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After the Charter was signed, Ogonkai rapidly westernized; a single currency, the Chyo, was created, thousands of kilometers of road were paved, and the population skyrocketed. The new Royal Council adopted a policy of westernization, mainly drawing from Alstinian and Carto-Pelaxian academics and scientists. The kings, with the influence of the Yogaku academics (many of whom served as high-ranking advisors) desired to make the new country stand as an equal to the Occidental powers, kickstarting the modernization of the army and purchase of tens of thousands of weapons to have an army that could stand up to Occidental standards.
After the Charter was signed, Ogonkai rapidly westernized; a single currency, the Chyo, was created, thousands of kilometers of road were paved, and the population skyrocketed. The new Royal Council adopted a policy of westernization, mainly drawing from Alstinian and Carto-Pelaxian academics and scientists. The kings, with the influence of the Yogaku academics (many of whom served as high-ranking advisors) desired to make the new country stand as an equal to the Occidental powers, kickstarting the modernization of the army and purchase of tens of thousands of weapons to have an army that could stand up to Occidental standards.


The Industrial Revolution arrived to Ogonkai after it arrived to Alstinia and Carto-Pelaxia. At first, it resulted in a new boom in all fields and areas of industry. Soon after, however, the Commonwealth of Carto-Pelaxia collapsed, which put all economic activities on a halt that caused the first economic crisis in modern Ogonkaic history and consequently. This enraged the population, which perceived that the pursuit of trade with the Occidental powers above all else had made the country reliant on them. Local lords, disgruntled that their status had been upended following the unification rebelled, forcing the kings to significantly cut back on trade, expel most foreigners and pursue a policy of self-reliance termed "Jishukoku" (自主国; lit. 'independent country').
The Industrial Revolution arrived to Ogonkai after it arrived to Alstinia and Carto-Pelaxia. At first, it resulted in a new boom in all fields and areas of industry. Soon after, however, the Commonwealth of Carto-Pelaxia collapsed, which put all economic activities on a halt that caused the first economic crisis in modern Ogonkaic history. This enraged the population, which perceived that the pursuit of trade with the Occidental powers above all else had made the country reliant on them. Local lords, disgruntled that their status had been upended following the unification rebelled, forcing the kings to significantly cut back on trade, expel most foreigners and pursue a policy of self-reliance termed "Jishukoku" (自主国; lit. 'independent country') under the threat of civil war.


==="Jishukoku" period and southwards expansion (1796 - 1896)===
==="Jishukoku" period and southwards expansion (1796 - 1896)===