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With semi-governance also came the withdrawal of much of the regular Ardmori forces. Multiple regiments of infantry, cavalry, and batteries of artillery were withdrawn, as well as the offices and officers of the Ardmori Crown such as the Crown Treasurer to Arcerion, the Tariff Office, and the Attorney General for Arcerion. In the wake of the Ardmori withdrawal in 1890, Arcer Crown Governor Sir James relinquished his role in a ceremony to Henry Faulkner, a Lord and shipbuilding magnate from Foxhey, a born citizen of Arcerion. James' reasoning was Arcerion now must be ruled by its own people, and Faulkner was the first Crown Governor from Foxhey, and the second naturally-born Arcer to hold the office. | With semi-governance also came the withdrawal of much of the regular Ardmori forces. Multiple regiments of infantry, cavalry, and batteries of artillery were withdrawn, as well as the offices and officers of the Ardmori Crown such as the Crown Treasurer to Arcerion, the Tariff Office, and the Attorney General for Arcerion. In the wake of the Ardmori withdrawal in 1890, Arcer Crown Governor Sir James relinquished his role in a ceremony to Henry Faulkner, a Lord and shipbuilding magnate from Foxhey, a born citizen of Arcerion. James' reasoning was Arcerion now must be ruled by its own people, and Faulkner was the first Crown Governor from Foxhey, and the second naturally-born Arcer to hold the office. | ||
The Confederate Parliament by this time had expanded into a full legislature, and provisions to move the Arcer Senate into a new wing of the building had coincided with planned improvements and upgrades for the building. Rosmore Station in Kurst, the largest railway station and trainyard was seeing daily regular traffic in the thousands, and major corporations from [[Arcerion Steel Corporation|Arco Steel]] to Foxhey Shipyards were quickly competing at an international level and establishing Arceiron as the dominant Malentine economic power. Proto-states in [[Kelekona]], [[Titechaxha]], and [[Istrenya]] were increasingly becoming reliant on Arco trade, and the wharfs and dockyards of Chester-on-Moore and Kurst were overflowing with Levantine ships, especially those of Burgundie, transporting Arcer goods to the Occidental world. However relations with Paulastra, especially concerning the Washakaran Basin, were beginning to cloud over. Diplomatic negotiations over the administration of the small native reserve was increasingly declining, and the strained diplomatic relationship was further damaged with the introduction of the Arcer Pound in 1890, which quickly flooded the Washakaran market, devaluing Paulastran currency and further bringing Washakara closer to Arcerion. | |||
Industrialization in Arcerion varied greatly by Governorate and type. In Moorden, developed factories, manufacturing plants, and raw mineral and mining industries (especially in Easthampton) were the largest shares of the market. Conversely, Northlea and Norham remained mostly agrarian in nature, with grain, rye, and maize increasing in production due to advances in new crop rotation methods, advanced farming machinery, and the creation of grain coops where farmers pooled resources and financed grain elevators and shipping techniques via rail. Foxhey remained largely reliant on maritime sources of economic prosperity such as fishing and ship building, however the federal contracts for the [[Royal Arcerion Naval Service]] meant that hundreds of jobs were created with the plans to construct new frigates, ships of the line, and the planned introduction of steam vessels. | |||
=== Third Bush War (1898-1904) === | === Third Bush War (1898-1904) === | ||