Eastern China

Eastern China is a scenario in Railroad Tycoon 3.

After a period of civil unrest, the People's Republic of China takes power under the leadership of Mao Zedong. The future of China's economy now depends on revitalizing a mostly ignored railroad system in China's heartland.

Objectives
Start Date: 1953. May range from 1950 to 1965.

Objetives: In 30 years:
 * Bronze: Connect Beijing to Shanghai
 * Silver: Haul 100 loads of Coal and 50 load of Iron from the northwest region
 * Gold: Haul 30 loads of Clothing, Toys and Autos to China's port towns.

Special conditions:
 * One company allowed.
 * No stock market actions.
 * No bankruptcy
 * Can't change dividends
 * Cannot buy or build industries
 * Can't be fired.

Events:
 * Start: You are given a permanent line of credit and can borrow as much money as you need. However, borrowing more than $2.5 million in bonds triggers a depression at the end of any year where you maintain this debt.
 * There's two years where the debt damage is minimized (1968 or 1989), but it's otherwise hard to exploit.


 * Company creation: The decision is for steam powered locomotives.


 * 1956: Toy factories stop accepting lumber, and only accept plastic.
 * 1958: Boeing 708 commercial jet introduced: Reduces passenger traffic
 * December 1958: China takes great leap. Factory production +25% for 5 years, farm/mine production -50% for 5 years.
 * 1964: Rice production +25%.
 * 1969: Cultural revolution at hand. Passenger production -50% for 5 years.
 * 1972: Nixon accepts China as trading partner. Factory production +15%. Also economic growth.
 * 1975: 4 modernizations drafted. +10% all cargo production.
 * June 1975: You have the option to switch to either electric or diseal. If you remain with steam, engine cost and maintenance increases by +15%.
 * 1976: Earthquake at Tahgshan.
 * 1979: 4 modernizations success. +15% all cargo production.
 * 1984: Hong Kong announced, just sets to economic growth.
 * 1989: Tianamen square protest. All cargo production -2% for 2 years, passengers production -25% for 4 years, and depression.
 * 1997: Hong Kong reutrns to china. Passengers production +50% for 4 years, passenger prices +25% for 4 years.
 * 1999: Macau: +30% passenger production for 4 years.
 * 2001: WTO; Economic boom. Factory production +25%, Cargo prices +20%.