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May 1837

The Belgium royal house, has confirmed that they will be creating a new goverment owned factory. Construction of this project will be able to commence in a few years after carefull planning.
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October 1837

Leopold I, adresses the Belgium people that within the next year negotiations will start between Belgium and the Netherlands.

The conference will be about the exceptance of Belgium as a free and independant nation. Allowing its goverment to bring wealth and fortune to its people.
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November 1837:

The parliament has been concidering several new laws to stimulate the economy. They will reveal these laws next month.
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December 1837:

The Belgium parliament has just declared a new law stating that children from the age 4 and up aswell as women, are allowed to work.

This new law provides new workforce to the economy to support the industrial and economical growth.
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February 1839

The nation rejoices as the independance of Belgium will become a reality as both the Netherlands and Belgium kingdom have agreed to the tersm in the Conference of London.

In other news, a new trade relation with Egypt has begun and the people are waiting nervouesly to start doing trade between both nations.

On a brighter note, the Belgian goverment has instituted that they will be doing studies to the effectiveness of the Belgium Land Army. This duo to the recent events from 1830 and later, so that the army might be improved on the current flaws.
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May 1839

15th of May

The Belgian goverment has after deliberation about the reforming and improving of the army, have decided that the Belgian Army is in need of expertise on the fields of war. As the nation has not had any real time experience with several small exceptions, the need for some veterans has become much needed.

Therefor the parliament has approved this act to create a function as advisor to the army.

Antoine-Henri Jomini, a war veteran who served in the French army and Russian has been asked to fill in the function of Military Advisor of the Belgian Army. No official statement has been given as of yet.

The goverment is also pleased to state that a trade agreement has been signed by both the English and the Belgium goverment.

19th of May

Antoine-Henri Jomini, has given his answer and would be more then honoured to take up the position of Military Advisor of the Belgian Army.

At this the Belgium army sings at this glorioues day. (Payment of monsieur Jomini is 10,000 Fr a year)
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July 1839

21th of July

Shall be a glorioues day, as king Leopold I himself sets the first shovel near the grounds of Liège. This marks the starting date of the building of what shall be known as the Leopold Canal.

People cheer loud, as men and women from all ages move to build this new project of the Belgian goverment. A project wich will ensure a fast and easy passage for ships from the city of Antwerp to Liège. The canal passes very closely to Belgian current borders. A celebration has been held later that day on the castle of Laken by the king himself to give his wishes to the constrcution company that will overview the project for the years to come.

In regards to this the goverment shall pay the needed 2,000,000 Fr each year for the new project. And will look to the future with bright eyes.
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April 1840:

16th April

The entire country is happy and dances in joy as king Leopold I has become a father to a beautifull girl. The new princes named Charlotte is a healthy girl and in celebration of this day, the king has declared that everyone may take the day off.

Later this month the king will be holding a feast to celebrate this happy occasion.
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May 1840:

The goverment has approved the construction of the new institute in Brussels for study and advancement in many plains. And the works will begin end this month.

The project will cost the treasury aprox around 3,000,000 Fr to build the new building. With more funding to be set if needed. The goverment wishes to thank private investers as well for there contribution in making this a reality. Both weapon manufactorers as well as universities and others are all looking with bright eyes to the future as to what will happen within the walls.

Only time will tell once the building has been completed.
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July 1841:

22th

On our national holiday of the 21 of July, king Leopold I greeted his loyal subjects troughout the nation. Even going as far as visiting several cities and viewing the progress of the Leopold Canal.

The nation was happy and proud to be able to celebrat its 10th anniversary. A decade of Belgium independance. The streets were buzzing with joy from all classes, and the many feasts held over the nation lasted untill the late hours.

25th

The king has announced in a conference the poor state that some of the Belgian cities are. During the feast of 21 July, the king had traveled troughout the nation visiting many poeple. However the king was somewhat let down by the smell and filth that had been creeping up in several places of some cities. Whilst officially the king and his guards had never left the intended pattern, it became obvioues about the current health issue when the king left his carriage to greet some loyal subjects.

Therefor the king has called his advisors in to see what there can be done about the poor health some people are endured to live in, even in these modern times. "I wish for my nations subjects to have a health and long life. And in these conditions one cannot have these two. People of Belgium, I, Leopold I shall do what is possible to ensure not only the safety but also the prosperiety of our great nation."

The speech took some of the civilians offguard, as this had not been planned. Load cheers and joy were given to the king by his feelings towards the people. The parliament has already given word that they will be discussing the matter shortly.



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August 1841:

2th

With the new law passed in the parliament making school manditory, children from age 4 to 8 will attend school starting the year 1842. The law came as a shock and a blessing to most of the Belgian people.

Firstly, as this contradicts the earlier law of Child labor stating that children and women may work. The ministers have yet to respond to this.


The Flemish community rejoiced as many of the people had been requesting schools for there children and education. As the govement will now be give this, they fell that there new nation is caring for them. Opinions about the king and his ministers have gone up in most circles after a small study.

However protest came from some of the more wealthier people of the nation who did not agree that they should also pay taxes for the law of manditory school. A person having worked hard for his living should not condemmed to pay the schooling of others.

In other news, the construction of a water purification system near the city of Liëge will open in the year of 1842. The new system will allow water to be cleansed in modern ways ensuring that the people will have clean and healthy water for use. The goverment decided this after it had become clear that many people were falling ill duo to bad water quality and overal hygiëne.

Later in the year the goverment announced that they will see to it that polution, by order of the king himself, be dealt with to ensure a better and cleaner nation.


Le Grande Institute de Belgique shall open its doors on the 13th of January 1842. Many people are seeing this a milestone in Belgian history as it marks one of the newest centers of information to the nation. As well as allowing scientists and scolars to share ideas and there opinion on matters of state, social, religion and so forth.

Edited by Belgium, Mar 27 2010, 07:36 PM.
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1841 December:

As of next year, the following will start by the goverment.

Firstly the completion of the rail road company will open in 1842. The payment will be done in the taxes for next year to pay for the initial costs.

As well as the creation of a new subsection in the goverment called "public sanitation". A million Fr will be payed yearly for the upkeep of this new section to take care of the waste and filth within the cities. Payments will be done starting upcomming year.

Both the military and education sector will recieve an increase in budget to provide better equipment and overal improvement.


Education will be manditory starting next year for children from 4-8 years. To stimulate them to develop there minds and brains starting from a young age. The goverment has also gotten interest with this "kindergarten" that has started in Prussia for young children. As education should start at a young age, the goverment will in the upcomming years after evaluating our own system contact the Prussians.
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1842 March:

The construction of the wastewaster treatment center in Liège has been completed. And as of today will be checked on the effectiveness of the new treatment. Should the wastewater center, with new sandfilters and improved mechanism prove usefull in cleaning the poluted water near the city of Liège, then more of these will be installed troughout the city. The public sanitation sector will overview the study for this.

Estimates go out that a portion of the city and area can get there water cleansed that is thrown into the sewers. The steal plants and coal factories will be creating pipelines to bring there poluted water towards the center as well.

In other news, word has reached the masses that the goverment is almost ready to unveil there newest addition to the goverment. Some speculate this being the long awaited train company. However other more sceptici think it might be something totally different.
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1842 April:

Minister of transportation and ifnrstructure, Lumière de Quavitinier, was proud to open up the first Belgium Railroad Company.

The company was created by buying up several other smaller companies. This company has rights to transport people and equipment from the goverment. As well as be hired by private investors to move there goods around for a fee.

The Company has as purpose to provide a nation wide transportation system. People can buy tickets for a ride, this way the goverment hopes of increased traffic between the Netherlands, France and Prussia via Belgium. As well as increased traffic in the nation itself. At the same time decrease the need for the goverment of hiring private companies.

The company also creates a new mechanism for taxes to be done.
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1843 September:

9th

The nation had to hold there breath in this month, as of the filthy stench and oder that came from the capital spread itself to the surrounding towns.

The capital Brussel, was not a pleasent place to be last week. Duo to the stench and filth that surrounded the entire capital. The oder was so great that even the royal family was taken away to Laken to evade it all. The parliament could not believe that such a filthy stench even existed some of them said to the press.

Within days, scientists had been gathered to find the cause of the problem. They concluded that it came from the open sewers and cesspits around the capital. Reason for this was the lack of rain, that prevented the waste of many homes to be flushed away towards the nearby rivers. As a result the feces and other filth could rot within the warm wheater of August and September.

The problem still remains, and the people hope for rain to come.

11th

With the comming of some low rain fields, the stench has been subdued for the moment, however parliament and the chamber have both agreed that actions need to be taken. In response to the study being conducted for the effeciency of the waste water centers, the goverment will be spending more funding to the study to find a solution for this problem as well.

As the current centers can only handle the water that has acces to the center. Therefor the pressure to find new ways to deliver the water in a greater area to the centers is of the utmost issue. As well as finding a solution to the open sewers and cesspit problem.

19th

The parliament has stated that scientists and engineers will work togheter to find a way to get rid of the waste that is being produced in cities.

The nation already has a way to transport waste that is solid away from the cities and dispose it. Fluid waste, or waste within watery substance cannot be handled by the method stated above. Therefor special actions will be taken to find a solution towards the immediate problem. Studies have begun and will bare results hopefully next year.

In the meantime watertowers have been set up to catch up water in order to be used in the case an event like this will happen again.



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1844 January:

7th

"Quality food, base of health life?"

Was the title of an article in the paper this month, as a study for the goverment had shown that a variety of food indeed is good for once health.

The study proclaimed that eating a good portion of vegtables in combination with meat, potatoes, water and so fort is the basis of a healthier life. Indeed the tests showed that people eating a larger variety of food were not only less sick, but also felt more energetic.

The study said that each person should eat 3 meals a day, with atleast one warm meal. A variety is needed between, vegtables, meat, dairy, baked products. Especially meat is lacking in the Belgian diet, therefor the goverment has provided new fundings for people wishing to start agricultural businesses as well as butchers places. To improve and stimulate different types of food.

The study also showed that good quality food, freshness and other factors also influenced how people felt, behaved and how effective they were. For this reason the Public Sanitation sector will be made responsible that food distributed towards the masses will be of good quality.

The parliament will vote on the matter next month to determine if indeed the PS sector will be given funds to ensure high quality food within local merchant shops.


28th

The nation is preparing for the upcomming elections. A current oppinion poll showed that the nation is mostly undecided as to whome they wish to vote for. It will be a very exciting election period in April.
Edited by Belgium, Apr 26 2010, 06:58 PM.
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1844 April:

The nation is crying under the recent loss in harvests. What now already is called the "Potato Failure"

In 1843 some of the harvests were already less then normal, some speculated it to be a coincidence. Sadly as the year of 1844 is progressing yet again are crops turning out bad with at the current rate only 20% of the crops growing good.

The shortage of food is beginning to be visible, as more and more crops are whitering and dying. Especially potatoes are struck hard, but also rye, oats, wheat and other agricultural goods are being struck by a mysterioues illness. The goverment has already send out people to buy food from France, UK and even Prussia. Sadly all these nations were relactant to provide food towards Belgium in large mass as there own nation seemingly is experiencing the same.

In response to this, the goverment will be contacting there trading partners Russia and Egypt, hopefully finding food supplies there for the nation.

A light on the whole event however is that the new food diet, in which meat and fish is also required, is beginning to settle in cause of the shortage of vegtables. This makes the course towards a variety in food easier and hopefully bringing less problems to the hungry mouths in Belgium.

Contacts has been made with Russia and Egypt and the nation awaits with eager the reply for critical food.
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1844 September:

With the "Great Rejuvination" plan well underway, the nation was proud to announce that the construction of the 5 new waste water centers are almost completed started back in the beginning of 1843. Building speed was increased dramatically becuase of the 18 year long plan started several years back.

The increase in man power and speed promoted the construction considerably, even with the increase of the famine the last year, and caus eof this the new centers will be in use starting 1845 January.

This brings the entire total of centers to 6, each grand city now has one and the effects should be visible in a few years. If indeed the effects are as good as around Liège, then an increase will be expected for all cities. The SP sector has already brought the attention to the public about the new centers being almost ready.


Scientists believe that at least several percentage of the people will have acces to cleaner water thanks to the systems installed. Effects will be noted in a study funded by the SP to see its effectivenes.
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1844 November:

With the new FN group created for the Belgium nation, the goverment wishes to speed up the production of new weaponry. Therefor in order to achieve this, the current main factory of the Belgium army will be handed over to the FN.

In doing so, the FN will be able to produce weaponry startin as early as 1845. As the small arms factory is already active, but out of date. 2 months in rejuvinating it towards modern standards will be achieved. The payment of the goverment will still continue and be used for extra features within the factory itself.

The artillery factory still needs to build and shall open in 1846.
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1845 July:

July has always been a remarkably festivity for the young nation of Belgium,

A remarkable feast was held was held on the 11th of the month recommending the honour an valour of the Flemish peasents in the "Battle of the Golden Spurs". A reënactment of that fatefull battle was held outside the city of Kortrijk.

Where Flemish militia men were able to take down a French army. It is the first time in Belgium history that this battle has been replayed for future generations to watch and behold of the valour that the Belgiums have always had.


Later in the month, on the 21th of July, the nation once again held a feast in honour of Independance Day. Leopold I, as by tradition, greeted the people in his march around the city. Many of the populace cheered and thanked the king, as Belgium has under his rule been seeing a time of better prosperiety.

The national holiday went with great joy and festivities, eventough of the recent famine outbreak. Which was partially avoided, thanks to the goverments intervention, before actual problem became too much to handle.

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1845 July:

With the crops failing for yet another year, the chance of famine seems inevitable. However, duo to the lessons learned in Egypt by the famine there several years ago. The belgian goverment was able to take measures if the crops would keep failing as they have done.

As such the effects of the famine will hopefully be less, as traders have been buying up crops in Egypt and Russia since before the start of 1844 January.

By having been able to take emasures before the famine really struck the nation this year, the goverment hopes that it has done enough to reduce the amount of fmine within the nation. Russia and Egypt were more then happy to sell excessive amounts of food towards the nation. With especially Russia, who according to traders seem to have had an abundance of goods, likely caused by the closing of ports to several nations from the Coalition war.
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1846 February:

The FN Herstall factory today proudly opened its doors with the final completion of both the small arms factory, as well as an aditional artillery plant.

The birth was the result of the goverment joining with several belgium, Russian and French investors to create the Fabrique National. People were with mixed felings about the plant, some stating it was a step forwards towards assuring peace in the nation. Others then again stated that the plant is not that good of a symbol.

However all did agree that the icnrease in jobs was a pleasent sight to say the least! Within the plants many people will find jobs to pay there taxes and feed there family's.

25th

The Royal house greeted the arrival of the Russian Grand Duke Alexander after his trip to Amsterdam.

This is the third time that Alexander has visited Belgium. Leopold I has asked the Grand Duke to stay for the month, so both could discuss recent events within Europe and there nations respectively. To establish better relations with Russia and naturally formality towards trading partners.

Following the celebrations most of the Baltic Fleet returned to St. Petersburg, although Alexander continued on to Belgium with a small delegation for his third visit to the small country
Edited by Belgium, May 25 2010, 07:41 PM.
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1846 April:

"Accident near Namùr"

Today the nation mourns duo to an accident in one of the coal mines. Sadly a frequently occuring problem, the instabilityy and dangerous enviroment of the coal mines stay even to today a risk to work in.

One of the mineshafts collapsed today killing already aproximatly 53 workers. With another several hundred people being wounded. Rescue workers and locals nearby assisted today with taking care of the wounded and injured. The mine has temporarily been closed duo to fear of other collpases of the mine.

"A tragedy happened today in our nation, and we mourn for there loss. Let us show our grief with a minute of silence." Said Leopold I.

King Leopold I has already shown his grief for the passing of the victims. And assures the people that a study will be done to make the working place safer for people.
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1846 July:

With the enws of yet another years worth of crops failing, this time hitting, multiple types of food. the goverment is worried about how this wille ffect the populace.

Whilst the Egyptian and the Russian traders had agreed to provide food for the shortage, it is to be seen how the effect will be in the entire year. The import of food was grown last year and will do so still this year. And hopefully the effects can be reduced, however it will not truly be reduced completely.

Extra imports will be done to ensure that the extra shortage is atleast deminished a bit.


In other news, 4 frigate type ships from France have arrived according to a letter from French earlier in the year stating that the new type of ships (8 in total) will be build for Belgium for a total amount of 25.000.000 Fr. The new wteamfrigates will strengthen the navy of the nation considerably.
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1846 August:

The new frigates are being put to there first test, a mission towards China.

The frigates along with a company the flagship and provision, and many other items on board the ships and several govermant merchant vessels, will be sailing towards China. The goverment wishes to negotiate a treaty for trade and for mutual benifits if possible between both nations.

This to secure a section of the Asian market. The fleet will also be going along the shores of Japan to seek trade if possible.

Arrivel is scheduled in September-November depending on the difficulties of the journey.
Edited by Belgium, Jun 2 2010, 10:25 AM.
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1846 Oktober:

The news today was once again of great celebration! King Leopold I let known to the press and the royal family that his wife has given birth to another son.

The couple was proud to introduce prince, Jan to the nation on the 16th of Oktober. Bringing the happy family to have 4 healthy children.

Prince Leopold II, heir to the throne (11 years)
Prince Philippe (9 years)
Princess Charlotte (6 years)
Prince Jan (0 years)

In other news, minister of Foreign affairs Jacque Bourgious has announced he will be undertaken a journey across Europe. To better strengthen the ties with our neighbouring countries. He'll depart to Amsterdam at the end of this month, going towards London, then Paris. From there towards Madrid and then the Zolverein states.

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1847 September:

The Leopold I canal, a canal connecting the cities of Antwerp and Liège togheter, has in a grand ceremony been opened for public use.

The canal being one of the larger projects in the nation has taken 10 years to be completed and is finally ready. The king gave his blessing to the first ship sailing from Antwerp to Liège.
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1848 April:

With the economy in a recession, and Europe in upheaval. The nation looks towards the goverment to provide answers in these troublesome times.

Already in the start of April did the goverment announce that they will be adressing other nations for money. Money which will be used for the creation of jobs proposed in January by the new goverment.



Leopold has been adressed as the true father of the Belgians duo to his assistance and aid against the Belgium Legion that invaded during March. As well as being a symbol of strength and hope for the nation.
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1848 June:

With recent upheavel in the nation duo to the 1848 crisis in Europe. The goverment discussed to bring the Police department spending up towards 10.000.000 Fr. Allowing the police force to purchase the newest of equipment and hire in more men for the safety of the nation.

This will create new jobs as well, as around 1000 new police men can begin there work after initital training and study.
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1848 November:

"Jeune Bruxelles"

The rejuvenation works given to Georges-Eugène Haussmann, have begun in the capital. People look in awe at the alternations and the shere manpower needed to began altering the city for the better.

If this has been a wise move is still debated by some however, many do see potential in the new way of creating the city, but or trade as well as the population living in overcrowded spaces. Tough the Wallonian part (the richer side) of the city sees this with some distrust, they do awknoledge that a clear cut between there section and that of the more common folk is greatly appreciated.

Wether the effects will be a good thing is to be seen in several years once the constructions have been completed.
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