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The Beard Token
The latest fashion trends sweeping across Western Europe dictate that a man ought to be clean-shaven. However, this trend has failed to catch on among the Country Adjective elite, as the tradition of maintaining a long beard is deeply rooted in the Orthodox culture and religion. Attempts to enforce a ban has been met with widespread resentment and the Church recently declared it blasphemous. Charging a fee in the form of a mandatory beard token could help sway a few to our debearded cause, while generating a significant contribution to the government coffers for those who choose to retain their whiskers.
MuscovyCountrydynamic historical event.tag
OrthodoxyReligiontrigger
Traditionalist vs InnovativeSocietal Valuetrigger
Free ThinkerTraittriggerDefinitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_MOS.txt:11363
11364hide_portraits = yes
11365type = country_event
11367title = flavor_mos.99.title The Beard Token
11368desc = flavor_mos.99.desc The latest fashion trends sweeping across Western Europe dictate that a man ought to be clean-shaven. However, this trend has failed to catch on among the Country Adjective elite, as the tradition of maintaining a long beard is deeply rooted in the Orthodox culture and religion. Attempts to enforce a ban has been met with widespread resentment and the Church recently declared it blasphemous. Charging a fee in the form of a mandatory beard token could help sway a few to our debearded cause, while generating a significant contribution to the government coffers for those who choose to retain their whiskers.
11369outcome = neutral
11371fire_only_once = yes
11373dynamic_historical_event = {
}
11380illustration_tags = {
1138110 = angry
1138210 = exterior
}
11385trigger = {
11389OR = {
}
}
11398immediate = {
11400capital = {
11401save_scope_as = target_location
}
11404ruler ?= {
11405save_scope_as = target_character
}
11408root = {
11409save_scope_as = target_root_country
}
}
}
11476historical_info = flavor_mos.99.historical_info The beard tax was an attempt by Peter 'the Great' to align Russia with the other Great Powers of Europe in terms of fashion and culture. A token was minted and became a mandatory purchase for those who chose to pay a tax instead of parting with their beards. The Tsar's secret police attempted to enforce the system; however, it failed to create a significant shift toward Western standards, as most men preferred to simply pay the tax.