If the plague is smallpox like then it should be easy to vaccinate against if we have any animals who have been affected by a strain of it aswell. If we do, vaccinate a small amount of people, see what happens, if it works then vaccinate the army and prepare it to be used on a large scale, we could store it either ethically or via a live human who's infected by it, then all we need to do is tip arrows and/or swords in the virus or infect the enemies food supplies and we'd have "ethical' weapon.
build more ships, expand towards the swamplands, encourage people to make more babies, make more mines, mine for coal, iron, gold. take some vikings as slaves. make a giant building for slaves to work, send some to the mines, send some to buid ships, take all their weapons, max security in the building
Also keep on training soldiers and navymen to accompany colonists and mappers to start expeditions to the neighbouring continent on to the east..Start over with a better systematic police patrolling. Install walls and increase military activity on the western part of the nation.
Start mining for sulphur sources.....then begin with gun powder production on large scales...Start building better ships , Tracks and armors made of super steel. Start sending heavily armed troop ships to accompany the trader ships through the pirate controlled regions.
If possible, pacify the raiders without killing them and detain them in high security prisons. Put them through a thorough reprogramming regimen to ensure loyalty to the Company, then enlist them as soldiers for use in low-priority missions where less trust is required.
Upgrade and reinforce national infrastructure with materials like steel. Develop basic refrigeration technology to preserve food for longer. Expand the healthcare and education systems. Fill the education systems with pro-governmental propaganda to keep the people loyal. Build factories capable of mass producing the tools of war. Continue research and experimentation into the field of toxic and incendiary weaponry as fast as possible.
Develop more effective ways of forging alloys like steel and processing metals like copper. Experiment with metals and their electrical properties in order to increase the effectiveness of steam engines. If possible, begin development of coal generators or combustion engines. Selectively breed crops and livestock in order to yield more meat and food products.
Begin sending diplomats to the nearby AI kingdom and threaten them to leave the area or face war. Station my troops at the northern border in order to defend from the raiders. Begin passing laws for conscription, requiring 10 years of service by the age of 35. Deploy large amounts of jingoistic and expansionist propaganda in order to bolster support for the government and conscription policies.
Can I join? If yes, then my country's name will be Nova Hollandia and the color will be R: 255 G: 130 B: 0. Put me on X: 184 Y: 83.