While raising taxes does immediately increase income, it also slows your population growth.
On average, the biggest source of income for a single city are taxes. I have seen most of the people talk about raising taxes. You'll usually get 30,000 florins, and your enemy's city gets reduced to almost nothing. Conquer a relatively undefended city that you know that you'll never be able to keep, loot it, sell all the buildings, and march all of your troops out and on to their next target.
MEDIEVAL 2 TOTAL WAR FREE
All the troops in that army get free upkeep, and I can hire dirt-cheap mercenaries while conquering new cities and keeping the pope happy.Īnother way that works well when used with crusades is to just loot random cities. My favorite way is to just go on a crusade/jihad with my main army that's closest to the people of a different religion. You can try to sell off some reserve military, but that's not the best option, since you never know when you'll get attacked someplace that you never thought that you would, and since you don't get a lot for troops. If you need lots of money quickly though, there are a couple ways of doing it. Make sure not to let your docks get blockaded either. Since ports are your main money makers, trade agreements come in handy, as does having lots of cities. Generals, town halls, churches, and farms are good ways to do this.Īfter that, build ports, markets, farms, and mines in all of your cities, and consider converting some castles that are well protected into cities, since castles are best at making soldiers, not florins. However, in reality they were separate states and Genoa came under the rule of the Visconti of Milan in the 15th century.First of all, you have to make sure that you keep all of your citizens happy so that you can tax them to death.
Milan is depicted as amalgamation of the city states of Milan and Genoa in game as evidenced by their unit roster and starting settlements. The symbol of Milan is the Biscione, the coat of arms of the House of Visconti. 
Lerino Matarrese(Age 30 Merchant) - 2 Finance.Evio Perego (Age 38 Cardinal) - 5 piety.Frolio Carcano (Age 26 Diplomat) - 2 Influence.Chimenti Bossi (Age 20 Spy) - 3 Subterfuge.
Simona Rossi (Age 6 Junior Family Member Female). Fiora Rossi (Age 10 Junior Family Member Female). Agostino Rossi (Age 2 Junior Family Member Male). Catelano Rossi (Age 8 Junior Family Member Male). Puccio Rossi (Age 11 Junior Family Member Male). Cristoforo Rossi (Age 35 Family Member) - Command 2, Chivalry/Dread 0, Loyalty 5, Piety 3. Count Bernardo (Age 36 Faction Heir) - Command 5, Chivalry/Dread 0, Loyalty 5, Piety 3. Duke Giorgio (Age 54 Faction Leader) - Command 3, Chivalry/Dread 0, Authority 3, Piety 3. Milan (Minor City, Capital) - Town Watch, Small Church, Town Hall, Grain Exchange, Dirt Roads, Land Clearance. Financial Start - Starting Purse 6,000 Florins. Eliminate factions: The Holy Roman Empire, Venice Short Campaign win conditions - Hold 15 regions. Long Campaign win conditions - Hold 45 regions, including: Constantinople Region. yet.īoasts strong militia infantry, crossbowmen and late technology. Though better positioned to expand into the rest of Europe than the other Italian peoples, the Milanese are also the most likely to have to confront the Northern European powers first, and will need to consolidate their position swiftly by working their way into the nearby provinces that the French and Germanic forces have not secured. While the mountains fence Milan off from the world, Genoa serves as the coastal gateway to the Mediterranean and beyond. The Alps provide Milan with a natural barrier to the north that ensures the city is relatively safe from Swabia and the Holy Roman Empire - If the Milanese hold the mountain passes, they can hold off Northern Europe. The Milanese are surrounded by possible allies and enemies. Though still Catholic, the Milanese are breaking free from the control of the church to form a mighty, expanding municipality. The Archbishop of Milan was until very recently the most powerful political figure in Northern Italy, with the city well and truly under his thumb. Milan is a city of both possibility and problems.
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