[Discuss] Advanced Bureaucracy (Power to the Simple Knights Part 5)

[James]

psymann wrote:
>
> Bureacrats have the following new options (for use when all regions are 
> in perfect shape and there's no bureaucracy to do)
>
>
> = Manage repair crews... (X hours, minimum of 4)
> If the local lord of the region has invested gold in repairing 
> fortifications, then doing some bureacracy work to improve their 
> scheduling, recruiting etc will create more repairs for the same gold 
> investment by the lord.  This can only be done during repair work 
> initiated and paid for by the local lord.
>
>
> = Organise festival (12 hours, 20 gold)
> The bureaucrat can organise a festival in the region which lasts for 3-5 
> days (depending on bureaucratic skill).  This attracts people from 
> outside the region, and has the effect of increasing population.
>
> Short-term: For the 3-5 days, the population is greatly affected.  This 
> means the population could go over its normal limit (and production 
> could go over 100% slightly as well).
>
> Long-term: After the festival is over, the population either reverts to 
> its maximum (if it was at maximum before) or, if the population had been 
> lower, then the after the festival, some people stay behind to live in 
> the region, (or just shack up with whores while they're there, and 
> create new population) and thus increase the population permanently by a 
> smaller degree.  This of course helps the production in the region.
>
> So, for example, you might attract an extra 1000 people for four days, 
> and keep 300 of them in the region after the festival is over.
>
>   
These can both already be done.  You can already help repair a region 
and a lord can order a festival which shuts down the city for a day.