Economy of Town Prosperity

Prosperity is the single most important stat for a town owner. It dictates your tax income and the quality of your fief. Managing it effectively turns a poor conquest into a thriving metropolis.

Prosperity Mechanics

Prosperity changes daily based on:

1. Food Surplus: Each point of excess food adds to prosperity growth.

2. Projects: Building Aqueducts or Lime Kilns increases daily growth.

3. Security: High security encourages growth; bandit infestations reduce it.

4. Loyalty: Low loyalty can cause construction to halt and prosperity to stagnate.

Impact of Prosperity

Why do you want high prosperity?

• Taxes: Tax income scales directly with prosperity. A 10,000 prosperity town can yield 2,000+ denars/day.

• Production: Workshops in high-prosperity towns produce more efficiently.

• Gear: High-tier armor and weapons are more likely to spawn in rich towns.

Managing Prosperity

Governor Perks

Assign a governor with the same culture as the town. Look for Steward perks that boost tax and food production. See Settlement Management.

Building Priorities

1. Fairgrounds: Boosts daily loyalty (crucial for different-culture towns).

2. Orchards: Increases food production.

3. Granary: Stores food against sieges.

Security

Clear out nearby bandit hideouts. Villagers must reach the town to sell their goods. If they are intercepted, the town starves and loses prosperity.

Recovery: Fixing a Starving Town

If you conquer a town, it will likely be starving and have low prosperity.

1. Dump Food: Manually sell hundreds of Grain to the market to lower prices and fill the Granary.

2. Stop Projects: Set the "Daily Default" to Irrigation to boost food growth.

3. Garrison: Don't overstuff the garrison; they eat the food. Keep it lean until food stocks recover.

For more, check Food, Morale & Wages.