Picking up the pieces

The civil war that had devoured the eastern regions of the Erigiresh has now finally ended with the victory of Mailk Nanuk VI and the routing of the Republican forces north into Enkidu. Nanuks new kingdom had been burnt to the ground and the people where looking for a strong leader that the old order had denied them and the young monarch knew he had to fill this role or die. He and his council would first meet in the palace of Kisuran where he would plan out a 5 year plan to rapidly bring Kisuran back onto the regional stage as the power it had once been under his great grandfather.

First on the board was to reform the governmental systems that had weakened Kisuran to the point they could no long defend their southern borders. This began with powers being taken away from governors, such as their control over taxes, with these powers being given back to the Mailk. The old Republican system of voting new laws in would be kept, but the Malik would be able to VTOW any laws he either disagreed with or wanted passed should it not be approved as well as the members for this parliament being hand picked by the Mailk. A huge army of administrators would also be formed to keep record of everything from taxes raised to tons of wheat farms to make sure that every year the government would have an idea of what to tax and from who. Bribery would also be met with a new series of punishments, ranging from hands being cut off to executions. These punishments would be for both the briber and receiver of the bribe to make sure it happened as little as possible.

The state of the economy was also being questioned as before the war many cities where disconnected and where extremely poor in comparison to even the poorest states in the Erigeresh. To fix this a new system of roads would be made, being paved and wide enough for caravans to go past each other without needing to move onto the dirt. Overtime these roads would prove hugely beneficial as trade with not only other Kisurani cities but being able to get their produce out to the rest of the region would allow cities dedicated to pottery making, textile weaving or iron mining to go through their own golden ages and people flocked their for work.

On the topic of Iron Malik Nanuk had seen how effective this rare material was against the bronze armour and weapons of the rest of the Erigiresh and would demand that the Kingdom expand into the mountains to the east that where known to have massive deposits of the material. He would also import famed iron workers to teach and train those in the forge city of Medikalib, with the end goal of being able to mass produce Dreka and other iron weapons to be able to dominate the region. With towns and ports being build along the huge road roads the region would see an influx of native mountain folk as well as destitute Kisuranis looking for a fresh start.

The army would also undergo a massive re-ordering, with a new system of Generals and commanders that would be promoted by merit instead of their social status. There would also be a massive increase in the army size, with it going from a militia of about 9,000 men to a standing force  of about 24,000, with an independent order of scribes to keep track of equipment and other supplies. The new army would consist of 3000 Dreka, 8000 archers, 2000 foot soldiers, 6000 mounted, 4000 pikemen, 1000 artillery men. Many where skeptical if the Drekas equipment would be available in the quantity it was needed in 5 years so they would be trained as archers too. The Malik would the head of the army and could over ride his generals as they saw fit, as well as having ultimate authority on where the troops should deploy.

Many cities would also be rebuilt in the wake of the destructive war, with the Ziggurat in Kilar Sangikh being rebuilt as an administrative capital due to its new central location. The city around it would also be built up so by the end of the construction it was a grander city than it was when it had been first built. Kisuran would see huge work done to it, with the docks and ship building districts seeing huge investments, and the farms the city was famous for would be permitted to expand and would soon dominate the riverside. This would see the rise of massive land owners that where allowed to force smaller farmers out the business and would pose an issue later but was ignored in the short term.

Overall the first 5 years of the young Nanuks rule would see Kisuran develop from a small back water city state to a huge centre of industry and now once again being able to fend off attacks from hostile powers. The Malik himself was quoted as saying "Kisuran is now no longer a Kingdom that empires can simply will out of existence, if out enemies wish to let them and they will see out might".

Nanuk was coronated on the same day the war ended.