Event
The Methuen Agreement
An Englishman has approached us in the service of Target Country. He is proposing a trade agreement between our nations to further both our economies. While this could further some of our exports to their country, we would also import goods that we are not capable of producing ourselves.
PortugalCountrydynamic historical event.tag, triggerEnglishCultureimmediate, triggerDefinitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_por.txt:616
617hide_portraits = yes
618type = country_event
619title = flavor_por.12.title The Methuen Agreement
620desc = flavor_por.12.desc An Englishman has approached us in the service of Target Country. He is proposing a trade agreement between our nations to further both our economies. While this could further some of our exports to their country, we would also import goods that we are not capable of producing ourselves.
621outcome = neutral
623fire_only_once = yes
631trigger = {
632at_war = no
633capital = location:lisbon
634location:london = {
635owner ?= {
638NOT = {
638is_at_war_with = ROOT
}
639NOT = {
639is_rival_of = ROOT
}
640NOT = {
640is_embargoed_by = ROOT
}
641ROOT = {
642NOT = {
642is_embargoed_by = prev
}
}
}
}
}
648illustration_tags = {
64910 = regular
65010 = interior
}
653immediate = {
}
655location:london = {
656owner = {
657save_scope_as = target_country
658create_character = {}
}
}
}
695historical_info = flavor_por.12.historical_info John Methuen was born in 1650. An accomplished diplomat, he is well remembered for the treaty signed in 1703 between England and Portugal. The main purpose of the treaty was to allow the free introduction of English wool and cloths to Portugal in exchange for free entry of Portuguese wine into England (Port wine). The treaty made in effect Portugal an economic and political satellite of England and was effectively in place until 1750, when King José I chose to ignore it, even while it was still formally in effect until 1836. John Methuen died in 1706 shortly after his greatest success.