New zealmarkian independance

[Ayzek]

Uuuuummm...there is no behind the curtains. It's either in the constitution or it's not--and the constitution can't be really be kept secret from everyone. Now, the officials that come to power could, in theory, be the Emperor's personal whores yesmen, but that's not something that could really be kept low-key, especially in the long-term, as people get used to the whole "self-governing" and start to develop their own interests. Unless you can control their thoughts (and you cannot), they're gonna wander away eventually. Unless it's, you know, in their interests to stay with you.

Things that shouldn't really need to be said said, you can still grant New Zealmark nominal independence, but require in their constitution membership in the Soyabarian Commonwealth. That'd keep it under your influence. If you've already established in role play that New Zealmark's population has separatist tendencies, though, that's something that should still affect how its RPed. The government of New Zealmark could, some fifty years down the line, elect to leave the Commonwealth.