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Over time we have managed to strengthen the authority of the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] over the provinces. This does mean that the authority of local strongmen and petty chiefs is now threatened. Normally such local forces can be handled with ease, but in [feudalism_province.GetName] the use of more direct force may be necessary to remind others of our right to rule.

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While they lack a formal voice in our government, the richer cities have many other ways to make their influence known. In some cases, cities can even band together to further increase their power over a province. The leaders of one such conglomeration in [urban_province.GetName] have recently approached us asking to formalize some of the ways in which they exert control. Allying with the cities would allow us to promote much more durable systems of government but we would likely lose the support of some of the local warrior groups we now rely on for military support.

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Sometimes progress will be greater farther from the center of power where old elites are too entrenched to desire change. As new modes of government are becoming more commonplace in our country, locals in [feudalism_province.GetName] are getting increasingly irritated at the elites in [Root.Owner.Capital.GetCapitalName] who refuse to formalize any form of government institutions.

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Through good policies and simple repetition, authority and power can become entrenched enough to promote the growth of permanent government institutions. Over time our government practices have progressed from arbitrary demonstrations of power towards consistency.

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Since the 14th century, the wealthy and powerful in the Italian City states have been patronizing artists and scholars willing to explore the old Roman and Greek societies of their forefathers. As a cultural movement the Renaissance already encompasses most of the region and has had a profound impact on literature, art, philosophy and music. Humanist scholars are also analyzing the society in which they live, comparing it to the ideals of the classical philosophers. At the turn of $YEAR$ Renaissance humanism has grown into a more mature movement, ready to permeate all aspects of society. A new ideal for rulers as well as those who are ruled is spreading as quickly as the early printers can distribute copies of these new ideas. A true Renaissance humanist is an expert on everything from politics and philosophy to art, textual analysis, music and architecture. The Renaissance is now ready to reshape the world to better fit the classical ideals.

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Since the 14th century, the wealthy and powerful in the Italian City states have been patronizing artists and scholars willing to explore the old Roman and Greek societies of their forefathers. As a cultural movement the Renaissance already encompasses most of the region and has had a profound impact on literature, art, philosophy and music. Humanist scholars are also analyzing the society in which they live, comparing it to the ideals of the classical philosophers. At the turn of $YEAR$ Renaissance humanism has grown into a more mature movement, ready to permeate all aspects of society. A new ideal for rulers as well as those who are ruled is spreading as quickly as the early printers can distribute copies of these new ideas. A true Renaissance humanist is an expert on everything from politics and philosophy to art, textual analysis, music and architecture. The Renaissance is now ready to reshape the world to better fit its classical ideals.

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Travelers speak of a great rebirth of old ideals in faraway lands. It is hard to treat such rumors seriously, though according to the reporters great secrets have been uncovered by the thinkers of this 'Renaissance'.

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[Root.Monarch.GetName] has come to take a great interest in the Renaissance, not only for the cultural and artistic merit but also the political and scientific breakthroughs being made in the Italian states. [Root.Heir.GetTitle] [Root.Heir.GetName] seems oblivious to such things, however, which worries our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. For generations now European princes have been able to further their education through the use of books on how to conduct yourself as a ruler. Renaissance thinkers have been quick to usurp this genre and a number of these 'Mirrors for Princes' now practically reek of the new ideas. We should consider making these books central to the education of [Root.Heir.GetName].

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For non-Asian or non-Oceanian countries: The discovery of the New World has heralded a new era not only for the colonizers and the colonized, it has also led to the spread of materials and techniques as well as a realization of the vastness of the globe. As animals, crop types, silver and diseases spread across the Atlantic, the first steps have been taken towards a truly global economy. With foreign lands and people being mapped and documented, ideas as well as religious and philosophical debate are increasingly being colored by what we have found in overseas societies. Great minds feel the need to question what was once truth, and from [institution_origin.GetCapitalName] to Fatehpur Sikri, the nature of the world is now up for debate.
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For non-Asian or non-Oceanian countries: The discovery of the New World has heralded a new era not only for the colonizers and the colonized, it has also led to the spread of materials and techniques as well as a realization of the vastness of the globe. As animals, crop types, silver and diseases spread across the Atlantic, the first steps have been taken towards a truly global economy. With foreign lands and people being mapped and documented, ideas as well as religious and philosophical debate are increasingly being colored by what we have found in overseas societies. Great minds feel the need to question what was once truth, and from [institution_origin.GetCapitalName] to Fatehpur Sikri, the nature of the world is now up for debate.
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Merchants are reporting an increased influx of goods that seem entirely alien to them. These exotic goods are brought by travelers who claim to have met strange men from afar. While it is hard to know what to make of such rumors, these men are convinced our world is now changing fundamentally and that these strangers are the bringers of bad fortune.

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For non-American countries: Our colonial governor has written to us imploring us to secure further investors for the growth of our future overseas empire. There are certainly interested parties in the [institution_province.GetCapitalName] financial sector who would be interested but given the high risk they would be expecting to be granted some far-going privileges. They also expect the crown to contribute with a substantial part of the needed funds.
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For European countries: With the discovery and colonization of the New World a number of new crops have been introduced in the European economy. Potato, corn and tomatoes have slowly begun to spread among the farmers of Europe, but old habits die hard and so far these new high yield crops have been spreading very slowly.

We could attempt to stimulate this process using the state coffers, but those who currently dominate the agricultural markets would likely feel threatened.
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The numbers of [slaver_country.GetAdjective] merchants who seek out our markets have grown from a trickle to a steady stream. Their main interest seems to be in procuring slaves either directly or through purchasing trade goods we have that can be traded for slaves. So far this has made a few local chieftains very rich, which is a dangerous development as it both empowers these local potentates and impoverishes the surrounding settlements.

The slave traders of [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName] are asking that we create a more consistent framework and regulate the trade through royal monopolies. The [slaver_country.GetAdjective] traders themselves also seem interested in more formal and permanent arrangements.

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The [From.Monarch.GetTitle] of [From.GetName] has contacted us and offered our traders in [slaving_point.GetName] a monopoly on the slave trade in [From.Monarch.GetHerHis] lands. In return for trading directly with [From.Monarch.GetHerHim] rather than any of the local chiefs that have supplied us so far, [From.Monarch.GetSheHe] offers us a guarantee of a steady and growing supply along with [From.Monarch.GetHerHis] protection.

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The [From.GetAdjective] traders were delighted at our proposal to regulate the volatile slave trade market and the market in [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName] is already growing rapidly. Not everyone arriving in [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName] is a merchants, however: a trickle of scribes, missionaries and mercenaries have also begun to settle in our capital. Hoping to ensure the continued growth of our supply of slaves, the [From.GetAdjective] traders are bringing a great number of firearms with them.

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The [From.GetAdjective] traders have refused to acknowledge our monopoly and are continuing to trade directly with the local chiefs in [slaver_province.GetAreaName]. If we don't act quickly, we may soon see local strongmen funding their own private armies against the central authorities in the area.

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Slavers have devastated the countryside of [Root.GetName]. As a direct result of unsanctioned raids, slavers from our capital have turned on our own population to line their own pockets. These traders are not only destroying our own population centers, they are building a powerbase for themselves that will be most dangerous in the long term.

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The ability to mass-produce the written word would revolutionize the spread of information, and in many ways early modern society as a whole. Pioneered by Renaissance men such as Venetian Printer Aldus Manutius, the new art helped fuel the Renaissance by making the translated classics more widely available. Later the Reformation benefitted greatly from the ability to spread critical publications and translations of the Holy Scriptures.

Now that Printing has matured as a technique and spread throughout [institution_origin.GetContinentName], hundreds of thousands of copies of everything from religious and political pamphlets to scientific treatises and instructions on how to behave are circulating the continent. With print shops growing evermore commonplace, rulers have found it hard to contain the new technique, as the comparatively easy means of production makes it easy for censorship to be sidestepped by moving business across a border or even just changing the name on a title page.

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The ability to mass-produce the written word would revolutionize the spread of information, and in many ways early modern society as a whole. Pioneered by Renaissance men such as Venetian Printer Aldus Manutius, the new art helped fuel the Renaissance by making the translated classics more widely available. Later the Reformation benefitted greatly from the ability to spread critical publications and translations of the Holy Scriptures.

Now that Printing has matured as a technique and spread throughout [institution_origin.GetContinentName], hundreds of thousands of copies of everything from religious and political pamphlets to scientific treatises and instructions on how to behave are circulating the continent. With print shops growing evermore commonplace, rulers have found it hard to contain the new technique, as the comparatively easy means of production makes it easy for censorship to be sidestepped by moving business across a border or even just changing the name on a title page.

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Rumors have reached us of far-away lands where the written word is mass-produced in huge and never before imagined numbers. According to these informants, this has reshaped their learned and political world entirely.

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When printing was a novelty it first attracted those who would create codices as great works of art or philanthropists who wanted to spread the knowledge of the classics in a more accessible format. Soon, however, others joined their ranks, less scrupulous men who would make a living slandering others. Ever since printing started to mature as a business, presses all over Europe have been available for demagogues to spin their webs of lies. Piles of pamphlets lie ready to be distributed to anyone who will believe them as we speak. In [institution_province.GetAreaName] in particular this otherwise so promising technology has been put to use as a means to spread vicious slanders about our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] and undermine the state. This cannot be tolerated!

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Goods have been moved across continents since antiquity. But where this was previously limited to a set number of routes and goods such as the manufactured goods of India and China finding their way across the Indian Ocean and along the Silk Road, all trade is now increasingly becoming part of a greater world network. With the discovery of the Americas, sea routes around Africa and the crossing of the Pacific Ocean, local trade networks are being connected into one world-spanning interconnected web.

Silver mined in the Andes is now being boxed and taken via Europe all the way to China and India. Iron mined and wrought in Scandinavia is being sold in West Africa by English merchants, and others are making a fortune just distributing cloth and spices within the South East Asian trade sphere. Local Indian merchants are investing in future European trade ventures. It may still be early to speak of a truly Global Economy but surely the first seeds have been sown.

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Goods have been moved across continents since antiquity. But where this was previously limited to a set number of routes and goods such as the manufactured goods of India and China finding their way across the Indian Ocean and along the Silk Road, all trade is now increasingly becoming part of a greater world network. With the discovery of the Americas, sea routes around Africa and the crossing of the Pacific Ocean, local trade networks are being connected into one world-spanning interconnected web.

Silver mined in the Andes is now being boxed and taken via Europe all the way to China and India. Iron mined and wrought in Scandinavia is being sold in West Africa by English merchants, and others are making a fortune just distributing cloth and spices within the South East Asian trade sphere. Local Indian merchants are investing in future European trade ventures. It may still be early to speak of a truly Global Economy but surely the first seeds have been sown.

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Our long distance trade contacts have begun to produce more and more exotic goods for our markets. They claim it is because their contacts with other lands have in turn increased from a few times a year to an almost constant contact with various trade networks and firms. Some have even offered to invest in their coming deliveries, something they claim is a common custom in their far-away homelands.

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It has become increasingly fashionable for European youth of a certain quality to go on a Grand Tour to see the sights of Europe. This way the young scions of the great European houses can pay their respect to the great rulers, minds and institutions of our age while also bringing new ideas and contacts with them back to their home. We should consider sending [Root.Heir.GetName] on such a pilgrimage to further [Root.Heir.GetHerHis] education and the future prospects of our country.

Of course, an heir to a country such as ours would be expected to travel in a certain style...

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Custom dictates that European youth of quality should go on a grand tour around that continent to see the marvels of their age, meet with great minds and people of influence and generally build learn about the world and those in it. Our European friends in [institution_country.GetUsableName] have now extended an offer to us to send [Root.Heir.GetName] on a similar journey. To a certain extent their offer reeks of arrogance, but the things [Root.Heir.GetSheHe] could learn there may prove very valuable to [Root.GetUsableName].

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[trade_company_country.GetAdjective] traders active in our lands have approached the local authorities in [trade_company_province.GetName] asking to be allowed to expand an existing factory there by building a fort and being permitted to collect taxes from those of our subjects living within a certain radius of their factory. The traders argue that if we give them these rights they will not only be able to compensate us financially, but also that the increased commerce and traffic to our ports in the province will lead to a general growth of the region's importance in international trade.

We would, however, be allowing these Europeans to expand at the expense of our own merchants...

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Enterprising traders operating in [trade_company_province.GetName], a [From.GetAdjective] port, have managed to acquire substantial concessions from the local ruler. They have expanded their factory and built a small fort from which they control part of the region. This new arrangement allows the local ruler access to the global trade network, but it could also be used as an easy excuse for more direct expansion into [From.Monarch.GetHerHis] lands...

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Enterprising traders operating in [trade_company_province.GetName], a [From.GetAdjective] port, have tried to acquire substantial concessions from the local ruler. Their handling of the situation seems to have been less than diplomatic, however, and has ended with the local ruler denouncing both them and us.

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While a number of technical innovations during the course of the 16th and 17th centuries have increased the output of production for some products such as iron or cloth to an extent, the biggest improvement in the field of production has come in the form of new forms of organization. By creating manufactories, often outside the city limits, merchant capitalists can both bypass the ancient guild laws that inhibit mass production as well as pioneer ways to increase production through the organization and specialization of labor in one place. The forerunners of the later Industrialization are able to increase output by facilitating access to raw materials and mass organization of labor rather than by expensive new machinery. This is in itself a huge change over the often heavily regulated methods of old, however, and together with later technical advances this new mode of production will come to revolutionize society.

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While a number of technical innovations during the course of the 16th and 17th centuries have increased the output of production for some products such as iron or cloth to an extent, the biggest improvement in the field of production has come in the form of new forms of organization. By creating manufactories, often outside the city limits, merchant capitalists can both bypass the ancient guild laws that inhibit mass production as well as pioneer ways to increase production through the organization and specialization of labor in one place. The forerunners of the later Industrialization are able to increase output by facilitating access to raw materials and mass organization of labor rather than by expensive new machinery. This is in itself a huge change over the often heavily regulated methods of old, however, and together with later technical advances this new mode of production will come to revolutionize society.

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Merchants are reporting an influx of greater and greater numbers of foreign goods into our markets. Their point of origin is unclear, but it is apparent that somewhere production of refined goods has greatly increased.

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If produces Iron: For centuries, the mines and forges of [Root.GetName] have been famous beyond the lands of [Root.Owner.GetUsableName] for the high output and quality of the iron produced there. The province is also unique due to the way work has been organized in these industries, a method that has been refined and recently adopted in some other parts of the country.
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The last century has seen Rationalism and Empiricism gaining an ever-increasing popularity among the great minds of the age. In letters, publications and coffee houses, kings, scientists, philosophers and littérateurs are discussing the merits of tolerance, the scientific method and the spreading of the ideals of the Enlightenment to all of humanity. From universities or courts of enlightened monarchs, expeditions are being sent to measure, catalogue, weigh and map the world so that we can better understand the laws that govern the things around us. Others discuss the laws that govern society and try to reach an understanding of the Rights of Man. In [From.Capital.GetCapitalName], a colossal undertaking has begun for the assembly of a complete encyclopedia of all knowledge. The Light of Reason has now been lit and many will not rest until it has been brought to all corners of the earth.

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The last century has seen Rationalism and Empiricism gaining an ever increasing popularity among the great minds of the age. In letters, publications or coffee houses kings, scientists, philosophers and litterateurs are discussing the merits of tolerance, the scientific method and the spreading of enlightenment ideals to all humanity. From universities or courts of enlightened monarchs expeditions are being sent to measure, catalogue, weigh and map the world so that we can better understand the laws that govern the things around us. Others discuss the laws that govern society and try to reach an understanding of the Rights of Man. In [From.Capital.GetCapitalName], a colossal undertaking has begun in the assembly of a complete encyclopedia of all knowledge. The Light of Reason has now been lit and many will not rest until it has been brought to all corners of the earth.

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Strange expeditions of men in powdered wigs have begun to appear at our borders. These travelers seem more interested in our plants, animals and even subjects than they are in our actual [Root.Monarch.GetTitle], our traders or our riches. Our informers tell us these people consider themselves the carriers of an 'Enlightenment', surely a ludicrous statement...

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It has become increasingly fashionable for European youth of a certain quality to go on a Grand Tour to see the sights of Europe. This way the young scions of the great European houses can pay their respect to the great rulers, minds and institutions of our age while also bringing new ideas and contacts with them back to their home. We should consider sending [Root.Heir.GetName] on such a pilgrimage to further [Root.Heir.GetHerHis] education and the future prospects of our country.

Of course, an heir to a country such as ours would be expected to travel in a certain style...

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Custom dictates that European youth of quality should go on a grand tour around that continent to see the marvels of their age, meet with great minds and people of influence and generally build learn about the world and those in it. Our European friends in [institution_country.GetUsableName] have now extended an offer to us to send [Root.Heir.GetName] on a similar journey. To a certain extent their offer reeks of arrogance, but the things [Root.Heir.GetSheHe] could learn there may prove very valuable to [Root.GetUsableName].

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Today, a most unusual group of people arrived in [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName] asking for an audience with our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. The leader of the group introduced himself as the representative of an institution of learning in a faraway land. They state that their mission in our lands is to document, measure and categorize our plants, wildlife and society. They wish to learn everything they can about our country and then take this knowledge elsewhere so that others may compare what they find to other parts of the world. It is quite clear that these are men of learning and that we could probably put some of that knowledge to good use. If we allow them to travel our lands as freely as they wish, however, we risk dangerous intelligence falling into the hands of what may well be foreign spies...

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Religion is in Christian group: Public houses, coffee houses and other places where the public can convene and discuss have traditionally often also been hotbeds of criticism and discontent towards our rulers. This has changed lately, however, as the political discussion has become more widespread among a more engaged general population. While much of the discussion is not strictly aimed at lambasting the [Root.Owner.GetAdjective] government, it seems it still often reflects very poorly on us.

Some would say that we could benefit from this free discussion, but others recommend that we close down these public areas immediately.
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The rapid pace of technological change is beginning to have a profound effect on the very organization of society. The invention of the steam engine, the use of coke in iron production and new, mechanized manufacturing equipment allow for unprecedented economies of scale, bringing about a massive increase in worker productivity. Further inventions are helping to greatly ease the transportation of large volumes of goods. With global trade as interconnected as never before, factories can both draw on raw materials from and sell the resulting manufactured goods to markets around the world, bringing in unimaginable riches for their owners.

Meanwhile, the field of agriculture, new practices such as crop rotation and the use of enclosures have similarly increased productivity, meaning that fewer workers are needed to work the same area of land, leading many to abandon their homes and settle in the growing industrial cities. A new world is being born, one in which the ambitious and the rich shall dominate society as never before.

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The rapid pace of technological change is beginning to have a profound effect on the very organization of society. The invention of the steam engine, the use of coke in iron production and new, mechanized manufacturing equipment allow for unprecedented economies of scale, bringing about a massive increase in worker productivity. Further inventions are helping to greatly ease the transportation of large volumes of goods. With global trade as interconnected as never before, factories can both draw on raw materials from and sell the resulting manufactured goods to markets around the world, bringing in unimaginable riches for their owners.

Meanwhile, the field of agriculture, new practices such as crop rotation and the use of enclosures have similarly increased productivity, meaning that fewer workers are needed to work the same area of land, leading many to abandon their homes and settle in the growing industrial cities. A new world is being born, one in which the ambitious and the rich shall dominate society as never before.

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Merchants are reporting massive influxes of cheap, foreign manufactured goods into our markets, as well as the same foreign merchants purchasing equally massive quantities of raw materials from us. Although their point of origin is unclear, these developments are already having a profound impact on the organization of our society.

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If Birthplace of Indutrialization produces Iron: Ironmakers in [industrialisation_province.GetName] have been able to greatly increase their output of pig iron and wrought iron by adopting new methods pioneered abroad. This is a significant boon for all manner of manufacturers who have need for durable iron, allowing them to increase their production at a lower cost. It has been suggested that other parts of our country could benefit from adopting these methods. However, making that happen would be quite an investment...
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Our neighbors in [institution_country.GetUsableName] have been able to greatly increase their production of manufactured goods by adopting new methods and technologies - ones our own manufacturers have not yet learnt the secrets of. Their cheaper goods are now flooding our markets, making it harder for local producers to make a living. On the other hand, the insatiable appetite of [institution_country.GetAdjective] industries means that raw materials produced in [Root.GetUsableName] are now in high demand, with the result that the people are increasingly abandoning urban factories in favor of rural plantations.