Greetings Comrades in Japan

Two Dragons

Japan is essentially a cherry blossom country. - Stanisław Tym, the film "Rozmowy Kontrolowane"

20 Apr 1641 C.C.Y

The Empire of Parpaldia

Esthirant

Imperial Palace

It has been only three full years since Poland's arrival in this world and the effects of this have already been seen. Like a stone thrown into a calm lake, it has shattered the harmony of the clear sheet of water.

His Imperial Majesty Ludius was to see for himself, a year ago he was the ruler of a respectable superpower. Yes, the weakest of all the world's superpowers, but still a superpower.

This was the case until last year, by the way, today marks the first anniversary of this event. Since April 20, 1640, the Empire of Parpaldia has gone from being a superpower to an ordinary power, well not that ordinary. It still remains the most powerful and richest country of the third sphere and more than 68% of the GDP of the Philades Continent is generated by Parpaldia all the time.

Unfortunately, it is no longer a completely independent state. Not after a humiliating defeat at Polish hands. Although Poland knocked out Parpaldia without much effort, the country that claimed the biggest prize was Japan. It was she who got Parpaldia's biggest market, it was she who subjugated the third zone's biggest military power.

Ludius remembered well that day a year ago, he remembered how Edward Gierek, with fury in his eyes, signed the peace treaty ending the war for Altaras. He guessed that Gierek did not expect such a peace, yes he defended the independence of the island kingdom thus gaining Poland an important ally and partner.

Yes Poland seized all the overseas bases of Parpaldia, and snatched a treaty port for itself. As well as being recognized as the guarantor of the independence of the newly established states in the north of Parpaldia, retreating the Empire's territory to the south.

But what good is that since Parpaldia has avoided subjugation, and what's more, a huge and profitable market has become the spoils not of the Poles but of the Japanese? It is Japan that has duty-free trade with Parpaldia. It is Japan that has seized important deposits of natural resources that will allow it to more quickly break out of its raw material dependence on Poland.

In the end, it was Japan that carried out its plan, avoiding alienation and cutting off Poland from countries further northeast, except for the Kingdom of Riem, which are joining Japan's sphere of prosperity in a silent trade war.

Poland was left to settle for the rest. It's like showing a dog a bowl in which juicy meat has been placed on dry crisps, then taking the meat from the bowl and having the dog eat the crisps alone while eating the meat itself.

Of course, there are many more crunches, even too many for a dog to eat them all in one go, but still, it's not the same as meat even if it's a few pieces.

Ludius, on the whole, did not complain, perhaps not his best-case scenario came true, but not the worst either. The losses turned out to be much lower than he thought, while the Japanese proposal will easily make up for them and even surpass the previous state.

Of course, as he expected, the price he had to pay for Japanese help in getting out of trouble was considerable. No less the gains he will make from this help will far outweigh the price.

Because how do you explain the fact that the price for the aid, was to open the market and make the Imperial Army an auxiliary force for the JSDF, and that these obviously assume the modernization of Parpaldia to be of any use to Japan?