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How to increase Treasury in Manor LordsEverything you need to know about the Treasury in Manor Lords
Everything you need to know about the Treasury in Manor Lords
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse
Want to know how to increase your Treasury stockpile in Manor Lords?It’s no straightforward matter to get to grips with the concept of wealth inManor Lords. Not only does each of your settlements have its own centralised wealth, but you also have a decentralised global Treasury of funds that you pull from in order to hire professional soldiers for your armies.
In this quick guide, we’ll walk you throughhow to increase TreasuryinManor Lords, as well as how to use your Treasury funds to bolster your armies, ready for defending your lands from bandits and illegitimate rulers.
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How to increase Treasury in Manor Lords
You gain Treasury in Manor Lords primarily through taxation. To impose a tax on your citizens, you first need to build a Manor. After building your Manor, select it and click on the “Taxes” tab to open the various monthly taxation options available to you.
There are 7 different Tax options in Manor Lords but currently all but two of them are disabled for this early access version of Manor Lords. The only two Tax options are Land Tax, and Tithe. Tithe increases yourInfluence, but Land Tax is what you need if you want to increase your Treasury stockpile.
We’d recommend increasing your Land Tax as high as it can go without tipping your Approval Rating down below 50% (after which point, yourPopulationwill no longer increase).
Defeating Bandit Camps can sometimes also give you a fair bit of Treasury funds. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse
What is Treasury used for in Manor Lords?
Treasury in Manor Lords is used mainly for hiring Mercenaries and Retinue. Mercenaries are temporary forces that you can control for as long as you can keep up their payments, while your Retinue is a group of professional soldiers that you can train once you build your first Manor.
To hire a Mercenary group, simply click on the “Army” button in the bottom hotbar, click “Create New Units”, and then select “Hire Mercenaries” using the button on the right-hand side. To hire a Retinue, select the same “Army” button in the hotbar, and then click on your Retinue (which will be there permanently after constructing your Manor). From there you can use the buttons just above the Retinue to either Rally them or head into the Retinue Customization screen where you can hire more soldiers and upgrade their equipment.
Without relying on Treasury to bolster your armies with Mercenaries and Retinue, you may find it difficult to repel the raider invasions later on in your playthrough (depending on your chosenManor Lords scenario and difficulty, of course).
That wraps up this quick guide on how to increase Treasury in Manor Lords. While you’re here, why not consult us on the equally important topics ofhow to get Sheepandhow to make Alein Manor Lords?
