister Classem) will serve as the commander of the naval forces and finally will be joined by the Master of the Air Forces (Magister Vim Aeris). Alongside the reform of the Central Military Authority will be the establishment of the Pontesian Intelligence Service, which for the foreseeable future, will handle all intelligence and security related functions of the Pontesian Armed Forces. In his first speech to the arrayed legions of poorly equipped and poorly trained troops, Iustinus stated that he would be reforming the Pontesian budget to focus on "several matters" including bringing back a sense of honor and integrity to the armed forces that had suffered underneath numerous governments.
One of the largest overhauls within Pontesi was the appointment of Kaeso Volumnius Decmitius as the "Master of Offices" the head of government of the Pontesian State. His appointment signalled that the Legionary Faction was serious about wide-ranging government reform and in few short months several dozen government agencies were folded into each other, some outright eliminated and the government structure streamlined. The return to the ancient "Diocese" manner of organization allowed for more central government oversight of regions of Pontesi during this time. One of the primary goals was the establishment of trade and commerce with foreign countries that had largely ignored Pontesi as a sort of political pariah. Decmitius re-established the Imperial East Terra Company, alongside forming the Imperial North Terra Company and the Imperial South Terra Company which would be chartered to oversee all trade with countries in their sphere of influence respectively. This effectively semi-privatized trade within Pontesi as the companies were a joint public-private venture. The Campus Stella Stock Market was formed, the first of its kind in recent history was an amalgamation of several dozen other smaller trade houses and markets within Pontesi, the movement was hailed by financial activist seeing the option of the CSSM to become a strong competitor in the Majatran market. As of 4546 the CSSM has been active for 8 months, launching in January 4546. Underneath the auspicious oversight of the Office of Finance and Commerce (Officium rebus oeconomicis et commerciorum) and Master (Minister) of Finance and Commerce (Magister Rebus oeconomicis et commerciorum) Zohrab Petrosyan, a veteran banker and international economics expert, the domestic and foreign trade and commerce will likely see its largest periods of growth and expansion in recent history.
Pontesi will likely have to work to determine its future in the increasingly hostile and divided world. It is likely that the Pontesian state will play all sides in order to benefit as greatly as possible during its period of serious rebuilding.