Militarization Creating Crop Shortages
Fire the "Militarization Creating Crop Shortages" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event marathas_estate_events.6.
Militarization Creating Crop Shortages
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID marathas_estate_events.6.
What happens
The increasing militarization of Maratha society has ecological drawbacks. Where the peasantry once tended the fields, they now stand to gain easy riches by serving half the year as soldiers. Labor shortages plus an increasing demand for warhorses are making traditional agriculture difficult and unprofitable, making the land more vulnerable to famines. Many are turning towards pastoralism; cattle can be herded with a smaller labor force, can be driven into forests during a drought, or hidden in ravines in times of war. It may be necessary to scale back militarization in our nation, though the peasantry is unlikely to receive this news well.
Player choices
When this event fires, Militarization Creating Crop Shortages presents these options:
- We have to accept this.
- Tell the peasants to return to their fields.
- Bring in landless peasants to grow the crops.