Muhammad Ali's Reforms

Muhammad Ali's Reforms are a decision that can be made by Egypt.

Description
Muhammad Ali, an Albanian born in Macedonia during Ottoman rule there, served in the Kavala Volunteer Contingent of the Ottoman Army in Egypt during the first years of the 19th century. Following the withdrawal of Napoleon's armies from Egypt Muhammad, through a long series of political maneuvering, came to be elected Wali (governor) of Ottoman Egypt, a position he would eventually use to secure Egypt as his own personal domain as Mamluk power waned. During his reign he instituted a series of more or less popular - and more or less successful - reforms, all aiming to transform Egypt into a modern, European-style state. Among other things he constructed a shipyard in Alexandria, brought much of Egypt's farmland under direct state control, and sent mission to Europe to collect and bring western knowledge and technology to Egypt. By instituting these reforms, we can take Egypt a small step closer to modernization.

Requires
Egypt must not be civilized, must have a prestige of at least 20, and must have an average consciousness of at least 2.

Effects
Once the reforms have been made, Egypt will receive 50% more research points and have +0.05 local consciousness for the next 10 years.