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戈黛娃夫人（Lady Godiva，或称Godgifu，约990年—1067年9月10日）是一名英格兰盎格鲁—萨克逊的贵族妇女，又译为歌蒂娃夫人、歌黛娃夫人，依据传说，她为了争取减免丈夫强加于市民们的重税，裸体骑马绕行考文垂的大街。
依据传说，戈黛娃夫人是麦西亚伯爵利奥弗里克（Leofric, Earl of Mercia）美丽的妻子。当时利奥夫里克对考文垂市民们强加重税，戈黛娃夫人不断的向丈夫求情希望减免税收，但都被他顽固的拒绝了。最后，利奥夫里克对妻子不断的求情感到厌烦，宣称只要她能裸体骑马绕行市内的街道，他便愿意减免税收。戈黛娃夫人果真照着他的话去做，向全市宣告命令所有人躲在屋内并拉下窗户后，她赤身裸体、只披着一头长发骑马绕行街道。有一名裁缝师Tom违反了命令，在窗子上凿了一个小洞偷窥，接着他的双眼便瞎掉了，这个人后来成了英语偷窥狂（Peeping Tom）一词的由来。之后戈黛娃的丈夫遵守诺言，赦免了繁重的税赋。
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
