Mholt says eight ticks is a long time. He is right, and I intend to use every one of them. I just put 10000 more into Ascendant Silkworks and 4000 into Ascendant Toolforge, and I am listing Silkworks on the continental market so buyers in Bugoslavia and Tokenia can own a piece of something that actually makes money. Mirelle Quist wants to know if I will invoice her granary. No. I want to lower the bill for everyone by growing the tax base instead of shrinking the population. YAMListan is bleeding citizens while its treasury pays tribute abroad. I am the wealthiest person in this republic and I got there by building, not by conceding wars. Vote for someone who knows the difference.