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The Growth of Middle-class Bureaucrats
It is becoming increasingly difficult to source talented men to take on government postings, and voices have been raised that we ought to widen the selection to encompass the expanding middle-class, notably lawyers in addition to members of the Clergy. Both parties eagerly await to see if we will implement such a policy to heed the calls for change.
EnglandCountrydynamic historical event.tag
Administrative ClergyPolicyoption 2, triggerDynastic AdministrationPolicytriggerNobility of the RobePolicytriggerDefinitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_ENG.txt:444
445hide_portraits = yes
446type = country_event
447fire_only_once = yes
448title = flavor_eng.4.title The Growth of Middle-class Bureaucrats
449desc = flavor_eng.4.desc It is becoming increasingly difficult to source talented men to take on government postings, and voices have been raised that we ought to widen the selection to encompass the expanding middle-class, notably lawyers in addition to members of the Clergy. Both parties eagerly await to see if we will implement such a policy to heed the calls for change.
450outcome = neutral
459trigger = {
461exists = dynasty:york_dynasty
462ruler.dynasty ?= dynasty:york_dynasty
464OR = {
}
}
472illustration_tags = {
47310 = regular
47410 = interior
}
477immediate = {
}
479capital = {
480save_scope_as = target_location
}
483ruler ?= {
484save_scope_as = target_character
}
}
532historical_info = flavor_eng.4.historical_info Promoting government officials from the middle class, primarily clerics and lawyers, was a long-held Yorkish tradition in England. It was firmly opposed by the nobility and the clergy, who saw it as a privilege unique to men of higher social status or divine appointment.