Overview
“We need to revise our economic thinking to give full value to our natural resources. This revised economics will stabilize both the theory and the practice of free-market capitalism. It will provide business and public policy with a powerful new tool for economic development, profitability, and the promotion of the public good.” (Paul Hawken)”Whoever claims that economic competition represents ‘survival of the fittest’ in the sense of the law of the jungle, provides the clearest possible evidence of his lack of knowledge of economics.” (George Reisman)”Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one’s wishes.” (Nikita Khrushchev)
The Story Line
You are at war. Not just any war but at war with your economy. Your economy made you raise your taxes, cause rebellions, and have many food shortages. Don’t give up just yet there is light at the end of the tunnel.
If you read this and follow every thing you will become the most richest country in the world. Now lets start this.
First things first.
Lets say you have all of Europe. Well that is a big achievement however if you have many full unit armies and fleets you gonna fail economy wise. Here is what you should do:
*Make sure your economic techs are in process of being researched ( boo-hoo your military and philosophical techs can wait)
*When you get the techs researched BUILD THE BUILDINGS PEOPLE!!!
*If you can try deleting some of your expendable (not needed) units
However if you have most or below half of Europe, India, or America (if you are not at war or don’t plan to be at war) delete 60% of your force.
*Edited part*
People in the comments said that to lower taxes for lower class to make more towns and make the cities more profitable.
How do I do this if I am bankrupt?
That is a very good question. The game is not called Empire: Total War for nothing. Try taking regions or raiding trade routes. There is one option however that if ever is done expect heavy resistance from your people…… raising taxes. Raising taxes will bring you money but it will also have your people hate you. With the extra money from taxes boost your economy so you can replenish your troops, lower the taxes, and gain public order again. Capturing a region will slightly boost your economy but you have to deal with public order in the region you captured. At least you have to just worry about public order there. Raiding trade routes will slightly if not boost but make sure to raid 99% of the trade routes to actually get money to fix the bankruptcy.
What I should add is Protectorates. If you can convince some minor nation to become your protectorate you will “borrow” 50% of their income and mixed in with all that up there you might get rich again. *Edited part* As said in the comments below adding Protectorates is not the best idea. Protectorates bring you into wars with other nations as being their Protector. Its better to just capture them or just put up a trade route.
The person who does everything right will….
Become a super power of course, use money to influence others to join your side and make some more minor nations become your protectorate. Don’t be stupid with your money because it might look like a full treasury but i dare ya build that 70 units in one turn, I dare ya
Thanks for reading. Hopefully I enlighten someone.