Gustavus II

Gustavus II born as Gustavus Adolphus Bull II of the Sveri Narocilo was the successor to Gustavus I after his death during a railway tunnel collapse. He ascended to his position on the 25.10.2023 and began his reign. His proclamation was mandated through the Sveri Narocilo of which his father bore see below.

Proclamation Of The Sveri Narocilo:
By the provisions of the regency and the Holy Divinity of Greg, that the State and its territory by prior admission grant and hereby affirmate the authority born of the Sveri Narocilo. By the grace of God and the Order of Kings through their bylaws proclaim and may here constitute the Lands submit to him, as he to too them. Of the articles of faith, by his own temple admiss, be that his own and righteous. One to strict duty and to herefore adjure the matters of State, the Regnant beholst and thus proclaim. Hence be his Kingdom. Long Live The Vojvoda, Long Live Sveri Narocilo, Long Live The Faith, God Save Yours Kingdom!

Reign:
Gustavus II was an industrialist who believed like his father that Sunea most develop to survive in this ever changing world, he had 3 policies progressus, colonialismus, & militarismo. Through these policies Sunea would begin to rapidly industrialise to an economic backwash of the nation to the economic beacon of the state. His father Gustavus I had civilised Sunea and layed the foundations to build the figurative house but it would fall to Gustavus II to build this house but instead he built a skyscraper. Gustavus II is often nicknamed as "The Righteous", "The Reformer" or "The Vanguard Of Democracy".

Progressus:
Gustavus II believed economic development would be the focal point to defending Sunea so he enacted several reforms to the economic system aswell as implementing & advocating reforms nationwide. These reforms include:


 * 1) The Northern Alliance = The first trans-settlement economic alliance that birthed economic cooperation between Sunea, Servolska & Acropolis which led to several key economic constructions including the Trans-Kutaiyaran-Railroad & the First Collective Brewery.
 * 2) The New Economic Plan = This was the first system of discourse proposed to the nation and simply outlined where the nation should move economically by following either a system of Interventionist-Capitalism or Gleichschaltung however it had little initial effect.
 * 3) The New Deal = This was the economic system which outlawed all taxes and abolished public property in Sunea as well as giving land out to any company who asked for some.
 * 4) The Kutaiyaran Economic Forum = This was the second attempt to get the nation talking about economics but unlike its predecessor was a huge success and got the nation talking about economics.
 * 5) The Kutaiyaran Economic Thesis = Capitalising on the level of discourse on economics he proposed a 4 point thesis of reforms. These included: Failures In Government Nationalisation, Land Reform, Central Banking & The Operation Of Corporate Entities. However the government elites especially Vice-Chancellor Xoda were highly against these reforms demanding that the current system of nationalised industries, feudalism & unpaid labour be maintained. However the Chancellor Lxusry was in favour of Land Reform to a partial extent and with the support of all over Gonzors (Mayors) Xoda had to give in on that one point with him continuing to say "I have mixed feelings about paying our citizens to work".
 * 6) On The Provectan Economic Model = This was another attempt to stir up more support for economic reforms and was focussed on 3 main points which was led on by a scathing criticism of the Kutaiyaran Economic System and how not only it was economically unjust but ethically unjust as well. The first subject paragraph was titled "On The Subject Of The Serf And Wages" and was all about how workers do not get paid for their labours but only the elite gentry at the top of the Government and how this negatively affects the nation, however Xoda was still firmly against paying people for their labour and continued his idea of mercantile serfdom. The second subject paragraph was titled "On The Market And The Locality Of Productivity" and was about how we should protect local businesses rather than nationalising them or replacing them with foreign markets, however Xoda yet again was against this reform as he believed that Kutaiyara would never be able to have private businesses that could compete. Gustavus II argued that this was because Xoda was outsourcing or just outright stealing from them. The third subject paragraph was titled "Of The Distribution Of Land And The Mandation Of Business" and yet again preached about land reforms and how businesses use land. One major point was the construction of free luxury homes which Gustav argued should be commoditised for the extra cost and space they used which Xoda yet again disagreed with.
 * 7) The Provectan Fiscal Initiative = Gustavus II, Jhonnebula, Frixx, Eight & Doms met in the Provectan State Senate and outlined its plans to begin making its money and how it should recover from the burning of the Ricopolitan Library which held all their brew recipes. The outcome led to Frixx & Jhonebula finishing their forgeries production, Gustavus II developing new brews and Eight with Doms developing other social plans for the economy.
 * 8) The Kutaiyaran Economic Project = Though the reforms had failed nationwide due to its agricultural feudal economy they were popular in Provecta due to its industrial economy and Provecta received a mandate to implement reforms in Provecta and to compare them with national statistics. This led to the Provectan Economic Boom which made Xoda so jealous he threatened to have Gustavus II exiled from the nation.
 * 9) The Provectan-Umbrium Economic Tithe = As Gustavus II wanted to show that local economies could compete with foreign markets he set up a KEP shop in Umbrium as well as an Embassy. The result was a success with Umbriums largest export became KEP products and this allowed for the industrialisation of the Western Sector of Umbrium which yet again enraged Xoda as it showed that his policies were harming Kutaiyara.
 * 10) The Sunean Mobilisation Plans = After the Stock Market Crash it was decided by Gustavus II that Sunea must be run dry of all its resources if it wishes to survive the hard times ahead. He began total mobilisation which led to an increase of production by over 5000%. This allowed Sunea to survive the financial crash relatively unscathed.

Colonialismus:
Gustavus II also wanted to expand Kutaiyara through land grabs & colonialism to secure economic hegemony and military defence. Examples of these ideas are:


 * 1) The HEU Idea = This was the idea that Umbrium should found The Holy Umbrium Empire to strengthen itself into a Unitary Entity and maybe even become its own State under Kutaiyara, however the HEU was destroyed when Xoda planted Spies into the Nation to tear itself apart.
 * 2) The Eastern Idea = This was the legacy of Gustavus I which his son Gustavus II pushed for in his early life before his ascendance. It involved the foundation of 2 Colony states in Azyral-Claimed Wilderness.
 * 3) The Western Correspondence = When Gustav II first took power he moved to fix the exclaves in & out of the border with Karabinia. This led to the creation of the Sunean-Karabinian Parralel.
 * 4) The Northern Cape = This was the idea that Sunea should follow its natural borders to the north most river in the city.
 * 5) The Maritime Economic Zone = This was the idea that Sunea should claim a large chunk of the Heart Of Haven Sea forming an artificial harbour however this plan was never fully completed due to the Mobilisation of the entire Sunean Economy.

Militarismo:
Little is known about his military ambitions but it is well known of his weapons development programmes, the construction of 3 Musketeer Class Ships, the expansion of the Outer Wall & its Defenses, the construction of The Admiralty, the construction of The Naval Academy, the excavating of the southern deep-water harbour & the Rapid Renovations & Reconstruction of Fortress l'eclipse.

The January Coup:
On the 29.01.2024 Gustavus II was reading through the initial results of the governmental system vote when he came across an inconsistency, where it had appeared a vote had gone missing. Through his investigative skills he realised that the Minister Of Internal Affairs Xoda had removed a vote from a pro-monarchy supporter, Gustavus II immediately reported this to the Chancellor and set off to investigate further. From his analysis he found evidence that 7 of the 20 votes could be classed as fraudulent or dubious. He reported this to the Chancellor and the Hradriac Council, according to his Analysis there were identities that they could be broken down into different groups being: 4 Pro-Technocracy, 1 Democratic-Socialism & 1 Pro-Monarchy. He believed that the 4 Fraudulous Pro-Technocracy votes were the doing of the Minister Of Internal Affairs Xoda. After he concluded his official report from his position of Overseer Of The Functions Of State, the coup began against him. Out of fear that the evidence would be leaked Xoda declared Gustav a suspect for rigging 8 Pro-Monarchy votes beginning stage 1 of the coup. Stage 2 of the coup began with the revoking of Gustav's adviser status as previously agreed by the KEP agreement, this meant that Gustav lost all his connections to the government & its members. Stage 3 of the coup began with Government Forces storming the Provectan State Senate Building and taking control of it removing Gustav from his position in violation of the constitution and causing immense anger throughout Provecta. Stage 4 began with the siege of Fortress l'eclipse by Government Forces however due to recent renovations and its complicated nature it made it hard for them to navigate the fortress. Whilst Gustav was running down the eastern corridor he encountered Xoda who he threw his bottle of mead at, causing him to fall to the bottom of the stairs. As soon as he was out he went down through a series of secret passages till he boarded the Trans-Kutaiyaran railway to flee to a new and safer location. On his way he sent letters to everyone at his senate to inform him of where he was going. Upon arriving at his secret location Gustav set up a government in Exile and drew up plans to restore Democracy to Kutaiyara.