Victoria 3 - Kingdom Of Portugal: Episode 11, A Hint Of Representative Government

Episode eleven sees us struggling to keep our national prestige high enough to keep hold of our newly-established subject state of Ethiopia as a puppet. In Indonesia, we establish a protectorateship over Bulungan and reduce Siak's autonomy to dominion. In internal affairs, the Landowners request the passage of Landed Voting, a system in which the aristocracy rule the country as an enfranchised minority, replacing Oligarchy, a system in which the monarch rules with the help of a group of close associates. Near the end of the episode, a war kicking off between Russia and Great Britain sees us siding with Great Britain in exchange for a handsome reward: the transfer of Guyana to Portuguese control.
As voted on in the community tab, this run, we’ll be playing as Portugal. In 1836, Portugal is an old imperial power whose empire is in decline. Despite being ruled by the De Braganca dynasty, Brazil, Portugal’s former colony, is independent, and becoming strong enough to get them back is going to be a long and difficult struggle. Worse yet, Portugal has lagged technologically behind many of the other powers of western Europe, and catching up is going to be arduous. To do this, we will build an empire opportunistically to gain access to the resources we need, balance the budget, expand our industry, achieve resource independence, expand research and education, and ultimately, if possible, become a global superpower to once more rival the other great imperial powers of the west. There is one caveat: there will be very little expansion of our core incorporated territory. We will likely not be taking any kind of run at Spain, or if we do, not much of one. That’s right, instead of taking vast swathes of territory, I’m going to try playing tall. Will I unite the lusosphere and bring Portugal back to glory? We'll see...
Episode Timeframe: January 1853 - December 1865
Recorded in patch 1.7.6 "Kahwah" with all DLC enabled.

[@thegentlemanghostronaut4426]

Not taking Kenya hurt me. Connect dem boarders!

[@degencatgaming9250]

It hurt me too, but that border with Brazil is going to be of critical importance further down the line.

[@thegentlemanghostronaut4426]

@@degencatgaming9250 Ooooh yes, I forgot about the United Kingdom.

[@Ba_rã0]

😮

[@jayvrzzz]

Ww more videos since you finished the United States run

[@degencatgaming9250]

Nah, I'm just gonna go to one per day for a bit while I finish the Portugal run. If I can get properly out ahead of my timeline, I'll start a new run while the Portugal run's wrapping up, but I don't always do that, it depends on how efficient I am at recording.