Road Building and Espionage - 840 AD to 875 AD

Now that my Southern border is secure I can now concentrate on other matters. There are still two cities not yet connected to the road network and Haile Selassie didn't develop his realm as well as he could have. Luckily I have many Workers.
I renew my Trade Route to Lisbon, start constructing a Plantation on the Spice hex E. of Georgetown and begin building the road to Kingasi.

845 AD: A second Worker is tasked to build the final two hexes of the road and I renew my Trade Route to Stockholm.

850 AD: I renew my export deal with Sweden - I hate these deals....

....and I continue building another road, this time to Addis Ababa.

A nice view of my southern border with The Zulus at the end of my turn.

855 AD: I start building a Plantation on an Incense hex near Benghasi and renew a Trade Route to Ragusa.

I've received a Spy and I decide to move it to St. Petersburg, (today's Odessa on the Black Sea).

Another Worker starts building the final stretch of the road to Addis Ababa plus a nice view of the Middle East at the end of this turn.

860 AD: I plot a move for a Worker to the Ivory hex near to Cameroun and start building a Forge in Tombouctu now that a new Cavalry unit has arrived.

My statistics are looking great. My Population is nearing that of Russia and my Armed Forces are still Nr. 1 :)

865 AD: I have two Missionaries requiring orders - one I plot a course in the direction of Yerevan - they want Judaism. The second I place in sleep-mode in Thebes.

My new Cavalry arrives near border to The Zulus...

....and next turn, 870 AD I put it on alert inside the defence Zone of my Citadel.

I correct Kingasi's Name to Kisangani and ensure that the new citizen is well allocated.

875 AD: My Spy in Russia discovers Catherine's intention to attack Arabia.

I inform Harun and he shows gratitude but it is short-lived - ungratelful SOB!

A Worker has completed the Stone Quarry SE of Addis Ababa so I assign it to a nearby Wheat hex in order to build a Farm. Swedwn is getting over again....

That ends my turn and I see that only 10 of Mecca's citizens are following a Religion - interesting....

That is the end of this post - until soon :)