National decline
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This is a country event in which the opening of the New World is depressing the economies at home.
The following conditions must be met for the event to fire:
- One has as least 25 cities - 2 of which are ports.
- One does not have the National ideas: Quest for the New World or Colonial Ventures.
- One is in the Latin Technology group.
The mean time to happen for this event is 240 months.
- Centralization/Decentralization slider set to -3 decreases MTTH by 10%.
- Centralization/Decentralization slider set to -4 decreases MTTH by 20%.
- Centralization/Decentralization slider set to -5 or less decreases MTTH by 30%.
- Centralization/Decentralization slider set to 3 increases MTTH by 10%.
- Centralization/Decentralization slider set to 4 increases MTTH by 20%.
- Centralization/Decentralization slider set to 5 or greater increases MTTH by 30%.
- Trade efficiency of 50% decreases MTTH to 10%.
- Trade efficiency of 60% decreases MTTH to 20%.
- Trade efficiency of 70% decreases MTTH to 30%.
Option 1: Reduce military expenses
- The AI has a 40% chance of selecting this option.
- Revolt created in the province.
- Set Province Modifier, "Cut Military Investments" for 200 days with the following effects:
- Land Tech investment reduced by 15.
- Naval Tech investment reduced by 15.
Option 2: Reduce production expsenses
- The AI has a 40% chance of selecting this option.
- Treasury is decreased by 30 ducats.
- Set country Modifier, "Cut Production Investments" for 200 days with the following effects:
- Production Tech investment reduced by 15.
Option 3: Reduce government expsenses
- The AI has a 20% chance of selecting this option.
- Set country Modifier, "Cut Government Investments" for 200 days with the following effects:
- Government Tech investment reduced by 15.

