The Four Lands - The Colony

[Nightbreeze]

[sblock=ooc]
It was mainly for keeping the number nicely rounded *blushes*. Besides, I misstyped....all my money is in silver shares. Silver shares have voting power, golden shares no. I would suggest that whoever of you wants to invest, to invest mainly on silver shares and keep some money in golden shares to get some sure revenue[/sblock]

 

[Leif]

OOC: So how much income do silver shares produce as compared to gold? You've probably already said that, but I thought that I'd ask again just to clarify for sure. Sounds like I probably should just leave things the way they are now.

 

[Nightbreeze]

Ooc

It depends. Let us ignore the default possibility, as THIS company is not going to default.

But, I think that in some years the company will distribute less than a 10% dividend of the profits. However, golden share holders ALWAYS get at least 10% dividend.

Actually, the difference is not that big (since I am rarely going to give less then a 10% dividend. I may settle for the historical 18% dividend of the Dutch East India Company...but they had state-granted monopoly. We still don't have that ). I am just trying to sweeten my ban on selling voting rights shares.

 

[Scotley]

OOC: Alvar would like to invest 180,000 silver in "Nascent Company for Development" with 90% silver shares and 10% gold. Alvar's brother, Petetro, is a noble of Howece and may be interested in buying some shares as well.

"I think we should consider moving beyond goats. In order to clear land we are going to need heavy animals such as oxen and horses. I would like to add a considerable amount of good breeding stock to the company as my investment. I will also need some space for people as well. In addition to this we should aquire plows, harrows and planters for say 100 teams of animals. We should get enough male horses and oxen to fill out the teams and perhaps twice that number of females to begin breeding additional stock for future growth and cavalry needs. Mounts for a party of scouts should be added as well. Finally, cows for milk on the voyage and a few bulls to begin breeding as soon as possible to develop herds would give us a nice counterpoint to the goats and sheep. It will give us greater variety of livestock and I think long term meet, butter, milk, yogurt and cheese from cattle as well as goats will be desirable. I suggest we get enough equipment to start a dozen family dairies and plan on bringing in more in future.

If their is money left from my investment I would spend it on arms and armor to be sold or rented by the company to the colony. As others have said we will need to have those things upon arrival."

 

[Nightbreeze]

Ederin creates another 162 silver shares and 18 golden shares, and delivers them to Alvar.

I perfectly agree with your suggestions. I am beginning to think that we may have more food and herds than people. As for the weapons, don't fear: with our mercenary company, our blacksmiths and the mines, we should be able to start churning them pretty soon. As you seem expert in this field, I leave up to you to spend 175.000sp on animals and equipments.

ooc: J.A, let's start the meeting. We are getting nowhere if we wait to settle everything about the company, and we can go on it even while we are doing other things

[sblock=Accounting]
Golden shares: 48 (30 Hennet, 18 Alvar)
Silver shares: 1362 (1000 Ederin, 200 Hennet, 162 Alvar)
Total company capital so far: 1.410.000

Charter for the trading fleet: 200.000
Slaves: 320.000
War cargo: 75.000
4 medium sized mines material: 120.000
Wheat and fresh water: 200.000
4 herds of goats + shepard dogs: 150.000

Total amount of capital invested so far: 1.075.000sp

Total amount of capital still not invested: 335.000sp[/sblock]

 

[Scotley]

Alvar

"I'll take care of it. I think we'll also want some asses to breed mules."

 

[Neurotic]

Randal Lucius Stormweaver

I posted earlier list of new items to buy and investment in the company. I don't see the post so I assume it went poof. I'll summarize one of these days.

In short: if someone helps with academy (hello Wray?) Randal will invest 100 to 150 thousand.

 

[Nightbreeze]

[sblock=isn't it this one?]
http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=4300359&postcount=405[/sblock]

 

[Lou]

Alton Kanri, Human Cloistered Cleric/Battle Sorcerer of the Light

I posted earlier list of new items to buy and investment in the company. I don't see the post so I assume it went poof. I'll summarize one of these days.

In short: if someone helps with academy (hello Wray?) Randal will invest 100 to 150 thousand.

Randal and JA-Alton will invest 100,000 SP to help start the academy. Are we doing this independently or as a part of the "New East India Trading Company"?

 

[Nightbreeze]

[sblock=ooc] It depends on what kind of academy you want: if you want a classic academic institution, with a lot of fine and liberal arts, then it should be independant. If you want something more practically oriented, such as agriculture, economics, mathematics, geography, alchemy and so on which may give us a serious cutting edge (think black mesa ), then inside the company is way to go...still mantaining certain indipendence, of course. I already have 100 teenager students for ye [/sblock]