Town Management & Prosperity

In Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Prosperity is the lifeblood of your economy. While castles are strategic strongholds, towns are your banks. A high-prosperity town can single-handedly fund a high-tier army.

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What is Prosperity?

Prosperity represents the wealth and population of your settlement.

• Tax Income: The higher the prosperity, the more taxes you collect.

• Militia Quality: Richer towns attract better-equipped militia.

• Goods Availability: Prosperous towns tend to have higher stocks of luxury goods and high-tier armor.

The Food-Prosperity Loop

The most important mechanic to understand is that Prosperity consumes Food.

• As prosperity grows, the town's daily food consumption increases.

• If food production (from villages + orchards) exceeds consumption, prosperity grows.

• The Cap: Eventually, prosperity will hit a ceiling where it consumes all available food. If it goes higher, the town starves, losing prosperity until it balances out again.

Key Takeaway: To increase prosperity, you must first increase the Food Supply.

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Maximizing Prosperity Growth

To push your town's wealth to the limit:

1. Build Orchards: This adds flat food production.

2. Build Aqueducts: This directly boosts prosperity change.

3. Protect Bound Villages: Village "Hearths" determine their production. Raided villages produce nothing. Protect them at all costs.

4. Solve Issues: Quests from town notables often carry penalties to security or loyalty, which indirectly hurts prosperity. Solve them quickly.

The Impact of War

War is the enemy of prosperity.

• Raids: A raided village can take seasons to recover its hearths, starving your town in the meantime.

• Sieges: A siege stops all caravans from entering. Even if you win the defense, the interruption in food trade can cause a "Starvation" spiral that wipes out thousands of prosperity points.

For a broader overview of managing your fiefs, see our Town Management guide. To understand the trade goods that fuel this economy, check out Economy & Trade Guide.